If You Won't Go, I Will!

Of the other two battleships that had chosen to give up alongside the Dark Peng,

one was evidently familiar with the battleship that had just used its Battleship Skill.

The three "deserters" had similar outlooks, so it was only natural for them to form a temporary little group in their internal communications channel.

Someone joked,

"An extra fifty percent Shield Durability?

That's a pretty useful Battleship Skill."

Wu Baiyi nodded.

"New Captain?"

Mada mused.

The keywords had clearly struck a chord with the information stored in his mind.

Meanwhile, the little group was chatting away.

Elsewhere,

the Hunting Fleet had officially engaged the Starfall Eagle!

The Hunting Fleet ignored its warning and continued to approach.

The Starfall Eagle attacked without hesitation!

With a beat of its wings,

the Starfall Eagle seemed to defy both its own mass and the planet's gravity.

In an instant, it crossed the void,

appearing in front of the Hunting Fleet!

Then, before the Hunting Fleet's onboard weapons had finished charging,

it swept out with its right wing!

The strike covered an area thousands of kilometers wide,

encompassing several battleships in the Hunting Fleet's front line!

There was no way to evade it.

Under the Starfall Eagle's strike, the shields of several battleships lost some durability.

The exact percentage

varied according to each battleship's shield quality and level, as well as the effects of its various shipboard traits.

Some lost less than ten percent, while others lost more than fifteen.

Differences in each battleship's shield recovery rate made the disparity immediately apparent.

The ships adjusted their positions without being asked.

Those with weaker defenses fell back to the rear of the formation.

The front line was taken up by battleships confident in their own defensive capabilities.

After completing its strike,

the Starfall Eagle showed no intention