Danger!
The configuration of a fleet was divided into war-time and non-war-time. When there was no war, the capital ship was more of a deterrent. Under normal circumstances, an integrated fleet would only have a carrier as support and would not use a Dreadnail-class battleship.
Carriers were multifunctional super-large ships, possessing powerful combat capabilities. At the same time, they were the best logistical support for a fleet, providing repairs, supplies, and many other support tasks.
Meanwhile, dreadnoughts were the complete opposite of carriers. They had massive cannons and thick armor, and they would not provide protection for anyone. Instead, they needed other warships to serve them, because they were dreadnoughts! Its existence was to attack! To attack! To attack!
The soldiers gave the aircraft carrier an affectionate name — Nanny. This was because if a fleet had an aircraft carrier, there was no need for it to be docked at the shipyard for repairs. After a battleship was damaged, it only needed to enter the belly of the aircraft carrier to complete repairs, maintenance, and replenishment. It was like a mother, taking care of every member of the fleet.
Meanwhile, the dreadnoughts were called Grim Reapers by the soldiers! They were violent and easily angered, their firepower comparable to hundreds of battleships. Aside from charging and breaking through enemy lines, the dreadnoughts had no other functions. As long as the dreadnoughts were fired, they would not be able to move. They would stand there, either destroying the enemy or being destroyed.
A carrier paired with a dreadnought to form two capital ships. This was the most standard warship configuration, so why would the insectoid fleets use dreadnoughts? Were they going to attack someone?
"Scan all enemy ships! I want to know if all the insectoid fleets are in war-time configuration! "Xia Fei ordered.
Soon, the scan results were displayed on the screen, and Xia Fei could not help but suck in a cold breath.
"Three hundred and fifty insectoid fleets, all in war-time configuration! That's very unusual, "Phantom said doubtfully.
Xia Fei immediately used the Black Bat radar to establish a super long-range communication channel and contact the Alliance military.
"General Williams, we've arrived in the insectoid territory."
"The fleet commander Du Fuwei has already reported to me. Do you have anything special to report?"
This operation consisted of Li Mo, Xia Fei, and Du Fuwei's fleets. Du Fuwei was the commander of all three fleets, so he was the first to report anything.
Xia Fei asked, "Did Du Fuwei report to you about the strangeness of the insectoid fleets?"
"What's strange?" Williams asked.
"All of their fleets are configured according to the wartime configuration of a carrier and a Dreadnaught-class warship."
"Say that again!"
"They're all in wartime configuration, a mix and match of dual flagships."
Williams stroked his chin and pondered for a full two minutes. "Continue observing. Report to Du Fuwei if there's anything. After all, he's the person in charge of this mission. Our military commander, Ashley, is in the same boat as him. If there's a need to adapt to the situation, the two of them will decide on the spot."
Xia Fei nodded, not saying a word.
Williams hung up and immediately contacted the silver-haired general, Tai.
"Xia Fei just sent a message. Though the insectoid fleet is slightly smaller than ours, all of them are in standard wartime configuration, dual-flagships!" Williams sternly said.
…
Three hours later.
Tens of thousands of insectoid warships were still staring at Xia Fei's three pitifully small fleets. Time passed, and Xia Fei tried to contact the insectoids, but they refused to communicate, neither letting Xia Fei and the others pass.
The atmosphere was abnormally tense. The disparity between them and the enemy was a huge psychological pressure on everyone. It must be understood that they were in enemy territory, facing enemies that were tens of thousands of times stronger than them!
No one knew why the insectoids were acting so strangely. Xia Fei's fleet was like a withered leaf that would disappear with the slightest gust of wind.
The screen suddenly turned on, and a badly battered Williams appeared on the screen. He, who had always been known for his steadiness, appeared rather flustered under the immense pressure.
"Any movement from the insectoids?"
"No."
"The same goes for the Endaro Star Region. We've surrounded three insectoid fleets, and we can clearly see the insectoids in them through the ship scans, but they refuse to communicate with us, staying motionless in space."
Xia Fei could not help but fall into deep thought. There was no need for any explanation. Everything before him was definitely abnormal! After all, the insectoids had come with great enthusiasm to negotiate trade with the Pan-Human Alliance. Could they have changed their minds now?
"General, what should we do?" Xia Fei asked.
Williams let out a long sigh and sternly ordered, "Keep waiting. More fleets are on their way to the Endaro Star Region. We need to let the insectoids know that the Alliance has never feared any challenge. If they dare to play any tricks, we'll make them pay a heavy price!"
…
Xia Fei felt that he had been played. It was supposed to be trade between the two races, but in the end, it had become a punishment.
The Wild Star Region was like an isolation zone, separating the insectoids from the Pan-Human Alliance. For thousands of years, these two powerful sapient races had been watching each other from both ends of the isolation zone. After that war that had lasted for centuries, this was the first time that the human and insectoid fleets had gotten so close to each other.
On the Wild Star Region's side, the three small insectoid fleets were surrounded by five to six hundred combined fleets from the Pan-Human Alliance. Like a bunch of humans surrounding a few cockroaches, they quietly waited in the Pan-Human Alliance's territory, neither leaving nor entering, much less negotiating with the humans.
Though the humans did not like cockroaches, wishing that they could stomp them to death, there was nothing they could do about them. This was because these guys represented a diplomatic mission, and the moment they opened fire, it would mean that the humans and insectoids would enter an all-out war.
Humans were not afraid of one or two cockroaches, but if there were a million of them crawling over, any human would feel fear.
On the other side of the Wild Star Region, Xia Fei and a few other humans were surrounded by a large group of cockroaches. They did not let Xia Fei pass, nor did they let him leave, much less negotiate with him.
Xia Fei suddenly thought of a very bad problem. From the beginning when they proposed trade to the end of the awkward standoff, it was the insectoids who had the upper hand in this ridiculous situation. The humans had been led around by the nose by the insectoids, and in the end, they did not even give an explanation, forcing the billions of Pan-Human Alliance soldiers to wait at the border.
Xia Fei felt very uncomfortable in his heart. No human would enjoy being surrounded by a horde of insectoids, yet he could not do anything about it. When two powerful races were competing in the universe, the power of a single person was so insignificant that he could not change anything.
The situation continued like this, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Xia Fei had gradually gotten used to being surrounded by a large group of insectoids the moment he woke up. He followed his original plan of cultivating and studying every day. He had even concocted a potion that could increase his special ability, though he never had the chance to use it.
Every time he leveled up, Xia Fei would be in great pain, unable to move freely for a certain period of time, unable to react to what was going on around him.
With a million cannons pointed at him, Xia Fei did not want to lose even a second of clarity, so he decided to wait for things to settle down a little before finding a suitable time and place to consume the potion.
The military would send Xia Fei a briefing every day through the Black Bat radar. Aside from the ongoing negotiations, they would also reassure the three task forces not to be impatient and to wait quietly for the results of the negotiations.
At first, Xia Fei would still take a look at it every day, but in the end, he could not be bothered to look at it anymore. In the end, it was all because the military was helpless, and there was nothing new at all.
The number of insectoid fleets increased every day. A month ago, there were three hundred and fifty fleets surrounding Xia Fei, and now, there were no less than five hundred.
The Alliance did the same thing, stuffing seven hundred powerful armed fleets at the border, maintaining an absolute advantage in terms of numbers over the insectoid warships. Furthermore, the other bases stationed in the depths of space were still desperately assembling, with new fleets joining them every day.
At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the entire Alliance military gathered here, and who would guard the other gateways?
Moreover, gathering a fleet required a huge sum of money. With so many people having to eat every day, each warship needed fuel to travel from afar. Even if there were no sudden invasions from other races, the Alliance would still be crushed by the huge military expenditure.
The grim situation forced the Alliance to continue to expend their resources, and the enormous pressure made it hard for everyone to breathe.
…
While Xia Fei was trapped at the insectoid border, unable to advance or retreat, in the depths of space, another huge fleet was quietly gathering. In the span of a few months, more than six hundred fleets had gathered in this dark red nebula, and their strength was even greater than that of the border defense fleets! It could be said that this fleet was the insectoid race's strongest fighting force!
Now, this huge and ferocious fleet was ready to set off, only waiting for General Tanini to give the order.
Uti was the smartest master in the history of the Golden Tent, an intelligence that all insectoids envied and envied. Similarly, as a mite, Uti's short stature and weak body had always been criticized by his brethren.
As Uti's biological brother, Tanini's situation was not much better than his older brother's. Even though he was half a head taller than Uti, he was still only 0.65 meters tall.
"Carry me up!" General Tanini raised his head and bellowed. His height was clearly disproportionate to his voice, and when he spoke, his voice was like a huge bell.
A tall mantis warrior immediately squatted down and lifted General Tanini over his head, extending his long arms to carry him to the podium.
Straightening his military uniform, General Tanini faced the camera and loudly said, "Soldiers! The day you've all been waiting for is about to arrive!
"As long as we make it through this invisible wormhole, we'll reach a place 4.9 million lightyears away from the human capital, the Venal Galaxy!
"Right now, the human armies have already been delayed by our troops at the border. Those foolish humans will never imagine that our true opponents will appear near their capital in just a few hours! It's like a divine army descending from the heavens! "
Tanini grew more and more excited as he spoke, his dark green eyes gleaming with a savage light.
"We're going to kill our way into the human capital! Rob them of their treasures! Eat their wives and daughters! Pull out their intestines! Stuff them back in! Pull them out and put them around their necks! "
"Long live the insectoids! Long live Uti! The entire universe shall belong to us! "
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