With Neroy's final core destroyed, the battle was officially over. However, it had to be said that Neroy's last mad attack had indeed caused a bit of trouble.
First, the United Army had suffered heavy losses. Only about half of the remaining forces had survived. Although all the witches had lived, the prolonged, high-intensity battle had caused many of them to temporarily or permanently lose their magic. As a result, they either had to return home to recuperate for a while or could only retire.
The tank unit commanded by Miho Nishizumi had remained relatively intact, but the long battle had still drained much of their energy, and they needed a good rest. Of course, Fang Zheng had promised them that once he dealt with the trouble here, he would take them around Semblia. After all, it was a place where the girls had fought hard, so it was only natural that they wanted to see it.
Even the Azure Fleet had expended a considerable amount of energy. Ship Girls were not perpetual-motion machines; they needed to eat too...
There was nothing Fang Zheng could do about that. He could only have them temporarily leave Earth and find an Asteroid Belt to munch on.
Of course, it would have been better if Ishimura had been here. Ishimura's role in the Azure Fleet was basically that of a chef. Whenever she was around, she would find a lifeless planet, dismantle it, carve it up, cook it, and turn it into nanomaterials the Ship Girls liked to eat.
Unfortunately, Ishimura had not come along this time, so everyone could only rely on themselves and head to the Asteroid Belt to find ingredients and cook their own meals.
As for the 501st, the headquarters had appointed representatives to remain behind as before. The