With the Titan Legion's assistance, the ground forces advanced rapidly.
Dozens of kilometers away, they were bombarded by those strange skulls, while the fortress's various long-range guns relentlessly poured fire down upon the army's heads.
The Iron Men suffered the heaviest casualties, but they excelled at enduring casualties.
While covering the conventional troops' advance, Diana suddenly noticed the Krieg Death Korps following behind the Titans, two kilometers off the left flank of her Titan chassis.
The Death Korps cavalry were even farther behind than Cadia's armored regiments as they advanced. These agile cavalrymen were currently focused on reconnaissance and patrols. If there were enemy ambushes along the route, they would immediately spot and report them.
After advancing under the fierce bombardment for some time, Diana suddenly voiced her doubts to her adjutant. "Why does the Skull Fortress feel like a mirage? We've been moving for ages, but we haven't gotten any closer at all."
Upon hearing this, the adjutant wanted to tell her commander that she must have been mistaken. If things were truly as she said, the ground forces would likely have noticed long ago.
But a commander was a commander, so the adjutant still had to find a way to verify it.
The Titan's detection array sent out probing waves toward the Skull Fortress ahead. This was not Talon's usual detection method, one entirely based on the laws of the Real Universe, but an enhanced and improved Augur Array.
And the Augur Array's results were unexpected.
"Commander..." The adjutant hurriedly transmitted the scan results to the holographic panel before the Command Throne. "You need to see this!"
Diana looked at the holographic panel on the armrest at her lower right, then discovered in surprise that the scan showed the Titan Legion had indeed been steadily approaching the Skull