Abyss Solo
Chapter 363 - 172 Ilando Pest Defense Battle!_2

Chapter 363: 172 Ilando Pest Defense Battle!_2

Hera, after being infected by the insect sample, lived peacefully on Ao Star for eight years, without the Insect Race paying her any mind.

Her status within the Insect Swarm was equivalent to a Basic Insect, still a relatively weak one.

The root cause of attracting these Insect Races was most likely related to the insect sample Hera had captured for research.

Two years ago, the New Federation executed the bug planting plan, intending to annihilate the Luofeng Empire. Yang Ming and Lyu timely discovered it and sent two transport ships filled with insect eggs to the Sherman Empire’s territory, leaving behind a few insect eggs to serve as samples for Hera’s research.

Since then, Hera’s research had advanced by leaps and bounds, overcoming many challenges.

Hera’s experimental direction had always been focused on the [communication method between Space Worm Clan individuals], and recently, she began adjusting the focus of her experiments on this topic.

After achieving an influence over the insect samples, she started attempting to control the insects, sending instructions to them.

Was it because of this?

Lyu carefully calculated, continuing to receive and store this data.

She glanced at the closing eyes of Yang Ming in slumber, and sighed lightly.

The boss was also a hard-working person, unable to catch a moment of leisure.

The information stream appeared to have slight disturbances.

The Sherman Empire inquired of the Luofeng Empire, as they discovered the internal insect disaster crisis within the Luofeng Empire. The Sherman Empire’s powerful border fleet had begun assembling and estimated to reach the outskirts of Luofeng Empire’s Head Star within twelve hours.

Twelve hours...

Lyu, imitating Yang Ming, raised a middle finger towards the territory of the Sherman Empire in the Thought Space.

"Pah," Don’t want to give support, then just say so.

Two hours later.

Seven fleets gathered on the outskirts of Ilando Star, totaling twelve hundred various warships.

This was all the overt forces Yang Ming currently controlled.

Twelve flagship battleships,

Twenty-one kilometer-class battleships,

Nineteen large Shield Ships,

One hundred sixty-two starship patrols over 400 meters long, Heavy Cannon Ships,

Over four hundred light and medium cannon ships,

The remainder comprised of Supply Ships, Detection Ships, maintenance support ships, transport ships, and other auxiliary ships.

Eighty thousand soldiers from four small to medium-sized countries were now filled within each metallic warship, fully alert, waiting for the outbreak of war.

This was their first encounter with the Insect Swarm.

Due to the New Federation’s bug planting plan with the Sherman Empire, the younger generation of the Milky Way’s main civilization at this age began to take insects seriously, understand insects, and face these sworn enemies of humanity.

Many people might harbor fear.

Many soldiers would wonder if, should they perish in this battle, the government would fulfill its promise to take care of their families.

Many officers furrowed their brows, pondering why they couldn’t comfortably earn their money and instead opted to participate in this life-threatening war.

When the Insect Swarm appeared,

when three giant five-thousand-meter-long hollow warships appeared within the detection range of the deep-space Detection Ship, and the screen was transmitted to various ships,

humanity gazed silently at the Insect Swarm.

Some bowed their heads and retched from the density of the insects; others lifted a hand to cover their forehead, uttering words that defied science and praised religion.

But when the voices of the Generals rang out,

and the order was given for a full-scale attack against the Insect Race at all costs,

officers roared, technicians took deep breaths to stop their hands from trembling, controlling the systems of their respective ships.

Protective shields were activated, main and secondary cannons charged, Shield Ships laid out defensive nets in front, and the easily damaged anti-interference gravity communication system was fully activated.

The main battleships fired first.

Though the ion beam energy decreased beyond effective range, ranging combat was an effective means to maximize firepower advantage.

Golden Personal Guard Insects emerged in front of the Insect Race Battleship, with layers of energy shields spreading out.

Half a minute later, the Insect Race Battleship began to decelerate.

Three minutes later, the Insect Race Battleship started deploying.

Under the control of three Fake Mother Insects, the three battleships formed a dense array within a dozen minutes. Nearly ten million space insects, under the illumination of the red dwarf starlight, driven by the stellar wind, and guided by the glow of Ilando Star, launched a deadly charge toward the densely populated region of the human species ahead!

All ships opened fire.

Gudun Mah issued the full attack command!

Over three thousand ion beams erupted simultaneously, illuminating a small area of night around Ilando Star.

The Insect Swarm suffered heavy casualties, but compared to the total number of insects, it was merely a drop in the bucket!

But the death and injury of Shield Beetles caused a sharp decline in the defense effect of the insect swarm, and the irradiation of laser-based weapons began effectively picking off those larger insects.

A series of sudden bursts of firelight appeared in the deep space.

The pre-arranged deep-space torpedoes were triggered by the insect swarm!

This was the real trump card against the insects!

In a vacuum where no air medium caused pressure, the deep-space torpedo was mostly designed with ’explosive fragments’; sharp metal shards gained tremendous kinetic energy from the explosions, shredding swarms of insects into pieces.

The Insect Swarm became more dispersed, with two flanks starting to flank.

The long-range fire insects began to retaliate. Dense golden bullet rain swept in, and human fleets, who had already adjusted their response measures, immediately assembled a strong magnetic field, sharply reducing the hit rate of the insects’ firepower and significantly easing the energy consumption of their protective shields.

The drawback of this tactic was that it couldn’t last long, requiring high energy consumption.

But with Ilando Star backing them, they could entirely offset the excessive energy consumption with the ’battery swapping’ tactic.

Gudun Mah issued the command to hold their ground, as the first and third defense fleets of the Luofeng Empire’s elite fleets began to fiercely counter the two flanks of the insect swarm.