Encryption

Turning off the weapon systems is manageable, but turning off the radar systems is like entering enemy territory blindfolded – you're literally throwing your life away. What's the point of running fast if someone's right behind you with a stick?

If the Swarm really has any ill intentions, Bular will basically be finished here.

"Major General, did you say the Swarm has discovered us?" Kaoyi's resolute facial features pieced together a worried expression, his thick, dark eyebrows managing only a slight curve.

Bular glanced at Kaoyi with displeasure. This was really annoying. He had promoted Kaoyi to his Adjutant because of her beauty and outstanding abilities, but now he found out that she had such poor mental resilience.

Although the situation was indeed somewhat unusual, and his legs were trembling, he was already doing his best to appear calm and collected, so he had no time to comfort others.

"Kaoyi, stop asking such pointless questions. Respect for our opponents is respect for ourselves. If the Zerg can't find us outside the Warp Bubble in their own base, then what's the point of us being here?" Bular said sternly.

Sensing the displeasure in Bular's words, Kaoyi looked ashamed. Although she had Telo's looks, she also possessed considerable strength. She quickly reflected on her actions and adjusted her mindset.

As time passed, the squadron approached the outermost Zerg base. Seeing that most of the Swarm units were still lying dead, and that the number of Swarm units that came to intercept them was not large and did not show any aggressive behavior, Bular finally felt relieved.

Immediately, he became excited. The Zerg were incredibly mysterious; even the all-powerful Epoch Clan did not know what their members looked like.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that he could see the real Zerg and return alive to draw them would be a great achievement in itself.

What comes into view is the Zerg's classic Biological Weapon, the most frequently seen form in the Alliance data; the Zerg seem to have a fondness for this form. But in fact, after much research by other races, this Octopus Monster -like form is a very reasonable combat design.

According to the data, their main body is made of soft materials, which can effectively defend against physical impacts. The special components on their surface can weaken and reflect attacks from light-based weapons, and they also have good resistance to energy attacks.

Secondly, their tentacles can provide multi-directional force, making them very flexible in short-range maneuvering and providing considerable melee combat capabilities. Apart from slightly weaker ranged attack capabilities and slightly weaker endurance, they have no obvious weaknesses.

More than ten Duoqi warships, able to hold their own against hundreds of level 500 Octopus Monster at a distance, were in dire straits due to a few close-range Octopus Monster with their minions. Without reinforcements, they might be completely annihilated.

This greatly surprised the foreign races who had the ability to obtain this video footage. Originally, everyone was using giant ships and cannons, setting up formations to bombard each other. Even when they got close, it was basically the same, with at most some attacks and harassment from fighter jets or Drone swarms. Now, a group of forces that only knew how to mass produce ranged units suddenly had someone who was skilled in melee combat and wielding swords and sticks, which made them very uncomfortable.

When developing weapons and warships, everyone focuses on improving the range, power, and rate of fire of naval guns, the maneuverability and armor of the warship itself, and adding early warning equipment such as radar. But no one has ever thought about improving the close combat capability of the warship.

Moreover, due to the limitations of the warship's structure, its close-combat capabilities are also very difficult to improve.

Although the Swarm has always been at a disadvantage in terms of mobility and cannot get close, what use is it if it is strong in melee combat? However, the issue of melee combat has still received a lot of attention from many other races.

The Swarm pioneered a new combat mode, validating a theoretical possibility. Although the other races thought the Swarm were ineffective, they didn't believe they were. Once the mobility issue was resolved, this melee combat mode might prove surprisingly effective. It's like a master of the "Lingbo Weibu" (a martial arts technique) wreaking havoc among spearmen.

In various civilizations, numerous projects have been launched, but whether they will yield results remains to be seen.

As the two groups drew closer, Bular ordered the mission's purpose to be broadcast in Riken Language. This was a last resort, as the Swarm language was as mysterious as their appearance, as were their communication channels.

According to available data, very few Zerg communications have been intercepted, and the content remains undeciphered. The Zerg's encrypted language is speculated to be a spectral language, composed of an unimaginable number of primary, secondary, and multiple colors. Without a corresponding reading device, let alone deciphering it, even the complete content cannot be received.

However, even the Epoch Clan cannot manufacture such a special reading device. This is because it involves not only very advanced knowledge of biology and bionics, but also requires a small amount of raw materials.

For example, most of the Blue Star inhabitants before Rowan became insects could only see three primary colors, and these three primary colors could combine to create about 1 million colors. A very small number of them were dichromatic, and they could only see about 10,000 colors.

Among them are even rarer tetrachromatic visionists, who can see the so-called four primary colors. They will be able to see approximately one hundred million more colors than ordinary people with only three primary colors.

With each additional primary color received, the number of colors that can be seen increases exponentially. Four primary colors allow the visual system to see one hundred million colors, so what about five, six, or even thirty primary colors? This demonstrates the complexity of Swarm encryption methods.

To decipher this, one must first understand the primary colors that one cannot see. It is difficult for trichromatic visionists to describe the world to dichromatic visionists, and the world seen by tetrachromatic visionists is countless times more vibrant than that of trichromatic visionists, making description even more impossible.

For those with trichromatic vision to understand and study the world of tetrachromatic vision, the first thing they need is a pair of tetrachromatic eyes. Similarly, to understand the world of thirty primary colors, they first need a pair of thirty primary color eyes.

Currently, within this star system, the only beings possessing such primary color reception capabilities exist within the Swarm. Therefore, to decipher the Swarm's communication codes, the first step is to capture a Swarm unit with thirty primary color vision.

These units are extremely rare within the Swarm, and the Alliance has yet to determine their exact appearance. Moreover, even if they were captured, Gene Lock the Swarm's genetic code would present another significant challenge.

It can be said that although the Swarm are relatively backward in terms of overall technological progress, in the field of biology alone, the Swarm have already surpassed the Alliance civilizations that follow the mechanical route.

Bular sighed inwardly, perhaps this was why the Epoch Clan would pay such close attention to an Outer-Ring Civilizations.