The Archer Civilization's Northeast Border Defense Rapid Response Force should have arrived much sooner.
However, they had previously received Li Chen's orders not to alert the enemy.
They were to wait until the enemy forces entered the ambush zone before moving in to encircle them and cut off their escape route.
That was why they arrived so late.
At that moment, the Archer Civilization's Rapid Response Force, with combat strength of roughly forty million, spread out in all directions, blocking Galis's fleet from retreating toward the Beastman Civilization.
However, they did not launch an attack because the enemy had not yet discovered their presence.
The commander of this Rapid Response Force reported the situation to Li Chen and requested further instructions.
"Order them to remain silent and stand by. If the enemy retreats, do not wipe them out immediately!"
"Drain their energy as much as possible, then deploy the Nano Special Forces and capture every last one of them alive!"
Li Chen issued his orders to the border Quick Reaction Force on the front lines.
Immediately afterward, he gave his own forces new orders.
"We'll outflank them from the southeast and completely seal off the enemy's retreat route!"
"Under no circumstances can we let a single enemy Star Destroyer Mothership escape!"
Galis issued a full retreat order, and massive formations of Star Destroyer Motherships began fleeing frantically in every direction.
A single enemy Star Destroyer Cannon blast could directly knock out nearly one-third of their energy shields.
That level of combat power was already terrifying enough.
What was even more fatal was that the enemy could lock onto and attack them, while they themselves could not lock onto the enemy's position.
No matter how they counterattacked, they could not hit the enemy and only wasted their own energy.
Retreating