During the time the Orb Fleet sailed toward the Global Security Alliance's Combined Fleet, almost every combatant in the fleet, aside from the essential logistics personnel, seized every second they could to rest. They knew that once the battle began, it would inevitably be a hard fight. The Combined Fleet was far larger than Orb's force, and once combat started, they would have to expend far more energy and endurance than the soldiers on the other side. Only by entering battle in their best condition would they have a greater chance of protecting themselves amid the combined army and finding opportunities to destroy the enemy.
Even Xiao Ran returned to his own room aboard the Second Archangel and rested for quite a while. It was not until the temporary Command Center aboard the Second Archangel sent someone to wake him that he got up and headed for the bridge.
Bargyll was now serving as the captain of the Second Archangel. Aside from the bridge crew, several high-ranking Orb officers accompanying the fleet were also standing on the bridge. When Xiao Ran entered, everyone, including Bargyll and the officers, turned and saluted him. Xiao Ran merely waved lightly, signaling everyone to lower their hands. Bargyll nodded, then returned to her seat.
Xiao Ran looked at the screen ahead of the bridge. The silhouettes of the Combined Fleet had already faintly appeared upon it. The reconnaissance aircraft were also transmitting images from that side to another screen on the Second Archangel's bridge. The screens showed that the Combined Fleet was indeed enormous. A rough count put the number of warships at no fewer than a hundred, with nearly ten carrier vessels alone. One could imagine just how many MS this fleet carried.
After all, this was a Combined Fleet formed from many