A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 3: The Planet Escape is Too Outrageous

On the bridge of the Star Alliance fleet flagship, the fleet commander, seated in the main seat, asked, "How much power have we charged?"

"We're 84% complete. It will take a little more time before we're ready for launch," the subordinate reported concisely.

The commander nodded, leaned back in his seat with a relaxed air, and rubbed the whiskers on his face with his tentacles, muttering to himself in frustration, "The Colossus is great in every way, except that the charging preparation period before use is too long."

"Actually, this is not bad. All the bee creatures that could escape on this nest planet have already fled, so there is not much resistance. Our defense mission is basically non-existent. We can treat this as a short vacation," said the deputy commander next to him, who was also relaxing and leaning back in his chair.

There are too many high-intensity battles in the galaxy, and these commanders have been constantly on high alert, engaging in intense mental work. Now they finally have some free time to take a short break.

"Resist? Ha." The fleet commander sneered disdainfully, then said, "What can those inferior beings possibly resist now? They don't even outnumber us. Lava planets are too hot to handle, icy planets are too cold, and gas giants are too low in density. Meanwhile, we can mine stars, extracting stellar material like flowing water. The Star Mining Alliance has as many as a million such facilities. I don't understand how they can possibly resist."

The deputy commander nodded in agreement. Material resources are the foundation of everything. Whoever can make better use of material resources will be stronger. The two had no disagreement on this point.

However, they still have some differences in their views.

"That's not how it works. Precisely because the swarm of bees is trash, while our soldiers are human beings with families, friends, and loved ones, isn't it pathetic to lose your life fighting these trash on the battlefield? There's no honor in that." The deputy commander shook off the slime on his body and then said, "As commanders, since we have a choice, we should try to minimize the number of deaths."

The fleet commander thought for a moment and replied in agreement, "What you said makes sense."

Suddenly, their conversation was interrupted by a subordinate's report.

"Report! Radio message received from the Nest Star!" The flat, paper-like creature reported to the fleet commander.

"radio?"

The commander and deputy commander exchanged a glance, both of them seeing the other's confusion.

"Connect," the commander ordered.

"yes!"

Soon, a creature completely different from what they had previously known appeared on the holographic projection on the bridge.

Its body is sparsely covered in hair, except for the head and the area above the eyes where the hair is abundant. It has two legs and two arms, and its body is covered in dry fibrous fabric... In short, it doesn't look like a wild beast at all, but rather like an intelligent creature.

This contradicts the Star Alliance's previous understanding of the Babel Tower bee colony.

"Greetings, everyone from the Star Alliance Fleet. Um... you can all understand what I'm saying, right?"

Lu Shang, who was about to say hello, paused when he saw the aliens on the other side who looked so sanity-dropping. He was a little worried that the Star Alliance language translated by the Babel Tower bees might be understandable to everyone on the other side.

"Who are you?" the commander asked.

This was both an inquiry and a response to Lu Shang's question, demonstrating seamless communication!

"I am Lu Shang, the swarm commander on this nest planet," Lu Shang introduced himself.

Lu Shang spoke sincerely, "The Star River Alliance fleet is well understood by the swarm on our nest star, so we have decided to sever ties with the Babel swarm and do not wish to have any armed conflict with you."

To be honest, Lu Shang really didn't want to get involved in the mess of the Babel beehive at all. Why should he bear all the blame for the war when he didn't get any of the benefits from it?

That doesn't make sense!

The people of the Star River Alliance had no idea what Lu Shang was thinking, because Lu Shang's remarks caused quite a stir.

"You want to negotiate?" the commander asked.

Lu Shang nodded and replied, "Yes, on behalf of the swarm on this nest planet, I extend a request for peace talks..."

Before Lu Shang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an agitated, flat alien on the bridge.

"What right do you have to negotiate with us? When you destroyed so many civilizations and races, did you ever give them a chance to negotiate? What happened to your bloodlust and brutality? What happened to your ruthlessness? Now that you're weak, you think you can negotiate? I'm telling you, it's impossible! You, the Tower of Babel bees, are destined to pay the price for your actions!..."

The flat alien was led away from the bridge while cursing angrily, but none of the others on the flagship's bridge blamed him, because what he said was exactly what they were thinking.

After a brief exchange of opinions, the commander and deputy commander solemnly replied to Lu Shang: "Unfortunately, swarm creatures, our orders were to 'annihilate you without leaving a single one alive.'"

Lu Shang remained silent, glancing at the aliens on the bridge. He felt helpless; the hatred of war was indeed not so easily resolved. He clearly did not want to take the blame, but he had no choice.

"That's a real shame. It seems you thought you had a great chance of winning," Lu Shang said with great regret.

These words clearly stunned the aliens in the Star Alliance fleet for a moment.

The Star Destroyer Colossus was charging and ready to go, with a fully armed interstellar fleet watching it intently. Moreover, there were hardly any swarms of creatures left on the planet that could enter space. Then, the swarms of creatures on the planet confidently said, "It seems you think you have a great chance of winning."

What kind of interstellar joke is this?

The commander didn't know what others thought, but he really wanted to laugh. In all his years of fighting interstellar wars, he had never seen such... such a comical swarm of bees.

"...What gives you such confidence? Can't you see that with just one command, you and your nest planet will turn into cosmic dust?" The commander asked, suppressing the whiskers on his face that were about to twitch with laughter, his voice tinged with pity and doubt.

He pondered that the swarm leader of this Babel bee colony had probably foreseen the future extinction of the Babel bee colony and gone mad because he couldn't accept it.

This is not surprising. Back then, when faced with countless rampant swarms of bee-like creatures in the Star River, many fleet commanders of the Star River Alliance also suffered a rational breakdown in despair.

"I say this because..." Lu Shang paused for a moment, then smiled and shrugged, "because I'm just stalling for time."

The next moment, the enormous nest star vanished abruptly.

The commander was stunned...

The deputy commander was also stunned...

Not only them, but the entire Star Alliance's main fleet was caught off guard, and even the operators of the Star Destroyer Colossus were dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)