The fighting in the inner city gradually began to die down after the Governor's death, and the once-noisy city fell into dead silence.
Without the Governor's suppression and command, the conflicts and suspicions among the noble coalition erupted at once. Everyone feared being sent out to die, so the nobles no longer trusted one another and instead chose to fight on their own.
Even in the face of the Defense Force's fierce assault, they resisted only to protect themselves.
Some nobles whose faith in the Emperor was not firm enough chose to surrender to the Defense Force once they saw the situation was hopeless, hoping to cling to life.
However, most of the nobles still insisted on resisting. Though their numbers dwindled, their resolve only grew stronger.
After the scattered resistance in the inner city continued for three hours, it finally began to subside.
By then, the sky had gradually darkened, and night shrouded the entire city. When the last noble coalition resister fell,
Otto immediately opened a communication channel to Gray and reported the battle situation on his end.
"Commander Gray, we have successfully taken this planet. All resistance forces have been eliminated."
There was a trace of exhaustion in Otto's voice, but even more joy at victory.
After connecting the communication, Gray listened to Otto's report, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. He praised Otto.
"Excellent! Your performance exceeded my expectations. I never thought that you would successfully occupy this planet in less than a day."
"Commander Gray, it was our duty. This result was only possible because of the combined efforts of all the soldiers."
Otto answered neither humbly nor arrogantly. He did not claim all the credit for himself, instead choosing to share it with every soldier.
"Very good." Gray gave Otto a satisfied smile