Agreement

The elder of the Ketu Clan's answer was exactly what General Mide had expected. Without immense benefits and a strong relationship, why would he ask someone to risk their life? Not even the Yuntu Clan, let alone Mide, would have that kind of face.

But it doesn't matter, because some people or forces have enough influence. To be honest, this matter originally had nothing to do with the Yuntu Clan. The reason they were here and suffered so many losses was entirely due to the Star Sea Alliance's actions.

Although the Star Sea Alliance is currently rife with factions and it's difficult to distinguish which part belongs to which, regardless of which part it is, if they don't want this internal conflict and division to be exposed, they must give the Yuntu Clan an explanation. Or rather, they must give an explanation and set an example to all the civilizations participating in this war against the Zerg.

General Mide had already communicated the situation at the front with his tribe. The Yuntu Clan was not ambiguous either, and by rallying a group of relatively friendly forces, they found the forces that prompted them to send troops.

After a long, heart-to-heart talk, to put it simply, our Yuntu Clan has suffered heavy losses. Apart from a little bit of our own fault, most of the problems stem from following orders. We still have a portion of our troops trapped with the Zerg. Reinforcements have arrived, but our voices carry little weight. This matter needs our leader to step in and make arrangements. The brothers are all watching; we can't let them down.

Sure enough, after a period of lamentation, the Ketu civilization received a mysterious phone call. Subsequently, Elder Aier was on the front lines, changed his attitude drastically and took the initiative to contact General Mide. He said that the two races were close neighbors, both from the same star system, and had never quarreled since the beginning of recorded history. For the sake of lasting friendship between the two races, they must cooperate sincerely this time.

When he heard that the nobles still had troops trapped in enemy lines, although he outwardly refused, he later reported it to the tribe and convened a Council of Elders. After a heated debate, the Council of Elders decided that they had to help. Then they went on and on, basically saying that the two tribes were brothers and shouldn't be divided, but since they had helped, they had to repay the favor. You must remember this, so that if our Ketu Clan needs help in the future, your Yuntu Clan shouldn't refuse.

General Mide readily agreed, expressing that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity, and the Yuntu Clan would never forget today's kindness. He assured them that if they needed anything in the future, they should just say the word.

Actually, we're all old foxes; we all know each other. This war with the Zerg isn't something we can't fight, but it depends on how we fight it and what we're fighting for. If it's for the sake of the Yuntu Clan's favor, then naturally, nothing more needs to be said. But if it's the leader's order, then it's easy to handle; whether the work is done well or poorly, it's still a merit.

Besides, this work wasn't for myself, but for the boss. So, any losses incurred would naturally be attributed to the boss, and he would have to foot the bill. And now that the decision to fight has been made, it wouldn't be a bad idea to use the favor from the Yuntu Clan as a bonus.

This overt and covert communication did not take long, all thanks to the Quantum Communication System, which enabled several forces separated by hundreds of light-years to communicate without delay.

Two days later, the Ketu Clan reinforcements joined forces with the remnants of the Yuntu Clan. Facing the swarm of Swarm that followed closely behind, the Ketu Clan opened fire without hesitation.

The Ketu Clan had a certain degree of confidence in this war. Thanks to the use of the Sub-light Engine along the way, their communication had remained uninterrupted.

Because they were the first reinforcements to arrive at the battlefield, the Yuntu Clan had complete access to information about the battle situation and intelligence between the Yuntu and Zerg. So, when there wasn't much to do along the way, the Ketu Clan spent their days holding meetings to study the battle reports.

They discovered that despite the large number of Zerg, they were actually quite large; Zerg over 500 meters in size was considered a large combat unit. Meanwhile, their Mid-Ring Civilizations wouldn't even dare to show their warships their faces if they weren't at least 3,000 meters in size.

The difference in size resulted in a significant disparity in their combat capabilities, and the generational gap in their energy supply systems further widened this gap. The Ketu Clan generally believed that as long as they maintained distance and guarded against the melee attacks of the Ancient Class ships, a single ordinary warship could easily take on ten Ancient Class.

This contrast will be amplified further in group battles. Fifty million Yuntu Clan warships, let alone fighting two hundred million Ancient Class ships, would still have a very high chance of winning even if the number doubled.

The reason the Yuntu Clan ended up in such a predicament is entirely due to falling into a trap. First, they were ambushed by Zerg, who exploited the limitations of warp drive. Then, when they tried to escape, they were attacked again, resulting in significant losses of combat power even before the battle officially began. In the end, the entire force was surrounded by the Zerg, losing any room to maneuver and forced to withstand the Zerg attacks head-on. This is the main reason for the Yuntu Clan's defeat.

From the perspective of the Ketu Clan, if the Yuntu Clan's 15 million warships hadn't suffered significant losses, they could have easily kited the entire Yuntu Clan Zerg once they gained some space to maneuver and spent some time escaping.

Now, if it were their Ketu Clan, with 60 million warships, it would be equivalent to at least 55 million Yuntu Clan warships. With that ratio, wiping out the Zerg should be no problem.

More importantly, two other groups of the Alliance reinforcements are on their way. If they can use a strategy of retreating when the enemy advances and pursuing when the enemy retreats to keep the Zerg in check, it is not impossible for them to wipe out the entire Zerg force once they have joined forces with the two reinforcements.

This will be the biggest victory in decades since the Zerg and the Alliance began their war. Just thinking about the post-war gains will make me happy even in my sleep.

Seeing the confident and smug look on the faces of the Ketu Clan, Mide carefully considered the situation and decided not to warn them to be careful. After all, the Zerg's secrets were unknown, and they didn't know how many trump cards they had up their Zerg. Blind confidence was not a good thing.

Fortunately, he wasn't warned, because the Zerg once again did something incomprehensible to him. Faced with the Ketu Clan's attack, the Zerg collapsed at the first touch, and their more than 300 million Zerg simply turned around and fled.

This was a genuine escape, and a very thorough one at that, leaving behind more than two million remnants of the Yuntu Clan still trapped within the encirclement.

This Yuntu Fleet, which had been in despair, unexpectedly took a turn for the better and inexplicably escaped.

Faced with this situation, not only were the Yuntu Clan bewildered, but even the Ketu Clan didn't know what to do. Logically speaking, now was a good time to pursue and catch up, but even if the Ketu Clan was carefree and confident, they weren't completely stupid. Such a strange situation would make any normal person feel that something was amiss, and they dared not take any risks before fully understanding the situation.