Chapter 904: Moping
Thilly seemed to have appeared from thin air. Clearly, he had just teleported into BLACKSTAR's top floor as they all had the right to do.
Without knowing when they Milky Way Guild, or more accurately, its lackies, would take action, some of them had been sent to continuously monitor the situation. Of course, that fell on the shoulders of the other members of the former Polished Glass Faction. After all, Allan and the others, not to mention most definitely not Elthor, couldn't casually stroll around Valiant City.
By this point, the organization had been on high alert for a very long while. They weren't caught off guard by this sudden attack, but this didn't mean that their nerves weren't fried. Many of those tasked with the first line of defense hadn't had proper rest in weeks, and those on the backline weren't much better.
"A first wave? They've grown impatient, they should have waited at least another week." Keira spoke based on Leonel's analysis once again. "If they had waited that long, Valiant Heart would collapse in a day or two at most. Whoever is commanding them is either pressed for time or immature.
"Do you know what the first wave is wearing?"
"They seem to be a cluster from all three organizations. But, they're all in the Fourth Dimension. The strongest amongst them is at the Quasi Fifth Dimension. They're still holding back."
Keira shook her head.
Leonel had left behind several archetypes for what sort of commander might be leading this charge and he had ranked them all from most dangerous to least dangerous... Or, as Keira liked to put it, smartest to dumbest.
The most dangerous Commander they could face was one that not only waited an extra week like Keira had expected, but said Commander would also swarm Valiant Heart with its full power immediately, not holding anything back and claiming the city in one sweep.
After suffering two losses back to back, Gretta was on the verge of collapsing. She didn't care about the future of the Guild, she just needed results right now, no matter what the cost. Even if the Guild suffered pushback later, it would still be difficult to pin all the blame on her.
This win.... She needed it. She had crawled up so far through a bed of needles. She refused to cough back up the rewards of her labor so easily.
...
"Should we go and fight?" Rum suddenly spoke up for the firs time, his large frame sitting up.
Though he was so massive, he was basically an enormous teddy bear. Let alone fighting, he didn't even like to raise his voice.
"No. We've done our job as Force Crafters. All the frontline men and women are equipped with the best we can give them. How long they survive is up to them." Keira said with a heavy tone.
The group fell into silence.
In truth, they all had complicated emotions. Somewhere deep inside, they knew that Valiant Heart Mountain was finished even as the first wave charged up the mountain pass. It was hard to tell how they should feel. Before Leonel, they had experienced nothing but bullying at the hands of the Valiant Heart system. But... It had still been their home for several decades. Should they rejoice? Or should they feel sad?
"What are you all moping around for?"
The sudden voice cut through all their thoughts.
"Leonel!"