The Divine Wind Empire's modified fleet glided across the sky in formation, disguised beneath the mana signatures and credentials extracted from the previous base's terminal. Combining the vanguard battleships with the three fleets captured from General Soren, the convoy had grown to an imposing scale.
Following Vaelen's strategy, the fleet altered its course to head toward the adjacent stronghold of the perimeter defense line: North Crest Base.
As they approached the boundaries, the artillery turrets mounted along the mountain peaks triggered no alarms and raised no energy barriers. Soren's clearance code, broadcasted in a loop by Crul, bypassed every interception protocol. Everything proceeded according to plan as the warships slowly descended onto the main landing strip.
