On the radar screen of Godora's fleet, the hundred or so dots representing Dark-star's fleet were distancing themselves from each other. The oncoming ion cannon arrays were also becoming sparse. This was clearly a sign that the enemy had begun to retreat.
Barette's expression changed, and he had a guess. "Dark-star realized that they can't break through our defense line, so they decided to retreat before our reinforcements arrive. They want to give up on this attack!"
Nagojin was also observing the battle from his ship. He frowned and said, "That should be the case …"
"They're getting further and further away. I'm going to chase after them. We can't let them get away so easily," Barette shouted.
"Don't be careless. This might be the enemy's plan to lure us in. Let's not make a move."
Barette's expression was unhappy. "It wasn't easy for Dark-star to appear. I don't want to let this opportunity slip away. We took a round of cannon fire passively, and now we have to watch the enemy swagger away? That's not my style! "
Dark-star's fleet continued to move away. Once they exceeded a certain distance, the radar would no longer be able to see through the enemy's concealment device, and Dark-star would once again enter stealth mode and become a stealth fleet.
Looking at the dots on the screen getting further and further away, Barette was ready to make a move.
Nagojin was a little hesitant. Biding their time was naturally the safest strategy. However, opportunities were always fleeting, and he could not be sure if the enemy was truly retreating.
If they chased after Dark-star, with their strength, they could at least destroy some Dark-star's assault ships. Furthermore, their fleet could delay the enemy's transition. If they could delay until their reinforcements arrived, they could deal a heavy blow to Dark-star's fleet.
The first two attacks had caused Godora to suffer significant losses, and the War Bureau was very angry. Even Nagojin wanted to achieve victory.
Furthermore, Barette was the commander of this fleet. Although Nagojin's rank was higher, he could not directly give orders to Barette's fleet.
"Nagojin, don't hesitate!" Barette said in a deep voice. "Whether you come or not, I'm going to make a move."
"… Leave a portion of the fleet on standby." Nagojin's eyes narrowed as he made a decision. He no longer tried to dissuade Barette and prepared to chase after them.
"I don't need you to remind me!" Barette's eyes lit up as he immediately issued a new order.
The next moment, the Godora fleet split into two teams. Eighty spaceships chased after the Dark-star fleet, while the remaining forty spaceships remained in the Blue Star's atmosphere, awaiting further orders.
Barette decided to give chase, but he did not mobilize all of his forces. The enemy fleet numbered around a hundred and ten ships, and they were the pursuing force. Eighty ships would be barely enough to pose a threat, and they would not have to worry about the enemy retaliating. Furthermore, they had Nagojin, a Calamity Grade Super. Even if the enemy had Calamity Grade officers, they would be able to hold them off for a short period of time.
The pursuing troops quickly caught up, and the ion cannons fired continuously. Golden light flashed continuously as they attacked from a long distance away. They also released interference rays to prevent the enemy from escaping through hyperdrive.
Since the Dark-star fleet was retreating, Barette adjusted his strategy and maintained a sufficient reaction distance during the pursuit. His main goal was to delay the enemy and prevent them from turning back.
The two fleets moved through the universe and gradually distanced themselves from Blue Star.
Right at this moment, in the opposite direction of where Barette had left, hundreds of hyperdrive streams approached from afar and stopped outside the Blue Star's atmosphere, revealing their true appearance. It was a new Dark-star fleet, and the hundreds of spaceships were all assault ships.
Nakapu's fleet had a total of more than two hundred battleships, while the Godora fleet only had a hundred and twenty ships, which was only half of the Dark-star fleet. Thus, he had split his fleet into two teams, and the main team that the command ship was in would divert the attention of Godora's fleet.
This assault team would then take the opportunity to attack and break through the blockade of the remaining Godora fleet, completing the strategic mission of destroying Blue Star.
Even if the Godora fleet was not split up, this assault team would still appear and attack from both sides.
"Attack!"
Nakapu, who was far away in the command ship that Barette was chasing, gave the order and passed it to the assault team.
At this moment, the forty Godora battleships guarding outside the Blue Star's atmosphere reacted and hurriedly began to resist. This time, the Dark-star assault team did not attack from beyond the horizon but fought at close range. The shields of both sides exploded repeatedly, and the battle was intense.
The size of this DarkStar assault team was more than twice the size of the Godoran fleet that was left behind. The Godoran fleet that was left behind was caught in a bitter battle, and they immediately sent the news to Barette.
After receiving the news, Barette's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "So this is their strategy. Humph, the enemy has a total of more than two hundred battleships, which is close to twice our number. That's why they can do this … Everyone, listen to my orders. Speed up and chase after them. Don't let the enemy's command ship escape. Tell the remaining troops to abandon Blue Star and join up with us immediately."
Nagojin was shocked. "You don't want to go back and help?"
"There's no need. There's not enough time. Going back to help will be futile, and we will also let the Dark-star fleet escape. The losses outweigh the gains. The enemy's scale is larger than ours, and this is the difference in strength. If we fight them head-on, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. Thus, it's a good thing that the enemy has split up. We can gather all our forces and destroy the Dark-star fleet in front of us one by one. If we give the command ship enough pressure, the assault team will have no choice but to change their target and rush to the command ship's aid! "
Barette snorted. If this was an important planet guarding Godora, he would definitely not dare to leave and would definitely prioritize safety. However, this calamitous planet called Blue Star was not important to him and could be abandoned at any time.
Between protecting Blue Star and attacking the Dark-star fleet, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.
The previous two attacks had also made Barette realize that something was wrong. Thus, he simply left Blue Star unprotected and exposed it to the gunfire of the Dark-star assault team. This was the perfect opportunity to see if the Dark-star fleet would wreak havoc on the calamitous planet. If the Dark-star fleet still did not cause any destruction, then it would at least expose the enemy's intentions.
It did not matter if he guessed wrong. With one less calamitous planet, the War Bureau would feel less pressure.
Nagojin frowned. At this point, he could not influence Barette's decision. "I have to inform Black Star first."
"No need. I heard you." Han Xiao's voice came from the communicator. He did not say much and slowly said, "Leave the assault team to me."
"… Try to hold on." Nagojin clenched his fists and turned off the communicator. He let out a deep breath and quickly went to the hatch.
At this time, the fleet he was in had accelerated and caught up with the Dark-star fleet that Nakapu was in. The battleships of both sides collided into each other's formation, and gunfire filled the sky. The spaceship he was in was rapidly approaching a Dark-star battleship. His battle was about to begin, and Nagojin did not have the time to care about the situation on Han Xiao's side.
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