The Empire Rises: Starting with the Fourth Calamity
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Crustai Campaign (Part 1)

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1988, Crustai Campaign (Part 1)

A burst of uneven white light flashed, and a massive fleet of more than two hundred warships emerged from hyperspace before a not particularly large planet.

The positions where these warships exited hyperspace were a complete mess, scattered every which way. Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought they were a bunch of powerless ships drifting aimlessly through space.

The chaotic formation of two hundred ships stretched for thousands of kilometers through space—or rather, there was no formation at all, only a disorganized rabble. In a war, the defenders would only need one assault to completely split and disrupt them, then destroy them piece by piece, ultimately leading to disaster.

But this was the Unknown Regions, and there was no helping it. The hyperspace environment here was far too chaotic; supporting the passage of a fleet of this scale was nearly impossible. Even with Protoss High Templar Rassidan guiding them, this enormous fleet had emerged from hyperspace in complete disarray.

Still, this massive fleet, which included twenty kilometer-class capital ships, eight 800-meter Nightdragon-class vessels, and 150 cruisers of various types, remained a force that could run rampant through the Unknown Regions. Even with their formation in shambles, the people on Crustai did not dare make the slightest move, trembling in silence.

Then, under their terrified gazes, the combined fleet began reorganizing its formation.

Even under Admiral Qiyala's command, it took the fleet a full hour to complete the reorganization.

It was not that Qiyala's command ability was lacking. The main issue was that all the operators of this fleet were B-1 battle droids. Their movements were rigid, and even with T-series tactical robots coordinating them, the whole operation remained a mess.

At that moment, the Chief Executive Officer of the Crustai colony sent a

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