Snap.
A soft click sounded, and the screen darkened, reflecting Count Glan's figure.
He had just ended his communication with Louis. The smile had vanished from his face as he downed the red wine in his glass.
"When war begins, Hell opens."
"Both you and I are sinners, Louis."
After murmuring those words, Count Glan rose to his feet.
At that moment, a servant hurried over, bowed to Glan, and said, "Count, people from the Strategic Affairs Department have arrived."
Glan nodded lightly and gestured. "Bring the Golden Plum Knight's pilot here."
It was one of the three Royal Knights that had accompanied him into battle. At the same time, the pilot of the Golden Plum Knight was a high-ranking officer Freedom Wings had planted in the Ninth Organ.
After leaving Fog City, Glan had not gone to wipe out the so-called enemy Command Center. After successfully retrieving his family, he had first captured the pilot of the Golden Plum Knight.
Only then had he contacted Louis.
Because the Golden Plum Knight had been taken under control, Louis had been unable to learn the situation of their Mecha troops before the communication, causing him to lose the initiative.
At that moment,
the ground trembled.
From far away, Glan could already see one mecha transport vehicle after another driving toward the camp where he was staying.
"The Tianyong Squad, the Heavenly Fire Squad..."
Glan murmured softly. He already knew that the two squads had attacked Crow Base and London Tower Base respectively the previous night.
The former had taken Crow Base with only one Divine General mecha.
Although the Heavenly Fire Squad had been detected by London Tower Base in advance and had been unable to launch a surprise attack, it had still destroyed the outpost with ease, causing Fog City