Detonation

Although the Larval Form are relatively basic units in the Swarm's space combat units, they are still space soldiers, and their combat power far surpasses that of many ground units.

For example, the Riken Race soldiers in front of them, Larval Form is about ten meters tall, are enormous to them. In addition, given the characteristics of Larval Form, the damage that their small-caliber energy weapons can cause is extremely limited.

Especially inside the warship, the Riken Race's individual heavy weapons were somewhat hampered by their own limitations, leaving them with virtually no room to maneuver.

Not to mention they are currently in a state of chaos. The war between civilizations shows no mercy. The Larval Form rushed into the crowd, and the sheer force of their impact alone caused unbelievable trauma to the Riken Race.

In the passageway, blue blood splattered on the walls, and severed limbs were scattered everywhere. Groans, curses, and cries filled the air.

The Larval Form that rushed through the passage did not turn back to be wiped out; instead, they separated within the passage and continued on different routes.

A total of 17 Larval Form entered the warship. They rampaged through the passageways, causing havoc and never lingering in one place.

The warship commander urgently ordered all hatches to be sealed in an attempt to stop the Larval Form from advancing. However, the Larval Form were soft-bodied creatures; although they appeared large, they could still pass through ventilation ducts with a diameter of about half a meter.

Although this significantly slowed their movement speed and severely limited their agility, the ventilation ducts were a blind spot for the Riken Race's defenses.

Furthermore, the ventilation ducts were connected to many electrical wires and pipes, which the Larval Form completely disregarded and simply pulled out and broke.

Sparks flew and lightning flashed, many of the lines carrying high-voltage current. If Raider had carried out such destruction, it might have ended in mutual destruction, but the Larval Form were electromagnetically driven. These currents only caused them some burns, but replenished their energy considerably.

Due to the tight construction schedule, the Riken Race warships were mass-produced assembly line products. The Swarm already knew their internal structural diagrams through Chloe.

The seemingly chaotic routes of destruction taken by the Larval Form are actually deceptive behaviors. If they went straight to a certain place with a clear goal from the start, it could easily arouse unnecessary suspicion afterward.

Details determine success or failure. Every civilization has countless elite talents, and any slightest clue can reveal a lot of information, so carelessness is unacceptable.

Of the seventeen Larval Form, fifteen were genuinely moving forward haphazardly, while the remaining two were subtly approaching the warship's Energy Chamber.

The Riken Race quickly discovered the two Larval Form. The Energy Chamber was the heart of the warship, of paramount importance, and could not be allowed to be damaged in any way.

A large number of armed soldiers gathered Energy Chamber, determined to eliminate the invading Larval Form.

Two Larval Form that approached the Energy Chamber were intercepted one after the other. They returned to the passage and emitted a silent hiss, a form of ultrasonic communication.

The original Space Octopus didn't have this function; it was added as a last resort.

The ultrasound waves propagated rapidly in the pipe, and their companions quickly "received" this information, turning around and rushing towards their location.

Although it was all an act, the actors were very serious. In a war of civilizations, one can analyze certain things by looking at the clues revealed by the opponent.

For example, if the area is heavily guarded, there must be important figures or facilities there, so it makes perfect sense for the Larval Form to call for backup.

However, it would be illogical if the Swarm never entered the Riken Race warship, yet understood its structure and had a clear objective.

Swarm can exhibit intelligence, but they cannot predict the future.

However, the Swarm can use foresight to orchestrate a scheme in reverse to conceal this fact, as is the case now.

Energy weapons are far less effective against Space Octopus than kinetic weapons. Simply put, Space Octopus have very high magic resistance and low physical resistance.

Meanwhile, outside the Energy Chamber, although the Riken Race had gathered a large number of soldiers, their fighting strength against the Larval Form was difficult to match with sheer numbers, given that they were hesitant to use heavy weapons and were also wary of using light weapons.

The narrow passage was perfect for the Larval Form to thrive.

The Larval Form lined up in the passage, like a high-speed train, rushing towards the Riken Race's defenses.

Even the most resilient Larval Form at the front of the line were quickly overwhelmed by the overwhelming firepower, their limbs shattered and most of their bodies vaporized.

But this "train" has a total of 17 carriages, so even if the first carriage is lost, the impact will be minimal.

After the "locomotive" was destroyed, the second "carriage" became the "locomotive," leading the team to continue charging towards the defense line.

In a civilization where every intelligent individual possesses independent consciousness, what would require a highly elite force to accomplish is simply routine operation for the Swarm army.

The "train" was moving very fast. The new "locomotive" was only severely damaged, but it was not yet incapacitated. It had already smashed through the Riken Race's defenses and rushed into the Energy Chamber.

What followed was the much-anticipated destruction; the Larval Form went on a rampage, destroying everything in their path. The reinforcements from the Riken Race, faced with the Space Octopus scurrying about in the Energy Chamber, didn't even dare to fire a shot, and could only watch in terror.

Destruction is far easier than construction, as numerous facilities were damaged and the Reactor at the center of the Energy Chamber gradually became unstable. Small-scale explosions occurred frequently as the Larval Form continued their destruction.

The warship's captain witnessed this scene through the monitoring equipment. Despite his best efforts, he had no choice but to order the ship to be abandoned. Even the soldiers who had been surrounding the Larval Form began an emergency retreat. Whether they could board the escape pods depended on who could run the fastest.

As for the wounded, no one had time to care about them at this point.

A firework lit up the sky in space. The warship had finally reached its limit. The entire warship exploded from the inside out, starting from the Energy Chamber, becoming the second warship on the battlefield to be completely destroyed.

The wreckage of the warship was scattered in all directions, interspersed with escape pods, Gunboat, Transport Craft and other small vessels.

Most of the ships carrying the panicked Riken Race were fleeing for their lives survived, unless they took off at the last minute. Of course, it was impossible for them to be completely undamaged; many ships suffered some damage, and some unfortunate ones even had their propulsion systems destroyed, leaving them to fly outwards with the shockwave from the explosion.

Fortunately, there were many ships around them fleeing together, and they were able to be pulled back by grappling hooks. However, these ships were now in a very awkward situation.

Just now, more than ten Larval Form sacrificed themselves to cause a warship to explode, and judging from the number of Larval Form, it is not difficult for the Riken Race to see that this is just a low-level cannon fodder unit.

These guys are unremarkable in space combat, but once they get inside the warship, the current configuration of the Riken Race makes them difficult to deal with.

The scene of how these Larval Form entered the warship was still vivid in their minds, so even though there were many escape devices of the Riken Race hovering outside, the surrounding warships dared not open their hatches to receive them.

While they hesitated, the third wave of the Swarm, consisting of over 500 Ancient Class, arrived on the battlefield.