Chapter 443: Chapter 277: Direct War!

L4-level space battleships suffer significant damage from a single hit.

“Intercept, intercept the attack!” The captains were endeavoring to command the battleships to intercept or evade, but the speed of this weapon surpassed sixty percent of the speed of light when fired.

Without enough distance for adjustment and interception, it’s almost certain to be hit!

Immediately, dozens of warships exploded in space, and the casualty count soared to over 300,000 within just ten minutes!

A single warship has over 10,000 crew members!

In such a space war, surviving a battleship explosion is almost impossible.

Escape pods and space armor cannot escape in time during an explosion!

Those civilians and new recruits who hadn’t yet experienced the cruelty of war were deeply shocked when witnessing this moment!

These vibrant lives were just performing combat tasks not long ago in front of them.

When the battleships were destroyed, and the warriors’ lives vanished, they realized this was not a game, but something happening in reality.

The commanders were seasoned and remained undisturbed by what happened before them.

Luo An shouted, “All L2-level battleships retreat to the outer perimeter of the battlefield, construct a defense net for the main fleet with firepower!”

“Adjust the output of L4-level battleships, target the closest enemies!”

“Roger!” All ships began adjusting their positions, and the captains of the L2-level battleships knew that in front of the Zerg, their battleship’s might was no longer adequate.

Since that was the case, it’s better to help the main fleet eliminate those Zerg metal projectiles.

After tactical adjustments, the fleet’s response stabilized, and most of the Zerg’s metal projectiles were intercepted.

Even if some attacks hit the battleships, humans could retaliate, killing a few silicon-based giant beasts.

“Below High-level Planet Dominator, all switch to thermal energy beam attacks! High-level Planet Dominator, crash with me!” commanded the Black Gold Insect King, commander of the Venus Insect Clan.

Some insects in the Zerg slowed their speed, spewing rays from their mouths to attack the battleships.

This is the evolved version of Atomic Breath—High Energy Beam, similar to the Plasma Beam, also a high-temperature beam.

A large number of rays hit the Energy Shield, the energy of these insects was incredibly terrifying, causing the shield value of the Energy Shield to visibly deteriorate.

“Damn it, these guys are much stronger than the Mars Insect Clan!” the captains gritted.

Those high-level planet dominator-level Venus Zerg were each like giant meteors.

The largest Black Gold Insect King had a diameter exceeding five kilometers, while even the strongest L4-level space cruiser of humans only had a length of over five thousand meters.

This creature’s diameter was comparable, and its high-density metal core made the Black Gold Insect King’s mass dozens of times greater!

Not to mention crashing into a battleship, even crashing into Blue Star could cause a super disaster!

The L4-level battleship at the forefront of the battlefield was a space destroyer, a medium-sized battleship.

Commander Rong Chen saw the Black Gold Insect King charging in their direction.

“Intercept, evacuate!” Rong Chen shouted, “Do not, under any circumstances, let it hit you!”

The life force of these Zerg was tenacious, and even crashing into battleships, they wouldn’t suffer much damage, but the battleships would surely be destroyed!

The battleship’s Plasma Cannon poured the energy of the nuclear fusion reactor fiercely, melting and vaporizing a large portion of the metal on the Black Gold Insect King’s surface.

A big hole appeared in its body, but soon liquid metal covered it and repaired it completely.

The speed of the Black Gold Insect King did not diminish at all!

“Electromagnetic Gun!”

“Directly overload to maximum power!” Rong Chen ordered the battleship thrusters to full power, initiating overload.

But the battleship’s speed did not increase.

“Commander, a strong magnetic field has appeared around us! It’s affecting the speed of the battleship!” the observer urgently reported.

Only then did Rong Chen realize that the meteorite fragments floating around them could generate a strong magnetic field!

“Command center, those meteorite fragments are peculiar, they’re actually small Silicon-based Zerg, able to assist in creating strong magnetic fields!” Rong Chen urgently reported his discovery.

Turns out the shells fired by the Venus Zerg were mixed with small Zerg, disguised as meteorite fragments, approaching these battleships, creating a strong magnetic field.

Before his message could reach the command center, a massive shadow had already collided with the ship’s hull!

The Plasma Layer on the Energy Shield was unable to wear down the Black Gold Insect King’s body in time, and the immense kinetic energy cascaded onto the battleship’s armor.

This energy is comparable to the colossal force produced when a small asteroid impacts the ground!

Not to mention an L4-level battleship; even an L9-level Star Destroyer would explode instantly if it were hit head-on like this!

In the next second, the battleship, including Rong Chen, the more than 30,000 crew members, and tens of thousands of robots inside, were vaporized by the immense energy burst brought on by the collision, leaving no bodies, all dissolved into space dust!

“The L4-level battleship was directly destroyed!” Witnessing this scene filled people’s hearts with shock.

Many among them thought the Blue Star Alliance could easily outperform the Zerg, but now they realized just how terrifying the Zerg really were!

“How can the Zerg be this strong?”

“A main battleship was destroyed completely without resistance!”

“How did humans defeat the Zerg back then?”

“Back then, they weren’t this terrifying!”

“How do we deal with that creature? I saw the battleship’s weapons hit it, yet they seemed to have almost no effect!”