Chapter 1098: Surrender
What descended from space was a New Macross Class ship—not the Galaxy Diva commanded by Bargyll, but Jeffrey's New Jior, loaded with Variable Fighters and MS units, and accompanied by large warships more than thirty times the number of the small Macross-class vessels.
Though the two types of warships appeared to differ by only a factor of four—four hundred meters versus twelve hundred meters—in truth, a small Macross-class ship could not even compare to half of a New Macross Class vessel. Their transformed heights differed by a factor of six. Moreover, small Macross-class ships could only carry units on their forward decks, while large Macross-class ships had several hangars. Their shield decks alone were equivalent to seven or eight small Macross-class ships, so a difference of more than thirtyfold was perfectly normal—and that was not even the full extent of it.
Hundreds of Variable Fighters and MS units poured out of the large Macross-class ship in dense swarms. Hundreds of machines might have sounded few, but it was actually an enormous number, especially after Xiao Ran had already wiped out two-thirds of the equally numerous DC forces. The contrast was utterly staggering.
Of course, it was not merely the appearance of so many fighters and MS units that shocked those present. The immense size of the New Jior alone exerted an overwhelming pressure. When the Variable Fighters began transforming one after another, taking over the battlefield in MS Form and aiming their weapons at everything around them, everyone present felt a heavy weight settle upon them.
Bian, however, was not among them. Although the appearance of the New Jior put him under considerable pressure, he still maintained his composure. Yet even his voice grew heavier as he spoke. "Is this your trump card?"
"No. Warships have never