Chapter 1904: Just Wait a Little Longer
At last, an enormous number of BETA descended upon Earth. Their vast numbers packed the skies so densely that they blotted out even the starlight. Even from Earth, people could see the black mass pressing down upon them. In space, everyone who witnessed the scene felt the crushing oppression of something that covered the heavens and eclipsed the sun. Even more BETA were steadily approaching Earth. It was like the eve of doomsday, and Earth had fallen into its greatest crisis.
At least five hundred million BETA had appeared at once. This was merely the first wave faced by this world's space defense forces, aside from the Burning Legion. More BETA would continue to test all of Earth's combat strength. Led by a swarm of Assault Types that had transformed themselves into shells, they surged toward the defense forces centered around the Burning Legion and the Overlord.
Although the defense force was centered around the Burning Legion's combat power, the greater part of it consisted of this world's Space Force. Compared to the Burning Legion's numbers, the Space Force stationed along this line alone had more than several thousand MS units. At this point, all of Earth had entered a state of battle, mobilizing every available fighting force and deploying them throughout space and at major cities and strongholds across the planet.
With the Burning Legion and the Overlord leading the way, two massive Macross Cannons lit up the entire starfield. Together with the cannon fire and Moonlight Cannons unleashed by the other warships, as well as the defense force's Beam Rifles, countless beams of every size began fiercely attacking the shell-like Assault Types.
Of the five hundred million BETA, Assault Types accounted for sixty percent, while the various Beam Types made up