"Tell them to activate the warship's second phase as soon as possible and retreat immediately. This technological civilization has already escaped. We've alerted the Level 5 advanced civilization here, and they'll attack us soon. We must hide, or our doom will be upon us."
"Lord, they can't kill us all. Even if only one low-level machine remains, we can quickly rebuild. We can't be wiped out."
"Are you stupid? If we die, what does it matter to me even if Mechanical Civilization continues to exist? Foolish!!!"
"Yes, yes, lord, what should we do next? We just randomly appeared in a small star system and encountered a level 5 advanced civilization, and we don't even know how many of these advanced civilizations there are. They will definitely spare no effort to hunt us down."
"I was too careless. I thought it would be fine to plunder at the edge of the galaxy, but I didn't expect to be discovered by a Type 5 civilization so quickly. This is the advantage of a universe with well-established rules. The birth of a Type 5 civilization is much easier than in our Alpha Universe. But it's good, though. It lets us learn about the combat methods and rules of this universe. Our safety here is not a problem for the time being, and we don't need to communicate with other fleets. The fleets will naturally execute our orders perfectly. As long as these fleets acquire some of the technology of this universe, we can become powerful immediately. At that time, dealing with even more advanced Type 5 civilizations will not be a problem."
"So, should this fleet continue to maintain contact?"
"Send a message to all fleets: acquire the technology of this universe at all costs, whether it's from a Type I or Type V civilization. Once you have the technology, transmit it via space broadcast so no one can find us. Also, have the fleets that have completed their missions find places to hide and not take any action until we receive the activation signal. For now, we can only keep a low profile in this universe."
"Understood, my lord. I'll take care of it immediately."
Upon receiving the message, a portion of the Mechanical Civilization's warships quickly split into a hundred, with a hundred mechanical entities flying out from the fleet. These small mechanical entities were like multi-functional tools, ranging in size from ten meters to less than a meter tall. After flying out of the warships, they immediately left the warships and flew off in all directions.
Some hid in the flames of stars, some burrowed into the depths of planets, some blended into lower-level civilizations and became god-like beings, and some even secretly hid in the warships of some Star-Level Star System-Level Civilization, hiding in some inconspicuous corners.
Even Great Star Region Civilization couldn't possibly find them all using this method of hiding; to completely destroy them would require destroying the entire galaxy.
The outermost layer of armor on the Mechanical Civilization warship in the airspace of JD6 base suddenly began to peel off, revealing huge rings inside that resembled giant gears. The entire warship was encased in these rings from bow to stern.
Once the outer armor was completely detached, the gears began to turn. These gears rotated in opposite directions, their teeth hundreds of meters long, each one incredibly sharp. As the gears spun in an interstellar carnivore, a fierce interstellar battle ensued. The insectoid bio-armor was formidable, but the Mechanical Civilization's warships were even stronger.
The rotating gears seemed to possess boundless power; no matter how large the insect, it would feel as if it had touched a piece of red-hot charcoal when it came into contact with the Mechanical Civilization's warship.
The Mechanical Civilization's warship transformed into a tunnel boring machine, excavating through the thick wall formed by the swarm of insects. Amidst the bloody scene of flying pieces of flesh and splattering fluids, the Mechanical Civilization's warship finally began to move slowly.
The massive fleet transformed into giant excavating machines, shredding the attacking swarms of insects into mincemeat along the way. The insect swarms, under attack, became even more frenzied, advancing instead of retreating, relentlessly charging at the fleet. The insects behind them also swarmed in, constantly using the kinetic energy of their high-speed flight to hinder the Mechanical Civilization's fleet from advancing.
Suddenly, a type of echinodermoid worm commonly found in human databases sprayed a cloud of liquid weighing several tons toward the Mechanical Civilization's warship. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that this was not pure liquid, but rather a large mass of liquid encased in some of its internal organs. The Reaper had encountered this scene far too many times; liquid, aside from being filthy and disgusting, was utterly useless against the Reversed State Armor.
Hu Yu believed that these Mechanical Civilization warships had definitely undergone anti-corrosion treatment and would have no problem resisting this corrosive liquid. Even the Alliance's Star System-Level Civilization could easily deal with this corrosive liquid. If the Mechanical Civilization couldn't even do this, it shouldn't be calling itself Great Star Region Civilization.
However, things didn't go as expected. When the liquid reached the Mechanical Civilization's warship, the warship immediately emitted white smoke. A few seconds later, the gears that had come into contact with the liquid were directly corroded and broken off, exposing the power gears inside, which were still rotating. However, the power gears were just ordinary gears and no longer posed a threat to the swarm.
Seeing that the attack was effective, a large number of these echinoderms were brought to the front lines by the swarm, where they served as the uncivilized spitting insects.
The experiment proved highly effective; almost all of the outer rotating gears of the Mechanical Civilization's warship were radiated away, but the interior appeared to be unaffected.
" Old Hu, what's going on? These Mechanical Civilization warships seem pretty vulnerable. They've abandoned their outer armor. Should we send out now and give them a piece of our minds?"
"No rush, let's wait and see. The swarm seems to be able to hold them off, so we don't need to take any risks. There are too many swarms here; even Reaper go in, they'll have a hard time getting out. The space cannon is almost ready to be activated."
"Okay, let's take another look."
After the Zerg swarm arrived, it showed little interest in the planets left behind by the fleet. This was the same whether in civilized territories or Insect Zone. Planets were also the Zerg's energy source, and destroying a planet was tantamount to destroying their own logistics. Therefore, the 500 planetary cannons here were preserved intact. However, some of the industrial equipment that was originally on the surface had become ruins, and the other 500 had been moved with the fleet.
These planetary cannons were the result of a lot of time and effort spent by the fleet to build. Hu Yu originally planned to keep them all to resist the Mechanical Civilization, but after thinking about it, he was reluctant to part with them and ultimately only kept 500.
The planetary cannon has begun charging up its energy. Given the current situation, there is no chance for the planetary cannon to fire a second wave. This energy charge will reach the limit of the planetary cannon's endurance.
As energy was added, the planet began to tremble. The moment the launch command was given, the planetary cannon's long-accumulated fury finally erupted. First to be destroyed was the massive well cover that concealed the planetary cannon, which was a thousand kilometers in diameter. Next came the swarm of insects heading towards the cannon's exit, and finally the Mechanical Civilization's fleet.