Doyle clicked his tongue as Avery and his team disappeared into the asteroid field displayed on his ship's viewscreen.
"There they go acting like some filthy, cowardly pirates. Some five star mercenaries they are, running away without even trying to fight."
Drunk and high on drugs as he was, Doyle did not see the irony in his statement. That he and his followers were the ones really acting like pirates.
Grabbing the bottle next to him, Doyle took a hefty swig of the strong alcoholic liquid inside before ordering his men to follow into the asteroid field. His force was composed of only small and medium vessels, so it would be easy enough for them to navigate the asteroid field as well.
In fact, the corvette that was a part of Avery's group was the largest ship in the current conflict and would have the most trouble avoiding collisions within the maze of floating rocks. This made it so Doyle felt assured that they could easily catch up.
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