The Command and Ops Nexus within the TRC Command Base hummed with a grim, desperate energy. Around the massive holographic Earth display, the Eastern Hemisphere glowed with ominous red zones, depicting the ongoing chaos of the second Krill invasion wave.
General Mark Dempsey, his face etched with exhaustion and frustration, stood alongside several other UEDC generals and a few bewildered US politicians. Their eyes, heavy with the weight of recent reports, constantly flickered towards Richard Santamo, a silent plea for his unparalleled insight.
