Abyss Solo
Chapter 576 - 251 Battle of the Emperor Bugs!

Chapter 576: 251 Battle of the Emperor Bugs!

"Boss, we’ll arrive at marker point number three in fifteen minutes."

"There’s a little situation here, do you want to sleep a bit more, Boss, or are you still not awake?"

"Merge with me... Ouch!"

Lyu’s simulated projection clutched her forehead and squatted down beside the medical cabin.

Yang Ming sat up from the resting cabin with a stern face, and then saw the projection screen in front of him.

The scenes he had seen in that ’strange state’ reappeared.

The difference was that the projection screen showed real-time images from some imperial airspace.

Valkyrie’s location was not here.

Yang Ming was silent for half a minute.

He understood how powerful this queen was.

The queen of a Fifth Rank Insect Swarm already had formidable combat power, no longer the weakest link in the swarm.

A Sixth Rank queen, especially one about to ascend, was already the most powerful creature within the Milky Way, capable of leading the swarm across the vast gaps between large star systems for intergalactic migration.

Simply put, the Empire was in big trouble.

"How is the Imperial Fleet’s defensive situation?" _{f .r e\ewebnov(e)(l).c om}

Lyu dared not joke around and honestly stood aside, opening a series of projection screens.

The first line of defense outside the Emperor Star Circle had gathered nearly two thousand artillery battleships. Four Dreadnoughts like giant barrels were guarded by various ships, hovering at different positions at the front.

Yang Ming immediately saw that the Empire had certainly hidden ambushing forces nearby.

This formation was clearly set for a semi-encirclement and annihilation battle.

Behind these artillery battleships’ arc defensive line were countless supply ships, transport ships, and maintenance ships.

At the rear of the battlefield, the continuous flashes of transition lights indicated a steady stream of ships converging here.

Even if the entire fortune of the Luofeng Empire was counted, it wouldn’t equal a tenth of the military power gathered here...

There was a gap between empires.

Moreover, this was far from all the military strength controlled by the Imperial Military Department.

At this time, there were still a dozen ’Insect Eradication Battlefields’ engaged in fierce combat within the Empire, and even in the fields where the Mother Worms had been eradicated, large numbers of local defense fleets were clearing out the remaining swarms.

This demonstrated the Empire’s military strength.

Yang Ming asked, "How far are we from Target Point Three?"

"Thirteen minutes," Lyu reminded, "Boss, this queen is too powerful, even if the Invincible Fleet can intercept her, it would certainly come at a great cost. The Imperial Fleet might extend the defensive line, you should..."

"We continue to support the designated No.3 Administrative Star, still targeting the eradication of the Fourth Rank Mother Worm."

Yang Ming responded seriously,

"My physical strength is steadily increasing, but my mind is exhausted; I can only support one more battle.

"Try to extend the process of the next battle; once I’ve eliminated the queen, focus on clearing out the remaining swarm. If the Imperial Military Department sends an order, say that I’ve been injured and fallen asleep.

"I must avoid this Sixth Rank Mother Worm; it’s not an opponent I can handle at this stage. If I show myself, I could become her priority target for elimination.

"This is the Empire’s war."

"Understood," Lyu sighed in relief.

She was genuinely worried her boss might get a hot head and decide to become the Empire’s grand hero.

Yang Ming watched the projection screen for a bit longer, then opened the Imperial Star Map and searched carefully, finally marking off a desolate star domain.

Po Suo was located in that direction.

He jumped out of the rest cabin, took the combat suit and toothpaste-like energy meal handed over by 026, quickly replenished energy, donned the suit neatly, and jogged toward the aft cabin.

Having previously abandoned a Fierce Ghost Mecha, he was now left with only one to use.

"Boss," 026 chased after him, "026 requests to join the battle!"

"Hmm," Yang Ming nodded, "Once I’ve dealt with the queen, you can come out and join in harvesting bugs."

"Sure... Understood! Boss!"

...

’Thomas, the safety of the Empire is in your hands.’

Admiral Thomas stood grimly on the command platform.

This 2,000-meter-class medium-sized battleship had already activated the full domain command mode, where each fleet formation became a piece on a chessboard in Thomas’s view. With any movement he made, it would send instant command orders to the respective fleet, swiftly completing maneuvers.

The art of aerial combat was a compulsory course for every imperial commander.

Of course, Thomas’s orders were subjected to detailed analysis and calculations by a supercomputer cluster to optimize and supplement his commands.

—This mode of directing warfare only appeared in extra-large scale fleet wars.

Come, Insect Swarm.

Thomas regulated his breathing, trying to maintain a calm mindset while repeatedly rehearsing the tactics he might employ.

He didn’t think about his own future.

Behind him lay the Empire’s most densely populated administrative district.

There was no retreat in this battle.

"The target swarm has started transitioning, aiming for prediction point number three."

Directly that close to them?

It seemed that the queen did not consider the Empire’s conventional fleet to be a serious threat.

Thomas had already received detailed information; this queen had invaded the Empire a thousand years ago and was eventually repelled by the Imperial Fleet.

Although the current Empire was somewhat weaker than a millennium ago, it was still not something these non-human life forms could covet!

"Report the White Ghost’s position."

"General! The White Ghost has annihilated the third Fourth Rank Mother Worm, saving a sixth of the target Administrative Star’s population! Based on the battle assessment, the White Ghost is almost spent, having been surrounded by the Insect Race’s elite guards while fighting the Fourth Rank queen. Killing the queen was accomplished with high-performance explosives and a mecha self-destruct."