Chapter 332: Orbital Bombardment - Zerg Planet

Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Orbital Bombardment - Zerg Planet

The holographic communication ended.

Zhao Chen sat in his captain’s chair, gazing at the distant interstellar battlefield.

That was no longer something he needed to worry about.

He checked the progress of all his current tasks.

[Task: Insect Disaster in the North Wind Star Domain

Task One: Eliminate thirty T3 Nest Motherships (30/30)

Task Two: Annihilate Zerg Units, reaching a total of one billion (250 million/1 billion)

Task Three: Rescue civilians whose lives are threatened by the Zerg Plague. Reach certain thresholds to receive corresponding rewards (5 million people, 10 million people, 15 million people, 20 million people, 25 million people, 30 million people...)

Current number of people rescued: 2 billion. Can obtain 200,000 System Points.

Task Four: Please choose one of the three specified side mission options]

The T3 Nest Mothership task was conveniently completed during the recent operation, as Zhao Chen’s Fierce Dragon Fleet eliminated several along the way.

Task Two was not yet complete, but Zhao Chen could finish it later by simply finding a few planets occupied by the Zerg.

Task Three was not a concern; it was just a way to earn some extra System Points.

As for Task Four...

[Side Mission One: Defend SP118 Planet Campaign

Side Mission Two: Morton Star System Zerg Campaign (In Progress)

Side Mission Three: Rescue Campaign for the Third Planet of the Sapphire Star System (Completed)]

The Zerg Campaign in the Morton Star System was essentially already a success, though it was still ongoing. It would likely be considered complete only after the two T4 Zerg Nest Motherships and all the T3 Nest Motherships were destroyed.

For now, all Zhao Chen could do was wait.

"I wonder how many task rewards I’ll get after completing such a large-scale system task this time," Zhao Chen thought with anticipation.

...

Over the next few days, the Imperial Fleet, through coordinated efforts, successfully eliminated the two T4 Zerg Nest Motherships, though at the cost of several thousand starships.

However, compared to the eradication of two T4 Zerg Nest Motherships and a massive swarm, these losses were considered negligible.

The Imperial Fleet began gradually reclaiming the planets that had been captured and controlled by the Zerg Fleet.

Since most of these planets had been completely overrun for four or five days, there was virtually no chance of survival for the civilians on them.

Zhao Chen’s Fierce Dragon Fleet proactively took on the task of clearing out the Zerg units on several planets.

High above one planet, several T1 Hive Motherships floated.

But soon, these T1 Hive Motherships seemed to sense danger and began rapidly ascending. However, they were quickly struck by lasers raining down from the sky, exploding.

They turned into fireballs and plummeted toward the ground.

T3 Phoenix-class Heavy Carrier Starship - Bridge

"Scan this planet for life signals. Are there any signs of survivors?" Zhao Chen commanded.

"Yes," Secretary Officer Lilith replied, using the starship’s Life Radar to scan the planet below.

After several dozen minutes of scanning, the conclusion was reached.

No life signs were detected.

This meant the probability of survivors on this planet was less than 99.99%.

"This is the speed at which the Zerg devour a planet. Originally, this planet had nearly a billion residents."

In less than a week, it had been reduced to a Zerg Swarm."

Zhao Chen looked down upon the planet from above. It was already devastated, with enormous hives as tall as skyscrapers visible everywhere, along with densely packed Swarms.

Just the sight of it was enough to send chills down one’s spine.

"For any interstellar species, the Interstellar Zerg and the Mechanical Race are the greatest threats, as they bring devastating destruction to local species," Secretary Officer Lilith said gravely.

Zhao Chen pondered for a moment before speaking. "Proceed with the plan. Conduct orbital bombardment on this planet."

"Yes, sir." Secretary Officer Lilith began relaying the commander’s orders.

One by one, the starships of the Fierce Dragon Fleet began to encircle the outer perimeter of the planet.

T3 Blizzard, T3 Phantom Sting, T3 Phoenix.

Along with T2 Snow Mastiff, T2 Black Rhino, and T2 Lion King.

The main cannons, secondary cannons, and stellar missiles on over a hundred starships were all aimed at the planet’s surface.

At Zhao Chen’s command, these starships began their orbital bombardment of the planet’s surface.

Beams of light and shells rained down from the sky.

On the ground, a T3 Thunder Beast raised its head, looking up at the sky that had turned crimson. Its eyes reflected the descending "pillars of light" falling from above.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening explosions swept across the land, with the shockwaves generated by the blasts engulfing the Zerg on the surface.

Just as they had invaded this planet and slaughtered its inhabitants a few days earlier.

Today, they became the targets of the slaughter.

Fires blazed everywhere, and the planet’s original structures collapsed under the relentless assault.

From outer space, Zhao Chen looked down upon the planet, seeing a world now "burning."

Before his eyes, the number of Zerg units annihilated in the System Task column was rising at an astonishing rate.

Perhaps because he had been engaged in interstellar wars all along, Zhao Chen had never truly grasped the extent of his own power.

But now, watching a planet turn into a sea of flames at his command, he finally realized just how terrifying the war machine he now controlled truly was.

He could easily destroy all life on a planet!

The bombardment lasted a full half-hour.

The planet’s surface was blasted down by dozens of meters, with several continents collapsing and forming unprecedented canyons.

Natural disasters were rampant everywhere.

Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and more.

Under this half-hour assault, over 99% of the Zerg on the planet were eradicated. As for the remaining Zerg, they would be left for those who would take over and rebuild the planet to conduct deeper cleanup operations.

After clearing several planets in succession, Zhao Chen’s task was finally completed.

(10 billion/10 billion)

Zhao Chen didn’t know when this main task would be settled. Taking advantage of this time, he led the Fierce Dragon Fleet to star systems in need.

Evacuating the residents of planets that required assistance.

All for the sake of accumulating System Points for Task Three.

However, with the Zerg Crisis now under control, grinding this task was no longer as easy as it had been at the beginning, and efficiency had slowed significantly.

Late February, Galactic Stellar Calendar 3032

The Zerg Disaster in the North Wind Star Domain had persisted for nearly a month. Thanks to the swift response of the Governor of the North Wind, the situation was finally downgraded from a full-scale war mobilization across the entire star sector to a Level Three Combat Readiness Status throughout the domain.

At the same time, Zhao Chen’s System Task emitted a notification tone.

[Task: Insect Disaster in the North Wind Star Domain (Settling)

Please claim the relevant Task Reward]

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