Ork fighters and assault craft swarmed out of the space hulks like a hive, but under the fierce assault of the Star Navy Fleet's powerful Aerospace Fighters, they were destroyed at an astonishing rate.
As the fighter formations became entangled in a chaotic melee, the fierce battle among the three fleets officially began.
Although the Ork fleet was relatively small, consisting of only five enormous space hulks, the menace displayed by these colossal vessels could not be underestimated.
Each space hulk was like a moving mountain, its immense bulk comparable even to humanity's prized Gloriana-class Battleships.
Even more terrifying, the densely packed gunports aboard the space hulks flashed with the light of death, weaving a chillingly dense web of firepower.
Both the Star Navy Fleet and the Imperial Combined Fleet temporarily set aside their grievances and chose to attack the Ork fleet first.
Even with such a vast disparity in the number of warships, the Ork fleet showed no sign of defeat in the short term.
Relying on their fearless and valiant fighting spirit, the Orks confronted the fierce attacks from the Imperial Combined Fleet and the Star Navy Fleet without hesitation.
For a time, flames blazed across the edge of the star system, and silent explosions illuminated the void.
Like a pack of enraged beasts, the crazed Orks drove their space hulks through the savage firepower of both sides without regard for the cost, charging toward the Imperial Combined Fleet, which had the greatest number of warships.
"Waaaaaagh!"
Their deafening roars thundered from their throats, fanatic battle lust blazing in their eyes as though they had long cast life and death aside.
Bulon, who was commanding the Imperial Combined Fleet, saw that the Star Navy Fleet had also joined the battle against the Ork fleet.
Yet he had no