Disappointment

Although the Zerg forces had assembled, the vast distances of space made any blitzkrieg impossible. From assembly to launching an attack, the Zerg forces would need at least three or four years.

With that much time, the Epoch Clan could calmly deploy their forces. Their previous discussions had also made it clear that they had no intention of opening up their first overseas battlefield.

Surging energy fluctuations shook the void as the XM768 Star Gate, after a long silence, began once more to draw in energy spilling from the surrounding star systems.

Two months later, the Star Gate opened. Warships carrying large numbers of Epoch Clan personnel began withdrawing ahead of schedule according to the established plan. The warships that had been fully handed over to artificial intelligence, meanwhile, turned their cannons outward and held firm on defense. Inside the Star Gate, the patrol frequency of the mechanical soldiers increased, while the rest remained ready to be awakened for combat at any moment, preventing the Anti-Epoch Clan Alliance from stirring up trouble from within.

However, the Epoch Clan had only just begun their withdrawal, and their forces still numbered greatly. Even if the Anti-Epoch Clan Alliance seized the place, they would struggle to hold it. Therefore, the Epoch Clan faced little defensive pressure for now. The true test would come when their troops were nearly done withdrawing.

After nearly two years, the Epoch Clan's evacuation efforts were nearing their end. There were no longer any living people among the forces defending the XM768 Star Gate and its surroundings; all that remained were automated mechanical units.

Meanwhile, the Zerg's assembled main force was still ten light-years away. It would take at least another two years for them to reach this place.

Destroying the Star Gate would not take much time. The