Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

"It's the WAAAGH! Field!" Liu Manyun saw the key to it. It seemed the Eldar warships were so nimble, able to come and go as they pleased, that the frustrating battle had made the greenskins unhappy. So their miraculous WAAAGH! Field had activated again, causing the engines of a few Eldar warships to malfunction temporarily.

Without their advantage in maneuverability, the Eldar warships were immediately overwhelmed by the more numerous Ork hulks. As the battle went on, the Eldar Fleet began to suffer losses.

The Eldar couldn't hope to outlast the greenskins. After the battle had raged for some time and the twenty-fifth Eldar warship was destroyed, the White Sprouts finally withdrew their fleet and flew toward deep space.

The star system fell quiet once more. The Orks busied themselves gathering the wreckage of the shattered warships. Thanks to their bizarre technology, they could pick through the broken wreckage and salvage most of it. After a while, a considerable amount of material would be recovered and remade into hulks.

So although their losses were heavy, the greenskins weren't discouraged in the slightest. Instead, they cheered and celebrated having fought such a fierce battle.

"Your Grace, Colonel Mor of the ADYA Sector Patrol Fleet is requesting a communication."

After Liu Manyun returned to her flagship, the Fire Phoenix, she received a report from her adjutant.

"Put him through," she said.

The communication connected at once, and the upper-body hologram of a colonel appeared on the projector. "Colonel Moore, commander of the ADYA Sector Patrol Fleet, pays his respects to Your Grace!"

Liu Manyun nodded. "Join up with Viscount Wen Xu's forces as soon as possible and follow his command."

"Understood!"

She assessed her own Combat Fleet and quickly reached a conclusion: even if they faced the Ark Eldar, the Dark Eldar,