"Shrink the formation, concentrate firepower, and don't let the swarm get close!" Wen Zhonghua hurriedly adjusted the tactics.
The swarm of insects rolled forward through the starry sky like a giant snowball. As the lower-level insects in front were killed, more and more low-level insects immediately replenished their ranks. The fleet had no choice but to fight and retreat. However, if they retreated too quickly, it would become an escape. Behind them was the Alliance base, where more than 100,000 defenseless low-level civilizations were located. Even if only one insect broke through, it could cause significant losses.
An array of 20 billion Reaper was far too small in the face of the Zerg swarm. Even 200 billion ships would not be enough to withstand the vast area covered by the Zerg swarm. Although the fleet's losses were very small and the low-level Zerg swarm was almost invincible, their sheer number was overwhelming, and the fleet quickly began to feel the strain.
"Fleets on all four wings, open fire! Stinger, charge into the center of the swarm to draw their attention and reduce the pressure of a frontal assault!" Wen Zhonghua shouted the order.
"Chief of the General Staff, the fleet is already operating at overcapacity; all the gun ports are working like crazy."
"The rear fleet, get ready. Any bugs that slipped through are yours."
More than 80 billion Stinger nimbly weaved through the swarm, each impact sending up a trail of blood. Some of the swarm discovered these small Stinger and immediately turned to deal with Stinger, launching simultaneous attacks. One Stinger after another was quickly swallowed by the Stinger. Although some lower-tier swarms could not penetrate the Stinger ' Reversed State Armor, they rendered the Stinger immobile.
Wen Zhonghua had no choice but to order the Stinger to retreat. The swarm's numbers were now too terrifying, Stinger, a small Kinetic Impact Ship, was no longer effective.
Suddenly, the 20 billion warships of the Xuan Star Civilization charged directly into the swarm of insects. Under the siege of the insects, they barely managed to stabilize themselves. Then, the entire space became illusory. If one could see the space, one could see that this space had become a chaotic stream of fragments. The energy emitted by the Xuan Star Civilization civilization's warships was like a crusher, shattering the space and turning the objects within it into fragments as well.
"It's Space Barrier! The Space Barrier of the Xuan Star Civilization!" Li Zhixiong exclaimed.
With the activation of the Space Barrier, a killing wall seemed to appear in space. Any insects that came into contact with this wall or came within a 100,000-kilometer radius of it were turned into minced meat. Unlike when they fought against humans before, when they needed to form neat and orderly ranks to unleash their full power, the Xuan Star Civilization's warships now simply formed a flat plane, but their power was ten times greater than before.
"No wonder the academicians said that the Xuan Star Civilization had great ambitions. This kind of Space Barrier for coordinated operations is indeed much stronger than the imitation Space Barrier of our defense perimeter," Hu Yu exclaimed.
The vanguard swarm was also enraged by the Xuan Star Civilization's large-scale attack, especially by a giant earthworm-like worm that was over 30,000 kilometers long. It had no sharp spines or claws, but instead had dozens of smaller heads branching off from its head, making it look like a hydra, or rather, a hydra with dozens of heads.
These small heads are clearly underdeveloped, unlike the large heads which have a complex structure. However, each small head has a pair of sharp fangs. If one were to be bitten, even Reaper would likely find it difficult to withstand these hundred-meter-long, sharp fangs.
It charged straight into the Space Barrier created by the Xuan Star Civilization's warship. Its body released intense energy, blocking the Xuan Star Civilization's spatial attacks. A Xuan Star Civilization warship was quickly targeted. In front of this behemoth, the Xuan Star Civilization warship was like a child's toy, snatched up by a small head with its sharp teeth.
Although the Xuan Star Civilization warship did not possess Reversed State Armor, it was still Small Star Sector Intermediate Civilization. The warship's sturdiness was sufficient to withstand the head-on impact of a giant antimatter bomb. Now, inside the insect's mouth, with the insect's power erupting, the Xuan Star Civilization warship underwent a violent deformation.
Knowing they could not escape, the Xuan Star Civilization's warship immediately activated its self-destruct program. With a deafening explosion, the Xuan Star warship was reduced to fragments, and the insect's small head was blasted into a blooming trumpet flower.
Enraged, the giant worm immediately charged at another warship. This time, it learned its lesson and didn't use its teeth to tear the warship apart. Instead, it used its long body to coil around the warship, then raised the spikes at the end of its tail high. With the high-speed piercing of the spikes, the warship instantly disintegrated and exploded. But this time was different. The multi-headed giant worm was completely unaffected and charged at another warship of the Xuan Star Civilization.
The giant multi-headed worm's attack speed increased rapidly. Wherever its tail spikes reached, the warships were completely unable to dodge. Soon, an opening was created, and other high-level worms rushed in. The Xuan Star Civilization's fleet was quickly surrounded by the Xuan Star. In addition to this giant multi-headed worm, there were many other slightly smaller high-level worms. They could also withstand the Xuan Star warships' spatial attacks and inflict fatal damage on them.
"General Bi Cha, immediately order your fleet to withdraw, or you will be completely annihilated!" Wen Zhonghua shouted.
" Chief of Staff Wen, find a way to take down this multi-headed worm! We can hold out!"
"General Bi Cha, now is not the time to be reckless. The most effective approach is to use mobile warfare on the periphery to wear down the swarm's numbers."
"I know, but this time, our Xuan Star Civilization absolutely cannot back down!"
"Alright, first squad, charge in and take down the multi-headed giant worm!"
The first squadron consisted of two hundred million newly equipped Reaper with Fourth Reversed State Armor. Not only was their defense enhanced, but their attack was also formidable. They were now fully advanced warships of Small Star Sector Advanced Civilization. Upon receiving the order, these two hundred million Reaper immediately charged into the swarm in reverse, rushing towards the multi-headed giant insect. The other warships, on the other hand, frantically unleashed their battle fury on the insect swarm, slowing its advance.
The First Fleet broke through numerous obstacles and arrived beside the multi-headed giant worm. One of the Reaper directly activated its conventional power engine, using its powerful kinetic energy to crash directly into the giant worm's body, which was tens of thousands of kilometers long and hundreds of kilometers thick.
Although the size of the Reaper was vastly different from that of the insect, the insect was much thicker than the Reaper. The Reaper used its powerful kinetic energy to directly ram the insect, twisting and deforming it. However, the insect was not pierced through. Firstly, the insect's bio-armor was very strong, and secondly, this bio-armor was very tough and had great elasticity.
However, the Reaper's actions clearly hurt it. Without thinking too much, it used one of its small heads to bite another Reaper. But this time the situation was different. No matter how hard it Reaper didn't change at all. The Fourth Reversed State Armor didn't even leave a single tooth mark.