"..."
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(゜-゜)
Annie looked at her, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly. Then, she still gave that slow but firm shake of her head.
"Still no."
Gao Lanlan completely lost it.
"But!"
"W-why?"
Her voice was nearly a shriek, naturally drawing the attention of several nearby Marines. Quite a few soldiers subconsciously edged closer too, as though trying to eavesdrop.
"That won't work, and this won't work either!"
"Could it be..."
"Are we just supposed to wait here to die?"
Though it might cause unrest, she could no longer care about that. She merely stood up and shouted in a nearly pleading, somewhat disrespectful manner.
"..."
(||￢▽￢)
Unfortunately, the Supreme Commander remained unmoved. She even had the mood to shrug, continuing in that helpless yet slightly teasing tone:
"The reason is the same as before."
ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh
"I can't interfere with the Warp right now, nor can I send personnel or equipment in here, much less send personnel or equipment out."
(Smug grin)
"Basically, things can only stay as they are."
╮(╯▽╰)╭
If it had been so easy to resolve, Supreme Commander Annie would not have summoned only a single Darius and a single flagship to Canopy Star back then.
If she had casually pulled over one or two fully staffed fleets at the time, whether Warp demons or that Emperor who had barged in later, wouldn't they all have been beaten senseless?
(...)
(●￣￣●)
"I—"
Gao Lanlan's eyes went wide, her pupils reflecting her Supreme Commander's faintly smiling face. Her expression was full of disbelief.
In the end, she staggered two steps back.
At that moment, disbelief was written all over her face, and her tone gradually shifted from questioning to despair:
"This won't work, and that won't work either!"
"Then what did you come here for?!"