Outside Rose Fortress, aboard the flagship of the punitive fleet.
"What a brilliant move.
Our inside agent was taken out right before the battle even began.
As expected of Blood Rose.
She truly lived up to her reputation."
After receiving the latest intelligence,
the smile on Xia Longque's face grew even brighter.
"It seems we'll have to spend a little more time outside Rose Fortress."
The chief of staff beside him couldn't help shivering.
The more brightly Xia Longque smiled,
the worse his mood probably was!
He began to feel sorry for the people inside Rose Fortress.
With Xia Longque in a bad mood,
once the fortress was breached,
apart from a handful of key figures,
the rest would likely meet a rather grim fate!
"Send the order. Assemble the entire fleet and prepare to attack Rose Fortress!"
Xia Longque ordered in a low voice.
The chief of staff quickly acknowledged the order with a respectful bow.
At a time like this, he didn't dare risk provoking him.
After receiving the order,
the punitive fleet began assembling slowly and formed a crane-wing formation according to the flagship's instructions.
This was a formation used to attack fortresses and other celestial bodies.
It helped maintain mobility while dispersing enemy fire.
They hadn't detected the high-energy signal that had just appeared outside the star system.
Compared with the large deep-space radar inside Rose Fortress,
the punitive fleet could only rely on the sky-surveillance radars aboard its ships to search for targets.
Their detection range was somewhat inferior.
Only after the formation was complete
did Xia Longque receive a report.
"What?
A warship with an energy level above that of a battleship is entering our star system?"
This was entirely beyond Xia Longque's expectations.
What was above a battleship?
Of course, a Star Destroyer!