"Charge your weapons. Target the Minotaur vanguard—and the vanguard only. Fire up your propulsion engines. Concentrate shield power to the front. We move in and crush this thing once and for all. Our target is to push straight toward the Minotaur main battleship and its escorts."
His voice rose with mounting excitement.
"Now listen up. Ten seconds. In ten seconds, I want every damn ship in formation moving—together. When ready, fire at will. The countdown starts now. Let's go. Let's test the true power of these beauties this time! Hahaha!"
On the command bridge, several officers almost stumbled at the sound of his laughter. For a brief moment, some even imagined him as a devil with horns and dark wings, rubbing his hands in anticipation as if his deepest wish was about to be fulfilled. Sweat formed on more than a few brows, and the same unease spread throughout the vanguard.
