There was always some data that could not be destroyed in time when so many warships exploded. They would salvage as much as they could.
After Adeli joined the battle, the war progressed much faster.
The Star Sea Grand Alliance's warships were destroyed one by one by Humanity. Faced with such a situation, they could do nothing. They could neither win nor flee, and could only watch helplessly as their fleet dwindled.
Eventually, there was no need even to watch, because the warship carrying the supreme commander of the Great Fleet had also been destroyed.
Only Human warships, Daya Civilization warships, and Adeli remained on the battlefield, pursuing the fleeing enemy and wiping out every last member of the Star Sea Grand Alliance who refused to die.
With Lyra's speed advantage, not a single warship could escape.
The Star Sea Grand Alliance had some backbone, at least. After their feigned surrender failed, they fought to the death until their last warship. Even when the Daya Civilization repeatedly called on them to surrender, they refused.
Logically, surrender was the best option once the overall situation had been lost. But that was only logical in wars between the same species. In the interstellar age, wars were fought against aliens, whose life forms might even differ from one's own. Surrender rarely led to a good outcome.
The best-case scenario would be ending up like the Crimson Flame Civilization.
More importantly, if they were captured by another civilization, they would certainly be studied. And being studied meant their species' Gene Lock might be cracked. Then they would instead become accomplices in the destruction of their own race. Gene Lock Technology was difficult to crack, but the risk undeniably existed. As an alliance of Level 5 Civilizations, the Star Sea Grand Alliance naturally had its