As a rank 4 civilization, they would not be able to stop a rank 5 Zerg King from escaping and kill it quickly if they only relied on conventional forces. If they could not kill it here and Lancer's information was leaked, then what awaited them would be the Zerg army.
Therefore, no matter what, Zi Luo had to kill it on the spot and not allow any information to be leaked.
Of course, it was very easy for the Zerg to transmit information. After all, the Zerg's mental network existed, and Zi Luo knew this through the knowledge base left behind by Lin Yu.
Even so, Zi Luo had to take a gamble. She had to bet that Arbor had not leaked the information in time.
After all, it had not even been a full minute since the start of the battle, and only ten to twenty seconds had passed since Zi Luo exposed the space defense network.
The truth was just as Zi Luo had gambled. Arbor did not think that he would lose at the beginning. What made him feel the real danger was the space defense network that was exposed ten seconds ago.
When he realized the danger, it took him several seconds to think about whether to retreat or not. When Arbor finally decided to open the tunnel to the hive and retreat, he immediately took action.
During this time, he did not have the time to report through the mental network.
No, it should be said that Zi Luo did not give him the time to do so!
A few seconds later, when the launch port of the space cannon on the surface of Lancer was completely opened, azure energy began to churn and brew in the circular wall!
"Space cannon charged at 45%."
"All fleets on the beam have avoided it. The firing angle is clear!"
"Space cannon charged at 60%."
"Space cannon charged at 75%."
"Commander, it has been detected that the target has opened the hive tunnel."
"No need to wait any longer. Fire it at 75% energy. Now, immediately. We must not let it escape!"
After hearing the report, Zi Luo did not hesitate and immediately gave the order.
"Yes, Commander!"
"Space cannon, fire!"
As the operator pressed the red circular button on the virtual interface, the entire plain where the space cannon was located thousands of kilometers away began to shake.
Then, an azure energy beam with a diameter of over a thousand meters suddenly shot out from the underground tunnel. In just an instant, it had already rushed out of Lancer's atmosphere and into outer space.
All that was left in the sky was a huge hole in the clouds.
At the same time, two million kilometers away from Lancer, Arbor had already opened a scarlet tunnel.
"You made me look so pathetic. Damn it! I must report this to Lord Atlantis when I get back and ask him to send an army to trample all of you!"
Just as Arbor was about to enter the tunnel of the hive, he did not forget to look in Lancer's direction, and made a vicious remark in his heart.
However, just as it finished speaking, it was stunned.
Something's not right with Lancer …
"Not good!"
After taking a closer look, he realized that something wasn't right at all. It was clearly a powerful attack coming his way. Without any hesitation, he immediately activated a defensive barrier to protect himself.
At this time, the terrifying azure energy beam had already blasted into the swarm. Along the way, it killed everything in its path. All the combat insects in its path were instantly turned into cosmic dust. Then, in the blink of an eye, the light beam had already swept to the center of the swarm and slammed into Arbor.
Although the Class 5 Insect King already had a defensive method similar to an energy shield, it was still useless. It did not even last a second before the entire defensive barrier shattered into countless fragments and dissipated into the void.
Arbor, who had lost his protection, did not even have time to say "no" before his entire body was completely swallowed by the light beam.
"The space cannon has been fired. Target confirmed. Evaluating results!"
"Results confirmed. About 1.5 million ordinary combat insects have been killed. Target has been successfully killed!"
In the command room, the member in charge of calculating the results of the battle was reporting. There was a hint of excitement in his voice!
This was the first time the Galactic Cannon had been fired since it was completed. Moreover, it wasn't fully charged. It had only been charged to 75% before it was fired. Before the results of the battle were evaluated, no one had absolute confidence. Only at this moment did everyone finally relax. The power of the Galactic Cannon was truly terrifying!
After the results of the battle were confirmed, the entire command center was silent for a few seconds before suddenly erupting into cheers.
"Quiet, the war isn't over yet!"
However, the cheers did not last for more than a few seconds before Zi Luo's loud shout was heard.
"According to the information left behind by Sir Lin Yu, without the command of the Insect King, these low-level combat insects will act based on their instincts. Therefore, there is a high chance that they will attack Lancer at all costs!
"Tactical team, immediately adjust the defensive formations of all fleets based on this. We must not let any insect enter Lancer!
"Also, as a precaution, inform the commander of the surface armed forces, Blue Maple, to prepare for defense!"
"Yes, Commander Zi Luo!"
Very soon, all the fleets in orbit started moving. They were originally in a semi-encirclement of the insect swarm, but now, they were gathering in a straight line between Lancer and the insect swarm. They formed a thick defensive formation and completely blocked off the insect swarm's path towards Lancer.
At the same time, on the surface of the planet, Blue Maple, the commander of the surface armed forces, immediately ordered all troops to attack and prepare for battle at any time after receiving Zi Luo's notification.
Without the command of the Insect King, just as Zi Luo had expected, the insect swarm was like a shark that had smelled blood as they frantically flew towards Lancer.
However, the last two million kilometers were like a road of death under the combined attacks of the orbital fleet and the space defense network.
However, a low-level combat insect acting instinctively didn't know what death was. It just blindly rushed toward the planet with a large number of life forms in front of it.
In the end, the insect swarm left behind more than seven million corpses along the two million kilometer journey. In the end, less than two hundred thousand insects made it to the fleet's formation!
Because there were too few of them, these insects did not pose much of a threat to the Tarak civilization's battleships that were equipped with energy shields. They were quickly annihilated by more than three hundred thousand battleships and tens of millions of space fighters.
However, it had to be said that the Insect Race's close-combat abilities were really strong.
Even with such an absolute advantage, the Tarak civilization still paid the price of more than one hundred and twelve battleships and close to ten thousand space fighters after the Insect Race closed in on them.
Right now, the first war between the Tarak civilization and the Insect Race had finally come to an end.
However, there were still at least ten thousand years before Zi Ling returned.
And in this small universe that was completely ruled by the Insect Race …
These ten thousand years were not that easy to pass!