Chapter 290: Countermeasures
“But we must first eliminate the Swarm’s forces first; otherwise, victory will be even harder to achieve,” The man who was trying to mediate the fight changed the subject.
“Exactly. Although we don’t know how many troops the enemy has sent over, it’s definitely far more than what we see now,” another officer concurred. “According to the observation instruments in the debris fields, the enemy warships are continuously gathering outside the star system. If we don’t seize the opportunity to destroy this vanguard, it will be much harder to deal with them once reinforcements arrive.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, even General Masai remained silent.
He understood this point too. But based on the enemy’s behavior in the T85 Star System, it felt highly suspicious that they would rush into battle without waiting for their forces to assemble completely. It seemed like a deliberate sacrifice.
No matter how he looked at it, this army appeared to be courting death. Masai couldn’t believe the enemy wouldn’t recognize such an obvious flaw in their strategy.
Yet he couldn’t discern any tangible benefits the enemy could gain from this approach, leaving him feeling deeply conflicted.
“But we still haven’t figured out what exactly they are! Those tentacle creatures—are they their warships, their primary forms, or something else entirely?” Masai made a final effort to resist.
“Precisely because we don’t know, we need to fight this battle! We need to capture some specimens for research,” Alcer said impatiently.
Although Alcer’s tone was sharp, Masai didn’t retort.