Chapter 1802 - 567: Signs of the Insect Disaster (6k)_3

Chapter 1802: Chapter 567: Signs of the Insect Disaster (6k)_3

The civilization ruling the star system is no longer considered weak, roughly at the upper-middle level in the starry sky.

To use an insect swarm to attack the mother star of a star system-level civilization is rare, even in the starry sky; at least, it requires tacit approval from the Three Great Civilizations.

The main mission this time is still to put pressure on the Emperor of Carli.

For example...

"Let’s first reduce the current fleet by half..."

Ximu thought silently, taking a step forward.

"Your Majesty, since the enemy has appeared, let me lead the fleet to engage them!"

Without waiting for a response from the Emperor of Carli, Ximu seamlessly took control of the fleet’s command authority.

He was originally a general, and the fleet here was once under his command. Given his current elevated status, no one in the fleet dared to oppose him.

The fleet’s formation quickly shifted from the originally spread-out "palm" to a more defensive "fist".

Soon after, as if coordinated, both the insect swarm and the fleet launched their offensive the moment the formation changed.

The fleet raised a spherical, all-encompassing shield on site; the warship’s cannon muzzles turned outward, staggered in position, layered upon one another, with magic power continuously flickering, pouring out their strength.

The scattered cannon fire and enveloping shield made the fleet look like a prickly hedgehog.

The insect swarm near the fleet broke away from their ambush cover, weaving through the fleet’s firepower network, fearlessly charging towards the fleet despite the barrage.

Sporadically, a modest barrage of remote firepower accompanied by the distant cannon fire of the "Roes" civilization fleet acted as a counterattack.

After the appearance of long-range insect swarms in the New Star Zone for so long, Bai Yi also selected one or two "species" within the starry sky’s insect swarm to grant them long-range attack capabilities.

Of course, the so-called long-range methods were merely imitations of ship cannons made by the insect swarm using metalization.

Visibly different species only due to the differing models of ship cannons used.

With the cover of this cannon fire, the insect swarm disguised as melee only suffered insignificant sacrifices before successfully closing in on the fleet.

The Insect Clan controlled their metal-made shells, piercing the shield with their disguised limbs, the metal appendages instantly being scorched red by the high-energy shield.

But even so, they did not stop. The limbs continued deeper, from limb tips to head, and then to body, the insect swarm forced open a gap in the shield with their bodies, providing a path for the swarms behind.

If facing the Three Great Civilizations, they certainly wouldn’t dare try such tactics.

Though both employ Joint Shields, the shield technology of the Che Li Civilization can’t compare to the Three Great Civilizations.

Moreover, choosing to deploy all-around defenses to guard against all sides of the insect swarm further weakened the shield’s original strength.

Hundreds of similar breaches were forcefully torn open in the shield, allowing the insect swarm inside without obstruction.

The fleet immediately released a large number of single-man fighter small warships, triggering a second round of engagements.

"Your Majesty, I will personally act to drive out the Insect Clan."

Ximu gazed momentarily dazedly at the battlefield projection, uttered a phrase, and joined the battle.

Regardless of the involvement of high-tier extraordinary individuals, interstellar warfare has always been brutal.

Half an hour later, only half of the fleet’s warships were still operable, the entire battlefield littered with hot metal debris and dangerous magic power sources drifting everywhere.

Just half an hour ago, these were parts of costly fighter jets or even parts of warships.

Ximu retrieved his close combat staff, gazing into the distance where the fleet of the Roes Civilization had become completely silent, only faint glimpses of the receding insect swarm visible.

"Very good, the outcome almost matches expectations with only a 0.13% deviation, still an acceptable extra loss.

It seems my control wasn’t too bad."

Ximu took out a communicator to scan the shared battlefield data and nodded contentedly.

The specific losses can’t be fully accounted for momentarily, but the number of warships out of contact could still be tallied.

"Just halved the fleet; although many warships can still be repaired, it should be enough to strike against the Emperor of Carli’s confidence.

Moreover, by confining the battle to the border, the collective action of the insect swarm commanded this time needn’t worry about being leaked..."

Those aware of this battle, apart from the remaining fleet now, are either from the insect swarm or the fleet of the Roes Civilization, all on our side.

And given the fleet’s current state, they certainly can’t leave for a while, with internal military forces already pre-arranged by him, impossible to be leaked outside.

Silently harnessing magic power, Ximu attempted a prayer on the spot:

"...The strike on Carli Empire’s fleet is complete, the message won’t leak to the Three Great Civilizations’ hands, still, please have His Highness send people to monitor the Quantum Network closely..."

Elsewhere in the Carli Empire, Bai Yi noticed the trembling of this golden string in the faith management perspective.

"Unexpectedly, the Carli Empire is the last to report...

Fortunately, all battlegrounds controlled well.

As long as information doesn’t leak to the Three Great Civilizations, when the orders from the Emperor and those three come down, we can capture at least one civilization as fast as possible."

Setting his right hand on a "bundle" of golden strands, he passed the oracle downward, "You all should pay extra attention to the messages within the Quantum Network recently, tighten information flow."