The Insectoid Duke Lü Weng, already a bit apprehensive, still couldn't accept that the powerful and unmatched Duke Lindong in his eyes had actually sacrificed himself at the critical moment to save others, at least other Dukes and the Empress.
He was somewhat at a loss, looking at Duke Ailan Dong in front of him, who still appeared very calm and composed, and asked, "Duke Ailan Dong, what exactly should we do?"
Ailan Dong gazed at that section of the frozen world. As Lindong died, the foundational energy in the universe began to seep gradually into the frozen space. Eventually, this space would thaw, and everything that seemed intact now would completely disintegrate into basic particles when it thawed.
Including Lindong's own upright body in death.
Ailan Dong's eyes seemed to penetrate the light-years and could directly see through to the edge of the sealed space where the Iridium Star-built Stargate and the fleet gathered there.
Ailan Dong said, "Iridium Star's preparations are better than we thought. After all, this is the pinnacle of human civilization, and the Iridium Star Chancellor has the allegiance of another Swarm Empress, which makes them incredibly familiar with us, the Swarm. So be it, this is already the final battle, we should go all out. Let's go destroy that Stargate, no matter how many Iridium Star warships remain in the sealed space, we can ultimately eliminate them. No matter how many Insectoids, or even Dukes, may die, the Swarm will not fail as long as the Empress is still there."
Lü Weng was somewhat apprehensive. He originally thought he could face death very calmly. After all, Insectoids, once born, could sacrifice themselves at any time to protect their Empress. However, with self-awareness, Lü Weng craved the feeling of being alive and didn't want to just die .
However, Ailan Dong had no intention of delving into Lü Weng's current mindset. Other Dukes, including Yuyuan, agreed with his tactics; capturing the Stargate and repelling the Iridium Star was the only way for the Insectoids now.
Yuyuan asked Ailan Dong, "What if the Iridium Star people release another black hole?"
Ailan Dong shook his head, "There are ways, Lindong used the most intense means, he wouldn't listen to others, and died in vain in the end."
Yuyuan sighed, "After all, he died for all of us Insectoids, speaking of him this way, it's unjust to him."
"Foolishness is just foolishness, nothing more than that. Yuyuan, if the Iridium Star people release another black hole, you bring out all our Insectoids from your Subspace and use your Subspace to contain the black hole."
Yuyuan was somewhat surprised, "Is this feasible?" This version was sourced from *.
"Certainly, it is." Intelligence gathered by Ailan Dong showed that the Iridium Star Chancellor, once dubbed Star Devourer, possessed Subspace-like tools to collect others' planets everywhere, even black holes.
At this moment, several Insectoid Dukes had already jumped to the location of the Iridium Star Stargate, accompanied by countless Insectoid armies.
Having just been severely hit by the Iridium Star side, the Insectoids seemed to carry a surge of anger, with hundreds of billions of fully evolved Insectoids in the sky, trembling their wings like beasts poised to devour men, preparing to launch their final counterattack.
The Iridium Star Ship was not on the Stargate's side but in a relatively vacuum zone. It wasn't that Bai Zhongqi deliberately avoided battle, but he didn't wish the battlefield to be swarmed by large fleets of the United Empire, rendering the Iridium Star Ship unable to perform.
"Did they actually rush toward our Stargate?"
Zero chuckled and said, "Naturally, yes, by destroying the Stargate and trapping our forces here, they could at least win the battle inside the sealed space."
Bai Zhongqi touched his nose and said, "In the sealed space, it's basically all our mobile combat power; what's the value of destroying the Stargate then?"
Zero regretfully said, "The Insectoids got to the Stargate so quickly; our United Empire Army and the Iridium Star Army are at that side, so plan A ends up half-aborted."
"Indeed, but it was unavoidable." Bai Zhongqi knew from the outset of designing the combat plan that Plan A might catch the Insectoids off guard but couldn't truly and utterly defeat them.
So-called Plan A involved wielding unconventional large-scale weapons of mass destruction against the Insectoids, causing tremendous damage to the enemy. Singularity Torpedoes were developed by the Iridium Star people early on, and now the technology is considered relatively mature. Especially after Bai Zhongqi mischievously equipped Singularity Torpedoes with jump drives, this kind of weapon became virtually impossible to intercept.
Besides Singularity Torpedoes, Bai Zhongqi actually also prepared numerous Super Fusion Fusion Bombs, Pulsar Bombs, and Anti Insectoids Ray Bursts. However, no matter which of these weapons were used, they couldn't be wielded with friendly personnel present without causing significant friendly fire. If it were just unmanned warships or Enslaved Beasts, Bai Zhongqi wouldn't worry at all, but with the United Empire Army and Iridium Star Army present, Bai Zhongqi couldn't continue utilizing Plan A.
"It also allows members of each civilization to have some shared combat involvement," Bai Zhongqi said, resting his chin in hand.
This was also why he insisted on forming the United Empire Army. Only by sharing common experiences can there be mutual understanding and recognition. In fact, with the Guard Corps and Blade Corps in his hand, Bai Zhongqi didn't have to bother forming a United Empire Army, wasting resources and effort. However, Bai Zhongqi had to do this; though this method might lack significant military meaning, it could accelerate the unification of various civilizations psychologically.
Facing the vast sea of hundreds of billions of Insectoids, many newly enlisted for only a few months on the United Empire Army's warships were trembling in the knees. Even though they all had previous military experience in their civilizations and many were elite selected from the best, no one anticipated someday fighting such a battle.
The United Empire's fleet is over a million warships, whereas the Swarm consists of hundreds of billions of fully evolved Insectoids, meaning that even a one-to-ten-thousand exchange ratio wouldn't secure victory for the United Empire.
Even Iridium Star soldiers, who usually felt superior to their comrades from other civilizations, couldn't feel much better at this moment. Iridium Star people are good at fighting, but they are accustomed to small-scale battles; a mixed brawl with a few thousand warships would already feel astounding. After the galaxy merger, we see super battles involving hundreds of thousands or millions of warships. Now they're facing hundreds of billions of Insectoids.
Iridium Star soldiers know their capabilities; they can effortlessly eliminate large numbers of Insectoids. In fact, they've done so before. But against such a massive figure themselves, they can't help but question — can they truly kill them all?