On the battlefield, Shepard's voice echoed without end. "...Along this road, we have endured countless hardships, and we have witnessed the misery of innumerable planets! Civilizations destroyed, people massacred, lives devoured, planets left desolate. We may indeed be terrified, but what should terrify us even more is the thought of our own homeworld, our own planet, becoming like that!"
The twenty-nine Steadfast-class Cruisers carried by the three Endless-class Super Carriers had completed their formation adjustments. In a claw-shaped formation, they charged toward the countless warships of the Rotten Star Ring.
The massive Hypermatter Railguns at their prows began charging, then fired in unison! Armor-piercing shells accelerated by Hypermatter blasted out at unimaginable speeds, each one capable of piercing through several Rotten warships.
But such attacks were not enough to halt the Rotten warships' advance. Before the fireballs from the exploding ships ahead had even dissipated, the ships behind them were already smashing through the wreckage, breaking through the flames, and continuing forward.
Humans and the Mongal-Mongal never possessed the conditions to coexist from the very beginning! The Mongal-Mongal's goal is to devour everything, and we... must never let it succeed!
The Rotten Star Ring was changing shape. Countless claws gradually extended from its ring-like structure. Innumerable warships advanced, and countless flashes of fire flickered.
Once the two sides drew close enough, the Duchy of Dawn fleet seemed to crash directly into a web of fire! Countless lasers, missiles, armor-piercing shells, and high-explosive rounds streaked past their warships. Their immense numbers made up for their lack of accuracy. Even though more than ninety percent of the attacks missed, the remaining firepower striking their ships was still unimaginably intense.
Piercing alarms blared from the consoles aboard every warship. Point-defense weapons deployed, electromagnetic cannon barrages, point-defense missiles, and laser nets firing frantically to