Chapter 538 Choosing to Pursui (1/2)
On the radar screen of the Godora fleet, the hundred odd light blips representing the DarkStar fleet had started to pull away, and the ion cannons' shots had also become sparse. All this signified that the enemy was retreating.
Barette's expression changed as he hypothesized, ”DarkStar is unable to break our defense, so they're going to retreat before our reinforcements come. They're giving up on the attack this time!”
Observing the battle, Nagakin furrowed his brows. ”Looks to be the case...”
”The distance between us and them is getting further. I'm going to pursue them; we can't let them go so easily!” Barette bellowed.
”Don't be careless. This could be the enemy's ploy to lure us out. We're better off maintaining our current position.”
Barette's face was unpleasant as he growled, ”DarkStar rarely appear. I'm not going to let the opportunity slip away! We were passively slammed a volley of shells previously, and now we're going to just watch as the enemy saunter away? This is not my style!”
The DarkStar fleet was retreating without pause. Once they passed a certain distance, the radar would no longer be able to see through the stealth mode of the other party, and DarkStar would once again enter stealth mode and become an invisible fleet.
As he gazed at the blips moving further away, Barette was sluggish, wishing to move.
Nagakin also hesitated a little. The safest tactic was naturally to stand by their current position; however, opportunity was always fleeting. Besides, he himself was not sure if the enemy was really retreating.
If they pursued and engaged DarkStar, with their strength, they could probably destroy a few DarkStar assault ships. In addition, if they could delay the retreat of the enemy until their reinforcements came, it would allow them to hit DarkStar hard!
The first two attacks had caused a lot of losses for Godora. The entire War Bureau was holding in their anger; even Nagakin wished to obtain some accomplishments in the war.
Furthermore, Barette was currently the commander of the frigate. While Nagakin's rank was higher, he could not directly overrule Barette's orders.
”Nagakin, stop hesitating!” Barette said in a low voice. ”Whether you come or not, I am going to make a move.”
Nagakin's eyes sharpened as he made a decision. ”Transfer a portion of them to remain on sentry.”
He no longer tried to persuade Barette, instead preparing to pursue the enemy.
”I don't need you to remind me!” Barette's eyes lit up, and he immediately sent down the new orders.
The next moment, the Godora frigate was divided into two teams, where eighty of them chased in pursuit of DarkStar and the remaining forty stayed in Planet Aquamarine's orbit, awaiting further orders.
Barette had decided to pursue the enemy, but he did not put all his eggs in one basket. The enemy's fleet numbered about one hundred and ten. Since he was the pursuer, it was sufficient for him to utilize eighty spaceships. On one hand, he could pose a threat, and on the other, he need not be afraid of retaliation from the enemy, able to hold their own on the battlefield. Furthermore, they had the Calamity Grade Super Nagakin, who could put up a fight even if the enemy had one as well.
The pursuing troops quickly caught up, and the ion guns erupted in succession. Golden lights flashed as they carried out an attack over the horizon while releasing interference rays to prevent the enemy from escaping.
Since DarkStar was retreating, Barette adjusted his strategy to maintain sufficient distance to compensate for reaction time. His objective was to harass and delay them, but at the same time, he took precautions for if the enemy were to suddenly turn back or possibly launch an ambush.