【Ten minutes until the Zerg swarm begins】

The officers and crew on the bridge of the T5 Dragon Emperor interstellar command ship remained on high alert.

They only knew that a swarm of insects would be coming from that cosmic wormhole, but they didn't know how much time they had left.

Even Zhao Chen, the only one who knew, didn't reveal the time.

After all, it takes at least five hours for the Zerg to travel from their cosmic burrows to the nearest defensive position.

During this process, the JF-17 team was able to detect it much earlier.

Moreover, at this very moment, several T4 Banshee-class light interstellar stealth reconnaissance ships that had been concealed inside were transmitting back video footage taken by interstellar stealth reconnaissance aircraft.

Charlotte and the others were still conducting continuous rehearsals on the interstellar war sandbox. They had to ensure that every arrangement was meticulous and that they had contingency plans in place for any unexpected situations that might arise during each deployment.

Currently, they have envisioned twenty-nine main storylines for the future development of war, not even counting the less likely side storylines.

Zhao Chen didn't disturb them, but silently looked at the video windows one by one on the side.

That was the image transmitted back by a T4 Banshee-class light interplanetary stealth reconnaissance ship lurking near a near-cosmic wormhole.

In reality, the distance between the two is still quite far.

In the image, Zhao Chen could see a large black area, as if the screen had gone black.

But that's not it.

That's a cosmic wormhole!

The largest known cosmic wormhole in the universe.

"It seems to be a bit larger than when we observed it before." Zhao Chen pulled up the data from the previous observations.

Originally, this permanent level-five cosmic wormhole wasn't this large, but over the past few months, its area has been continuously expanding.

During the observation process alone, dozens of celestial bodies were witnessed being swallowed up by this pitch-black cosmic wormhole.

If it weren't for the fact that it doesn't have an active suction force, one would mistake it for a giant black hole.

To this end, Zhao Chen also ordered someone to observe the cosmic wormhole located in the Snow Swallow Starfield of the Star Glory Empire, and its size remained unchanged.

This is very strange.

Could it be that these two cosmic wormholes have other differences besides their level?

Zhao Chen had no answer to this either.

Time passed little by little.

Suddenly, a voice rang in Zhao Chen's mind.

【Ding! The quarterly quest'Swarm of Insects' has begun】

Zhao Chen immediately looked at the video window of the observation and saw a faint outline appear in the darkness.

The outlines were shrouded in a black mist, as if they had been brought out from that dark cosmic wormhole.

No one has paid attention to this scene yet.

Because of this cosmic wormhole, some worm motherships emerge almost every day, but the number is relatively small and within a controllable range.

However, this time is clearly different from the past.

More and more silhouettes emerged from the 'black mist,' their sheer number sending chills down one's spine just by looking at them.

This scene immediately triggered an alarm from the hidden interstellar reconnaissance ships at the front lines!

"Report: At our observation point number three, we have observed a large number of Zerg motherships appearing, more than ten times the number observed at the same time in the past!"

And it's still increasing! A message was directly transmitted to the bridge of the Dragon Emperor.

This immediately alarmed Charlotte, Lilith, and others.

Everyone's eyes turned to the surveillance screen.

"Report, observation point two, a large number of Zerg motherships have emerged, and one... one T5 Zerg mothership has also been discovered!"

Then came an even more startling piece of news.

T5 Zergling Mothership!

"Enlarge the transmission image from observation point number two!" Charlotte ordered directly.

The operator immediately zoomed in on the video.

The image of the interstellar stealth reconnaissance ship is somewhat blurry, possibly due to its distance.

Despite this, a very large figure can still be seen.

It was like a giant, pitch-black beast.

"This...this is even bigger than the T5 Leviathan Monarch-class insect hive mothership that the Holy Radiant Empire recorded before!" Lilith exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise.

"Based on the combat records of the T5 Leviathan Monarch-class Zerg hive mothership numbered one, which was the first battle in which the Holy Radiant Empire fought.

The first T5 Leviathan-class insect hive mothership was only 700 kilometers long.

"But this one is definitely over a thousand kilometers long!" Charlotte deduced the length of this T5 Leviathan Monarch-class Zerg hive mothership simply by looking at it.

With a length of one thousand kilometers, it is a colossal mountain compared to other Zerg motherships.

Even the largest active interstellar warship in the JF-17 Legion, the 118-kilometer-long T5 Hades-class interstellar dreadnought, pales in comparison to it.

"Report! A T5 Leviathan-class Zerg mothership has also appeared at observation point number three!"

"Report: Two T5 Leviathan-class Zerg motherships have been detected at observation point number one!"

One bad news after another came.

This means that the insect swarm disaster 'predicted' by Commander Zhao Chen has really happened!

Zhao Chen sat in the captain's chair without saying a word.

This is just the beginning; even he doesn't know just how terrifying this insect swarm will be.

"Pass the message on to the supreme commanders of each legion fleet."

"Tell them that the cruelest war has begun." Zhao Chen lightly touched his lips and said calmly.

"yes."

The T5 Dragon Emperor interplanetary command ship, which was the first to receive the news, began to spread it.

The supreme commanders of each legion and fleet received them one after another.

"What? Four T5 insect hive motherships have appeared! The largest one is even over a thousand kilometers long?" Empress Saint Cana was so shocked that she stood up from her captain's chair.

Her eyes were filled with unconcealable terror.

As the only Holy Radiant Empire in this universe to have ever fought against a T5 Zerg Hive Mothership, she did not personally participate in that failed battle.

However, the post-war summary report detailed the bloody and brutal battle, and the words conveyed an atmosphere of despair.

They deployed hundreds of thousands of Holy Radiance Empire interstellar warships, as well as five of the most elite Holy Light Legions.

Ultimately, the Holy Radiant Empire lost 100,000 interstellar warships, two Holy Light Legions were completely wiped out, and one Holy Light Legion suffered more than 90% casualties and was rendered ineffective.

The remaining two Holy Light Legions also suffered heavy losses.

Even under those circumstances, they failed to destroy the T5 Leviathan Monarch-class Zerg Hive Mothership!

And now, four ships have appeared all at once!

"The Dragon Emperor's side indicated... this is just the current data, and there may be further... further..."

"Breaking news! Two more T5 Leviathan-class Zerg motherships have been discovered at two observation points! They are numbered six and seven respectively..." The adjutant was only halfway through his sentence when the news was updated.

She looked at her empress with a hint of fear in her eyes.

This situation is truly like a nightmare.

It made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.