Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

..., and as the clan patriarch, he was also an Awakened One specializing in Gene Evolution.

The reason he seemed so exhausted was that his mind was constantly fighting against the distorted thoughts imposed by the Mind Imprint. And soon, just as it had failed hundreds of times before, when his mind was weary and his will faltered, the distorted thoughts would gain the upper hand again.

"Don't even think about it! Even if we blow the Dawn apart and turn it into a pile of scrap metal, the Ankordri still won't—" one indignant councilor declared.

But before he could finish, Mukanlak cut him off. "The Ankordri have already countered our last resort. You'll never know how many contingencies those jellyfish left aboard the Dawn."

At that, the civilization leaders of the loyalist faction felt a chill run through them. Yes, two hundred years was a long time, and the civilizations aboard the Dawn came from far too many different backgrounds. Who could tell who was an ally and who was a friend?

General Monkrama and General Sanchez exchanged a worried glance.

"No wonder the reinforcements still haven't managed to reach us after all this time." A chill spread through General Sanchez, almost freezing his heart.

General Monkrama used his personal terminal to control the Holographic Projection in the central command room, displaying the state of the entire Dawn.

The sudden projection drew the attention of both sides. Even the crisscrossing energy beams fell silent for a moment.

Clearly, Mukanlak was right. The Ankordri had prepared meticulously for this day. They had seen through nearly all of the Resistance Army's plans and devised countermeasures for each one.

It was easy to imagine how thoroughly the colonists had infiltrated the entire Resistance Army over the past two hundred years. The thought