When they finally reached the second gate, the gate commander rushed up to meet with Laz.
"What's the situation outside?" Laz asked, seeing several flying beasts in the air that would occasionally rush forward, only to be knocked back by a strange force.
"They arrived here about half a day ago and have tried breaching the gate several times, but some strange force is repelling them. According to the messages we received, it was the Empresses doing and they shouldn't be able to breach the gate any time soon. While that was comforting, we didn't believe it until we saw it with our own eyes. I don't know how the Empress did it, but glory to the Empress all the same," the commander said, his eyes ablaze with fire.
"Well, commander. Between you and me, it will only hold for so long before it eventually will shatter. So the problem is still there. But that's why we are here. I'm sure you've received the orders?"
