Emergency! Emergency!! The Third War Zone's Bottom-Line Defense Ring is getting thinner and thinner! It is about to descend into a melee, and monsters could pass through the Vortex at any moment!
The Third War Zone's emergency signal was immediately sent to the random cities beyond the Vortex.
Because of the immense distance, an order could take several minutes or even longer to reach those random cities after being relayed multiple times.
So everything had to be set in motion ahead of time.
The Bottom-Line Defense Ring—the effective defensive formation closest to the Vortex.
Every major battle in every war zone was fought to defend the Vortex.
But if they could not properly achieve that defensive objective with the Vortex as the center, the monsters would exploit the gaps and break through.
As the battle continued to escalate, casualties mounted and battle formations descended into chaos.
This Bottom-Line Defense Ring would grow thinner and thinner.
Once the Bottom-Line Defense Ring completely disappeared, they would be plunged into a melee.
Though it could not yet be considered a total loss of the position, monsters would begin breaking through gaps and entering the Vortex.
In a battle of this scale, no matter how experienced or capable a commander was, it was impossible to remain absolutely calm and make every correct decision.
Even if they could, the people below them would still have moments of panic and confusion.
At that moment, the entire command center hall of Iron Second Academy looked like oil poured onto a raging fire. Amid the deafening noise, nearly all communication had to be done by shouting.
Viper was already drenched in sweat inside the main command room, constantly directing the battlefields within their capabilities through countless screens.
They commanded the powerful units among the regular garrison troops, focusing