The speed of Black Shadow has always been very fast. After a few days, Fang Zheng received the report and live video from the Black Shadow special forces ship.
"It seems that Sidonia has also begun to take action."
In the video, Fang Zheng watched several pointed armored ships separate from Sidonia and then fly towards the star. The whole process was under surveillance, just like a blockbuster movie, with every angle prepared for you.
"What are they going to do?"
"I don't know either……"
Facing Fang Zheng's question, Xing Baixian also shook his head. Si You beside him also curiously poked his head to look at the screen in front of him. Of course, it was impossible for her to come to the bridge with her body of more than ten meters tall, but it was no problem for her to pass the tentacles through the ventilation duct. Now, this white and fat tentacle was swaying, and the two small tentacles were touching this side and rubbing that side, just like humans killing time when they have nothing to do.
Soon, they encountered a connected Qijuzi - Qijuzi themselves did not have distinct individuals, they could merge with each other, and hundreds or thousands of Qijuzi merged together to form a Qijuzi the size of a destroyer. Then if there were a little more, they would form a multi-ship, and if there were even more, it would be a mass multi-ship...
From this we can see that the species of Qijuzi is stronger than the Zerg in one respect: at least there is no upper limit to their number.
The only weakness is that no matter whether it is a fused or single Chiju, once it is hit in the core, it will immediately disintegrate, even a large ship as big as two stars is no exception. This is probably why Sidonia dares to fight the opponent head-on, otherwise, such a big thing, the size alone is enough to persuade them to retreat.
After all, in front of this Volkswagen, even a planet the size of the moon is like a marble. If it doesn't have a weakness that can kill it with one strike, then going up there would be tantamount to seeking death.
Facing Sidonia's warships, the Qijuzi on the opposite side immediately split into hundreds or thousands of individuals from their bodies and launched an attack on Sidonia's warships. From this point of view, any large Qijuzi is equivalent to having capabilities similar to aircraft carriers, and the fighters inside are still unlimited.
And Sidonia's warships were obviously not vegetarians either. Soon, mechas flew out of them and began to fight with the enemies in front of them.
"There is indeed something wrong with Sidonia's technology tree."
Looking at the battle between the two sides, Fang Zheng shook his head. From the first time he saw Sidonia's battle, he felt that the opponent's strategic thinking was problematic. Basically, Sidonia itself did not have many weapons. They could not even provide cover for the mechas in battle like the mothership of the Gundam. It can even be said that Sidonia had basically nothing except the main gun.
And those mechas themselves do not have the ability to fight on a large scale. They cannot launch countless split missiles like the VF fighters, nor do they have the Gundam's dragoon system. They can only fight the enemy with guns and cannons.
Simply put, it lacks the ability of large-scale AOE. Whether it is the Sidonia battleship or the Guardian mecha, they can only go one-on-one when facing Qijuzi, and they can't even do Wushuang.
However, the numerical advantage of the Qijuzi means that a one-on-one fight is the least cost-effective. When dealing with this race that relies on numbers, large-scale AOE is the most cost-effective approach.
However, facing the attack of the Qijuzi, all these mechas did was to line up before the two sides came into contact, then raise their guns to lock on to the target and shoot, trying to consume the opponent's strength as much as possible before the Qijuzi rushed over. Then - it was a close-range dogfight.
To be honest, this scene even reminded Fang Zheng of the battle between Oda Nobunaga's musketeers and cavalry during the Warring States Period.
They were shot in queues, and not in batches.
Of course, Qi Juzi's ability to survive even if he doesn't hit the core is indeed a bit of a bug.
However, these mechas were obviously not novices. They easily blocked the first wave of attacks from Qijuzi, and then formed a circle to surround the huge Qijuzi. Then a burst of artillery fire broke the opponent's surface shell and hit the core. The next moment, Fang Zheng and others saw that Qijuzi exploded and dispersed into bubbles, and then disappeared into the universe.
“It seems like they are working hard.”
Seeing this, Tesla nodded happily and glared at Fang Zheng with pride. As a staunch supporter of the mecha faction, she and Fang Zheng's "mecha is useless" theory were simply mortal enemies. Even if Fang Zheng was beating up Tesla and making him meow, she gritted her teeth and refused to change her mind.
"hehe."
Noticing Tesla's gaze, Fang Zheng chuckled. Big guns and big ships are the truth of the universe. Don't think that you can show off your power by bullying one or two space monsters with a mere humanoid mecha. The Gundam in the world of mecha wars can even take on a battleship by itself. Fang Zheng didn't even take it seriously.
As long as there are enough turrets, what’s the use of mechas?
If you can't win, it just means you don't have enough turrets.
However, just as the mechas were preparing to withdraw, something unexpected suddenly occurred.
A flash of red light suddenly emerged from the depths of the universe and rushed towards the group of mechas. Soon, a mecha was instantly blown up and turned into garbage in the universe.
"What's going on?"
Seeing this, Xing Baixian's eyes widened in surprise, and she stared at the screen anxiously. Soon, she saw clearly on the screen that a bright red light shot out from behind, and then it suddenly split into four and rushed towards the mechas! !
"How is it possible? That's... the throne? Qi Juzi actually holds the throne?!!"
At this moment, Xing Baixian almost jumped up from the ground!
The so-called palm position is the technique that Fang Zheng and others have seen before, where several mechas hold hands and connect together, and then start the thrusters behind them at the same time, using the combined number to obtain greater thrust and instant acceleration. This is also a common method used by the Wei people's mechas when they attack, but what Xing Baixian didn't expect was that this trick would actually be learned by Qi Juzi!
And that’s not all…
"One machine destroyed..."
A voice appeared in the communication network. When Xing Baixian heard this voice, his expression changed slightly.
"This is... Yamano Eiko!"
"who is she?"
"It's the victim."
Xing Baixian hesitated for a moment, then continued to introduce the other party.
"She was the first Weiren pilot to be devoured when she came into contact with Qijuzi again after a hundred years..."
At this point, Xing Baixian's face turned pale. She still remembered the screams of Yamano Eiko that she heard on the communication network at that time. She was pulled out of the mecha alive by Qi Juzi, and then stuffed into his mouth and eaten. That scene... Xing Baixian still has nightmares when she thinks about it now.
"So was the Qijuzi who devoured Yamano Eiko destroyed?"
"Yes……"
"Oh, that's interesting."
However, after hearing Xing Baixian's answer, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and revealed a strange smile. Seeing Fang Zheng's expression, Einstein raised his eyebrows curiously.
"Are you trying to say that these Honkai beasts might have some kind of shared neural network?"
"This is not surprising. The Zerg also has a similar mental network. Doesn't Xing Baixian herself have one? The Honkai beast that attacked Xing Baixian was killed by us, but her mimic still appeared."
The same is true for the Zerg. After devouring a target and breaking it down and melting it, its genetic structure will be transmitted to all units through the mind network. Otherwise, how can the puppies be upgraded?
"Uh...can we not bring this up?"
It would have been fine if he didn't say it, but as soon as the mimicry was mentioned, Xing Baixian felt like vomiting reflexively.
Could it be that she is pregnant?
"All right."
Seeing Xing Baixian looking uncomfortable, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and turned his gaze back to the battlefield in front of him.
Obviously, the mecha soldiers were not prepared for these sudden appearances of the Qijuzi, who imitated the Weiren pilots. They saw balls of fire and explosions appearing from them. In a moment, the entire mecha unit had lost nearly half of its members. Fortunately, there were still people who could turn the tide. In the end, under the joint attack of several mechas, two Qijuzi were destroyed. The remaining two left the battlefield with a mecha captive that had lost power.
“These guys are getting smarter.”
Looking at the two Qijuzi and the mechas in their hands going away, Fang Zheng commented.
"It's obvious that they have even begun to hunt their targets in an organized manner. They know exactly what they want and how to achieve it... Well, it seems that Sidonia is really in trouble this time."
Just by simulating a Guardian operator and copying four Qijuzi, he caused nearly half of the damage to a mecha unit of Sidonia.
With the number of Qijuzi, if they were all simulated into mecha guards, Sidonia would have no way out.
"alright."
The battle ended here, and the remaining mecha troops turned back home, and Fang Zheng withdrew his gaze. Although Siyou next to him didn't say anything at this moment, it was obviously very anxious as it twisted its noodle-like body. Seeing the Sidonia warriors being killed so easily, while he was thousands of miles away and couldn't do anything, this feeling was obviously not good.
"We should also prepare for action."
Having said this, Fang Zheng looked at everyone.
"Our target this time will be more difficult, so... I need your help."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng stared at Kiana and the others with a smile on his face.
"Let me see what kind of power you Herrschers can exert in space."