Chapter 294: Initiative
The original purpose of the meeting had been to discuss the potential for errors in their intelligence, such as the recent misjudgment of the swarm’s computational capabilities.
However, at some point, a captain diverted the conversation, and the meeting’s agenda completely derailed.
Two hours later, the meeting concluded without yielding any useful results. The blockade plan was to proceed as scheduled, albeit with greater emphasis on evasive maneuvers.
Meanwhile, Hamis temporarily suspended the plan and reported to the Riken Homeworld’s Command Center.
The next day, from a great distance, the swarm detected the Riken fleet’s return.
Taking advantage of their superior range, the Primordial-class bodies altered their course and aimed their electromagnetic cannons at the Riken fleet, launching a preemptive strike.
Today, the swarm employed a new tactic: instead of a full salvo of 8,000 cannons, they opted for grouped fire.
Each group consisted of 1,000 electromagnetic cannons, targeting a specific area for saturation bombardment.
This approach expanded the coverage of their attacks, blocking multiple evasive zones simultaneously, and significantly increased the computational workload for the Riken forces, making evasion more difficult.