Qu Jianlei's reason for not touching the Passenger Starship was that he found the aftermath too troublesome.
But this fleet's composition clearly reeked of privilege and power, so there was nothing more to consider.
After the Battalion-Class Ship approached, it issued an order demanding that the other side stop for inspection.
Instead, the other side demanded that they report their designation first, so they could verify whether they had the authority to conduct an inspection.
Faced with that attitude, Hua Xiezhi decisively gave the order. "Attack!"
More than ten Small Ships instantly flew out from the Battalion-Class Ship, while its Ship Cannons began charging to fire.
However, the other side was indeed unusually alert. Without the slightest hesitation, they deployed their own Small Ships to retaliate.
Unfortunately, the three Company-level Warships carried only nine Small Ships, putting them at a clear numerical disadvantage.
The battle lasted less than ten minutes. Aside from two Small Ships being destroyed, Xiao Hu handled all the rest.
But Big Head Butterfly also issued a warning. "They've sent out a distress signal, a very powerful one!"
"Then we'll shift the battlefield," Qu Jianlei ordered without hesitation. "This place is too close to Taigu."
They were only shifting the battlefield, not retreating, because he still intended to keep applying pressure on Taigu Star.
That was also part of their harassment strategy. They could not merely disrupt transport routes; they also had to apply pressure to Habitable Stars at the right times.
That way, the Alliance would be forced to pull its military forces inward, giving them more room to conduct their raids.
The moment Taigu Star received the distress signal, the place erupted. "This must be the Evil Empire's military!"
The Zhongliang Star Region had indeed been somewhat abnormal recently. Not only had Cargo Starships disappeared,