A laser main cannon from the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate fired, its beam shooting straight toward the Zero Blizzard blocking the path of the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship.
Almost simultaneously, the Zero Blizzard's 1200mm Cannon opened fire.
Moments later.
A massive fireball appeared between the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate and the Zero Blizzard, the explosion's shockwaves forming rings of vaporized gas.
Their attacks had coincidentally collided mid-flight.
They canceled each other out.
What an incredible coincidence.
Zhao Chen aboard the Zero Blizzard understood clearly—this was likely the effect of the system-granted "Fleet Luck Bonus." Even the earlier one-shot destruction of the T2 Ishtar-class heavy interstellar destroyer was due to the same influence.
The probability of such events occurring was less than one in ten thousand.
Yet under the aura of the "Fleet Luck Bonus," the likelihood of these occurrences was greatly amplified.
Through Zhao Chen's testing, it wasn't guaranteed that every attack would be a one-hit kill or achieve exceptional results.
But the probability was indeed significantly higher!
Back to the matter at hand.
Zhao Chen immediately ordered, "Full speed ahead, target that T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate!"
The Zero Blizzard's speed surged, reaching 100 Knots Stellar Speed within mere seconds.
"All five T2 Medium Hyena Laser Cannons and thirty 130mm T2 Medium Close-in Defense Cannons, fire at will!"
Relying on its high mobility, the Zero Blizzard quickly closed in on the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate, with both sides' secondary weapons firing at full capacity.
However, the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate's accuracy against the high-speed Zero Blizzard was extremely low. In contrast, the Zero Blizzard's secondary and close-in defense cannons hit their mark almost every time!
They relentlessly pounded the hull of the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate.
Boom!
As the hull took hits, a deafening roar echoed in Zhao Chen's ears, and the bridge deck shook.
"Report, our port-side Starship Armor has been struck. Hull Armor Strength remaining at 90%."
"Report, our port-side Starship Armor has been struck. Hull Armor Strength remaining at 80%."
"Report, our port-side Starship Armor has been struck. Hull Armor Strength remaining at 70%."
This could be considered the first time the Zero Blizzard had sustained attacks, but with its Interstellar Battleship-grade armor, it could easily withstand the secondary firepower of an Interstellar Frigate.
On the other hand, the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate, under the Zero Blizzard's assault, fared far worse. Its hull was damaged in multiple places, with visible cracks beginning to form.
The T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate could only wait for its laser main cannon to reset and cool down.
But at that moment, a cold glint flashed in Zhao Chen's eyes.
From the rear of the Zero Blizzard's hull, three T2 Hornet-class Heavy Stellar Drones launched forward.
Three Stellar Torpedoes were deployed at an extremely close range to the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate.
After the intense engagement with the Zero Blizzard, most of the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate's weapons were in reset or cooldown phases, leaving it unable to intercept the three incoming T2 Hornet-class Heavy Stellar Drones.
They could only watch helplessly as the three stellar torpedoes struck the starship's bridge, the midsection of the ship hull, and the left side of the hull—the very spot previously hit by Zero Blizzard's secondary cannons.
Three fiery explosions erupted around the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate, and then the starship shattered into pieces, completely destroyed.
"Report... our T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate, Ship Two... has been destroyed," the thin deputy stammered as he relayed the news to the bearded pirate captain.
The bearded pirate captain slumped into his captain's chair, his expression blank.
The moment he saw Zero Blizzard arrive here, he knew something was wrong.
It meant that the pirate starships on the other battlefield had most likely all been wiped out.
He stared at a data panel in front of him, which displayed information on all the starships in his fleet.
Sure enough, the icons for the vast majority of the starships had now turned gray—especially those responsible for attacking Zero Blizzard.
Not a single one survived!
Among them were the two T2 Ishtar-class heavy interstellar destroyers and the T2 Ishkur-class Medium Interstellar Frigate.
This meant that the Three-Claw Snake Interstellar Pirate Fleet was left with only one T2 starship—the T2 Gray Shark-class Medium Interstellar Cruiser.
Aside from that, only four T1 Vulture-class Medium Interstellar Frigates and one T1 Bluebird-class Medium Interstellar Cruiser remained.
Although in terms of numbers, the Three-Claw Snake Interstellar Pirate Fleet still held a threefold advantage.
But in this situation, these interstellar pirates were well aware of their fate.
As they watched the T2 carrier starship and T2 Zero Blizzard both turn their attention toward them, their end was now obvious.
"Boss... let's... surrender," the thin deputy cautiously suggested.
Surrender?
The bearded pirate captain was stunned. He had never imagined that this "assassination mission," which he had been so confident of winning, would end like this.
But continuing this battle was utterly meaningless now.
The remaining six pirate starships would be destroyed—it was only a matter of time.
"Contact that Baron. We are willing to surrender," the bearded pirate captain murmured, his spirit broken.
An hour ago, he would never have imagined he would end up a defeated man begging for his life through surrender.
"Captain, the enemy flagship has sent a communication. They are willing to surrender and cease resistance," Deputy Captain Charlotte reported from the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship, seeking Zhao Chen's opinion.
Zhao Chen replied coldly, "We accept their surrender, but they must immediately shut down all starship engines."
Deputy Captain Charlotte hesitated for a moment but relayed Captain Zhao Chen's order.
Soon, all six starships shut down their engines.
In the dark starships, the interstellar pirates pondered their likely fate.
Would they be imprisoned in dungeons?
Sold into slavery?
Or sent to mining zones, forced to extract ore in the mines for the rest of their lives until death?
Whatever the outcome, at least they would survive for now.
"Report, all six enemy starships have shut down their engines," Deputy Captain Charlotte reported.
Zhao Chen suddenly issued an order that took everyone by surprise: "Zero Blizzard and the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship, immediately launch an attack on the remaining six pirate starships and destroy them at once!"
He coldly stared at the six pirate starships.
From the moment they appeared here, their fate was already sealed.
Annihilation!