One of the initial five elven Cruisers was damaged enough by the first Star Blast that it fell and crashed down on the wasteland. Another Cruiser was also heavily damaged from the second Star Blasts, but it was still able to operate well enough to keep up with the other three, which meant three Cruisers were still flying.
With the four remaining Cruisers only being 200 miles away from the Nexus station, the people in the station swiftly went into action. Mechanical drones and fighter ships scrambled out to engage the approaching enemies.
"532 drones and 48 fighter ships ready to engage in 10 minutes," the bridge officer reported to Magus Wilf.
At the same time, the officer showed a holographic screen of the battlefield. On it were colored dots that represented the placements of all the ships that were deployed. Everyone's attention was on the screen, watching with bated breath.
