As a fourth-tier civilization, relying solely on conventional forces was not enough to stop a fifth-tier King Bug from escaping and kill it swiftly. If they failed to kill it here and allowed information about Lancer to leak, then what awaited them would undoubtedly be the Zerg army bearing down on them.
Therefore, no matter what, Zi Luo had to kill it on the spot. No information could be allowed to leak.
Of course, it was extremely easy for the Zerg to transmit information, given the existence of the Zerg Mental Network. Through the knowledge base Lin Yu had left behind, Zi Luo knew this as well.
Even so, Zi Luo had to take a gamble—a gamble that Ebol had not yet had time to leak the information.
After all, less than a minute had passed since the battle began, and only ten or twenty seconds had passed since she revealed the Starry Sky Defense Network.
And reality was exactly as Zi Luo had gambled. At first, Ebol had not believed it would lose. What truly made it sense danger was the Starry Sky Defense Network that had been revealed just over ten seconds ago.
After realizing the danger, it spent several seconds merely considering whether to retreat. Once Ebol finally decided to open a Bug Nest Channel and withdraw, it acted immediately.
During that time, it had no spare time to report through the mental network.
No, rather, Zi Luo had not given it that time!
A few seconds later, as the launch aperture of the Star Cannon on Rasser's surface fully opened, azure energy began churning and gathering within its circular walls.
"Star Cannon charge at 45%."
"All fleets along the firing line have cleared out. Firing angle is clear!"
"Star Cannon charge at 60%."
"Star Cannon charge