bullyxtreme Chapter 311 The True Face of a Powerful Enemy
Chapter 311 The True Face of a Powerful Enemy
Five years later—the eighth year of military unification.
After five years of rapid development, the Great Qian Empire has achieved a qualitative leap in technology.
With the rapid advancement of science and technology, people's lives have undergone earth-shattering changes.
The entire Great Qian Dynasty was operating at full capacity, making the most thorough preparations to deal with the Octopus Demon Clan expeditionary force that would arrive five years later.
The capital city—the imperial palace.
"The Eight-Clawed Demon Star is about 100,000 light-years away from the Qian Star."
Liu Qianchuan, the chief defense advisor of the Great Qian Empire, stood in front of the light screen and gave a report to the high-ranking officials attending the imperial conference.
"The native inhabitants of the Octopus Star are the Octopus Demon Clan, who are known as the brutal and destructive race."
"We were all misled by the name 'Octopus Demon Clan' before."
"Before obtaining further intelligence, we created many illusions about the Octopus Demon Clan."
"We have simulated no fewer than dozens of different forms of the octopus demon."
"For example, the giant form—giant octopus, giant crab, giant octopus monster."
"Another example is the anthropomorphic octopus."
"Or perhaps it's an alien monster with eight tentacles."
"Among them, the octopus-like monster with a height similar to that of a human was once listed as a height reference."
"Until a month ago, we finally solved this mystery using a groundbreaking new interplanetary communication technology."
"According to the information we obtained from the Black Horse Galaxy, the true situation of the Octopus Demon Star and the Octopus Demon Clan is completely different from what we previously guessed!"
"Our previous conjectures and assumptions about the Octopus Star and the Octopus Clan were completely wrong......................."
"The Eight-Clawed Demon Clan is what they call themselves."
"In the Black Horse Galaxy, the Octopus Demons have another recognized name, which is—the Badaf Insect Race!"
To put it bluntly, they're just a bunch of insects!
"They have an evolutionary history of nearly ten million years and are a group of insectoids with advanced intelligence!"
"The Badaf Zerg have eight major branches, which actually correspond to eight different types of Zerg."
Liu Qianchuan, the chief defense advisor of the Great Qian Empire, pulled up graphic and textual information on the light screen and gave a detailed explanation to everyone.
"What we are seeing now is the most numerous and reproductively capable of the Badaf Zerg, and also the most basic fighting force of the Badaf Zerg—the Ironjaw Bugs!"
As he spoke, a 360-degree omnidirectional three-dimensional graphic appeared on the light screen.
"The standard form of the Ironjaw Beetle is 3.6 meters high, 5.7 meters long, and weighs 600 kilograms."
"IQ 50, moving speed up to 76 kilometers per hour."
"It mainly relies on its sharp jaws and sickle-like limbs as means of attack."
"The jaw beetle has a bite force of up to 6500 pounds!"
"They are the most aggressive units in the Badaf Zerg."
"Moreover, the exoskeleton of the iron-jawed beetle is very strong and can even withstand temperatures of at least 800 degrees Celsius."
"The swarms of armored jaw beetles are out in force, and wherever they go, nothing grows!"
"And the most terrifying thing about the Ironjaw Bugs is that they feel no pain, feel no fear, and have the strongest reproductive capacity of the entire Badaf Bug race!"
"They are born to be nothing short of killing machines."
"Because there is no pain, there is no fear..."
"Once they enter combat mode, they will fight to the death, and they will not stop fighting unless their central nervous system is destroyed."
As he spoke, Liu Qianchuan switched to a new 3D graphic and continued to introduce it: "Flying Wing Insect - 3.3 meters high, 4.9 meters long, 490 kilograms in weight, and an IQ of 50."
"The ground travel speed is 76 kilometers per hour, and the air speed is as high as 400 kilometers per hour."
"The forelegs and mandibles of the flying wing beetle are comparable in attack power to those of the armored jaw beetle."
"However, when the wings of a flying wing beetle vibrate, they can generate a special high-frequency sound wave, which can interfere with communications within a certain range."
"The Flywing Insects mainly serve as aerial reconnaissance and patrol missions within the Badaf Insect Clan."
"Unlike the armored jaw beetle, the flying wing beetle is usually a solitary creature."
"Heavy Beetle - 9 meters tall, 21 meters long, weighs 5.3 tons, and has an IQ of 55."
"Speed of 40 kilometers per hour."
"The main attack method is to spray highly corrosive liquid."
"The super corrosive liquid sprayed by the heavy beetle can quickly corrode even steel."
"The liquid inside an adult giant beetle contains approximately 1.2 tons of corrosive liquid."
"Giant Porphyra - 36 meters tall, 60 meters long, weighing 46 tons, with an IQ of 35."
"The speed of movement shall not exceed 3 kilometers per hour."
"The giant plasma worm can launch hypersonic giant explosive plasma energy blasts."
"Furthermore, the giant worm possesses extremely precise aiming capabilities, allowing it to accurately predict planetary orbits and launch long-range attacks."
Immediately afterwards, Liu Qianchuan displayed a series of combat scenes on the light screen showing the giant worms participating in actual combat in the Black Horse Galaxy.
"The super-high-speed, massive energy blast launched by the giant worm can easily destroy a spaceship."
"Therefore, the giant magma worm mainly serves as an 'anti-aircraft gun' in the Badaf magma swarm."
"Although the giant plasma worms are incredibly cumbersome, the sheer power and range of their hypersonic explosive energy projectiles are truly astonishing..."
"Mother-Child Bug - The mother body can launch a round offspring that is 10-20 centimeters in size. After being launched, the offspring can self-destruct."
"Its explosive power can destroy all targets within ten meters, and each circular sub-body is equivalent to a live self-destruct bomb."
"Puppet Worm - This is a very special type of worm in the Badaf Worm Clan."
"Although they don't have any powerful attack methods, they can parasitize the target and control the parasite!"
At this point, Liu Qianchuan emphasized: "Based on the real battle cases we have collected, the harm caused by this kind of parasitic worm should not be underestimated."
"The fact that they can parasitize and manipulate the behavior of their host without anyone noticing is chilling..."
"Intelligent Bugs - These are highly intelligent command-type bugs among the Badaf Zerg, capable of directing and coordinating all Zerg into battle."
"It has no offensive capabilities and needs the special protection of other insects."
"The Demon Insects—the most mysterious beings of the Badaf Insect Clan."
"Based on the information we have gathered, all we know is that the Demon Worm is the supreme ruler of the Badaf insectoid race."
"We have no way of knowing any other information..."
"However, one thing is certain."
"That is—the Insect Demon is the supreme being among the Badaf Insectoids!"
"All actions of the Badaf insectoids are manifestations of the insectoid demon's will..."
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"In conclusion, the enemy we will face five years from now is actually a group of insects with formidable combat power and advanced intelligence."
"The eight branches of the Badaf insectoid race are: Ironjaw Bug, Flying Wing Bug, Heavy Beetle, Giant Pulp Bug, Puppet Bug, Intelligent Bug, and Demon Bug."
Liu Qianchuan, the chief defense advisor of the Great Qian Empire, concluded: "What needs special attention is that, according to the information we have, the intelligent insects that act as commanders have a very considerable command range!"
"A highly intelligent insect can even command across interstellar distances."
"In other words—the Zerg commander directing the attack on Qianxing can remotely control the battle taking place on Qianxing from a hidden location on another planet......................"
"It's simply unbelievable..." After listening to Liu Qianchuan's detailed explanation, Shen Moshen couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined that what would make us so uneasy was a bunch of insects!"
"The formidable enemy we faced was actually a swarm of ugly bedbugs..."
"Could I interpret this as—that these Badaf insectoids, or rather, the Octopus Demons, have focused all their evolution points on modifying themselves?"
Shen Moshen said incredulously, "I thought we were going to be facing a group of aliens with all sorts of high-tech weapons and equipment."
"Who would have thought that our life-or-death battle with the aliens would turn into a war between humans and insects?"
"Your Majesty's analogy is indeed very apt."
Liu Qianchuan, the chief defense advisor of the Great Qian Empire, nodded and replied, "The Badaf insectoids have indeed pushed evolution to its extreme."
"Species that have evolved over nearly ten million years are indeed terrifying."
"A very simple example."
"Who could have imagined—that what we achieved with so much advanced technology, the giant worm simply tightened its anus and did the job of the interstellar electromagnetic railgun............................"
"And that armored jaw beetle—it actually evolved to be painless, and it has such formidable defense and attack power. Isn't it a veritable war machine?!"
"For warriors, this Zerg is simply perfect........................"
"If these bugs were on the battlefield, wouldn't they be a bunch of super soldiers!"
"Yes, our army has many 'super soldier' research projects."
Army Commander Lu Jingcheng remarked, "In order to cope with this life-or-death crisis that had long been on the verge of collapse, we even adopted many forbidden technologies in an attempt to create the super soldier we envisioned."
"I'm sorry..."
"Without pain, without fear, completely obedient to orders, possessing powerful combat capabilities and the most resolute fighting will, the Ironjaw Bug has these characteristics that we have yet to create in any project that can create such a perfect killing machine."
“From a biological perspective, it would be extremely difficult for us to create such a ‘perfect’ war system.”
Someone immediately added from a professional perspective: "Therefore, the only feasible way for us to create warriors that meet these characteristics is through intelligent machine warriors."
"What exactly is that demonic insect?" Air Force Commander Han Yunsheng looked at the data on the screen: "The data collected on the other seven types of insects is also very extensive and detailed."
"Why is it that the information on this demonic insect basically only includes its name?"
"Haven't these insects ever made an appearance in all these years of ravaging the Black Horse Galaxy and destroying so many planets?"
“They really haven’t appeared on camera.” Chen Guyan, head of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, shook his head: “We can find a lot of video footage of the other seven of the eight branches of the Badaf Zerg.”
"We also have a lot of practical data to learn from and refer to."
"These Zerg aren't just eyeing our Qian Star. Their principle regarding celestial bodies is—if they find one, they must occupy it!"
“We even discovered distress messages from other planets, which recorded numerous scenes of their battles with the Badaf Zerg.”
"However, these distress messages were likely sent approximately 600 years ago..."
"The actual combat impact data recorded alone is as high as hundreds of thousands of gigabytes, but there are no images of the demonic insects appearing in the footage."
"More than 600 years ago?" Shen Moshen frowned. "Can I understand that the most recent information we have about the Badaf insectoids is also from 600 years ago?"
"For over 600 years, these Badaf insectoids must have never stopped their conquests, right?"
"So they haven't undergone another evolution, have they?"
"If these damned insects have evolved again in the past 600 years, and we know nothing about it, wouldn't we be in a very passive position?"
"Your Majesty, based on our detailed study of the collected information, we have concluded that there is no need to worry about the issue you raised."
Liu Qianchuan, the chief defense advisor of the Great Qian Empire, explained to Shen Moshen: "Because, according to the data, the Badaf insectoids have undergone nearly ten million years of evolution and have long since reached the state of complete evolution in their own form."
"There is a lot of information about the Badaf insectoids. Those are the cosmic information streams left behind by the civilization stars that were destroyed by the Badaf insectoids a long time ago before their destruction."
"This also provides us with a very convenient channel to understand the Badaf insectoids."
"Among these vast amounts of data, we can even trace back to some events involving the Badaf insectoids ten thousand years ago."
"Through comparison, it can be seen that the form of the Badaf insectoids has remained unchanged for at least 10,000 years."
"Therefore, the evolutionary form of the Badaf insectoids should have already reached its complete form ten thousand years ago."
"In this state, for another major morphological evolution to occur..."
"It's not impossible, but it will definitely be a very long process. Based on the characteristics of the Badaf insectoid race, this process will take at least hundreds of thousands of years!"
"Therefore, we conclude that the Zerg army of Badaf that we will face five years from now is no different from the Zerg army of over 600 years ago......................."