"We can't worry about that now. What's the energy density like? Can we reverse it?"
"We're still a little short. If Li Shun's fleet hadn't stopped its dimensional fall, it would have been enough to reverse into the Third Reversed State by now. Our energy release alone isn't quite enough."
"Maintain the offensive momentum, don't stop, and try to complete the Third Reversed State before the Insect King transfers all of Li Shun's warships. Launch all the energy orbs to increase the energy density."
"Chief of the General Staff, this Insect King's body is only about ten meters thick. If the Third Reversed State can trap the Insect King for a few seconds, we might be able to use Virtual Matter to take it down," Gao Jianchuan suggested.
"If I had a 40-meter-long sword, Laozi have charged over there long ago!" Li Zhixiong said bitterly.
Li Shun's warships are relentlessly dismantling the defensive perimeter built by the Reaper, bit by bit. Now, no matter what formation the Reaper form, it's useless unless they take down this Insect King that can travel through four dimensions.
The production of Virtual Matter has not made a breakthrough. This fleet voyage brought most of the Virtual Matter, but it is only enough to equip more than 100 million warships. The Insect King is too slippery and small in size, and the fleet has not been able to find an opportunity to launch Virtual Matter arrows.
In less than an hour, the Reaper ' losses had exceeded five billion. At this rate, the Reaper would be completely wiped out in a few days. At that point, forget about rescuing Academician Liu and the others; they themselves would become basic particles in this airspace.
"Faster! If the gap widens a bit more, Li Shun's warships will be able to reach our defensive perimeter on their own, without the Insect King's help!" Wen Zhonghua shouted.
"Chief of the General Staff, let's sacrifice some warships and charge into the middle of Li Shun's fleet to directly create a supersphere and increase energy density," Gao Jianchuan said.
How much more energy is needed?
"It would probably require the concentrated explosion of a supersphere created by two billion warships. Right now, our long-range attack energy dissipates very quickly, making it difficult to accumulate enough energy density. Even if we could accumulate enough, it would take too long. Only simultaneous energy release at close range is sufficient to reach the energy density of the Third Reversed State."
"We've already lost billions, so let's lose another two billion. Get the reversal equipment ready. Reaper equipped with Virtual Matter arrows, find your opportunity and attack as soon as the Insect King is trapped. This time, we must cripple this beast. Cut off its head; I want to take it back and make it into a specimen!"
Upon receiving the order, the two billion Reaper immediately broke away from the defensive perimeter and headed directly towards Li Shun's fleet in the center of the battle. At this time, only 90,000 of Li Shun's fleet's 100,000 warships remained. The Insect King was very fast, and within an hour, it moved more than 2,000 disc-shaped warships to the Reaper's defensive line.
The Reaper are currently besieging Li Shun's remaining warships with what feels like a devastating attack. If it weren't for the few seconds between each explosion and reappearance of Li Shun's warships, the Reapers' losses would be even greater. Even at this speed, it's already terrifying. In normal airspace, the loss of 5 billion warships would require at least several months of mutual attacks between the two sides.
Two billion hyperspheres appeared simultaneously in front of Li Shun's warship. These two billion Reaper were less than 100,000 kilometers away from Li Shun. This was the second wave of hyperspheres created by these warships. The first wave of hyperspheres had already exploded, leaving Li Shun's warships no time to move. Now, Li Shun's warships had generally been destroyed two or three hundred times.
Two billion hyperspheres were not caught in the space cannon and exploded directly in this airspace. As the energy from the dimensional collapse swept through, the energy density in the middle of Li Shun's fleet reached its limit. Several Reaper in the distance braved the dense energy torrent and rushed into the middle of Li Shun's warship, instantly reversing the energy here.
A huge, irregular Third Reversed State has emerged. This Reversed State is not only irregular, but also full of holes and uneven, but its range is extremely large, reaching a width of 1.5 million kilometers at its widest point.
Most of Li Shun's warships were trapped in the Reversed State and unable to move. Only a small portion were not covered by the Reversed State. The holes in the Reversed State were numerous but not large. Even if Li Shun's warships could move, they could only maneuver within a small range, like mice trapped in a cage.
"Quickly, the Third Reversed State won't last long. Li Shun doesn't know it yet, but he'll soon realize it and launch a dimensional reduction attack."
The timing of the reversal was when the Insect King was in Li Shun's fleet. At this time, most of the Insect King's body was bound by the Reversed State. Even if it could enter the fourth dimension, it would be impossible for it to bring such a large Reversed State with it. The huge insect head was exposed outside the Reversed State, shaking wildly and trying to break free from the Reversed State's embrace.
If the Insect King didn't have so many legs, it might have been able to escape the Reversed State, but with countless pairs of legs trapped in the Reversed State, it's now almost impossible for it to break free.
One hundred million Reaper rushed forward. In fact, several Reaper ran to the position of the insect's head, aimed at the area below the insect's head, and dozens of 100-meter-long Virtual Matter arrows instantly pierced into the Insect King's body. The Insect King's ferocious head was magnificently cut off by the Virtual Matter and floated in the air.
The Insect King, having lost its body, did not die immediately. Its compound eyes, larger than a washbasin, glared venomously at the Reaper. Its sharp fangs opened and closed a few times before the light in its eyes slowly faded, and it died unwillingly.
"Quickly! Disperse the fleet and charge into the swarm's encirclement! Continuously increase energy around the Reversed State; once Li Shun uses dimensional reduction attack, immediately use this energy to strengthen the Reversed State."
Despite losing their Insect King, the Zerg swarm here didn't panic much. They continued to linger outside the impact range of the Consciousness Field, attempting to destroy the fleet.
However, the impact of the Consciousness Field and the attacks of the space cannons Dimensional Bomb made them unable to resist. Even if they were unwilling to retreat, they had no choice. The fleet was like a peeler, scraping away the inside of the swarm layer by layer.
At this moment, Li Shun also reacted and began a dimensional reduction attack. The Third Reversed State could not withstand this energy attack and collapsed directly. However, the nearby Reaper immediately converted the damaged Third Reversed State into energy, and then immediately reversed it back into the Third Reversed State, trapping Li Shun's warship again.
Some warships began to use energy balls to attack Li Shun's fleet at the edge of the Third Reversed State hole. At this moment, Li Shun's trapped fleet could only take the beating. Sure enough, apart from the four-dimensional structure, Li Shun's fleet had no other outstanding features. The energy balls could still effectively destroy them, and their defense was not as good as that of the Second Reversed State.