Haste results in failure.
Impatience leads to mistakes.
Noland Lee understood these principles.
As much as he wanted to get hold of the item in the tent, he maintained a calm mindset, not letting his urgency affect him.
He looked around the campsite, his gaze sweeping over the numerous tents.
Sergeant Alvin Stafford, the commander of the Imperial Army, was bedridden with illness.
Acting Commander Pim had left the campsite under the pretext of rescuing the Chief Officer, and had already met his end at the hands of Murphy, thanks to Noland Lee and the Sword Shark People.
The command authority on the scene was undoubtedly vacant, with nobody in control.
The various combat squads could only engage the enemy according to pre-arranged battle plans.
The Chief Officer's guards were responsible for overseeing the battle.
They had followed their superiors through intense, continuous fighting, consuming a great deal of life force and suffering heavy losses.
