The first battle of the Hades-class interplanetary dreadnought has triggered a series of chain reactions that are fermenting across all battlefields of the Warhammer United States.

The Black Tiger Starfield battlefield was naturally the first to be affected and the most impacted.

"What? The Holy Radiant Empire has completely withdrawn its troops?" Princess Leona exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, this is the message we just received."

Part of the Holy Radiant Empire's expeditionary fleet has arrived at our stargate and, despite our attempts to stop them, is demanding to use it, threatening to seize it by force if we do not allow them to use it.

Some stargates were forced to be used by the Holy Radiant Empire's expeditionary fleet out of fear of their strength.

"Based on the usage of the stargate, it indicates that these Holy Radiance Empire expeditionary forces are attempting to withdraw from our Warhammer United States," the subordinate reported.

"Report! Latest news from the front lines of the siege of the first star system in the Black Tiger Starfield."

On the direction of our attack, the enemy's fleet size has increased significantly.

Furthermore, the Falcon Legion's interstellar warships appeared, causing us heavy casualties!

Meanwhile, our frontline tribal commanders discovered that our allied Holy Radiant Empire Expeditionary Force had not launched an attack with us as agreed.

This directly led some tribal fleet commanders to abandon their offensive plans.

"The front lines are a complete mess!" a staff officer in charge of the front lines hurriedly reported.

Leona was completely bewildered when she heard this news.

Why?

Why has what she thought was a simple operation turned into such a mess?

Wasn't it always very simple when she was fighting in the past?

Which part of the process went wrong?

"Immediately contact the Supreme Commander of the Holy Radiant Empire's Expeditionary Force, Consul Ernest!" Leona said with a grim face.

"Um... Your Highness, we were just thinking of trying to contact Consul Ernest, but... we haven't heard anything from him at all, we can't get in touch with him at all," the subordinate said helplessly.

Leona angrily cursed, "That untrustworthy bastard!"

They deliberately delayed the operation by focusing on a single problem.

Now they're blatantly withdrawing their troops—what are they trying to do?

What does their Holy Glorious Empire want to do?!

By my order, immediately seal off the borders of the Warhammer United States and prohibit the Holy Empire from using any stargates.

"If they want to use it, have their governor contact me..."

Leona was losing control of her emotions at this moment.

The subordinate hesitated for a moment, then cautiously looked at Princess Leona: "Are...are we really going to pass on this order?"

"What? Even you guys don't obey my orders!"

"Hurry up and go!" Leona screamed hysterically.

"stop!"

A voice suddenly came from over.

A video window popped up, and on the other end was Princess Blanche.

"Are you crazy?! Do you know what the consequences of your order will be?"

We are currently at war with the Wraith Dragon Legion and the rebels. If, because of your order, we were to go to war with the Holy Radiant Empire Expeditionary Force as well...

"Don't we have enough trouble already?!" Blanche reprimanded her without any regard for the fact that the other woman was her half-sister.

"So, are we just going to let the Holy Glorious Empire break its promises and betray its faith?"

"Their actions have caused us so much damage!" Leona couldn't swallow her anger.

Blanche, however, calmed down and said in a deep voice, "The most important thing now is to figure out why the Holy Radiant Empire Expeditionary Force suddenly withdrew its troops."

Another point is to reduce the losses to our frontline fleet caused by this situation.

"Immediately issue an order: all frontline combat fleets on all battlefields must cancel their original combat orders and immediately withdraw to a safe zone."

Leona bit her lip; her carefully prepared revenge plan had now fallen through.

She was genuinely unwilling.

But Blanche is indeed the best choice.

"If the Holy Radiant Empire doesn't give me a reasonable explanation..."

"Then I will personally make those expeditionary forces of the Holy Glory Empire pay the price for this!" Leona said resolutely.

Then Leona looked at her sister: "But we can't get in touch with Ernest at all right now."

I suspect that guy did it on purpose!

"If you can't get in touch with that Consul Ernest, don't you know how to contact their high-ranking generals?"

"Did we waste all that PR money?" Blanche rolled her eyes at Leona. "Remember, don't get carried away at times like this. Make sure you understand the consequences of any orders you give!"

Leona snorted coldly: "Alright, hurry up and have your people find out what's going on."

Blanche didn't dwell on the matter; now wasn't the time to pursue it.

A dozen minutes later.

Blanche got the information she wanted.

"So, what's the situation with the Holy Radiant Empire's expeditionary force?" Leona asked, noticing Blanche's gloomy expression.

This was the first time she had ever seen her usually calm and collected younger sister show such an expression.

Blanche's gaze was somewhat complicated. She whispered, "I tried to contact the high-ranking officials of the Holy Radiant Empire's expeditionary force through some private channels, but they all refused to contact us for various reasons."

Fortunately... I still managed to get some important information from a high-ranking person who had frequent contact with us.

In the battle against the Dragon's Frontline Base, the Holy Wing Legion of the Holy Radiant Empire's Expeditionary Force was completely annihilated.

Subsequently, all eight fleets of the Holy Radiant Empire were annihilated.

"The Holy Wings Legion fleet? Isn't that one of the ten Holy Light Legions of the Holy Radiant Empire? How could it have been completely annihilated so suddenly?"

There were still eight legion fleets? That's 25,000 interstellar warships... How did they suddenly disappear?

"Could it be that the Dragonflight Legion has assembled multiple fleets and attacked the Holy Wings Legion's side?" Leona asked, frowning.

"Aside from providing support to a fleet at the Xiaolong front-line base, the Xiaolong Legion did not provide support on other battlefields."

The Holy Wings Legion and those eight legion fleets I just mentioned were all annihilated by a single interstellar warship...

Blanche's words left Leona stunned for a long time.

It took him a while to react, and he said in surprise, "One ship?"

She wondered if she had misheard.

"That's right, it's an interstellar warship."

"Impossible, how could this be? How could a single interstellar warship possibly destroy an entire Holy Wing Legion and eight legion fleets, unless it was a..."

“That was a T5-class interstellar warship,” Blanche said.

Leona's expression froze instantly.

At that very moment, Leona and Blanche's communications both responded simultaneously.

The two clicked to view.

For the first time, the sisters' expressions were completely synchronized, both wearing expressions of astonishment.

It was as if they didn't want to believe what their eyes were seeing.