Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1052: Chapter 575, Hijacking the Boat

After completing two volleys and firing all their missiles, the two Blackfish ships had accomplished their mission.

The strike was highly effective, and since their ammunition was fully depleted, there was no further reason for them to remain. The aircraft carrier’s tractor system activated, and the two Blackfish vessels began retreating at a starting speed no conventional ship could match.

In just a short while, they would be pulled away to safety.

However, before the retreat was complete, yet another Blackfish was destroyed.

Ultimately, only one Blackfish managed to retreat successfully.

The sacrifice was worth it.

Trading two Blackfish ships and the lives of over a thousand people aboard them for a battleship was absolutely worthwhile.

With the destruction of that Retribution-class Battleship, Alfonso II’s defenses were completely exposed.

The next target would be it.

After clearing several Escort Ships that stood in the way, Alfonso Sect’s most formidable War Ark was left without any protection.

All it could rely on now was its thick armor.

But armor alone, how could it possibly be enough?

A warship’s survival in space naval warfare depends on four damage mitigation strategies: maneuvering evasion, interceptive firepower, Void Shield/Energy Shield, and armor.

Missing just one severely weakens a ship’s survivability.

And now, Alfonso II was lacking all three, save for armor.

Due to the assault by the shipborne spirits; due to the actions of the Neuron Progeny wreaking havoc after Dubo was neutralized, unleashing their spiritual power across the vessel and killing indiscriminately, Alfonso II’s maneuvering and firepower interception capabilities were rendered inoperable. After all, these functions require humans to operate. When the crew are all slaughtered, or the control rooms and command centers destroyed, how can they function?

The Void Shield had also been torn apart by Gu Hang.

Left with only armor, no matter how thick, it was useless.

Not long after the preceding Retribution-class Battleship was destroyed, Alfonso II, under relentless firepower, was also blown into countless fragments.

The next target was the only Zhuge-class Aircraft Carrier remaining in the Alfonso Fleet.

Once that was dealt with, the next target would be a Dragon-Serpent-class Battlecruiser.

At this point, the Alfonso Fleet was visibly collapsing.

As of now, their flagship “Alfonso II” War Ark, an aircraft carrier, a battleship, and two battlecruisers—a total of five primary capital ships—had been destroyed.

In contrast, the price paid by the Alliance so far was predominantly various small and medium-sized ships. Among the larger ships, six Lunar-Class Cruisers had been lost; and as for true capital ships, one battlecruiser—the Korolya—had been destroyed.

This was undoubtedly a significant loss, especially the destruction of the Korolya, which was a severe blow to an Alliance that had only eight capital ships in total.

Alongside the loss of these ships, at least a million crew members and Navy Marine Corps personnel had perished.

This was the nature of fleet warfare.

At this scale, when both sides are determined to see victory and fight to the death, this is the outcome.

What’s more, the Alliance was already at a disadvantage compared to the Alfonso Fleet in terms of fleet strength, at least one rank below. It was solely because of Gu Hang and the boarding actions of the Interstellar Warriors that the tide of the battle was turned to what it is now.

But even with the tide turned, losses were still inevitable.

And this was still not the end.

The decisive battle had yet to conclude, particularly as Gu Hang had issued an order for the fleet to advance as a whole.

As the distance between the two sides decreased further, hit probabilities from firepower would increase accordingly, while the difficulty of evading incoming fire through maneuvering would also rise. The intensity of space combat would further escalate.

Of course, with Gu Hang present, the Alliance Fleet would maintain a greater advantage throughout this process.

After all, the Alliance Fleet’s entire strategy fundamentally revolved around maximizing the power of Gu Hang’s immense spiritual energy. His actions in tearing apart enemy warships’ Void Shields acted as a signal; the fleet would then coordinate in concentrated fire to effectively annihilate the enemy’s most critical combat assets.

Gu Hang was already prepared to endure greater losses, such as the potential destruction of one or two more battlecruisers, or even losing either the “Eagle Horse” or the “Firebath Nova.”

He was resolute about completely annihilating the Alfonso Fleet here.

On the opposite side, the Alfonso Fleet had clearly sensed Gu Hang’s uncompromising resolve.

Were they equally prepared to fight to the bitter end, even at the cost of complete annihilation, just to make the Alliance suffer?

Did they have the courage to risk utter destruction here, solely to inflict pain on the Alliance?

Their actions clearly suggested otherwise.

The entire Alfonso Fleet had lost its leadership, its backbone.

Although there was still a Principal Sage aboard the Emperor-class Battleship, who was supposed to take over command of the fleet, he had not succeeded in doing so.

The fleet’s performance did not improve in any noticeable way.

In fact, under the pressure of the advancing Alliance Fleet, he made a particular decision: ordering the fleet to retreat!

This sparked an uproar, while also highlighting the Principal Sage’s weak control over the fleet after the destruction of the War Ark. Certain ship captains did not agree with his orders.

After all, regardless of the losses, they still had their Emperor-class Battleship, as well as another Retribution-class Battleship. They were not entirely without the ability to fight back. Even if victory seemed impossible, turning and fleeing was not an option.

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