836, Violent Reaction
The pale blue proton clouds produced by the Proton Torpedo explosions bloomed in the darkness of space like flowers—one after another, dozens, hundreds, clusters upon clusters, numbering in the thousands.
Yet these beautiful flowers contained destructive power. Once the proton clouds burst open, they immediately collapsed, drawing in all surrounding matter and energy into a single point before suddenly erupting. Their volume expanded a millionfold in an instant, releasing terrifying amounts of energy.
Because of their stable and reliable performance, Z-95 Headhunter fighters had always been favored by the Republic Judicial Fleet and bounty hunters. They were heavy fighters, boasting excellent payload capacity, firepower, and maneuverability, which was why they had remained popular on the market for so long.
It was only after the full-scale outbreak of war that these multirole fighters were replaced by the more specialized V-19 Torrent light fighter and ARC-170 heavy fighter. The Z-95 could not match the V-19 in dogfights or the ARC-170 in firepower, so it had gradually begun to leave the stage of war.
But that did not mean the Z-95 posed no threat to modern warships and fighters!
Now, 1,440 Z-95 fighters surged out from the hangar decks of the Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers and, at a distance of less than a thousand kilometers from the Republic fleet, unleashed a simultaneous volley of at least 3,000 Proton Torpedoes!
The Galactic Republic warships opened fire at full force. Their point-defense systems spread curtains of fire around the ships, countless lasers weaving nets of death that intercepted and shot down the Proton Torpedoes one by one.
The Proton Torpedoes that broke through detonated against the Republic warships' shields. Pale blue proton clouds flashed continuously as ripples spread across the shields like water.
But this was only the beginning. The 1,440 Z-95 fighters