However, the entire row of officers behind him, the lowest-ranking among them holding the rank of colonel, all gazed solemnly at the figure at the front.
There was not the slightest hint of jest on their faces...
"Yes, Mountain Lord."
As the words fell.
A piercing, abnormal sound came from the sky.
A streak of fire dragged a long tail as it descended from the heavens.
It was clearly a missile fired from somewhere unknown!
The missile tore through the air, leaving an afterimage on everyone's retinas before plunging straight into the mountain.
Boom!
A shocking sight rose before the group.
The mountain shattered, enormous chunks of rock exploding outward.
Countless earthen-yellow currents erupted around the tightly sealed metal gate, and that massive door, fearless even before artillery bombardment, was forcibly blasted away.
Thud!
At some point, two massive mechs holding energy Heavy Shields had landed beside the young man in the metal mask. Their twenty-meter-tall shields protected those behind them completely.
No matter how large or small the falling rocks were, they were blasted apart in midair by terrifying electrical currents the instant they struck the shields.
The heavy metal gate was blocked by the overlapping shields, which then swung fiercely to either side.
The gate was melted into molten iron at its center, torn directly in half and sent flying.
A massive opening appeared before everyone.
At that instant, shrill alarms rose not only from here, but also from the city Monitoring Department, the Capital Star Guard Circle, surveillance satellites, the Military Special Operations Department...
Countless departments, both overt and covert, all sounded the same alarm at that moment.
Countless officers raised their heads in horror, while countless noble families and aristocrats stared in shock at the skies above Capital Star.
"This is... a First-Level War Alert!"
"—Enemy