A Matter Giving the Military Department Marshal a Headache

As a philosopher once said, the sky is always calm before the storm.

After all the Interstellar Pirate ships were destroyed by the military, the military enjoyed two full days and nights of peace. But these two days were the most anxious two days for many members of the military. No one dared to touch a drop of alcohol, fearing that a surprise attack like the last one would happen again.

All news of the Interstellar Pirate seemed to have vanished along with the wreckage of those ships, without a trace.

Even Sharp and Emily could clearly feel the strange sense of oppression and tension. They knew that these Interstellar Pirate would definitely make a move, but they didn't know how they would do it, so the military personnel were on high alert at all times.

Meanwhile, the Interstellar Pirate returned to Bato City without a sound. With the help of the Sea Emperor, no information was leaked. They patiently lay in wait, awaiting news from Gu Ding.

Not far from Titan Star, the first mercenary ship finally arrived.

The three interceptor ships quickly spotted the spaceship. They had already received information from the military about Gu Ding's commission of mercenaries, so they were extremely vigilant. However, they couldn't indiscriminately fire on any spaceship other than the Interstellar Pirate; there was always the possibility that one of their ships might be passing by.

"The military is on a mission. Please leave as soon as possible, or we will use force to expel you." The three interceptor ships shouted at the Silver Eagle at the same time.

"Hey, we're just passing by, don't fire, we'll go around!" A rough male voice came from the Silver Eagle, seemingly their captain.

"Boss, your acting has improved again." The driver said casually to the Big Beard captain.

"Hehe, we arrived the earliest, let's take down one ship at a time!" The Big Beard said excitedly.

"That ship was just passing by..." Seeing that the Silver Eagle had already turned around, the three interceptor ships were relieved. Suddenly, one of the interceptor ships was hit by artillery fire.

They then noticed that the Silver Eagle had two gun turrets mounted on the spaceship pigu, and that the two turrets were aimed directly at the direction of the interceptor ship after the spaceship turned around.

"Damn it, these mercenaries are all lunatics! They didn't give any warning before firing, they didn't even activate the energy shield, they just opened fire, it's obvious they deliberately made us lower our guard."

The other two interceptor ships immediately targeted the Silver Eagle for a counterattack, but the Silver Eagle's protective shield had already been activated, and it quickly made a dodge maneuver.

Assault ships are far more agile than interceptor ships, which is why interceptor ships always operate in groups of several.

"The Young Dragon's armor is indeed very thick," the young pilot noticed. Although the previous shot had hit one of the Young Dragon, the attack was blocked by the enemy's energy shield and did not cause any effective damage to the ship. However, they had come with a plan this time. Their artillery had been modified to a certain extent, and several cannons had electromagnetic interference effects, which could render the hit ships semi-paralyzed for a short time, and even interfere with communications.

Under the fire of the two interceptor ships, the Silver Eagle kept dodging and looking for an opportunity to counterattack, but its attacks were intercepted by the military's interceptor ships with even more intense fire.

"Boss, this is a bit tricky. The pilots of those interceptor ships are just as skilled as me. And the one that was hit just now will be able to resume operation immediately." After a brief exchange, the pilot said with a bitter face.

"Retreat! We'll come back when the next spaceship appears!" The Big Beard decisively gave the order to retreat.

Just then, the radar detected a spaceship rapidly approaching from not far away; it was the Grey Eagle.

"Boss, someone's coming. They look like mercenaries too. They're piloting a Grey Eagle."

"Fly over to him and pull him into the fray," the Big Beard said, waving his hand. "Trying to sneak a bite under our noses won't be so easy."

La Weier on the Grey Eagle was somewhat excited. They had come at full speed and the journey had been smoother than ever before. He had a vague feeling that this mission should be successful.

As soon as we approached Titan Star, we discovered that two sides were exchanging fire.

The Young Dragon was a Silver Eagle. Seeing the markings on the Silver Eagle, La Weier knew whose ship it was. "It's Big Beard. Let's go around him."

"Boss, they're coming towards us." The driver said nervously.

"Damn, that Big Beard is really ruthless. He's obviously trying to use us as scapegoats," La Weier cursed angrily, somewhat frustrated. "Then let's not retreat, let's concentrate all our firepower... Wait, why isn't that ship moving? Let's focus our firepower on taking down that stationary ship!"

"Okay..." the pilot said somewhat timidly after receiving the instructions. He moved the spaceship slightly and unleashed all his firepower, bombarding the stationary Young Dragon.

The Young Dragon, which was still under electromagnetic interference and had not yet returned to normal operation, was suddenly attacked again. Its energy shield dropped from 70% to 0% in a few seconds, and was then completely overwhelmed by the Grey Eagle's cannon fire and blown to pieces.

"Damn it, this kid actually got the advantage!" The Big Beard was furious. He hadn't expected that his attempt to drag the other party into the battle would backfire so badly. Instead of running away, the other party attacked the half-paralyzed Young Dragon.

"Boss, should we take down this Grey Eagle?" the pilot couldn't help but ask.

"Making money is the priority, don't worry about it!" The Big Beard man made the decision immediately.

After the Grey Eagle destroyed a Young Dragon, it immediately attracted the attack of an interceptor ship, which greatly relieved the pressure on the Big Beard Silver Eagle.

"He drew some fire, very good, let's counterattack!" the Big Beard gave the new order.

"Boss, we succeeded!" On the Grey Eagle, no one expected that they could take down an interceptor ship of the Young Dragon so easily.

"Let's get out of this fight and leave," La Weier suddenly gave a strange order.

"But boss, we still have a chance, we still have two more Young Dragon." Some of the others disagreed.

"Do you think it will end well if we try to snatch food from the Big Beard's mouth? If we stay here, even if we aren't killed by those two Young Dragons, the Big Beard will take us down." La Weier was well aware of the situation. "Hurry up, get out of the battle, escape as far away as possible!"

The pilot, looking extremely reluctant, quickly turned the spaceship around and fled into the distance. Before long, it disappeared from the Silver Eagle's radar.

"That Grey Eagle escaped?!" The Big Beard was surprised that the other side would pull such a move. His Silver Eagle was now being attacked by two Young Dragons. He decisively gave the order to retreat, "Let's retreat first and come back when the other ships get closer."

The Silver Eagle also turned and sped away.

The pilots on the two Young Dragon knew that this was not the end; it was just the beginning.

Sure enough, less than half an hour later, the two Grey Eagle appeared almost simultaneously and launched a fierce attack on the two interceptor ships.

The Big Beard Silver Eagle also detected this scene and quickly joined the battle, hitting a Young Dragon from the side. The electromagnetic interference effect kicked in again, and the energy shield outside the Young Dragon instantly went to zero, blooming into a brilliant fire in the starry sky.

The three assault ships then focused all their fire on the same Young Dragon, unleashing a barrage of fire that instantly engulfed the Young Dragon.

At this moment, on Titan Star, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Gu Ding's watch suddenly sent a message.

"Gu Ding, the Mercenary Alliance says those three interceptor ships have been destroyed. They sent me the video, which they've officially verified and it's fine. I just checked it too, and there are no signs of tampering." Sea Emperor said, projecting the video.

There were three videos in total. After watching them for a few minutes, Gu Ding nodded. "Notify the others that the three Young Dragons have been destroyed. Send them the videos as well. Tell them to meet at the tavern not far from the port."

Sea Emperor quickly released the video and message.

Seeing the video of the three Young Dragon being destroyed, many Interstellar Pirate felt a surge of excitement, as it meant that if they successfully seized the ships, they could obtain ** (a valuable item).

News of the destruction of the Young Dragon quickly reached the military headquarters.

Howell's face remained impassive upon seeing the video. Ever since Gu Ding issued that commission, he knew the destruction of the three Young Dragon was inevitable, just a matter of time. Sometimes, mercenaries are even more ruthless than Interstellar Pirate. He immediately ordered his men to find out who owned the four assault ships and issued new bounties to the four mercenary groups.

Howell wasn't in the mood to deal with this matter; he was preoccupied with something else. The very night Gu Ding posted the commission, he received a request for assistance from Sharp.

The report provided a detailed and clear description of everything that had happened on Titan Star, including the deaths of nearly four thousand military personnel. He took full responsibility, stating that the consequences were due to his disregard for the greater good and his insistence on challenging Bigge. Furthermore, Sharp explicitly stated that he would resign from his position as Military Department General because of this incident.

Howell still harbored some doubts about certain statements in Sharp's report. He vaguely felt that Sharp was taking on the responsibility in order to resign. What Howell least wanted was for Sharp to resign, as he had always groomed Sharp as the next Military Department Marshal. Among the four generals, Sharp was the most capable, the most responsible, and the most senior—the undisputed choice to become the next Field Marshal.

As a marshal, his vision extended further than that of others in the military. While the outcome of the war was important, maintaining the long-term prosperity of the entire military was his primary concern. On this paramount issue, many other matters could be compromised.

He knew that with a little effort, he could help Sharp weather the negative impact of this incident. However, the crucial issue now was that, judging from Sharp's statements in the report, his resignation was a foregone conclusion, which was Howell's biggest headache.

He rubbed his head and said to the messenger, "Send these videos to Sharp. Don't say anything; he knows what to do." (To be continued.)