Void Rippers not only possess the ability to rend space, but they also excel at teleportation, allowing them to transport large contingents of the Insect Race directly to the enemy’s front lines, effectively dismantling their opponents from within.
"Quick! Prioritize taking out those guys! We absolutely must not let them open a portal here!"
The experts of the Star Alliance made their move, among them were several familiar figures who originally started together with Zhang Xiaoman—Lord Bear, Jannan, Su Fu, Ye Cang...
Additionally, three of the organization’s seven legions arrived simultaneously: the Immortal Legion led by Elcurus, Hillna, and Acatus; the Wildfire Corps led by Weiss, which had taverns across various planets; and lastly, the Radiant Army led by the three sisters of the Holy Light Dragon Rider, entirely composed of Star Guardians.
The three legions simultaneously made their move, opening a small battlefield behind the Star Alliance Fleet, efficiently clearing the Void Rippers that had sneaked in, quickly wiping them out and stabilizing the battles for the three fleets.
"It’s no use, their numbers are simply too overwhelming, we can’t kill them all!"
However, as the war progressed, some found it increasingly difficult to withstand the pressure from the Insect Race and could not help but panic.
Pei Lingsu employed her mental abilities, applying the Calming Incantation to all allies, soothing the crew members.
Unfortunately, her strength was not enough to communicate with the personnel of all three fleets simultaneously through spiritual connection, otherwise Pei Lingsu could have at least granted the Star Alliance warriors the status of immunity to mental attacks, greatly enhancing their survival rates in battle.
Now, as time passed, the Insect Race gradually gained the advantage in the situation, and coupled with the earlier surprise attack by the Rippers which disrupted some key nodes in the formations, the fleet was slowly being affected by the chaos in the Insect Domain.
Many devices are now malfunctioning, and some warriors in weak formation areas have even lost communication with other teammates, further lowering everyone’s morale.
The drone clusters had run out by then, in the direct conflict with the insect swarm, the remaining drone clusters served as a peripheral shield, but after such prolonged fighting, all the outer drone clusters were taken out, and the Star Alliance’s fleet began to suffer casualties.
"It’s no use, their numbers are too much, order a retreat."
In the command room, Su Fu looked at his son, understanding his plans intimately, who could better comprehend his son’s intentions than his own father?
Su Fu knew that Su Changqing certainly couldn’t stand watching all the elite forces of the Star Alliance be sacrificed here, having persisted for the people on Karon Star till now, it was already the limit.
Su Changqing sighed and then nodded slightly, readying himself to issue the retreat order.
Just then, the strength of the Insect Domain suddenly increased, with powerful interference instantly causing most of the warships to lose mobility, a surveyor brought news that a large number of Desert Worms had appeared again from the chaotic void, and it was this new wave of insects that intensified the Insect Domain’s effects, making previously feasible retreats impossible.
"Inspector, sir, the... the Insect Race has sent over five more sixth-level insect swarms... Along with the previous five sixth-level insect swarms, it now amounts to a level 7 insect swarm... Our formations cannot withstand this level of Insect Domain..."
The surveyor’s voice trembled slightly, as these newly emerged insects came too suddenly, everyone hadn’t noticed earlier, and precisely because of this, the battle situation changed rapidly in an instant, with the Star Alliance’s position quickly deteriorating, leading to a very grim outlook.
Su Changqing furrowed his brows tightly, looking at the newly added five sixth-level insect swarms on the holographic projection with a worried expression.
He really hadn’t anticipated five more sixth-level insect swarms appearing, knowing that ten sixth-level insect swarms together had the strength of a level 7 insect swarm, such a scale of insects wasn’t something their remaining forces could withstand.
"These insect swarms must have descended through the Great Fusion just now, so it’s normal they weren’t detected."
Su Fu stated the reason; although it was just a guess, it was the only explanation that made sense so far.
Su Changqing clenched his fists slightly, shaking his head as he spoke:
"It’s my fault, I didn’t account for this layer of influence, the Great Fusion has been intensifying, but I didn’t expect this time it would directly project so many insects over..."
He looked toward the holographic imagery representing the whole occupation, filled with self-reproach.
"You are right, but now isn’t the time for self-reflection; the lives of so many people in the Star Alliance are in your hands. As a leader, you must quickly come up with a response plan."
Su Fu redirected the topic back on track, now was not the time to blame anyone, the most important thing was to quickly think of what to do, how everyone could escape this area.
The birth of a small-scale level 7 insect swarm could already have a significant impact on this region, largely reflected in the closure of space.
Currently, ordinary teleportation can no longer escape this area, there are only two ways to leave: one is to eliminate enough insects, waiting for the Insect Domain to weaken naturally before initiating teleportation retreat; the other is to run out of the Insect Domain’s range, once you can leave or distance yourself from the Insect Domain’s center, the spatial blockade effect everyone faces will weaken, and then teleportation can naturally be used to leave.