However, the Federation Military's spokesperson quickly came forward to debunk the rumors. "Recently, rumors targeting the Federation Military have been spreading online!"
"Here, we wish to clarify that the Federation Fifth Fleet did encounter pirates, but it was not completely wiped out."
"The Federation Fifth Fleet's main warship, the Boulder, lost control due to a sudden malfunction!"
"Under the wise command of military leadership, all officers and crew were able to evacuate!"
"We will now release the Boulder's location data!"
"And offer a reward of fifty trillion Credit Points!"
"To any individual or organization capable of intercepting the Boulder!"
The Alliance Military released the Boulder's data and also disclosed the various monitoring devices installed aboard the warship.
"The Boulder encountered abnormally intense Energy Rays in Vikland!"
"The Boulder had just emerged from a Space Channel, and its defensive systems had not yet been fully activated!"
"The abnormal Energy Rays caused a malfunction in the warship's Intelligent System."
"And at that moment, it encountered the Silver Moon Pirate Gang."
"The warship's Intelligent System could no longer be controlled."
"The military decisively ordered all officers and crew to evacuate!"
"After the personnel evacuated, the warship went out of control. The Silver Moon Pirate Gang attempted to seize the Boulder, but the Boulder was thirty percent faster than the Silver Moon Pirate Gang's warships!"
"The Fifth Fleet encountered a large-scale attack by pirate groups while returning to defend."
"Warship losses reached fifty percent!"
"However, during this operation, we destroyed two B-Class Battleships, six C-Class Battleships, eleven D-Class Battleships, and twelve first-class warships belonging to pirate groups."
"We dealt the Pirate Alliance a devastating blow!"
"According to preliminary estimates, more than fifty thousand pirates were killed!"
"In light of the Fifth Fleet's enormous losses, the President has signed a wartime decree, mobilizing Federation reserves