"No problem, but surely not everyone here is level 20. What if my precious gets hurt? Wouldn't I be heartbroken?"
"Come on, Academician, only you treasure those things. Anyone else who sees them would have nightmares for at least a month," Wen Zhonghua said with a laugh.
" Zhonghua the academician says it's not good enough, it must be because it's not perfect enough. Once it's perfected, it will naturally be deployed to the battlefield."
"I understand. I was just curious, Academician Xiao. You've been working with these treasures for tens of thousands of years. Before, you would experiment with them outside, but now you've hidden them inside planets and never let anyone see them. It's all so mysterious that even I didn't know anything about them."
"Indeed, the ultimate secret of the bio-warriors is known only to me, and even the dozens of academicians who worked with me to cultivate them don't know it. However, I can tell you now that unless we reach the Great Star Region Civilization and have the ability to protect ourselves from other Great Star Region Civilization, the bio-warriors cannot be used."
Why is that?
"There are two reasons. First, it's a secret. Second, the bio-warriors are indeed not yet perfect; I'm still working on perfecting them. Moreover, their numbers are far from enough to fight the swarm. I just asked for a hundred planets, and there are only a little over two hundred planets in total. Now, the number of swarms that have descended is at least equivalent to tens of billions of planets. Unless the bio-warriors can have abilities exceeding level 30, this number is not even enough to fill the swarms' teeth."
"Okay, by the way, Academician Xiao, didn't you say you needed organic matter? We'll provide as much as you need this time, just in case you think it's too much, haha."
"That's why I came here. The more the better, and I'll also capture as many alive as possible."
"Understood. I instructed the fleet early this morning to reserve the best items for you, all absolutely fresh."
"Then I thank you very much, Chief of the General Staff. Haha, goodbye."
Academician Xiao walked out of the command center with a smile.
"What tricks is this old man up to? It's getting more and more mysterious."
"Why are you in such a hurry? You'll find out in time. Biological research is an important discipline. Many civilizations have basically abandoned biological research after completing their own biological research on the lifespan and health of their organisms. Only we are still spending a lot of effort on biological research. Perhaps this is our advantage in fighting insects."
"Seeing how mysterious the old man is, I'm starting to believe what you're saying."
"Prepare for battle; the fleet is about to make contact with the Zerg swarm."
"Understood. Li Zhixiong, Gao Jianchuan, Yang Fan, you each command one fleet. I'll handle the remaining one myself. Gao Jianchuan and I will be responsible for the frontal interception, while you and the Xuan Star Civilization will be responsible for the four flanks. Same old formation, a pocket formation. Don't let a single worm escape."
"Yes."
As they spoke, Bi Cha also established a connection with the command center. Although it was a coordinated operation, humanity's status within the alliance had surpassed that of all other civilizations. Although the Xuan Star Civilization was arrogant, it had no right to be arrogant in front of humanity, and they were willing to accept human command.
A swarm of 5,000 insect units, with a volume equivalent to 5,000 Earths, would be so vast and overwhelming that it would blot out the sun. If placed in the Solar System, this number would be enough to cover the plane between the Earth and the Sun, forming a giant insect surface.
These insects ranged in size from hundreds of meters to tens of thousands of kilometers, displaying a variety of colorful and terrifying patterns. They advanced menacingly towards the Alliance territory, obscuring the entire starry sky.
"All warships, prepare for battle. Proceed with the first salvo!"
Six hundred billion Reaper had formed a massive square array in the airspace, with all weapons firing. Countless energy orbs, antimatter bombs, gravity bombs, electronic bombs, and more poured into the swarm, and the continuous explosions made the entire starry sky tremble.
Some low-level insects were directly transformed into basic particles, but the swarm still managed to block the energy impact thanks to its numerical advantage. This time, many insects capable of long-range attacks appeared in the swarm. They spewed out various corrosive, sticky, and even explosive black spheres resembling energy balls, which caused the fleet considerable trouble.
These ranged attack insects are not particularly large, but they are incredibly fast. Among all insects, these ranged attack insects are among the fastest. They nimbly bypass various weapons and infiltrate the fleet to carry out their spraying operations.
Corrosive liquids and explosive black spheres are manageable, as both human and Xuan Star Civilization warships can easily handle them. However, one of these long-range projectiles contains a sticky substance that adheres directly to the warship, clogging the cannons and sticking to conventional engines. Even at temperatures exceeding tens of thousands of degrees Celsius, the substance remains difficult to disintegrate, significantly impacting the warship's performance.
However, with the warships and the swarm separated by more than a million kilometers, the fleet still had enough reaction time. Very few warships were stuck. If every warship were stuck by these things, the battlefield situation could change drastically.
"Space cannons firing simultaneously."
Besides some conventional weapons, the most powerful weapon of the Reaper is the shipborne space cannon designed by analyzing the planetary cannon of the Far Watcher Civilization. Although its power is not as great as the planetary cannon, it is several times more powerful than other space attacks. Even in chaotic spaces where other space weapons cannot be used, this space cannon can still play a certain role in attacking.
The Space Shockwave emitted by the 40 billion spatial cannons were like giant rotating drills digging underground. As the shockwaves advanced, 40 billion huge bloody paths appeared in the swarm. Wherever the Space Shockwave passed, everything was pulverized. The swarm was cut off, dismembered, and shredded, with juices splattering everywhere and limbs flying everywhere.
The Space Shockwave traveled tens of millions of kilometers before gradually dissipating due to energy depletion. The first wave of attack had been very effective, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Zhixiong, Yang Fan, and the Xuan Star Civilization fleet have separated from the formation and rushed towards the four flanks of the swarm to prevent it from breaking through the defenses. The fleet's numbers are far outnumbered by the number of swarms, and once the swarm disperses, it will be very difficult to deal with them.
Suddenly, the swarm began to shrink, gathering into groups. The outermost group was clearly composed of low-level insects, while the high-level insects were surrounded by a dense mass of low-level insects in the middle. These insect groups began to surge forward frantically, preparing to attack the fleet.
The fleet's attack effectiveness immediately decreased significantly, killing only low-level insects. Even if more of these low-level insects died, it wouldn't have much impact on the overall strength of the insect swarm. Moreover, the number of these cannon fodder insects was already impossible to count, and the fleet couldn't possibly kill all the low-level insects in a short period of time.