On the radar screen of the Godora fleet, more than a hundred light spots representing the DarkStar fleet were pulling away, and the attacking ion cannon arrays were also becoming sparse, a clear sign that the enemy was beginning to retreat.

Ba Tette's expression changed. He had a guess and said in a deep voice, "DarkStar has discovered that they can't break through our defenses, so they're simply retreating before our reinforcements arrive. They're abandoning this attack!"

Nargokin was also observing the battle from his own ship, his brow furrowed. "It looks like that's the case…"

"The distance is getting farther and farther. I'm going to chase them. I can't let them go so easily," Ba Tette shouted.

"Don't be careless. This may be the enemy's tactic to lure us in. It's better to stand still."

Ba Tette's face was displeased. "I finally got DarkStar to show themselves, and I don't want to let the opportunity slip away. We passively took a round of bombardment, and then we have to watch the enemy swagger away? That's not my style!"

The DarkStar fleet was moving away constantly. Once they exceeded a certain distance, the radar would not be able to penetrate the other side's stealth devices, and DarkStar would once again enter stealth mode and become an invisible fleet.

Looking at the light spots on the screen that were getting farther and farther away, Ba Tette was eager to move.

Nargokin hesitated. Standing still was naturally the most stable tactic, but opportunities always passed in a flash, and he couldn't be sure whether the enemy was really retreating.

If he chased up and entangled DarkStar, with his strength, he could at least destroy some DarkStar assault ships, and his own fleet could delay the enemy's warp. If he delayed until the support troops arrived, then he could severely damage the DarkStar fleet.

The previous two attacks had caused considerable losses to Godora, and the Battle Bureau was very angry. Even Nargokin himself wanted to achieve results.

Moreover, Ba Tette was the commander of this escort fleet. Although Nargokin was of a higher rank, he couldn't directly order Ba Tette's fleet.

"Nargokin, don't hesitate!" Ba Tette said in a deep voice, "Whether you come or not, I'm going to take action."

"...Leave part of the fleet here to stand by." Nargokin's eyes narrowed, and he made a decision, no longer dissuading Ba Tette, and prepared to chase up together.

"You don't need to remind me of that!" Ba Tette's eyes lit up, and he immediately issued a new order.

In the next moment, the Godora escort fleet split into two teams, with eighty ships chasing the DarkStar fleet, and the remaining forty ships remaining in outer space of Hailan Star on standby.

Ba Tette decided to pursue, but he didn't send out all his forces. The enemy's fleet size was around one hundred and ten ships, and his own was the pursuing force. Sending out eighty ships was barely enough, which could form a threat, and he didn't have to worry about the enemy biting back. It could delay the battle, and there was also Nargokin, a Beyond Grade A powerhouse. Even if the enemy also had a Beyond Grade A cadre, they could fight for a while.

The pursuing troops quickly caught up, and ion cannons continued to fire, golden light flashing, performing beyond visual range attacks from a distance, and releasing interference rays to prevent warp, preventing the enemy from escaping by warp.

Since the DarkStar fleet was retreating, Ba Tette adjusted his strategy, maintaining a sufficient reaction distance during the pursuit, focusing on delaying, and guarding against the enemy turning back, or possible ambushes.

The two fleets moved in space, gradually moving away from Hailan Star.

At this moment, in the opposite direction from Ba Tette's departure, hundreds of warp streams appeared from far to near, stopping in the outer space on the other side of Hailan Star, revealing their true form, which was a new DarkStar fleet, with all one hundred ships being assault ships.

Nokap's fleet had a total of more than two hundred warships, while the Godora escort fleet only had one hundred and twenty ships, only about half of the DarkStar fleet, so he divided his fleet into two formations, with the main team where the command ship was located engaging the Godora escort fleet, drawing the tiger away from the mountain.

This assault team took the opportunity to attack, break through the remaining Godora fleet's blockade, and complete the strategic task of destroying Hailan Star.

Even if the Godora escort fleet had not been dispersed, this assault team would still appear and attack from both sides.

"Attack!"

Nokap, far away in the command ship formation being pursued by Ba Tette, issued an order, which was transmitted to the assault team.

At this time, the forty Godora warships guarding the outer space of Hailan Star reacted and hurriedly launched a resistance. This time, the DarkStar assault team was no longer attacking beyond visual range, but engaging in close combat. The shields on the surface of both sides' ships exploded one after another, and the battle was fierce.

The size of this DarkStar assault team was more than twice that of the Godora formation left behind. The Godora fleet left behind was in a bitter battle and immediately sent the message to Ba Tette.

After receiving the message, Ba Tette's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "So this is the tactic. Hmph, the enemy has a total of more than two hundred warships, nearly twice our number, so they can do this... All listen to the order, accelerate the pursuit, don't let the enemy's command ship escape, let the troops left behind abandon Hailan Star and come to meet us immediately."

Nargokin was shocked. "You don't want to go back to support?!"

"There's no need. There's no time, and it's futile to go back to support. Moreover, we'll let the DarkStar command fleet that we've latched onto escape, which is not worth the loss. The enemy's scale is larger than ours, which is a gap in hard power. If we fight head-on, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, so the enemy's division of troops is actually a good thing. We can just gather all our troops, eat the DarkStar command ship formation in front of us, and defeat them one by one. If we give the command ship enough pressure, that assault team will have to change its target and rush to support the command ship!"

Ba Tette snorted. If he were guarding an important Godora planet, he would never dare to leave, and would definitely prioritize stability. However, this disaster planet called Hailan Star was insignificant to him and could be abandoned at any time.

Between protecting Hailan Star and attacking the DarkStar fleet, he would choose the latter without hesitation.

The situation of the previous two attacks also made Ba Tette aware of some problems, so he simply let Hailan Star be exposed to the DarkStar assault team's artillery fire without any protection, so that he could see if DarkStar would cause a lot of damage to the disaster planet. If DarkStar still did not cause destructive damage under this circumstance, then at least the enemy's intentions would be exposed.

If he guessed wrong, it wouldn't matter. With one less disaster planet, the Battle Bureau would have one less pressure.

Nargokin frowned. Things had come to this, and he couldn't influence Ba Tette's decision, so he said, "I have to inform Black Star first."

"No need, I heard it." Han Xiao's voice came from the communicator, without saying much, and slowly said, "Leave the assault team to me."

"...Try to hold on." Nargokin clenched his fist, turned off the communicator, took a deep breath, and quickly came to the hatch channel.

At this time, the fleet he was in accelerated to catch up with the DarkStar command ship formation where Nokap was located, and the warships of both sides crashed into each other's formations, with artillery fire all over the sky. The ship he was riding on was rapidly approaching a DarkStar warship, and his battle was about to begin. Nargokin had no time to take care of Han Xiao's situation.

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(There is another chapter later)