There wasn't much to say about the alliance meeting. After a brief overview of the situation and some planning, they got straight to work.
Calling it a plan was generous. They were really just splitting into two groups.
Thaedus led the Space Knights, Mark and his father, Superman, Allen, and a whole horde of Ragnars to intercept the Viltrumites fighting off-world.
Meanwhile, Zuo Ci took War Beast and the two children, Zoe and Oliver, aboard a warship bound for Viltrum, ready to strike at the heart of the enemy.
"So this is Viltrum? It doesn't look all that strange. Hey, what's that circle around their planet? A planetary ring?"
Inside the warship's control room, Zoe curiously studied the image on the screen. She hadn't expected that gray, hazy Viltrum would have a ring around it like Saturn. And it was purple, too!
That dreamy color scheme looked beautiful from a distance. A little girl like Zoe had absolutely no resistance to a sight like that.
"Uh, well... I remember hearing that ring is made of Viltrumite corpses."
Oliver, on the other hand, proved utterly insensitive. His relationship with Nolan had eased a little lately, so naturally, he'd learned a bit about Viltrum from him.
That made Zoe's earlier remark feel weirdly morbid to him.
"Ew, that's so gross..."
Her fantasy shattered, Zoe dry-heaved in disgust. She doubted she'd like that color combination again for a long time.
"We're approaching the planet's gravitational field. They'll probably spot us soon. Do you have a plan?"
While the two children were fooling around together, Zuo Ci and War Beast were discussing business off to the side.
After his curse disappeared, War Beast had not only retained his immense strength but also become much more rational and levelheaded. He'd even started thinking about the