Chapter 1461 It Never Ends

The three small ships responsible for the response attacked not long ago, and there was not much ammunition left.

The first batch of three attack ships were mainly for various exploratory attacks, so they lasted longer.

The main task of this batch is to cause as much damage as possible, and the ammunition will naturally be consumed quickly.

But by this time, they were already planning to break away from the battle, because... this sea of ​​trees was too big.

Qu Jianlei and the others brought enough ammunition and more energy blocks. If they used all their strength, it would not be a big problem to destroy this sea of ​​trees.

But it is difficult to say whether all the migratory locusts can be wiped out.

The key is that there is only one regiment-level ship, and if it continues to launch attacks, the fire control system and even the power system may not be able to survive.

And if all the ammunition is wasted here, do you still want to explore next?

So facing this large group of aliens, everyone actually wanted to leave.

This feeling is really bad. The fourth master even said, "Should we contact the military and inform them of the situation here?"

Even if they have to leave, the military can always come and annihilate this group of aliens, right?

Moreover, Xiaohu threw some repeaters out while he was on his way. It was only a day's journey, so it was easy to contact the military.

However, after receiving the call, the military confirmed the distance and answered helplessly.

"Sorry, if you can't solve it, we can't help. I suggest you take a detour..."

Similar alien populations are not uncommon in the surrounding areas, and the military cannot completely eradicate them.

The size of the garrison and fleet at the bridgehead is limited.

As a forward position, although they have sufficient ammunition, once part of the fleet leaves, the defense will become stretched.

Before this, the military had also swept away the surrounding foreign races, and only then had enough space to establish a bridgehead.

But the problem is that there are too many alien races, and they are not afraid of death, which consumes a lot of ammunition from the military.

The casualties of the military were not very large, but the equipment was severely worn, simply because the ammunition was piled too high.

The biggest task of the garrison at present is actually to guard the entrance of the passage to ensure that foreigners will not enter the empire through the passage.

The military has discussed this before. Is it appropriate to go out and hunt down foreigners?

The final result of the discussion was that it was very uneconomical. Too much ammunition might be wasted and the loss would be too great.

Although the empire is powerful and rich enough, every family must also consider living within their means.

Of course, the bottom line is to guard the entrance of the channel. If you retreat to the other end of the channel, it would be too passive.

Space is endlessly mysterious and ever-changing, and existing technology cannot fully predict all changes.

If something unexpected happens to these aliens in the passage, the empire will really cry to death.

Therefore, the only task of the bridgehead is to guard the gate firmly.

It is enough to ensure that no foreign race appears within a limited distance.

After hanging up the communication, the fourth master was a little depressed, "Oh, this tactic... is to destroy your own prestige."

Claire agreed, "It would be good to just release a fleet at random and wipe out some at random, otherwise it would be too passive."

"Ha," Qu Jianlei laughed dryly, "As long as the entrance to the passage can be defended, the aliens cannot attack the empire, so they will naturally attack the alliance."

Everyone was silent. After a while, Hua Xiezi spoke up, "There's nothing wrong with that!"

"The Alliance can lure aliens to the entrance of the passage. The Empire is just following their example."

Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly, this is beggar-thy-neighbour behavior.

From the perspective of Guojia's interests, many behaviors really have nothing to do with morality, and there is no question of who is dirtier than who.

He sighed, "Forget it, get out of the fight and walk around in a circle."

Because of its speed advantage, it is very easy for the regiment-level ship to escape from the battle.

But even though the distance was millions of kilometers away, the large sea of ​​trees was still chasing after him, which was really unusually tough.

It wasn't until they were two million kilometers away that Qu Jianlei and others were in the mood to check on the small ship's injuries.

A large hole was cut out of a small ship, but no abnormal energy remained.

After the inspection, everyone was speechless. Finally, Tianyin asked doubtfully, "Is it the power of space?"

"Not entirely," Yi He said simply. "The pure power of space cannot hide it from me."

Regardless of his previous knowledge of space fluctuations, it can only be said that he has been in the Maiden Star Territory for more than a thousand years, which is enough to grow into an expert.

Qu Jianlei nodded, "Only part of the energy fluctuations can be observed, maybe it's dark matter or something..."

"Anyway, the cutting power is amazing, but the range and durability are a bit lacking."

This is good news, but looking at the small ship attacked by the migratory locust is a bit shocking.

The small ship was full of pits, and it looked like they were more than just the result of an attack. There were obvious signs of corrosion on the edges.

In addition, there are some tips for excessive radiation.

It was obvious that the energy contained in the Locust's magical attack was strangely corrosive.

This kind of energy can even corrode the energy of the protective shield, and I don't know what type it is.

The good thing is that this energy is similar to the black line and dissipates faster.

But also because of this, Xiaohu only found a little residual energy.

However, when it wanted to store this energy, it unexpectedly discovered that this thing could not be loaded with alloys or synthetic materials.

As for whether there are other suitable materials that can be loaded, it is not very certain at present, but everyone does not have enough time to test.

The remaining energy is rapidly dissipating.

Just when he was at a loss, Qu Jianlei had an idea, "Why not try with tree fragments?"

The poisonous thing must have a nemesis within seven steps - this is a bit metaphysical, but there are many similar coincidences.

The tree fragments caught by the small ship are not big, one is the size of a car, and the other is only one-third of it.

There are many types of mechanical arms on the regiment-level ship. Xiaohu chose a high-speed drill to drill holes in the fragments.

The difficulty of drilling holes is not as great as everyone thought, but it still took some time.

There are also mechanical arms cutting fragments, trying to make a lid.

However, it was still slow. Half an hour later, when everything was ready, the remaining energy disappeared.

Hearing the news from Xiaohu, everyone looked at each other.

Yi He couldn't help but say, "We should have tried to seal it with obsidian just now."

Obsidian is a material in the world of immortal cultivation, and Qu Jianlei also went to the Girl Star Domain to obtain a certain amount of reserves.

However, using obsidian to seal is not just a matter of material, but also related to the use of spiritual energy.

"It's best to use obsidian sparingly," Qu Jianlei said, "Let's try the tree fragments first."

The energy is gone now? It doesn't matter, just turn around and attack again.

The most important thing is to make the sealed box first.

The next moment, seven or eight mechanical arms on the regiment-level ship started working at the same time, cutting the fragments into boxes one by one.

Five of the boxes were made as big as tires - Qu Jianlei wanted to try whether he could put the black line in.

An hour later, ten small boxes and five large boxes were made, and the regiment-level ship turned around and flew back.

The large sea of ​​trees saw the regiment-level ship flying farther and farther, and originally slowed down and did not intend to continue chasing.

Who would have thought that this starship would actually fly back again...

The sea of ​​trees began to speed up and rushed straight towards them. This one was really not an ordinary iron.

The small ship that was cut by the black line had already replenished its ammunition and energy blocks, and attacked again with the other two intact small ships.

This battle took less than twenty minutes.

The sea of ​​trees was obviously a lot crazier, and they actually rushed forward in a swarm. The many black lines they sent out actually injured several friendly forces by mistake.

From this point of view, there was no need to use the big box - the trees themselves could not withstand the black lines.

But it was normal, just like the starship, it could not withstand the attack of the enemy ship of the same level.

The task was a little lighter, but the aliens were really crazy. A small ship could not avoid it, and was crippled and then exploded.

With Xiaohu's precise control ability, he lost a small ship, which shows how crazy the aliens were.

Of course, this was also because the small ship was too close to the other side and wanted to take samples, which caused such a result.

However, even so, it is conceivable how dangerous it would be for a manned small attack ship to face such an opponent.

Twenty minutes later, the sampling was completed, and the regiment-level ship turned around and left the battlefield again.

The sea of ​​trees behind it chased desperately, and even when the distance was extended to three million kilometers, it did not slow down.

At this time, the regiment-level ship had completed the sampling and packaging of energy.

Qu Jianlei's guess was right. The box made of trees can indeed seal energy.

"This thing can be shared with the military in half, and we can study it together."

Seeing the sea of ​​trees chasing behind, Claire couldn't help but suggest, "Why don't we hit them again?"

"Okay," Qu Jianlei nodded.

This is not because he was nagging, because he found out that those locusts that lost their nests can only fly at high speed for a period of time.

Locusts fly slightly faster than trees, but their durability is poor.

In such a long-distance chase, those locusts have to live in trees of other species.

Qu Jianlei believes that under such poor living conditions, locusts may kill each other.

Wouldn't that save everyone a lot of trouble?

So the regiment-level ship returned again and launched a new round of attacks on the sea of ​​trees.

This attack was not carried out with a mission, and the small ships were not sent out at all. It was just the regiment-level ship that bombarded the sea of ​​trees from a long distance.

The attack lasted for nearly an hour, during which time small ships were sent out to collect a batch of debris and locust corpses.

Then the regiment-level ship turned around and left again. After a million kilometers, it returned again for another wave of attacks.

This went on for five times, and about a quarter of the ammunition carried by the regiment-level ship was used up.

The size of the sea of ​​trees was reduced by half, and it felt that the alien race on the opposite side was already hysterical, and the regiment-level ship really drifted away.