Twelve hours after the battle began, on the Ranger's bridge.
"Reporting, Captain: the first batch of Hounds has been manufactured. The two bases have produced a total of 6,000!" the AI Core reported.
"Mm! Excellent! The Kara Civilization from Proxima Centauri may not be much in a fight, but their Life Hormone is good stuff. It's cut our Hounds' cultivation time in half. They only live for three days, but that's more than enough for cannon fodder," the Sea Race captain said with a nod.
"Heh! I hear there's something even more miraculous on their homeworld, something that can completely transform a person. Once this mission is over, I'll have to go back and see it for myself!" the Winged Race captain said with a smile.
"Oh? Anything that catches the eye of the Speaker's son must be extraordinary. Could it be... a Cosmic Wonder?" the Sea Race captain asked, eyes lighting up.
The Winged Race captain smiled without answering, changing the subject instead. "Now that the Hounds are ready, it's time to test our opponent."
"Heh... indeed!" The Sea Race captain gave an awkward chuckle. Realizing he probably wasn't entitled to know about this yet, he cursed inwardly.
These privileged brats really are the worst!
"Any activity at the enemy's landing site?" The Winged Race captain turned toward the display.
"We cannot currently monitor their underground base, but we have discovered traces of mechanized troop movements around their landing site. They are heading straight toward our bases!"
"Oh? They've already made their move? So what happened earlier really was a diversion? Then... send out the Hounds to play with them!" the Winged Race captain ordered.
"Yes!"
Near the Gemini Civilization's bases, a dozen conspicuous white patches had appeared in the formerly dark silicate soil.
The soil in these