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Knowing just how formidable these black-painted warships were, Pegasus Group's combat personnel finally understood what true despair felt like.

"We're finished!"

Everyone let out helpless wails. Having more advanced warships blocking their exit was nothing short of a disaster.

Not far away, the Federation Military Region, which had just witnessed the Great Xia Empire fleet's display, also sprang into action.

Facing a fleet capable of destroying all armed forces on Guardian Planet, they could not remain calm and composed either.

The fleet that had left port long ago approached the outer perimeter of the defense zone. As long as the intensity of the battle remained within controllable limits, the federal government would tacitly refrain from intervening, because this was a private clash between civilian forces.

Unless there was an outright attack on trade routes or even a massacre of civilians, the federal government would not interfere with these financial conglomerates' mutual attacks.

They even welcomed such a situation, unless someone crossed the line.

Then the Federation would have an opportunity to step in.

Pegasus Group would never give the Federation that opportunity, and neither would Maple Leaf Mining.

Very quickly, Pegasus Group's warships discovered in despair that the enemy seemed extremely familiar with the situation in the Guardian Military Region and showed no sign of crossing the line at all.

Thus, amid the roar of warships, a one-sided battle began.

The outcome was even more disastrous than in the first battle. List's surprise attack had worked.

Tactical surprise brought a brilliant victory.

Pegasus Group's warships were blown apart one after another, utterly unable to fight back.

The actual battle lasted less than half an hour before Pegasus Group's warships began surrendering.

After all, this was merely a conflict between two capitalist groups. It had not reached the point where ordinary