Shifting Perspectives

This humiliation would have to be swallowed for now.

Once the intruders had disappeared inside, the guards quietly moved forward to help their fallen comrade up.

Meanwhile, an invisible battleship floated in space, radiating a mysterious glow—completely unseen by anyone.

Major General Rafiq entered the control room of the battleship, where everyone was busy at their stations.

"Any luck? Have we found a way to establish contact?"

"Not yet," Officer Khan replied. "Finding a safe and reliable communication channel within the aliens' network isn't easy. But we did manage to intercept some transmissions."

"What transmissions?"

Officer Khan translated the intercepted messages into readable text and handed them to the general.

"This one."

Major General Rafiq scanned the document, his expression growing increasingly grim. "As expected. My worst fears have come true."