The Fire Lizard Clan Chief led his interstellar fleet back to the star system where his headquarters was located.
When the administrators of the star system Stargate saw the Fire Lizard Clan fleet in such a disheveled state, they were utterly astonished.
They remembered that when the fleet had set out, multiple stellar powers had assembled over three thousand interstellar warships, although only fifteen hundred of them belonged to the Fire Lizard Clan.
But now, only about six hundred Fire Lizard Clan interstellar warships had returned.
Of the three T3 interstellar warships taken out earlier, only one had made it back!
Moreover, the condition of this T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship seemed extremely dire, as if it had suffered some indescribable devastation.
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief lay collapsed on his captain's chair, looking utterly dazed.
Their Fire Lizard Clan interstellar fleet, cultivated over nearly a century and consisting of over three thousand interstellar warships, had been reduced to less than fifteen hundred after these two consecutive battles.
Of the five T3 interstellar warships, four had been destroyed, leaving only the fleet flagship he was on, which was also severely damaged.
The original five hundred T2 starships had dwindled to less than two hundred battered remnants.
Defeat!
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief had never tasted such a devastating defeat before.
Recalling the scenes from the earlier battlefield—
the terrifying attacks of the T3 interstellar stealth bombers, the overwhelming firepower of the T2 interstellar missile ships, and the fearsome combat capability of that T3 interstellar battlecruiser.
What exactly was the origin of this "Lion King Fleet"?
Never mind, there was no time to dwell on that now.
Fortunately, for some unknown reason, the several star systems under the Fire Lizard Clan's control had not been attacked by the Snake People Clan.
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief led the fleet back to the headquarters for rest and reorganization.
Those T3 interstellar warships and T2 starships urgently needed repairs.
Just thinking about the raw materials required for the repairs made his heart bleed.
All of this was money!
At a starport located within the Fire Lizard Clan headquarters
The T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship docked, and the remaining T2 starships also began docking for repairs based on their actual conditions, leaving only the T1 Interstellar Warships hovering outside.
This laid the groundwork for the tragedy that followed.
Having just escaped danger, the Fire Lizard Clan Chief had no idea what was about to happen.
As he was enjoying a massage from several lizard ladies, someone suddenly pushed the door open.
"Clan Chief, it's terrible! Something's happened!" the Fire Lizard adjutant shouted in panic.
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief grabbed something nearby and hurled it at his adjutant, roaring, "Didn't I say not to disturb me while I'm resting?"
Ignoring the clan chief's reprimand, the Fire Lizard adjutant urgently continued, "The Lion King Fleet has appeared outside our headquarters!
They're only ten minutes away from our headquarters!"
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief leaped to his feet in shock. "The Lion King Fleet? How is that possible... How could they be here?"
"I don't know either... but the patrol starships we deployed outside did indeed detect the Lion King Fleet! This is the footage they transmitted back." The Fire Lizard adjutant displayed the images captured by the patrol starships.
The footage showed several starships!
The number wasn't large, only about a dozen or so.
But in the eyes of the Fire Lizard adjutant, these dozen or so starships were like demons crawling out from the abyss.
That Stellar Battlecruiser! That Interstellar Missile Ship! Those Interstellar Frigates!
"Ten minutes... until they arrive?" the Fire Lizard Clan Chief said, trembling.
"Yes," the Fire Lizard adjutant nodded. "I came to report to you as soon as I received the news."
"Why didn't you report earlier! Hurry, immediately have all starships prepare for battle." The Fire Lizard Clan Chief pushed aside the lizard girl who was still lying on him, bewildered, threw on a piece of clothing, and hurriedly ran with the adjutant toward the T3 Arkham-class Medium Interstellar Battleship docked in the Starport.
"Originally, we had patrol starships stationed at the Stargate. But for some reason, all those patrol starships have lost contact!" the Fire Lizard adjutant said helplessly.
"All lost contact? How is that possible..." Just as the Fire Lizard Clan Chief was about to erupt in anger, he suddenly stopped in his tracks, his mind flashing back to that terrifying starship.
The T3 interstellar stealth bomber!
If it was this interstellar stealth bomber, then perhaps it could have eliminated those patrol starships without anyone noticing.
As he was thinking about this starship, the Fire Lizard Clan Chief happened to be standing in a transparent corridor within the Starport, offering a view of the outer space. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a starship suddenly appear in a previously empty region of space.
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief squinted, taking a closer look.
Instantly, his entire body felt as if it had been drenched in ice water.
Because the starship he saw was precisely the T3 interstellar stealth bomber he had just been thinking about!
"Hurry! Hurry! Immediately order all starships in the Starport to depart!" the Fire Lizard Clan Chief roared in panic.
Due to his previous orders, the only T3 Arkham-class Medium Interstellar Battleship and the remaining T2 starships were mostly docked in the Starport for repairs and resupply.
If the Starport were attacked now, what would be the result?
Bridge of the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber
"Report, the commander's fleet will arrive at our combat position within ten minutes," the Deputy Captain reported to Zhao Wan'er.
Zhao Wan'er nodded.
According to the plan she had discussed with her brother, the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber would advance first, stealthily approaching the vicinity of the Fire Salamander Tribe's headquarters.
Based on intelligence, the Starports serving as headquarters for stellar powers in the Reef Starfield generally did not have anti-stealth equipment installed. After all, there were no stealth starships here, so there was no need for such equipment.
Thus, the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber could infiltrate completely undetected.
If the Fire Salamander Tribe's fleet was docked in the Starport, then the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber would directly attack the Starport, creating chaos within the enemy fleet.
Afterwards, Zhao Chen's main fleet would enter to conduct the "cleanup."
"Relay my orders: launch firepower strikes against those starships docked in the starport!
Fire all stellar torpedoes and stellar missiles!" Zhao Wan'er decisively issued the attack command.
The T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber, having completed 30% of its resupply mission, aimed all the stellar torpedoes and stellar missiles it carried at the starport of the Fire Salamander Tribe's headquarters.
If it were before, a single T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber loaded with only 30% ammunition would not have been able to face so many starships alone.
But now, all these T2 and T3 starships were docked inside the starport.
This undoubtedly presented the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber with the perfect opportunity!
The Fire Lizard Clan Chief watched in horror as the nightmare-like T3 interstellar stealth bomber launched several stellar torpedoes and stellar missiles, all descending toward the starport where he was located.
It was the most terrifying scene he had ever witnessed in his life.