Chapter 1320: Tidal Zerg (1)

Canaan Star Alliance Capital Star, Supreme Council Chamber.

Viridius sat before the meeting table, the battle report sent by Morax before him.

He looked at those numbers, a chill running through his heart.

There was dead silence in the Meeting Room.

The military representative asked.

"Speaker, what shall we do?"

Viridius was silent for a long time.

Then he said.

"Recall all fleets. Concentrate all forces and establish a second line of defense on the periphery of the X-7-009 Star sector."

Tailesi asked.

"Speaker, what if the second line of defense cannot hold either?"

Viridius looked at him.

"Then the third. The fourth. The fifth."

He stood up and walked to the window.

"Until we find a way to deal with them, or... until we are all dead."

Chief Scientist Tailesi wrote in the post-war report:

"Those organisms possess extremely strong adaptive capabilities and evolutionary speed. They can adjust tactics according to our firepower and adjust attack methods according to our defenses. Their biological weapons can corrode ship armor, and their biological plasma can penetrate shields."

"Their numbers are almost endless. For every one killed, ten more pour out from the rift. For every ship destroyed, more ships are devoured."

"They are not ordinary Zerg. They are a terrifying species whose way of survival is to devour everything. Their goal is to devour all biomass and turn all planets into barren rocks."

"We made a fatal mistake. We should not have opened that rift."

Viridius finished reading the report, then he put the report down.

"It is too late."

"The rift has already been opened. They have already come."

Canaan Star Alliance western border, Viridian Sector.

This sector is named after the Canaan Star Alliance's most famous scientist, Viridian, and is the core area for the Canaan Star Alliance's scientific research.

There are seven colonial planets within the sector, with a total population exceeding 12 billion.

Experimental planet X-7-009-3 is located on the edge of this sector, a barren planet of no value.

But now, that barren planet has become the gateway to hell.

Three days ago, the experimental planet lost contact.

Two days ago, the nearby military outpost lost contact.

One day ago, communications across the entire Viridian Sector began to experience large-scale interruptions.

Distress signals drifted toward the Canaan Star Alliance's Capital Star like snowflakes, but every signal contained the same content.

"They are here. Too many. Cannot hold them off."

At this moment, in the orbit of Dures, the third colonial planet of the Viridian Sector, the Canaan Star Alliance fleet is in a fierce battle with the Zerg.

Dures is an agricultural planet with a total population of about 1.5 billion.

Stationed in its orbit was originally the Canaan Star Alliance Fourth Frontier Fleet, possessing 120 Capital Ships, 300 Auxiliary Ships, and a total force of about 50 million.

But now, this fleet has already lost more than half.

Fleet Commander General Valerius stared at the holographic screen, his eyes bloodshot.

"General! The left flank defense has been breached! The Zerg are closing in on the third transport fleet!"

The Adjutant's voice came from the Communication Device, carrying a distinct tremor.

Valerius's fists clenched.

"Have the Seventh Destroyer squadron go to Intercept! Tell them, even if they have to ram them, they must knock those bugs away!"

"Yes!"

On the screen, the light dots representing the Zerg were dense, covering the entire star map like an ocean.

Every light dot represented a Zerg organism, from fist-sized scout bugs to warship-sized Bio-Cannon ships, and even Bio-ships larger than asteroids.

Their forms varied, but they all had one thing in common.

Devour.

"General! Zerg have appeared on the right side too! The number... is incalculable!"

Another Adjutant shouted.

Valerius turned to look at the screen on the right.

There, too, was a dense mass of light dots.

"Where did they come from?" he asked hoarsely.

The Intelligence Officer pulled up the data.

"From the direction of the experimental planet! The rift is still expanding, and the speed at which the Zerg are pouring out is getting faster and faster! Furthermore, they are no longer just coming out of the experimental planet; Zerg have also appeared on several other planets in the Viridian Sector! They may have dispersed from the rift, or they may have been bred on the conquered planets!"

Valerius's pupils contracted violently.

"Other planets? Which planets?"

The Intelligence Officer's fingers slid rapidly across the screen.

"The Fourth Planet, Fifth Planet, and Sixth Planet have all lost contact! The Seventh Planet is calling for help, the Zerg have landed! Zerg scout units have also appeared on the First Planet and Second Planet, and they may launch a full-scale attack soon!"

Valerius's legs went weak, and he nearly fell.

Six planets. Six planets attacked simultaneously. A total population exceeding 8 billion.

"Notify all ships, tighten the defensive line! Do not disperse forces any longer! Concentrate fire, cover the ground troops of Dures as they evacuate! Save as many as you can!"

The Adjutant was stunned.

"General, the Speaker's order is to hold at all costs..."

Valerius looked at him.

"Hold at all costs? With what are we supposed to hold? We have already lost half our ships, ammunition is nearly exhausted, and the men are nearly all dead. If we continue to hold, the entire army will be annihilated, and Dures will not be saved either."

The Adjutant lowered his head.

"Yes, General."

The order was issued.

The Canaan Fleet began to tighten its defensive line, drawing closer to Dures.

But behind them, the Zerg surged forward like a tide.

On the surface of Dures, Kali City near the equator.

This city was once one of the most prosperous agricultural trade centers of the Canaan Star Alliance, with a population exceeding two hundred million.

On both sides of the wide streets were orderly warehouses and trading markets, and massive transport ships took off and landed at the Spaceport, shipping the grain produced on the planet to the entire star sector.

At this moment, this city is burning.