The originally unremarkable scattered asteroid belts had now shed their disguises and bared their fangs.
As the camouflage layer on the surface shattered one after another, gravel flew everywhere.
There were no asteroids inside; they were clearly defense platforms that were not to be trifled with, and there were millions of them.
This was the Lancer Star Defense Network that the Tarlac race had spent thousands of years and hundreds of generations of effort to finally build.
Every defense platform was armed to the teeth, and there were no less than a hundred weapons of various calibers. Their firepower was comparable to that of a Tarlac civilization's main battleship. The only difference was that these defense platforms did not require a propulsion device, nor did they require the many other devices on the battleship.
After the camouflage was removed and activated by remote control, blue energy gathered at the muzzles of all the cannons.
Obviously, all the weapons had begun to charge.
This sudden change naturally did not escape Arbor's perception. It was only now that he realized …
The many asteroid belts that he had passed through along the way were actually camouflage, and this entire defense platform network stretched for tens of millions of kilometers.
He had unknowingly fallen into a situation where he was being attacked from all sides.
This was like a densely arranged minefield, and he was now at the center of this huge minefield. Any slight movement could lead to his death.
How was he supposed to play this game?
He could neither advance nor retreat. He was caught in a dilemma, alright?
Arbor could not make up his mind for a moment, but Zi Luo would not give up such a good opportunity just because of Arbor's hesitation.
All the defensive platforms within range immediately began to attack from all directions. Energy rays, energy bombs, and even primitive rail cannons were launched at the swarm of insects commanded by Arbor as if they were free of charge.
The low-level Insectoids had almost no means of defense, and all they could rely on was the strong bodies of their biological civilization.
These combat Insectoids might be able to withstand a single attack and not die, and they might even be able to breathe after being hit several times. However, in the face of this storm of attacks, all of these were useless.
With just one wave of attacks, the small Insectoid swarm had lost nearly ten percent of its members. How terrifying was that?
After being taught such a lesson, Arbor clearly understood that if he continued to stay here, not only would the Insectoids under his command be annihilated, but he would also die without a doubt.
As for escaping?
Sorry, there was no way to escape. He was in the middle of a space defense network that stretched tens of millions of kilometers. If he wanted to escape and leave the range of fire of these defense platforms, even he would have to spend at least a few minutes, and this was under the condition that there were no obstacles.
He might be able to withstand the attack for such a long time, but his combat insects definitely couldn't.
However, that was not within Arbor's consideration. After all, ordinary combat insects were not very significant to a Class 5 Insect King.
Moreover, according to the Bug Tribe's numbers, 10 million combat bugs were really nothing. Even if all of them were wiped out, Arbor would not feel the slightest bit of emotion.
In its heart, it already had the answer at this moment. With itself as the center, all the combat insects gathered and formed a comprehensive protection, and it …
While under the protection of the swarm, he would open a tunnel to the hive so that he could escape.
In essence, the hive tunnel was also a type of spatial teleportation tunnel. These two technologies could be said to be cousins, and the biggest difference between them was the speed of travel and the energy used!
However, the current Tarak civilization was still a Class 4 technological civilization. Let alone interfering with the hive tunnel, they had not even mastered the technology to interfere with the warp engine.
"Commander, abnormal energy has been detected. According to the comparison in the database, the Insectoid Commander should be trying to escape and is opening a tunnel to the hive!"
Although the knowledge base that Lin Yu gave before he left only contained the technology of a Class 3 technological civilization, Lin Yu had stuffed all the information about the Insectoids into it. After all, the small universe that the Tarak civilization was in was under the Insectoids' control.
Therefore, the Tarak civilization's understanding of the Insectoids was like their understanding of themselves. Everything was so familiar to them, even though this was their first real encounter with the Insectoids.
After comparing the detected abnormal energy, they quickly came to a conclusion. This Insectoid King was trying to open a tunnel to the hive with the intention of escaping.
Of course, Zi Luo would not stop just because Arbor was trying to escape. A threat …
He had to be killed in the cradle.
"Don't give him a chance to escape. Activate the space cannons. Target: the Class 5 Insectoid King at the center of the Insectoid swarm!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Tens of thousands of kilometers away from the military base, a crack suddenly appeared on the originally empty plain. However, no matter who saw this crack, their eyes widened. It was simply too straight. It was simply a perfect straight line.
The earth was shaking. With the crack as the center line, the entire earth slowly moved to both sides.
It was only then that everyone could see clearly that it was not the earth that had split open. Instead, it was a door on the ground. After this door was opened, it finally revealed what was hidden inside.
There was nothing inside.
Yes, there was nothing!
If not for the fact that the circular walls inside were made of metal and extremely smooth, everyone would think that this was a bottomless hole.
This was a planet-level defensive weapon that the Tarak civilization had spent hundreds of years to create after becoming a Class 4 civilization. There were a total of twelve space cannons on the entire planet of Lancer. They were located at different locations on the surface and could cover all directions around Lancer at the same time. Two of them were even built in the ocean.
Due to the lack of powerful energy technology, and the fact that nuclear fusion energy alone was not enough to support the ultimate weapon of a Class 4 civilization, the Tarak civilization finally chose to use the star core energy after hundreds of years of debate.
After using the star core energy, with the size of Lancer, the amount of energy that the star core could provide was absolutely terrifying. However, directly extracting energy from the star core would also cause great damage to the planet.
It was fine to use it once in a while. After all, the planet also had self-healing abilities. However, if it was used frequently, it would cause irreversible damage to the entire planet.
Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, Zi Luo would never order to use the space cannons.
And now, it was time to use them.