Catastrophic defeat!
The United Army never anticipated that their seemingly perfect strategy would ultimately bring about their first loss after consecutive victories - and a crushing one at that.
The Martial Hero Race’s counterattack was ferocious, almost capturing Venerable King Lupus, Venerable King Kampsa, and Queen of Komingo.
Thankfully, a nebula storm suddenly erupted in the star realm where their Super Titan Battleship was located, preventing the Martial Hero Race from succeeding.
Despite this, Venerable King Lupus, Emperor Kampsa, and Queen of Komingo still remained fearful, and indeed, cold sweat broke out due to the terror.
Everyone knew what would happen if they were captured by the Martial Hero Race.
The entire United Army would be reduced to scattered forces, allowing the Martial Hero Race to swiftly crush them!
This is no laughing matter. Venerable King Lupus, Emperor Kampsa, and Queen of Komingo are the three pillars of leadership whose high level of civilization grants them an extremely prestigious position in the cosmos, enabling them to command the leaders of the enormous United Army. If these three were captured, even before the Martial Hero Race attacked, the various races within the United Army might start internal conflicts.
Though they narrowly escaped, Venerable King Lupus, Emperor Kampsa, and Queen of Komingo were still shaken.
At this moment, an official from Komingo was reporting the losses incurred in this battle.
He looked at the string of shocking data, his heart trembling, and his voice quivering, "We... we have lost... thirty-five... thirty-five billion warriors, and the loss of Titan Battleships is as high as... five million six hundred thousand ships!"
Additional data has yet to be released. This is just about warriors and Titan Battleships.
Inside the Super Titan Battleship, a group of United Army leaders listened to these numbers and all appeared desolate. None had expected such vast losses!
Thirty-five billion elite warriors!
And Titan Battleships numbering five million six hundred thousand!
Just combining these two figures results in unimaginable losses!
Venerable King Lupus’s hands were trembling slightly.
Emperor Kampsa’s face looked terrifying.
Queen of Komingo was the same, trembling all over.
Even the three leaders were in such a state, let alone the others.
Kening Tyrant, Li Sa, and others all looked like ghosts, so pale was their complexion due to this.
Among them, one Lord of Superclusters became so enraged that he fainted because his loss was particularly severe!
Silence.
Endless silence spread within the Super Titan Battleship.
No one spoke, as if they had entered an absolute vacuum where sound could not travel.
In truth, each person knew otherwise; they were simply too oppressed to utter a sound.
Yes, many wished to speak but could not find their voice.
Such an overwhelming sense of powerlessness was deeply felt by these leaders for the first time.
The group remained silent for about five minutes.
Finally, Li Sa spoke with a bitter tone, "Why? Why did it turn out this way?"
The fluffy toy dare not speak any more. He came up with the idea that led to such major losses for the United Army, fearing any notice or blame from speaking up.
Kening Tyrant inhaled deeply, "I find it impossible too. We bribed so many high officials of the Martial Hero Race, yet not one was useful? There’s certainly something suspicious!"
A leader of an intelligent species resembling humanoid reeds said, "Yes, even if our infiltration mission fell short, it’s impossible that not one was useful. Something isn’t right here."
"What actually happened?"
"I also want to know what happened."
"It’s impossible, too strange. Could we have a spy among us?"
Several Lords of Superclusters began to question, feeling this defeat was exceedingly bizarre.
Even if they were defeated, typically such doubt wouldn’t arise. The blame lay with Venerable King Lupus and the fluffy toy, who previously stated that even if they successfully invaded the Hercules Super Star Cluster, they would kill those Martial Hero Race "traitors," collapsing internal trust. Thus, everyone now suspected spies.
When someone proposed the existence of a spy within, Venerable King Lupus, Queen of Komingo, and Emperor Kampsa exchanged glances, thinking the same.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the battleship became tense.
Everyone harbored significant distrust toward those around them.
Except for Venerable King Lupus, Queen of Komingo, and Emperor Kampsa, the feeling was mutual among the rest.
Why wouldn’t anyone suspect the three leaders?
Clearly, this war was initiated by the three leaders, with them investing the most resources and finances.
Naturally, their losses were the greatest, too.
Hence, there’s no reason to suspect them.
Even though no one doubted the three leaders, others hosting mutual suspicion still rendered the atmosphere discordant.
Among these leaders, some Lords of Superclusters were stirred to retreating thoughts; they weren’t fools. Instead of gaining benefits, today’s battle led to enormous losses. If it occurred one or two more times, they might not control their superclusters upon return due to lack of forces.
After some thought, Venerable King Lupus spoke in a low voice, "Perhaps there’s indeed a spy among us, but if we launch a final assault strategy, even with intelligence provided by spies, it would be useless. Moreover, despite our heavy losses, our foundation remains intact, preserving our absolute power over Hercules. Fellow leaders, capturing the Hercules Super Star Cluster brings us closer to controlling the entire Northern Crown and Hercules Great Wall. Surely you don’t want to abandon such an excellent opportunity nor the chance to divide this extraordinarily resource-rich gigantic celestial body?"