The exit rift, as if detecting that everyone was already out, quickly sealed shut a few seconds later.
The few aliens that managed to slip through before it fully closed were immediately neutralized by a barrage of laser fire from the ships on standby. None were spared, leaving behind nothing but scattered, smoldering chunks of flesh.
I simply watched it all unfold with a lazy gaze, still trying to relax and gather myself.
"Status report…" I asked absenmindedly.
{Are you asking me...?}
But instead of Eva, it was Nyssra who replied. Right—she was still patched into our comms...
Turning my head slightly, I spotted Eva slumped over her console, waving her hands weakly, dismissively, above her head. Just like me, she probably felt too drained to care at the moment.
{No answer...? Well, I'll report either way.}
She mumbled faintly.
{We lost three small ships, and the remaining fleet suffered various levels of damage...}
