Back in time...
"My lord Viscount, at our current speed, we will pass through the target wormhole in two days. According to our intelligence, the other side should be Twin Stars territory, known as the Caldari Region."
"Our intelligence is limited at present. We have no way of knowing their exact force deployments on the other side."
"Mm! No matter. I've watched Twin Stars' combat footage and reviewed their weapons data. They're nothing but a bunch of pushovers," Viscount Ironwall said dismissively.
As he spoke, Viscount Ironwall looked back toward the Solar System Battlefield.
"This All Things Unity Society, on the other hand, has given me rather more surprises."
A full thirty-six hours had passed since the battle began, and the Iron Wall Detachment Fleet had pushed through Earth Civilization's attacks to approach the Kuiper Belt.
From a distance, this fleet of barely four hundred ships resembled a ten-thousand-ton liner amid raging waves, weathering the surrounding storm without budging.
All along the battlefield, Sweeper Super Bombs detonated in space like a thousand suns blazing at once. Their dazzling light could even be seen with the naked eye in Earth's night sky.
"Damn it, go around! Watch out for the explosions!"
"You idiot! That's an AOE attack! There aren't any gaps, and even circling behind them doesn't help. How are we supposed to dodge it?"
"Form a human shield! Have you seen Ender's Game? Do it like the final battle and cover the guys inside while they break through!"
"Oh, right! We can do that!"
"It won't work. They only pulled that off because the bugs didn't have weapons of mass destruction. Try it here, and one blast from their main cannon will wipe out your whole regiment..."
"These imperial elites are terrifying. Compared to them, the Shattered Star Region was