Retreat

Although they have temporarily blocked the Zerg's attacks from the left, right, and rear, it does not mean that the Coalition Army vanguard is out of danger. They must break through the Zerg forces blocking the vanguard and rearguard and rendezvous with the rearguard before they can be considered even slightly safe.

"Accelerate! Accelerate!" The forward commander was almost frantic. The loss of more than 50% of his troops meant that even if he escaped this predicament, his future military career would be bleak.

Moreover, he had just abandoned so many friendly forces, which was the best option, but it still caused him considerable inner turmoil.

"Sir, keep accelerating! We're about to charge into the Zerg's territory. Once we get close, it will be very difficult for us to escape!" The Adjutant beside him noticed that the commander's mind was not quite right and quickly reminded him.

"I know, I'm perfectly sober now. Do as I say!" the commander roared, then calmed down slightly and added, "Those who don't want to, that's fine. We've already lost so much; a few more losses won't matter."

"Yes, sir!" The Adjutant had mixed feelings, but after thinking for a moment, he still relayed the order.

In fact, from beginning to end, the commander of the vanguard did not make any mistakes, and the vanguard was the team that came closest to achieving the established goal, even when the Zerg were holding back.

For this reason, his other subordinates trusted him quite a bit, and some of the smart ones, after a little thought, had already guessed what the vanguard commander wanted to do.

The energy streams ejected from the stern engines of the warships were hundreds of meters long, and their speed increased rapidly. During this time, except for a small number that broke away from the formation, the majority of them obeyed the commander's orders.

Space Octopus can absorb and convert various types of radiation and are also proficient in electromagnetic manipulation. This means that a nuclear explosion would only have a much shorter time to stop them than one might imagine.

After recovering, they quickly caught up, and some of the warships that had separated from the formation were now overtaken and in a precarious situation.

"Sir, the Zerg are catching up again!"

"I understand! Launch strategic Nuclear Bomb at the Zerg positions ahead, shut down all electronic devices!" Another order was issued.

Upon hearing the news, the subordinates understood that they would have to fight tooth and nail, but this might be the only way to escape the predicament.

The energy streams emanating from the stern of the warships gradually weakened, and the colorful ship lights went out one by one. In an instant, they seemed to have lost their vitality and were only moving forward by inertia.

Fortunately, there is almost no resistance in space, so their flight speed is still very fast. However, with the propulsion system turned off, they are like arrows that have been shot out, losing the ability to change direction and adjust midway. They can only move forward, forward!

The warship's main and secondary guns had also shut down due to the loss of power. The red beams that were originally crisscrossing each other in space had become a one-sided barrage of fire.

Shells occasionally hit the Coalition Army warships, causing them damage.

At the same time, a large number of long, cylindrical strategic Nuclear Bomb were launched from the warships. These behemoths had independent engines and power systems, so they could launch attacks without being affected by the warships.

The Zerg immediately attempted to intercept the missiles, but because the two sides were already very close, and the missiles had an automatic course-changing system, the interception efficiency became very poor.

Even so, the Zerg's numerical superiority somewhat compensated for their poor accuracy, and ultimately, less than 30% of their missiles reached their designated locations.

But that was enough. The dazzling spot of light reappeared, clearing a small section of the road ahead, allowing the subsequent missiles to continue their advance!

Because of the EMP field generated by the nuclear explosion, only the first round of Nuclear Bomb was actively detonated, while subsequent bombs were detonated on time, which made the later Nuclear Bomb explosions uncontrollable.

Many Nuclear Bomb have their electronic systems affected when passing through an EMP field, causing them to deviate from their intended course or become unusable. Others, due to malfunctions in their fire control devices, have even turned around and flown back the way they came.

Nuclear Bomb are a very safe form of attack; they require specific triggering methods to detonate. Otherwise, even if the warhead is shattered, it will only cause a nuclear leak and will not detonate.

Many intercepted missiles drifted in space, struck by energy beams, resulting in damage to their propulsion systems, activation devices, and other components, without responding to the Coalition Army's detonation command.

Many of the projectiles were damaged, and the high concentration of nuclear material inside had leaked out and was drifting in the void.

At this moment, the widespread nuclear explosions reignited the leaked nuclear material, triggering even more violent explosions. Some of these explosions originated right next to the Coalition Army fleet.

Although the warships' armor provided strong protection, it was still difficult for them to withstand a close-range nuclear explosion. Some of the warships were engulfed in flames.

Even more terrifying is that the impact of the explosion thus had a medium, causing some warships to veer off course when they were severely damaged.

Keep in mind that there are now millions of warships, arranged in dense formation, moving by inertia. They are like meteorites, completely unable to change their trajectory on their own.

Some of the foreigners on the warships screamed as they watched helplessly as the wreckage of their friendly ships hurtled toward them.

Fortunately, the continuous firing of Nuclear Bomb forced the Swarm forces back. Soon after, they were able to see the battlefield ahead, where fiery red beams of light were exchanging fire.

"Keep pushing, we're almost there!"

Seeing this, the vanguard troops who had endured hardships to break through to this point were excited. The fighting over there was the rear guard. As long as they joined up with them, retreating to a safe area should not be a problem.

However, the price they paid was enormous; the vanguard that managed to get here was reduced by 20%. Now, their remaining forces are less than 30% of what they had at the beginning of the battle.

In the back and forth, millions of warships were left in the Zerg's encirclement. Although most of them were destroyed on the spot, a small number were lost due to power failure, and the fate of their crews was unknown.

But these were no longer things they could consider; they still had one last hurdle to overcome.

"Stop the Nuclear Bomb attack, activate the energy system, start the engines!" The forward commander's order was issued swiftly.

The vanguard could not possibly rendezvous with friendly forces due to uncontrolled inertial impact; this would be no different from a meteorite swarm colliding with a fleet.

Therefore, they had to regain control of the warships.

"Snap! Snap! Snap!" Rows of lights on the warship lit up, and the engines at the stern were slowly turned on, resuming their energy flow.

The entire fleet was back under control, and they slightly corrected their course deviation. At the same time, the main and secondary guns changed direction and fired fiercely at the Zerg forces ahead.

The Zerg forces that had been inserted into the front and rear lines of the Coalition Army had just been either wiped out or driven away by Nuclear Bomb, and the thickness of the lines had been significantly reduced, leaving only a thin layer.

Now, caught in a pincer attack, their numbers dwindled even more rapidly.

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