"…" Hearing the taunt from the Second General, Zendax had no words to speak in retort; he could only hold in his rage.
After a moment, he observed the Second General carefully, and his ethereal eyes almost popped out of their wooden eye sockets as he exclaimed in great shock:
"Y- You have already reached the two-star level? H- How? Weren't you just at the mid-level of one star? How come you are already at the second star?"
After the mid-level comes the high level and then the next star. Even the jump from mid-level to high level could be considered astronomical; with just that, a person's strength would increase significantly, so reaching the next star made the Second General's strength soar by a whole lot.
"Hah, it's because, unlike our little Third General, I succeeded in clearing the universe I was tasked with, and upon returning I was generously rewarded by our Emperor.