Ten T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates.
One T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship.
One T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship.
This was the reinforcement force that Wolf Girl Bai Xue had been ordered to bring!
Wolf Girl Bai Xue was none other than the 'Sister Bai' that Charlotte had previously mentioned to Zhao Chen and recommended as a candidate for a core commander.
This meant that Zhao Chen's Fierce Dragon Fleet now had thirteen starships.
One T3 interstellar warship and twelve T2 starships.
They were about to face a Fire Lizard Tribe fleet that outnumbered them by a hundredfold.
Judging by the sheer scale alone, probably no one would favor the Fierce Dragon Fleet's chances.
T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship · Bridge
"Hahaha, I thought it was going to be some grand spectacle. It's just a measly thirteen starships. Sure, they're all T2 starships.
But I have a full three hundred T2 starships here! How do they plan to fight me!" The Fire Lizard Clan Chief scoffed with a loud laugh.
Earlier, when he learned that a fleet had suddenly appeared behind his own, his heart had skipped a beat. But now, looking at this...
Was that black-masked man just playing a joke on him?
Did they really think they could challenge him with just this handful of starships?
They should know their own limitations.
"The Fourth Fleet and the Eighth Fleet will handle those T2 starships at the rear.
The Seventh Fleet will join my First Fleet to take down that T3 interstellar warship!" The Fire Lizard Clan Chief issued his combat deployment orders.
He decided to strike with both hands, aiming to completely annihilate this unknown and overconfident fleet right here.
Zhao Chen observed the holographic interstellar battlefield image before him, noting the Fire Lizard Tribe fleet's deployment.
"Will Bai Xue be alright over there?" Zhao Chen asked Charlotte.
Charlotte had handed over full command authority of that fleet to Bai Xue.
A rare smile appeared on Charlotte's face. "Don't worry, Commander. Sister Xue can handle a battle like this with ease."
"Then let the performance begin." Zhao Chen propped his chin on one hand, as if waiting to enjoy a good show.
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
Although Zhao Chen himself was a student of the Starship Captain Department, when it came to commanding starship combat, Charlotte and the others were far more skilled.
Charlotte had already begun her combat deployment.
"Increase the Blizzard's speed to 210 knots stellar speed. Conduct continuous maneuvers along the periphery of the enemy fleet's formation. The main cannon module and secondary cannon module are to select targets and engage autonomously."
"Understood! The Blizzard is accelerating. Current speed... 40 knots stellar speed... 60 knots stellar speed... 80 knots stellar speed..." reported a crew member.
Zhao Chen looked to the other side of the holographic interstellar battlefield image.
Due to the Fire Lizard Fleet's combat deployment, the battlefield was now divided into two flanks.
On the other flank, the Fire Lizard Fourth Fleet and Eighth Fleet had already begun their assault on Bai Xue's interstellar fleet from three frontal directions.
Wolf Girl Bai Xue's interstellar fleet maintained its combat formation.
Zhao Chen glanced at the images captured by the nearby deep-space telescope, focusing on the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship.
This was the first appearance of the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship.
Originally, the reinforcements led by Bai Xue could have arrived several days earlier. However, after Lilith learned about the situation with the Fire Lizard Tribe in the Reef Starfield, she had made a suggestion.
I hope the departure of the reinforcements can be delayed for a few days.
The reason is that the construction of the first T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship has already begun, with the ship hull keel laid down.
If we temporarily reassign two T2 Hammer-class Heavy Interstellar Industrial Ships to halt their respective construction plans and participate in the construction of the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship, working overtime could allow it to be completed ahead of schedule.
In the end, the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship was commissioned into service a full twenty days earlier than originally planned.
It didn't even have time for sea trial tests and directly joined the reinforcement fleet, completing half of its non-combat trial voyage mission during the journey.
So, it can be said this way.
The battle before us is the "combat sea trial program" for the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship.
Zhao Chen looked at a screen beside him, which showed Bai Xue, the Wolf Girl, on the bridge of the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship.
Since this was the first combat mission for the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship, she designated this starship as her flagship.
Under normal circumstances, the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship would have been the flagship.
This was a special arrangement.
The Wolf Girl Bai Xue had already begun issuing detailed combat orders: "T2 Black Rhinoceros, enter defensive posture and prepare to intercept enemy attacks.
T2 Queen Bee, begin deploying stellar drones and activate the star shield to cover this ship while also taking on the task of protecting T2 Lion King.
T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship, prepare for four salvos totaling 200 stellar missiles!"
The close defense cannons of the ten T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates were all aimed in one direction, ready to intercept enemy attacks at any moment.
The T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship began deploying stellar drones.
An interstellar drone swarm composed of T2 Killer Bee-class medium interstellar drones and T2 Hornet-class heavy interstellar drones surged toward the enemy fleet.
At the same time, the fifty interstellar missile launch silos on the hull of the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship opened, each silo resembling a deep, abyssal cave, sending a chilling sensation down one's spine.
Then, the first salvo of fifty T2 Lion King-class interstellar missiles launched, trailing flames as they roared toward the enemy fleet.
The direction of these stellar missile attacks was the location of the flagship of the Fire Lizard Eighth Fleet.
The flagship of the Fire Lizard Eighth Fleet was a T2 Grizzly-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship.
Bridge of the Eighth Fleet Flagship
"Warning! Warning! Warning! Detecting a large number of incoming stellar missiles!"
Hearing the starship system's warning, the Fire Lizard commander's expression turned to shock: "Stellar missiles? These guys actually have an interstellar missile ship!"
He watched the fifty red dots on the starship radar speeding toward his fleet at an extremely high velocity.
The power of stellar missiles was no joke.
At the same technological level, they were second only to heavy bow cannons and comparable to main cannons, with an incredibly terrifying firing range!
Most importantly, they could deliver area-of-effect firepower strikes and possessed guidance capabilities!
That was the terrifying aspect of this weapon.
"Intercept! Intercept! Have all starships' close defense cannons and secondary cannons engage in interception. We must intercept as many of these stellar missiles as possible!" The Fire Lizard commander urgently issued the interception order.
All starships of the Fire Lizard Eighth Fleet locked their close defense cannons and secondary cannons onto the incoming stellar missiles.
A barrage of bullet curtains surged forth.
Three stellar missiles were destroyed in explosions.
The remaining stellar missiles began to skim past the formation of the Fire Lizard Eighth Fleet.
During this process, seven more stellar missiles were intercepted.
And now, they were closing in on their target.
The flagship of the Fire Lizard Eighth Fleet—the T2 Grizzly-class heavy interstellar battleship!
The commander of the Eighth Fleet stared at the screen showing the forty incoming stellar missiles, his eyes filled with terror!