Preparation

There was no doubt that, after losing its interference with hyperspace, the Blue Radiance Republic's Capital Sphere had not held out for long.

Even though the three Garrison Fleets tasked with defending the capital planet had fought to the death and been completely wiped out, they had only held on for an hour.

On the other hand, the ground forces on the capital planet had fought the Moy Union's orbital landing forces for an entire day.

This was not because the Blue Radiance Republic's planetary ground forces were particularly strong. The main reason was Arno's order:

Minimize damage to the ground facilities on the Blue Radiance Republic's capital planet!

Because of this, the Moy Union fleet stationed above the capital planet had not carried out orbital strikes against the planet. Instead, it had simply deployed large numbers of troops for orbital landing operations.

Although this approach greatly limited the Moy people's combat strength and significantly increased casualties, Arno believed it was necessary.

When he learned that another powerful civilization was invading this Supercluster at the same time, Arno knew that if he could not obtain detailed intelligence on this civilization in time, he would pay a considerable price for it.

However, even with Arno's caution, events did not unfold as he wished.

Throughout the assault, the orbital landing forces failed to capture a single military or civilian facility. Whenever the Blue Radiance Republic could no longer hold a position, it detonated the facility without hesitation.

Even in the final stage of the operation, after Arno's elite assault troops broke through the defenses around the leader's residence and charged inside, they were still met by a terrifying explosion that flattened everything within several hundred kilometers.

Taraz's resolve left Arno empty-handed despite paying a hefty price, infuriating him.

However, although he had