White flashes continued to flicker as more warships emerged from hyperspace at the outskirts of Annaj Planet.
The first batch included large vessels such as Hiigaran-class battlecruisers, Generous-class Communications Escorts, Kohl-class battlecruisers, and Defiant-class light destroyers. There were not many of them, only around thirty in total. But what drew attention was that there were actually sixteen Hunter Class Battlecruisers among them!
But immediately afterward, even more warships began arriving on the battlefield—all small and medium-sized vessels!
There were all manner of frigates and destroyers, most less than a hundred meters long, but their numbers were immense! They had already exceeded a thousand ships!
After this fresh force arrived at Annaj Planet, they charged forward viciously like a pack of beasts!
They were going to wipe out the last remaining strength of the Galactic Republic Expeditionary Force!
The fierce battle at Dawn Star Planet ended quickly. The Republic Expeditionary Fleet, unable to cover everything at once, was swallowed by a vast sea of frigates. Moreover, mixed into the Duchy of Dawn's combined fleet were a considerable number of salvage ships.
They were called salvage ships, but they were actually vessels specifically designed in the Homeworld tech tree to capture enemy warships! During the battle, several Hunter Class Battlecruisers had salvage ships latch onto them after their shields were broken. Their central control computers were hacked, then their life-support systems were shut down, killing every crew member. Just like that, they became spoils of war for the Duchy of Dawn.
Cassio Tagge's flagship, the Tagge, was naturally no exception. In fact, a warship like the Commander-class Dreadnought, which possessed nothing but immense size and abysmally low combat effectiveness, was even easier for salvage ships to capture.
After taking control of the vessel, they opened the Commander-class's hatches because it was the