Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 289 Proud Communication
Looking at the swarm of insects that took turns bombarding the only three battleships in front of him, Zero actually felt very calm.

He does not have the computing power as powerful as Mira, and he is not sure how long it will take to break through the opponent's defense. He is not even sure whether he can break through him.

But regarding the attack on the federal warship itself, Zero had nothing to worry about.On the outskirts of the swarm, the zerg mother nest, which was originally used to collect resources for a protracted battle with Mira, has completed its move.

It's not like Zero did nothing in the ongoing attack.A large number of Zerg scientific research units are observing the different patterns of the Zerg swarm and the effects of attacks from different angles. Although it cannot be truly accurate to the millimeter, there is indeed a difference.

Now inside the Zerg mother nest, the brainworms are remotely designing an insect species that specializes in attacking the opponent's "space shield".

It will abandon redundant functions and do its best to improve its attack power. Looking at its transformation ideas, Zero feels that the brainworms are not so much designing a brand new Zerg warship. A brand new space cannon.

It doesn't even have much mobility!

But this is exactly what the swarm needs now.

The senior staff of the federal think tank are professionals. Although Zero doesn't know what strategic predictions they have made about the relationship between the two parties, Zero has already roughly seen the other party's reliance on them from the unyielding posture of the other party. .

But Wells and these wise men ignored one thing. In other words, species like the Zerg gave them unprecedented feelings, and they did not notice this at the first time.

That is, the insect swarm is not the lower-level civilizations they have encountered in the past. Their update and iteration speed is very terrifying if it is purposeful!

So far, only Mira can barely fight against the swarm at this level, which is one of the reasons why it can continue to withstand the attack of the swarm.

But Wells and the federal officials far away from the endless light-years clearly did not have a deep enough understanding of this.

They didn't know that the previous estimate of the time for the insect swarm to break through the defense was only valid during that period of time.

In order to hatch powerful enough Zerg units as soon as possible, countless Zerg individuals re-invested in the huge nutrient pool of the mother nest, once again turning themselves into a widespread resource in the universe.

When the number is large enough, the insect swarm can complete self-supply to a certain extent without even relying on large celestial bodies. This is one of the reasons why the insect swarm is powerful.

At this moment, in addition to the insect swarms besieging the federal fleet, behind them, a large number of brand new insect individuals have begun to hatch. With the huge supply of energy and resources, they are maturing rapidly!
Zero didn't know how long Mira could hold on. He didn't even know if the other party had achieved his goal, but it didn't matter. Since the other party was here and had value to the Zerg, Zero didn't mind the most meaningful effort. Go and ask the other person to leave something behind.

After all, the loss of the insect swarm is nothing to Zero. As long as it can gain something from the other party, it is a sure profit.

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Mira herself has conducted simulations. Although the simulation is difficult to be accurate due to lack of conditions, it is still feasible to ensure accuracy within a certain range.

Without the intervention of the insect swarm, it was destined to have no hope of escaping this time.As an "old club" in a sense, the other party came prepared. The huge torrent of data made it impossible for Mira to escape easily. Even if it could be done, the other party must have taken the lead in controlling her "lifeline".

The only way to survive now lies in how far the insect swarm can go.

It knows that in the eyes of the crazy expansion of the Zerg, these advanced civilization creations will never be let go. Whenever possible, they will pounce on them without caring about any casualties or losses.

It has been fighting the Zerg for so many years. From the first time it came into contact with the Zerg more than 1000 years ago until now, it has never really understood this race. Even the leader of the other party, Mira, only knows the name "Visser" to this day. That’s all.

Whether this leader has an entity, what kind of existence it is, whether it is the supreme leader of the swarm, etc., Mira does not know these questions. Over the years, the zerg and it have exposed a lot to each other, but To this day the nature of the Swarm remains a mystery to it.

But at this time, this mystery turned out to be a good thing.If you don't understand it yourself, then the Hero Federation, which is seeing the swarm for the first time, will have no chance.

It is indeed a good thing that his enemies don't know anything about their opponents. As for the insects, they also don't know the federal intelligence. This is not a problem, because Mira clearly knows how flexible and flexible this race is in combat. Enterprising, and what kind of abilities it possesses.

At this moment, a strange scene appeared in the macroscopic universe.The federal warship had no room for counterattack and just stayed there quietly, while on the outside was a swarm of insects that were bombarding them indiscriminately, but it seemed that they were unable to deal with the opponent's defense system at all.

On the invisible battlefield, the "fighting" is equally fierce.Mira is struggling to break free from the "shackles" of the torrent of data, while the elite workers on the federal research ship are trying their best to find sources for Mira to rely on.

It is well hidden by Mira, but no matter what, Mira cannot exist independently from the hardware. This is indeed Mira's Achilles' heel, especially when it is trapped in the quantum network.

On the other side, as more and more targeted Zerg units were hatched, the Zerg swarm also began to quietly replace their combat power.

Of course, although it is said to be silent, it cannot be hidden from the observation of the Federation battleship's interstellar radar.But there is nothing they can do. At this stage, they cannot leave this star system, at least not before they actually capture Mira. Once they start maneuvering here and cannot start the space jump to leave, the scientific research ship with relatively backward performance will Being directly exposed to the firepower of the insect swarm would be even more detrimental to them.

Zero doesn't know the specific situation of the other party, but this does not prevent him from realizing that the other party may have some limitations.

If they didn't deliberately come to play with the swarm, then this moment would be the best opportunity for the swarm.

A group of Zerg swarms completed their rotation, and another group of Zerg units moved forward to ensure that "firepower output" was maintained against the opponent at all times. At the same time, the next round of targeting was still going on in the Zerg nest behind. Sexual transformation.

At this moment, among the federal frigates, Wells felt very uneasy.He watched the insect swarm change its attack formation, and although he was slightly anxious, he did not show it.

But after a new round of Zerg units launched an attack, it was difficult for him to hide his emotions.Because at this moment, the intensity of the attacks they received directly increased by nine percentage points!

In the quick calculation of the federal think tank, this directly led to a seven percent reduction in the probability of success of one's own plan!

From the interstellar radar, Wells could clearly "see" the huge Zerg mother nests hidden behind the siege, but he never thought that the other party could increase the individual's combat power in such a short period of time. So fast!
Although the probability of successfully completing the plan is still very high according to the estimates of the Federal Staff Group, it is obvious that this improvement will not be the opponent's limit, because in the radar display, there are still a large number of Zerg units hatching among them. But now the individual units attacking our own side are already saturated!
In other words, the enemy is still trying to increase its output power, so there is no doubt that there is not much time left for the Federation!
If they can't complete the task in a short time, then the only thing waiting for them is to escape from here.

And once it fails, the next time the Federation wants to capture Mira, it will never be as easy as now!

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No matter how perfect the plan is, there will always be surprises, and now, the Zerg are such surprises, and they really put Wells in a dilemma.Without the existence of the Zerg, Mira would indeed be doomed this time, but the reality is that there is no if.

They can't keep him, and Wells knows this very well. He is not sure what the purpose of the other party's unreasonable and incomprehensible active attack is, but he is extremely confident about his own life.

With the performance of the federal frigate, it is not difficult to forcefully open a space channel to escape at the last moment despite the opponent's immature space interference.

For a moment, he thought about opening the communication channel and asking these strange creatures what needs this strange race had. If it could be met, maybe he could pay something to complete the task. Compared to his own federation, In terms of the general's honor, Mira is more important after all, and the staff will not criticize what he has done.

But in the end this impulse was suppressed by him. If possible, he still wanted to complete the mission and evacuate directly. As for this ethnic group, it depends on whether the Federation is interested in revenge.

As for how to complete the acquisition of Mira's "body" after discovering it, there is no need to worry about it. Although it is difficult for the scientific research ship to maneuver smoothly in order to contain Mira, the federal frigate is not just a ship. There is still a mobile team inside it. As long as Mira is restrained first, nothing will be a problem.

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Zero is still paying close attention to this place. After all, within the expansion range of the insect swarm, this is the only place that can give him some expectations.He didn't know that the insect swarm's attack was likely to be in vain, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

The insect swarm here was originally used to deal with Mira. Now that Mira is no longer there, its mechanical fleet has become the source of the insect swarm. So many insect units can only be used to drive away the invaders. good.

He didn't know that he was now Mira's only life-saving straw, but judging from the results, what the Zerg did was undoubtedly helping Mira. This was clear to Zero.

But He doesn't care.

The Zerg swarm's attacks did not stop for a moment, with no intention of giving the opponent a chance to breathe. Another batch of Zerg units had begun to be replaced in the rear, and their attack efficiency began to increase again.

For this kind of "fixed target", the insect swarm really has no more "performance" requirements. It just needs to increase the output power as much as possible.

The direct impact this had on Wells was that he saw with his own eyes that his success rate in completing the mission was constantly decreasing, and until now, he still has not locked Mira's location!

As time went by, Wells' mood gradually changed from a little uneasy to anxious, and then from anxious to angry.

The Federation has not issued direct instructions on the current status quo. This is full trust in the field commanders, but it is also a responsibility.If this opportunity is lost and Mira's traces are no longer captured, Wells will be the most directly responsible.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more unfavorable for him, he had not many options. He could neither call for support from the federal fleet nor seek any help in this unfamiliar star field.

As a senior federal general, he rarely encountered such aggrieved things on the battlefield, but this was the fact.

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The insect swarms rotated in batches, but Zero received a message carrying a "dictionary" at a certain period of time. To be precise, he and the brainworms received this message through the will of the insect hive that enveloped the battlefield.

The source was naturally Wells' frigate, but the content of the information surprised Zero.

Because this is the first time that a civilization has "begged for mercy" from itself in such a gesture.

First, he told the story of the power of his civilization in a threatening tone, and then in a condescending manner, he wanted to give some charity in an attempt to make the insect swarm stop attacking.

To be honest, Zero did not expect that the unknown civilization that revealed its identity turned out to be the Hero Federation that Mira once mentioned. It is no wonder that Mira suffered a heavy blow this time, but this did not affect him from ignoring the other party's "charity".

In Wells' long speech, the whole article expresses the same idea. No matter who you are, you cannot pose a threat to the great federation. I advise you not to be ignorant, take some benefits and leave obediently.

But obviously, if the Zerg really did not pose a threat, the other party would not have sent this message.

Sometimes, Zero really doesn't understand what is going on in the brains of these intelligent races. Why do you have to use such arrogant words when begging for mercy?Could it be that I was given the wrong dictionary?
Although there is a high probability that he will not stop attacking even if the opponent is humbled, this kind of incomprehensible way of dealing with it is indeed difficult for Zero to understand.Is this the usual style of the Hero Federation?Or is the other party's commander just a domineering and stupid person?
At this moment, Zero had the idea of ​​helping Mira for the first time. Of course, this came from the long-lost emotions that this piece of information brought to him.

He knew that what this piece of information represented was a signal that this strange war was entering its final stage.

(End of this chapter)