Walk alone in the abyss

The warships spread out in formation, slowly approaching the synchronous orbit of the target planet.

The personnel in the warship ran back and forth, executing the combat orders issued by their respective bridges.

Behind dozens of large shield ships, hundreds of battleships, star cruisers, and heavy gunboats formed a powerful firepower network, and the same number of supply ships were waiting in the rear to provide assistance at any time.

Hundreds of medium-sized battleships served as supplementary combat power, blocking the two wings of the battlefield.

More than a dozen speedboats have sailed into the atmosphere, constantly releasing 'softeners' to reduce the energy consumption of the main guns of the battleship by the atmosphere.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

In the stinger ship, Yang Ming observed the scene in front of him, compared it in his heart, and found that what Luofeng lacked was not only a large battleship, but also the quality of the soldiers.

However, apart from the small number of the Dark Star Fleet, the quality of other aspects can equal or exceed the main fleet of the Empire.

"The whole team has them, check equipment, and replenish energy."

Catherine's voice came, and twenty-five fighters quickly assembled.

Yang Ming also unplugged the energy conveyor belt, glanced at his fully charged battery, and returned to the combat preparation room with a smile.

Except for Bligh, the equipment of the players is almost the same.

The close-fitting combat suits with protective and impact-resistant effects fit the skin closely, outlining the silhouettes of this group of remodelers, who are either fit, strong, or voluptuous.

Outside the combat suit, different exoskeleton armors are equipped according to the type of combat they are good at.

Only Catherine is 'special'.

She changed into a golden armor, a breastplate and leg armor with super frontal defense, vector thrusters and multi-directional energy shield generators, which perfectly matched her golden mask.

Yang Ming pressed a few buttons on his arm, and the straight dress turned inside out, switching into an imperial military uniform.

The team members didn't feel nervous either, they poured some energy mixture and gene activator medicine while talking and laughing.

"Do you need external accessories and firepower packs?" Catherine asked him specifically.

Yang Ming shook his head, and said slowly: "It doesn't match the imperial military system yet."

"Don't rush forward later," Catherine warned, "Although the database of the previous insect plague cycle has been opened above, we haven't found too many records of close combat with space insects. Some high-level insects contain powerful biological energy."

Yang Ming blinked.

It seems that his experience in killing insects is a little bit richer than this group of super reformers.

A giant projection screen appeared directly in front of the bridge.

The main battleship formation has reached planetary synchronous orbit, and the planet is still very calm.

It can be seen from the projection screen that this planet is dominated by sand dunes, lacks water resources on the surface, and the Antarctic and Arctic regions are covered with thick snow tops.

The mature and steady voice of the fleet commander came:

"The third formation bombarded the No. 1 area with Type-6 shaped energy bombs."

"Repeat, use Type 6 shaped energy bomb."

More than 20 main warships opened their launch bays at the same time, one by one missiles flew out of the hull with trailing trails, wrapped the protective cover, and opened the magnetic ring. The strong acceleration caused the shell of the missile to deform significantly.

It seems that hundreds of meteors have slipped into the atmosphere, but the speed of these super high-speed missiles is far from comparable to natural meteors.

The rolling sand dunes on the ground remained motionless.

Near the surface, the shells of these missiles were disassembled by themselves, exposing the high-speed rotating conical front end and the rear warhead.

'Sprays' appeared in the sand sea, and hundreds of missiles drilled into the sand dunes at high speed.

Yang Ming raised his eyebrows lightly, he didn't need to slow down in advance when he landed.

After waiting for about a minute, layers of ripples appeared in the sand sea, the ground in the target area began to shake continuously, and the sand dunes in the distance continued to collapse.

Gullies appeared on the ground, like several dry river beds.

"Warning, detection of massive bioenergetic reactions underground."

"Warning, the swarm has been activated, and the swarm is moving towards the surface at high speed."

"The whole ship is ready to fight, the main guns of the flagship formation lock on the area where the mother worm is, and fire."

Hum, buzz!

The stinger was trembling slightly, and the outer space was slightly distorted. One after another, ion beams smashed into the atmosphere, melting the surface of the earth, injecting ultra-high energy into the earth.

This female worm is currently hiding very deeply. According to the current level of bombardment, it needs the flagship formation to fire at least a dozen times before it can really touch the female worm.

Now it is purely a feint, creating anxiety for the swarm, forcing them to transfer the mother worm.

It's not just a mind game.

If the swarms left the ground, it would be much easier to clear them up.

And if the bug swarm sticks to the ground, the fleet with a steady stream of energy replenishment can also slowly tear open the crust of a small area, and finally directly bombard the female bug.

This is much more 'gentle' than dreadnoughts bombarding the star core directly.

"Warning! The swarm has rushed out of the ground!"

"High-density explosion of biological energy!"

Countless khaki adult insects drilled out of the ravines on the ground, and the purple-blue light bullets rushed upwards overwhelmingly, rushing towards the outer space covering the sky and the sun.

The sand dunes suddenly soared into the air, and huge warship worms drilled out of the ground, shaking dozens of thin wings on the back, and lighting up the halos of light in the abdomen.

The swarm began to fight back.

"The whole ship! Fire coverage! Free fire!"

The commander issued an order, and thousands of light beams appeared in the space. Spaceships opened the firepower outer cabins that were installed recently, and countless missiles opened their protective covers and hung dazzling tail flames to rush towards atmosphere.

During the human civil war, space battles are all ion cannons;

When fighting Zerg, the killing effect of high-explosive kinetic energy weapons is significantly better than ion beams with highly concentrated energy.

The planet, which was peaceful just a moment ago, now seems to be a nest of insects. Millions of adult insects rush out of the surface one after another, rushing forward and turning left and right, trying to get close to the human fleet in space.

This scene made several super-modifiers who were used to performing some shady tasks screamed and shocked.

"Each group enters the delivery position."

Catherine's voice sounded, and twenty-five combatants including her moved at the same time, and lined up to the elevators at the corners of the five bridges.

On the side, members of the support team sent their weapons and space suits.

Catherine held the handle of the ship-cutter knife again, and her temperament began to become fierce.

When the twenty-five people stood still, the floor sank together, carrying them to five hatches, where twenty-five hoverboards waited for a long time.

The team members put on their helmets and goggles silently, mounted their melee weapons on the skateboards, and waited quietly for the order to attack.

Perhaps because he didn't like this tense atmosphere, Bligh, who was wearing a metal helmet, took the initiative to speak:

"Why disturb the Zerg first, instead of us sneaking into the ground, finding the mother insect, and planting bombs? Isn't this more efficient? If the insect group loses the mother insect, the threat will be reduced by 90%."

Catherine groaned a few times: "You might as well ask the commander."

"As long as there is a spaceship approaching this planet, it will be under the surveillance of the Zerg."

Yang Ming smiled and said:

"Don't underestimate the swarm, humans can barely suppress the low-level and middle-level ones with so many technological blessings.

"Don't consume the number of insect swarms, and directly send the sharp knife squad to make a surprise attack, in fact, let the sharp knife squad die in vain.

"The swarm has self-learning ability, and there is also a communication mechanism between the swarms. If there is such a battle next time, when a large number of missiles appear in outer space, the swarm will probably start to fight back directly."

"So that's the case," Bligh laughed, "Thanks for clarifying."

Yang Ming added: "It's actually a bit early for us to prepare for the launch now. The two sides' firepower confrontation will last at least an hour, and the landing operation will take place later."

Catherine whispered: "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Isn't that the atmosphere just now?" Yang Ming clicked his tongue, "Don't be too nervous, Catherine, your strength is very strong."

"Rest in place," Catherine said indifferently, "Remember to put the space suits inside the protective gear, and prepare a few more emergency space suits."

The howls of the team members came from the earphones: "Yes, Captain!"

Then there were a few laughs.

Yang Ming's estimation was a bit conservative, the confrontation between the outer space and the surface lasted for an hour and a half.

The powerful fleet of the empire was once forced out of synchronous orbit by the swarm.

This war of extermination of insects is being broadcast live nationwide, and the official channels of various planets have poured in countless viewers.

When the battle situation was slightly unfavorable, those military bosses got angry and almost pulled the dreadnought to suppress the scene.

But fortunately, the stamina of the insect swarm is somewhat insufficient. The imperial fleet has the upper hand most of the time, and because of the excellent "micro-management" of the on-site commander, only dozens of small and medium-sized warships were lost, and the main battleship retreated in time, so it was unscathed lossless.

The swarm was suppressed again by powerful firepower.

The female worm has begun to dig a hole for transfer.

In every corner of the Sherman Empire, tens of billions of eyes watched the war scenes played on various monitors, truly feeling the power of the empire and the swarm.

Live broadcasting of pest control wars is indeed the best choice to enhance public cohesion.

The influence is not only internal, the areas where humans gather in the galaxy also have a total audience no less than that of the empire.

The commander's voice sounded again:

"The main fleet is pushed to the predetermined low-Earth orbit, and the auxiliary fleet is wrapped around the planet. Don't let a bug go! Prepare to land and fight!"

A line of conspicuous subtitles appeared on the screen:

[Beheading Operation: Open up the landing zone. 】

Hundreds of warships maintained their combat power and sailed into the atmosphere, while the six kilometer-class space carriers hiding in the rear moved forward at the same time, releasing hundreds of unmanned fighter jets, and began to bombard the surface indiscriminately.

In the rear, 22 multi-functional landing ships are ready to go, and more than 30,000 elite soldiers of the empire will serve as the advance team to open up a foothold for the sharp knife team.

The Empire has clearly learned the lessons of the Zubin Star War. In this landing operation, the soldiers will be concentrated in three connected positions, equipped with all-round fire support, and strive to minimize casualties.

In addition to the dreadnoughts, which are powerful weapons for the country, the empire brought over one or two main battleships of different types, and made a high-profile announcement of its military power.

Therefore, in this war of extermination of insects, there is no option of losing or winning, only a big victory.

...

After a long wait, the Stinger began to enter the atmosphere.

The members of Catherine's team, who closed their eyes and rested their minds, no longer had a hippie smile on their faces.

The battle on the ground has lasted for more than half an hour. More than 30,000 imperial soldiers and tens of thousands of heavy equipment have cleared a solid base for them after paying a tenth of the price.

Sizzle.

Accompanied by the faint sound of electricity, Gris' voice came out of the earphones.

"Teams ready to land! Guys, it's time to show these bugs what an elite human being is!"

"This planet's atmosphere doesn't have much oxygen, and the space suits are all ready. If you suffocate to death on a live broadcast, you'll be famous."

"Today there will be a special team of sharp knives working with us. Everyone pay attention and cooperate later. We will divide into three groups and go deep underground for raids. The target is that disgusting female worm!"

"Whoever can feed the shaped bomb into the mouth of the female insect will be the hero of today!"

"Attention, there are still a large number of bugs lurking underground, and the strength of the Queen's Guards should not be underestimated. If you encounter greater resistance, you will retreat. There is no need to fight to the death, understand? Be more flexible, teammates help each other, the people of the empire looking at us.

"I sent the teams down in groups, each looking for the corresponding landing zone, and reorganized as quickly as possible after landing. The road leading to the underground has been dug by the advance team."

Amidst the vibration, the communicators of the team members all lit up a number.

Catherine asked: "How many reformers performed the beheading operation this time?"

"Five hundred and twenty one," Gris replied immediately, "Captain Catherine, is the white ghost by your side?"

"His mechanical body is here."

"Looking at today's situation, I'm afraid he will have to take action," Gries said. "I hope that when everyone needs him, he can stand up in time."

Yang Ming said: "I will accept your command, Captain Gries, I can support the underground battlefield within five minutes."

"That would be perfect. Let us proceed with the normal combat process first. This is also to accumulate valuable experience for the future war against insects."

Grace said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, the fourth-order insect swarm is more difficult than the Zubin star's insect swarm, so don't be careless, if you feel reluctant, you will take turns to retreat.

"With the white ghost helping us back up, everyone regards this battle as a test of strength."

"clear."

"receive."

"Gris, you are too nagging, I finally know why, your team loses so little every time it takes a big operation!"

"What are you afraid of, we also carry a lot of high-tech equipment!"

"Perhaps we don't need Mr. White Ghost to act at all. Beheading is our job."

The captains' laughter came from the command channel.

Yang Ming shook his head slightly.

Gries's concerns were not wrong. The combat power of the fourth-order swarm was far from comparable to that of the swarm in the Battle of Zubin Star. Those mutated special swarms would be more difficult.

The outer cabin light turned orange.

Catherine said, "Get ready."

The Stinger was now close to the surface.

Dozens of 100-meter-long warships lined up on the periphery of the Stinger.

"One last time!"

Grace's voice sounded again:

"The end of the three raid routes is the mother worm, don't do things beyond your own ability, except for the white ghost, we also have the option of dreadnoughts.

"Everyone has it! Find your own landing area, and open the hatches of each ship!

"Jump!"

The outer compartments of dozens of battleships opened simultaneously, and five hundred soldiers jumped down.