dtnovels Chapter 96: The Demise of the Zerg
Chapter 96: The Demise of the Zerg
Scientists at the fleet base began research on gene extraction and modification, and the development of telescoping prisms, among other things, on the accompanying Protoss personnel. The Protoss personnel naturally cooperated by teaching humans techniques related to Protoss spiritual power. Although the Protoss's magical artifacts primarily relied on crystals, the fleet scientists always managed to find ways to realize the various functions of crystals.
The communication and navigation equipment of the captured giant warships, containing various information about the civilizations to which the Horned Wolves, the giant fleets, and the planetary fortresses belonged, were quickly analyzed by the super artificial intelligence.
The annihilated giant warships and horned wolves belonged to the Golden Ship Civilization, originating from the Jinchuan constellation in the Andromeda Galaxy. This Golden Ship Civilization maintained close ties with the Koru and Yada civilizations. The Golden Ship Civilization was notorious for its numerous atrocities and plundering, relying on the Koru and Yada civilizations as its backers to defeat or destroy many advanced civilizations. It subjected less developed civilizations to various forms of enslavement, extermination, and resource plunder. Any civilization or race that disobeyed faced the risk of extermination.
George decided to first exterminate the Zerg, and then conquer the Golden Ship Civilization.
"Dean Zhou, the 'Eye of the Stars' system has been debugged and can be started."
"Gaia, thank you for your hard work."
"I will transfer all the relevant information to you immediately."
"Okay, thank you."
The "Starry Eyes" system, with its 40 billion intelligent detectors, contains a massive amount of information. However, since its primary mission is currently to find, eliminate, and track the Zerg, the information is prioritized, and some irrelevant information is automatically filtered out.
Currently, in the Andromeda Galaxy, there are 826 large red areas and 7723 small yellow areas. Red areas indicate that the Zerg have concentrated control over at least ten planets, representing heavily affected regions. Yellow areas indicate that the Zerg have occupied at least one planet or a large stronghold. The number of red and yellow areas is slowly increasing.
"Commanders, what do you think we should do?"
"For the red areas, we'll use portals to transport stars for attacks; for the yellow areas, warships will clear them out."
"Red zone, allowing the Lunar Empire to quickly eliminate ejected stars? All we need is the coordinates."
"It's best not to use ejected stars or neutron stars; save them for surprise attacks. Don't forget the five major civilizations and the globular cluster."
"If the red region is transporting stars to strike, there's a problem with the yellow region: how do we prevent the insects from using planetary curvature to escape?"
"Release a 'super energy exchanger' or a black hole bomb to create a light-speed barrier or an extremely strong gravitational region, preventing the insects from using planets to enter warp space. Then, use combat modules, drones, robots, mechs, etc. to trap and annihilate them."
"Yes, that works. Everyone, please remember, whether it's the red zone or the yellow zone, the bugs must not be allowed to use the planets to jump into warp space. As long as the bugs are not in warp space, they can be easily destroyed."
"My subordinate understands."
"Furthermore, according to the Zerg evolution timeline obtained by Dean Zhou, we probably won't be able to wait for a joint effort with other advanced civilizations to eradicate the Zerg. Once the Zerg master the ability to travel across galaxies, they will pose a very significant threat. Therefore, the Earth Empire Fleet Headquarters has decided that we will go it alone to eradicate the Zerg. In order to completely eradicate the Zerg, we must conduct a comprehensive and simultaneous operation. Because the Andromeda Galaxy is very large, in order to achieve a time standard, this simultaneous eradication of the Zerg requires all fleets and warships to use the 'Binary Modulation Matrix' for real-time communication."
"As ordered."
"Do you guys have any questions?"
"Deputy Commander, what if we encounter interference, provocation, or confrontation from other advanced civilizations during our extermination of the Zerg?"
"Hmm, that's a good question. In this situation, we should first persuade the other party to leave. If the civilization shows malice or hostility, we don't need to report to me; we can directly attack or destroy it."
"Yes."
"What if the Zerg are fighting against other civilizations?"
"Use the 'Light Speed Barrier' to trap them, then wipe out the Zerg one by one. For any civilizations that are fighting, check if they have been infected by the Zerg. If infected, eliminate them all; if not, let them pass. Forty fleets will defend this base, and I will command from the rear. The other seventy fleets will go to clear out the Zerg. Because the Zerg are distributed in too many areas, this time we will also need to split up the warships of each fleet. The large red areas will be mainly handled by the heavy warships of each fleet, and the other warships will be divided into batches to go to the yellow areas. Make sure that there are our warships in every Zerg area."
"As ordered."
The seventy fleets began to reorganize and form teams in batches, and then traveled through the Klein space to reach their respective Zerg areas or support posts.
After all the warships were in position, George issued the order for the general attack through the "bi-force modulated matrix".
Thus, in the Andromeda Galaxy, mainly in some areas of the second and third arms, fierce battles took place in what other advanced civilizations perceived as their own.
Numerous stars suddenly vanished and then reappeared in different places. This was because the stars were teleported through a portal, delivering a devastating blow to the clustered Zerg planets. This is the situation in the Zerg red zone.
After confirming that all the Zerg in the red zone had been eliminated, the warships in the red zone began to support their teammates in the yellow zone.
The "Eye of the Stars" system showed that the red areas disappeared completely within an hour, and the number of yellow areas also decreased to about half within an hour.
Another hour passed, and the number of yellow zones had dwindled to just over one hundred. Ten minutes later, only nine yellow zones remained.
This operation has not yet fully revealed the Earth Empire's fleet capabilities. This is mainly because the Zerg are biological beings who use their own bodies as weapons, and they are certainly no match for warships.
After the previous red and yellow areas disappeared, fourteen more yellow areas appeared in the "Eye of the Stars." These were the areas where the Zerg and the planet had just jumped out of warp space, and these fourteen yellow areas were naturally extinguished quickly.
The "Eye of the Stars" no longer displays red or yellow. However, the nine yellow areas still exist.
"What's going on over there?" George called out to the fleet squadrons in charge of the nine yellow zones.
"Deputy Commander, we have encountered obstruction from a fleet of an advanced civilization."
"The support fleet will arrive shortly."
During this extermination operation, especially when the Zerg attacked other civilizations' fortresses or strongholds, the appearance of Imperial warships caused panic among some civilizations fighting against the Zerg. Some civilizations even launched attacks on the Imperial warships with their fleets and armed forces. The Imperial warships simply activated their energy shields, ignoring the attacks, and instead released combat modules, drones, flying saucers, intelligent robots, and mechs to launch a fierce air and ground assault on the Zerg. This rapid and devastating attack naturally shocked the various civilizations, and the footage was captured, some of which was used for classified research. News of the Imperial fleet's annihilation of the Zerg began to spread throughout interstellar space.
As some commanders had indeed predicted, the fleet's operation to exterminate the Zerg was indeed interfered with or obstructed by the advanced civilizations in nine locations, the reason being nothing more than the invasion of their territory.
These nine advanced civilizations were all capable of interstellar travel, making them dominant powers in their respective regions.
One of these advanced civilizations had fourteen subordinate civilizations; this advanced civilization was called the Lando Civilization. The Lando Civilization was more technologically advanced than the Protoss, and its population, number of warships, and number of planets far exceeded those of the Protoss. To date, the Lando Civilization's influence spans nearly 300,000 light-years in interstellar space.
The sense of superiority that had prevailed for four or five hundred years made the Lando Royal Family arrogant and complacent, gradually turning them into an arrogant, conceited, and plundering interstellar civilization.
The Zerg occupied five planets, which were located on the border of the Lando Empire. A large fleet of the Lando civilization jumped out of warp space and confronted the Zerg army.
When a hundred Imperial warships appeared, ready to wipe out the Zerg, the Lando Empire's border garrison fleet stopped them. No matter how the Imperial fleet explained, the other side simply wouldn't agree.
"You are invading the territory of the Lando Empire and insulting the dignity of the Lando royal family."
In response to them were ten fleets of the Earth Empire arriving from other parts of the galaxy. The situation was the same in the other eight yellow zones.
"The Lando Civilization, is this the Earth Empire's 7th Fleet? You should have received our Earth Empire's interstellar broadcast earlier, right?"
"Oh, you made that broadcast?" The other person seemed surprised.
"Yes. I hope you will cooperate. We are only here to exterminate the Zerg."
"No, His Majesty has already issued the order. This is a matter for our Lando Empire, and has nothing to do with your Earth Empire."
"Landu Empire, we reiterate and warn that any act that obstructs the extermination of the Zerg will be considered an act of hostility, and the Earth Empire will take immediate action. No matter how far away, we will pursue and punish them, no matter how powerful!"
"What a loud tone!"
"Clearance squad, go and completely eliminate the Zerg there immediately, using conventional combat methods first. We'll keep watch here."
"As ordered."
One hundred warships set sail and arrived in less than three minutes, though this took slightly longer due to the use of conventional combat methods. Instead of using the intelligent energy beams, they deployed ultra-high-energy lasers, firing large quantities of lasers at the five planets occupied by the Zerg, prompting a natural counterattack from the Zerg.
The Lando fleet did not move, but merely observed, seemingly to assess the combat strength of the mopping-up squadron.
"Is this all the strength you have?" the other party mocked.
"Clearance team, use intelligent energy beams."
Five sniper ships fired long-range intelligent energy beams, shattering the five planets into numerous fragments in the blink of an eye.
"You can actually attack at faster than light speed?" The other party seemed somewhat frightened.
"Clearance team, you guys handle the rest."
One hundred warships, along with numerous drones and intelligent combat modules, charged towards the Zerg aerial creatures. One hundred warships could easily handle the Zerg army of flying dragons, mosquitoes, and bats.
The Lando Empire fleet had already sent out long-range messages requesting assistance, which the Earth Empire fleet naturally intercepted, but did not interfere, simply waiting for reinforcements from the Lando Empire fleet to arrive.
An hour and a half later, the "Eye of the Stars" system showed that all nine yellow areas had disappeared.