Star Lord: Rob the alien race and you will get a hundred times the reward

Chapter 68 Butcher Shangguan XiChapter 68 Butcher Shangguan Xi

”All fleets form battle formation number one and prepare for battle!” Bai Haitang rubbed his brows and gave the order, his expression looking a little ugly.

As soon as we arrived, we encountered the Void Zerg. The pace was so fast that we were caught off guard.

”I hope the human fleet can come faster, otherwise the fleet might be dead here before we even open up the territory.” Liu Wen looked at the information sent back by the reconnaissance ship helplessly. If he had to say which enemy he was most reluctant to meet, the Void Zerg ranked first, and the dimensional creatures had to come second.

The Void Zerg are most widely distributed in the Second World, with various branches spreading everywhere. They will drill into any space channel, and many subspaces are occupied by these bugs.

The most speechless thing is that, because the Zerg can devour psychic materials and grow rapidly, you will never know what the combat strength of the Zerg you are facing is. It is very likely that two Zergs with combat strength of level seven will suddenly emerge from a group of Zerg so weak that they can be wiped out by a level four civilization.

When the human fleet fought against the insects, most of the pioneer lords who died fell into this trap, and ended up being fed to the insects. If the insects were above level seven, they could still affect the main body through their mental clones, and would be crippled if not killed.

”Find out how many bugs there are, what level they are, and whether there are more bugs within thousands of light years nearby.” Liu Wen could only hope that this wave of bugs was not too strong. Otherwise, if there was a bug above level seven, then it would be very slim whether these 30,000 warships could hold out until the arrival of the human fleet.

More than a dozen reconnaissance ships were ordered to take charge of the situation. They put up composite shields and plunged into the space channel, leaping in all directions before the insects arrived.

Two fully staffed legions of 30,000 warships each occupied half of the void, with a firepower network with mobile fortresses as the core components. Engineering ships and transport ships and minelayers emerged in large numbers and began to deploy defensive weapons around the space channel. Space booby traps, antimatter annihilation bombs, and floating turrets were continuously thrown out.

After several layers of defense, various force field equipment and capture devices were also deployed to prevent stealthy insects from escaping the encirclement. Once one escapes, it is likely to evolve into a new queen in the absence of a queen link, thus giving birth to a Zerg branch.

The Void Zerg relied on this trick to spread throughout the entire second world. They could not be destroyed, but would be reborn again when the spring breeze came.

The waiting process is the most torturous. As the information from the reconnaissance ship is continuously transmitted back, after preliminary screening by the intelligent brain, the staff department will conduct a second compilation and summary, and then make suggestions based on the intelligence collected and report them to the commander. The commander will then adjust the combat plan based on the suggestions of the staff department, and several adjutants will then convey the commander’s orders and supervise their execution to ensure that they understand the orders correctly.

”The number of Zerg troops has been confirmed, the highest being level six, with a total number of over 30 million. No mother nest has been found, and no rule-level energy reaction has been found.”

”We have determined the distribution of Zerg within 3,000 light years around the space channel. Zerg biological reactions have been detected in 121 star systems. There are signs of large-scale Zerg mobilization in surrounding star systems, and it is suspected that they are sending reinforcements to the space channel.”

”The Human Alliance’s Regional Operations Department No. 12 has received the request for assistance. The support fleet is expected to arrive at the battlefield in two hours.”

”Zerg troops are approaching and are expected to pass through the space channel in one minute.”

”All fleets charge their guns, and the mothership releases its combat aircraft.”

”Destroyers, frigates, prepare proton torpedoes, rotate in echelons, and fire!”

When the bugs still had one minute to cross the space channel, thousands of warships opened their missile launch ports and launched proton torpedoes towards the space channel in batches of hundreds. Thousands of proton torpedoes as long as seven or eight meters were accelerated by electromagnetic orbits and launched. In just a few seconds, they accelerated to 10% sub-light speed and flew towards the space channel millions of kilometers away, dragging long ion tails.

As the countdown got shorter and shorter, the tense atmosphere continued to spread, and more than 300,000 crew members in the two fleets were all staring at the space channel.

As the countdown was about to end, energy fluctuations were visible in the space channel. The gushing energy formed a tide that spread in all directions. The photons released by the collision with cosmic matter during the dissipation painted a gorgeous nebula scene.

”All fleets, open fire in stages according to the predetermined plan!” The Star Fleet led by Michel opened fire first. Two thousand battleships were divided into four batches and led the rest of the warships to cover the space channel with artillery fire.

The energy column illuminated the void and hit the Zerg troops head-on as they just crossed the space channel. The angry mental roar resounded through the void, but after being blocked and filtered by the mental barrier, it had no effect on the crew.

Liu Wen watched as the densely packed Zerg troops were burned into nothingness by the energy of the naval guns as soon as they appeared. Their hard shells and their blades, arms and pincers that contained psychic energy were all melted and burned under the continuous energy strikes, turning into cosmic microscopic particles and dispersing.

In the interval of the battleship’s gun rotation, the proton torpedoes that had been launched a minute ago continued their fire output. The tremendous antimatter-level energy shook the universe. Under the continuous blows, the space channel began to tremble, but unfortunately it recovered quickly and did not really cause a space storm to close the space channel.

The Zerg kept pouring out of the space channel like a tide, and were killed under the firepower of the naval gun group. While a large number of Zerg were reduced to ashes, a small number of Zerg on the edge always left some broken limbs.

Because of the obstruction of the force field, the insects’ broken limbs and arms could not leave the vicinity of the space channel, and as time went by, a large piece of debris slowly accumulated. The engineering ship used the cage force field in a timely manner to drag them away to prevent them from forming a garbage mountain and being used as a shield by the insects.

The limbs that can survive the bombardment of naval guns are basically the hardest parts of the insect, and they are also likely to contain psychic energy and have a high value.

”Defense system, open fire. Pay attention to the firepower indicators and don’t waste firepower.” Michel activated the defense system that had just been deployed. Thousands of Mayfly artillery fired in succession, taking over the fleet as the main output force.

Taking advantage of this time, the warships of the Star Sea Fleet carried out self-inspection and maintenance, and the Galaxy Fleet opened fire to fill the firepower gaps in the defense system.

”How many bugs have been killed?” Jack asked, looking at the space channel that had been churning out bugs for half an hour.

The blue fat man glanced at the battlefield data: ”It’s over five million, and they are all low-level bugs. There are very few level six bugs. These bugs are still testing and have not chosen to go all out.”

”The reconnaissance ship just sent back information that the insect forces from several surrounding star systems have gathered towards the location of the space channel. More than 300 million insects can be gathered in an hour at most. The reconnaissance ship has discovered a high-energy reaction of more than level six, but it is not sure whether it has reached level seven.” Jack’s face became even worse as he looked at the intelligence just sent back. He just hoped that he would not dispatch combat forces above level seven before the support of the Human Alliance arrived, otherwise the fleet would suffer a great loss.

The battle gradually escalated. After a large number of level 6 bugs appeared, even with the naval gun coverage, the bugs still pushed the battle line to the periphery. After the bug reinforcements in the subspace arrived, they began to strengthen and widen the space channel, allowing more and more bugs to pass through the space channel, and the bugs with long-range strike capabilities gradually began to counterattack under the cover of other bugs. One hour into the battle, flagships and super flagships also began to join the battle. The outflow of level 6 defensive bugs and long-range attack types gradually increased. The naval guns below the main battleship could no longer directly destroy the opponent, and several main guns had to be used to fire at once to kill them all at once. This gradually reduced the killing efficiency of firepower coverage, giving the bugs more breathing space.

As the number of insects increased, the battlefield expanded, the coverage of naval guns also increased, and the intervals between successive strikes became shorter and shorter.

”We can’t go on like this.” Luo Shaohua said seriously: ”According to the current situation, it will take less than half an hour to build a line of defense, allowing more long-range attack bugs to pass through the space channel, thus turning into a firepower exchange. This will mean the beginning of our defeat.”

”The Human Alliance reinforcements are on the way and will reach the battlefield in an hour at most. We just need to hold on for another hour. We don’t need to wipe out all the bugs.” Wu Shuhe consoled.

”It’s too late. In the current situation, more and more bugs will pour out. By that time, our firepower will be dispersed, and it will be difficult for us to block them near the space channel.” Luo Shaohua was very clear about the current situation. The space channel was constantly widened by the bugs, and there were constant reinforcements arriving from the subspace. By that time, the bugs would surpass them in both quantity and quality. What could they use to fight them at this time!
”Why don’t we apply for the use of special forces?” Shirley suggested, ”When we can’t contain the bugs, we can use special forces to buy a few minutes or even ten minutes, and it will be no problem to delay until the Human Alliance reinforcements arrive.”

Luo Shaohua shook his head: ”You only saw the current state of the bugs. Most of them are level 6 fighters, which means there are probably level 7 fighters behind them pushing and commanding. And the bugs can occupy such a large area of ​​the subspace. Do you think there will be no queen bugs? I wouldn’t be surprised even if there is a queen.”

”Once we use our special weapons, our trump card will be exposed. After knowing that we don’t have a level 7 combat power, what do you think the bugs will do?”

”Send out the seventh-level combat force to open the passage with overwhelming force and allow more Zerg troops to arrive.” Wu Shuhe replied.

”Spatial fluctuations detected, psychic reaction detected, warning! A level 7 psychic is approaching!”

”What? Where did it come from?” Luo Shaohua was shocked and immediately checked the details. After discovering that it was a level 7 psychic who appeared at the rear of the fleet, he quickly mobilized the fleet to prepare for defense.

”Attention, Star Sea Fleet. I am Shangguan Xi, Major of the Advance Battalion of the Human Alliance’s Regional Operations Department. I will now temporarily take over the command of the fleet.”

Within the Human Union system, there was no problem with the other party’s identity verification, and they directly took over the fleet command authority in the name of the Human Union’s No. 12 Operations Department.

After hearing the words conveyed by the mental fluctuations and looking at the other party’s identity verification information, everyone was a little confused for a moment. If they remembered correctly, this Shangguan Xi seemed to be the Blue River Empire soldier who caused a commotion in the Interstellar Alliance city and was sent to the front line as the boss mentioned. How could he have reached the seventh-level psychic master in just a few years?
Liu Wen and the blue fat man looked at each other and saw from the information that it was indeed the butcher. After being exiled to the front line, he was promoted to the seventh-level psychic master in just three years. Is the front line so exciting?

A humanoid creature with psychic flames surging all over its body appeared in the fleet formation through space jump. After taking over the command, Michelle and Bai Haitang had to cooperate with each other to start changing the fleet formation.

As the core flagship of the fleet, the super flagship and mobile fortress turned on all auxiliary equipment, and the force field halo enveloped the entire fleet.

”Rule: Burn!”

”Rule: mass-energy conversion!”

”Rules: Draw a circle to make a prison!”

Shangguan Xi, who was suspended in the middle of the fleet, used three rule abilities in succession: one for burning to increase the firepower of the fleet, one for mass-energy conversion to increase the explosive power after the firepower strike, and one for drawing a line on the ground to confine the battlefield range and prevent the insects from breaking through this range of space.

With the blessing of Shangguan Xi’s rule ability, the damage intensity of the fleet’s firepower increased by 30%. The insects that were originally gradually advancing outward were caught off guard by the sudden fierce firepower, and the battle line suddenly retreated to the entrance of the space channel.

”Roar……”

The mental roar came from the other side of the space channel, and the space channel suddenly expanded to a diameter of hundreds of kilometers. Tens of thousands of insects rushed out one after another, roaring and rushing towards the fleet, completely ignoring the oncoming naval gun attacks.

Among the endless stream of insects, several insects of special sizes were hiding silently among them. After rushing out of the space channel, they quickly locked onto Shangguan Xi, who was covered in spiritual energy flames.

In the faint fluctuation of space, several hunting mantises more than ten meters long quietly moved beside Shangguan Xi. Two sharp blade arms fiercely cut towards each other at sub-light speed, while several other hunting mantises blocked the void and the dodge route at the same time.

”Ha! You bugs only know these eternal and unchanging routines!” During the final blow, Shangguan Xi still had time to send out a mental wave: ”The surrounding warships immediately disperse and activate all isolation force fields to cover the battlefield!”

Shangguan Xi held two psychic swords in his hands as the flames rose. He dodged several killing mantises with a flash of his body, and slashed down with two swords in his backhand: ”Rule: Sharp!”

”Rule: Break!”

In the blink of an eye, two more rule abilities were added, the two psychic swords and the hunting mantis blade arms kept colliding, the dissipated psychic energy formed a storm that ravaged the void, and the roars of the mind were transmitted one after another.

”Go to hell, bugs!” With a roar, Shangguan Xi’s psychic flames suddenly shrank back into his body, leaving only the two psychic swords in his hands shining brightly. As they were swung, it was like a star exploding. The fierce psychic light blades broke through the void layer and released bursts of space storms.

A few seconds later, when the light faded and the space storm was calmed by a force, Shangguan Xi was holding his right hand with his left hand and pressing it on his shoulder. Dozens of knife scars on his body that were deep enough to see the bone could not heal.

The four hunting mantises nearby were chopped into a pile of broken limbs, and only one of the eight blade arms was left intact.

”Hiss!” Liu Wen and his group gasped as they watched the playback and detection data of the intelligent computer!
”He is worthy of the title of Butcher. He fought against four level seven hunting mantises alone and won, with only minor injuries!” The fat blue man was frightened but also had infinite desire in his heart. He wondered if he could have such a day if he continued to practice!