By then, every official at bureau chief level or above in War Readiness Zone 931 had died.
The entire leadership team had perished, except for Rong Xin, the temporarily reassigned commander-in-chief.
But the invaders did not care whether a swarm of ants lived or died.
All they saw was that six companions who had come with them to wipe out these lowly natives had been reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye.
Before coming, they had already learned that Margaret's team had failed and suffered heavy casualties.
But hearing about it without witnessing it firsthand could never leave quite the same impression.
Besides, they were being led today by the mighty Sir William of the First Domain, which made them look down even more on these natives who had yet to break through to the domain sequence.
At that moment, the invaders finally understood the immense power these weak natives possessed.
They finally understood how enough ants could bring down an elephant.
Meanwhile, inside the United Government's conference room in War Readiness Zone 1, everyone was deeply shaken by the scenes from War Readiness Zone 931's command room.
Especially those final moments, when the group laughed and chatted in the command room as they awaited death, then stood shoulder to shoulder and cried "Freedom!" Their voices were like the roar of tigers and dragons, stirring great waves in everyone's hearts.
Before the war began, no one had expected to feel anything so intensely.
They had not known this war was a defense of freedom.
In fact, thanks to the integrity of the United Government's two successive secretaries-general, most people in the Eighth Domain had never truly lost their freedom.
How, then, were they supposed to defend it?
You could not describe your feelings about an experience you had