Clearing the Route

"Yes, according to the latest news, the main force of the Zerg is in the M579 Galaxy, but that doesn't seem to be their place of Origin. However, a very unusual indigenous race has been discovered there."

"Oh?"

"That race evolved from beasts to a civilized race in just a few hundred years."

"Heh, that familiar smell. Looks like this Zerg is into experimentation too." Dialo chuckled, seemingly remembering something. "These annoying creatures! Didn't they find anything useful from that native race?"

Aslite shook her head. "The Zerg's defenses there are extremely tight, and given their mysterious nature, even with the Suzerain's technological level, it's unlikely they could operate without a sound. Therefore, to avoid alerting them, all surveillance is conducted from a distance."

"Tch!" Dialo scoffed dismissively.

"Your Highness, yesterday my Think Tank and I reviewed the information again and came to a new guess," Aslite said after a moment's thought.

"Oh? What guess?"

"Based on the outward appearance of the Zerg, could they possibly be a mutated species?"

"What's the meaning?"

"They're like those hive-like creatures, where only a few individuals in a group possess intelligence. If such creatures were to mutate and develop intelligence, they could potentially escape the Suzerain's surveillance and grow to their current state."

Dialo seemed to understand somewhat, and he nodded. "In that case, the birth of a genius can make sense in changing the entire race. Because he doesn't need the cooperation of his people at all; they are born with the instinct to unconditionally obey his commands. However, it still doesn't quite make sense. Even if such obedient, collective beings develop intelligence, could they really advance technology to this level?"

"That's also our question, Your Highness. These are all just speculations. They're too mysterious."

Dialo narrowed his eyes, looking at Chuyun Planet on the big screen, and said quietly, "Interesting, very interesting indeed. Aslite, do you think that if we obtain the Zerg's secrets, we can break free from the Suzerain's control?"

"Your idea is very dangerous, Your Highness. Please be careful what you say!" Aslite whispered, bowing her head.

"Boring, I was just kidding. But they really piqued my curiosity, making me want to tear them apart and see what they're hiding."

"Your Highness, I think we should proceed with caution."

"No need for further explanation. I prefer directness to intrigue." Dialo waved his hand, interrupting Aslite's advice, but his flickering eyes revealed that he was lost in thought.

As the Duoqi Race fleet advanced, its course changed slightly, shifting from its original position towards the center of Chuyun Planet and the Binary Star Defense Line to a slightly angled course towards the Swarm 'Chuyun Planet.

The Duoqi Fleet's extremely unfriendly actions had led to over half of the Swarm and Riken Race's observation devices locking onto them. Therefore, as soon as the Duoqi Fleet changed course, it was detected by both races, and their computers were overloaded, calculating the Duoqi Fleet's new route almost instantly.

Seeing the result, the Riken Race breathed a sigh of relief. They were out of the picture; they could just watch the show from the sidelines. It was a pity that the military base had almost no civilian facilities; otherwise, a small shop or something would have sold out of sunflower seeds and drinks.

The Swarm didn't panic; it was something they expected.

"Your Highness, we are within firing range!"

"Very good. Authorize all ships to connect to the network, unlock AI permissions, calculate and assign their respective targets, and clear the waterway!" As the battle was about to begin, Dialo's expression turned serious as he calmly issued orders. Having led the fleet and guarded the border for nearly 200 years, he was by no means a mere figurehead.

The Duoqi Race warships, which were flying at high speed, suddenly had their reverse thrusters on the bow illuminate, causing the entire fleet to pause slightly and slow down.

This sudden stop demonstrates that the Duoqi Race warship is far superior to the Riken Race. If the Riken Race warship dared to make such a maneuver, it would likely be crushed and disintegrated on the spot.

The Duoqi warship slowed down, its eight main guns at the bow swaying from side to side. With the aid of radar and computers, they locked onto their respective targets, and moments later, all guns fired simultaneously.

At this time, the Duoqi Fleet was still nearly ten million kilometers away from Chuyun Planet, a distance that even light would take more than half a minute to travel. The Swarm's Electromagnetic Cannon could indeed reach that distance, but it would probably take several hours to fly there, and by the time the projectiles arrived, they would be too slow to hit anything other than a stationary target.

However, the Duoqi Race were clearly confident in their weapons, with their main cannons firing an energy-based weapon similar to the Riken Race's. It also emitted red energy beams, but its range was much greater than the Riken Race's, meaning that the Duoqi Race were far superior to the Riken Race in terms of energy technology.

However, the two sides were too far apart. Even though the Duoqi Race had a unique understanding of energy utilization and their energy beams were very condensed, they still had some difficulty maintaining their lethality while flying such a long distance.

Most of these energy beams were annihilated halfway through their flight, and even if they reached the Swarm, their destructive power would be very limited. This outcome made the Duoqi Race's barrage of cannon fire seem like fireworks, but neither the Swarm nor the Riken Race showed any sign of mockery. Their technological level was such that they wouldn't have made such a comical move.

And that is indeed the case.

After three rounds of shelling, the Duoqi Race ceased firing.

"Your Highness, the waterway ahead has been cleared."

"Well done, let the Zerg see our passionate, Flaming Red Lips."

"Yes, sir!"

The launch silos on the upper part of the Duoqi warship slowly opened, revealing one huge warhead after another. They were then ejected one by one. With the help of artificial intelligence, the Fire Control System at the front of the missile locked onto the target, and the tail engine system ignited. After a puff of white smoke, the missile drew an arc and flew towards Chuyun Planet.

These missiles resemble the "Riken's Radiance," but their level of sophistication is at least two generations ahead of the Riken Race's.

While the Riken Race's missiles aren't exactly slow, they're somewhat outdated in the context of space warfare. Therefore, they can only be used to carry high-yield Nuclear Bomb for indiscriminate attacks.

The Duoqi Race is different. First of all, the Duoqi Race has very advanced engine technology, which can be seen from the fact that their warships can increase their speed in the void to more than half the speed of light.

After miniaturizing this interstellar engine, although the speed was significantly reduced, its maximum speed could still reach one-third of the speed of light when installed on a missile.