Just as the mechanical insects were gathering in greater numbers, a ragtag fleet appeared. This fleet was enormous and came with overwhelming force. All the high-ranking officials of these civilizations had been secretly replaced by Li Shun. Their actions disregarded the gains and losses of their own civilizations, focusing solely on completing their missions successfully. Compared to ordinary civilizations, they were more fanatical and more valiant.
" Bi Cha, withdraw the Solar System fleet. We can't intercept all of these fleets and mechanical insects. It would be troublesome if they ran to other civilizations within the alliance."
"No need. Let's be proud this time, Leader, is that alright?"
"Of course we can. If we don't act now, when will we?"
With the order from Bi Cha, a trillion new warships appeared in the starry sky. These warships were much larger than the Endeavor, with a triangular shape at the front and an oval shape at the rear. They were flat all over, with huge gun barrels and a black paint job like the Conqueror, exuding a murderous aura.
The appearance of these warships shocked the entire alliance. No one expected that the Xuan Star Civilization had hidden so many warships. Only Hu Yu remained calm as if nothing had happened.
"General Hu Yu, why don't you seem surprised at all? Isn't that enough?"
"Of course not, it's just that I already guessed it. It would surprise me if the incredibly diligent and hardworking Xuan Star Civilization only had 800 billion Endeavor."
"Sigh, I thought I could surprise General Hu Yu, but everything turned out exactly as the general expected."
"General Bi Cha, you've been hiding your true strength well. I thought you had at most three to five hundred billion, but I didn't expect you to be so generous, throwing in a trillion right away. I admire you."
" Chief of Staff Wen, you flatter us. We've simply been keeping a low profile. These warships are our latest products, the Dreadnought. Except for their defense, which is inferior to the Conqueror, they are on par with the Conqueror in every other aspect," said Bi Cha with considerable confidence.
"Good, with these Dreadnought, the Alliance's safety shouldn't be a problem, and we can now focus all our efforts on dealing with Li Shun and his bastard henchmen."
The mechanical insects descended upon the outer edge of the Oort Cloud. Their targets were not in the fourth dimension. The Conqueror had ceased their attacks and were now confronting the mechanical insects and the ragtag fleet. The mechanical insects also refrained from attacking, waiting for their companions to gather. Even when armed, the mechanical insects were at a disadvantage in individual attacks. Since the Conqueror had not launched an attack first, they were naturally willing to wait for more mechanical insects to converge.
" Hu Yu, you've really gone to great lengths. Hand over the tech tree, or I'll make your plan a reality." Li Shun's voice was transmitted through a mechanical insect into the Conqueror and received by Hu Yu.
" Li Shun, I advise you not to be so stubborn. Your base has already been exposed; you can't escape."
"Haha, this base is important, but it's not something I can't afford to lose. Compared to all your possessions, which is more important? Don't make a last-ditch effort. Trust me, these mechanical insects have the ability to destroy your Solar System before you can wipe them all out."
"Fine, since you're so unrepentant, don't blame me. Black Wolf Civilization, Long-Eyed Civilization, we humans have treated you well. Why are you willing to risk your lives for Li Shun? Have you considered the consequences? Regardless of success or failure, you will become enemies of the entire galaxy."
"Haha, Hu Yu, do you still naively think they're the Black Wolf Civilization and the Long-Eyed Civilization? Let me tell you the truth, I replaced their brains a long time ago, and now they completely obey me."
"Do it!" Hu Yu commanded, no longer wanting to waste any more words with Li Shun.
The Conqueror and the mechanical insect swarm immediately engaged in a dimensional war. The ragtag fleet's defenses were very weak, and they could only hover far around the Oort Cloud, preparing to find an opportunity to break through the Conqueror ' defenses and enter the Solar System. Once inside, controlling the inhabited planets would be equivalent to strangling Hu Yu.
Ahead of the Conqueror were continuous explosions caused by the dimensional collapse. The energy surge shattered the starry sky and also shattered the mechanical insects. However, these mechanical insects were not made of dough. These insects were originally high-level insects. As long as they seized the opportunity, it would not be a problem to take down the warships of Great Star Region Advanced Civilization. Now, after Li Shun's mechanical modifications, the long-range attack that the insects were not good at was also made up for. Apart from defense, these mechanical insects had almost no other weaknesses.
All the warships immediately activated their Consciousness Field impact weapons to maximum power, but strangely, the mechanical insects did not react at all. Hu Yu had tested the latest Consciousness Field impact weapon, and although it could not kill insects above level 20, it could have some effect on them.
Even insects of the 27th or 28th rank would become restless and sluggish under the attack of the Consciousness Field impact weapon, but these mechanical insects acted as if the Consciousness Field impact did not exist. This puzzled not only Hu Yu, but also Academician Xiao.
The mechanical insect has two brains, both of which are alive. One is the conscious control brain, responsible for issuing commands, while the other is the execution brain, which has no consciousness but can control the entire giant insect body and is responsible for carrying out the various instructions issued by the control brain. Logically speaking, since the control brain belongs to Li Shun, it should be more affected. However, this is not the case. Hu Yu had no choice but to give up using the Consciousness Field impact weapon.
The mechanical insects, equipped with dimensional weapons, launched a fierce counterattack against the Conqueror. Due to their small size, the Conqueror' dimensional attacks had a limited range, but the insects were different. They were thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers in size, practically mobile arsenals. If the Conqueror ' attacks were in a line, the mechanical insects' attacks would cover a wide area.
The Conqueror ' attacks often require destroying the various weapons on the insects before they can find an opportunity to eliminate the insects themselves. Hu Yu couldn't imagine how Li Shun had created so many modified weapons. Even just creating weapons was a huge undertaking. All the weapons on a single mechanical insect might be equivalent to the weapons of a hundred warships. The manufacturing of so many weapons already exceeded that of a single warship.
It wasn't until Hu Yu saw the densely packed mechanical bodies in Li Shun's base that he understood that Li Shun hadn't even changed the appearance of the mechanical bodies; he had simply copied them directly. With so many machines, carrying more weapons wouldn't be a problem, and given enough time, this growth would increase exponentially. However, the probability of Li Shun's method backfiring would increase with the number of mechanical bodies.
Faced with the frenzied onslaught of the mechanical swarm, the Conqueror quickly developed defensive vulnerabilities. For over a trillion Conqueror to withstand a swarm of 50 trillion mechanical swarms was like a flock of sparrows trying to stop a flock of eagles—the size difference was enormous. Without a technological advantage, the Conqueror simply could not withstand the onslaught of these behemoths.