Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Soon, under Zhuo Tianzhi's command, three "King Kong" class interstellar warships slowly sailed out of the space base, entirely under manual operation.

Due to a malfunction in their avionics systems, the three Kongo-class starships could only rely entirely on the combined efforts of their experienced navigators and pilots to reach Badaf Prime.

The incoming meteor shower had little effect on the "King Kong" class interstellar warship, which had its energy defense shield activated.

The real test for these three "King Kong" class starships, tasked with this critical mission, was how to quickly reach Badaf Prime without avionics and navigation systems...

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at the same time.

On the main planet of Badaf, an exceptionally fierce war between humans and insects is unfolding!

All the secure bases built by the Interstellar Expeditionary Force on the primary planet Badav were subjected to a fierce attack by the swarm of insects.

The sky was filled with countless flying winged insects, and the ground was covered with an endless swarm of armored jawed insects.

And there are also heavy beetles that pop up from the ground from time to time!

Multi-unit coordinated combat was outmaneuvered by these ugly bugs!

But that's not all...

What's truly disheartening is that—no one knows how the Badaf Zerg managed to emerge from beneath the safe base.

Large numbers of Zerg launched an attack directly into the secure base through underground tunnels.

No one expected that the Zerg would break through the base's underground and enter the base.

After all, the foundation of the secure base has been specially reinforced, making it difficult even for bunker-buster missiles to penetrate!

But the Bardaf Zerg actually did it!

The sudden appearance of the Badaf Zerg in the base put the interstellar expeditionary force in an extremely passive situation.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden combination of attacks from the Badaf Zerg!

Outside, an endless swarm of insects; inside, a relentless influx of armored beetles and heavy beetles...

This immediately put the Great Qian Interstellar Expeditionary Force in a state of being unable to cope.

As more and more Zerg joined the battle, the ongoing war between humans and Zerg gradually turned into a one-sided massacre...

Just a day earlier, the Great Qian Interstellar Expeditionary Force had overwhelmingly defeated the Badaf Zerg with its superior firepower when it landed on Badaf Prime.

Currently, the Badaf Zerg are also wreaking havoc on the Great Qian Interstellar Expeditionary Force with absolute overwhelming force.................

The interstellar expeditionary force, when brought to close range, was unable to utilize its firepower advantage.

Many human soldiers were wiped out by the Zerg that suddenly emerged from underground while they were firing.

The terrifying nature of the Ironjaw Beetle was finally revealed in this battle!

Their claws, sharp as scythes and incredibly powerful, can easily cleave a human soldier in combat armor in half at the waist!

Or it could pierce through human soldiers wearing combat armor in an instant...

And those enormous beetles not only directly destroyed the buildings within the base by rampaging through the ground.

Each of their fiery attacks resulted in massive swathes of human soldiers being wiped out!

The flying winged insects in the sky are also incredibly powerful.

With a single gliding dive, its enormous wings can complete a mass reaping...

Huge plasma bombs flashing blue light continued to streak across the sky.

Each plasma bomb that landed caused massive damage to the security base on Badaf's main planet....................

Moreover, these plasma projectiles fired by the giant plasma worms were completely unconcerned about accidentally injuring friendly forces.

That was simply an indiscriminate attack...

However, there was nothing that could be done about it—the entire battlefield was already a chaotic melee between the two sides, and the density of enemy and friendly forces was extremely high.

Implementing precision strikes that differentiate between friend and foe is basically unrealistic...

An atmosphere of despair enveloped the entire interstellar expeditionary force.

They finally experienced firsthand how terrifying the Badaf insectoids were...

At the same time, we also learned a valuable lesson.

That is—once the Batav Zerg get close, the human forces are basically doomed to be utterly crushed...................

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the other side.

Qianxing's home planet—the capital city, the interstellar operations command.

"How's the situation? Has communication not been restored yet?"

Commander-in-Chief Zhou Guangming of the Interstellar Operations Command stared grimly at the signal interruption screen.

"Commander, we have been trying to contact the main planet Badav through various channels, but we have not received any response!"

The communications personnel immediately reported to Zhou Guangming: "According to the analysis, this situation is likely due to strong signal interference from the Badaf main star."

"Otherwise, a complete loss of contact like this would never have happened!"

"We have lost contact with the interstellar expeditionary force for more than three hours."

Zhou Guangming paced back and forth anxiously, glancing at the time.

The sudden and complete loss of contact with the interstellar expeditionary force gave Zhou Guangming, who had always been full of confidence in this insect extermination war, a vague and extremely ominous premonition..................

"What's going on with Zhuo Tianzhi's side?!"

Zhou Guangming muttered to himself with a dark expression, "How could there be a complete loss of contact!"

"How could this happen with today's advanced technology...?"

"Commander!" the duty communications officer reported to Zhou Guangming, "We've determined the reason for the interstellar expeditionary force's complete loss of contact!"

"According to the latest monitoring data transmitted from the star system near Badaf Main Star."

"The main star system of Badaf is most likely experiencing a space magnetic field storm."

"According to the expert team's analysis, our complete loss of contact with the interstellar expeditionary force should be due to this space magnetic field storm!"

"Space magnetic field storm?"

Upon hearing this reason, Zhou Guangming's tense mood finally eased considerably...

"Thank God!"

"As long as the Badaf Zerg don't cause any trouble, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Commander, this space magnetic field storm is too strange."

"Our monitoring system failed to detect anything amiss beforehand..."

"Fortunately, this sudden magnetic storm in space did not occur on the day of the interstellar expedition's landing."

"Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

"This couldn't be the work of those damn bedbugs, could it?"

"That can't be possible—the Badaf insectoids don't have that much power, do they?"

"Definitely not—if the Badaf insectoids had that ability, then this space magnetic field storm should have happened yesterday."

Everyone expressed their opinions, one after another.

"Immediately have a professional team analyze and predict how long the space magnetic field storm occurring in the main star region of Badaf will last."

"Maintain communication with the interstellar expeditionary force. Notify me immediately once communication is restored!"

"Yes!"

After arranging all this, Zhou Guangming immediately ordered someone to connect the palace's communications.

Such a big matter requires Zhou Guangming to report it in detail to Shen Moshen.....................

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after an hour.

Communication between Qianxing and the interstellar expeditionary force has not yet been restored.

Meanwhile, news of the loss of contact between Qianxing and the main star of Badaf was rapidly gaining traction worldwide.

Immediately, various versions of speculation emerged like mushrooms after rain.

Many online influencers have started frantically jumping on the bandwagon and stirring up trouble...................

Zhou Guangming swiftly convened an emergency press conference in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Interstellar Operations Command regarding this matter.

If the authorities don't step in and respond soon, who knows what kind of big trouble this might cause...................

"Please do not believe those unfounded rumors and malicious gossip from the outside world."

"Until the official announcement is released, everyone must remain rational about this matter."

"Don't spread rumors, and don't believe rumors!"

“I just saw someone talking nonsense with absolute certainty—saying that the Zerg army of the Badaf Clan has entered the Qianxing Starfield.”

"An attack on the homeland of Qianxing could be launched at any time."

"Some even say that the loss of contact is a result of a mass rebellion within the interstellar expeditionary force."

"They are preparing to create a new power on the main planet Badaf!"

"These rumors are absolutely ridiculous!"

Zhou Guangming said in a deep voice: "It has now been preliminarily determined that the reason why there has been a temporary and complete loss of communication between the Qianxing home planet and the interstellar expeditionary force that is carrying out combat missions on the Badaf main planet is that..."

"That was entirely because a magnetic field storm suddenly occurred in the Badaf main star system, affecting the entire Badaf main star."

"The intensity of this magnetic field storm in space exceeded our expectations."

"As a result, all of our communication channels were out of service."

"Therefore, please do not believe those unfounded speculations and false statements from the outside world that are deliberately trying to stir up trouble."

"This disappearance was just a sudden natural disaster."

"According to the expert team's professional analysis and prediction, this space magnetic field storm is expected to continue until around 7 a.m. tomorrow."

"As soon as this space magnetic field storm ends, communication between Qianxing and the interstellar expeditionary force will be restored immediately."

"Of course, we don't necessarily have to wait until this space magnetic field storm completely disappears before we can re-establish contact with the interstellar expeditionary force."

"Perhaps—as the magnetic storm in space weakens, with our current communication methods and technology..."

"Our anti-jamming system will soon kick in and restore communications ahead of schedule..."

"Commander-in-Chief Zhou, could the current magnetic field storm in the Badaf main star system be a form of retaliation by the Badaf insectoid race?"

"It is very puzzling that we did not detect a space magnetic field storm of this scale in advance."

"Logically speaking, with the Empire's current monitoring technology and methods, this shouldn't have happened..."

"First, our professional analysis concludes that this magnetic storm in the Badaf main star system can be largely ruled out as a retaliatory measure by the Badaf insectoids."

"Because there is no data or information indicating that the Badaf Zerg possesses such advanced capabilities that they could create a space magnetic field storm that affects the entire Badaf main star system!"

"Actually, this is a problem that everyone can easily figure out."

Zhou Guangming then explained to the reporters present: "If the Badaf insectoids really have such great capabilities..."

"The Interstellar Expeditionary Force's landing operation on Badaf Prime yesterday could not have gone so smoothly!"

"Because if the Badaf insectoids had this capability, they could launch a magnetic field attack when we land on Badaf's home planet."

"After all, that's how we can achieve greater results."

"Therefore, this kind of doubt and assumption can be concluded with just a little thought—this statement is simply untenable."

Following that, Zhou Guangming answered another question: "Regarding the monitoring and early warning issue that everyone just mentioned..."

"Frankly speaking, our Star Operations Command is also very puzzled as to why we did not detect the arrival of the magnetic storm in space in advance."

"As everyone just said—with our current level of technology, such an 'oversight' should be impossible!"

"But the truth is—we had absolutely no prior knowledge of this sudden magnetic storm in space."

"Our Interplanetary Operations Command is also analyzing and investigating this issue."

Zhou Guangming frowned and said, "However, unfortunately, we still haven't figured out the answer to this problem."

"Right now, the most likely possibility we can think of is that the interstellar expeditionary force's weather and magnetic field monitoring system has malfunctioned in some way."

"Although the probability of this is extremely low with current technology."

"However, I think we can find out the real reason for this as soon as we restore communication with the Interstellar Expeditionary Force....................."