Play a Card

From the moment he hatched, a tiny insect the size of a fingernail, Rowan has come a long way, and he has systematically killed countless enemies who were once incredibly powerful to him.

Therefore, although the Electromagnetic Cannon railgun was powerful, and the Swarm had developed a series of tactics around it, Rowan had always been well aware of the dangers of a single weapon.

In fact, long ago, when the Swarm captured the Cat Ear Spaceship, they analyzed the technology of the related energy weapons and converted it. Rowan even produced a batch of Larval Form equipped with energy weapon systems in an attempt to compensate for the Larval Form's weakness of being only capable of melee combat.

However, it was later discovered that this thing had too short a range and consumed too much energy, making it impractical, so it was eventually abandoned.

Later, the Swarm captured Riken Race warship and acquired more advanced energy weapon technology. In fact, by then, the Swarm had already surpassed the Riken Race in terms of energy weapons.

Keep in mind that Rowan had already amassed tens of millions in scientific research Intellect at that time. What does that mean?

No race is born with foresight; from birth, they need to learn gradually, specialize in a particular technological line, and master it step by step.

This requires a massive amount of time, and the more advanced the technology a civilization possesses, the more time newborns need to digest the wisdom of their predecessors.

During this period, a large number of people gave up halfway, and only a very few were able to reach the end of a certain technological line, and then, in their lifetime, add bricks and tiles to it, so that the technological line can go a hundred feet further.

The progress of a civilization requires countless technological advancements to continuously advance; therefore, lifespan often foreshadows the potential of a civilization.

Take the Rat-folk civilization, for example. Even without the Swarm to restrain them, they would hardly be a rudimentary interstellar civilization. Even though Rowan helped them fill in their genetic defects and extend their lifespans several times, they only had a lifespan of a few decades, with most Rat-folk not living past fifty.

When knowledge accumulates to a certain level, the newborn Rat-folk die before they can fully digest it, let alone continue to advance technology.

The two interstellar civilizations Rowan has encountered so far, the Riken Race and the Duoqi Race, have people whose lifespan is generally over 300 years. This gives their newborns at least a hundred years to drive technological progress.

This is also why the Riken Race placed such importance on Life-Extending Plant. When there was no resource pressure, the increased lifespan of the tribe members meant a strengthening of their ethnic heritage.

Now, looking at the Swarm Intellect, we can see how extraordinary they are. No longer bound by lifespan constraints, they have ample time to accumulate knowledge and refine it.

The earliest scientific and Intellect of Morgan, which are now hundreds of years old, would be considered a national treasure in a civilization like the Riken Race.

As time goes by, the Swarm will possess more and more of these "treasures".

When hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of such "treasures" are gathered together, the energy that can be unleashed is unimaginable to ordinary civilizations.

In this way, it's not hard to understand how the Swarm could acquire physical objects, then use that knowledge to deduce technological principles, and eventually surpass the original owner of the objects.

However, although the Swarm made great progress in energy weapons, their only opponent at that time was too weak. They couldn't withstand the onslaught simply because of their numbers and their single ranged weapon.

In addition, Rowan had already guessed whether there were Chess Player, and his tendency to conceal his true abilities influenced Blade, so when they fought the Riken Race, they followed the principle of "good enough" in everything they did.

For example, if the Riken Race hadn't also built Electromagnetic Cannon to counterattack, the Swarm's Laser Overseer would never have been revealed.

For example, at this moment, the Swarm, which appears to have had its main weapons rendered useless, has not completely lost its ability to fight back.

Hiding cards is actually a form of intelligence suppression.

Space Octopus are products pieced together from various modules and organs based on the templates of Atmospheric Creature and Creep. Now, under the control of the Strain inside their bodies, their body tissues churn and surge, modules shift, and organs relocate. After this series of operations, although the external Electromagnetic Cannon do not change much in appearance, their internal components have been completely replaced.

When Dialo gave the order to fire, the main guns of the Duoqi warship, which had already been angled, roared in unison. But at the same time, the Zerg counterattack arrived.

It was normal for thousands of red beams to shoot towards the Zerg, but from the Zerg's direction, from the cannons that originally fired Electromagnetic Projectile, red energy beams also shot out, flying towards the Duoqi Fleet.

The two red beams of light met and converged in the air before separating and flying toward their respective targets, creating a spectacular sight. The timing was truly remarkable; the Space Octopus took some time to adjust its internal structure, while the Duoqi Fleet focused on its charge and did not fire, thus creating such a beautiful scene. However, this beauty was not something everyone could appreciate.

"What!" Dialo exclaimed, his magma-like features cracking in surprise, and Aslite's eyes widened in astonishment.

"This is illogical!" Dialo roared again. When did Electromagnetic Cannon and Energy Cannon become interchangeable? What the hell are these Zerg? Don't they have any sense of martial ethics?

However, the attacks did not stop because of his doubts. Dialo's flagship was over 2,500 meters long, making it the largest ship in Duoqi Fleet. At the same time, it also carried the largest type of field generation device, so it could deploy a larger Repulsion Field.

To demonstrate his bravery, Dialo's flagship led the charge during the initial assault, and now it is bearing the brunt of the fiercest attack.

Because they hadn't anticipated such a counterattack from the Swarm, and also needed to keep the bows of their warships aligned with the Swarm, the Duoqi Fleet didn't dodge the energy beam attack in the slightest.

The warship suddenly began to shake violently. Dialo, who was venting his emotions, hadn't yet accepted reality, but his years of experience in military operations had allowed him to prepare for the impact. With Aslite behind him, he was unharmed by the attack.

"Damn it!" Dialo cursed. "Doria and Qishaya, move forward, check the flagship's damage, report the fleet's damage, deactivate the Repulsion Field, lock main guns onto the enemy, and fire at full power!"

Although he was furious, Dialo forced himself to calm down and quickly issued a series of instructions.

The Doria and the Qishaya were his escort ships, only slightly smaller than the flagship and with thicker armor; their job was to shield the flagship from attacks.

Repulsion Field is only effective against physical impact attacks. The egg offers almost no protection against energy beams. The Zerg's attack methods have changed, so keeping it active is just a waste of energy.