The warriors fighting in close combat with the insects showed no cowardice or retreat.
"Thomas, remember, the art of a general is to make the soldiers die more valuably."
Vice Admiral Thomas stood on the command platform.
All he could see were the rough details of the defensive line, the number of enemies, and the mobilization of his own forces; he had no time to care about how the soldiers were sacrificed or overwhelmed by the insect swarm.
The red dots representing the insect swarm rapidly receded.
Four Dreadnoughts fired again, their massive ion beams nearly grazing the edge of the fleet's defensive line, clearing a broad space in front of the fleet.
The red dots receded significantly.
Such was the power of the Dreadnoughts!
But now, the four Dreadnoughts had to enter a cooling period to inspect the main cannon systems and quickly replenish energy.
"The Dreadnoughts fall back to the second line, keep only the core guard squad."
