Global Crossing: Empire of Stars - Section 825

"No. Sending out large numbers of fleets to patrol would only create gaps in our defensive system. Who knows whether this situation before us is something Tzeentch deliberately wants us to see? Only when things descend into chaos will Chaos have an opportunity to strike." Count Piya shook his head.

"At this stage, we should respond to change with stability. We should keep expanding our colonies while clearing out Chaos nests.

"That's too passive. It'll lead to widespread Chaos corruption, and cleaning it up will take a tremendous effort." Liu Yun frowned.

"And besides, who knows how many sacrifices Chaos has prepared?"

"Given the rifts' current capacity, even a hundred Warp Rifts wouldn't pose a threat to the Imperium!" The Earl pointed to the Holographic Projection. Only then did everyone notice that the sector fleet had already arrived in the ACV451526 star sector.

It wasn't the United Fleet. In fact, the Rapid Response Fleet consisted solely of the Imperium's regular fleet, all of them Vermilion Bird warships. As Psionic Light Spears flashed, the Chaos warships in the star system exploded one after another.

Like the warships of the Imperium of Man, Chaos warships were equally old-fashioned. Even the gun mounts for their lances and Macro Cannons were positioned along the sides of the ships, rather than in the classic 360-degree rotating turrets. As a result, their frontal firepower was severely lacking, and their guns' firing angles were heavily restricted.

When the Imperial Fleet launched its assault, the warships scrambled to turn, presenting their broadsides to the Vermilion Bird warships.

Pseudo Psionic Warships were far more efficient in combat than conventional warships, in both range and firepower. With Fuxi guiding them, the Psionicist gunners became one with their guns, hitting their targets with almost perfect accuracy. In a short time, a