Ten years later, another swarm of insects, consisting of hundreds of millions of units, joined this super swarm, causing it to grow much larger. Now, it contains tens of billions of insect units. The swarm has begun to move, this time heading towards the center of the galaxy, towards the galactic defense line.
The consequences of the swarm attacking the defensive line were obvious. All the civilized warships moved in unison to the direction the swarm was heading, trying their best to stop it.
The swarm advanced slowly, as if waiting for the distant insects to converge. Faced with the fleet's frenzied attack, the swarm also began to launch small-scale counterattacks. Some insects with a body length of over a thousand kilometers swam out from within the swarm and concentrated their forces to attack the fleet. The Reaper were alright, as they were able to move with ease through the swarm thanks to their Fourth Reversed State Armor.
Although the Fish Horse Star Civilization possessed conscious impact weapons, they were never seen using them. Moreover, their powerful attacks made it almost impossible for the insects to get close. Even in close combat, the Fish Horse Star Civilization's warships were no less defensive than the Reaper.
While the fleets of other civilizations are in a slightly worse situation, they can still barely hold on. Right now, the Zerg swarm is only launching a small-scale counterattack. The attack power of these Zerg is definitely enough to penetrate the warships of Small Star Sector Civilization. If the number of Zerg swarms were greater and their strength greater, they could even penetrate the warships of Great Star Region Civilization.
The insects' weaknesses are ranged attacks and defense, while their strengths lie in their numbers and powerful biological strength. Although every 5 tiers of insects correspond to a civilization level, once a civilization reaches the Small Star Region level, its attack and defense capabilities increase dramatically. A single tier 20 insect can destroy a Small Star Sector Advanced Civilization. However, the number of insects needed to achieve this attack effect is far greater than the number needed to deal with a low-level civilization warship at a lower stage.
Civilization progresses in leaps and bounds, while the increase in the strength of insects is linear. They lack technology, and it becomes easier for civilization warships to kill insects in battles that are far beyond their level.
Like the Reaper, its attack alone can eliminate insects below level 25. If the Reaper attacks a critical part, even a higher-level insect will perish. Civilized warships can achieve defense without blind spots, but insects are, after all, living beings, and their bodies have many vulnerable points.
While the swarm's small-scale counterattacks haven't caused much damage to the civilization's fleet, they've effectively disrupted its offensive speed. This is exactly the effect the swarm needs. Although the civilization's fleet initially killed mostly low-tier swarms, it won't work once all the low-tier swarms are gone. The swarm still has a long way to go to advance to the civilization's defenses, and they must rely on these cannon fodder to withstand the civilization's attacks.
Hu Yu hadn't expected the Fish Horse Star Civilization to be here. Other civilizations might not be aware of the consciousness impact device, but the Fish Horse Star Civilization certainly was. They might even need to rely on this device to fight against the Fish Horse Star Civilization in the future. Therefore, Hu Yu didn't use the consciousness impact device for the time being, but instead joined other warships in intercepting the swarm of insects.
The swarm of insects surged forward like a torrent, forcing the Small Star Sector Civilization to display their unique abilities. Each civilization unleashed its most powerful skills, with bursts of energy tearing through space and explosions illuminating the night sky.
Several Small Star Sector Advanced Civilization are doing well, but some Small Star Sector Intermediate Civilization are beginning to suffer losses. The civilization fleets have killed too many low-level insects, and some high-level insects have been sent to the front of the insect swarm to engage the fleets. These insects, around level 20, are already capable of destroying the warships of the Small Star Sector Civilization.
Of all the fleets, the most eye-catching was undoubtedly the Reaper fleet. With its formidable defensive capabilities and decent offensive power, the Reaper moved freely through the Zerg swarm, specifically targeting high-level Zerg. The Fish Horse Star Civilization, on the other hand, was not as conspicuous as the Reaper. They maintained a steady and methodical attack, but not a single Zerg could penetrate their fleet. No matter how high-level the Zerg was, the Fish Horse Star fleet always managed to eliminate them before they even reached the fleet.
Moreover, the Fish Horse Star fleet always seemed to intentionally or unintentionally avoid the Reaper. On several occasions, Hu Yu deliberately allowed the Reaper to maneuver in front of the Fish Horse Star fleet, Fish Horse Star warships would always reduce their attacks or even stop attacking altogether, as if they did not want to affect the Reaper. Hu Yu knew that the Fish Horse Star Civilization was not afraid; they just did not want to have any conflict with humans for the time being.
Hu Yu still hasn't figured out the purpose of the Fish Horse Star Civilization in raising insects. However, the insects' Consciousness Field is also very powerful. It's very likely that the Fish Horse Star Civilization was able to create that consciousness-impact weapon because of their research on insects. But the research on Consciousness Field is definitely not the ultimate goal of the Fish Horse Star Civilization.
Since the destruction of the Mu Star Civilization, the Wind Star Civilization has also disappeared. Hu Yu tried to find the coordinates of the Wind Star Civilization and the Fish Horse Star Civilization where they once raised insect swarms, but they all seemed to have vanished into thin air, and no trace could be found.
As the swarm grew larger and larger, the Civilization fleet began to struggle. Now, just like when the Star Ring Alliance initially resisted the swarm, the Civilization fleet could only retreat while simultaneously blocking the swarm.
" Fish Horse Star Civilization, if we don't do our utmost to destroy you, it won't be us humans who will suffer."
"You didn't try your best either, did you? Bring out your Consciousness Field weapons."
How did you know?
"Hehe, we know far more than you think."
"Alright, enough talk. Since we all know the truth, let's not keep it a secret."
"Agreed. Once we've eliminated the swarm, our Fish Horse Star Civilization will find an opportunity to visit you."
"I'm always ready."
After speaking, the Fish Horse Star Civilization fleet and the Reaper fleet simultaneously used their Consciousness Field impact weapons. 120 billion Reaper immediately deployed in front of the entire Zerg swarm, initiating an attack at the Consciousness Field level. As expected, the Zerg swarm in front was instantly halted.
The swarm behind, unaware of what was happening, continued to push forward, crashing into the already out-of-control swarm in front. Countless insects were sent flying in all directions, and the swarm was finally slowed down.
The Reaper's Consciousness Field impact weapon was salvaged from the Aquila Civilization fleet. Compared to the consciousness field impact weapon of the Fish Horse Star Civilization, it seems to be much inferior. Some giant insects can withstand the Reaper's Consciousness Field impact, but they still cannot maintain their shape under the attack of the Fish Horse Star Civilization's Consciousness Field impact weapon.
Some low-level insects were even directly impacted and their consciousness dissipated, turning into insect corpses. Hu Yu sighed inwardly, realizing that the Consciousness Field research of the Fish Horse Star Civilization had far surpassed that of the Aquila Civilization.
The Aquila Civilization once boasted that the Fish Horse Star Civilization's research could not surpass theirs, but now it seems that the Fish Horse Star Civilization's research on consciousness has far surpassed that of the Aquila Civilization.