Clive felt that he could not win, so he immediately began to retreat.

He did not jump into the warp, and even promptly notified other A-level psychics not to enter the warp.

Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee whether they could escape if Li Xin chased them after they entered the subspace.

Clive yelled over the comms: "Retreat! Retreat!"

"I can't beat this guy!"

"It's dangerous to keep fighting!"

The other A-level psychics were extremely shocked after hearing this.

In the past, only others could not beat Clive, but today Clive actually took the initiative to admit that he could not beat him.

Duncan asked, "If we withdraw now, won't our mission be a complete failure?"

Clive looked around at the battle.

The attacking force had a hard time fighting. They gathered superior forces to raid the Phantom-class battleship cluster of the Galaxy Defense Group.

But the positions of these Phantom-class battlecruisers themselves are relatively loose.

In addition to the longer range, the Phantom-class battlecruisers are blocked by a large number of Daring-class battleships, cruisers, and a defense line consisting of small and medium-sized ships.

While Clive's fleet was guarding behind the Sky Fortress of Xilin, the other ships of the Galaxy Defense Group did not attack for the time being.

But when the assault fleet under Clive and Duncan comes out, these warships will come in handy.

The fleet formed an arc-shaped battle line, with the two wings advancing forward and the fleet in the middle recessed backward.

Warships on three sides launched a fierce attack on the Oort Cloud United Hegemony's assault fleet.

Up to this point in the battle, the elite assault troops have achieved very little results.

Instead, they suffered a lot of losses in their own combat power, and a large number of elite soldiers died in battle.

The troops of both sides fought fiercely around the Phantom-class battlecruiser, but they were inferior to the Galaxy Defense Group in terms of number of troops and elite level.

As a result, the battle was extremely difficult and the losses were heavy.

Seeing this situation, Clive sighed and said while resisting Li Xin's attack:

"There's no other way. We can't break through. If we keep fighting like this, even if we destroy these ultra-long-range enemy warships, we won't be able to hold off the rest of the enemy fleet."

"Retreat!"

When the A-level psychic on the opposite side began to retreat, Li Xin did not ask for pursuit.

Because it is not easy to deal with these A-level psychics now, Clive is no match for him, but if this guy does not enter the subspace, Li Xin will not be able to get rid of him in a short time.

Although he couldn't defeat Li Xin, Clive had no problem restraining Li Xin.

The enemy's assault fleet also began to retreat slowly.

During the assault, a number of warships were lost, and now they want to retreat to the space hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

The wreckage of exploded enemy ships was everywhere, and the flames of these wreckages were still burning until the energy or oxygen in the ships was burned out.

At the front line of the two armies, there are densely packed wreckage, including a large amount of carrier-based aircraft wreckage, space missiles, space debris left after torpedo explosions, and so on.

The enemy's mecha troops retreated the fastest. After they were left behind and confirmed the evacuation of the fleet, they jumped directly into the subspace and returned to the Sky Fortress.

This battle did not cause any damage to the galactic defense, but their assaulting troops suffered heavy losses.

After returning to the Sky Bastion, Clive assembled the fleet and waited for the damage report.

The report was delivered quickly. This two-day assault directly caused him to lose more than two thousand ships.

The losses of mechas and carrier-based aircraft units far exceeded the losses of ships.

After returning to the Sky Fortress of Xilin, Duncan went directly to Clive's flagship.

He asked anxiously, "Lord Clive, what should we do? We were beaten back this time. When will we organize the next attack?"

"The enemy's long-range artillery bombardment has begun again. If this continues, the Sky Fortress won't be able to hold out for much longer."

Clive was silent for a moment. He said, "To be honest, I don't have any good ideas right now."

"As you can see, the Galaxy Defense Group has more ships than us, and their combat power is... just as elite as my fleet."

"Now there are warships of this type with extremely long range. To be honest, I really don't have the confidence to defend this Xilin Sky Fortress."

When Duncan heard this, his heart suddenly turned cold. He had a bad guess. He took a deep breath and asked, "So what do you mean?"

Clive sighed and said, "I'm ready to withdraw. There's no way I can defeat the Galaxy Defense Group's fleet in this kind of place."

"We can only think of a solution later."

Duncan's heart was still hanging in the air. He asked with a bitter face, "If you leave, what should I do?"

"I can't defend this place either."

Clive said to Duncan sincerely, "Of course I know you can't defend the Silin constellation, so I invite you to come with me and return to the Oort Cloud United Hegemony."

Duncan's fingers were shaking with anger.

Walk?

After Duncan is gone, what is left?

Basically, nothing will be left. All he has left is his former reputation and his strength as an A-level psychic.

What else is there besides this?

Most of the A-level psychics under his command would not leave with Duncan.

They are A-level psychics. Wherever they go, they are guests of honor and enjoy excellent treatment.

The civil war between Duncan and Irving is nothing more than a war caused by conflicting interests between the two sides.

There will definitely be a fight to the death between the two of them, but the other A-level psychics still have a way to survive.

As long as they are willing to obey Irving, their treatment may not be worse than before.

Owen will also forgive those A-level psychics who are willing to rejoin him.

It is even more unlikely that many people in Duncan's fleet would be willing to go with him.

Even if they are forced to move forward, as long as they know that they are going to leave the star field of Lidadas Capital and head to the Oort Cloud United Hegemony, there will definitely be many people who will run away halfway.

Once the fleet enters the subspace, they will think of escaping and fly directly in other directions. Duncan will not be able to stop them.

It is impossible for all of these fleets to continue following Duncan. Their families, friends, and even their home planets are all in Lidadas Capital. How could they possibly follow the loser Duncan to other galaxies?

Of course, there will definitely be fleets loyal to Duncan that will follow all the way, but it is hard to say how many there are.

Duncan sighed and said, "Is there any other way? If I go to the Oort Cloud United Hegemony, I will lose everything. Everything I worked hard for at Lidadus Capital will become Irving's."

Clive shook his head and said, "There is another way. You stay in Xilinzuo and live and die with Xilinzuo."