As classmate Barty in the contestant area subconsciously murmured, this is simply 'a loss going all the way to grandma's house'!
Sure enough, just two minutes later, the emergency contact light in Ramollok's room flashed, and everyone watching the battle from the God's Eye view knew before he did that five squads of Scout teams had lost contact.
The last information they transmitted was precisely the specific location of Richard Rein's main formation, and besides that, there was nothing more to gain.
Then, amidst bursts of laughter, Ramollok issued an order for all scout units to retreat, closing his eyes with a slightly grim expression.
Everyone observing the battleground concluded that Ramollok had miscalculated, messed up, and failed in his act of finesse.
