Juvan captured every military leader and took control of Homeworld's last resistance force.
The hero the old government had raised up with its own hands switched sides and welcomed the new government. The Revival Society took Homeworld without spilling a drop of blood.
The vast fleet of starships settled in to defend the planet without firing a single shot.
Nine satellites began expanding their orbits to patrol near the wormhole.
From the start, the Revival Society had never considered the decaying government a serious enemy.
Countless Revival Society loyalists had already infiltrated its ranks, and the military was ready to defect. Overthrowing the government had become a foregone conclusion, something a single battle could settle.
But the real test was only just beginning.
"Black Shark is useless. I only needed him to hold out for thirty minutes. I never thought he'd surrender in fifteen!"
"Stop the rebels! Buy me another twenty minutes, that's all!"
The sprawling National Assembly Fortress covered dozens of square kilometers. It still had a respectable security force, commanded directly by the leadership to protect the seat of government.
But Revival Society fighters had surrounded it and were advancing layer by layer. If they had not wanted to preserve the place, they would have taken it already.
"Sir, is something wrong? I'm laying siege to the National Assembly and demanding their surrender," Juvan said when Huang Ji called.
"Don't waste time," Huang Ji said. "Storm it now. Someone is selling out the country."
"Selling out the country? Yes, sir!" Juvan immediately gave the order.
"Negotiations are over. Storm the fortress!"
Boom!
A blue beam descended from space and blasted an enormous crater into the fortress.
Thousands of armed soldiers raised energy shields to block the shock wave and keep it from reaching civilians.
Juvan then activated a