Darius slowly raised the microphone toward his mouth.
From where he stood, the fortress seemed almost impossible to breach.
Darius studied it for another moment.
Then his lips curled faintly.
"So you have decided not to surrender."
His voice echoed across the valley through the speakers.
"Hnmm..."
Darius looked thoughtful.
"What should I do?"
He tilted his head slightly, almost as if he were genuinely considering the problem.
"Your fortress looks solid."
A few soldiers exchanged glances.
"So should we go back?"
Darius paused.
Then he laughed quietly.
"Ohh, right."
"Now that we know about your existence..."
His voice became slightly amused.
"...you won't let us return, right?"
Inside the fortress, several soldiers smirked.
Some almost laughed.
The man speaking to them certainly had confidence.
Too much confidence.
But beneath those smiles remained something else.
Concern.
Their base had been exposed.
That simple fact had already changed everything.
