Chapter 249: A complete sixth-order insect swarm!
Killing.
A simple and clear desire to kill filled Yang Ming's nerves.
Once close to the insect swarm, all of Yang Ming's unnecessary thoughts would disappear, leaving only the simplest and most instinctive combat thinking.
Charge, dodge, and find the swarm's weaknesses.
With external fire support, the Dongfeng's main gun exploded twice in a short period of time, and the multiple protective shields of the Ghost mecha were fully opened, isolating the high-intensity radiation produced by the fusion caused by the ion beam. Without waiting for the residual heat in the space to dissipate, it forcibly rushed into the Queen's Wall composed of golden patterns.
Kill all non-human enemies!
Crimson waves erupted continuously in outer space, and the swarm that had already spread out began to shrink dramatically.
The firepower of the outer support fleet was no longer able to break through the swarm's outer shell.
The Phantom was now completely alone.
If it stopped or slowed down and was blocked by the queen's guards, the result would be that it would be trapped in an endless tide of insects.
The crimson wave erupted again.
The resilience of this swarm of insects was somewhat beyond Yang Ming's expectations.
On the outskirts of the Zerg swarm, on the flagship of the temporary fleet.
Reville Lasoga, the youngest earl of the Sherman Empire and the son of hope of the Lasoga family, was now clutching his decorative metal sword and frowning as he watched the scene before him.
He did not get carried away and directly order the fleet to charge into the core of the Zerg swarm. Instead, he continued to provide fire support according to the instructions sent by White Ghost.
But when he felt it up close, the biological radar counted the number of insects, and Lasoga pursed his lips tightly.
'Is this swarm too powerful?'
'Is this really an enemy we can handle?'
"Count, we must be prepared to retreat at any time!"
"Believe in White Ghost," Count Lasoga said solemnly, "He is a hero and the nemesis of the Zerg. He will definitely be able to deal with the Queen."
"But... yes, sir."
"What are the casualties on the ground?"
"The estimated casualties are over 10 million."
"How many?" Lasoga turned to look at the old butler who was speaking, his handsome face full of shock. "Ten million people? Humans? Citizens of the Empire?"
"Yes, Count. Although we and the White Ghost arrived in time, half of the cities on the ground have been destroyed. The casualties here are only tens of millions. It's because Sakaar itself has lost a lot of population, and most of the cities are idle."
The old butler looked a little pale, but he still sat there calmly and reported:
"It is said that this Zerg outbreak is different from previous ones. In the past, the Zerg swarms fought for resources, but this time they are directly targeting humans themselves. A large number of Zerg swarms have been destroyed in the past few years, and they are taking revenge.
“At this moment, there are five other planets similar to Sakaar, and the estimated casualties have exceeded 80 million.
"The natural disaster is still going on, and the empire's armies are caught in a tough battle. In order to maintain the advantage on the local battlefield and avoid a large loss of the empire's fleet, the military has no choice but to sacrifice these planets."
Count Lasoga leaned on his metal sword and turned to look at the projection screen on the bridge.
These damn bugs.
He wanted to immediately order the ship he could command to ram the Queen, but reason told him that he could not do that.
"Our firepower is far from enough!"
Count Lasoga clenched his fists: "Concentrate the energy in the smallest possible area and blast away the insect swarm!"
"yes!"
Suddenly!
A beam of strong light pierced through the swarm of insects!
In the center of the swarm, a scorching white light flashed, and then a dazzling ball of light appeared, instantly becoming brighter than the distant stars in the local galaxy.
On the surface, the insects that were slaughtering humans wantonly looked up and saw the second group of insects that had not yet landed rose into the air and swarmed towards where the queen was.
The disaster has not subsided, and there are still large numbers of insects killing humans, carrying out the queen's previous orders, but their movements have slowed down at this moment, and their attacks have become chaotic, like a group of headless flies.
"The swarm is beginning to disintegrate!"
"They're moving away from the planet! The White Ghost did it again!"
Count Lasoga was about to give the order to pursue , but the main projection screen of the bridge flickered slightly, and a familiar figure appeared.
The young earl's eyes were immediately filled with light. He subconsciously took a few steps forward, straightened his chest and raised his head to look at the man who appeared on the main projection screen.
A full-coverage tactical helmet and a gray-white exoskeleton armor covered with battle scars. This is the cyborg hero that everyone in the Empire knows today!
"Mr. White Ghost!"
Count Lasoga shouted at the top of his voice: "This is the Lasoga family's escort fleet! Please give orders!"
"Thank you for your hard work," Yang Ming's voice floated on the bridge, "I have killed the queen Zerg here and detonated the mecha to defeat the remaining male Zergs, but the Zerg swarm still has a huge number, and the ground is still being attacked by Zergs. Your fleet should quickly occupy low-Earth orbit, clear the ground Zerg, and protect the remaining cities."
"yes!"
Count Lasoga's frail body seemed to contain tremendous energy. He opened his mouth and roared, "The fleet moves forward! Our goal is to protect the surviving cities on the ground!"
"Very good," Yang Ming nodded calmly, "I will go to the next battle site to provide support. I will report your support for the battle today to the Imperial Military and the Imperial Council of Elders and ask for a reward."
Count Lasoga smiled, but he immediately said:
“Being able to fight alongside Mr. White Ghost is the best reward for me!
“This is a moment I will brag about forever!
"Mr. White Ghost, can you remember my name? My name is Revell!"
"Okay, Revil," Yang Ming gave a thumbs up, "It's my honor to fight alongside you. See you next time."
The image on the projection screen quickly returned to normal.
The young Count Lasoga excitedly threw a series of punches into the air, then took a deep breath, allowing himself to maintain his "admiral's demeanor" and continue to command the fleet.
"Mr. Earl," the silver-haired old butler reminded him, "You were too humble just now. You are an imperial earl. When facing a folk hero, you should also maintain the dignity of a noble... Be more reserved."
"Hey! This is my idol!"
Count Lasoga shouted loudly, and then his face became gloomy again.
"This damn new federation."
at the same time.
Law of thinking space.
Xiao Lu, wearing a tight combat suit, was floating in the "monitoring room" which was transformed into a mecha operating room. He looked at the projection screen about Count Lasoga in the corner with a guilty look on his face.
Wow, there is actually such a high-ranking guy in the boss’s fan group?
If the earl knew that the person who just spoke to him was not the boss himself, but her little mechanical assistant, then...
He won't know.
Lu casually wrote a memo, preparing to remind Yang Ming about the young earl of the Lasoga family later, so as to avoid making a fool of himself when they met next time.
The display screen in front of her was always locked on Yang Ming's figure.
At this moment, Yang Ming was lying under the particle transmission machine, squeezing his forehead with both hands, enduring some severe pain.
Lu bit her lip, constantly looking for ways to help her boss relieve the pain. 026 also hurried over from the tail cabin with a few bottles of nerve-soothing spray in his hands.
Lu had discovered long ago that the boss would enter an 'over-limit' combat state when facing the Zerg.
In this state, Yang Ming can exert 130% of his original 100% strength, and can also use mental shocks to disrupt the communication between Zerg.
Today, he killed two Zerg queens in a row, entered this ultra-limit combat state twice, and used mental shocks many times in a row, which has become a huge burden for Yang Ming himself.
When a space Zerg individual dies, Yang Ming can absorb the magical biological energy and strengthen himself in turn.
However, this kind of enhancement only increases the upper limit of Yang Ming's strength. It can directly replenish Yang Ming's physical energy and activate the activity of cells throughout his body, but it cannot directly restore Yang Ming's spiritual strength.
"boss!"
026 knelt aside and frantically sprayed coolant on Yang Ming's head.
Yang Ming let out a painful roar and grabbed a robot's arm tightly with his backhand.
The arm was visibly shrinking.
However, 026 seemed not to have seen this scene. He lowered his head, hugged Yang Ming's head, and held it tightly in his arms.
This roar seemed to be the final catharsis.
Yang Ming slowly loosened his right hand that was holding the robot's arm. His chest kept rising and falling. He lay in this warm embrace, breathing heavily.
"law……"
"Boss, I'm here."
"How many survivors are there on the ground?"
"Sixty percent, saved sixty percent of this planet."
"Not bad," Yang Ming's voice had begun to regain its usual warmth, "Let's head to the next support point. We should kill one or two more queens this time. There won't be such a good opportunity in the future."
"Yes, Boss... You take a rest first."
Lu responded softly.
Yang Ming nodded, looked up at 026, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep immediately.
Sleep is always the best way to restore your energy.
In the thinking space, Lu quickly planned the sailing route, and the Dongfeng quickly evacuated the battlefield.
Before leaving, Lu looked down and seemed to be able to see the purgatory on the surface directly.
The scene was devastated.
Saw the city destroyed by the insect plague.
I saw a crowd of people who were panicked, weak and helpless.
I saw the lives struggling in the ruins, I saw the hands reaching out to the ruins, I saw the people running to rescue in the city after the swarm of insects dispersed, I saw the father crying in the corner of the window while holding his child.
Lu seemed to be thinking about something and didn't look away for a long time.
…
"General Thomas, virtual meeting..."
Lieutenant General Thomas, looking at the latest war report on Sakaar, turned off the projection screen in front of him and walked towards his seat.
After taking a seat and putting on headphones, more than a dozen guards immediately came running over and manually opened the soundproof energy panel.
Lights and shadows flickered continuously, and Lieutenant General Thomas found himself in a spacious conference room.
This is the highest meeting of the Imperial Military. Even Thomas, a near-old man, is considered a young man here. He is a real youngster.
"Thomas, how are you doing?"
"The first batch of insect swarms has been wiped out and has begun to support nearby battlefields," Thomas responded casually, "The loss is about 3%."
"This data is very impressive. At least it is much better than those of them."
"Replenishing the energy of warships is a big problem," an admiral said solemnly, "The main 32 fleets are equipped with a limited number of supply ships. Continuous high-intensity combat will expose this shortcoming."
Lieutenant General Thomas asked, "Does your Majesty have any new orders?"
"His Majesty already knows about this, but you know that His Majesty never shows any emotion. He will just look at you with a smile and then tell you what you should do."
An old general sighed softly:
"I am still confused as to whether His Majesty really intends to fight against the New Federation."
"Isn't this still a fight?"
A female general next to Thomas directly swore:
"Why did the New Federation dare to directly detonate the remaining Zerg swarms? It's because we were too weak before, and they are sure that our national strength is declining and cannot support a full-scale war!
"It is time to solve the problem the Imperial way!
"It is estimated that there will be hundreds of millions of casualties this time. Hundreds of millions! Even though the empire has a large population, these hundreds of millions are insignificant in the total population, but isn't this number itself shocking?
"This is not a natural disaster, this is a man-made disaster, this is a full-scale attack by the New Federation! We must fight back!"
"Okay, now is not the time to discuss this. We need to adjust our deployment immediately. The local escort fleet has suffered heavy losses, and we must reduce these losses."
The meeting quickly proceeded with normal business.
Tables with detailed data flashed by quickly, and an old general neatly drew a dozen arrows on the war sand table. A supercomputer then integrated all the information and calculated the results of the battle.
In just a few minutes, the new battle plan appeared before the generals.
Thomas quickly browsed through it, and a series of war scenes emerged in his mind. After confirming that the tactics were correct, he quickly clicked the confirmation button.
It took only a dozen minutes from the beginning of discussion to the time a battle plan was sent down to various front lines.
This is the consistent efficiency of the Imperial Military.
The old man in the middle asked, "Thomas, did the White Ghost save two planets?"
"Yes," Lieutenant General Thomas nodded immediately, "He single-handedly killed two queens. If there were three more Ancient God-transformed warriors like him, we wouldn't have to be in such a mess today."
The old man smiled bitterly and said, "This is something you can only encounter by chance. The Empire's Ancient God Experiment Program took hundreds of years to give birth to the Valkyrie and the White Ghost. What's even more rare is that the White Ghost considers himself a human being and a warrior of the Empire, while the Valkyrie's humanity has been eroded by the Ancient God's instincts."
"Saving two planets means saving countless compatriots."
"It wouldn't be excessive to simply give White Ghost the highest honorary title."
"Don't discuss anything other than military matters," the old man in the middle reminded, "Your Majesty will have his own judgment. Now, we must..."
The old man paused and listened attentively.
The old man's expression changed several times.
This kind of expression change is extremely abnormal for the head of the imperial military who has been in many battles and has lived in the Imperial Star for many years.
"Everyone, we are in trouble."
"What's the trouble?"
The old man narrowed his eyes slightly: "A reminder from the Military Intelligence Bureau, a high-level swarm of insects is coming."
A huge screen appeared in the middle of the conference room.
The screen showed a desolate star field within the empire. Visible ripples appeared in space, and the picture was shaking and distorting.
And in the middle of the ripples, Zerg warships thousands of meters long slowly emerged and slowly moved forward.
Dozens, hundreds, thousands, over a thousand!
The number of these Zerg warships reached an astonishing thousand!
But they are just like large dust particles in the universe.
Behind the battleship, a dark shadow slowly emerged, revealing its outline.
It is tens of thousands of meters high, and those Zerg warships in front of it are like toys of various shapes.
"What the hell is this?"
"Queen? The Queen's Ultimate Form? No, this is a human, right?"
Human?
Thomas stared at it and was also shocked by this strange creature.
This really looks like a human, covered with hard scales, with a body similar to that of an ordinary human female. The lower body is hidden in a long skirt made of scales. It has no legs, but a belly full of insect eggs. The upper body is the standard human female outline, and there is a soft and warm light shining in the abdomen.
"The queen individual at the peak of the sixth order is about to enter the next dimensional evolution."
The old man in the middle said in a deep voice:
"They are resting before the jump, and the direction of their movement is...towards the Imperial Star.
"All units! Resolve the current battle as quickly as possible! Fleet groups that have completed their previous combat objectives, recharge immediately and be ready to return to defense at any time!
"This is a complete sixth-order insect swarm!"
