Unaware of the safe return of the CCA wraith, zakhennahr charges toward the CCA battlecruiser, but aborts when he almost runs out of power. Phaeroth, having relaunched, retaliates, with the CCA battlecruiser lending fire support.
zakhennahr barely gets away. CCA is content to let him escape, as HuMaNLiSK launches a chomper and begins chomping asteroids near the battlecruiser.
While CCA's miner and chomper gather resources, CCR's crew is focused on crewing the battlecruiser, manning all of the consoles, diverting power to weapons, and purchasing battlecruiser hull upgrades. zakhennahr's wraith repairs and redeploys in a stationary position, acting as a decoy. At the same time, Phaeroth launches the CCA wraith and parks it, acting as a decoy as well while the CCA battlecruiser goes roaming for asteroid fields to chomp.
The CCR battlecruiser boosts toward Capri's miner, closing half the distance. DerkaDerka launches the corvette in preparation assist the attack.
The danger of the CCR battlecruiser is revealed by CCA's next radar ping, prompting Capri's miner to move away. He narrowly avoids the CCR battlecruiser when it activates a second boost. Undeterred, the CCR battlecruiser sets course for Phaeroth's decoy wraith, using engine boosts to move in an energy efficient manner. CCR raises it's shields as it closes to within one boost distance. Phaeroth detects that the ruse has worked, and as soon as the BC boosts he powers up and aims to fly past, easily dodging the laser fire from Rachmanioff.
Informed of the ruse, zakhennahr cancels his decoy position and heads toward Capri's miner. At the same time, Tivonal pushes the CCR battlecruiser on its attack run heading straight for the CCA battlecruiser.
In response, goldenboy flies the CCA battlecruiser out of range and heads toward Capri, defending him from zakhennahr's wraith.
zakhennahr retreats immediately, but both Capri and the battlecruiser pursue with engine boost, catching up with him and pincering him.
With their attack run foiled, the CCR battlecruiser powers down, with zakhennahr launching a miner. DerkaDerka and Phaeroth close in on Capri's miner, meeting each other on the way.
Phaeroth opens up with an engine pulse but gets too close, and DerkaDerka lays several punishing volleys into the wraith, forcing it to burn energy in retreat.
With Phaeroth out of line of sight, DerkaDerka turns to Capri, pushing him back.
Phaeroth rallies and scores several hits while avoiding return fire.
DerkaDerka sets in pursuit, laying down volley after volley and raising a pre-emptive reflective shield, deflecting Phaeroth's engine pulse, but losing control and ramming into two asteroids.
DerkaDerka parks the corvette, and Phaeroth takes advantage, laying down streaks of laser fire and using asteroids as cover against return fire. DerkaDerka uses the corvette like a turret, laying down supressive fire that tears apart asteroids and forces Phaeroth to dance around.
At the same time, the third kermiculite field begins to spawn, prompting Capri to reinforce Phaeroth. Together they draw fire until DerkaDerka runs completely out of energy. They proceed to the third kermiculite field unpursued, with the CCA battlecruiser ready and waiting to chomp.
HuMaNLiSK proceeds with chomping the entire kermiculite field. CCR is rallying on the battlecruiser to challenge the field, but their engine power is far too low to get there in time. The entire field except for one asteroid is gone and CCA is boosting away before they can close 1/4th of the distance, leaving Phaeroth and Capri as a decoy for the CCR battlecruiser to find. DerkaDerka moves in and parks in the field, acting as a turret to shoo Phaeroth and Capri away.
With the acquired money, CCA buys a minelayer, which HuMaNLiSK uses to hastily repair the battlecruiser's hull, while Corinthian rearranges power for a fight. As no fight comes, CCA eventually boosts away and begins focusing hard on spending money, rapidly closing the upgrade gap.
