A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 23 This swarm of bees was too desperate

In the universe, a massive A-type star radiates dazzling light, where two civilizations' space forces are engaged in an extremely fierce battle.

The Star River Alliance fleet maintained the same fleet formation as during the Battle of Kao Star.

Gravity-damping ships are positioned at the front to block the enemy's faster-than-light travel and also serve as a shield for other ships in the fleet. Capital ships are positioned at the rear to provide firepower, while radar ships, supply ships, and other vessels are positioned at the very back to handle tasks such as precise battlefield information detection and logistics.

On the swarm side, the hive star was using sub-light speed to launch attacks in vain, constantly moving backward while multiplying a large number of swarm creatures that could exist in space for a short time. Most of the black hole-induced attacks released by the Star Alliance fleet were blocked by these living flesh shields in space.

After confirming the formation of microscopic black holes using individual members of the flesh shield swarm, the Nest Star will immediately use psionic energy to eject these formed microscopic black holes.

Originally, the bee swarm was unaware that it could use a large number of individuals as meat shields for black hole-induced attacks, since they didn't even understand what kind of attack it would take.

However, due to their failure in the space battlefield, they created mobile nest stars by imitating the swarms of bees on Lu Shang's side.

Faced with the terrifying military might of the Star Alliance, the Overlord's swarm has once again embarked on the old path of increasing its numbers.

Thinking of using a large number of soldiers to make up for the lack of quality, they accidentally discovered that a large number of individual bees could act as triggers for black hole-induced attacks. After inducing the formation of a black hole, they would use psionic energy to throw the microscopic black hole out.

But that's all there is to it.

The large number of individual bee colonies does not completely enclose the moving nest star, which means that some microscopic black holes will still be induced to form near the nest star, directly causing considerable damage to the nest star and the bee colony organisms on it.

As time went on, the mobile nest star dominated by the Overlord was completely torn apart by the microscopic black hole that formed!

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In the swarm network, yet another star system has fallen, and the mastermind quickly sends it to the overlord.

"Tilan Star has fallen. As a result, the Xanthan Nebula region that the Star Alliance previously conquered will now be connected."

"The fall of Tilan means that the obstacle to our advance has been removed. The enemy will break through the front line with a larger formation. If we let this go unchecked, the entire front will collapse. We need to rebuild a new front line in the direction of Tilan."

Besides Tilan Star, there are many other similar reports of defeats and losses.

"In the direction of Terminus, the Star Alliance has captured Cisco and is now advancing on Lanna, its last stronghold there. If Lanna also falls, it means that we have no force left to defend the direction of Terminus."

"In the direction of Dida Black Hole, a large fleet of Star Alliance members, Manft Star Cluster and Atlantean Union has been detected. The enemy is trying to cut off all of the swarm's retreat routes."

"The battle line in the direction of Barada has completely collapsed. The enemy has all entered faster-than-light speed. At present, we cannot determine the location of the fleet, but we can only confirm that they are roughly in the star system around Beg, Mars, Kars, and Lishi."

The Star Alliance launched a general offensive from four directions in batches. Except for the direction of Dida Black Hole, which did not launch a fierce offensive strategy, the other three directions were advancing into the interior of the swarm territory with unstoppable momentum. Every place they passed through was littered with the corpses of swarm creatures in space.

The Overlord carefully observed the current situation again and again, calmly asking the mainframes, "Where is Cook's swarm now?"

"We have arrived at Berg Star, the capital planet of the Kingdom of Inlunhai," a mastermind reported.

Upon hearing this, the ruler's tense spirit relaxed somewhat.

"That's good. As long as Cook's swarm attacks the capital star of the Kingdom of Inlunhai, the fleet of the Kingdom of Inlunhai on the direction of Tilan Star will have to retreat to defend, and the other fleets of the Star River Alliance will also have to readjust to fill the gap in the fleet of the Kingdom of Inlunhai. Everything will be fine."

"All we have left to do is wait for Lu Shang's reinforcements to arrive."

Upon hearing this reply from the mastermind within the swarm network, the network's central intelligences suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

One of the mainframes hesitantly reported to the Overlord: "Overlord... Cook... Cook's swarm was defeated in its first attack. The defenses of the capital star of the Kingdom of Inlunhai are beyond our expectations..."

The Overlord also fell silent...

Another mastermind quickly added, "Cook is already regrouping the defeated swarms. We just need to wait a little longer before we can launch a second attack on the enemy's capital planet."

The Overlord could no longer remain silent. Enraged, it demanded, "Useless! Did the swarm wait until it launched its second attack? Why wasn't the intelligence of their defeat reported?"

"What exactly are you old Overlords' masterminds trying to do? Do you think I, the new Overlord, am incapable of leading the swarm, so you want to repeat the old days and carry out a mass exodus?"

"I shouldn't have given you any trust in the first place. I should have wiped you all out first! You're utterly useless, good for nothing but escaping!"

The new ruler of the hive erupts in a hysterical outburst within the hive network.

Although it also knew that this was bound to happen.

If the situation collapses, it is highly likely to follow in the footsteps of the old Overlord. At this point, the Swarm's mastermind will have to make a choice between the continuation of the race and loyalty to the Overlord.

Without a doubt, the mainframes chosen by the old rulers had no trouble doing this, since they had already done it once before, and it was just a matter of making the same choice again.

While it was understandable, the Overlord was still furious. These mainframes were beginning to disobey its commands, even though the situation wasn't beyond saving and the reinforcements it had summoned were already on their way...

"The past escapes were for the continuation of the hive, for dominance."

"Survival and continuation are the primary needs of a bee colony."

The mainframes responded one after another, while the Overlord angrily rebuked them, saying that it had been enduring this for a long time since the beginning of the war.

"Shut up! Don't make excuses for your incompetence! Your strategy has always been to lose, lose, and lose even more! Four counterattacks, each one wasting a large number of individual bees, preventing the swarm from ever growing stronger. Why can't you do what that mastermind named Lu Shang did, achieving the greatest victory with the least loss?"

"Tell me, why!"

There was no response from the mastermind, only a long silence.

It wasn't that the mainframes were taking a cold approach to the overlord's questioning, but rather that they themselves couldn't understand why, despite their superior genes, they were being beaten by naturally derived creatures with a bunch of metal objects.

Logically speaking, their brains are clearly larger than those of the intelligent beings in the Star Alliance, and their ability to process things is also stronger. Those intelligent beings need to specially create some tools to be comparable to them.

Why are they constantly being attacked and lost by the enemy?

Why is that?

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, the ruler's pent-up anger dissipated.

"That's enough..."

"If you want to leave, then leave now. Survival and continuation are the primary needs of the bee colony, and I have no objection to that."

As the ruler of the bee colony, chosen by all the bee creatures, it should be responsible for the continuation and survival of the entire civilization; this is the meaning of the ruler's existence.

Without this meaning, the sovereign loses its value and is ultimately abandoned by the hive, which is only natural...

(End of this chapter)