The Centaurus Supercluster, within an unnamed galaxy.
In the vast expanse of space, a mother hive and billions of insectoids are heading toward their next target.
Suddenly, a faint wave of tachyon energy came from afar, swept across the mother nest quickly, and then spread to more distant star systems.
After a brief wait, an even stronger signal emanated from the mother nest.
The massive swarm of billions of insects simultaneously changed course and headed towards the central black hole region of the galaxy.
The spacetime fluctuations generated by warp drive create ripples that spread outward across the ocean of spacetime.
The same scenario is occurring in countless relatively large galaxies!
The endless hordes of lost insectoids changed course at this moment, heading towards the central black hole region of their respective star systems!
...
Cleaners headquarters.
The piercing alarm blared through the once quiet hall.
"Leader, another distress call has come from the Shapley Supercluster war zone!" came the anxious report from a subordinate beside him. "A new batch of human fleet reinforcements has arrived on the battlefield!"
"Preliminary observations indicate that the reinforcement fleet numbers around 300 million!"
"Damn Level III AI! Damn human civilization!!" [Su]'s voice was filled with boundless rage. "From the start of the war until now, the number of human civilization's warships has only increased!"
"How do we fight this war? Tell me, how do we even plan to fight this war?!"
It's important to know that the foundation of human civilization is the almost completely empty Boötes Hollow!
With almost no resources to support it, that damned human civilization somehow managed to build a fleet of one billion in just a hundred years!
This is fucking...
Can't we be reasonable?!
"Leader..." the subordinate hesitated before explaining in a low voice, "The neutral faction has suffered heavy losses and is on the verge of collapse."
"If we persevere a little longer, victory will be ours."
[Su] weakly waved his tentacles at his side and said in a helpless tone, "Transfer them all! Transfer the Peacock-Indian Supercluster fleet over there!"
Similar to the neutral faction and the predicament of human civilization, the cleaners have now entered a vicious cycle.
With a large number of troops being redeployed, the defensive capabilities of the Cosmic Accelerator have plummeted to an all-time low!
If it weren't for the fact that it had accurately predicted that human civilization and the neutral faction were simply incapable of taking action against the Ring Cosmic Accelerator Node, [Su] would never have dared to issue such a large-scale order to mobilize troops!
He looked up and silently gazed at the star map on the light screen.
Boötes Hollow…
Unlike more than a hundred years ago, faint lights have now appeared inside the Boötes Void—the light produced by large-scale nebulae and technological creations!
A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes as he turned to his subordinate beside him: "We can't delay any longer!"
"Immediately initiate a communication request to the [membrane]!"
...
Su, now is not the time we agreed upon.
Complex characters appeared on the light screen in front of Su.
“[Membrane], you should be aware of our losses.”
"Since the start of the war, the Cleaners have deployed over a billion warships!" [Su] demanded in an unfriendly tone. "And the Rural Faction? How many troops did the Rural Faction deploy in total?!"
Eight million.
This already includes all the members of the pastoral faction.
You should know that the reproduction of dimensional beings is not easy.
The information from the [membrane] appeared one by one on the light screen: [I understand the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence better than you do.]
Rest assured, the pastoral faction will not hold back in this battle.
Looking at the information on the screen, Su sighed helplessly.
Billions of years ago, when the AI crisis broke out, the Cleaners civilization was just an ordinary level seven civilization.
They also participated in the campaign to annihilate the machine civilization.
Of course, the main force will definitely be the pastoral faction and the neutral faction.
So there's nothing wrong with what [Membrane] said.
[Su] recalled the historical records he had read and said in a low voice, "The growth momentum of the human fleet is terrifying. This war... seems to be much more difficult than the war billions of years ago."
[This is different. The AI civilization back then started as a level seven civilization and only later advanced to a level eight civilization.]
They haven't mastered dimensional technology, and their application of vacuum zero-point energy isn't top-tier.
In the final siege, the AI civilization began to decline after exhausting the surrounding resources.
Human civilizations differ.
The same strategy simply won't work.
“…So, I hope you will keep your promise.” [Su] interrupted [Mo].
[Within the Boötes void, the human fleet is too scattered; this is not the best opportunity to strike...]
"It's too late." [Su]'s tone suddenly turned serious. "Our fleet is limited. If we allow human civilization to continue to grow unchecked, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
[...]
...
The communication connection was cut off.
The membrane at the bottom of the cosmic bubble looked at the thin layer of hyperspace membrane in front of it and sighed deeply.
The Annihilation Project had to be paused for a while.
Watching the constantly surging hyperspace membrane attempting to repair its damage, [Membrane] shook its head helplessly.
This would waste at least thousands or even tens of thousands of years of effort.
While feeling regretful, He set off and left the bottom region of the cosmic bubble.
He slowly swayed his body and swam into the fifth dimension.
He moved along the smooth arc of the cosmic bubble, passing through interstellar walls, like a superior observer looking down, slowly swimming toward the Boötes Hollow!
...
The Centaurus Supercluster, the region of the central black hole in an unnamed galaxy.
Dozens of giant, silvery-white, abandoned insects "swam" forward in the starry sky.
The mechanical exoskeleton has low power, and the fluctuations caused by the warp drive are not very strong.
The faint curvature fluctuations, in the face of the central black hole, were completely obscured, like stars under the sunlight.
As ordered by [Nus], they are scouts for this operation, responsible for reconnoitering the defensive forces of the Cleaners civilization in the central black hole region.
They slowly approached their target—a colossal fortress comparable to a blue giant star.
A sudden change occurred.
Under the watchful eyes of these lost giant insects, this fortress, comparable to a blue giant star, is "unfolding" in an unbelievable way!
Cracks appeared on the originally tightly connected outer shell, which then spread outwards with the support of a large number of internal mechanical devices!
This unexpected scenario quickly activated the early warning system equipped on the mechanical exoskeleton.
An encrypted tachyon message was sent from these Zerg scouts. After initial processing by the hive, the signal was amplified thousands of times and sent towards the Boötes Void!
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