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Chapter 144: Reversal part 1

Contrary to what his aide expected, Ginovatz didn’t fly into a rage when he heard the report that they had lost sight of the Human Starveek Empire’s forces.

「What are your orders?」

Ginovatz answered at once.

「Prepare for the worst.」

「Meaning…?」

「Right now, the worst outcome is losing the Alois royal capital. Recall the entire army to the capital.」

「Shall we not continue the search for the enemy?」

「Any more would be a waste of time and stamina. Alois is scorched earth. If they can’t get into the capital, they’ll wither fast. Everything outside the capital, leave to Lord Lois. That was the arrangement from the start.」

If the ones who had escaped were the Corinth Twin Demons, then any troops sent searching would simply be counterattacked and stripped of whatever supplies they carried. In that case, dispatching soldiers was nothing but a loss. Unless it was a force of meaningful size, dealing with that pair would