"These are indeed the same xenos I encountered on New Jade Gate." Yu Lian finally managed not to say their scientific name, "the Swarm." "...Of course, judging by what they can do now, they're much stronger than they were back then. Was General Seleriu killed by these things?"
At that, he felt a little wistful. In another timeline, after retiring, the diligent and dependable old general had compiled a military work titled Fortress Defense. It was the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to space fortress defense. Only then had everyone realized that this unassuming old general had such a solid theoretical foundation.
But in this life, none of that would happen!
"It's worse than that." Ostana sighed, then explained what had happened before these xenos appeared.
It had happened four hours earlier, by the Common Era standard. The steady General Seleriu had once again repelled a probing attack by the marauders. He had also concentrated fire and sunk a massive marauder ship that had tried to land on Farhome, likely turning tens of thousands of marauder ground troops into space debris in one fell swoop.
The truth behind the "haunting" inside the fortress was still a secret, but their growing string of victories had helped restore the morale of the officers and soldiers.
At that point, General Seleriu had also received good news from Lieutenant General Omody: the garrison fleet had reached the neighboring system and would arrive at the battlefield in no more than half a day.
If all went well, with the fleet's support, they could catch the enemy in a pincer. The siege of the fortress would be easily broken, and the enemy would suffer a crushing blow.
So the fortress officers urged General Seleriu to get some rest. In the past three days, the old man