Mecha

The first batch of Ancient Class had already reached the wreckage area. As the Coalition Army had expected, the extremely high-speed impact was ineffective, even with the Ancient Class ships' highly impact-resistant Biological Armor.

The bursting liquid filled the air, propelled by inertia towards the Coalition Army positions. However, due to the deceleration upon impact, the liquid no longer posed a significant threat.

Some of the wreckage was impacted, some were displaced, and some were blown to pieces, revealing gaps. The Coalition Army originally had the opportunity and ability to repair these gaps, but in order to give the Zerg hope, they insisted on leaving it as it was.

Soon, the second Ancient Class arrived, passing through the main and secondary gun barrages. Only a few lucky survivors managed to reach the Coalition Army warships after surviving the crew wreckage obstacle.

Before they could even show their skills, they were hit by Unmanned Fighter carrying powerful bombs and blown to pieces.

Most of the Coalition Army forces, while intentionally holding back, did not actually want the Ancient Class to get close. They lacked effective countermeasures against these agile Octopus Monster at close range. Damaging their warships in the process would be a net loss, as they had not requested the intervention of the Epoch Clan's artificial intelligence.

Therefore, the only option is to promptly exchange Unmanned Fighter with the Ancient Class drones. This is because the Ancient Class drones are much larger than the Unmanned Fighter, and they also release the Mature Form and Larval Form from their Storage Sac. As a result, each Ancient Class drone will be cared for by a large number of Unmanned Fighter.

Therefore, it appears as if the Zerg have broken through the defenses and caused losses to the Coalition Army. They hope to use this method to encourage the Zerg to continue this troop-sending behavior.

The scene on the Daibo Civilization's side was quite different. Tens of thousands of Humanoid Mecha surged out of the warships. Compared to the Daibo Civilization's fifty million warships, these tens of thousands of mechs seemed rather few.

However, due to the suddenness of the event, the lack of a complete manufacturing and assembly line, and the somewhat rushed design, these tens of thousands of mechs were already the result of the Daibo Civilization's best efforts before the fleet appeared.

The mechs are nearly sixty meters tall, with long arms and legs and perfect proportions. However, these mechs are all based on large-scale, highly detailed figurines, hence their colorful and gorgeous paint jobs. This makes them look very cool, like exquisite works of art.

In terms of weaponry, since the mechs were designed for close-quarters combat against the Zerg, they are equipped with melee weapons. The right hand is equipped with a high-polymer Ship-Slaying Blade that is over twenty meters long, and the left hand is equipped with a Reinforced Metal Shield that is nearly forty meters long and over twenty meters wide.

As for long-range weaponry, the mech has multiple Close-In Weapon System on its head and chest, capable of engaging small, harassing targets. There is a Concealed Energy Gun on its right thigh; due to its caliber, it is only slightly more powerful than the weapons of Unmanned Fighter, providing the mech with a small amount of long-range firepower.

On the right side of the mech's back, a large-caliber Energy Cannon is mounted. When in use, the Energy Cannon rises and rests on the mech's shoulder. Due to time constraints and firing issues, the mech's right hand is needed to stabilize it when firing.

However, the large caliber of this Energy Cannon is only relative to the mecha; its power is only at the level of a warship's secondary gun, making it the mecha's main long-range attack method.

The mech has a ruby-colored reinforced glass panel on its head, behind which lies the mech's cockpit. This was because there wasn't Mecha Warrior class before, and time was of the essence.

Therefore, these pilots were originally mecha figure enthusiasts who were temporarily conscripted into the army. However, upon hearing that there was an opportunity to pilot mecha in actual combat, these enthusiasts were very willing.

Because the figure collecting community previously had some strange competitions, such as mecha sports meets and mecha combat competitions, these mecha enthusiasts, although not professional soldiers, actually have more experience piloting mecha than soldiers.

Unfortunately, due to time constraints and data limitations, these mechs are still just basic models and have many shortcomings.

However, with the data collected from this combat exercise, the Daibo Race may refine it further. They might even develop more models of mechs specifically designed for different types of enemies.

Thanks to the extra leniency shown by the Daibo Civilization, the second wave of more than twenty Ancient Class Projectile passed through the debris barrier at the Daibo Civilization's defensive positions and reached their fleet.

A hundred or so mechs eagerly rushed forward, their high-powered thrusters giving them a decent speed in space. However, despite their considerable size, they appeared somewhat small in comparison to the Ancient Class mechs, which were dozens of times larger.

The first Zerg encountered that used mechs was the Bodi Civilization, a race in another star system. Fortunately, they were the only civilization in that star system; unfortunately, a wormhole inexplicably appeared on their planet.

Furthermore, this wormhole periodically sends one or more small monsters to their planet, forcing them to develop Mecha Warrior nearly 100 meters tall to deal with these monsters.

It's important to understand that even Mid-Ring Civilizations like the Daibo Civilization could only produce mechs that were less than sixty meters long. Although the Daibo Civilization could have made the mechs even larger, the corresponding designs and equipment would have had to be redeveloped, which would have required a huge amount of time and effort.

Otherwise, if it were that easy, Daibo would have simply built a 500-meter-tall mech that could directly fight Ancient Class mech in a 1v1 battle, instead of resorting to the current situation where multiple mechs gang up on a single Ancient Class mech.

This also shows that making mechs taller is no easy task. A 100-meter-tall mech, even without moving, just standing on a planet's surface requires an astonishingly high level of technology.

It's important to understand that the Bodi Civilization is one that hasn't even ventured beyond its Mother Planet. If it weren't for its skewed technological development, it probably would have already left its Mother Planet long ago.

However, this was unavoidable. Their technological path went astray, not because the Daibo Civilization had given up and was actively seeking enjoyment in life, but because they were forced into it by the pressure from the monsters. If they hadn't developed mechs to fight the monsters, they probably would have been wiped out long ago.

Fortunately, the Swarm discovered them. They even kindly helped some of them transform into immortal Intellect. However, the Zerg's reward was quite generous; their Mother Planet itself was a treasure trove.

On the other side of that wormhole lies another treasure. When the Zerg began to develop that place, the Alliance's war against the Zerg had only just begun. Over the past century, the resources there have greatly aided the Zerg. If they can fully digest them, they will surely bring some surprises to the Alliance.

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