In fact, if not for the need to fight the unfathomable High-dimensional Demons, and the only goal was to suppress the NPC Fleets that appeared in the star system each month, all that would be needed was to build several spaceports within the star system and station enough space fighters.
That was because the combat capabilities of Prime Force Storm Fighters had already far surpassed those of standard destroyers. Swarms of fighters could sweep away any conventional fleet!
Under the watchful eyes of the Gods, this Space Fighter Swarm faced off against the Crystal Fighter Swarm. The Crystal Fighters pushed their technological advantage to the limit. No matter the circumstances, the entire formation moved as one, coordinating with the precision of a finely tuned machine. Every
attack was meticulously calculated, and their dense energy net covered nearly every patch of Evasion Space around the fighters.
The Storm Fighters, by contrast, fought with an almost instinctive grace. They always managed to dodge incoming Laser Beams at the very last moment. Some passed just centimeters from a fighter's hull, nearly grazing it, yet repeatedly missed. Meanwhile, every
attack by a Storm Fighter left several deep scars on a Crystal Fighter.
The two sides charged at each other like cavalry formations colliding, but in the vacuum of space, with only a few light-seconds between them, they darted, dodged, and fought, bursting into successive balls of flame.
Only those outside the battlefield could truly appreciate the enormous disparity between the two sides. In the very first clash alone, more than a hundred thousand Crystal Fighters were destroyed by streaks of Prime Force energy.
The clash between the space fighters was brief and intense. Vast numbers of fighters were destroyed every second. In just a few seconds, the seemingly immense Crystal Fighter formation looked as