Chapter 171: The fifth-order insect swarm is attacking!
Outside the porthole of the Feinan, distorted starlight streaked across the winding space. Yang Ming no longer found such scenery novel.
The starlight disappeared, and the Feinan seemed to break through a layer of water film. The surrounding space immediately returned to stability, and the starry sky also returned to normal.
Lu appeared beside Yang Ming.
"Boss, the target ship has changed direction. They are indeed looking for Miss Hera."
Yang Ming frowned and thought, then pushed the square rudder casually. A light blue halo appeared behind the tail and swept wings of the Feinan. The strong thrust made Yang Ming stick to the captain's seat.
Hera's experiment attracted bugs?
I have clearly modified several times. I wouldn't say its closedness and isolation are better than the original Ram Star Base, but at least it's on par with it.
and……
“Where did these bugs come from?”
"The route drawn shows that its jump landing point is the desolate star region outside the border of Luofeng Country."
Lu explained quickly:
"Luofeng is already considered the fringe of the main civilization in the Milky Way. The direction the Zerg came from is likely to be an uncultivated star field, the edge of the Milky Way, or even outside the Milky Way. These are not Zerg cultivated by the New Federation."
Yang Ming nodded without saying anything, staring at the changes in the gravity coefficient displayed on the screen. The Feinan was once again wrapped in a silver-white coating and crashed into the tiny ripples in space.
Jump, jump, and travel at high speed.
Yang Ming used the Feinan's performance to its fullest extent. He chose the shortest route and headed straight for the Luofeng border area.
Luofeng Empire, Yilanduo Star.
Adwang and more than a dozen ministers who were in a meeting were forcibly interrupted by General Philemon and sent to the basement of the palace.
The palace cannon is in the stage of being prepared to be fired, and several robots hidden inside have activated the defense systems of the entire palace and the city of Yilando, and are doing their utmost to protect the safety of the capital of Luofeng.
On the outskirts of the planet Ilando, twelve main formations jumped at the same time, and more than twenty formations hovered above the main cities of the planet.
They were facing a formidable enemy.
"What's wrong?" Edwan frowned and asked, "Is the New Federation attacking again?"
"It's bugs, space bugs," General Felimon whispered, "Your Majesty, don't announce this news for now. Major Yang Ming is on his way back."
Edwan's expression froze, his eyes a little empty.
He actually didn't have a very direct understanding of the insect plague, so he nodded calmly at this moment: "Just leave it to him, there shouldn't be any big problems."
General Felimon originally wanted to remind Edwang not to rely so much on Yang Ming, but when he thought of the current situation of the Luofeng Empire, Felimon wisely chose to keep silent.
Adwant asked, "Do we need to ask Sherman for help?"
"It seems that it is not necessary," Felimon said, "We now have a military alliance, and the fleets of the three neighboring countries have begun to mobilize and are ready to jump to support us at any time."
"Tell me, how did Ming do it?"
Ai Dewang put his hands behind his back and asked with a smile: "Is the organization behind him related to Bai... Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."
General Philemon smiled with narrowed eyes.
Although His Majesty did not say it directly, he felt... it was indeed similar.
The Fallen Wind border, close to the star field of the Sherman Empire.
The twelve combat formations under Gutonmaha completed the synchronized jump and announced on the interstellar public channel that they would conduct military exercises here. A total of eighty warships formed a "fortress formation" and surrounded the transport ship Hera was on in the core position.
On the other side, the flagship on which Dabic was riding, led the main forces of the third and fourth defense fleet regiments of the Luofeng Army after the reform, a total of 360 ships, appeared in the airspace marked by Lu, and confronted the target ships head-on.
Dabic sat in the command room, continuously issuing one order after another. The dozen or so messengers and officers could not keep up with Dabic's pace.
The two fleets quickly formed a defense network, opened the protective shields, and charged the main guns.
Five main battleships slowly approached the airspace where the target ship was located.
"Attention all ships."
Dabic's calm voice spread across the ships:
"Our enemies are not humans, they are ships assimilated by bugs. Open fire immediately when you find the target ship. Don't leave them any chance to resist!"
These more than 200,000 Luofeng officers and soldiers immediately felt like they were facing a formidable enemy, and the efficiency of conveying commands increased by another 10%.
The universe is quiet and deep.
The five advancing battleships and cruisers had their main guns fully charged, and the purple and blue gun barrels slightly distorted the space.
The pitch-black ship slowly approached from the darkness of the universe.
"Target ship spotted."
"Locked."
"Locked."
"Fire!"
The main guns of the two battleships were the first to eject ion beams with diameters of tens or hundreds of meters. The purple light instantly overshadowed the brilliance of nearby stars!
The dark warship seemed to be activated instantly, and a golden energy shield strangely appeared on its outer layer.
The ion beam and the energy shield collided violently!
The three patrol ships opened fire one after another, and three deep blue beams hit the energy shield.
The dark battleship continued to move forward, with faint cracks appearing on its protective shield.
The porthole of this battleship was suddenly knocked open!
Dense swarms of insects flew out of the porthole and rushed into the universe which was close to a vacuum environment. Relying on the faint halo that appeared on their abdomens, they galloped freely and flew in all directions.
The Luofeng soldiers who witnessed this scene through the detection equipment became even more nervous.
These insects, which are about five meters long, now look like just some particles.
More ion beams appearing from behind!
The secondary guns of dozens of main battleships began to cover fire, rapidly strangling the "flying insects" that tried to escape.
The outer protective shield of the black battleship suddenly shattered, and the ion beam of the main gun hit the hull directly!
Two seconds later, the strangely appearing warship was lit up and turned into a huge fireball, engulfing the swarm of insects that tried to escape.
Dabic breathed a sigh of relief.
"General, the target warship has been destroyed...it really is a bug."
"Well, release the space interference wave," Dabic said, "The role of this battleship may just be to induce."
As soon as Dabic finished speaking, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded at the testing table not far away.
"General! Massive jump!"
"The space coefficient is dropping rapidly. It is expected that the space will begin to expand in three minutes!"
"Prepare to retreat!"
Dabic reacted extremely quickly: "The warships in front immediately retreat, third-type tactics! The swarm of insects that can jump is not an enemy we can deal with! All ships are ready to evacuate at any time!"
"yes!"
The five main battleships in the front quickly retreated.
All 360 warships maneuvered in an orderly manner, quickly gathering from the originally neatly arranged fan-shaped formation, with two battleships, six cruisers, twelve gunboats, three shield ships, and more than ten auxiliary ships as the brigade, and in the shortest time they gathered into nine staggered firepower units.
In front, only some wreckage of the dark warship remained, and a few large and bloated special insects still retained relatively intact bodies.
Their bodies are stronger than human warships.
What level of insect is this?
Dabic pursed his lips tightly.
All data is synchronized to the Goddess. The Goddess has already learned what happened here, so he doesn't need to report it specifically.
A faint ripple appeared in the space ahead, and a huge and bloated "battleship" appeared out of thin air.
Dabic stood up subconsciously, and the busy crowd around him also stopped moving, staring at the warship that appeared on the screen with wide eyes.
The length of the battleship is about 30,000 meters.
On the periphery of the ship, golden adult insects were interconnected with their limbs, densely packed and wrapped in countless layers, but there was no sense of clutter at all.
"All ships fired! Auxiliary ships begin retreat jump!"
Dabic shouted loudly:
"Don't lead them to the administrative planet! Set the jump location to the border no-man's land! Move quickly!"
The people around him immediately started running, and the messenger's voice was trembling, but fortunately the order was conveyed without any effect.
The light of the ion beam continues to shine.
But compared to the golden energy shield bursting out from the outer layer of the battleship, these shelling attacks were nothing.
The energy shield did not fluctuate , and the giant Zerg battleship was accelerating slowly and steadily.
Behind this battleship, sixteen 5,000-meter-class Zerg battleships completed their jumps one after another.
The outer layers of these large Zerg warships began to disintegrate, and their volume shrank by about one third. The insects spread their wings and flew in a near-vacuum environment, forming a dense array that covered the sky and quickly passed over the "flagship" and pounced on the Luofeng Third and Fourth Defense Corps.
…
"Boss, it's a fifth-order swarm."
Lu's voice also took on a hint of urgency.
"The Dabichi fleet is retreating while fighting. These bugs are not reluctant to fight. They have a clear goal and continue to accelerate towards the transport ship where Miss Hera is."
Yang Ming frowned and asked, "How do insects fly in a vacuum?"
"Simulated gravity," Lu said softly, "Current research has proven that insects can construct simulated gravitational fields. The larger the insect swarm, the stronger the simulated gravitational field they create."
She whispered, "It is estimated that in about six hours, they will pass through the star system where Luofeng's eleventh administrative planet is located. This administrative planet has a population of more than 200,000 and is very underdeveloped."
Yang Ming fell silent.
The dark battleship was intercepted in time. It would take at least dozens of galactic hours for these insects to get close to Hera.
Of course, this is the result of calculations assuming that the opponent does not make another jump and only sails forward in a straight line.
High-level bugs can withstand the pressure generated by sub-light speed travel.
As long as the opponent continues to accelerate, it will eventually become an unstoppable torrent and engulf the transport ship where Hera is.
Moreover, this matter should not have involved the people and soldiers of Luofeng.
Let Hera enter the Sherman Empire and divert the Zerg to the east?
Although this is not very authentic, it is true that only the Sherman Empire Dreadnought can fight against this level of Zerg.
only……
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, and thoughts flashed through his mind one after another.
He is not a fussy person.
But now, he must consider how many innocent people will be implicated by this group of high-level insects.
"Boss, after calculation, there are a group of sixth-order adults among these insects," Lu said quickly, "They may make a short-distance jump at any time!"
"Send a communication to Hera."
"Yes, Boss...I've been connected."
Yang Ming couldn't help but look sideways at the efficiency of Lu's actions this time.
She explained: "026 has been communicating with me."
Yang Ming moved his left hand, and the figures of 026 and Hera appeared on the projection screen.
Hera was tied to a chair by 026.
She was breathing rapidly, her face was flushed, and her eyes were slightly bloodshot. When she saw Yang Ming's image, she immediately shouted:
"They are coming! Ming! They are coming for me! Kill me, now, immediately! They are all high-level bugs, I can see their queen! She is already close to the existence of god-level civilization!
"My experiments offended them!
"Don't hesitate. I have no regrets or attachments. Your insistence on protecting me is a betrayal of the human race!"
“Calm down!”
Yang Ming scolded in a low voice.
Hera pursed her lips tightly, forced back her tears, and stared at Yang Ming.
Yang Ming closed his eyes, rubbed his forehead twice, and exhaled slowly.
Lu said quickly: "The fifth-order Zerg swarm is not invincible. They come from the corner of the Milky Way. This disaster is just one of the dangers lurking in the Milky Way."
"Hera, I want you to make a choice," Yang Ming said, "Go to Sherman or go to the New Federation. Give me the answer now."
"Xie Er..."
Hera paused, frowned tightly, and there was a hint of thought in her eyes.
Half a minute later, Hera replied calmly:
“Rather than taking refuge in these powerful countries, I prefer to destroy myself.
“I had a hunch long ago that the Zerg communication experiment I was conducting might draw the wrath of the Zerg… but I didn’t expect that such a powerful Zerg swarm existed beyond our sight.
"If you only give me these two choices, I choose to return to the New Federation, to the place where everything originated."
She actually chose the New Federation.
Yang Ming thought briefly, then said slowly: "Okay, I'm on my way back and will be able to pick you up in about four hours."
Hera asked in a low voice: "Ming, can't I decide whether I live or die? This is my basic human right."
"I'm sorry, you can't right now."
Yang Ming said calmly:
"Instead of giving up on ourselves, we should carry out the experiments that can truly threaten the Zerg.
"The New Federation has been cultivating bugs for so many years, why are you the only one who has attracted the attention of the high-level bug swarms?
"Hera, you are on the right path, and your future achievements will be limitless.
"Don't be afraid of threats, Hera. Constantly defeating threats and challenging the strong is the only way to become a hero. Think about the movies you've watched. You longed for heroes, longed for the protection of heroes, and longed to become a hero yourself.
"Now, you have this opportunity."
Hera's frown slowly relaxed as she looked into Yang Ming's eyes.
"Boss!" Lu's calm voice became a little more urgent, "The Zerg are splitting up, and about one tenth of them are moving towards the Luofeng Empire's first star. They want to force us to give up Miss Hera."
Yang Ming clenched his fist subconsciously, and gave a reply after a few seconds:
“Let Luofeng soldiers do things that are consistent with their status, mainly to protect the safety of Luofeng people.
"Send a request for assistance to the surrounding military allies and have the fleet under our control jump immediately to prepare to stop the enemy.
"The transport ship Hera is on is sailing out of the Falling Wind border and in the international public star field, avoiding the commercial administrative stars. Remember, don't jump at this time, otherwise the swarm will most likely jump with you. Keep the sailing speed at a medium speed and wait for me to join you."
Yang Ming said slowly: "026?"
"Boss! I'm here!"
026 jumped out immediately.
"Whatever you do, bring Hera to me alive."
"Yes!" 026 saluted in a proper military manner.
Hera suddenly said, "Let me go, 26."
026 hesitated for a moment: "Uh, but you..."
"I'm going to the lab," Hera said calmly, "My concept is not yet complete."
