Chapter 3376: (￣︶￣) We'd Never Fought Such a Well-Funded Battle!
At around 17:30 on June 15, 11,000,000,325,025 in the Mecha Era, just as the three battleships—the Tibbers, the Dalian, and the Jianan—arrived in Mars orbit, a large Mecha Clan fleet of more than twenty ships appeared within sensor range.
Beep—! Beep—!
Beep—!
Beep—! Beep—!
Then, amid the blaring alarms, a certain troublesome little girl came rushing onto the bridge and hopped into the captain's chair. The moment her bottom hit the seat, she waved her little hand and crisply shouted:
"Attention!"
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"Battle stations, everyone!"
"And!"
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"All pilots aboard all three ships, prepare to launch within five minutes!"
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Hearing Annie's order, the Tibbers' first mate—the old geezer—didn't say a word. He stepped forward and loudly repeated it:
"Captain's orders!"
"Battle stations, everyone!"
"All pilots aboard all three ships, prepare to launch within five minutes!"
As the first mate repeated the orders, the crew on the bridge, who already had complete faith in Annie, acknowledged them and sprang into action. One order after another was relayed in an orderly fashion.
"!!"
"!?"
When he heard that Annie was issuing battle orders already, General Davarish, who had come from the Dalian, was startled. He first exchanged a glance with his partner, First Mate Adashi from the Jianan, who was here as an observer and coordinator just like him. Then he hurried over and quietly asked Annie:
"Captain Annie!"
"The Mecha Clan has a lot of ships. We've detected a full twenty-four so far, and assuming each ship carries at least five mechs, that means they have at least a hundred and twenty—possibly as many as two hundred!"
"We only have three ships, and the number of mechs we can deploy may be just one-fifth of theirs. Wouldn't it be unwise