2789, Lago surprise attack(Part 1)
Starting from Jobri System to Lago System, there is no direct hyperspace channel connecting the voyage. In order to avoid the planet where Kilik Swarm breeds, Sefrans-Tann and Selendis must plan a circuitous route.
The nodes of this voyage need to constantly change, because the hyperspace path of Unknown Regions itself is complex and changeable.
In the fleet, each Kingdom of Dawn warship has a Holy Advent Cult navigator stationed there - in order to be in line with Chiss territory's missionary operations, the Holy Advent Cult navigator is also called Skywalker.
In fact, Chiss themselves tend to be rationalistic, and they are not interested in religion. This is why Illumine Kingdom of Kilji has existed near Chiss territory for so many years, but has not developed their Light God Cult into Chiss territory.
But Holy Advent Cult is different. The reason why they can spread their wings in Chiss territory is precisely because of Skywalker.
Chiss territory The original number of Skywalker is very small, and their life span is very short. Most of them died young due to excessive physical load when they reached the age of thirteen or less. This is the fundamental bottleneck that restricts the exploration and expansion of Chiss in Unknown Regions.
Therefore, when Chiss discovered that Holy Advent Cult could actually produce Skywalker and could also solve Skywalker's physical and lifespan problems, cracks began to appear in the rational defense line in their hearts. Chiss's attitude towards Holy Advent Cult also changed from rejection and vigilance to acceptance and even dependence.
Now, almost 90% of Chiss territory's spaceships rely on Skywalker from Holy Advent Cult!
Not only that, Holy Advent Cult is also preparing to work with Chiss territory Governor Shien-Morabito to implement Chiss territory Population Census. Shien-Morabito is naturally willing to implement this matter, but the key to the matter lies in whether Chiss himself is willing.
This is an even more important action!
Because the most important reason why Jedi Order had such a transcendent status in Galactic Republic back then was that they could rely on the Galactic Republic government to carry out Population Census on the entire galaxy - in this way, they could find Force-sensitive babies to the greatest extent possible.
Once Population Census led by Holy Advent Cult is implemented in Chiss territory, this will be a milestone achievement!
Currently in the Kingdom of Dawn battleships led by Sefrans-Tann, those Skywalker of Holy Advent Cult are constantly using their own Psionics to sense the weak fluctuations in the hyperspace channel and accurately correct the course.
The consciousness of every Skywalker is connected to Selendis's flagship Destiny Judgment. In another cabin on Destiny Judgment, there is a Protoss Phase Engineer who specializes in hyperspace navigation. He is constantly correcting the data of hyperspace jumps and sharing these data with every battleship in the fleet.
This is only one aspect, Selendis still maintains contact with Archon Ronnis.
Archon Ronnis was sitting quietly meditating in Apocalypse, surrounded by his subordinates Holy Prayer Choir who kept praying, activating the Psionics amplifier on Apocalypse, and constantly monitoring those who directed Kilik Swarm's Psionic Link. Once it is discovered that Psionic Link may appear on the route of Expedition Fleet, Protoss Phase Engineer will immediately change direction and make a detour to the other side.
Not only that, Cardinal Adra also needs to continuously launch an offensive against Fefze to ensure that the mastermind behind Kilik Swarm is convinced that Kingdom of Dawn still wants to break through their defense line head-on.
Only close cooperation link after link can ensure that this raid is flawless.
Sefrans-Tann stood in the command module, staring at the winding route on the holographic star map. Her fleet had already carried out more than ten hyperspace jumps. This is also the reason why this operation can only be participated by large battleships - small and medium-sized battleships simply cannot support such continuous hyperspace jump maneuvers.
Even now, due to the overload operation of the hyperspace engine, the cooling systems of some battleships are close to criticality. If hyperspace jumps continue, the hyperspace engine may be damaged.
At this moment, in the direction of Fefze, Cardinal Adra is already launching the third wave of offensive.
The corpses of the insect swarm in space blocked out the clouds and covered the sun, almost covering the entire starry sky. The combat distance between the two sides was extremely close, and the Kingdom of Dawn warship had begun to launch three-dimensional bombs.
Under the all-round attack of the three-dimensional bombs, more Kilik Creatures were directly blown into countless wreckage. However, there was still a steady stream of insect swarms using those wreckage as cover to continue attacking.
At this moment, a Blitz suddenly tore through the starry sky and completely wiped out the insect swarm in a large area!
I only saw High Templar Rassidan standing on the top of a special Protoss shuttle, with the electric light in his hands still flashing. He took a short break, raised his hands again, and the terrifying Blitz came again, and countless bugs were killed by Blitz.
"The energy of many battleships has been exhausted, and the firing rate has dropped sharply. If this continues, our defense line will be breached. Once the insect swarm approaches, our battleships will inevitably suffer losses. By then... I am afraid we will face heavy casualties." A staff officer from Kingdom of Dawn came to Adra and said.
This staff officer is also Chiss, an officer who joined and grew up in Chiss territory.
However, Adra was unmoved. She said calmly, "Now we must continue to put pressure on Kilik Swarm, otherwise, once the whereabouts of the raiding fleet are discovered, our combat plan will be completely bankrupt. If the man behind the scenes runs away, even if we pay ten times the price, it will be difficult to find the opportunity we have now."
She slowly turned around and looked at the staff officer with indifferent eyes, but her tone was extremely firm, "Before the raid fleet arrives at Lago System, we will fight to the last person."
Adra then began to command the fleet to start rotating, giving those battleships with exhausted energy more time to recirculate and cool down, and allowing the reactors to continue charging.
But as time went by, even the reserve battleships were sent to the front line. However, the swarms of insects were still inexhaustible!
Archon Ronnis has previously discovered that at least four or five galaxies in the surrounding area are continuously transporting swarms of insects to Fefze System.
Most of the reinforcement methods of those swarms are to attach themselves to the assimilated spaceships and use hyperspace channels to transport them. And there is no doubt that Kilik Swarm has also mastered the skills of Skywalker so that it can directly navigate on Unknown Regions.
There are also a small number of large bugs that can jump into hyperspace by themselves. These bugs also bring a large number of bugs with them and transport them back and forth repeatedly.
Finally, on Fefze, more swarms of insects were hatched continuously.
Such a huge number overwhelms the Adra fleet, which only has small and medium-sized warships. Now the fleet has begun to suffer losses. A Cobalt-class frigate whose shield was destroyed was instantly surrounded by countless bugs. These bugs used their sharp claws comparable to alloys to tear the frigate's hull, and finally almost dismantled the frigate into parts piece by piece!
The soldiers and damage control engineers inside the frigate were caught out by a large number of insects almost instantly and were immediately dismembered and eaten. The scene was extremely cruel and terrifying.
For every one there were two, and more battleships began to be destroyed by the swarm.
But Cardinal Adra remained expressionless and commanded the fleet to continue fighting.
At this time, even Archon Ronnis's ship Apocalypse also participated in the battle. Apocalypse was equipped with dozens of laser cannons and ion cannons that fired continuously, as if countless lights appeared around the battleship, adding to the sense of holiness.
But the damage caused by Apocalypse was also devastating. When the laser swept through it, pieces of Kilik Swarm were burned or even exploded. No insect swarm could even get close to Apocalypse.
However, this cannot determine the outcome of this battle unless dozens more Apocalypse ships arrive.
It is only a matter of time before the Adra fleet is swallowed up by Kilik Swarm.
In fact, if Fefze cannot be conquered in one fell swoop and the insect swarm nest in it is not eliminated, then once Kingdom of Dawn fleet retreats, the remaining insect swarms will immediately devour the remains of those insect swarms and battleships. In this way, the devoured biomass, metal and energy will replenish the mother nest, allowing it to produce more insect swarms.
This use of war to support war is the reason why Fefze has been unable to be captured.
At this moment, even the Chiss staff officer saw cold sweat dripping from Adra's forehead as she kept praying. Her lips were trembling slightly but she was still reciting the Unity's hymn in a low voice. It was obvious that she was also suffering from tremendous pressure.
However, the unremitting efforts and sacrifices finally paid off.
From the Protoss observer came a communication from the Sefrans-Tann fleet - Lago System has been locked and the final hyperspace jump is in progress!
Adra suddenly stood up from the ground, changing her previous holy and quiet posture, she almost roared and gave the order, "Holy Elephant Guardian advance immediately, all warships continue to recover, prepare to retreat!"
Under her command, all the warships began to retreat in an orderly manner, forming a huge defensive array with Apocalypse as the core. Then, 10 Holy Elephant Guardian cruiser rushed forward to the outside of the array.
As the hyperspace engines of each ship completed their calculations, Adra gave an order, and Holy Elephant Guardian cruiser instantly activated the repulsion system that had been charged for a long time. A wide-ranging repulsion wave suddenly appeared on the front of the battleship!
This repulsive wave did not have any lethality, but it carried a strong thrust and blew all the approaching insect swarms directly into the distance. The range of this repulsive wave was hundreds of kilometers. After the insect swarms were blown away, they could not adjust their posture for a while, so they were blown farther away.
The 10 Holy Elephant Guardian cruiser instantly created a short-term vacuum zone for the fleet.
Seizing this last opportunity, Adra immediately commanded the fleet to start the hyperspace engine, quickly broke away from the battle, and left Fefze.
But even so, there were still hundreds of battleships that were completely overwhelmed by the countless insect swarms that followed them because they failed to start the hyperspace engine in time.
At this moment, Sefrans-Tann was staring blankly at the planet that appeared in front of them.
The situation of this planet was directly projected into the central hall of Destiny Judgment where she was at the moment, making her feel as if she was in the universe, looking directly at this planet - Lago Planet.
As she saw, the thing in front of her couldn't even be called a planet, it was just a mass of squirming flesh!
There is no doubt that the entire planet has been completely assimilated by Kilik Swarm into a huge biological assembly. The surface is covered with disgusting blood vessel-like structures, which continuously absorb the minerals and water on the planet and convert them into nutrients to maintain the operation of the mother nest.
"These things are constantly drilling into the planet's interior. I am afraid they have opened their tentacles through the mantle layer and are continuously absorbing geothermal energy." Selendis said.
Her tone was also very solemn, and she was full of fear for such a terrifying scene.
"I heard before that Kilik Swarm once dominated the entire galaxy and even became a messenger of God for a time. Now, I believe this may be true." Selendis continued, but her tone gradually became firmer, "Such an existence will be a disaster for all intelligent civilizations in the galaxy, and even the entire universe, and must be eliminated!"
But Sefrans-Tann was paying attention to another place. Through the Psionics smart network built by Selendis's flagship Destiny Judgment, she also detected what was hidden in the shadow of the planet--
A fleet!
One Galactic Empire's fleet!
To be precise, this is a Imperial fleet that has been assimilated by Kilik Swarm!
This fleet includes 24 Imperial-class Star Destroyer, more than 50 Light Cruiser, and hundreds of frigates. There is no doubt that these battleships have all been eroded and assimilated by the insect swarm. Countless disgusting biological tissues have grown out of the damaged shell of the battleship, and they are still squirming rhythmically.
"I finally understand... the truth behind Kilik Swarm's sudden rise this time!" Sefrans-Tann said slowly.
Selendis sent a searching emotion in her mind.
"This Imperial fleet should be the fleet that was sent out to harass Chiss territory! However, this fleet fled in all directions after being defeated, and may have accidentally entered the planet controlled by Kilik Swarm. Then, they were assimilated by the insect swarm." Sefrans-Tann said seriously.
"This fleet alone should not be enough to cause the insect swarm to overrun to such an extent." Selendis said.
"No, that's enough." Sefrans-Tann said, "These assimilated warships have solved one of the most critical problems for Kilik Swarm - transportation."
"Transportation?"
"That's right. Although these insect swarms were growing and growing before, they did not have the ability to travel across galaxies. But this fleet solved this problem for them... The original dozens or even hundreds and thousands of insect swarms around them began to communicate and contact each other..." Sefrans-Tann's expressions were also extremely solemn, "Then, a very scary thing will happen - their genes will begin to assimilate and merge."
"So, a more powerful insect swarm was born." Selendis also understood.
"This is one of several judgments made by Abathur before." Sefrans-Tann glanced at the Protoss executive.