The Gask fleet docked at the off-world spaceport began departing as soon as Qiao Si left. However, they did not leave altogether. Instead, they used the off-world spaceport as their base, training their guns on the mineral asteroid.
What was learned from books always felt shallow; true understanding came only through practice. They said battles with the Zerg were full of cruelty and uncertainty—you never knew what the Zerg had prepared for their next move. It was like those magical weird-flavored candies popular in kindergartens: holding one in your hand, you never knew what flavor the next piece would be!
The asteroid was already close. From afar, even this enormous asteroid with its immense diameter had looked no bigger than a stone. But now, it was rolling ever nearer, completely blocking the off-world spaceport's view!
The off-world spaceport—Gask's great achievement, built into a basic prototype within just two days at enormous expense of manpower and resources—looked flimsy and fragile before this asteroid!
"Zerg, what a move!" Qiao Si's face turned cold as he barked softly, slamming his right hand onto the launch button!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Every Gask warship and interstellar gun platform opened fire in a coordinated barrage! At the same time, to prevent damage to the spaceport if the asteroid was blasted into fragments, a blue energy shield had already risen over the spaceport!
"Boom, boom, boom..." Frenzied blossoms of fire burst across the asteroid's surface. Before the asteroid's colossal bulk, even a concentrated volley from the Gask warships' main guns appeared tiny and powerless. But it only appeared that way. Human wisdom had allowed frail humans to conquer countless planets—let alone a mere asteroid.
Giant cracks suddenly spread across the surface being bombarded by the main guns. The mineral-rock layer began peeling away, spreading outward from the