The next moment.
The piercing sound emanating from the loudspeaker drew everyone's attention.
Lu Yongchang turned his head, his brows furrowed as he stared at the large stick insect in the holographic image, which was hanging by a thread and whose mouthparts were constantly wriggling.
Zero also displays the translated content at the bottom of the holographic image, just like subtitles.
As the "subtitles" were gradually improved, the relaxed expressions on Lü Yongchang's and the others' faces slowly turned serious.
"...a base, cunning, and vicious human civilization."
"This is the technology and knowledge that God has given us!"
"It will absolutely not fall into the hands of you heretics!"
"..."
Perhaps due to the effects of gamma rays, the large stick insect's condition deteriorated again, with dark green blood and fragments of internal organs gushing uncontrollably from its mouthparts.
Even so, the fervent light in its eyes did not fade in the slightest.
In fact, against the backdrop of its surroundings, it appears even more insane!
Its mouthparts kept moving, but the sounds it emitted gradually became weak and indistinct.
Zero's translation also became intermittent.
"Destroy...eliminate..."
Although only a few simple words were translated by Zero, these few words directly sounded an alarm in everyone's minds!
Meanwhile, in the holographic projection, the large stick insect struggled to raise its two pairs of forelimbs and simultaneously pressed four buttons on the control panel.
"etc!"
"you……"
Lu Yongchang's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to speak, the communication screen disappeared quietly, leaving only a few bright red characters displayed on the light blue background of the holographic projection.
[Connection interrupted]
Silence fell over the command center.
"broken……"
Fang Xu's murmur came from the side.
Lu Yongchang stared gloomily at the pale blue, blank holographic projection directly in front of him.
"Professor, the detector has detected an unusual explosion."
An electronic synthesized sound began.
At the same time, the holographic projection automatically switched, and a small Bosa warship appeared in front of everyone.
Through the high-definition camera equipped on the detector, everyone in the command center could clearly see the bursts of fire from the explosions on the surface of the warship.
It was clear to the naked eye that most of the explosions were concentrated at the stern of the warship.
The explosion in the engine area was the most violent!
Lu Yongchang frowned slightly and asked in a soft voice, "What about the status of the other smaller warships?"
The holographic projection images began to switch rapidly, and at the same time, Zero's electronic synthesized voice sounded again.
"To date, all Bosa warships that have been attacked by gamma-ray cluster cannons have experienced abnormal explosions."
Watching the explosions flashing on the screen, Lü Yongchang remained silent for a long time before letting out a sigh of relief.
"The plan has failed."
"We may not be able to get anything from their starships."
"Judging from the distribution of the explosions, the Bosa civilization may have been prepared for this situation long ago."
"These explosions even targeted the weapons and equipment on the warships."
He shook his head helplessly: "I never imagined that these stick insects, being a level five civilization, would be brainwashed to this extent..."
"The cleaners are civilized, truly..."
Lu Yongchang's eyes flashed with deep apprehension and vigilance.
He doesn't think a civilization that cultivates such a subordinate civilization would be an easy one to get along with!
"etc."
Fang Xu suddenly interrupted Lü Yongchang: "Yongchang, they don't seem to have damaged the antimatter storage device."
Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked up at the holographic image again.
In the footage, the flames from the explosion on the surface of the small warship have slowly dissipated.
The surface of the ellipsoidal warship is pitted and uneven, like a radish with holes dug into its surface, making it particularly ugly.
However, there was not a trace of disdain in Lü Yongchang's eyes!
Despite the self-destruct mechanism, these warships still retained their basic shape!
This means that the explosion only destroyed various weapons and equipment, and did not affect the warship's antimatter storage area!
Because, let alone the small warships of Bosa, even the antimatter equipped on the [Golden Crow] battleship is enough to blow the entire [Golden Crow] battleship to smithereens!
He didn't believe that a Level 5 civilization's warships, capable of warp drive, would carry less antimatter than the human's Golden Crow battleships!
Although it is unclear why these Bosa small warships chose to retain antimatter, Lü Yongchang certainly wouldn't let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by!
"Zhao Zijie, notify the fleet to bring back as many of these decommissioned small warships as possible!"
After a moment's thought, Lü Yongchang added, "Be careful to stay hidden and don't let the other side discover our movements."
"Drones can be deployed for landing, and if the ship's onboard computers are still functioning normally, try to establish a connection with them."
...
Bosa flagship.
"Commander, all small warships have initiated self-destruct procedures, and our fleet has suffered losses of...60%."
A large stick insect reported nervously, "In addition, the algorithm for our warship's magnetic shield has been initially modified."
Commander Bosa listened to his subordinate's report and nodded grimly: "They are just small warships, and will not have a significant impact on the battle."
"Continue using antimatter cannons and gravity bombs to break through this last line of defense as soon as possible!"
"Prepare to recover the antimatter storage unit inside the small warship."
...
On the battlefield.
Along with the explosions and flashes of the small warships' self-destruct sequence, the number of powerful antimatter cannons and gravity bombs increased dramatically in an instant.
The Golden Crow battleship, which initially held a slight advantage, could only retreat passively while constantly maneuvering to evade the onslaught.
It appears that human civilization is about to be at a disadvantage in this war.
But while the Bosa fleet was unaware, some of the shipborne drones took advantage of the explosion's flames to break away from the main force, deactivate the surrounding plasma shields, and fly towards the smaller Bosa warships that remained stationary!
P.S.: I found the problem. I took fever reducer and cold medicine together...
I've stopped taking the fever reducer, and the vomiting and diarrhea have mostly stopped, but I'm extremely weak and will probably need to rest for two more days before I can resume normal updates.
Brothers, please don't take any medicine without consulting a doctor, my skin is already split open...
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