When the captain heard the report, he immediately realized something was wrong.
Could what I just said really be coming true this quickly?
"What are you standing around for? Execute the order, now! Are you trying to get the tens of millions of citizens aboard this ship killed?"
"Yes, Captain!"
After being shouted at like that, everyone immediately realized the severity of the situation. No one argued any further, and they all sprang into action.
"The spaceport is closing. Operation will be complete in thirty seconds!"
"The ship's Hyperspace Engine has started and is warming up. It will be operational in fifteen seconds!"
"The preset coordinates have been entered. The Hyperspace Navigation system is locked!"
Everyone immediately took their stations and began working at top speed.
Yet, it was clearly not fast enough. A warship that was not particularly large—indeed, as tiny as an ant compared to their merchant vessel—rapidly emerged from the Hyperspace Window.
Though it was exceedingly small, no one dared underestimate it. After all—
No matter how small it was, even if it was merely an auxiliary vessel, it was still a warship. And no matter how enormous their own ship was, it was still only a civilian vessel!
The scout ship, having just exited hyperspace, pounced upon the ships in Hava Star's orbit that were still taking Blue Radiance aboard like a shark scenting blood.
Boom!
Just one strike. Though it was only one of the scout ship's relatively weak weapons, it was still a fatal blow to that medium-sized merchant ship in orbit, whose shields had not even been deployed because it was taking citizens aboard.
A vital section was pierced through, and the entire ship instantly became a massive fireball. Along with the many Blue Radiance already taken aboard, it was all buried beneath