While ZhaoChen wasconsideringthenextstrategicdeployment, ilith hadalreadyfinishedthepre-warmobilizationandpreparations.

"All nterstellarWarshipsofthe XiaolongFleet canentercombatreadinesswithinhalfanhour,andallstrategicmaterialsarefullyprepared!"

ilith alsoprovided ZhaoChen withalistdetailingthestatusofall nterstellarWarshipsinthe XiaolongFleet.

Actually,therehadn'tbeenmuchchangesincethemilitaryactionattheendoflastyear,asalltheshipsbuiltinJanuarywere support-typenterstellarWarships.

Whocouldhaveimaginedthatthis insectoidplague wouldsuddenlyemerge?

owever,with ZhaoChen'scurrentforces,whilehemightnotbeabletowipeoutthese nterstellarnsectoids,hestillpossessedtheabilitytoprotecthimselfintheirmidst.

"wenty 3Blizzardsandfive 3PhantomAssassinswillallbedeployedthistime.

Consideringthespeedgapbetween 3nterstellarWarshipsand t2starbattleships,wewon'tmoveasasingleunitthistime.

3nterstellarWarshipswillsetofffirst.

t2starbattleshipswillfollowafter.

he 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship willstandbyintheinterstellarfringespaceofthe ArcticFoxStarSystem;justassignten 2BlackRhinostoescortit.

eaveten 2BlackRhinosandone2 BlizzardZero athome.

heremainingforty 2BlackRhinos,ten 2SnowMastiffs,five 2ionKings,andone 2QueenBee willformthesecondcombatechelon."

ZhaoChen explainedhiscombatdeployment.

Currently,the 3Phoenix-classeavyCarrierStarship wasstillintheconfidentialstage;itwouldnaturallybebesttoannounceitsexistenceaslateaspossible.

Asforthe 3PhantomAssassin,itwasan nterstellarStealthBomber;itsstealthperformancemadeitverysuitablefor ZhaoChen'scurrentsituation,allowingittooperatewiththefleetwithoutfearofbeingdiscovered.

Asforpre-arrangingthe 3Phoenix intheinterstellarfringespaceofthe ArcticFoxStarSystem,itwasaprecautionincaseitwastrulyneeded.

tcouldusethe Starate torushtothe battlefield immediately;withinthe orthWindStarSector,itwould«.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t»takehalfadayatmostandonlyafewhoursatthefastest.

"Understood,willrelaytheorders." ilith immediatelywenttoconvey CommanderZhaoChen'sinstructions.

ZhaoChen wascurrentlyponderingaproblem.

hatwasthematterofhuntingthirty 3nsectoidiveMotherships;thenumberof 3nsectoidiveMothershipswasscarce.

he ordFleet commandedbythe orthWindovernor andthe mperialArmy wouldsurelytakethemasprimarytargets;ifhisactionswereslightlydelayed...

emightnotevenbeabletogatherthirty 3nsectoidiveMothershipsbythen.

"hefirsttaskmustberushed." ZhaoChen rubbedhischinasasomewhatcrazyideapoppedintohishead.

Whenthetimecame,theprepared XiaolongFleet setoff.

...

orthWindStarSector · orthWindMainStarSystem · overnor'sffice

"Whatisthecurrentsituation?"he orthWindovernor lookedatthestarmapoftheentire orthWindStarSector.

arious StarSystemsacrossthe orthWindStarSector showedpatchesofredareas;ifonelookedclosely,oneorseveralextremelyreddotscouldbefoundatcertainlocationswithinthoseredareas.

"Asofnow,thenumberof Cosmicnsectoidiveshasexpandedtoeighty-nine!Andnew Cosmicnsectoidivesarestillappearing.

Amongthemaresix evel3Cosmicnsectoidives,eighteen evel2Cosmicnsectoidives,andsixty-five evel1Cosmicnsectoidives.

henumberofaffected StarSystemshasreachedthirty-nine!"thesubordinatenearbyreportednervously,thenupdatedseveralmoreredareasonthestarmapinfrontofthe orthWindovernor.

Ataglance,nearlyone-fifthofthe orthWindStarSector wasred,andtherewasatrendofcontinuousoutwardexpansion.

"ohavesomany Cosmicnsectoidivesappearsodenselyinsuchashorttimeisunheardof!"he orthWindovernor frowned.

"Yes,basedonthecurrentsituation,it'shighlylikelytoexceedonehundred Cosmicnsectoidivesintheend!

heconcernnowis...whethera evel4Cosmicnsectoidive willappear!Wecanstillhandle evel3Cosmicnsectoidives,butifit'sa evel4Cosmicnsectoidive...itmighteventhreatenthesafetyoftheentire orthWindStarSector!"thesubordinatesaidworriedly.

he orthWindovernor saidsolemnly,"owistheexecutionofthesector-widemobilizationorder?"

"Sofar,excludingtheaffected StarSystems,atotalofabouttenthousandshipsfromthe ordFleetscanbemobilizedfromother StarSystems.

Butconsideringthattwo-thirdsofthemare t1interstellarbattleships,theywon'tplayabigroleonthefrontlines.

henumberof nterstellarWarshipsthatcantrulybedeployedtothefrontlinesagainstthe nterstellarnsectoids islessthanthreethousand!"thesubordinatesaid.

"hreethousand...that'swithinexpectations;afterall,mobilizingthe ordFleetsisjustastopgapmeasure.

hemostimportantthingisthedeploymentofthe mperialArmy.

Wehavethreelegion-levelmperialArmiesstationedinthe orthWindStarSector,totalingnearlytenthousand nterstellarWarships;what'stheirstatus?"the orthWindovernor asked.

"hethreelegion-levelmperialArmieshavebeenorderedtosupportthedisaster-stricken StarSystems,butbecausetherearesimplytoomany StarSystemssufferingfromthe insectoidplague..."},{

"Relyingsolelyonthethreelegion-levelmperialArmiesisstillnotenough,"thesubordinatesaidworriedly.

"havereportedthesituationtothempireandrequestedthedeploymentofmperialArmiesfromseveralsurroundingstarregionstosupportour orthWindStarSector!"he orthWindovernor saidinalowvoice,"omatterwhat,wemustminimizethelossesthistime.

Weabsolutelycannotletatragedylikehellonearthplayoutinour orthWindStarSector!"

"Yes!"

...

thadbeenthreedayssincethe orthWindStarSector wasfirstattackedbythe nterstellarnsectoids.

Bynow,manyplanetshadbeeninvadedby nterstellarnsectoids,andlargeandsmallnterstellarnsectoidbattleshadbrokenouteverywhere,withmixedresults.

Facing ZergFleetsthatonlyhad 2ZergiveMotherships,local Starfleetscouldstillmanage.

Butiftheywerefacinga ZergFleet witha 3nsectoidiveMothership,itwasacompletelydifferentstory.

A ZergFleet witha 3nsectoidiveMothership couldonlyhopetobeannihilatedbyrelyingonthe mperialArmyFleet.

Butcurrently,the mperialArmyFleet,actingasthefirefighter,wasunfortunatelystretchedtoothin.

K3000StarSystem

A evel3Cosmicnsectoidive appearedhere,leadingtoharassmentby 3nsectoidiveMotherships.

Severalplanetshadalreadyfallen.

hesituationnowwaslikeaplague,beginningtocorrodetheentire K3000StarSystem!

utsidethe SixthPlanet ofthe K3000StarSystem

hisplanethadaverybeautifulplanetaryring,butatthismoment,averytragicbattlewasbreakingoutbeyondthatring.

Acoalition ordFleet ofaboutathousand nterstellarWarshipswasresistingadarkmassof ZergFleets.

Andwithinthe ZergFleet,two 3nsectoidiveMothershipscouldbeseen!

Amassiveswarmofinsectsswepttowardthecoalition ordFleet.

tlookedlikethecoalition'sdefensivelinewasabouttocollapse.

"Report,ourleftflankdefensehasfallen!"acrewmembershoutedinterror.

hecoalition FleetCommander'sfacewasfilledwithhorror;lookingatthestarmap,hecouldseeagapappearingononesideofthedefensiveline,withdenseinsectoidlifesignalspouringintoit.

hescenewasabsolutelyterrifying.

heir nterstellarWarshipswereinimminentdanger!

"t'sover...it'scompletelyover..."hecoalition FleetCommander'sfacewaspale.