The killing range of the Phase Bomb was not large. It was even smaller than the killing radius of the Zero Point Missile, only about 800,000 kilometers.
This distance was not even the tip of the iceberg for the entire battlefield, and Elio could not possibly use all the Phase Bombs carried by the entire fleet without making sure of the exact location.
Therefore, the deployment of more than a dozen Phase Bombs was just to carry out another round of firepower in the most suspicious areas.
It was an upgraded version of firepower reconnaissance!
As the countdown ended, more than a dozen Phase Bombs were detonated at the same time, but it did not cause any ripples, as if these more than a dozen Phase Bombs were all duds.
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10 AU away from the fifth attack group, Akata had already connected to a Hidden Blade Insect through the Zerg's spiritual network and obtained its vision sharing.
1 million kilometers, only 1 million kilometers left!
At most, in a little more than ten seconds, the front of the Hidden Blade Insect swarm would officially come into contact with the human fleet. Victory …
It was right in front of him!
At this moment, Akata was already imagining the scene of hundreds of billions of Hidden Blade Insects suddenly appearing inside the human fleet and launching a fatal blow.
But the next moment, the image of the human fleet in front of him that was originally in his line of sight …
Disappeared!
No, perhaps it was not correct to say that it disappeared, but what Akata shared through the spiritual network suddenly became pitch black, there was nothing!
What's going on?
Carefully sensing, it turned out that the shared link between him and the Hidden Blade Insect had been disconnected. This was the first time Akata encountered such a situation.
Of course, he did not think too much about it. He immediately sensed the Hidden Blade Insect at the front and chose one at random.
Spiritual connection, sensory sharing, acquisition …
In his eyes, the image appeared again. It was still the image of the Federation fleet that was close at hand, but …
Why did he feel that the Federation fleet had become a little further away?
After a closer inspection …
What kind of feeling was this? It had clearly become further away!
Before the shared link was disconnected, Akata was very sure that he was less than a million kilometers away from the human fleet, but now?
He was also connected to a high-level Hidden Blade Insect at the front of the swarm, but …
Why did the distance between him and the human fleet become more than 1.5 million kilometers?
His shared link just now was inexplicably disconnected for 2 or 3 seconds, and looking at the human fleet, there was no trace of movement at all!
Then, why did the distance between him and the human fleet suddenly become hundreds of thousands of kilometers?
To be honest, Akata was very confused.
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Time returned to 10 seconds ago.
Federation Fifth Attack Group flagship, inside the bridge.
"The key has been entered. The security lock has been unlocked. The phase bomb has begun its detonation sequence!"
"Three seconds before detonation … 2 … 1 … 0. Detonate!"
1 second … 2 seconds … 3 seconds …
In the area where the Phase Bombs were detonated, nothing happened. It was as if these Phase Bombs were all low-quality duds, not even causing a ripple.
Of course, it was impossible for all of the Phase Bombs to turn out to be duds. If that really happened, the entire production unit would probably be sent to the military court.
In fact, the reason this weapon was called a Phase Bomb was because after it was detonated, it would not affect the main phase but the other phase!
This was also the reason why the dozen or so Phase Bombs didn't react at all after detonating!
However, compared to the calmness of the main aspect, it was the complete opposite in the alternate aspect.
The entire killing radius of 800,000 kilometers was directly aimed at the Hidden Blade Insects at the forefront of the swarm.
Everything was swept clean!
"All Phase Bombs have been confirmed to have detonated. Beginning to obtain data on the detonation area!"
"The relevant data has been obtained!"
"The detonation area of the first Phase Bomb is normal …"
"The detonation area of the second Phase Bomb is normal …"
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"The detonation area of the twelfth Phase Bomb … Abnormality detected. Abnormality detected in the detonation area of the twelfth Phase Bomb!"
"After the detonation of the Phase Bomb, a large number of Zergs were detected. The energy signature is 85% similar to the Hidden Blade Insects in the database. Their scale is spread throughout the entire killing range of the Phase Bomb. They are 950,000 kilometers away from our fleet's defense line!"
"What!"
Elliot abruptly stood up from the captain's seat, his eyes revealing a hint of seriousness!
950,000 kilometers … What did this mean?
It meant that if he hadn't discovered it, it would only take ten seconds for these Zergs to invade his defense line without him noticing.
At that time, the entire formation would explode everywhere while the outside would be besieged by a seemingly endless sea of Zergs. Just thinking about this scene made Elliot break out in cold sweat.
It was too dangerous …
If it wasn't for Lin Yu's warning, he might have really fallen into their trap.
The key now was how many Hidden Blade Insects the Zergs had sent out.
Although the scanning area of the twelfth Phase Bomb was filled with Zergs, it didn't mean that there were only so many of them.
After all, the reason for this result was that when the Phase Bomb detonated, only a small amount of out-of-phase data could be detected in the detonation area. As for areas not included in the detonation area, the data could not be obtained.
Therefore, there was really no way to calculate the scale of the Zergs!
However, one thing was for sure. Even if the Zergs killed by the Phase Bomb were at the forefront of the entire swarm, the Zergs that were not affected were at most a million kilometers away from him …
The situation was still very dangerous!
"Prepare the Phase Bomb immediately. Launch it directly at the detonation area of the twelfth Phase Bomb and the surrounding area!"
"At the same time, prepare the Phase Bombs that were previously deployed on the defense line to detonate at any time. As long as there are any Zergs, no matter where they are in our formation, immediately detonate the Phase Bomb closest to them without asking for permission!"
The distance was so close and the situation was so critical that Elliot didn't have the time to slowly deploy the Phase Bomb.
Fortunately, he had deployed the Phase Bombs in his entire fleet formation. This meant that even if these Zergs rushed into the formation, as long as they dared to show their heads, Elliot could immediately squash them to death!
If Elliot hadn't discovered the Hidden Blade Insects before they attacked, he would have been caught off guard by the Zergs. If the other Zergs and the royal Zergs took the opportunity to counterattack, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
However, now that Elliot was prepared, even if it was a little rushed, it was enough to deal with it.
"Yes, Commander!"