Abyss Solo-Chapter 563 - 246 Insect Disaster! Insect Disaster!_2

The projection communication ended.

Lyu immediately said, "Boss, the East Wind has reached a synchronous orbit, ready to initiate particle transmission at any moment."

Yang Ming pressed his fingers against his earlobe and extracted the concealed earpiece directly.

He saw several figures approaching and, without shying away, directly said, "Prepare a global broadcast in the name of the White Ghost, collect information on insect disasters from various regions, and spread it as widely as possible." novelbuddy-cσ๓

"Yes."

"Hanton?"

Hanton’s father frowned and called out, "Are you going to get busy now? You’ve only been back for less than two days..."

"I’m sorry about that..."

"No, no, you don’t need to apologize to us," Hanton’s father hurriedly said, "You have important things to attend to; the family cannot be your obstacle. It’s fine, it’s fine... Should we have a hug?"

"Of course," Yang Ming took the initiative to step forward.

Hanton’s father somewhat awkwardly extended his arms. Initially planning only a brief hug with his son, he couldn’t resist holding his son’s back tightly and patting it a few times.

Catherine softly embraced Hanton’s mother nearby.

"Hurry up and go," Hanton’s father waved his hand.

Yang Ming nodded and winked at Catherine. Just as she was about to leave with him, Yang Ming suddenly turned and pushed open the balcony window, leaping out in one swift move.

"I’ll transmit back first. Catherine, wait for the Poisoned Stinger Ship to pick you up!"

A beam of intense light streaked across the daylight sky, striking Yang Ming, who vanished instantly.

Catherine’s mouth twitched slightly.

All right. She hadn’t even had time to contact her team’s Poisoned Stinger Ship.

...

The East Wind departed the orbit at full speed, heading towards the gravity-stable zone.

When Yang Ming returned, the bridge already had a dozen robots busy in various places, with the aft cabin buzzing with activity as tracked robots transported ammunition and energy for the mecha and small assault crafts.

Lyu’s life-sized projection appeared nearby, indicating she was already in full combat readiness with her tight-fitting combat suit.

"Boss, our calculations show that the Empire can only temporarily mobilize enough forces to simultaneously besiege seven to nine Fourth Rank Insect Swarms, insufficient to combat all the Insect Swarms if divided. The rest of the Empire’s forces will need time to assemble."

Yang Ming said, "As long as not all bomb points are near the Administrative Star, we should manage it."

"But boss, the ships also need supplies," Lyu reminded, "Unless the Empire has more reserve starships, moving the fleets and deploying defenses will take time. This is almost certain to result in large-scale casualties."

"This is not our concern, Lyu; this isn’t Wind. Our strength, compared to the Sherman Empire’s national power, is insignificant."

Yang Ming sat down in the captain’s chair, watching the rapidly sliding data on the control panel before him.

The East Wind began transitioning toward the high-threat Insect Swarms’ domain.

Yang Ming frowned and asked, "Has the timing for the bomb points been calculated as well?"

"Yes," Lyu reminded, "The Imperial Military has already detected that over thirty enemy ships self-destructed within half an hour, all areas revealed the presence of Fourth Rank Insect Swarms, and some enemy ships remain undetected, likely exploding the Insect Swarms at similar times."

Yang Ming sank into his chair, muttering a few curse words under his breath.

The East Wind completed consecutive transitions, the starry sky outside the porthole returning to stability.

In front appeared a giant projection screen displaying a simplified map of the Empire’s territory. Clearly visible on the map were dozens of red halos expanding outward from various Empire corners.

"It’s time to test the Empire’s local troops."

Yang Ming exhaled lightly, gazing at the large screen somewhat lost in thought.

"Did Hera send any messages?"

"Not yet," Lyu quickly reported, "but I heard Miss Hera mumbling with a frown, as if saying the Insect Swarm is furious and plans to retaliate against humanity at all costs... Boss, the military sent footage of the Insect Swarm leaving their nest."

"Let me see."

"Yes."

...

The video from the military was finally much clearer.

A dozen high-mobility Star Patrol Ships pursued an enemy ship, and after several transitions, only six Star Patrol Ships continued the chase.

Before entering the effective range of the Empire’s Star Patrol Ships, the silver-white battleship dived into the atmosphere, using its protective shield to resist atmospheric friction without decelerating, directly crashing into the surface.

The planet took the hit as if struck by a massive hammer.

In the aftermath of the explosion, adult insects emerged from the cracks, seemingly gazing at the starry sky.

Soon after, the ground began to shake continually, more fissures appearing, and the earth seemed to rise like plumes of black mist. Enlarging the video revealed that it was actually swarms of rapidly moving adult insects.

From the crash to the Swarm’s riot, it took less than half an hour, and dozens of black ’rain clouds’ appeared in the atmosphere.

The Star Patrol Ships tried to attack, but a dozen ion beams shot into the atmosphere, only puncturing tiny holes in the rain clouds.

The Swarm countered even more fiercely, sending a shower of light towards outer space. Hundreds of warship insects, each hundreds of meters long, slowly ascended, simultaneously firing their main cannons composed of Giant Cannon Insects.

Two Star Patrol Ships were almost instantly destroyed under concentrated fire.

The remaining ships quickly retreated, driven away from the planet’s vicinity by the Swarm.

Fortunately, they managed to release some micro detectors in advance, perfectly recording the events on the planet’s surface.

The insects floating in the sky were merely a means of defense and concealment.

The land became riddled with countless holes, and infinite insects crawled out of the ground, different types of special insects lining up to enter the abdominal cavities of the warship insects.

Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions...

For some unknown reason, the furious Swarm was now emptying the nest.

The bloated Mother Worms rarely appeared directly on the surface, but now they were being brought out, entering a Sherman Empire Battleship composed of four warship insects.

The Swarm began collectively ascending to space.

With the Mother Worm at the core, a large number of adult insects surged upwards, using their bodies as materials to layer "encirclements" around the Mother Worm...

When the Swarm exited the atmosphere, it formed a fleet of hundreds of Sherman Empire Battleships of various sizes, rather than a dense, overwhelming mass.

They controlled the simulation of gravity fields, using simulated gravity to provide tremendous acceleration for the Insect Ships; their far superior physiques allowed them to withstand the intense pressure and tearing from the acceleration.

Their intent was clear.

Advance towards the nearest human settlement.

Retaliate against humanity;

Occupy humanity’s home!

Some Swarms were lucky—they had already discovered that the human-populated planets were not far from them.

However, most Swarms had a long interstellar journey ahead, like the one in the military’s video. Even accelerating to sub-light speed, it would take several years to travel the few light-years to their target planet.

But, the Insect Race’s formal name was the Space Worm Clan.

They were cosmic creatures, having evolved the ability to conquer space over long epochs.

The latest videos continuously streamed to Yang Ming.

The Sherman Empire Battleship group reached the gravity equilibrium zone. Suddenly, the two vanguard battleships split open, with a dozen ladybug-shaped peculiar insects, each a hundred meters in length, leaping out.

Lyu marked them: Fifth Rank special insects, Drilling Worms, with a small probability of mutation produced from Fourth Rank Insect Swarms.

Their name was simple, but they were the handles of the slaughter knives causing massive civilian casualties in the Empire.

A Drilling Worm curled its body, suddenly collapsing inward and silently exploding into a black void.

Within the void appeared the adjacent Star Domain, seemingly on the outskirts of that Constant Star System.

Over ten Drilling Worms swiftly flew into the void, curling up individually and self-destructing, rapidly expanding the void’s edge.

The Sherman Empire Battleship group entered the void, reaching the Constant Star’s periphery.

Another batch of Drilling Worms pushed forward.

Continuously short-range space shuttling!

This was the genuine might of the Space Worm Clan’s Fourth Rank Swarm after leaving the ground.

"All Swarms have been confirmed; a total of thirty-nine Swarms were triggered, and forty-two Administrative Stars face insect disaster threats. The Space Worm Clan will reach their target Administrative Star within one to twelve hours."

"Miss Hera reported: The Space Worm Clan is going to bloody retaliate against humanity; if the Swarms are wiped out on a large scale, it’s highly likely to attract the Space Worms from beyond the domain."

"The Empire is about to face the full onslaught of a second Natural Disaster."

"Lyu, plan the extermination route," Yang Ming’s voice remained calm, "prioritizing eliminating the most Mother Worms."

"Route planned; we will encounter the first wave of Swarms in half an hour. You need to prepare for combat now."

Yang Ming nodded in agreement, watched the large screen for a moment, then rose and dashed towards the aft cabin.

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