He Xingzhou continued: "Many of us are those who design and research aircraft carriers. What I want to emphasize is that the structural design of an aerospace carrier is similar to that of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but it is also different!"
"The biggest difficulty is how to resist the force exerted by the gravity system on the hull in the structural design!"
"Let's allocate research teams!"
The AI system assigns people to various task groups based on their abilities and areas of expertise and starts work simultaneously.
He Xingzhou himself joined the anti-gravity structure design team. As long as they can complete this design, it will not be a problem for other members to complete the design of the space carrier!
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In other research institutes, giant mechas, plasma ray emitters, neural machines, ultra-high-energy arc generators, high-frequency weapons, etc. are all being developed simultaneously.
Time flies so fast, and more than half a year has passed in a flash. The Blue Star Alliance has built safe zones all over the world.
Relying on robot armies and global missile systems, these safe zones can barely survive the apocalypse.
Another important reason is that the global Zerg competition is becoming increasingly fierce.
Insect kings are fighting every day. Except in Asia, the insect kings no longer take humans seriously, so they are too lazy to attack small refugee camps with thousands or tens of thousands of people.
It is already difficult for the Blue Star Alliance's aircraft carrier fleet to travel in other oceans.
There was an aircraft carrier fleet that was completely sunk by the Zerg when passing through the Atlantic Ocean. Fortunately, the crew were equipped with flying mechas and fighter jets, and most of them escaped.
This also serves as a wake-up call to the Blue Star Alliance. The aircraft carrier fleet is no longer able to travel around the world and can only perform missions in its own nearby waters.
Near China, King Mana is active frequently. It has annexed many insect nests around it and has become the strongest insect king in the Pacific region.
The Java Insect King in Tianzhu Ocean has also annexed the surrounding insect nests. Near China, the power of the planetary beasts is spreading rapidly.
This made the surrounding insect kings feel a sense of crisis.
In the "Asian Overlords Meeting", the insect kings started discussing again.
"The plan to attack the Blue Star Alliance is going forward!" said an insect king. This is the Baiyue Insect King. Its insect nest is in the mountains and forests of the south and is often raided by the Blue Star Alliance.
Baiyue Insect King said angrily: "Not only other insect kings are attacking me now, humans send teams every day to collect my descendants. If I hadn't been hiding deep, they would have discovered me long ago!"
Seeing what it said, Baikal King said: "Since you want to attack in advance, you should take the lead!"
No one wants to take the lead, lest they be crippled by the Blue Star Alliance's first wave of offensive.
"Just fight!" The Baiyue Insect King was really forced to do nothing. The Blue Star Alliance's safety zone had been expanded to its side, and the surrounding Insect King was forcing its living space.
It said: "I can take the lead, but you must help me together! It is impossible for me alone to break through the defense line of the Great Steel Wall of Mankind!"
"Very good!" Baikal Insect King said: "I will ask the Prairie Insect King to attack south and cooperate with your actions."
The insect nest of the Prairie Insect King is on the prairie north of the territory of China. It has become the "little brother" of the Baikal Insect King.
Seeing this, the three-headed dragon said: "The Sakura Insect King will also cooperate with your actions and attack simultaneously from the Sakura Sea."
The Sakura Insect King is the power of the three-headed dragon.
Baikal Insect King said: "In this case, let's attack on all fronts. Desert Insect King, South Sea Insect King, and Peacock Insect King all send troops together! Whoever doesn't send troops will all die when we capture the Blue Star Alliance!"
"Of course we can send troops!" these insect kings said, "We can't go back on the territory we agreed on before!"
Belga Insect King said: "Just follow the calculations assigned before!"
What kind of territory distribution is it? Whoever is stronger will belong to whom? And other insect kings really need to expand their territory to collect resources.
"Send troops, send troops!" Dabai was also cheering inside, saying: "I don't want land, I just want sea!"
The news that "fifteen" insect hives were about to launch an attack on China was immediately learned by the Blue Star Alliance.
The Blue Star Alliance commander immediately held a meeting.
"There are fifteen insect nests. Except for Dabai's fake one, there are still fourteen insect nests!" Qin Peng said seriously, "The number of insect tribes attacking us by then is estimated to exceed 100 billion!"
"The existence of a nuclear behemoth must be at least twenty!"
"The Baikal Insect King is even suspected of being a planetary behemoth! This is the biggest crisis we have ever encountered!"
He Hongwei said: "In the past six months or so, we have probably found out the locations of three insect nests. We have also attacked the Baiyue insect nest, but unfortunately, the Baiyue insect king escaped too fast and could not kill it. .”
"Once other insect hives mobilize, we will be able to find out their locations."
"This time the Insect King is attacking from all fronts, and our defensive pressure is too great!" Cui Weimin said, "Rationally speaking, if the Insect King follows up simultaneously, it is impossible for us to defend!"
Everyone is aware of the seriousness of the problem, and if they follow the previous two years, they still have time to prepare.
But who knew that these bugs couldn't wait that long, and they started to act after only half a year.
With so many Zerg attacking together, how can the Blue Star Alliance stop them?
"We can't remain so passive. With so many Zerg attacks, there will definitely be disaster somewhere. We must take the initiative to attack!"
"Commander He, how long will it take for new weapons?" Kong Qing asked He Xingzhou.
He Xingzhou calculated: "The design of the space carrier and the giant mecha has been completed. Since they are too large and require too many parts, manufacturing and assembly will still take some time."
"If we focus on building the space carrier first, the time will be shortened by half, and it is expected to be completed within fifteen days."
"Fifteen days is enough time!" Qin Peng said, "It takes time for these insects to gather. During this period, we will continue to block and interfere!"
"Wait until the space carrier is built! At that time, we will go directly to Sakura Island and kill the three-headed dragon!"
"Okay!" Cui Weimin said, "During this period, we will try our best to intercept them. In addition, we will find the insect nests of these insect kings!"
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The insect kings of the "Asian Overlords Association" are going to attack the Blue Star Alliance, and insect swarms are gathering everywhere near China.
The insects also noticed it immediately.
On the Blue Star Zerg Biological Information Network, the Zerg Kings are discussing:
"This indigenous civilization has existed for too long and should have been destroyed long ago!"
"What a wonderful place, it's a pity that I'm not here, otherwise I would have had a piece of it too!"
"I heard that the humans there have controllable nuclear fusion technology. Wouldn't it be nice to enslave them and let them provide us with nuclear energy?"
"If King Baikal occupies a place, I'm afraid it will become the overlord of Asia!"
"My three-headed dragon is the true god, okay?" Dabai came out to stir up trouble again, "There can only be one overlord in Asia, and that is the three-headed dragon!"
"A lizard with three heads?" King Mana mocked, "I'll take one bite at a time, and it'll be crispy!"
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In the news, Qin Peng was announcing this incident.
"We would like to inform people across the country that we have discovered that there are multiple Zerg armies approaching China, including several Zerg Kings! Therefore, people in nearby areas are advised to move and prepare for evacuation."
"Starting immediately, the Xuanwu troops will open up the defense line and conduct all-round defense!"
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At He Xingzhou's home, He Qihang watched the news and frowned: "These bugs are here again!"
"I read the news and it said that six armies of Zerg have been discovered!" Jiang Manrong said worriedly, "The bugs are really endless and don't allow people to live a peaceful life!"
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"When can these bugs be completely eradicated?"
"We have to live in the shadow of the Zerg every day, it's so difficult!"
"Hey, a lot of people are going to die on the sidelines again!"
"There are more and more bugs every time. If this continues, when will we humans be able to reoccupy Blue Star?"
Such frequent attacks by insects have exhausted the whole country.
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On the northern line of defense, bugs gathered on the grassland. Wherever they went, all vegetation disappeared, leaving only a wasteland.
The first line of defense set up by the Blue Star Alliance only lasted less than half an hour before being completely devoured by the swarm of insects. Even the hard metal was eaten away by the swarm!
A long-haired elephant-shaped giant beast walked on the grassland. It was more than 400 meters tall. Every step it took caused the earth to tremble. Missiles bombed on it, as if it were tickling it.
It looked up to the sky and roared, and its ultrasonic waves destroyed all the drones and unmanned armors in the sky. It was extremely terrifying. This is the grassland insect king, the medium insect king!
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In the Sakura Sea, a huge sea monster walks in the shallow sea. The average depth of the water here is more than 80 meters, which is enough to submerge its knees!
It has six claws on its legs and a huge horn on its head. It can control the surrounding magnetic field, and even electronic weapons cannot get close to it!
The hydrogen bomb was fired at the area where it was located, and was directly detonated by high-energy electromagnetic waves, turning into a bright mushroom cloud in the sky!
This giant sea monster led a billion insect swarms towards the northeastern defense line of China.
Sakura Insect King, Medium Insect King!
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In the south, in the mountains, the exploration team was searching for insect swarms, and the hill below them suddenly began to shake.
"High-energy reaction detected, retreat quickly!" the captain shouted, and everyone quickly controlled the mecha and flew into the sky together.
Huge vines stretched out from the ground, breaking through the mountain and stretching their bodies.
This is a giant plant with flexible branches and flower bones that can swallow artillery fire. Its body is densely covered with insects, making everyone's hair stand up and their scalps numb.
"The Baiyue Insect King turns out to be a life in the form of a plant!"
"Report to the command center immediately!"
The soldiers left in a hurry. One of them was caught by a vine of the Baiyue Insect King because his flight was too slow, and he died tragically!
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To the west, in the dense forest, two giant birds flew up from their nests.
Their wings are colorful and extraordinarily bright, just like peacocks.
As soon as they spread their wings, countless pollen-like things fell down. Some of them stick to living creatures, and the pollen burrows into their bodies, turning into countless small bugs that eat the creatures alive!
Behind them, there are countless Zerg flying out of the forest, following this giant bird to fly to the western defense line of China!
Peacock Insect King, Medium Insect King!
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To the southwest, in a desert, countless Zerg races were running through the desert.
Because there are so many of them, they cover the sky and the sun. When they move, they bring along countless yellow sand, which is a hundred times more terrifying than a sandstorm!
And in the sea of sand, three huge intestinal worms that look like pig intestines are rapidly advancing in the desert like poisonous snakes. Its belly is like a plasma furnace, and everything it swallows is turned into high-temperature plasma and spit out. come out.
The three desert insect kings have the same genetic template as the volcano insect king that humans killed before!
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Nanyang, sea area.
The swarm of insects moved forward in the sea water, and the three small islands were also moving along the sea water.
The satellite lens zoomed in, and people discovered that it was not an island, but several huge crustacean creatures!
Because they are so large, they look like small islands.
The missiles from the ship fell on them and could not hurt them at all.
Even if the ship's electromagnetic gun hits their carapace, it can only scrape out a white mark!
As for other weapons, they can't get close to it at all. Wherever they go, they stir up strong winds and huge waves, and the sea seems to be roaring!
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There are countless Zerg races secretly observing. Once these Zerg Kings break through China, they will wait for the opportunity to launch an attack on the Blue Star Alliance!
Scenes of scenes flashed on the news program, and the Blue Star after the disaster was so realistically displayed in front of people!
In a certain home, a family looked at this scene and were speechless in fear. They had already prepared their luggage and were ready to go to the shelter at any time.
In the restaurant, diners saw the holographic projection and found it difficult to swallow the delicacies.
"How can we resist so many insect kings?"
In the square, people gathered together and looked at the projection screen worriedly.
"We can still block it, right?"
In the school, students gathered together and watched the news.
"Hydrogen bombs don't seem to work on them either?"
"Are they stronger than the Millipede King last time?"
In the enterprise, employees are always paying attention to the news.
“Are we going to work until the world is destroyed?”
In the military base, soldiers rushed to the battlefield one after another.
"Guard China, defend the Blue Star Alliance, and defend human civilization!"
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The war is spreading across the board!
Along the Great Steel Wall, various missiles, laser weapons, and electromagnetic guns are constantly launching attacks! Intercept the Zerg on the coast!
At the land defense line, weapon arrays formed a new line of defense, and lasers and arcs killed large swaths of insect swarms!
In the sky, the anti-terrorism missile systems in every city have been turned on. Fighter groups and flying mechas are constantly fighting in the sky. From time to time, planes or mechas crash, or Zerg corpses fall from the sky!
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The war has just begun, day by day!
Every day, people spend their time in tension. Under the impact of so many insect kings, it is difficult for humans to repel them!
Every step of the way can only be regarded as barely parrying. The equipment produced by the arsenal in the morning has to be sent to the front line in the afternoon!
Support troops were stretched thin, and stocks of weapons and ammunition were rapidly dwindling.
The Baiyue Insect King's body was beaten to pieces, and his team never retreated; the Prairie Insect King was seriously injured by the hydrogen bomb, but he dug a hole on the spot to recuperate without leaving.
These bugs have made up their minds and will never retreat until they take over the Blue Star Alliance!
The most powerful three-headed dragon and the Baikal insect king have not yet appeared!
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On the fourteenth day of defense, all defense lines were already in a difficult situation.
On the northern defense line, a plasma cannon blasted out, vaporizing the mammoth's belly, and the mammoth fell heavily.
"Finally killed it!" The soldiers were about to rejoice when there was another earthquake-like movement on the grassland.
I saw a small mountain-like beetle emerging from the ground and rushing towards the defense line again!
"Another prairie insect king!" The soldiers were almost desperate. Killing the giant woolly elephant had used up a lot of their armaments. Now another insect king appeared. How to resist it?
"Report to the headquarters. The grassland defense line is requesting support. Another insect king has appeared. We can't stand it anymore!" Commander Wu Min urgently asked for help.
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At the Nanyang Defense Line, a giant turtle landed on land.
Large laser launchers and heavy electromagnetic guns hit it, but they failed to break through its defense.
It rushed towards the Great Steel Wall. Under the huge impact, this section of the indestructible Great Steel Wall collapsed.
"Plasma cannon fire!" A ball of plasma hit it, melting its turtle shell to create a big hole. The giant turtle bit the steel city and swallowed all the metal, concrete, and sand into its stomach.
Everyone discovered that the metal watch case was quickly covering its carapace, blocking the wound!
"It can eat metal and sand to recover!"
"Still not dead?"
"The Great Steel Wall Nanyang Defense Line, please support!"
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In the western sky, two insect kings flew across the sky. The powder on their bodies fell down, and large swaths of parasites burrowed everywhere. Once they got into the body, they would either be eaten clean or controlled by parasitism!
Defending forces had to use incendiary bombs or nuclear electromagnetic pulse bombs.
The aircraft groups in the sky were also destroyed in large numbers because of them.
Underground, the insect king from the desert is constantly drilling holes. The robot troops drill into the holes and use bombs to intercept them! But with little success.
"Evacuate quickly, the Insect King is coming in this direction!" In the direction where the Insect King went, people took transportation to evacuate quickly.
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"Emergency across the board!" All commanders in the Blue Star Alliance headquarters felt a headache.
"The manufacturing speed of weapons is not as fast as the consumption speed! Moreover, the Zerg are deliberately attacking our arsenal, and many factories have to shut down!" Lu Mei said, "Production support can no longer keep up, and now they are all consuming reserve supplies!"
"Manpower is also tight!" He Hongwei looked at the request for help. "The central part can't send any more people, and the Insect King has not taken action. If the Insect King attacks, these troops are our evidence to protect the central part!"
"Border cities have been destroyed!"
"The Insect Kings have the means to deal with hydrogen bombs." Song Jinghong said, "They are also prepared for plasma cannons and nuclear electromagnetic pulse weapons. It is difficult to kill them!"
"No matter what, even if all the armaments reserves are used up, we must withstand this last period of time!" Qin Peng clenched his fists, "Now we are resisting with all our strength, and we will patiently wait for the weapons commanded by He to turn the tide!"
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The Xuanwu Force Base was built into a planetary fortress, so it has been expanded many times. It has a huge underground city and underground factories.
In the aerospace carrier manufacturing factory, parts transported from various places are already being assembled.
Hundreds of thousands of industrial robots of different sizes and functions are performing assembly, welding and other operations.
He Xingzhou stood in the stands and watched the robots operate.
In front of him, the skeleton of the space carrier appeared. This skeleton is very similar to the model he originally designed.
The speed of the robot is much faster than manual operation, and the "flesh and blood" of the space carrier is being assembled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"The fusion thruster part has been installed!"
"The plasma ray generator has been installed."
"The high-voltage arc generator has been installed!"
"The reaction force adjustment device has been installed!"
"The operation cabin is ready."
"The internal armor has been installed!"
"Exterior armor has been installed!"
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The AI system kept hearing reports. One day later, the AI system prompted: "The space carrier, the Dapeng, has been fully installed and is undergoing self-inspection..."
"Finally the installation is complete!" He Xingzhou stood up and the waiting process was extremely long.
The earlier they finish, the fewer soldiers will be sacrificed on the front line and the losses will be reduced.
When he came to the manufacturing plant again, a huge battleship with a length of one thousand meters appeared in front of him.
Its shape resembles a giant bird, so He Xingzhou called it Dapeng.
It has a length of 1,038 meters and a wingspan of 875 meters. It uses a large nuclear fusion reactor as energy source.
Unlike a jet aircraft, it will use a reaction force system to fly against gravity!
Needless to say, ship-borne weapons are currently mankind's most advanced plasma cannons, nuclear electromagnetic pulse missiles, heavy electromagnetic guns, heavy laser cannons, as well as the latest plasma ray weapons and high-voltage arc generators!
Standing in front of this space carrier, a person looks as small as an ant!
Its huge body, steel shell, and shape full of power and technology make every engineer involved in the design and construction feel boundless pride and pride!
"This is the space carrier we built! Dapeng, mankind's first space carrier!" An engineer shouted: "We did it!"
"It only took us ten months! We accomplished such a feat in less than a year!" Several designers hugged each other and cried!
"The moment it takes off, we will regain the initiative in war!" Qin Peng and He Hongwei were both present to witness the moment of its birth!
"Is this really what we did?" Young researcher Zeng Weihao looked at the space carrier and his whole body trembled with excitement. The dream that he thought was unattainable can one day be realized!
"Humans are definitely not an inferior civilization!" A foreign scientist stared at the space carrier, and he couldn't help but think of his own country.
When the era of catastrophe comes, high-level officials all want to leave the earth and escape into space. As a result, they all became food for the Zerg!
"Perhaps, only here can such a great masterpiece be born!" he thought in his heart.
"The self-inspection of Dapeng is completed!" Dapeng's AI system Dapeng reported: "Dapeng pays tribute to all researchers, thank you for giving me body and life!"
When its sound sounded, people cheered throughout the research base.
"Two commanders, we will not board the ship today and hold those ceremonies." He Xingzhou said, "The war is tight and we cannot waste time!"
"Yes!" Qin Peng nodded, "Although the Dapeng has just been born and has not gone through various inspections and test flights, time waits for no one!"
"In extraordinary times, act in extraordinary ways!" He said, "Commander, the Dapeng is your hard work, you can take command!"
"Yeah." He Xingzhou nodded and shouted: "Xue Yang!"
"Here!" Xue Yang stepped out and saluted He Xingzhou. Behind him, there were a bunch of soldiers. These are all warriors who have performed outstandingly in the Xuanwu Force, and they have the honor to become the crew of the first batch of aerospace aircraft carriers!
"Captain Xue, because you have made many meritorious services in the war against the Zerg, after study and consideration by the headquarters." He Xingzhou said, "We will appoint you as the first captain of the aerospace aircraft carrier Dapeng!"
"All of you will become the crew of the Dapeng! Take office immediately!"
"Thank you to the headquarters for trusting us. We will definitely fulfill our mission!" Everyone responded loudly, their voices full of excitement.
Soldiers originally thought that becoming a crew member of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier would be a rare achievement and honor in their lifetime.
Who would have thought that they could drive an aerospace aircraft carrier and fight in the sky! To fight against that terrifying insect king?
"The first mission!" He Xingzhou continued, "Go to Sakura Island immediately and kill the three-headed dragon!"
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!" Xue Yang led the soldiers to board the aerospace aircraft carrier.
They have simulated how to operate in the computer system before. Although they are still a little unfamiliar with it, with the AI system Dapeng, intelligent operation can make up for these shortcomings.
"Aircraft carrier, Dapeng, leave the port!" He Xingzhou gave the order.
Following his order, the entire top of the manufacturing factory was opened, all the way to the upper level of Xuanwu Base, where a huge defensive barrier slowly opened.
The sun shone on the aerospace aircraft carrier for the first time. It was morning. The rising sun was rising in the east, and the red sun covered it with golden light, which was dazzling!
The crew members were already in their respective positions. Xue Yang sat in the captain's operating position and shouted: "Dapeng, take off!"
The nuclear fusion reactor has already been turned on. There is no huge noise or strong counter airflow. The anti-gravity device is activated, and the Dapeng begins to rise smoothly!
Within seconds, he flew out of the base. Then it began to accelerate, because the force field balance system and the internal structure ensured that the ship body, people and equipment would not collapse due to too high acceleration, so its acceleration was extremely fast.
It was obviously so huge, but when it accelerated, it was like a rocket taking off into the sky. Within a minute of everyone raising their heads, it had already disappeared from everyone's sight.
"At the speed of the Dapeng, we can reach Sakura Island in less than half an hour!" He Xingzhou said.
"Prepare a counterattack!" Qin Peng held his breath, "It's been half a month, and these bugs have become too arrogant!"
"Kill one of their leaders first!"
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At this time, on Sakura Island, three giant dragons were soaking in magma in Mount Fuji.
Since landing here, it has absorbed the nuclear energy of thirty-seven nuclear reactors, and its size has increased by 30% compared to when it first landed!
The two wings have also fully grown. The three-headed dragon has now reached the level of a high-level insect king. Maybe in half a year, it will evolve into a planetary beast!
At that time, it will be able to run rampant across Asia!
"My king, I have arrived along the Great Steel Wall. Within today, I can destroy this section of the Great Steel Wall!" The Sakura Insect King, a subordinate of the three-headed dragon, reported through the electromagnetic wave sink.
This Sakura Insect King was a subordinate trained by the three-headed dragon very early on. It allowed the Sakura Insect King to develop in the Sakura Sea, built an insect nest, and cultivated soldiers.
Now, the Sakura Insect King also has the strength of a medium Insect King, and the human aircraft carrier fleet cannot stop it.
"Very good!" the three-headed dragon ordered, "Now that the Blue Star Alliance can't stop it, you can land directly and occupy the northeastern area first."
"Don't be too aggressive. Humans still have the strength to resist. Let them throw hydrogen bombs on other unlucky people!"
"yes!"
The three-headed dragon has been observing. It knows that the Blue Star Alliance has not been forced into a desperate situation. At least they have not used hydrogen bombs in large quantities or abandoned their defense lines!
This shows that the Blue Star Alliance still has hidden strength.
"Let these young men and other insect kings consume their power." The three-headed dragon thought to himself, "When the power is almost exhausted, I will land in China and occupy at least half of the territory."
"The Baikal Insect King is very powerful. Let's just give it territory. Other scum also want to share resources from me? Wait until they are almost at the same level and kill them directly!"
"They must not have imagined that although I haven't evolved into a planetary beast yet, I already possess some of the planetary beast's bioenergy weapons!"
Just as it was staggering towards its future dominance, an intelligence bug came with the news: "A huge UFO was spotted flying towards Sakura Island!"
"What?" The three-headed insect king thought, "Is there an insect king coming to trouble me? Are you tired of living?"
"Other than the planetary behemoth, who is my opponent now?"
"What is it?" it asked.
"Huge shadow, a creation of human technology!" This time, the intelligence bug finally sent back the news.
"A creation of human technology? And a huge shadow?" The three-headed insect king thought, could it be a large human aircraft?
At this time, other intelligence bugs saw the incoming object clearly and sent the information back.
The three-headed dragon saw through the transmission screen that in the sky, a giant aircraft three times its size was flying towards Sakura Island at ten times the speed of sound!
"What the hell is this?" The three-headed dragon was startled. "When did humans have this kind of weapon?"
"My king, this is the human space carrier!" Yegesha said, "Our intelligence shows that the human named He Xingzhou once made a similar model!"
"Now he makes it!"
"Space carrier?" The three-headed dragon immediately said: "Go, stop it and destroy it!"
"Yes!" Yegesha immediately dispatched air troops to intercept.
The three-headed dragon himself began to hide underground.
Although it is powerful, its behavior is very wretched. The three-headed dragon did not want to confront it head-on until it was clear what weapons it had.
The news of the space carrier's appearance was quickly learned by other Zerg races.
"Humanity indeed has new weapons!"
"It's going to find the three-headed dragon, so let's see what this new weapon is capable of!"
"Shrink your troops, don't attack too deeply, and observe the situation first!" The insect kings who were attacking with all their strength began to paddle. They were observing the battle situation, and the pressure on the defense lines was suddenly reduced a lot!
