What worried hir far more was the carrier itself. Though it was clear that the carrier had blasted apart even more of the enemy since they arrived, it wasn’t nearly enough to even their odds. Readings and data from Maetel’s Lament showed that their topside armor was likely down to half strength.
“Am I actually hearing what I’m hearing?” Lucifer said with incredulity. “Better them than us, huh? How ruthless of you.” “Well, it’s like you sometimes say,” Freya replied, “that’s just how we have to be.” “That might be true, sure. But I’m also not always right.” This time it was Freya’s turn t
“Fine,” he said begrudgingly. “What do you propose?” “A number of your fleet just ported in,” Lucifer answered. “Give us control of half of them so we can harass the enemy’s flank. It’ll take heat from your position, and we get to do a little bloodletting. Your counter-maneuver will be more potent
The flanking Hegemony fleet moved and swayed and swirled around the Federation ships they surrounded, and kept them contained as they maneuvered all around. And though they exchanged weapons fire against each other with equal ferocity, the fact that the Federation ships were squeezed together and
Shock and fear and awe filled them, and backed up slowly and carefully. At the same time, the other three wolves crept forward ever closer. They growled menacingly as they advanced. One of the Federation soldiers fumbled in sheer panic as he attempted to reload his SMG with a fresh magazine, and ve
With dull orange lights and blazing klaxons, the bridge of the Federation cruiser was as panicked and awe-stricken as the rest of the intercepting fleet. Its grim-looking captain was aghast at all the reports he was receiving, and all the devastation he was seeing. All of the Federation ships aroun
Xylo adjusted her aim, along with three members of her squad, then, as a team, fired on another set of gunners. While they sniped from the rear, the eight up front pushed forward despite any wounds they took. Just as they got into optimal range, they raised their heavy shardthrowers and squeezed th
The cruiser’s bridge was now almost completely dark, with only a few deep red lights shining in the corners. There was just enough to outline everyone’s edges, but not much more. Every screen all around was completely blacked out and filled with the same error message, from the various wall screens