Proactive

The Epoch Clan paid a price and pulled their defensive line back by more than a hundred light-years. The area encompassed by that ring was enormous, accounting for nearly thirty percent of the Epoch Clan's original territory.

At this rate, it would not be long before the Epoch Clan had nowhere left to retreat.

The Epoch Clan naturally understood their predicament, but before absolute strength, they had no good solutions.

Very soon, a new defensive line was established.

With the defensive perimeter contracted, the Epoch Clan's defensive forces per unit area became much denser, and there were more War Stars here as well. If the Zerg wanted to break through this line, they would likely have to pay an even greater price.

Fortunately, the new defensive perimeter did not have those annoying minefields. One reason was that the Epoch Clan no longer had surplus resources to produce Void Mines. The second was that, as their territory shrank, they had lost the right to trade space for time.

When the Zerg arrived at the Epoch Clan's new defensive line, it had not yet been fully completed and contained numerous gaps. Yet the Zerg did not take the opportunity to attack, because they were not fully prepared either. Their formation had become somewhat scattered due to warp travel. If they charged recklessly, the Zerg would likely be the ones to suffer in the end.

The Epoch Clan were now turtles in a jar. With no external resource supplies, they could only live off their remaining reserves. Therefore, the ones who should be anxious now were the Epoch Clan; the Zerg only needed to advance steadily.

Once the number of Zerg forces arriving at the new defensive line reached a certain level, they openly began constructing Star Gates. After all, the original Star