Three Shadowstrike Class Otsutsuki warships appeared in an inverted triangular formation and struck without hesitation. Concealed launch ports beneath their bows opened in unison, firing several slender, eerie violet beams that leaked almost no energy! Rather than flying straight, the beams traced cunning arcs through the void, bypassing the Dawnbringer's reinforced forward shields and targeting the more vulnerable thruster arrays and Rift Stabilizer base along its flanks!
"Evasive action! Emergency turn! Concentrate shield energy on the flanks!" Elder Mochen roared from the bridge, his hands blurring across the console. The Dawnbringer's massive hull groaned under the strain. With its auxiliary thrusters firing furiously, it rolled sharply to the left, while the shield generators along its flanks surged to full power, forming a thick silver-blue curtain of light.
Hiss, hiss, hiss-!
The violet beams struck the flank shields without any violent explosions. Instead, like corrosive acid, they "burned" several rapidly widening holes through the thick defenses! Their momentum undiminished, they skimmed the edges of the thruster nozzles and gouged deep, scorched furrows into the heavy armor plating, scattering electrical sparks! Though no vital components took a direct hit, shield energy plummeted, the flank armor suffered damage, and one auxiliary thruster overloaded and shut down, trailing smoke.
"Their attacks can efficiently penetrate and break down energy defenses!" Naruto exclaimed, staring at the shield readings.
"They were designed specifically to counter ships like ours that rely on energy shields!" Sasuke analyzed calmly, his Jōgan fixed on the enemy ships. "Their strikes are precise, targeting vital components and weak points. These are elites."
"We can't just sit here and take it! Naruto, Sasuke, come with me and hold them off! Elder Mochen, find an opening to disengage and head for the Doomsday Battlefield at full speed!" Lin Ye made the decision immediately. Within the