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Chapter 690: Retreat

“Connect hi Hui!” Yan Yuan’s stern face appeared on the screen

“Ad Hui asked calmly

Yan Yuan explained “We were aer than we anticipated It struck us and ere forced to eject the tail of our ship in order to escape We recorded the encounter, I’ll send it to you in aat your location in fifteenHui’s hands were clenched into fists “We were in a stalemate until First Fleet sacrificed their lives to buy us a chance We’re preparing to counter-attack, I’ll speak with you in a ht” Yan Yuan nodded After hearing things were going better for Tyrannosaurus, he was visibly less worried

Another call was coh

“Arachnid-Class Bastion has come under enemy fire and was destroyed There were no survivors”

For a y face swam up at him from the depths of his memory

Holmen’s fallen in battle? Doith his Bastion? How could this happen… He…

Kang Hui felt cold all over his body

The ene for the hued to stand their ground, but only just barely Their operation was a failure! Heron was on its way, but so were the two other alien planets

A harsh and bitter expression darkened the admiral’s face Oave his commands

“Sound the retreat, all hands Tell Third and Sixth Fleets to bring up the rear Give Admiral Yan Yuan our fallback position, and have Heronout of here as fast as we can, and let the Alliance knohat’s transpired”

Retreat was their only option Live to fight another day If they let theet surrounded by all three alien planets they would be doomed It didn’t matter how sour the taste of defeat ithdraas the right decision They’d already lost many to the expedition, further risks were irresponsible

Tyrannosaurus, guarded by its entourage, slowly began to head back the way it’d couns trained on the distant alien world, while keeping an eye out for the other two

The enemy planet had stopped once it reached the relative safety of the asteroid belt It floated in silence, as though it atching theed!

Lan Jue let his ar rod He’d also heard the retreat order

“Let’s head back,” the Wine Master said

The faht deposited Lan Jue and the others back into Kang Hui’s office

The Aded sixty years since they last saw him His hands rested limply on the desk top, pale and weak from overuse A deep and bitter pain was behind his eyes

“Ad back?” Lan Jue asked

Kang Hui’s response was curt “Heron was defeated and barelyhalf the ship It’s got about as much punch as a Capital ship now Arachnid was destroyed by one of the planets, leaving no survivors Ad us all the inforathered We learned that the planets are headed back here – if we don’t retreat we’ll be surrounded”

They’d guessed it would happen, but hearing it fro Hui made Skyfire Avenue’s scout team shudder Their hearts sank

The North had been defeated Three Bastions and five fleets, and still the alien planets eed victorious From this battle they witnessed firsthand the terrible power of these invaders, the sheer power they were capable of It wasn’t even a direct engagement