The covert actions of a handful of senators had completely escaped everyone's notice.
The military's high level of secrecy naturally concealed all troop movements.
The military itself was accessible only to a handful of senators, let alone deployments carried out under radio silence.
It was not until they approached the planet that the garrison forces noticed something was wrong.
"This is Capital Star. We have received no notification of any fleet deployment. Halt your advance and identify yourselves."
The moment the radar detected the fleet's arrival, a warning was issued.
The news was swiftly reported upward and would reach everyone in the shortest possible time.
But the fleet did not respond at all, leaving the signal to echo alone through the stars.
By then, the fleet command center had cut off all external communications. Under wartime conditions, individual ships had no need to contact the outside world.
Although some soldiers had discovered that their target was Capital Star, causing some confusion, it could no longer affect the overall situation.
By the time Benedict received the news, negotiations between the council and the fleet had already been declared a failure.
Clearly, the controller of this fleet knew exactly what they were doing and had no intention of turning back.
Soon, an open broadcast echoed above the planet.
"We have come to uphold the Constitution. The Fallen Angel Church has betrayed the glory of the gods and openly assassinated government officials.
You lapdogs fear the Church's power and have actually submitted to unlawful forces.
Now we shall set things right and return the world to order.
Clear the way, or we will carry out indiscriminate bombardment."
The fleet's announcement was exceedingly forceful, directly calling the current council lapdogs.
That represented their stance: they would never compromise.
Which meant they truly dared to