The Essta swept past one of the largest Maunhouser battleships, easily a first-class, and landed blow after blow on the enormous ship. But it struck back. The Essta shook as point defenses and short-range weapons tracked the Essta, landing ferocious blows. Ayet continued maneuvering the transports as a screen, just like the defensive drones around a cluster fighter. And then we slipped back into the safety of the stealth field. “The damage to Essta Transport Two is approaching critical,” Ayet said. “We should jettison the vessel before our next pass.” “Alright,” I replied. “We’ll launch it at the closest battleship. How much time does—” “My peeps, you need to get going!” Blaze cried. “There’s some crazy adaptive code going on over here, and I don’t know if I can keep this thing open for

