The fierce battle had begun.
The first to attack was the Fearless fleet on the defensive line. They launched their first wave of attacks when both sides were only 5 AU away.
Of course, they could not use AoE space attacks at this distance. They could only use space piercing attacks that dealt limited damage to the Zergs.
After three waves of attacks, Lin Tian was surprised to find that all the attacking swarms still maintained their neat formation. There were no signs of them loosening up. Moreover, the gaps created by the three waves of attacks had been filled up by the other swarms of Zergs at a very efficient speed!
Were these Zergs or a well-trained Starfleet?
While Lin Tian was still in shock, the Zergs' formation began to change. The Spray Zergs moved to the front of the formation and gathered their energy. This was a sign that they were about to attack.
"Commander, the Spray Zergs have moved forward and are in attack mode!"
"Look at the current distance!"
"4.8AU!"
That was 4.8 AU. According to past experience, this was completely within the attack range of the Federation fleet. The Zergs could only line up and wait to be shot.
Now, a mere Class 5 Zerg King could breed a large number of Spray Zergs, and they were in attack mode. The range had increased by more than 100 times. Did they evolve by a few levels?
"Observe and analyze the Spray Zergs' attacks closely. At the same time, create a new file in the database and name it after the high-grade Spray Zergs!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Although Lin Tian was confident that the Fearless fleet could withstand these Spray Zergs' attacks, he would not underestimate them!
The next moment, the Spray Zergs, which were so numerous that Lin Tian could not be bothered to count them, began to attack.
The scorpion-like tail retracted slightly, and then suddenly stretched forward, releasing its own attack. A ball with specks of red light quickly swept forward.
"Commander, the attack released by the high-grade Spray Zergs has been detected. The energy index is extremely high, but the speed is not fast. The speed is only 120,000 kilometers per second, and the contact distance is about 105 minutes. Wait … Is this a solid object?"
"A solid object attack?"
"No, no, it's not a solid object. It's an energy bomb with a solid shell!"
With this explanation, Lin Tian finally understood why the high-grade Ejector Beetle was able to attack from a distance of nearly 5AU.
The reason was because of this physical shell!
Using a special method to wrap the energy in a solid form and shoot it out, and when the energy came into contact with it, the energy contained in the solid shell would suddenly explode?
Apart from the fact that the attack speed was a little slower, this was simply an energy attack with a super long range.
Perhaps it was because the energy would gradually dissipate in the process of moving forward, so it only attacked when it was within 5AU!
After all, even if he had a physical shell, theoretically speaking, he could shoot at an unlimited range. However, if all the energy that was his main killing power dissipated, then it would be meaningless!
However, Lin Tian had no idea what kind of attack was contained in that physical shell.
"Calculate the path of one of the attacks and send an unmanned reconnaissance ship to ram it. I want to know the specific parameters of this attack!"
"Yes, Commander!"
According to the speed of the Spray Beetle's attack, as well as the radar team's report, there was still more than an hour before contact. There was enough time for Lin Tian to test what kind of attack it was before contact.
Soon, in the middle of the battlefield, a hyperspace window opened without warning. A Dreadnaught-class warship quickly rushed out and released a small unmanned reconnaissance ship from the spaceport.
"Commander, the warship has arrived at the predetermined location and has completed the release of the reconnaissance ship."
"Have you confirmed the attack path of the high-grade Spray Beetle?"
"Confirmed!"
"Good, immediately control the unmanned reconnaissance ship and ram into the calculated path!"
"Yes, Commander … The unmanned reconnaissance ship has set off. Contact distance: 17 minutes!"
Under the control of the command team, the unmanned reconnaissance ship that had just been released quickly followed the predetermined path at the fifth speed!
Time passed minute by minute, second by second, and the Fearless fleet and the Zergs continued to release wave after wave of attacks.
The reconnaissance ship sent by Lin Tian was less than a minute away from contact.
In the bridge of the United ship, the entire staff team, Lin Tian, and Vieruodis stared at the virtual image in front of them and the tactical image on the side.
In the tactical image, a blue dot and a red dot were moving in a straight line, and the contact time was accurately displayed on the side.
3...
2...
1...
When the blue and red dots came into contact, they both flickered a few times before dimming and disappearing from the image.
The observation image on the side showed a dark red energy cluster that was forming, covering a distance of one million kilometers!
"What a large damage radius. Have you calculated the specific data?"
Lin Tian was clearly shocked as well. He immediately asked in the direction of the command team.
"It's calculated, Commander!"
"Based on our calculations, this attack is still in the form of energy, but the energy level has exceeded Level 11 and is almost at Level 12!"
"As for the damage radius, according to our calculations, it's a sphere with a diameter of one million kilometers!"
The range was above 4AU and close to 5AU, the damage radius was one million kilometers, and the energy level was close to Level 12 …
What kind of concept was this? Lin Tian couldn't be any clearer.
In terms of power alone, it was basically at the peak of the positron cannon developed by the Federation. Of course, it could not be compared to something like the gamma ray cannon, but it was still very shocking!
This was the lowest level of the Zerg race's Ejector Beetle!
However, although Lin Tian was shocked, he was also slightly relieved. After all, although the power was shocking, this kind of attack could not pose a threat to the Phase Shield.
However, just as Lin Tian was relieved, a new situation occurred on the Zerg side. When there was still a distance of 3.8AU between the two sides, the Battleship Beetles in the formation …
Opened fire!
Lin Tian could still understand how a semi-solid weapon could have such a long range, but the Battleship Beetles were using a beam type attack, and they could attack from such a long distance.
This was completely beyond Lin Tian's expectations, and it was a little unbelievable.
It should be noted that even the Federation's most advanced beam weapon only had an attack range of a little over ten million kilometers.
It was not even one-fiftieth of the range displayed by the Battleship Beetles …
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