Desolate Class
Actually, this algorithm also has some flaws. The reason Yuntu Clan can maintain such low battle losses is because their warships frequently reposition themselves. Warships only withstand one round of attacks before being moved to the inner circle for repairs, while new warships are deployed to the outer circle to act as meat shields.
However, this rotation will eventually come to an end. No matter how many warships there are, there will be a time when they are all replaced. When that time comes, the warships that have been hastily repaired will inevitably not be as resistant to attack as the intact warships, and the casualties will naturally increase.
When the cycle reaches the third or fourth round, all the debts incurred in the previous rounds may have to be repaid. The Yuntu Clan's tactics are like a martial arts master delaying the onset of their injuries.
The key now is whether this martial arts master can eliminate the enemy within the limited time available, and whether his enemy can hold out until the martial arts master's injuries flare up.
The answer to whether the Swarm, acting as the enemy, can hold out until then is yes. However, there are some problems. If they continue to wear down the Yuntu Clan in this way, the Swarm will suffer heavy losses.
Most importantly, the time frame is too long. If the Yuntu Clan can deplete a large number of the Swarm's combat units while waiting for reinforcements to arrive, that's a situation the Swarm doesn't want to see.
Behind the Swarm's encirclement, in the pitch-black void, mosaic-like patches suddenly appeared. Then, the patches flickered and connected, and some enormous figures deactivated their cloaking systems, revealing their forms.
They are over fifty kilometers long, over twenty kilometers high, and nearly thirty kilometers wide, resembling a giant anglerfish swimming in the vast ocean.
They evolved from space debris cleaned and packaged by previous star systems, which was then absorbed by the Creep. As a result, their outer armor contains a large amount of metallic material, making them extremely defensive. Combined with the super-strong regenerative ability provided by their internal Creep templates, and their enormous size, even if they were hit by the Dark Energy Main Cannon of the Yuntu Clan, it would not cause them much damage.
Even if hit by multiple Dark Energy Main Cannon simultaneously, it can directly devour Ancient Class weapons to repair itself. In addition, with up to a hundred main cannon modules on it, it can attract enemy fire while providing extremely strong long-range output.
Meanwhile, their bodies are covered with tentacles, some over 200 meters long and others several meters long, which can defend against close-range harassment from military units and also help them pull away surrounding debris to feed.
This Super Giant space combat unit, the Swarm's newest space mothership, is called the Desolate Class Mothership, filling some gaps in the Swarm's unit composition. It was these units that previously captured the Yuntu Clan warships.
Originally, because they still had some flaws and were far from meeting Rowan's standards, Rowan did not intend to send them to the front lines. After all, piles of space debris were hard to find, and even after clearing out the solid defense facilities and space factories of the entire star system, he could only hatch a thousand or so, making them a relatively rare type of soldier.
However, in order to quickly breach the defenses of the Yuntu Clan, these units were revealed ahead of time. To enable them to move and maintain a certain level of combat capability, they contained as many as tens of thousands of large Atomic Furnace. These energy devices occupied a large amount of space within them, indirectly squeezing out the space of other facilities. For example, the five-kilometer defense layer that Rowan had originally prepared for them was now reduced to only three kilometers.
Once their defenses are breached, the tens of thousands of large Atomic Furnace within them become a Nuclear Bomb arsenal. Damage to even one could easily trigger a chain reaction, which is extremely dangerous. This is the main reason why Rowan doesn't want them to participate.
Fortunately, even with a three-kilometer-thick defensive layer, given the strength of the Ancient Class, it would take at least ten days for the Desolate Class Mothership to breach it, even if it remained stationary. It could withstand the barrage of main cannon fire from the Yuntu Clan warships for several hours.
However, once the Swarm Intellect breaks through the new Dark Energy power supply system, it can reduce the number of tens of thousands of large Atomic Furnace inside the Desolate Class Mothership to a few hundred Dark Energy Furnace, saving a lot of space to arrange other facilities. That will be when they are ready to mature.
At this point, it's best if they don't charge ahead. But they can still play a significant role; an electromagnetic launch rail rises behind the Desolate Class Mothership.
This is a miniaturized version of the Megastructure Electromagnetic Launch Platform, which is also the core function of the Desolate Class Mothership. This electromagnetic track does not launch ordinary projectiles, but rather the curled-up Ancient Class.
Each of the Ancient Class tentacles pulled itself, contracting forcefully to form itself into "balls," and then, with the help of other Ancient Class, entered the launch port.
Tens of thousands of large Atomic Furnace were operating at full capacity simultaneously, and the electromagnetic rails lit up with dazzling blue light layer by layer. A buzzing sound seemed to echo in the void, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.
"Emission!"
There was no dramatic scene; the Ancient Class Projectile was launched almost silently. If it weren't for the slight tremor of the Desolate Class Mothership, no one would have noticed that it had already been launched once.
The Ancient Class Projectile, without requiring a long acceleration distance, were propelled to a terrifying speed the moment they left the barrel, hurtling towards the Yuntu Clan's battle formation.
Due to the distance, the Ancient Class objects appeared as tiny dots to the Yuntu Clan. However, among these dots, some disc-sized entities suddenly appeared. Like lights in the night sky, they immediately caught the Yuntu Clan's attention. The computer, in conjunction with monitoring instruments, quickly provided relevant data.
But these figures left the Yuntu Clan utterly astonished. Fifty kilometers—a mobile combat unit—was something not every race could achieve.
The Yuntu Clan is very alert to this. Just like the Spider War-Bug from before, the Super Giant combat units that have appeared now must also have their own unique roles.
Fortunately, they didn't need to be puzzled for long, because the Desolate Class Mothership immediately demonstrated their capabilities.
The Ancient Class arrived at an extraordinary speed, and Lima of the Yuntu Clan understood the Swarm's intentions. These enormous, menacing Space Octopus, which appeared rather clumsy and unimpressive from a distance, were a different story once they got close; any civilization that had ever experienced them would have to speak their own unique language.
"Stop them! Don't let them get past!" the commander-in-chief of the Yuntu Fleet shouted.
Some of the Yuntu Warship turned their main guns around, locked onto their targets, and fired a salvo, instantly obliterating the thousands of Ancient Class Projectile fired in the first volley.
Before the Yuntu Clan could even breathe a sigh of relief, the Desolate Class Mothership, which had just finished their test launch, began their performance. Through continuous theoretical development and improvement by the Swarm Intellect, this electromagnetic launch unit had been upgraded several times, evolving from the initial long interval between launches to the current continuous firing mode.
Thus, this is the scene that unfolded before the Yuntu Clan: the Desolate Class Mothership, like Heavy Machine Gun, fired Ancient Class Projectile in a straight line towards them.