[Estimated arrival at the Hyperlane endpoint within five minutes.] [Calibrating hyperspace frequency.] [Calibration successful. Preparing to shatter the subspace barrier.]
The Titan warship raced through the Hyperlane, its exit just ahead. Its engines unleashed surging energy, shattering the barrier between subspace and reality in front of the ship.
At the Hyperlane breach point, the ship slid out of subspace as though it had teleported.
"Holy crap! (Starfish shrieking) Let's blow those inferior Habinte to pieces!"
"The Titan warship has entered the field. The rest of the fleet will be ready immediately!"
[Listening for telemetry signals...] [Listening for telemetry signals...] [Signal acquired.] [Large numbers of signals detected!]
"Weapon slots ready. Enemy ships detected."
"Something's wrong!"
Behind the Titan warship, the Starfish mixed fleet appeared at the edge of the star system, spreading into a fan-shaped formation.
The Dacha Star System had a standard linear configuration, with three stars arranged along a single line and numerous planets orbiting each of them.
There was a yellow star resembling the Sun, a brilliant blue-white star, and an inconspicuous brown dwarf in the distance.
Each of the three stars had no fewer than five Gaia Planets orbiting it. The Habinte of Dacha had moved these planets here from various star systems many years ago. They were the worlds their people had inhabited for generations.
The Starfish Republic's fleet had entered Dacha, but what they saw was a scene straight out of hell.
The Habinte Unified Worlds was not the fleetless pushover they had imagined, theirs to crush at will.
"Where did these fleets come from?"
[Heavy interference detected. Detection systems offline.] [Backup sensors online.] [We are under attack!]
"You inherently evil cans of Starfish! The great Habinte will send you to your graves!"
"Activate the Subspace Hidden Starbase. Deploy