Through the porthole, Bai E could see human ships belonging to the same fleet all around him.
The metallic hulls reflected the cold light from distant stars, like silent steel tombstones.
The biological warships of the Bug Race made no engine roar, no flash from thrust, simply gliding through the vacuum with some kind of instinctive biological crawling.
As the distance between them drew closer, their forms became clearer in Bai E's eyes.
Their bodies, encased in thick chitin armor, resembled living asteroids, surfaces densely packed with dark blue or ghastly green biomass turrets, whose muzzles glowed ominously brighter as the distance decreased.
"Fire!"
The order was transmitted through encrypted channels, and instantly, the fan-shaped steel formation lit up.
