Space Warfare

But the Riken Race's missiles don't stop there.

These missiles were likely designed with this in mind from the outset, and under the command of the Riken Race, the artificial intelligence immediately changed tactics. The onboard computers of all warships and functional ships formed a regional network, maximizing computational power.

Two missiles swarmed from above and below. Just as a Space Octopus was about to dodge, it was caught completely off guard when the missiles suddenly exploded, engulfing the Space Octopus in flames.

The remaining Space Octopus, which were being tracked by the missiles, immediately moved further away from these creatures, giving them no chance to get close.

However, while they were dodging missiles, their flight paths were also restricted.

A Space Octopus was busy dodging missiles when two energy beams suddenly shot out, blocking all its escape routes. With nowhere to hide, it was blown up in mid-air.

Sometimes, when both sides have similar weaponry and equipment, the deciding factor in victory or defeat is information and computational power.

At this point, although the Riken Race had a slight advantage in terms of computational power, they had far too little information.

While the biotechnology of Swarm has its shortcomings, it also has its own advantages.

These Space Octopus are precious space units, not expendable "cannon fodder."

Those Space Octopus that were blown up didn't actually die. They were derived from the Creep, and their entire bodies were covered with Strain that could act as network Node Unit.

As long as these Strain don't all die, the Space Octopus won't die. They just need to float in space, absorb radiation, and replenish their energy to slowly recover.

Even if it's smashed to pieces, it can be glued back together and restored.

Although this recovery rate is relatively slow, they can also absorb each other to increase the recovery speed.

If the Swarm is the one cleaning up the battlefield in the end, then the Swarm will only grow stronger.

A force that wants to completely annihilate the Swarm must not only win the war, but also "clean up" the battlefield.

Clearly, the Riken Race were unaware of this. With the Swarm reinforcements arriving in droves, the Riken Race had no chance to clean up the battlefield, only to be worn down or forced to flee.

However, this torpedo and missile attack still disrupted the Swarm's offensive rhythm, and at least 20% of the Space Octopus lost their ability to fight again.

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This type of warfare was not only a first for the Riken Race, but also a first for the Swarm. Therefore, in general, this war was also a test and an opportunity to identify and address any shortcomings in the Swarm's space combat units.

At this point, there's no need to worry about whether there are any Chess Player forces. If the Swarm wants to step onto the grand stage of the universe, these things cannot be hidden and will be exposed sooner or later.

Rowan would not confine the Swarm to a low-level power in order to deceive potentially advanced civilizations. What the Swarm needs to conceal is not these normally developed technologies, but things that do not belong to this world.

That is the Swarm Network, its origin lies in the extraordinary abilities of another world, unique in this world. This is the essence of the Swarm and must never be exposed.

Therefore, all space combat units, regardless of size, have been equipped with information receiving systems.

This is a new system based on the transmission of information using deflected light, derived from the Origin Star Mantis Shrimp. It transmits information through tens of millions of color combinations, and then receives this information using a visual capture system with more than 20 primary colors.

In addition, electromagnetic waves, body movements, and other information transmission modes have been added, enabling the Swarm to communicate and interact in a timely manner during battle.

Of course, this is just for show; in reality, the overall command is still accomplished through the Swarm Network.

However, these things are essential. If the enemy manages to capture a few Swarm combat units in the chaos, and upon dissecting them, discovers that these things don't even have an Interaction System, how would they coordinate their attacks? This would easily expose an anomaly.

"My Overlord, our Space Octopus is still too weak in breaking through the firepower blockade," Sarah said.

"There's nothing we can do about it; after all, we still have too few Atomic Furnace," Morgan sighed.

Yes, if all Mature Form Space Octopus could be equipped with Atomic Furnace, their endurance would be significantly improved. Then, they wouldn't need to charge so recklessly; they could at least launch Electromagnetic Cannon for cover while charging.

Fortunately, although those Ancient Class Space Octopus were destroyed, their Atomic Furnace remained intact. This was because during the penetration, the Atomic Furnace were hidden at the rear of their bodies. Even if the Riken Race's main cannon could destroy its frontal armor, the remaining power of the energy beam would be neutralized by the other Space Octopus carried inside its belly.

For each destroyed Ancient Class, its Atomic Furnace is retrieved and preserved by one of its carrier Mature Form. This Mature Form then does not participate in combat but activates its stealth protection, silencing all energy fluctuations, and drifts in space.

This made them virtually impossible to detect, thus preserving the precious Atomic Furnace for postwar recovery.

"We don't need to calculate battle losses like other civilizations. All we need to do is win the war, so we won't suffer any losses." Biotechnology and mechanical technology each have their own advantages. Once a mechanical civilization's warship is damaged, repairing it is a very troublesome matter.

The composite materials used in their construction are almost impossible to remelt, and sometimes the resources required to repair a warship are even greater than those required to build one from scratch.

But Swarm don't have this problem; if they get injured, they can just wait to heal, only incurring a time cost.

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After losing 50% of its strength, the Space Octopus finally broke through the enemy's fire network and reached a distance of 1,000 kilometers from the fleet, which was now almost within arm's reach.

However, the remaining Space Octopus are all small creatures. Most of them are Larval Form with a body length of less than 20 meters, and even the few Mature Form are only about 50 meters in size.

Those larger adult Mature Form were all taken down first.

"Send out fighter jets to intercept!" General Masai gave the order, and a dense swarm of fighter jets took off from their cockpits. There were a great many of these fighter jets, with at least 500 flying out from each warship, totaling nearly 20,000.

Among these fighter jets, a small number are over eight meters long and are piloted by humans; the rest are all five-meter-long Drone.

Each eight-meter fighter jet is equipped with nine Drone. These ten fighter jets are commanded by Riken Race pilots and assisted by artificial intelligence. They form an attack formation, providing mutual cover and coordinating their attacks.

The dense swarm of fighter jets that flew out out outnumbered the remaining Space Octopus of the Swarm, instantly giving them a numerical advantage.