Ketis struggled to make the right decision.
It became apparent that many of the precautions that the Larkinsons prepared in advance failed to stymy the Emperor Tree.
Its ability to affect the minds of humans was much stronger and more frightening than it had shown in the past!
It was doubtful that the Emperor Tree always possessed this capability. The much more likely possibility was that it had spent a lot of effort into improving it after seeing how well it sowed chaos among the human mechs last time.
Ketis frowned deeper. The Emperor Tree's threat level had grown too fast. It became a lot more adept at fighting against the human invaders from beyond the stars.
If the Larkinsons postponed their attack on the Emperor Tree for a few months, how much stronger and more effective would its measures have become?