"Stay calm, everyone. Keep your heads..."
"Looking at the tactical data, those superluminal missiles did not target Planet Dige directly. Their objective was to annihilate our fleet, but they held back from destroying the biosphere. Striking Planet Dige risks killing the Gaia entity and if the Gaia entity dies, their entire expedition is meaningless!"
"...Their strategic objective forces them to hesitate!"
Listening to the ongoing briefing, Jason clenched his fists tightly. His expression showed no sign of relaxation.
The bridge officers understood all too well: the industrial strength of the two civilizations was simply not in the same league.
Yet the Federation did not need to fight this war head-on. Their objective was not total victory, it was survival.
All they needed was to extract the surface team, engage the Warp Drive, and jump to superluminal speed before the enemy fleet closed the gap.
