Lying Flat

Although the Coalition Army alien races spoke with certainty and increasingly believed their speculations, just as they had believed in the Zerg's Stellar Bomb plan.

However, the Zerg always do things unpredictably. Just as the outsiders were on high alert, observing the possible launch ports on the Zerg Megastructure, thousands of small launch channels rose from the upper surface of the Zerg Megastructure.

The outsiders were somewhat bewildered, not understanding what the Zerg meant. Even after the Ancient Class entered the passage, they were still in a daze, unable to believe what they were seeing.

The Zerg made such a huge fuss, yet they still chose such a primitive method? And even if they were launching the Ancient Class, there seemed to be no need for Megastructure; there were tens of thousands of those Desolate Class Mothership. Although each of them only had one launch channel, their sheer number more than made up for it.

While the foreign races were still pondering, the Desolate Class Mothership began charging as they had wished. The electromagnetic catapults gradually flickered with Electric Arc, adding a touch of brightness to the void.

The foreign tribes were completely dumbfounded, still unable to believe what they were seeing. What kind of operation was this? What kind of spirit was this? How was this any different from sending troops?

"I thought they had developed a long-range ray weapon, and I was worried about it just now. I didn't expect the Zerg to pull something like this?"

"Perhaps the Zerg commander has changed?" an outsider speculated uncertainly.

"The Zerg commanders don't even have titles. We've fought so many battles with them, and we don't even know how many commanders they have."

"Indeed, the command style this time is somewhat different from before, but I can't quite put my finger on what's different."

"Maybe it's because it's too weak, a brainless style?"

"Hehe, I like this style, of course, it's the opposing side."

"They might really have changed commanders. Look at the Zerg's tactics this time. Apart from the ones they used in the past, which were fairly standard, the new tactics, such as the Stellar Bomb and this Octopus Monster- shooting maniac, are all rather foolish."

"Haha, maybe this new commander is just overly superstitious about the close-combat capabilities of those Biological Weapons."

"To be fair, those Biological Weapons are indeed very strong in close combat. In a one-on-one close-quarters battle, they might not even be a match for the warships of the Lashudia Clan."

"I admit they're strong, but close combat requires getting close first. In this environment, if they try to shoot the Octopus Monster, aren't they just handing it over?"

"That's what you call brainless style."

"Haha, does the Zerg also have spoiled brats?"

"Would Zerg of the Zerg's caliber have spoiled brats?" an outsider asked incredulously, because many of the drawbacks of such a civilization had been eliminated over its long history of development.

For example, most civilizations have a mature system for nurturing children, and some are even under unified social management, where parents don't even know who their children are. Prodigal sons like this only exist in more primitive societies.

"Are you mistaken? How many years has the Zerg been around? They might actually have something like that."

The outsider suddenly realized he had indeed misunderstood. The Zerg had developed too rapidly, and many people were misled by Zerg strength, unconsciously comparing them to civilizations of similar level. Only after being reminded by others did he remember that the Zerg had only existed for a few hundred years, a period that wasn't even long enough for the leaders of most civilizations in the Star Sea Alliance to survive.

Given the Zerg's short history, it's possible they haven't eliminated many of their inherent flaws. However, the Zerg are too mysterious, and even with this speculation, they cannot confirm it.

"Isn't it said that the Zerg split off from the Rat-folk? Maybe the commander on the other side just grabbed a Rat-folk and put him in command."

"Haha, you're so talented! The compulsory education of the nobility is indeed excellent."

"Ha ha."

The atmosphere on the Coalition Army's communication channel was cheerful; these topics, which could belittle the Zerg, relieved a lot of the tension among the Coalition Army members.

At that moment, amidst a flash of lightning, the first Ancient Class catapult was launched via electromagnetic catapult. But its previously incredible speed was now nothing special.

Moreover, the Ancient Class's enormous size makes it an extremely conspicuous target; it doesn't even require specialized instruments, and optical equipment alone is enough to spot the projectile.

"The Zerg are actually serious?" Although everyone had been mocking the Zerg about this, deep down they didn't believe the Zerg would actually do it. Reality had once again slapped them in the face, but instead of feeling embarrassed, they were secretly delighted.

Could it be that the other side really is a brainless bunch? If so, that would be great; the foreign tribes would love to see more of these face-slapping moments.

"Aim down, fire hard! Tell the Zerg commander what ridiculous thing he did!" a foreigner roared, his voice echoing in the Coalition Army command channel, perhaps because he forgot to switch channels.

"No way, we're not the Zerg's teachers, we shouldn't be teaching them how to do things."

"Exactly, I think it's better to let fewer in, to give the Zerg hope, so they can continue this operation."

"I think it's a good idea. It'll be a good opportunity to see the Zerg combat, which has been touted for so long."

"Hehe, our race has prepared a secret weapon to deal with the Zerg, and it comes in handy now." The speaker was a commander from the Mid-Ring Civilizations named Daibo. Judging from his smug look, anyone who didn't know better would really think he had prepared some kind of deadly weapon.

The history of the Daibo Civilization is very long, not far from that of the Lashudia Clan. It should be noted that the Lashudia Clan civilization is known as the strongest Mid-Ring Civilizations, not only because of its strength, but also because of its longest existence among the Mid-Ring Civilizations.

The Daibo Civilization, which existed for roughly the same period as them, should theoretically be at least at the second or third level among the Mid-Ring Civilizations, but their technological level was only equivalent to the middle level among the Mid-Ring Civilizations.

The reason for this situation is that the Daibo Civilization stagnated many years ago. They discovered that no matter how much they developed their technology, they could not surpass the Epoch Clan and those Inner-Ring Civilizations.

As long as the Epoch Clan exists within the Star Sea Alliance, even the Inner-Ring Civilizations can't cause much trouble. If external enemies invade, the taller ones will hold them off. If even the Epoch Clan can't withstand the attack, then their Daibo Civilization certainly won't fare any better.

Simply put, in times of peace, the presence of the Epoch Clan ensures the Alliance remains relatively stable. In the event of external invasion, the Epoch Clan provides a buffer; if they cannot withstand the attack, then the efforts of the Daibo Civilization are futile. It would be better to simply surrender, as it would merely mean replacing the Epoch Clan with another one.

Under this mindset, the members of the Daibo Civilization chose to lie low very early on.