After the generals had looked over the report, some were furious, some were shocked, and others were puzzled. Qianye was filled with lingering doubts after reading it. The report stated that the central fortress lasted a mere half an hour before the defensive line was torn apart by the dark race army.

The loss of the central defensive line was so fast that the Zhao clan didn’t have sufficient time to dispatch airship support. When the battlefront collapsed, the airships that were supposed to provide support were still landing at the rear base with Qianye and the others on board.

The loss of the central fortress immediately caused the pressure on the two sides to increase sharply. They remained steadfast despite being surrounded on all sides, up until the Zhao clan’s urgently dispatched airships arrived to rescue them.

However, this hurried retreat operation wasn’t as safe as the last two. Four out of the six mobilized warships were actually shot down. Only two barely managed to make it back in one piece. In just a short while, casualty rates among the two side-fortresses had reached well over half the total with most survivors being heavily injured. Their...