Abyss Solo
Chapter 374 - 176 Assessment Results

Chapter 374: 176 Assessment Results

"The spaceship’s main engine has shut down. The second auxiliary engine is under repair, and the third auxiliary engine is functioning normally."

"The Dark Star One support ship has jumped, and it can rendezvous in fifteen minutes."

"Eighty percent of the Insect Swarm within Luofeng territory has been annihilated. The remaining insects will be eliminated; it’s only a matter of time. We have lost over sixteen thousand warriors with twelve ships destroyed."

"The Fake Mother Insect was repeatedly broken down, and the Insect Swarm lost its activity. It is currently being surrounded and eliminated piecemeal by the Sherman Empire Fleet..."

"The Imperial Military of the Sherman Empire started a nationwide live broadcast, displaying the near-certain encirclement battle across the Sherman Empire to emphasize their defeat of the New Federation’s vile conspiracy."

"The New Federation has initiated urgent press conferences, attempting to explain that this matter is unrelated to them."

Lyu’s voice paused,

"The New Federation’s military orderly retreated upon seeing the Insect Race; this has become the most favorable evidence for Sherman."

Behind the porthole.

Yang Ming, slumped in a chair, heard the news of this ’small’ Insect Swarm being annihilated and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Lyu, has our location been detected by the Sherman military?"

"Not yet, boss. To be safe, we are currently heading toward the Sherman Empire’s borders, simulating a return to the Empire. We previously passed by the edge of a Sherman Empire landmark’s detection system, left some traces, and turned back immediately."

Lyu quickly explained,

"Even if the Feinan has lost most of its power, it is still superior in performance to ships of the same length.

"I’ve maximized the stealth system, and the spaceship’s energy can sustain for three Galaxy hours, enough for us to wait for supplies."

Yang Ming nodded, watching the projection screen with interest.

On the projection screen, there was a live broadcast of the Sherman Empire exterminating insects.

Sherman’s ability to seize opportunities had indeed improved a lot since before.

Was this the realization of the noble lords of the benefits of guiding public opinion?

This battle also directly reflected the terrifying military strength of an Imperial Fleet supported by a Dreadnought.

This Insect Swarm was a suicide squad dispatched by a mature Fifth Rank Space Worm Clan.

A tenth of the strength of the suicide squad forced the Wind Empire Military Alliance, which Yang Ming now controlled, to almost exhaust all efforts and pay a certain price in casualties to eradicate them.

And the main force of this suicide squad collapsed instantly against the Dreadnought fleet and the powerful expeditionary army of the Empire.

What was strength?

Dreadnoughts were real strength!

However, Yang Ming understood that wanting to have such powerful ships at present was still a pipe dream.

"Lyu," Yang Ming said, "the compensation for soldiers who died in this Luofeng battle should be paid from our private funds at double the standard."

"Yes, boss."

Lyu lowered his voice and reminded, "Miss Hera is also listening. We can discuss this later to avoid putting pressure on her."

Yang Ming turned his head to look; Hera was standing a few meters away by the porthole, staring blankly outside.

Yang Ming nodded slightly, signaling Lyu to go first, and got up to walk over.

"It’s okay now."

Yang Ming hugged her from behind,

"Our early warning mechanism had a gap, and the direction the insects came from was our usual defense gap, it will be filled after this."

"Many people sacrificed, didn’t they?"

Hera said softly,

"It’s my responsibility. My experiment was destined to cause disaster."

"That’s also both of our responsibilities; it was my continuous funding supporting your experiment."

Yang Ming held her in his arms, feeling the tremor from her petite body, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Ming, I can’t return to the Wind Empire anymore," Hera said, "I want to go to an uninhabited planet. I’ll find a way to prevent the Insect Swarm from contacting me, for instance by always keeping the signal jammer on. I’ve almost researched it thoroughly. I can also actively infect ordinary insects to extract microbial samples, so as to cover the infection and wipe out the possibly mutated microorganisms in my body completely. I..."

She couldn’t continue, as Yang Ming had already lifted her chin and kissed her lips.

Hera’s body became even softer, but she soon began to struggle.

"Ming... Ming!"

"Alright," Yang Ming released her arms; Hera turned to face him, taking two steps back against the porthole.

She looked at Yang Ming with a complex expression, "I already know why the Insect Swarm came."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "I didn’t let Lyu tell you this."

"I communicated with that Mother Worm," Hera’s lips trembled, "The Insect Swarm thought natural enemies were defiling the Mother Worm. They worship procreation. I also tried to explain that I am human, but its perception did not waver."

Yang Ming:...

"We are human," Yang Ming said, "Hera, you must admit this. We are all human; there have just been some unusual occurrences."

"Yes, you are human, but I might not still be human."

Hera’s emotions slightly broke down,

"I can feel their thoughts. After communicating with the queen, I even experienced new changes. I can sense the emotions that emerged when those insects were defeated, they too have emotions and can feel fear.

"I can feel their fear and anger.

"Ming, I really... I can accept not being a good person. I can betray my country because I think it has done injustice, but I can’t accept no longer being human. I clearly... I clearly..."

"Calm down, Hera," Yang Ming said in a deep voice, slowly embracing Hera.

Hera suddenly broke down emotionally, sobbing in Yang Ming’s arms.