The first to attack was the Dreadnought Fleet located on the defense line. When both sides approached 5au, they launched the first wave of attacks.
Of course, at this distance, range-type space attacks cannot be used, and only single-point attacks such as space piercing can be used, which will cause very limited damage to the Zerg.
After the three waves of attacks passed, Lin Tian was surprised to find that all the attacking groups still maintained their orderly formation without any signs of loosening up. Moreover, the gaps in the array created by these three waves of attacks had been filled by other war insects.
It was filled up at a very efficient speed!
Is this the Zerg, or a strictly trained Starfleet?
Just when Lin Tian was amazed, all the Zerg arrays began to change formations. The jet bugs came to the front of the array one after another and gathered the energy in their bodies. This was a sign that they were about to start attacking.
"Commander, the Zerg Jet Bugs stepped forward and showed an attack stance!"
"Now the distance!"
"4.8au!"
This is a full 4.8au. If we go by the experience of previous battles between humans and insects, this is completely within the attack range of the federal fleet, and the distance between the Zergs can only wait in line to be shot.
But now, the jet bugs that can be cultivated in large quantities by just fifth-level king bugs have actually shown an attacking posture. The range has increased by more than 100 times. Okay, have you evolved several levels?
"Closely observe and analyze the attack of the jet bug, and at the same time create a new file in the database, named after the high-level jet bug!"
"It's the commander!"
Regarding these jet bugs, although Lin Tian is confident that the fearless fleet can withstand their attacks, he will not underestimate the enemy in the slightest!
At the next moment, there were so many jet bugs on the battlefield that Lin Tian was too lazy to count them, and they began to attack.
The scorpion-like tail retracted slightly, then suddenly stretched forward, releasing its own attack, and a sphere glowing with red light quickly swept forward.
"Commander, the attack released by the high-level jet bug has been detected. The energy index is extremely high, but the speed is not fast. The speed is only 120,000 kilometers per second, and the distance from contact is about 105 minutes. Wait... Is this an entity?"
"Physical attack?"
"No, no, it's not quite right to say it's an entity. It should be said to be an energy bomb wrapped in a physical shell!"
After saying this, Lin Tian understood why the high-level jet bug could start attacking at a distance of nearly 5au.
The reason lies in this physical shell!
Use a special way to wrap energy in a physical body and shoot it out, and finally the energy contained in the physical shell suddenly explodes upon contact?
In addition to the slower attack speed, this is simply an energy attack with a super long range.
I'm afraid it's because the energy will gradually dissipate during the process of traveling, so I didn't attack until it was within 5 AU!
After all, even with a physical shell, the range can theoretically be unlimited, but if the energy that is the main lethality is completely dissipated, it will be meaningless!
However, Lin Tian was a little unsure about what kind of attack was contained in that physical shell.
"Calculate the path of one of the attacks and send an unmanned reconnaissance ship to hit it. I want to know the specific parameters of this attack!"
"Yes, Commander!"
According to the current attack speed released by the jet bug, as reported by the radar team before, there is still more than an hour before contact. There is enough time for Lin Tian to test what kind of attack this is before contact.
Soon, in the middle of the battlefield, a hyperspace window was opened without warning. A Dreadnought-class battleship quickly sprang out and released a small unmanned reconnaissance ship from the airport.
"Commander, the battleship has arrived at the scheduled location and has completed the release of the reconnaissance ship."
"Has the attack path of the high-level jet bug been confirmed?"
"Confirmed!"
"Okay, control the unmanned reconnaissance ship immediately and hit me along the calculated path!"
"Yes, Commander...the unmanned reconnaissance ship has set off, 17 minutes from contact!"
Under the control of the command team, the newly released unmanned reconnaissance ship quickly swept away along the set route at fifth battle speed!
Time passed by minute by minute, and the attacks of the Dreadnought Fleet and the Zerg were released one after another.
The reconnaissance ship sent by Lin Tian had less than a minute left before contact.
In the bridge of the USS Union, the entire staff team, Lin Tian and Biluodis, all stared at the virtual image in front of them and the tactical image beside them.
In the tactical image, a blue dot and a red dot are facing each other in a straight line, and the contact time is accurately displayed on the side.
3...
2...
1...
When the two origins, one blue and one red, came into contact, they both flickered for a few times, then dimmed from the image, and then disappeared.
The observation image on the side showed that a dark red energy cluster was being generated, covering a distance of 1 million kilometers in diameter!
"It's such a large killing radius. Have you calculated the specific data?"
Lin Tian was obviously shocked and asked loudly in the direction of the command team.
"It's been calculated, Commander!"
"According to our calculations, this attack is still in the form of energy, but the energy level exceeds level 11, almost reaching level 12!"
"As for the killing range, it is calculated to be a sphere with a diameter of 1 million kilometers!"
The range is above 4au and close to 5au, the killing range has reached a diameter of 1 million kilometers, and the energy level has reached close to level 12...
Lin Tian knew very well what this concept was.
In terms of power alone, it has basically reached the ultimate level of the positron cannon developed by the Federation. Of course, it cannot be compared with something like a gamma ray cannon, but it is already very amazing!
This is the lowest level jet bug among the Zerg clan!
However, despite being amazed, Lin Tian was also slightly relieved. After all, although the power is surprising, this attack essentially cannot pose a threat to the phase shield.
However, just when Lin Tian breathed a sigh of relief, a new situation appeared on the Zerg side. When there was still a distance of 3.8au between the two sides, the battleship bugs in the array...
Fire!
For semi-solid weapons, Lin Tian could still understand how the ultra-long range came about, but today's battleship bugs use a beam-type attack, and they can actually start attacking from such a long distance.
This was completely beyond Lin Tian's expectation and was simply unbelievable.
You know, even the Federation's most advanced beam weapons have an attack range of just over 10 million kilometers.
It's not even one-fiftieth of the range displayed by today's battleship bugs...