Chapter 1029: Chapter 1028: Bring It On—Who’s Afraid of Whom!
The Star Sea is boundless.
In the dark cosmic star river, a fleet is slowly advancing.
"The Investigator has lost contact!"
Looking at the information on the screen in front of him, the operator turned his head to report to the Captain standing not far behind him. They looked similar to humans, having bodies and limbs. However, unlike humans, these aliens had slender fingers, no hair or nose, and faces that appeared to be covered by masks made entirely of some form of bone, with white patterns painted on them.
"I know."
The Captain standing behind the operator nodded, then returned to the command seat, where he issued an order.
"All warships, attention: The Investigator discovered suspected Reckner Zerg creatures in the Wandering Nebula and engaged them. The Investigator has now lost contact. We will proceed to the target area to investigate this incident! Prepare to set off!"
After saying this, the Captain swiftly activated the backup frequency and connected to the rear.
"Report this immediately to the Grand Duke and request support."
"Understood."
Upon receiving the response from the rear, the Captain nodded, then looked at the star map ahead and waved his hand.
"Set off!"
"Beep beep........."
The sharp alarm sounded again. Fang Zheng sat in his chair, coldly staring at the screen before him. Meanwhile, Iona’s voice rang out once more.
"Energy reactions detected ahead, quantity thirty-five...... Reaching in ten seconds, five, four, three, two, one......"
As Iona’s voice fell, everyone watched as several golden radiances flickered from afar on the screen, followed by a fleet composed of dozens of alien warships appearing before Fang Zheng and the others.
From their appearance, they were similar in style to the previous warship, although until now, Fang Zheng had not understood the origin of these warships.
"What is this......?"
However, upon reaching the target location and witnessing the scene before them, the aliens gasped, displaying extremely shocked expressions. Within the asteroid belt before them, countless strange and even terrifying creatures they had never seen before.
Additionally, amidst these creatures, dozens of bizarre warships revealed themselves.
"What exactly are these things?"
The Captain’s tone was serious, clenching his fists.
"Scan immediately, identify them!"
"Report, the identities are unknown, and the types of warships are not stored in our current known warships database!"
"........."
Hearing the report, the Captain fell silent for a moment, then raised his head and spoke solemnly.
"Attempt to communicate with them."
"Yes."
Simultaneously, Fang Zheng received Iona’s report.
"Captain, they have sent us a communication."
"Oh?"
Hearing this news, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Frankly, he did not wish for a fight. But often, just abstaining from fighting is not enough; even communication during such times reflects submission when initiated first. This was why Fang Zheng brought part of the fleet to the front lines immediately, aside from keeping most of the Azure Fleet and Memory of Neshin on standby at the rear, in case the other side perceived a large fleet here as intended for an invasion, and Memory of Neshin... as Fang Zheng’s trump card should not be immediately visible to them.
With such a fleet, plus the Swarm, I do not believe you won’t yield?
Now it seems, they indeed yielded.
"Connect communication."
Fang Zheng responded immediately, and soon the screen flashed, followed by an alien face appearing on the screen.
"So this is the alien?"
Looking at the alien on the screen, Eiriri excitedly picked up her brush and began to sketch quickly on her drawing board.
"I never thought I’d get to draw an alien one day......"
"...a doujinshi?"
Black Cat next to Eiriri couldn’t help but tease, and Eiriri just raised an eyebrow without saying anything.
Looking at the alien before him, Fang Zheng coughed briefly, but as he was about to say something, the response from the alien surprised Fang Zheng.
"Earthlings? Why are you here?! Why are you acting alongside Reckner Zerg? This is not your territory! Leave immediately! This is an outright breach of contract!"
"I don’t know what you’re talking about."
Fang Zheng frowned, looking at the alien. He could detect the mixture of shock and anger in the alien’s voice. Clearly, there were humans in this world too, and judging by the other side’s reaction, humans seemed to be part of the interstellar civilization...... However, what does this have to do with me?
"This is the territory of Heavenly Dao Palace, no forces are allowed to intrude without authorization, and your warships not only intruded our territory but also attacked the Swarm, which is an outright act of war. I don’t know where you come from, but if you want war, then war is what you’ll get!"
"Absurd! You violate treaties and dare to speak nonsense here!"
Hearing Fang Zheng’s answer, the alien seemed increasingly enraged.
"Indeed, humans are untrustworthy and treacherous as a species. This is a provocation to the Turui Empire! Your barbaric invasion cannot be tolerated!"
With these words, the other party swiftly cut off the communication. However, thanks to Nymph’s hacking, Fang Zheng still received the orders issued by the self-proclaimed Turui species.
"All warships, listen up, prepare to attack the human fleet!"
Hey, your head is that hard; you still want a fight?
Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng snorted coldly, then quickly activated the Swarm Network.
"Mirune, take action!"
Thus, the first war in this new world for Fang Zheng officially began.
In front of the millions of Swarm, nothing could block their advance. The Azure Fleet did not even open fire; the dense Swarm surged like a tsunami towards the Turui Fleet, engulfing them as if they were helpless dinghies.
The firepower of the Turui Fleet looked as fragile as a candle in a storm when facing the Swarm’s charge. They attacked almost frantically, but the multitude of Explosive Mosquitoes swarmed in from all directions, enveloping the warships in explosions, while Flying Dragons tore apart the hard shells of Turui Warships, turning them to ash with flames.
To the Turui, this was an unprecedented enemy.
"Shield energy has dropped below ten percent!"
At this moment, the flagship of the Turui Fleet was in chaos.
"We cannot defeat them; there are too many of these bugs... too many..."
"Retreat immediately, retreat!!"
Looking at the dense Swarm rushing towards him, the Turui Commander was sweating, shouting orders while reconnecting communication.
"Immediately transmit this battle’s details to the rear military headquarters; we will make an appeal to the Citadel Council......"
"Boom!!"
However, before the Captain could finish speaking, a sudden explosion engulfed the entire command room.