A gigantic spherical defense circle formed by fleets was moving rapidly away from the hive tunnels.
Of course, the fleets did not stop firing. All the fleets whose shooting angles could cover the two tunnels continued to unleash their powerful firepower.
Alba was dumbfounded.
He had carefully calculated the location of the hive tunnels. The distance of 1AU was within the range of the Tier 1 King Zerg. He had also maintained a certain distance to prevent the human fleets from setting up a pocket formation around the hive tunnels before the Tier 1 King Zerg arrived.
After all, if the human fleets set up a pocket formation around the hive tunnels and formed a dense crossfire, no Zerg would be able to escape from the tunnels safely.
This was also why Alba did not directly open the hive tunnels in front of the human defense circle. Instead, he had to create a certain distance between the two.
Alba's arrangement had not been a problem. The Tier 1 King Zerg Zerg Guards that he had entrusted to Heniye would definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Federation.
This … should have been the case!
However, what was going on now? The moment the hive tunnels were opened, the human fleets began to move further and further away from the two hive tunnels.
When the Tier 1 King Zerg started to surge out of the hive tunnels, the human fleets were already 1.2AU away from the two tunnels!
Range … This was a very serious problem!
What made Alba even more frustrated was that the range of his Tier 1 King Zerg Guards was not enough, but the human fleets could still reach it …
The entire Tier 1 King Zerg Guards had become targets and were being slaughtered one-sidedly!
This was ridiculous. There was someone among the humans who could completely destroy his backup plan?
Alba might not know this, but if Lin Fan knew what he was thinking, he would definitely be even more confused!
He had only wanted them to gather together so that he could clear the area with a wave of zero-point missiles to earn System Points. Only a fool would think so far ahead!
Alba immediately sent a new order through the Zerg's spiritual network. All Tier 1 King Zerg Guards were to remain in the tunnels and wait for further orders!
This was not the Path of Stars that could only move forward with the current like the ocean. It was also not the kind of spatial teleportation that had no knowledge of the process!
Speaking of the insect hive's passageway, its biggest feature was that one could continue to stay inside as long as one did not want to leave. When one wanted to leave, all one had to do was to crawl out of the passageway.
Of course, if the hive was shut down or destroyed, then it would end up like the Class 3 King Beetle that had once ventured into the Milky Way. It could only die without knowing why!
From Alba's point of view, the Federation fleet's current actions were targeted at his rank 1 insect guards!
However, as more than 20 minutes passed, Alba began to doubt his own idea.
The human fleet was already 2 AU away from the tunnel, and they were still moving further away. Li Cangqiong had already ordered the entire fleet to stop attacking when they were 1.5 AU away.
This gave Alba a very deceptive galaxy!
The range of this human fleet was basically 1.5 AU. Most importantly, wasn't this meant to target his Tier 1 Insectoid Guards? But at this distance, they couldn't even attack him, so what was the point of targeting?
Could it be that he was really overthinking it?
Alright, it didn't matter if he was overthinking it or not. The humans had other plans. Either way, at this distance, they were no longer a threat to him.
In that case, he could use this opportunity to get the entire Insectoid army to go out and attack the humans. This would force them to move further away and give him a safe place to look for that special energy.
Instantly, the Tier 1 Insectoid Guards began to surge out of the second tunnel. In addition, due to Li Cangqiong's cease-fire, the normal Insectoids that had gathered outside the tunnel had even surpassed the Insectoids that had attacked the Vita defense line previously.
One had to admit that the Insectoid Emperor's ability to transport troops was truly terrifying!
"Staff Officer Team, how's the calculation going?"
"Commander, according to our calculations, we need to form a wave of attack with the remaining 469 zero-point missiles to maximize the damage. The current size of the Insectoid sea is still a little too small!"
"Mm, we've calculated it. How long will it take for the Insectoids to reach our desired size?"
"Based on the current progress, it will take another 12 minutes!"
"Alright, order the fleet to continue to retreat. Give the Insectoids a sense of security so that they can continue to come out without worry!"
"Yes, Commander!"
It could not be helped. The attack range of 469 zero-point missiles was simply too large. Although the Insectoid sea formed by the Insectoids was already terrifying, it was still not enough to maximize the effect of the attack!
They could only continue to wait for the Insectoid sea to expand further!
In order to achieve this goal, Li Cangqiong felt that it was best for the fleet to continue to retreat. After all, the Insectoid Kings were highly intelligent. They had to give them a sense of security so that things would go smoothly, right?
The killing intent … was so close, yet the three Insectoid Kings in the tunnel did not notice it at all.
Although Alba did not notice the killing intent, he could not understand the actions of the human fleet. He could not figure out what they were up to.
He was hesitant. Should he go out and look for that special energy now, or should he observe the actions of the humans for a while longer?
"My Emperor, should I go out first?"
"Should we open another tunnel to the back of the humans to block them off?"
While Alba was still hesitating, Garcia spoke up.
Clearly, he was getting impatient. The human fleet has already escaped. What are we doing here?
Are we really going to watch them escape?
Of course, no matter how irascible Garcia was, he still spoke to Alba respectfully.
After all, we did not even destroy a single human battleship. On the other hand, we've suffered countless casualties. Isn't this embarrassing for us?
Other than the first Holy War, Garcia had never been so frustrated. He asked Alba.
"Alright, we'll do as you say!"
Garcia's suggestion made Alba's eyes light up.
Of course, this did not mean that Garcia's suggestion was wonderful, but …
It just so happened that an idiot was willing to go out and scout for him. He wanted to see if
there were any problems, right?
This … What a good Insectoid!
"Yes, my Emperor, I'll go right away!"