Confirmation two had come from Min…
Then, another three distinct messages arrived almost simultaneously.
Ren felt a very familiar, icy dread settle deep into his stomach, the exact physical sensation that always bloomed whenever the tactical board shifted in a completely unconventional manner.
Receiving a single dispatch from each place confirmed a clean, predictable scenario.
Receiving three simultaneous alerts immediately after two had already initiated the opening sequence meant two or three entirely distinct events were unfolding at once.
It strongly indicated that Selthia had not simply chosen a single tactical option.
She had executed a maneuver that none of the three isolated Vanguard squadrons could fully comprehend yet, leaving each team blind to everything except their own fragmented piece of a larger tactical nightmare.
