However, the crimson 'Bug Swarm' from the T3 Phoenix-class Heavy Carrier Starship was like a small splash compared to the true, overwhelming tide of bugs on the other side.
In just this short amount of time, the Bug Units deployed from those Zerg Hive Motherships had formed a vast, overwhelming force, like a black sandstorm in the universe!
On Commander Zhao Chen's T3 Phoenix's Starship radar, dense energy signals from the Bug Units were already displayed.
Fortunately, the T3 Phoenix's Starship radar and system algorithms were strong enough; otherwise, with such a massive amount of data, the system would likely have sounded an alarm.
Commander Zhao Chen stared at the data panel in front of him.
The number of Zerg Hive Motherships had not changed.
However, other metrics were climbing at an astonishing rate.
Most notably, the number of T1 Flying Bugs, which started at tens of thousands, transformed into hundreds of thousands in the blink of an eye!
And this number was still increasing.
In just one minute, it soared to ten million!
It was still rising at this point, but the rate of increase had clearly slowed down.
However, these T1 Flying Bugs were merely cannon fodder among cannon fodder.
The main combat units of the Bug Nest Fleet were the T2 Hydralisks, and their numbers were also continuously increasing.
From hundreds... to thousands... then to tens of thousands...
Commander Zhao Chen stared at the fluctuating numbers; in reality, he had already speculated on the quantities of these Bug Units.
There were likely fifteen million T1 Flying Bugs, and the number of T2 Hydralisks would also exceed one hundred thousand.
The remaining T3 Corruptors numbered nearly five thousand, and the T3 Exploding Beetles were close to one thousand!
Tens of millions of Bug Units!
That scene truly made one's scalp tingle just by looking at it!
The Zerg Hive Motherships that deployed these Bug Units continued their unchanging battle strategy, leaving only a small portion of Bug Units to guard their Motherships.
The remaining Bug Units swarmed, all rushing towards the Xiaolong Fleet blocking their path!
However, for the Xiaolong Fleet, this operation was different from previous days.
The T3 Phoenix-class Heavy Carrier Starship's Interstellar Fighters and Interstellar Drone Swarm did not actively seek to seize Interstellar air superiority above the enemy fleet.
Because how much capability would it require to contend for Interstellar air superiority with the Bug Nest Fleet?
Even Commander Zhao Chen's T3 Phoenix could not bear such a massive consumption.
Therefore, changing from their usual tactics, the 300 T3 Phoenix-class Interstellar Fighters and 3,000 T3 Black Phoenix-class Medium Interstellar Drones on the T3 Phoenix primarily executed fleet defensive counter-attacks.
They cooperated with the T2 Black Rhinos around the Xiaolong Fleet to eliminate all incoming Bug Units!
And the T3 Fire Phoenix-class Heavy Interstellar Stealth Bombers did not penetrate deep into the enemy ranks to decapitate enemy Starship Commanders.
Instead, they locked onto the approximate positions of the T3 Corruptors and T3 Exploding Beetles and deployed Interstellar Bombs.
Interstellar Bombs are area-of-effect attacks; they can not only kill these T3 Corruptors and T3 Exploding Beetles but also cause immense damage to surrounding Bug Units, slowing down their advance.
“T3 Phantom Assassin Squad and T2 Lion King Squad, execute your combat missions!” Commander Zhao Chen commanded.
T3 Phantom Assassin-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber One · Bridge
Not long ago, Zhao Wan'er, who had refused her elder brother Commander Zhao Chen's offer of a T3 Blizzard as her flagship and resolutely insisted on continuing as a T3 Phantom Assassin Captain, received her elder brother's order.
Having stared at the dozens of Zerg Hive Motherships close at hand, poised for a long time, she issued the long-awaited command.
“Phantom Assassin Squad! Move out!”
At the same time, T2 Lion King-class Heavy Interstellar Missile Ship One · Bridge
Wolf Girl Bai Xue, who had been waiting for Commander Zhao Chen's order, was already restlessly agitated; she unbuttoned a few buttons of her military uniform jacket.
The moment she heard the Commander's order, she almost 'howled' as she issued the command: “Lion King Squad! Fire! Fire! Fire!”
All Interstellar Missiles from the five T2 Lion Kings.
That's right! It was all Interstellar Missiles.
Because the bug swarm was coming fiercely, dense and massive, there was little opportunity for maneuver.
It was better to go straight in with overwhelming force.
The five T2 Lion Kings, with a total of 2,500 Lion King-class Interstellar Missiles, began continuous firing at this moment.
One after another, Interstellar Missiles roared out with their tail flames.
In just three minutes, the five T2 Lion Kings had launched all 2,500 Lion King-class Interstellar Missiles.
In such battles, the T2 Lion King is often the first to launch an attack and also the quickest to finish and withdraw from the battlefield.
Fast and fierce is its synonym!
Wolf Girl Bai Xue stared with bloodshot eyes at the screen window displaying the deep-space telescope's footage; her breathing seemed to stop at that moment.
As a'sea of red flowers' bloomed in the footage, her face flushed, her ears perked up, her tail wagged continuously behind her, and a faint, infatuated smile played on her lips.
This scene... was too beautiful!
And beneath this exceedingly beautiful scene, tens of thousands of Bug Units were engulfed by terrifying explosions!
Meanwhile, the five T3 Phantom Assassins also revealed their hidden fangs.
Short-range Heavy Anti-ship Missiles! Short-range Heavy Cluster Bombs! Heavy Short-range Particle Torpedoes!
All ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) were launched, surging towards their long-locked-on prey.
Four T3 Insectoid Hive Motherships and several T2 Zerg Hive Motherships.
These Zerg Hive Motherships perhaps hadn't expected five Interstellar Warship to appear out of thin air so close to them; they immediately began to defend, sending their escorting Bug Units to attack these Interstellar Warship and resist the incoming attacks.
But with such a hurried time, it was simply too late.
The four T3 Insectoid Hive Motherships were almost instantly covered by dense explosive firepower; even the strongest biological armor, enduring such an attack at such close range, was powerless to resist!
Commander Zhao Chen, on the T3 Phoenix's Bridge, didn't even need to look at the battlefield.
He only needed to look at his system page.
Watching the numbers jump up one by one on the task option for killing T3 Insectoid Hive Motherships, he knew the outcome.
The '19 ships' figure jumped once, becoming '20'.
It jumped again, directly from '20' to '22'.
Then, it settled at '23'.
Commander Zhao Chen's lips curled upwards; this was the T3 Phantom Assassin's heaven-defying capability—in less than five minutes of firepower output, it had taken down the Bug Nest Fleet's four strongest T3 Insectoid Hive Motherships!
“Phantom Assassin Squad has completed its combat mission, requesting withdrawal from the battlefield,” Zhao Wan'er's voice echoed in Commander Zhao Chen's ear.
“Permission granted for retreat.” Commander Zhao Chen looked towards the team responsible for 'clearing the field' next.
The twenty T3 Blizzards led by Charlotte!
“Charge!” Charlotte issued the attack order from T3 Blizzard One.
The slaughter began!
