"Sir, the enemy's boarding ship is coming, they're about to board!"
At that moment, a subordinate exclaimed in panic.
"Immediately muster the personnel to block them!"
"What if we can't hold them off? They want to take over the Hamms Planet Fortress."
"In your dreams! They'll never take the Hamms Planet Fortress from me. I, Tedra, am prepared to die loyal to the Emperor. If the Hamms Planet Fortress falls, we'll blow it up! Are you afraid?"
Tedra roared, nearing madness.
"We're not afraid, for the Emperor!"
The Imperial Army officers present, upon hearing Tedra's words, all bellowed out with strained voices.
Although many of them did not wish to die, they had no choice.
If they died in the explosion of the Hamms Planet Fortress, though it would mean they had been defeated in combat, at least they wouldn't be blamed by the Emperor, and their families might even receive some compensation.
