Attack

The strategist didn't know if the Zerg had foreseen the current situation when they devised this plan a long time ago, and then deliberately designed those wretched tentacles in this way.

However, this setup has indeed caused them real trouble. At the very least, the task of capturing them alive is virtually impossible to complete.

The discussions continued, but with several core issues remaining unresolved, the meetings gradually devolved into stalling. However, the Zerg, despite the lack of progress in the meetings, did not slow down their offensive strategy.

As the Coalition Army meeting proceeded, the number of warships infected by the Zerg continued to increase, and the total percentage rose rapidly to 50%, 60%, 70%...

The rapidly increasing number of infected warships intensified the sense of crisis among the foreign races arguing at the meeting. The larger this number represented, the closer it was to the start of the Zerg's subsequent plans.

Although no one knew what the Zerg had prepared, given Zerg past performance, it was reasonable to assume that any offensive units they deployed would be more than any other race could withstand.

After all, the Zerg's melee capabilities are deeply ingrained in people's minds. The current situation on the battlefield is as if everyone is bound in a gladiatorial arena, waiting anxiously in the center for the beasts to be unleashed.

"We can't wait any longer. My flagship has also detected signs of those things. We must make a decision," a representative of the Mid-Ring Civilizations from another race said urgently after receiving a message.

"There's nothing we can do. The Scientific Research Department can't crack the Zerg's mimicry system in a short time. If we can't detect them, everything is in vain," another representative said dejectedly. His vehicle had detected traces of the Zerg a long time ago.

Like the representative just now, he was also extremely panicked when he received the news. In a battle between two armies, he had many options. Even if he was defeated, with the flagship's performance and the cover of his personal guard, escaping would not be a problem.

But now, even his most secure flagship has suddenly become unsafe, and soon it will become the enemy's home ground. To make matters worse, traces of the Zerg have been discovered on his personal guard ships.

Now, in space without his flagship and escort warships, his safety is not guaranteed at all. He can't get very far using only the escape pod.

However, seeing his colleagues at the meeting, one by one, experiencing the same thing as him, he, as a "senior," suddenly felt less panicked.

After all, the feeling is different when you're alone versus when you're with a group of people.

"Could we use lightweight weapons to locate them?" This representative's suggestion was very constructive. Warships, as man-made structures, are built from various metal modules. Unless one is overly concerned with being unconventional, their interiors are most likely also made of various metals.

Metal rooms, metal passageways, metal doorways, and so on—although they are inside the warship and don't have the same level of armor protection as the exterior, these things are still made of high-strength metal and inherently possess a considerable level of defense. Even small-caliber individual weapons can only leave minor scratches on them, let alone ordinary hammering or punching.

The representative's intention was to use these small-caliber individual weapons to conduct indiscriminate, untargeted firing, using the rough edges inside the warships to locate the Zerg trap units.

But his idea had already been tested long ago, for example by Knox's Z-Series Squad...

"Captain, this can't go on. Should we use the Vulcan cannon to sweep them up?" Kari was furious after his vehicle was destroyed multiple times. But his opponent's cowardice left him with nowhere to vent his anger. Suddenly, he seemed to have a flash of inspiration and came up with a good idea.

His real intention was simply to vent his frustrations. But his suggestion did seem feasible to Knox and the others.

The Vulcan cannons mounted on the Z-series Z1 disc-shaped aircraft and Z2 spider-like robots are rapid-fire weapons primarily used to eliminate hostile humanoid creatures or machines; their actual power is not very great. A rough conversion shows that they are only a few times more powerful than a standard-issue rifle for individual soldiers.

Using them to blindly sweep the target area, although the power is slightly greater, those metal instruments, while they may break, can theoretically withstand the damage and will not cause any harm to the main body of the warship.

If this method works, it doesn't matter if the warships are damaged inside. Because by eliminating these destabilizing factors, the Coalition Army will have essentially won a victory on a small battlefield.

On the main battlefield, they have already gained an absolute advantage. Once this war is over, they will have a reason to go back and regroup. At that time, any damage to the cabin will naturally be handled by professionals.

Knox, finding the plan feasible, quickly edited it into a message and sent it to his superiors. Upon receiving the message, Knox's superiors, not daring to delay, immediately passed it on to their superiors. The message reached the warship captain at an astonishing speed, even though the captain had been monitoring Knox and his squad all along.

However, because all the squads on board were deployed simultaneously to investigate the Zerg units, his attention was diverted, which is why he didn't notice Knox Squad's actions immediately. Otherwise, there would have been no need for such complex information transmission; he would have directly ordered the execution of the plan.

However, things haven't slowed down much yet. After all, with everyone's life hanging in the balance, no one dares to question the combat advice from the frontline squads.

The feedback quickly reached Knox, the plan was approved, and the team members, who had been feeling stifled all day, finally had a chance to vent.

The Vulcan cannon was extended from the robot, and almost without pause, a fierce barrage of fire began. The Vulcan cannon is known for its high rate of fire, capable of unleashing an astonishing number of rounds in a very short time.

Therefore, when the twelve Vulcan cannons fired simultaneously, energy projectiles rained down like a storm.

Perhaps the material inside the warship was very thick, but it was clearly not as strong as the Z Squad members had imagined. Or perhaps the members, who had been holding back their excitement for so long, made a mistake due to excessive excitement.

In short, the barrage of artillery fire clearly exceeded the defensive capabilities of the inner bulkhead. After a brief engagement, the inner bulkhead rapidly collapsed, riddled with large holes by the intense artillery fire.

An energy pipe hidden behind the bulkhead was affected, causing a momentary short circuit that not only started a fire but also cut off the power supply to the cabin's lighting system.