Although the number of warships was still less than that of the Zerg swarm, the warships' attack power surpassed that of the Zerg swarm. In addition, the Conqueror and Endeavor maneuvered along the defensive line, specifically targeting high-level Zerg. After the first wave of brutal fighting, the defensive line began to slowly advance, and civilization saw hope.
The path of the advancing defenses is littered with fragments of warships and insects. Every step forward comes at a tremendous cost, with hundreds of millions of warships destroyed every second and more than 50 billion new ships being added to the defenses every day. All of this means that even more insects are being killed.
This time, the swarm of insects did not retreat. They seemed to realize that this was a do-or-die battle for the galactic civilization, a fight to the death. Either the civilization would perish, or the swarm would be wiped out. The war entered a frenzied phase.
"Civilization No. 15336, maintain your offensive pace. You've advanced too far; slow down."
"Civilization 112456 has dispatched 10 billion warships to support Civilization 112454."
"Civilization 1393, what's wrong with you? Over 60 billion warships, and the swarm destroyed half of your fleet in a single charge. Didn't we tell you not to panic, to stay calm, stay calm? If you continue like this, you'll be the first civilization to be eliminated."
In the Earth Four command center, senior commanders of the Star Ring Alliance were sending out combat orders to the front lines. The battle at the front was raging, and tens of thousands of commanders in the huge command center were also extremely busy. These Small Star Sector Civilization had absolutely no combat experience.
This was the first interstellar war among these civilizations, and it was such a massive war from the outset. Coupled with an endless and terrifying swarm of insects as their opponent, some civilizations were excited and launched a fierce attack right from the start, while others were terrified and hesitant, unsure of what to do. If they continued fighting like this, it would be questionable whether they could even hold their lines, let alone advance them.
Hu Yu hadn't expected this situation to occur at first, and only realized the problem after the war started. He then urgently transferred experienced senior commanders from the alliance to lead these civilizations in combat. Under the command of the alliance commanders, the defense line was quickly stabilized, and combat efficiency gradually improved.
With over 30,000 commanders in charge of hundreds of billions of warships from 180,000 civilizations, one can imagine how arduous this task was. The commanders needed to rest and eat in shifts, but the battlefield never rested, and all sorts of changes, big and small, occurred every moment. The commanders could not afford to neglect their duties for even a moment. Ultimately, they worked in shifts, following the rhythms of human life. This meant that each commander was responsible for commanding the fleets of ten civilizations, making the workload extremely heavy.
Other non- Star Ring Alliance Small Star Sector Civilization were also commanded by true Small Star Sector Civilization. These Small Star Sector Civilization had long been engaged in frontline warfare, and their experience in dealing with the Zerg swarm far exceeded that of the Star Ring Alliance commanders. If the Conqueror hadn't focused more of their efforts on the areas under the Star Ring Alliance's control, and if the more than 300 billion Exterminator hadn't also played a significant role, the Star Ring Alliance's advance on the frontline wouldn't have been as fast as that of the other civilizations.
The goal now is to eliminate the swarm, not drive it away. The Conqueror are using even the Consciousness Field Consciousness Field Shock sparingly, as it can only kill low-level swarms. The current defensive line is dominated by high-level swarms of 20 and above, so the Consciousness Field Shock can only force them to retreat, not kill them.
Excessive use of Consciousness Field impact weapons to force the swarm to cluster together would have the opposite effect. In addition, even if Consciousness Field impact weapons were used on 800 billion Conqueror, they would not be very effective. The current battlefield is not a few hundred astronomical units or a few hundred light-years, but a super battlefield spanning hundreds of thousands of light-years.
Despite the Conqueror' formidable strength, especially their two-dimensional bombs which were almost always accurate, the sheer number of insects was terrifying. This swarm occupied half of the galaxy, and half of them were already engaged in combat with the fleets. The Conqueror ' attacks were utterly insignificant among the countless Small Star Sector Civilization fleets.
The battle has been going on for 20 years. Although the defensive line has advanced quite a bit, it is only a little over 100 light-years away, still a long way from the target of 20,000 light-years.
The number of warships lost in these 20 years is countless, and the number of Zerg killed is astronomical. However, the Zerg swarm shows no obvious signs of decreasing. As the battle lines advance, the density of high-level Zerg increases. This is because most of the Zerg killed in the early stages were low-level Zerg. Apart from a small number of high-level Zerg being wiped out by the Conqueror and Endeavor, not many other Small Star Sector Civilization were killed.
The first time they entered the Insect Zone, there weren't so many high-level insects. It was clear that these high-level insects had recently come from the fourth dimension. The Conqueror also occasionally entered the fourth dimension to check on the battle situation of the Great Star Region Advanced Civilization. Although the war in the fourth dimension was not as large as the war in the defensive line, it was just as brutal. There were a lot of insects left in the fourth dimension. This time, the Insect Emperor had obviously thrown the low-level insects into the three-dimensional universe. In the fourth dimension, they would only become meaningless cannon fodder.
This time, Hu Yu saw a large enough fleet of Great Star Region Civilization. Almost every civilization had around ten trillion warships, and they were all giant ships. The insects here were not only numerous but also of higher quality. They were entangled fiercely with the Great Star Region Advanced Civilization, and giant warships were exploding from time to time.
Insects in the three-dimensional universe mostly fight with their bodies, but four-dimensional insects are different. They use energy to manipulate space. Insects do not understand technology; these things seem to be in their nature, just like humans know how to eat and drink from birth. The insects' manipulation of energy and space is simply an innate ability.
Hu Yu discovered that the attack methods of the Demon Scorpion Civilization, Heavenly Peak Civilization, and Rock Star Civilization were all very similar, with only the Dark Moon Civilization and Yun San Civilization showing significant differences. It seemed that these three civilizations had all obtained the technology of that Galaxy Civilization to advance to the Great Star Region Advanced Civilization.
The massive space-based weapons of the fourth dimension are also operating at full power. Three-dimensional spaces are visible everywhere on the battlefield, floating like bubbles in the fourth dimension. Any insect that enters these three-dimensional spaces is forced to descend in dimension. Even if the insect has expelled the fourth dimension from its body beforehand, its energy is reduced after entering the three-dimensional space, and its attack power will be affected. On the contrary, the attacks of the five Great Star Region Civilization are strengthened in the three-dimensional space. This increase and decrease gives the Great Star Region Advanced Civilization a considerable advantage.
However, the insects were not to be trifled with. Their use of space even surpassed that of these Great Star Region Civilization. Hu Yu even witnessed some insects using their powerful energy to forcibly create spatial channels in the fourth dimension, and then launch spatial attacks directly into the warships. The result was predictable: even the warships of the Great Star Region Advanced Civilization could not withstand the insects' internal attacks.