Zi Lixiang had only survived Demon Emperor Raymond's hands thanks to Saine's timely rescue.
Saine gradually discovered that Demon Emperor Raymond was a powerful Dominator exceptionally skilled at seizing upon details.
When he had first arrived on this battlefield, he had not hurried forward to fight. Instead, he had first analyzed the Wizard Civilization Legions across the battlefield.
He swiftly and keenly found the weak point within the Ashes Group Army.
The Dominator-Class War Fleets under Saine's command were slow-moving, and what they had always feared most was enemy Dominators closing in.
Demon Emperor Raymond had clearly noticed this, and immediately led the three Level-7 Demon Emperors at his side in a close-range assault against Saine's two Dominator-Class War Fleets.
Had the other Dominators on the surrounding battlefields not provided support in time, Saine's losses would likely have been far more than just two Orobos-class Titan Ships.
One of those Titan Ships had been directly destroyed from within by Demon Emperor Raymond, while the other had been scrapped under the joint pincer attack of two Level-7 Demon Emperors.
Considering that bitter battles still lay ahead, and that wounding ten fingers was better than severing one, Saine simply merged his two Dominator-Class War Fleets into one.
The merged Dominator-Class War Fleet possessed fiercer firepower than either fleet had individually, and had more mech legions and other Wizard Civilization Garrison Legions providing close protection. Its defenses and offensive capabilities had both greatly improved.
As for when it would be divided into two Dominator-Class War Fleets again, that could wait until the Galente Federation's reinforcements delivered new Orobos-class warships.
Fortunately, Demon Emperor Raymond's surprise assault had not dealt much serious damage to Saine's Conqueror-class Titan Ship. Otherwise, Saine's losses would have been even greater!
Zi Lixiang's grave injuries were entirely due to her