BOOM!!! The Hunter Class Battlecruiser was hit by more than a dozen plasma shells. The shields directly above the ship were breached, and the vessel immediately began to shake violently.
"The shields have been breached! The shields have been breached!" the shield control personnel cried out.
"Turn immediately and evade their fire! Divert all power supplies to the shield system and restore the cycle as quickly as possible!" Republic Fleet Commander Admiral Eureka shouted his orders. "Call the nearest warships and have them come cover us immediately!"
Fleet Commander Admiral Eureka was here, which could only mean one thing—this warship was the flagship of the Republic fleet.
"Fighters are approaching us!" the radar operator shouted.
On the sensor display, a squadron of twelve Geth fighters was flying straight toward them at extreme speed! Several V-19 light fighters attempted to intercept them, but they were quickly shot down. They were no match at all!
"They're targeting the bridge! Cover us! Cover us!!" Admiral Eureka cried out in alarm.
At that moment, an Aquitenes-class light cruiser charged over without regard for its own safety. Its close-in defense guns fired wildly at the Geth fighters, but it was still a step too late!
Eight of the Geth fighters broke through the Aquitenes-class light cruiser's fire screen and the anti-aircraft barrage around the Hunter Class Battlecruiser. They came hurtling in with utter disregard for their lives, clearly intending to launch Proton Torpedoes!
Everyone on the bridge went cold with despair.
Then, a young voice suddenly shouted, "Have the Thunderbolt light cruiser's close-in defense guns fire at our bridge! Now!"
The utterly bewildered communications officer obeyed instinctively.
After two more Geth fighters were shot down, the remaining fighters had already entered their firing angle!
A flash of light—the Proton Torpedoes ignited and launched instantly. At