Gaining Air Superiority

The Meto squadron returned to the orbit of the Life Star in just two hours, but because it took some time to regroup, nearly two days had passed since the Zerg launched their full-scale attack.

This Zerg attack broke the previous pattern of being active at night and hiding during the day, so the Meto ground forces have been under attack for more than thirty hours without interruption.

Such an intense attack would be Zerg much for any base other than the highest-level military bases to withstand. And there are only a handful of such high-level defensive bases on the entire planet.

However, the Meto Race later discovered that the Zerg only attacked military facilities such as bases and Outpost, while remaining completely undisturbed by civilian facilities and civilians.

As a result, a large number of Meto soldiers secretly fled, disarmed, and hid in civilian areas. The Zerg did not pursue these deserters, as if they had not seen them at all.

The wise men of Meto understood that while one or two deserters might escape the Zerg's sight, it was absolutely impossible for all deserters to evade Zerg surveillance.

The Zerg don't do things without a reason; there's definitely a conspiracy involved.

Some naively suggest that in a war between two countries, shouldn't the attack focus solely on military installations, avoiding civilians?

The policies of the Epoch Clan have led to a period of relative peace and tranquility among these civilizations, despite occasional conflicts. Over time, beneath the surface of civilization, they have forgotten the cruelty of the laws of nature.

The war between the two races is not a civil war within the same race; those who are not of our race must be exterminated.

Fortunately, not all members of the Epoch Clan are naive; some are able to realize this.

Having ruled out this naive idea, could it be that the Zerg are hesitant to push things too far because they fear the Meto Race, or perhaps the power of the Star Sea Alliance, leaving room for maneuver later?

However, this idea was immediately rejected. The Zerg launched a full-scale attack and had no way out. Even if the Zerg surrendered now, the Star Sea Alliance would not let them go.

Moreover, the matter was inherently strange. Although the Meto Race, at their level, couldn't understand the complexities of the war's interests, they also knew that the Zerg weren't insane and wouldn't launch a war that, in their view, was suicidal without a reason.

Since the Zerg don't even want to live, what is there to fear?

They pondered deeply but couldn't fathom the Zerg's true intentions. The lower-ranking soldiers, however, disregarded the deeper implications. Faced with certain death, a lifeline had suddenly appeared; if they wanted to live, they had no choice.

The number of deserters was increasing, and Meto's high command was helpless. The soldiers were their own people, and they couldn't bring themselves to make the decision that they had to die.

Previously, the Meto Race had never imagined that their Life Star would be attacked before their space fleet was breached. Their plan was for the space fleet to either hold off the Zerg or be annihilated.

If they could hold them off, everything would be fine, but if the Coalition Army fleet was destroyed, there would be no point in the planet struggling anymore. Therefore, they did everything in their power, sending almost all of their resources to the Coalition Army fleet.

Unexpectedly, the Zerg did not play by the rules. At the very beginning of the war, before the Coalition Army fleet had become familiar with Zerg tactics, they broke through the fleet's defenses and dumped a bunch of random things onto the planet.

At the time, they didn't know what it was, but now it seems to be something like incubators. And these incubators produced soldiers at such a fast pace that they could launch a global war in just over ten days.

Lacking air units, and with the few Gunboat and Transport Craft they had available being targeted and eliminated by the Evil Eagle, the entire Meto force was left with only surface combat capabilities. Naturally, this was no match for the Zerg's three-dimensional air, ground, and underground attacks.

Fortunately, before the situation deteriorated completely, a fleet of three thousand warships returned to the rescue. Before they had even finished docking in orbit, they opened their hangars, and then tens of millions of fighter jets, forming nearly a million formations, swarmed out and roared into the atmosphere.

Although the Zerg have been operating on this planet for some years, they haven't had many large aerial units for most of the time because they need to remain hidden.

They could easily deal with a small number of Gunboat, but they were no match for tens of millions of space fighters. Moreover, there were three thousand warships floating in high orbit. Although they were dispensable on the main battlefield, they were absolutely dominant here.

With air superiority changing hands, nearly a million fighter jets roared past, so numerous that they could be seen anywhere on the ground, just by looking up.

"Damn it! Where did these guys go?" What really made their heads spin was that the Zerg forces that had been there in large numbers had suddenly vanished.

"According to previous intelligence, the Zerg are extremely skilled at digging burrows; they must have gone underground!"

"Hateful!"

"We're in a bit of trouble now. Although we've regained air superiority, we still can't eliminate the Zerg."

Even if we can't eliminate them, we must make sure they never dare to come out again!

"Summon those deserters. Their previous actions were understandable, so they were spared the charge of desertion. But if they refuse to return now, they will be punished for all their crimes!"

"Once we have more manpower, let's start evacuating the people. The situation on the front lines is not optimistic; we should make plans as soon as possible."

"Although three thousand warships can't carry them all, we'll take as much as we can. Let's do our best."

"But we don't have that many Stasis Pod."

"Implement military control, allocate resources uniformly, and prioritize the construction of Stasis Pod! After all, once the front lines are lost, nothing else can be taken with us."

"That's right, we'll build as many as we can. Even if it's not enough, it's okay. Wasting a few years of our lives is better than dying."

"I think we need to keep this a secret. We can't take too many people with us, and if word gets out, it might cause panic."

"Really..."

After deliberation among a group of high-ranking Meto, some orders were issued, deserters returned to their posts, and other matters proceeded as planned.

However, at night, the bases would be attacked by the Zerg from time to time, but the fighter squadrons were on standby at all times, and the Drone squadrons patrolled the air at all times.

Therefore, the air support from the Meto was very rapid. The Zerg forces would often be bombarded as soon as they showed themselves. After several such attacks, the number of night raids by the Swarm gradually decreased.

The Swarm then changed tactics, and the Meto Race followed suit, with both sides trading blows and victories. However, without air superiority, the Swarm never achieved the same results as before.

However, the struggle on Meto Life Star can only be considered a minor skirmish. The future course of events will depend on the main battlefield.

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