CRONOS I—WAR ROOM BUNKER
One officer shouted, "The Orcs have broken through our lines in the north! The Eternals are starting to flee! We can't hold out much longer!"
Marshall Androf said, "Order the infantry to hold on, no matter what! If they take a single step backwards, I will trigger their implants without a second warning!"
Another officer answered, "It's too late, Marshall! Our line is completely collapsing in the north! Over fifty million of our soldiers are routing!"
Androf's face was ugly, distorted by anger—
Then he received a communication request from Colonel Apophis, which he accepted at once.
Apophis appeared in the video feed. "It's done. Regnier is dead. Unfortunately, the colonel didn't make it."
