After all, the news of "heavily damaging Obsidian" had already been shocking enough; how could there be such "surprises" every day?
Liang Yina slowly turned her head, her face somewhat pale, but her eyes flickered with an unbelievable, excited light.
She swallowed, her voice trembling slightly with excitement as she spoke word by word.
"No... it's not 'another one destroyed'..."
She took a deep breath, as if needing strength to utter that astonishing fact:
"It's the annihilation of an entire classified fleet. The Empire's Opal Star Sector... Megalodon Fleet.
Confirmed... annihilated by the Pluto Fleet in the Jump Point Z-78 region of the Savannah Star System."
Clatter!
The male colleague's coffee cup slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, brown liquid splattering everywhere, but he didn't even notice.
His smile froze on his face, his eyes wide open as if he had heard some unbelievable tale.
Centered around Liang Yina's workstation, an eerie silence spread rapidly like ripples in all directions.
The sound of typing stopped, the low murmurs of conversation ceased, and several nearby analysts who had caught snippets of the conversation turned their heads in unison, their faces filled with question marks and doubt.
"You... what did you say?
Megalodon?
Annihilated?"
The male colleague's voice was as dry as sandpaper.
"Yina, is it confirmed?
Has 'Rose's' intelligence been verified?
This can't be..."
However, in response to the male colleague's doubts, Liang Yina directly and seriously refuted.
"Rose is a Diamond Rank agent of our Federation; her intelligence has never been wrong!"
Hearing this, the male colleague could only offer an apologetic smile.
Immediately after, Liang Yina continued.
Her voice clearly echoed through the hall, which had become so quiet you could hear a pin drop:
"Besides that, after ambushing the Obsidian Fleet, the Pluto Fleet also launched a surprise attack on the outer ring orbit of Langkawi Star, annihilating the Direbird and Owl Fleets under the Bloodblade Fleet right in the military port!
And on the enemy's reinforcement route, they ambushed the Iron Curtain Fleet and two sub-level fleets of Bloodblade.
In total, they annihilated four sub-level fleets, including Dire Wolf, Colossus, Bastion, and Stronghold!"
"Adding the Wells Sub-Fleet destroyed earlier in the Elvira Star System...
and the Megalodon Fleet annihilated later at Jump Point Z-78!"
She paused, scanning the shocked and stunned faces around her.
"The Pluto Fleet has, in two independent battles, consecutively annihilated nearly three complete Empire classified fleets."
Dead silence.
This time, it was a true dead silence that enveloped the entire vast intelligence analysis center.
Everyone, no matter what they were doing, stopped.
Senior officials, young analysts, technical support...
Each person seemed as if they had been paused.
The annihilation of the Wells Sub-Fleet could still be explained as "a new fleet's surprise attack" or "the enemy underestimating them."
Heavily damaging Obsidian had already overturned many people's perceptions.
And now... having successively crippled Bloodblade and the Iron Curtain Fleet, even annihilating the Megalodon?
A main force classified fleet, ranked within the Empire's theater, with a complete organization and formidable firepower?
What does this mean?
It means the Pluto Fleet, or rather its twenty-two-year-old Commander Qin Bei Wang.
Possesses not mere luck, nor a temporary tactical advantage.
But a sustained, efficient, and terrifying combat capability capable of destroying peer main force fleets!
That young Lieutenant Colonel, once privately discussed by many FCB officials as "relying on background and subordinates," is now using one iron-blooded victory after another to shatter their (and even the entire Federal Military high command's) ingrained impressions and prejudices.
On-duty supervisor Fu Yizhou looked at the complete battle report summary compiled, confirmed, and endorsed with "Rose's" credibility by Liang Yina. Even with his composure, his breathing couldn't help but quicken slightly.
He swiftly scanned those startling lines of conclusion:
Annihilated the Empire's Megalodon-class Fleet (at Jump Point Z-78).
Previously heavily damaged the Obsidian-class Fleet.
Launched a surprise attack on Langkawi Star, annihilating the Direbird and Owl Sub-Level Fleets under Bloodblade's command while in port.
Ambushed Iron Curtain and Bloodblade reinforcements, destroying the Dire Wolf, Colossus, Bastion, and Stronghold Sub-Level Fleets.
Cumulative results: Equivalent to annihilating over two complete Empire classified fleets, destroying or crippling more than fifteen Empire Sub-Level or higher fleet units.
Fu Yizhou immediately grasped the strategic weight of this intelligence.
It not only verified the authenticity of previously scattered information but also completely overturned the Federation's understanding of the scale of the Savannah campaign, the combat effectiveness of the Pluto Fleet, and Qin Bei Wang's personal capabilities.
"Immediately!"
He turned and ordered the communications officer, his voice resolute.
"Transmit this intelligence summary, at Red-Top Secret Level, via the highest priority channel, simultaneously to the Wanshi Star Sector Theater Command and the Federal Joint Staff!
Annotate the intelligence source as 'Rose,'
Assessment credibility: Extremely High."
Wanshi Star Sector Theater Command, main communications hub.
Encrypted data streams surged like a subterranean river, passing through multiple firewalls and flooding into the central server here.
After automatic decryption and format conversion, a briefing marked with a glaring "Red" border and the words "Top Secret" popped up on the duty communications officer's screen.
The young lieutenant communications officer habitually began browsing the routine summaries, his eyes scanning the first few lines of regular reports from other star domains.
However, when his gaze fell under the heading "Savannah Star System Combat Update (Source: FCB/Rose)" and saw that concise yet explosive list of key points, he abruptly stood up from his seat, the chair legs scraping against the floor with a sharp sound.
"This... this can't be right?!"
He exclaimed involuntarily, his eyes wide and fixed on the screen as if trying to confirm he wasn't seeing things.
This exclamation immediately drew the attention of Communications Chief Lieutenant Colonel Jiao Jinghui.
He had just been frustrated by the inability to contact the silent Pluto Fleet. Hearing the commotion, he quickly strode over, his tone urgent and carrying a hint of hope.
"What is it?
Have we made contact with the Pluto Fleet?
Is there news from Qin Bei Wang?"
"N-no... not that, Chief!"
The communications officer turned around, his face a mix of extreme shock and excitement, pointing at the screen, his voice even cracking slightly.
"It's FCB!
A top-level intelligence report from the Federal Border Security Bureau!
Regarding... regarding the confirmed battle results from Savannah!"
Jiao Jinghui frowned and immediately leaned in to look at the screen.
As the communications chief, he had the authority to view such intelligence in real time.
As his eyes scanned the brief yet weighty descriptions of the battle results, even someone as experienced as him held his breath for a moment, his pupils slightly contracting.
"Megalodon... annihilated?
Langkawi Star... Direbird, Owl..."
He muttered under his breath, each word making his heart pound heavily.
"...Ambushing Iron Curtain and Bloodblade reinforcements, then eliminating four more..."
He straightened up, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the shock surging within him, though his eyes now gleamed sharply. He knew exactly what this intelligence meant.
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