Half an hour passed, and the Zerg fleet had already lost twenty-two warships!
Yet they had not even damaged the shields of the White Eagle-class warships!
Left with no choice, the Zerg fleet could only retreat. There was no point in continuing to waste time here.
As the White Eagle-class warships weaved through the battlefield and launched their attacks, the Zerg fleet's assault on the Federation transport fleet weakened, giving the transports ample room to evade. Continuing the battle would no longer inflict much damage on the transport fleet.
Only when he saw the Zerg warships enter faster-than-light travel did Tang Shizhe slowly let out a sigh of relief.
Their ships' thrusters had overheated from repeatedly accelerating and sprinting. If the Zerg fleet had not retreated, they could only have stood by and watched the Federation transport fleet get destroyed by the Zerg.
Fortunately, fortunately—those bugs did not know their thrusters had overheated.
"Thank you! The Federation will never forget your help!" The Federation transport fleet, having also breathed a sigh of relief, sent Tang Shizhe's warships a message of thanks.
Only then did Tang Shizhe notice that the Federation warships had become battered and scarred. Every ship's hull was covered in enormous craters melted out by plasma shells.
If these ships had not been designed with protective measures in mind, they would likely have lost their ability to move long ago.
"They really got hammered," Tang Shizhe said, clicking his tongue.
Unlike them, the Federation warships could not break away from the transport fleet to circle around and attack. Their duty was to protect the transports. Once they left, the transports subjected to concentrated fire could only wait for death.
"This is our duty. We must work together to resist the Zerg," Tang Shizhe replied politely.
As the transport