Before the Sky Dragon received the distress call from the Valiant, King Soren had also received battle reports from the armies on both wings.
The Thunder God and Admiral Rosaneo, leading the attack on the right wing, had met fierce resistance beneath the enormous Second Fortress. But this was exactly what everyone had expected.
Put simply, the war had only been underway for a little over two hours. Even with an overwhelming numerical advantage, not even the most optimistic young staff officer could expect the fleet to make decisive progress in such a short time. To think otherwise would be to underestimate the enemy and show utter disregard for the distances involved in space.
At least for now, nothing had spiraled completely out of control. That was more than enough.
But King Shazaman's attack on the left wing wasn't going well, which surprised King Soren a little.
"A medium-sized fortress that was completed less than half a year ago, and they've already lost three thousand men there? And a Starrealm Knight has been killed?"
"The enemy is extremely tenacious. Their fortress was also carefully designed, with a complex, maze-like layout. Traps and hidden doors fill every passage. It was built for a fight to the death."
"Cornered beasts will fight back! Continuing the attack would be unwise."
"Yes. We can only try to surround them without attacking, but that would tie down part of our forces," said the old Chancellor, who also served as Chief of Staff.
King Soren paused, then his eyes lit up. "So you're saying that just this small diversion of forces has left him unable to take even a few of the outer-ring subsidiary fortresses?"
The Chief of Staff looked around to make sure the sound-dampening field was active, then sighed and advised him helplessly, "Your