The main force of the First Fleet led by Mendeleev had also begun its battle in the Jesta Galaxy against the massive combined fleet formed by the Imperial Navy and the Adeptus Mechanicus.
By then, the Jesta Galaxy had long become a battlefield shrouded in smoke and fire. Imperial Navy warships and Adeptus Mechanicus vessels had joined closely together, forming a terrifying fleet of more than seven hundred capital ships.
Like a surging tsunami, this powerful allied force swept toward the Star Navy Fleet. Under the impact of such overwhelming strength, the Star Navy Fleet was instantly forced onto the defensive.
Although they resisted the Imperial Combined Fleet's assault with everything they had, they were at an absolute disadvantage in both numbers and firepower, and were completely suppressed for a time.
Countless energy beams fired by more than seven hundred warships crisscrossed the darkness, illuminating the starry sky. Violent explosions erupted one after another, as though they would tear the entire galaxy to pieces.
Faced with such a vast Imperial expeditionary fleet, the Star Navy Fleet felt pressure unlike anything they had ever known. They gradually lost the ability to launch effective counterattacks and could only rely on flexible tactics, constantly maneuvering through the galaxy to harass the enemy, hoping to buy time and find an opportunity to turn the battle around.
But such efforts appeared so weak and futile, like a lone boat in a raging storm, liable to be swallowed by towering waves at any moment.
At the same time, the Imperial Navy fleet mercilessly pressed its advance. Transport ships, one after another, packed with vast numbers of Astra Militarum soldiers, sped toward the only planet in the Jesta Galaxy.
These fearless Astra Militarum soldiers carried firm conviction and a sense of mission as they prepared to set