Chapter 40
Jess winced as another fighter from the refugee fleet fell to fire from an Imperial corvette.
“Damn it,” Clay shouted. “Whoever’s manning the weapons on these ships, they’re damn good. I’ve never known Imperial gunners be that accurate. Any who were would normally be transferred to piloting a fighter.”
“Get the rest of the fighters clear,” Jess sent. “I’m bringing the Wanderer in.”
“What about that corvette you’re fighting? You can’t let it get any nearer to the civilian ships!”
The Wanderer unleashed another powerful volley, smashing through the corvette’s remaining shields and burning deep into its infrastructure. Jess had fired a dozen missiles. Three were intercepted. Two caused heavy damage to the corvette’s hull. The rest managed to penetrate the newly create
