For Mu, this is indeed a good opportunity, and there is a high probability that he can kill two Tier 3 Queen Bug.
However, the price paid is quite high. According to the simulation, more than half of Special Heavy Fleet alone will be lost. This does not include the main fleet that is cooperating with the battle. The loss is probably much greater.
However, Mu was a little unwilling to give up in front of his eyes.
Those are two Tier 3 Queen Bug. There are probably only a few king insects of this level in the entire Zerg race, right?
In fact, Mu's guess was correct. There were only five Tier 3 Queen Bugs under Alba's command, and one of them was captured by the Three-Eyed Empire many years ago.
"Grand Marshal, should we pursue it or not?"
Seeing Mu who was hesitant, the adjutant on the side became a little anxious.
For every 1 second of hesitation, if you decide to pursue, the casualties you will have to pay will increase exponentially with time.
How could the adjutant not be in a hurry?
"Order all fleets to retreat!"
"Grand Marshal?"
"Back off, our current task is not to kill the enemy, but to hold on to the defense line and buy more time for the rear to evacuate!"
"Yes, Grand Marshal!"
Although Mu also wanted to pursue him very much, after all, this opportunity was very rare.
However, in the end, reason prevailed over impulse. Gritting his teeth and with a hint of unwillingness, Mu issued the order to retreat, asking all fleets to return to the defense line and re-build the defense system.
Just as he said to his adjutant, our goal is not to kill the king insect, but to buy time!
On the battlefield, the two sides acted as if they had agreed. The ordinary insect swarms once again filled the vacancies left after Tier 3 Queen Bug retreated, while the empire's main fleet also filled the vacancies left after Special Heavy Fleet retreated.
The entire defense zone once again returned to the offensive and defensive battle between ordinary insect swarms and the empire's main fleet.
Within the battle star, Mu was relieved when he saw this scene. Although he was very sorry that he could not kill the two Tier 3 Queen Bug, if he thought in a good direction, then on the one hand, the crisis in the 38 defense zone was relieved, and on the other hand, it also verified the effectiveness of Special Heavy Fleet against Tier 3 Queen Bug.
It can be said that it is also a full harvest.
However, before Mu could relax for long, the two Tier 3 Queen Bug appeared again!
"Grand Marshal, Tier 3 Queen Bug and its guard insect swarm appeared in defense zone 15. According to comparison, they are still the two that appeared in defense zone 38."
"You still dare to come?"
Mu was a little surprised. After all, the King Insect could be regarded as an advanced intelligent creature. Knowing that he had a fleet that could restrain him, he still dared to take the lead. This was a bit abnormal.
However, Mu Ke did not want to miss this rare opportunity again.
"Let all the first to eighth Special Heavy Fleet attack. This time we must keep these two Tier 3 Queen Bug!"
"Yes, Grand Marshal!"
The four Special Heavy Fleets that had just returned to the rear, even before the warships were turned off, received the order to attack again. The opponents were still the two fourth-order king insects. The difference was that this time it was not just their four fleets that attacked, but all of them, eight Special Heavy Fleets!
Vita Defense Line, the fifteenth defense zone.
Due to the addition of two Tier 3 Queen Bug and their guard insect swarms, the battle situation began to develop in a very bad direction, just like the previous 38 defense zone.
The Zerg overwhelming force swept towards the defense line like a sea of worms, mixed with a large number of Tier 3 Guard Bug attacks. For a time, the casualties of the imperial defenders skyrocketed.
If this situation continues, the entire defense zone will completely collapse within a few hours.
"Commander, Special Heavy Fleet is here!"
"Great, all fleets will immediately start taking action according to the plan to combat the high-level king insect!"
"Yes, Commander!"
It was exactly the same as the previous tactics in the 38 defense zone. After all, it was a proven tactic in actual combat. The area facing the two king insects still gave way to allow Special Heavy Fleet to enter, while the rest of the fleet was ready to cooperate with Special Heavy Fleet to launch a crazy counterattack.
"Grand Marshal, Special Heavy Fleet are all in place, and the rest of the fleet is also ready to cooperate in combat!"
"Okay, notify the frontline commander immediately and start fighting!"
"Yes!"
As before, the main fleet on the defense line is responsible for suppressing the ordinary insect swarms, while Special Heavy Fleet is responsible for dealing with the Tier 3 Guard Bug swarm, and continues to approach the location of Tier 3 Queen Bug!
"Distance 38 million kilometers."
"Distance 25 million kilometers."
"The distance is 17 million kilometers, and it is expected to enter the range in 30 seconds!"
"Very good!"
While looking at the tactical video and listening to his deputy's report, Mu excitedly clenched his fist and said loudly.
In the last two million kilometers, in his opinion, even if the two Tier 3 Queen Bug started to retreat now, it would be too late. With this distance, they could be killed by force at a very small price!
Sure enough, bugs are bugs. Even if they have wisdom, they are still bugs. It is so stupid!
Mu, who was in the midst of excitement, focused on the position of the two Tier 3 Queen Bug in the tactical image, but ignored the changes in the ordinary insect swarms next to them.
And the price he needs to pay for this negligence may be something he cannot bear!
"Distance 16 million kilometers."
"Order Special Heavy Fleet to stop the attack and save the next wave of attacks to ensure that Tier 3 Queen Bug can be killed immediately after entering the range!"
"Yes, Grand Marshal!"
After all, the battleship's gun is not a machine gun that can fire rapidly. On the contrary, it needs to be recharged after each shot before it can be fired again. Although the recharging time is not long, only about ten seconds, it still takes time after all, and every second is extremely precious now.
Therefore, in order to kill the two Tier 3 Queen Bug immediately without giving them any chance, Mu directly ordered Special Heavy Fleet to stop the attack.
"15.5 million kilometers away!"
"Don't wait for my order after entering the shooting range, just fire directly!"
"Yes!"
As the adjutant reported again, Mu's eyes were bright and he stared at the tactical image in front of him.
The last 500,000 kilometers are here, it's almost there, it's almost there!
Mu, who clenched his right fist, kept shouting in his heart.
"Distance is 15 million kilometers, entering range!"
"Good"
Just after shouting half a word "good", Mu suddenly froze. In the tactical image in front of him, the large green marks on the warships at the front of Special Heavy Fleet suddenly turned gray.
What does gray represent?
It means the battleship was destroyed and the signal disappeared.
Originally, two Tier 3 Queen Bug were supposed to be killed, but now, it turned out that the battleship at the front of Special Heavy Fleet was inexplicably destroyed.
This reversal made it impossible for everyone to recover for a while.
What happened?
The same question filled the minds of everyone in the command center.