Interlude.

The Synder Empire had put many plans in place to halt the invaders' advance and give rise to chances of counterattacks across the empire. However, the space distortion formation rendered almost all their plans useless.

The loss of Verdantovia was more than a reason to call for a meeting to re-strategize, as their previous plans have all been reduced to nothing but dog shit.

"The rain formation might be a pain in the neck, but the space distortion formation is our main problem. The question now is how to defend against it?" Aurelius Frostborne asked the important question that was on everyone's mind.

However, Emperor Cinder's response was unexpected, a volatile mix of fury and defiance. 

"Defend? When did we become cowards that only defended when being invaded?!" His booming voice reverberated through the chamber, sending shivers down the spines of the assembled councilmen.