Vigilance

The targeted measures taken by the Meto Race did have some effect. In the following days, the number of attacks on the outposts decreased significantly.

However, the patrol team still suffered attacks during their patrols due to the complex terrain and obstacles. The Stalker often hid in trees or walls, and when the patrol team got close, they would spread their limbs and use their membranous wings to glide above them and launch a sneak attack.

The Meto Race's analysts failed to detect this characteristic of the Stalker, and thus paid a heavy price for it.

A few days later, the Meto Race still hadn't found a better way to deal with the Zerg, and patrolling became a job they dreaded. Soldiers preferred to stay in the safety of their posts and used all sorts of excuses to refuse to participate in patrol missions.

During this period, the Meto Race also sent out their main forces to encircle and suppress the Zerg seemed to be non-existent. They also speculated that the Zerg were hiding underground, but no matter what methods they used, they had no success.

They also set traps at night, but the Zerg seemed to know in advance, and while they continued to attack from all directions, there was no movement at the traps.

Later, the number of Meto patrols decreased, while the probability of them being attacked increased, until eventually no patrols appeared at all.

On the space fleet side, after several days of fierce fighting, both sides suffered considerable losses, but overall, the Coalition Army forces suffered greater losses because they did not have much room to maneuver.

The Coalition Army were already aware of the situation on Meto's Life Star. While relieved to learn that the Meto garrison was still able to control the situation, they could only express their concern verbally. This was because the Coalition Army Forces were currently preoccupied with their own problems and could hardly offer any substantial assistance.

After discovering that Meto had ceased its night patrols and adopted a policy of lying flat and huddled in a defensive posture, the Zerg remained quiet for a few days. Just when Meto's garrison thought the Zerg were nothing special, they were unaware that the Zerg were merely amassing troops.

At night, in the distant sky, the fierce battle in space knows no day or night; even during the day, the exploding sparks can be seen through astronomical telescopes.

However, it's more convenient at night; people don't need any tools to appreciate the poignant art of explosions.

These days, given the dangers of the outdoors, the Meto Race have built many glass houses for the outposts to provide soldiers with better protection while also offering a good view.

Several Meto soldiers lay in the room, gazing into the distance through the transparent roof, their eyes filled with confusion, unsure of what the future held. The battle situation above the dome had been kept secret by the Meto high command.

But this is nothing more than a self-deceiving tactic, because everyone understands that if their side had the upper hand in the battle in space, it would be widely reported. The current situation clearly indicates a different scenario.

Moreover, this is the Life Star of Meto, home to a large number of Meto Race, yet after such a long period of Zerg invasion, the fleet has not provided any support.

All signs indicate that the situation there is dire. If the place falls, the warships may still have a chance to escape, but what will become of the people living on the planet?

Years ago, when the Duoqi Civilization was conquered by the Zerg, the Meto Race extensively reported on it, emphasizing the Duoqi Race's tragic situation. They said that they had been abandoned by the Koya Alliance and had now been divided into countless parts, scattered among more than a dozen civilizations. Their hardships and suffering were heartbreaking to hear and tearful to witness.

They had once thought that the situation on Duoqi's side was the worst they could imagine, and that it couldn't possibly get any worse. But now, they realized that such a possibility did exist.

What goes around comes around. Now that the situation has turned in the Meto Race, the Locke Mutual Aid Society hasn't abandoned them. But judging from the current situation, the Meto's fate may be even worse.

The Duoqi Race, at least, only lost territory and their people were spared. Regardless of the separation of wives and children, bones torn apart, or being scattered to the four winds, at least they are still alive. As long as they are alive, anything is possible. In the future, when the Zerg are wiped out, they still have hope of returning home and reuniting with their families.

However, the Meto Race had already missed their best chance to escape. Once their space fleet fell and the Zerg surrendered their Life Star, they would lose both their territory and their people—a truly tragic end.

Even if there is no hope for the future, they don't want to die now. After all, it's better to live a miserable life than to die. They'll live one day at a time, and who knows what changes might happen that could turn things around.

Just as these Meto soldiers were lost in thought, the alarm in the room suddenly went off. They were stunned for a moment before they realized what was happening and quickly got up.

Although nothing had happened for several days, no one could sleep at night. At this time, soldiers began to emerge from the other rooms.

"What's going on?" a commander asked. His clothes were slightly wrinkled, his hair was a bit messy, and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked tense.

"Sir, something is approaching us!" He then added, "A lot of them!"

After joining the Star Sea Alliance, the civilizations in this star system often have their technology development skewed due to various factors. They need to develop technologies such as engines, spaceships, space metallurgy, and modularization more rapidly, thus neglecting the construction of ground forces.

This wasn't a problem before, because joining the Star Sea Alliance meant safety. Although there would be some conflicts in space, they wouldn't involve fundamental things like Life Star.

Perhaps only those ancient civilizations, whose space-related technologies have been stagnant for many years, have the time and interest to research and update the equipment of their ground forces.

However, the Meto Race was clearly not such a civilization. Their equipment had not been upgraded for thousands of years, and many devices were outdated. Even the sound wave sensing devices installed in the Outpost were temporarily disassembled and modified from other machines.

These devices never sounded an alarm after they were deployed, leading some Meto Race to believe that they had become ineffective.

However, at this moment, the first warning from these devices, while proving that they were not faulty, also brought a huge "surprise" to the Meto Race.

On the instrument, countless red dots stretched out, even turning the display screen red, indicating that the number of enemies was unimaginably large.

"Everyone check your weapons, get to your designated positions, fire flares! You! Report our situation immediately and request backup!" The commander, the first to recover from the shock, gave the urgent order.

Streaks of light, trailing thick smoke, rose into the air, exploding at a certain height, then resembling a small sun hanging high in the sky, illuminating the area as bright as day.