Seeing their defenses crumble before the mutated Zerg.

Qin Longcheng finally understood the terrifying power of the Zerg.

Left with no other choice, he had to resort to his last resort.

"Zerg fleet, advance with full force!" Qin Longcheng issued the order.

The 30,000-strong Zerg mothership began its advance. Compared to the frenzied mutated Zerg on the other side, it was clear that Qin Longcheng's Zerg fleet was much more 'calm'.

Of course... this is only before the two sides collide.

When the Zerg fleet and the mutated Zerg charged head-on, it was a truly brutal battle scene.

It's like throwing a pack of warlike beasts into a duel arena.

The advantage of the Zerg fleet lies in its considerable number of Zerg motherships and high-level Zerg units.

The mutated Zerg forces consist mostly of low-level Zerg units. Although a very few have evolved into forms similar to Zerg motherships, they are inferior to the Zerg fleet in both quantity and quality.

but!

The advantage of the mutant insectoid race lies in their sheer numbers.

Hundreds of millions of mutated Zerg relentlessly attacked the Zerg fleet's hive mothership.

One after another, the Zerg motherships were torn apart by the mutated Zerg that pounced on them, causing them to fall one after another.

The number of Zerg motherships, totaling 30,000, began to decrease steadily.

Qin Longcheng looked at the terrible battle situation before him, and then checked the time.

The battle has been going on for twenty hours.

The deep space telescope was essentially useless now, as his fleet was almost completely surrounded by the mutated Zerg.

To date, he has less than a thousand Imperial interstellar warships remaining under his command. He has built his last line of defense around the remnants of the Yan King's Legion fleet and a Yan King military fortress.

This military fortress of the Prince of Yan, also known as the'Snow Swallow First Research Institute', was actually built by the Prince of Yan to research Zerg technology.

This is the only place Qinlong City can protect so far; all other planets have been turned into a sea of ​​insects.

In the past twenty hours, of the 30,000 Zerg fleet under Qin Longcheng's command, only 3,000 Zerg motherships remain after the fierce battle.

On the other hand, what about the mutated Zerg?

No one can calculate exactly how many they lost; all that is known is that their numbers seem endless.

After all... this was Qin Longcheng's own masterpiece.

The mutated insectoid race was 'hatched' from trillions of living beings.

"Is this what I got for reaping what I sowed?" Qin Longcheng sat in the captain's chair, smiling bitterly.

The adjutant beside him looked at Qin Longcheng, whose hair was half gray. He looked as if he had aged thirty or forty years compared to just a few dozen hours ago.

"What's the situation with the Dragon Legion right now?" Qin Longcheng raised his head, his cloudy eyes looking at his adjutant, his voice weak and feeble.

The adjutant pulled up the images scanned by the radar.

As you can see, there is a triangular area on the opposite side with a large amount of interstellar warship energy signals, if compared with the radar image from twenty hours ago.

You'll find that there isn't a significant difference between the two.

"How did they do that?" Qin Longcheng asked, somewhat dazed.

The adjutant was speechless.

For twenty hours, their formation was thrown into chaos. If it weren't for the Zerg fleet providing support, they would probably have been devoured by the mutated Zerg by now.

But the opposing Dragon Legion's defenses remained as solid as ever!

It's truly unbelievable.

Could it be... that the gap between them and the Dragon Legion is really that big?

“We lost...” Qin Longcheng leaned back in the captain’s chair, looking dejected, and laughed self-deprecatingly, “We have lost completely.”

The adjutant looked at Marshal Qin Longcheng and knew that they had completely failed this time, and it was only a matter of time before they were wiped out by the mutated insectoid race.

But the adjutant still refused to give up and said, "Even if we are doomed, at least we can drag the Dragon Legion along with us!"

They are now unable to escape their current predicament; it's only a matter of time before they are surrounded and annihilated by the mutated insectoid horde.

Qin Longcheng shook his head with a sneer: "Do you think the Xiaolong Legion will perish together with us?"

That Dragon Lord wasn't that foolish. Since he dared to devise such a risky battle plan, he must have his own plan.

This plan might cause some losses to his JF-17 Thunder Legion, but at least the JF-17 Legion won't perish here with us.

Qin Longcheng's eyes flashed sharply: "Where is the doctor now! Bring him to me!"

Under no circumstances can we let him fall into Zhao Chen's hands.

Since they were now in a hopeless situation, Qin Longcheng decided to destroy everything of value.

The adjutant understood the meaning behind the marshal's words and immediately went to do it.

Arrange for someone to find a doctor within the research institute of this military fortress.

A dozen minutes later.

They received a report.

"Report, we have searched all areas within the research institute, but we have not found the doctor!" the soldier reported.

The adjutant looked at the marshal in astonishment: "Marshal... we can't find the doctor..."

Qin Longcheng chuckled, covering his face, somewhat manic: "I knew this guy was definitely unusual; he wouldn't help His Majesty for no reason."

He must have some ulterior motive. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"For Your Majesty to cooperate with him is like seeking a tiger's skin. I only hope Your Majesty will heed my previous advice and be wary of this fellow."

"Then... that thing we left here before... should we activate it?" the adjutant asked cautiously.

Qin Longcheng recalled another research project that the doctor was in charge of, which had ten results, one of which was located at the Xueyan First Research Institute.

According to Qin Xiaotian's previous arrangements, if anything happens that leads to the fall of the Xueyan First Research Institute, then this thing will be activated.

Qin Longcheng closed his eyes and thought for a while.

He shook his head and said, "That's enough, that's enough."

We've done enough; let's leave this galaxy with a glimmer of hope. Though this cannot forgive the sins we carry.

The adjutant remained silent, standing quietly beside the marshal, ready to spend these last few hours with him.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The defensive positions of the Xiaolong Legion.

"According to our radar scans, the Imperial fleet in Qinlong City has less than a thousand ships left, while the Zerg fleet has no more than thirty thousand ships."

Moreover, the current battle with the mutated Zerg is far from optimistic.

"Within five hours at most, Qinlong City's troops will have completely fallen on this battlefield," Chu Xuan's secretary reported to Zhao Chen.

Charlotte stood beside Zhao Chen and said, "It's about time."

"Can your First Legion complete the mission? Do you need me to have the Second and Third Legions assist you?" Zhao Chen asked Charlotte.

Charlotte shook her head, looking at the interstellar sandbox: "In the previous twenty hours of battle, the Second and Third Legions suffered heavy losses."

Now it's time for our First Legion to take over.

"Rest assured, Commander, our First Army Corps guarantees the successful completion of the final combat mission!"