Since the T3 Specter-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer on the battlefield near the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship had been destroyed, and a large number of T2 Starships had suffered heavy damage,
coupled with the fact that the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship itself had a star shield and was escorted by a large number of T2 Larva-class Light Interstellar Drones, even without the protection of the T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates,
it could fully protect itself and the T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship behind it.
Subsequently, under the command of Bai Xue, the Wolf Girl,
the ten T2 Black Rhino-class Interstellar Heavy Assault Frigates, which had been waiting for a long time, once again revealed their Great Black Horns. One after another, the T2 Black Rhinos, as if injected with adrenaline, charged straight toward the enemy ships on the opposite side.
Their reckless and aggressive momentum caught the Fire Salamander Tribe's interstellar fleet completely off guard!
Even one of the Fire Lizard Fleet's T2 Interstellar Battlecruisers stared dumbfoundedly as a T2 Interstellar Frigate with a Great Black Horn on the opposite side actually charged directly toward it?
Since when did an interstellar frigate dare to ram a starship battlecruiser?
Although it had taken a few stellar missiles from the enemy's interstellar missile ship earlier, was it truly a case of a tiger being bullied by dogs when down on flat ground?
What a joke.
It still had the dignity befitting an interstellar battlecruiser.
A mere interstellar frigate...
A few minutes later, this interstellar battlecruiser was rammed directly in its flank by a T2 Black Rhino, causing severe damage to its hull keel structure. It split in two and tragically fell from the sky!
The entry of the ten T2 Black Rhinos directly plunged the battle into chaos.
Their terrifying starship armor was impervious to attacks from T1 Interstellar Warships.
The few T2 Starships that tried to hold their ground found themselves simultaneously harassed by wave after wave of stellar drone attacks.
"Damn it, where are our stellar drones?!" one Fire Salamander captain roared in frustration, thoroughly agitated by the harassment from several stellar drones.
Yet, he was utterly powerless.
Because the ten unreasonable T2 Interstellar Frigates charging recklessly on the opposite side had directly thrown their formation into disarray,
making it even easier for those stellar drones to harass them.
As for methods to deal with stellar drones, aside from defensive interception by interstellar frigates, the best approach was to fight fire with fire—using stellar drones to counter stellar drones!
They also had a carrier starship named the T2 Sea Wolf-class Medium Carrier Starship!
They too had stellar fighters and stellar drones!
But when he searched for his fleet's carrier starship, all he could see was a carrier starship being swarmed and pummeled by a group of stellar drones.
The stellar drones and stellar fighters of that T2 Sea Wolf-class Medium Carrier Starship never even had a chance to take off and counterattack, as its flight deck and hangars were under constant assault.
Several T2 Hornet-class heavy interstellar drones even carried out multiple rounds of bombing.
Interstellar air superiority had been completely seized by the enemy's stellar drones!
A complete and utter rout!
Meanwhile, the seemingly invincible T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser also arrived on the scene, unleashing a brutal and bloody cleansing of the battlefield.
Ordinary T1 Interstellar Warships couldn't withstand even a few salvos from its close defense cannons.
A slightly stronger T2 starship could easily tear through their starship armor with its main and secondary cannons.
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief, rushing over at full speed, witnessed all of this happening. His blood wasn't just dripping anymore—it was gushing out!
How had the battle turned into this state in less than half an hour?
They were all starships.
Why were the enemy's T3 interstellar warships so ferocious? Why were the enemy's T2 carrier starships crushing his own carrier starships? And why were the enemy's T2 interstellar frigates practically riding his T2 interstellar battlecruisers' faces while firing?
Not to mention that terrifyingly powerful T2 Lion King-class heavy interstellar missile ship!
This was a nightmare!
It was absolutely a nightmare!
"Stop!" the Fire Lizard Clan Chief suddenly shouted.
The Fire Lizard adjutant beside him stared at the clan chief in disbelief.
"Retreat." The Fire Lizard Clan Chief slumped into the captain's chair, looking utterly defeated. His bloodshot eyes fixed on the gray starships on the screen, wishing he could tear them apart and crush them into dust.
"Huh? Retreat? Clan Chief, our Fourth and Eighth Fleets are still fighting hard over there!" the Fire Lizard adjutant asked in astonishment.
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief grabbed his adjutant by the neck. "I said retreat, damn it! Didn't you hear me?"
Given the current situation, continuing the fight might offer a chance of victory, but it was highly likely that most of his starships would not survive. Most importantly, his own flagship was also at risk of being destroyed.
The enemy was very likely to fight to the death with him. The terrifying power of that T3 interstellar warship was clear for all to see.
This Fire Lizard Clan Chief was unwilling to take such a risk, so he chose to retreat.
The Fire Lizard adjutant swallowed hard and hurriedly relayed his clan chief's orders.
The Fire Lizard First and Seventh Fleets, which had been preparing to rush to the rescue, immediately turned and retreated.
At the same time, the T2 starships within the Fire Lizard Fourth and Eighth Fleets, which were still locked in a bitter struggle awaiting the clan chief's fleet support, were the first to receive the retreat order.
Some might ask, why did only the T2 starships receive the retreat order?
That was because the Fire Lizard's T1 interstellar warships received the retreat order several minutes later.
By then, the T2 starships had already begun their retreat.
This forced the T1 interstellar warships to become the rearguard cannon fodder.
Seeing this, the Fierce Dragon Fleet did not pursue relentlessly. They only eliminated the T1 Fire Lizard starships that fell behind and also sent a public channel broadcast to these T1 Fire Lizard starships.
'Order them to shut down their starship engines and surrender!'
Many of the Fire Lizard Tribe's T1 interstellar warships ultimately chose to surrender.
The Fierce Dragon Fleet ignored these T1 interstellar warships, leaving them stranded in place. The Fierce Dragon Fleet continued to maintain a certain distance while 'chasing' the fleeing Fire Lizard Fleet.
It was essentially a forced expulsion.
Charlotte's goal was to drive these Fire Lizard Tribe fleets out of the FY Star System.
They pursued until the Fire Lizard Fleet was about to enter the No-Combat Zone where the FY Star System Stargate was located before finally stopping.
FY Star System Stargate Control Room
The Stargate's radar system detected signals from a batch of starships.
The Stargate Administrator immediately perked up and looked over, muttering to himself, "Could it be the Fire Lizard Tribe's fleet? Did the battle end that quickly?"
But soon, he realized he was mistaken.
These were indeed starships of the Fire Salamander Tribe, but something seemed off.
The starships were in complete disarray, as if they were fleeing for their lives, being pursued.
Moreover, a large number of the starships were visibly damaged, looking utterly battered.
"Did the Fire Lizard Fleet suffer a defeat?" The Stargate Administrator stared in disbelief, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.
He recalled the dozen or so gray starships that had appeared here after the Fire Lizard Fleet. Could they have been responsible for this outcome?
But how could a mere dozen starships possibly take on over a thousand starships?
Upon closer inspection, the Stargate Administrator noticed that the Fire Lizard Fleet, which had numbered over fifteen hundred starships just a few hours earlier, had now lost nearly half its strength!
What on earth had happened?