"There's a lot less of them now, but it looks like we've still got the bulk of their forces coming after us."
Olivia was looking at the view displayed by her corvette's aft cameras and saw that thirty-six hostiles were fast approaching.
Among them was the ringleader of this attack. Easily identifiable since his ship was by far the most powerful among the force.
When Avery had come up with his plan, he had expected Doyle to go after him or Ezra, but there had always been a chance that he would prioritize Olivia and the corvette that she commanded. It was their group's largest craft after all.
In terms of sheer firepower, they had Avery, Ezra, and Kaiden beat. Though, speed and maneuverability were another matter. While corvettes might have been on the smaller size of warships used by the Alliance Police, they were considered large for mercenaries that typically preferred light and quick vessels that were better for hunting space pirates with.
