Streaks of light chased after Avery's team into the asteroid field as they fled.
All around them the large floating rocks exploded into dust whenever they were struck, a fate that could easily happen to any of them should they allow themselves to be hit.
At first it was only the two destroyers that were firing, but soon the main force joined in, and the bombardment became more than eight times as fierce as before.
Fortunately, the number of weapons that could reach Avery and his team quickly diminished as they flew deeper into the asteroid field.
The density of the floating rocks absorbed more attacks and only the farthest-reaching lasers could even hope to hit them now.
Of course, there was one exception to this.
The commander's heavy cruiser's spinal mounted weapon. Which had already begun charging up for another shot.
"Get ready to scatter. Make sure you're not within even three kilometers of someone else."
