"After the Unbound Soul broke away from the formation, the remaining battleships formed a diamond array."
Under Sevatar's precise instructions, the battle group's flagship, the Unbound Soul, began to depart from the planned navigation orbit and move centripetally along the planet, bringing the center of the battle back to the influence of Nessen-6's gravity.
This move seemed completely unplanned, as if a blind commander had launched a half-baked breakthrough that could not be successfully passed.
"Not too fast, guys."
At Sevatar's request, the crew is letting the Unbound Soul move slowly downwards to the battle plane - this has to show a lazy atmosphere, but if it takes a heavy hit, it will cause question.
In the process, the density of beam crossfire further increased.
The Starfire's newly repaired shield generator suffered some damage, and then responded with a ferocious volley of beams.
An Eldar frigate misjudged its direction and crashed into a wall of fire, half of its void shield shattered.
The current engagement is a controlled and gentle test.
There were no discharged torpedoes, no fighter jets taking off, and even the small warships on both sides were locked in a restrained wrestling match.
"Entering the third assault stage, I think we can go a little faster."
Sevatar watched with satisfaction as the lines of both sides began to retreat. Several frigates had already retreated quickly with their charred bows and shields that appeared and disappeared.
The human warships broke their formation and each protected their own flanks, leaving holes in the defense line wide open. The momentum of the forward fleet staggered as if it was blocked by strong winds.
The Eldar fleet was no better.
Like two wrestlers falling into a quagmire together, each shaking its limp fist.
The rhythm suddenly became strangely slow.
Sevatar watched the Eldar fleet's reaction attentively.
They brought more firepower into effective range, but their shortcomings began to show: they were cautious, but not too cautious.
The Unbound Soul began to shake under another direct hit, and the void shield stretched like a beaten drumhead.
"Fight back?"
That was the gunnery officer's request.
"My lord, I took aim."
"Not yet."
Savita is waiting for the next opportunity.
"Just flip it over and shoot on the other side, keeping the beam firing but making it look weak."
Suddenly, he noticed that the warrior display screen was refreshed again, and the opportunity he needed appeared.
The Crow Prince felt a rush of adrenaline and the sheer pleasure that followed.
"Prepare the entire fleet to change formation!"
The countdown begins.
5,
4.
3.
2,
1.
"The engine has maximum output, it doesn't matter even if it is overloaded!"
The Unbound Soul left and reached full speed. This incredible acceleration completed the process from a lazy idle at quarter power to a thunderous roar in two minutes.
If it were a normal Imperial warship, it would take several full minutes to increase the main output.
But the Unbound Soul is a warship from the Legion era, and the Night Lords, who emphasize speed and swiftness, have the same needs in their warships.
"what happened?"
Soshyan managed to stand still with the help of the armrest, forcing himself to look up at the tactical projection.
"Just watch."
Everything changes, and the fleet formation on the screen switches from drifting like a headless fly to having a surprising assault arrow in an instant.
Every ship moved, every one, and all at the same time.
They formed a new line, and in the blink of an eye, they changed from a slow parrying posture to a full-strength offensive blade.
Soshyan suddenly found that his mouth was open. He had never seen such a level of fleet command - probably only the most outstanding naval commanders could complete a change of this scale within five minutes.
But Sevita had already planned it in advance.
A mocking smile appeared on the Crow Prince's face.
"We used to call this tactic the Lasso of Thorns. It was very... cool."
"Lariat of Thorns."
Soshyan turned his gaze to real space to try to make sense of the spectacle he was seeing.
The fleet now formed a spearhead, and the darting frigates huddled together and opened a gap in the blockade with salvos of missiles.
Their sudden surge in speed and concentrated missiles disrupted the formation of the Eldar ships blocking the way. An alien warship at the head was instantly destroyed in a storm of light spears and torpedoes.
The rest of the ships rushed to block the gap, but they were too slow. .
The Unbound Soul crashed into the gap, like a burly man rushing into a women's bathhouse, causing the slender alien warship to dizzy, and washing the battlefield with rounds of fierce beam volleys.
Surrounding it were a large group of cruisers that were also racing at full speed. The Eldar warships turned chaotically, intending to stop these steel behemoths, but they only formed a clumsy defensive formation in a hurry.
"how did you do that?"
Panting, Soshyan saw the burning fragments of the alien warship flying across his field of vision.
More torpedoes screeched over the wreckage, flipping and leaping like whales.
All the ships aimed at one point, leaving their flanks for the enemy to chase, and violently attacked with their broadside guns, rushing forward at top speed.
In this way, they fought through the alien array and came to the back of the alien battleship.
"The weakness is here."
Sevatar pointed to the right of the alien formation's original position.
"It's small, but it's enough."
He nodded with satisfaction.
"It always feels great killing these pointy ears, doesn't it."
After killing through the enemy's formation, the human warship immediately turned around, and the flickering light of the Unbound Soul's huge array of light spears made the void instantly shine like a supernova.
The surrounding warships fired at the same time from their bow guns, beams and plasma mixed with rounds of torpedoes swooping away with pure murderous intent.
The explosion occurred instantly, and the remains of the sacrifice rolled and exploded with the erupting spirit bone fragments.
Soshyan saw an Eldar cruiser exploded from the inside, and three other targets staggering away after being attacked from the front.
The counterattack firepower was sporadic and weak, and it passed over the bow of the Unbound Soul, leaving only a small amount of damage.
The battle group of the Astral Knights began to attack from an extremely advantageous position, and the Eldar warships were damaged one after another. This kind of battle made them very uncomfortable, as they were known for their flexibility.
Finally, after enduring a baptism of fire, the alien chose to give up.
Most of their solar sails have been destroyed. If they continue to fight, the results will be very bad. They have no determination to fight to the end.
Warm cheers erupted on the bridges of each human battleship.
The Eldar were defeated, their formation was broken up, and they fled in all directions dragging the shining fragments with them.
