"This time, they were serious."
Inside the fortress, everyone in the command center wore grave expressions.
If the earlier clashes had been mere skirmishes, then today marked the Dark Empire's full-scale assault.
In truth, this had been foreseeable. Once the Blue Star Federation Military Government broke through the star systems controlled by the Dark Faction, there was no way the enemy would not respond.
Moreover, the Blue Star Federation Military Government's overall strength was limited. The more troops it deployed in other directions, the fewer it would have here.
As long as the enemy was not stupid, they would not miss this opportunity.
In fact, this attack had come rather late.
The scenes from the battlefield had been transmitted to the command center in real time.
They had witnessed the Sacrificial Civilization's knight decapitation squad's entire operation just moments ago.
To be honest, the Sacrificial Civilization knights had performed flawlessly. They had pushed themselves to the limit and missed no opportunities.
But their numerical disadvantage was difficult to overcome. Even though they had held out as best they could, gaps of varying sizes still appeared across localized battlefields.
When they saw He Kai leading his team in damaging the fortress's main structure, they did not hold them accountable.
Of course, things had not yet reached a dangerous point.
Anyone who underestimated the fortress's defenses this much had water in their brain.
Not only had the reserve knights yet to be deployed, but the fortress military itself still had all manner of contingencies it had not used.
"Should we have the knight reserves send people over?" a staff officer suggested.
"Have them send a squad to hold the line. Let our people go in first," the commander replied after some consideration.
In truth, sending the Sacrificial Civilization knights into battle was