The interior of the fortress was left with only a handful of defenders, most of them stunned, wounded, or simply standing in a daze. Victor's forces would have no trouble cleaning them up. The only thing that could have posed a real threat was the Commander itself, but with enough Shield Tanks surrounding it, the thing would be reduced to little more than a practice target. Unfortunately, the presence of even a few guards meant Ethan could not simply throw the gates open from the inside.
Victor led the assault personally.
Ten thousand elite members of the Renegade Alliance surged forward at his back, accompanied by nearly thirty thousand regular players. They poured over the walls in a tidal wave, encountering almost no resistance at all. What little opposition remained consisted of scattered pockets of guards, disorganized and barely able to fight back. The fortress's entire defensive grid was dead.
