Victor sat in the discussion hall, surrounded by his advisors and the zone representatives.
Beside him, as always, stood Alex, helping him handle the chaos spreading across the Aether Empire.
Victor's face was tense.
The situation was critical. Stampedes were attacking nearly every zone. Thankfully, a few areas had been hit with smaller waves, allowing their soldiers to be dispatched to support the harder-hit zones.
Victor and Alex were coordinating all the efforts—moving squads, assigning support, and maintaining communication.
Normally, Leo handled the deployment of elite forces, but today he was out on the front lines, taking down the most dangerous threats himself.
That left Victor in charge of everything else.
He was doing his best to balance it all, but he knew this wasn't sustainable. The terrain between the zones was rough, and moving soldiers quickly was proving to be a massive problem.
