Ship after ship fell like shooting stars, plummeting down and erupting in violent explosions.

Bassaf stared at the Insect Ship sweeping through everything, his face a mask of utter terror. ‘This Insect Ship is horrifying. All the attacking ships have been wiped out.’

“Lord Bassaf, what do we do now?”

A terrified Destroyer pilot asked Bassaf.

“What else can we do? We fight even if we can’t win! Even if we die here today, you will hold the line!”

Bassaf shouted, his eyes bloodshot.

He wasn’t like his underlings. If the Kunpeng was lost, he and his entire family would be ruined. ‘It would be better to die in battle,’ he thought. ‘At least then my family wouldn’t suffer for my failure.’

“Sir!”

His remaining subordinates answered in unison.

Bassaf led his men, charging toward the Insect Ship once more.

“It’s over! The fleet surrounding the Insect Ship has been annihilated! A huge swarm of flying insects is heading for the Kunpeng!”

Qian Wei said in terror.

Luoxue’s expression darkened as she watched the approaching swarm.

Just then, Long Ming burst out in his Gale, leading a group of medics and wounded personnel.

“Long Ming is out!”

Mira shouted excitedly.

“Let’s go. We’ll cover Long Ming.”

Luoxue decisively led her people, fighting their way toward Long Ming’s breakout point.

Long Ming swiveled the Gale’s Shoulder Cannons, charged them with energy, and unleashed a sweeping barrage at the surrounding insects.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of violent explosions rocked the area.

Finley and the others were pale with fear, but they continued to follow Long Ming’s lead and escape.

Anxious shouts echoed from all around.

“Retreat!”

“The main fleet has been destroyed!”

“The swarm is coming!”

“Can anyone save my brothers? They’re still inside the ship!”

“We can’t! Just go!”

…

The rescue soldiers desperately provided cover for the evacuees.

At that moment, several black-shelled insects charged toward Long Ming and his group.

Long Ming swung his Light Saber, cutting down one after another, but the number of incoming insects was simply overwhelming.

“Ah!”

Finley let out a terrified scream.

Long Ming turned to see a Black Thorn Insect lunging at her. Just as he was about to rush over and take it down…

BANG! BANG!

A burst of concentrated gunfire rang out.

The Black Thorn Insect was instantly gunned down.

Long Ming turned and saw Luoxue and her team arriving as reinforcements.

“Long Ming, we’re here!”

Luoxue and the others shouted as they charged in.

“What’s the situation? Why are there so many insects?”

Long Ming asked, his expression grave.

“The fleet besieging the Insect Ship was wiped out! This area is about to fall. We need to leave, now!”

“I’ll clear a path! You help escort the wounded!”

“Right!”

Luoxue and her team rushed forward to help, carrying the wounded on their backs.

Long Ming went all out, charging into the oncoming swarm. He swung his Light Saber furiously while firing beams from his Shoulder Cannons.

ZAP!

The charging black-shelled insects were shot down one by one.

Luoxue and the others retreated toward their ship with the wounded.

“Ahhh!”

“Someone, help us!”

…

The public communication channel was filled with the continuous, desperate cries for help.

But Long Ming’s group couldn’t afford to stop; they could only race desperately toward the small transport ship.

They finally made it to the transport.

All around them, small transport ships were taking off, steadily climbing toward the sky.

Seeing the ships scrambling to escape, Long Ming urged Luoxue and the others.

“Get on board, quickly! I’ll cover you! If we wait any longer, we won’t make it out!”

“Okay!”

Luoxue and the others immediately boarded with the medics and the wounded.

Once everyone was on board, Fu Fuqing piloted the small ship, taking off and heading for the sky.

But they were quickly targeted by a dozen black-shelled insects that lunged at them.

Long Ming met the swarm head-on, his Light Saber flashing as he cut them down as if they were vegetables.

Just then, a Type III Elite black-shelled insect opened its mouth, gathering Power, and fired a powerful Pollock Beam in a sweeping arc.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In an instant, several fleeing transport ships were hit. Some lost all power and plummeted, while others were damaged and slowed down, only to be engulfed by the swarm.

Cries for help flooded the public channel.

“Help!”

“Our ship’s been hit!”

…

Luoxue’s group didn’t attempt a rescue, instead pushing the ship to accelerate its ascent.

Then, the Type III Elite black-shelled insect locked onto Luoxue’s transport ship, its mouth open as it gathered volatile energy.

Long Ming noticed immediately. He swiveled the Gale’s Shoulder Cannons and fired a beam at the Type III Elite black-shelled insect.

BOOM!

The beam struck the Type III Elite black-shelled insect in the head, interrupting its attack.

Enraged, the Type III Elite black-shelled insect beat its wings and flew toward them.

“Long Ming, get out of there!”

Luoxue shouted to Long Ming.

“Don’t worry about me! You go on ahead, I’ll catch up!”

Long Ming charged straight toward the Type III Elite black-shelled insect.

The two collided.

A massive shockwave swept outward.

“Luoxue, what do we do now?”

Qian Wei asked, looking at Luoxue.

“Go!”

Luoxue gave the order calmly.

“Yes, ma’am!”

Fu Fuqing, piloting the ship, decisively abandoned their ascent and flew forward at high speed.

At that moment, the Type III Elite black-shelled insect unleashed a burst of Power, its bladed limbs swatting Long Ming away.

Its scarlet eyes locked onto the fleeing ship as it began to gather energy again.

Seeing this, a glint flashed in Long Ming’s eyes.

BZZT!

The Type III Elite black-shelled insect fired a ferocious Pollock Beam at the ship.

But Long Ming maneuvered his Gale in its path, activating its Energy Barrier to block the attack.

BOOM!

The beam slammed into the Gale’s Energy Barrier and exploded.

Long Ming used the force of the explosion to accelerate, catch up to the fleeing transport, and land directly on top of it.

THUD!

The entire ship shuddered from the impact.

“Long Ming is on board.”

Fu Fuqing immediately reported to Luoxue.

“Excellent! Full speed ahead!”

Luoxue ordered Fu Fuqing.

Fu Fuqing immediately pushed the power output to maximum, and the small ship shot upward with a sudden burst of acceleration.

Realizing it had been tricked, the Type III Elite black-shelled insect let out an enraged shriek and led the swarm in pursuit.

Soon, Long Ming’s transport successfully broke through the atmosphere and entered space.

But the swarm followed them out.

Long Ming glanced back at the pursuing swarm, his expression grim.

‘This time, they’re really going to tear us apart.’

BEEP! BEEP!

The scanner suddenly blared with a piercing alarm.

“Warning: Large-scale spatial fluctuations detected.”

“What’s happening?”

“Don’t tell me we’re about to hit a Wormhole!”

…

Long Ming and the others were shocked.

‘We were already on the brink of death.’

‘If we hit a Wormhole now, it’s really over.’

Just then, vast ripples spread across the distant starry sky.

First to emerge was a Level 5 flagship, the Death Spike. The ship was fifty kilometers long, its hull shaped like a triangular spike. A 500-meter-long black main cannon extended from its bow, and its entire body was covered in jet-black armor plating, its sides densely packed with launch bays and interceptor cannons. It was followed by two Level 5 battleships and a fleet of Level 4 battleships, all exiting subspace.

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