"The Astropath reported that he received a red SOS signal from Nessen-6."
When the young lieutenant reported the information to Soshyan, he was standing on the command platform of the bridge.
Below him, the crew had just completed final inspections and were receiving reports from the gunnery officers and engineers on the status of the ship's supplies.
After a week of assembly, he mobilized all the operational battleships on hand to form a new strike group for the Astral Knights, including the original flagship Vanguard-class strike cruiser 'Starfire' - she was basically ready and could Make long distance voyages.
There are also the newly changed "Alien Killer" and "Sword of Destruction" who have just changed the logo of the battle group, and have also joined the strike group.
The entire strike group, including the flagship Unbound Soul, has a total of 4 battleships and 5 frigates, which can be said to be almost overwhelming.
It was not Soshyan's original intention to spend so much time. Originally, he only planned to bring the Unbound Soul and two frigates, but Sevata strongly advised him to bring everything he could.
The Prince of Crows told him that the Eldar fleet was not easy to deal with.
"Recheck the information of Naisen No. 6, and then open the communication channel with the escort formation."
"Recheck completed, the code is correct, the prison colony is under attack from an unknown enemy, and the system defense force has been defeated."
"How is the situation of the escort formation?"
"They report that final inspections have been completed and they are ready to go, my lord."
Soshyan nodded.
"Start the main engine and let the navigator plan the best route to Naisen 6 for me. I hope that the long-range sensors will report the situation immediately after we enter the scanning range and notify the officers on duty of each ship to report their current situation. We Attack after receiving all the information."
Under a series of orders, the lower deck turned into a busy hive, with various officers and crew members busy at work.
Deep in the warship, the powerful pulse of the engine became more and more violent, and the titan-like power was tremblingly bound in the deck.
On the front deck, the roaring horn guided the cruiser's crew to the fighting position. The gun crew servants were activated in the standby state and went straight to the light spear turret - huge energy was already surging in the gun barrel.
"Set off……"
The Unbound Soul moved away from the orbital gravity of Nathan IV, and then the plasma engine was ignited. The engine burning like a small sun accelerated the ship and left the base.
After turning to starboard to escape the constraints of the gravity well, the Unbound Soul's engines were shut down, waiting for three other cruisers and five escorts to assemble.
The first to arrive were the three Gladius-class destroyers of the Scythe of Wrath squadron, and then the two Sword-class frigates. They formed a dispersed formation in front of the flagship as a precursor.
Then the Starfire also formed a formation behind the Unbound Soul.
After the formation was completed, the strike group moved forward again, approaching the outer layers of Nessen's system and the unknown enemies there.
Because they are in the same galaxy and the two planets are not very far apart, this voyage did not consume much time.
Just six hours later, they arrived at the orbit of Nessen-6.
During the voyage, Soshyan kept his attention focused on the electronic telescope on the observation dome, observing the rapidly approaching flashing points of light.
Sensors confirmed it was an approaching enemy ship.
It is very fast, very fast, and neither the Greenskin Gunship nor the Chaos Plunderer can reach this speed.
There are not many races in the galaxy that can achieve such speeds with battleships.
"It's the Eldar."
Soshyan said to himself - the intelligence is correct, the Eldar are attacking Nessen Six. ,
He will teach this alien invader a painful lesson.
"Sensor information indicates no further contact, Your Excellency."
The correspondent broke the silence.
"Scythe of Wrath Squadron to intercept."
Soshyan gave the order.
"They were allowed to fire freely."
He gave the escort captains free rein to engage the enemy, and a small Eldar ship would be no trouble.
The three dagger-class ships separated, moved at full speed away from the Unbound Soul, and moved forward to intercept the single ship.
Soshyan watched the impending contact on the tactical display and noticed that the lone scout ship began to turn, but the frigate had also entered weapons range.
Then, all three frigates opened fire, their respective ammunition streaking across the universe.
But unfortunately, it did not hit the target, or it did not cause any damage. This is regrettable, but not surprising - Soshyan had anticipated the flexibility of the enemy warships.
The enemy ship began to escape and went straight to the back of Naisen 6. From the bridge, Soshyan could see a large amount of debris in the orbit and the main structure of the orbital station that had not been completely destroyed.
He didn't know what kind of weapon the enemy used to destroy the orbital station, but it was definitely very powerful. Savita was right to be worried.
However, when he ordered the scan to increase power, he found that there seemed to be something else among the wreckage of the orbital station.
It looks like a incomplete bow ram, and from the outline analysis, it is obvious that this is not an Eldar battleship.
"Turn and head for the planet, helmsman."
Soshyan planned to observe closely. He didn't think there would be any battle next.
"Massive energy signal! Readings are rising."
Suddenly, the alarm sounded and the tactical display lighted up.
Something huge was launched. It was a very huge target, and the pursuing frigate was almost directly above it.
There is no doubt that they were led into a trap.
Through scans from the electronic telescope, Soshyan finally saw his new enemy.
It's huge, at least in the main cruiser class.
Judging from the appearance, it looks like a huge sea creature, shaped like a skeletal barracuda with a huge tail fin, dragging several shiny solar sails.
One minute it had been completely invisible, and then it suddenly reappeared in the starlight.
The three pursuing frigates maneuvered desperately to avoid the enemy emerging from the edge of the planet, but it was already too late.
A huge beam of light shot out from the enemy ship, and the entangled energy was like a forked finger, instantly engulfing a frigate, the Breaking Front.
Even though the engine power was turned on to the maximum, the Po Feng was still unable to escape, and the terrifying energy quickly destroyed its hull.
Seconds later, the Breaker exploded with a blinding flash, its hull and capital torn into pieces, its shattered engines spinning into the void.
The other two ships immediately dispersed.
The Unbound Soul also immediately turned urgently, and all the weapon arrays on the port side opened fire.
The Starfire, the Alien Killer, and the Sword of Destruction followed closely behind, forming an orderly battle line with the flagship, and fired salvos at the enemy ships.
This tactical maneuver was skillful and sophisticated, but ineffective, as the enemy ship's shields sustained the damage.
"More enemies appear!"
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