Houyi's 24 particle beam cannons fired out one wave after another.
Tens of thousands of war insects were killed in just a few minutes. The efficiency was so high that it was not comparable to the Wuluo-class destroyer or the Qingluan-class frigate.
"The distance is 8000, and contact is expected to occur in 47 seconds. Captain, do you need to fly in an arc to increase the non-contact time?"
"No, just continue like this!"
Shaking his head, Jiang Xingchen vetoed Fu Wanting's proposal.
Although what Fu Wanting said was a standard response, it would be a waste of time. It would take at least an hour to resolve the battle.
However, considering that 50 million people will need to be rescued soon, every minute and every second is precious and cannot be wasted.
The most important thing is, once the time drags on for a long time, what should you do if you are trapped in the insect mound and escape?
Therefore, Jiang Xingchen prepared to use the fastest method to resolve the battle.
If there is any fastest way, what is faster than getting close and firing the nearly two hundred particle rapid-fire cannons on the Descendant ship at full blast?
and...
"Weapons officer, how many test bombs of Death Storm are loaded?"
"All eight are loaded and ready for use!"
"Very good. Once the distance is close to 5000, shoot them all towards the place where the war bugs are concentrated!"
"clear!"
After nodding, Wang Feng immediately started operating and quickly determined the eight best attack points.
Speaking of this missile called Death Storm, despite its domineering name, it is actually a very backward missile.
So, since they were lagging behind, why did the rebels develop this missile and specifically let the Descendants carry eight of them for an opportunity to test it?
In fact, the reason is very simple.
Although this kind of missile has almost no effect against warships of other civilizations in interstellar wars, if it is used to deal with war bugs, especially war bugs that gather together...
Inside its missile, there are hundreds of thousands of special projectiles, which are similar to the steel ball grenades from the home planet era, except that they are more numerous and more powerful.
The key point is that this is used in a space environment, so there is no such thing as a killing radius.
Originally, this kind of weapon would have no effect in interstellar warfare, because its single-shot power is much smaller than that of a railgun, and it does not have the speed of a railgun projectile.
Not to mention energy shields, even those battleships without energy shields, which are often several meters or even ten meters thick in special armor, cannot be penetrated by this thing at all.
But if you want to use it in a worm mound...
Tsk tsk...
Therefore, in many cases, it is not that the more advanced the technology, the better, but the more suitable it is, the better.
Take missiles like Death Storm, for example, which have extremely low technological content and can be produced by even a first-level civilization.
But it just so happens that such low-level things are more useful than those advanced energy weapons when dealing with the sea of insects.
More than ten seconds later, when the distance between the two sides got closer, Wang Feng decisively pressed the launch button, and eight huge missiles were fired from the Houyi one by one, and quickly swept towards the sea of insects ahead.
The war bugs were unaware of the coming terrorist crisis, and the mother bugs were equally unaware of it.
Still maintaining an ultra-dense situation, they swept towards the Descendants like a swarm of insects.
The next moment, eight missiles exploded at different locations in the insect swarm, more densely than any barrage, leaving no room for dodge.
The eight missiles combined together released more than two million ultra-small projectiles in an instant.
These projectiles do not have the same speed as railgun projectiles, and cannot kill in one hit. Even many hard parts of the war bug's body cannot be penetrated, but they cannot withstand large numbers.
With an attack method that has almost no blind spots, there are always a few that hit the weak spot, or directly hit the fatal spot.
Just like the name Death Storm, madness spreads in all directions, constantly harvesting war insects one after another.
If this were on a planet with gravity, there would definitely be a scene filled with blood and mist, but in space it seemed extremely calm, as if nothing happened.
But if you look carefully, you will find that at least 20,000 war bugs have stopped moving.
At this moment, the Hou Yi also arrived, taking advantage of the slightest confusion among the Zerg tribe, and crashed directly into the swarm.
192 particle rapid-fire cannons continuously fired scarlet beams at a rate of more than ten rounds per second, and another massacre began.
"How many war bugs are left now?"
"About 42,000, Captain!"
"Where are the remnants of the shield?"
"98%, the shield consumption caused by the war bug attack is very slight."
"Maintain the maximum combat speed, drill through the insect swarm, and then, after establishing a certain distance, deploy a fire network between the insect swarm and the insect mound to intercept the war insects that want to return for reinforcements!"
"Yes, Captain!"
It is not difficult for the Hou Yi to fight its way through a swarm of 40,000 fighting insects that had just suffered a brutal blow.
With the extremely powerful close-range firepower, most of the war bugs were beaten into a hornet's nest before they even got close.
Even for those war bugs that successfully broke through the firepower, the attacks of a small number of war bugs could not pose much threat to the Hou Yi's shield.
As a result, after the Hou Yi killed the insect swarm, 71% of the shield was still left.
"Slow down, adjust the attitude of the battleship, and deploy a fire network!"
"Order the mecha troops to dispatch immediately and kill the insect mound!"
Standing up and waving his right hand, Jiang Xingchen began to issue orders.
The final stage of the battle begins!
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From the airports located on both sides of the battleship, mechas were being ejected one after another.
In front of them was the defenseless insect mound, and behind them was Houyi, who was blocking the entire insect swarm with himself.
Their mission is to seize the insect mound as quickly as possible, and then cooperate with the Descendants to annihilate the tens of thousands of war insects that have become dull due to the loss of their mother insects.
According to previous scans by the Descendant, there is no linear insect tunnel that can reach a sufficient depth in this worm mound, and there are nearly 3,000 war insects inside the worm mound.
In other words, they cannot launch cold fusion missiles directly outside the wormhole through a suitable location. Instead, they must go deep into the wormhole, deploy it after reaching a sufficient depth, and rely on remote detonation to terminate it after the evacuation is complete.
At this moment, Lu Li felt a little excited.
Although he has fought against the starry sky Zerg countless times, it is just a simulation after all. No matter how realistic it is, it is still a simulation.
But now, it was his first time to go to the battlefield and fight with real swords and guns.
If it were any other recruit, he would definitely be a little flustered and even unable to display his normal strength, but Lu Li was different.
nervous?
Flustered?
Fear?
nonexistent.
He only knew that he was only the acting commander of the mecha unit now, not officially.
If you want to be officially appointed, you have to show results.
The insect mound in front of him, as well as the nearly three thousand war insects inside it, are the stepping stones he needs to become a regular person.
"Attention everyone, I am Acting Commander Lu Li!"
"The second squadron, the third squadron, and the fourth squadron will enter the insect mound at the preset locations and make some noise for me. The bigger the better!"
"Squadron 1 will follow me. Once the internal war bugs are lured away, it will be our turn!"
"One last reminder, once I issue an evacuation order, no matter what you are doing, get out of the worm mound immediately!"
"Do you understand everything?"
It has to be said that after two months of training and running-in, Lu Li is now very capable of commanding the mecha troops.
Without any stage fright, he ordered loudly.
"Understood, Commander!"
The next moment, the mecha group was divided into four squadron-sized units.
Except for the first squadron, which was waiting for the opportunity, the other three squadrons were at different positions in the insect mound...