Luo Yunshi swore that this was the largest number of Zerg she had ever seen. Although she had only seen them once on Planet Plath and once in games, the scene was still deeply unsettling.
If they were small, mindless shrimp and crabs like in modern times, it might not have been so bad.
But imagine, countless crabs, shrimp, octopuses, and other Zerg, eyes full of killing intent, staring at you and closing in. The sight, the feeling… it was truly hard to describe.
What? Were they determined to annihilate her? Had she become a stumbling block in the Zerg's quest for galactic domination?
Then she was truly wronged. Who asked the Zerg to be unable to eat boxed meals? Who could they blame for that?
A complete victim, purely a victim.
"Alright. I'll listen to you." Luo Yunshi nodded.
Vini thought she was scared, and his voice softened considerably, "It's okay, I'm here."
"I also attended military school, and I have my starship with me. Yunshi, you don't need to be afraid," Mano also comforted her.
Luo Yunshi: "???"
She wasn't scared! Did she appear to be very scared?
She shouldn't be a burden. Luo Yunshi then said to the two of them, "I'm not afraid. The Zerg can't harm me."
Vini piloted the starship in a 90-degree turn and quickly flew in another direction.
The speed, toughness, and jumping ability of high-level Zerg were astonishing. However, perhaps the Zerg's ambush plan was too hasty and ultimately not perfect. To ambush the three of them, their capabilities were far from sufficient.
Vini's starship sped along, with the Zerg army in hot pursuit, occasionally launching attacks.
At this time, the Central Alliance also dispatched the closest troops to engage the Zerg.
Luo Yunshi was an important figure and must not be harmed.
Zhongpu War Zone warships and warships dispatched by the Central Alliance sailed into outer space.
…
The starship rotated 180 degrees, accelerated vertically upwards, accelerated diagonally up-right…
Luo Yunshi sat in the starship, feeling as if she were on a roller coaster, but even more intense.
A roller coaster at least had transitions, turns, and moments to buffer. Vini's piloted starship gave absolutely no time for buffering.
One moment it shot straight up, the next it might do a 180-degree spin, then plummet down, then make an S-shaped turn, all at speeds far exceeding a roller coaster.
Her stomach churned, her head swam, and finally, Luo Yunshi had to use her own spiritual energy to protect her body and alleviate the discomfort.
Just as the starship escaped the Zerg, over forty fighter jets and more than twenty warships appeared ahead.
Luo Yunshi's eyes lit up at the sight, "Hey! Are those warships and things ahead here to help?"
Mano was also excited, "Yunshi, those are fighter jets and military warships. The military has arrived. It looks like the Zerg chasing us are about to be finished."
"Starship 'Azure' zy3093, Starship 'Azure' zy3093, we are dispatched by the military region for aid. Admiral Vini, please converge with us as soon as possible..."
Vini, a veteran of many battles, was extremely sensitive to danger. Upon seeing fighter jets and warships approaching from the opposite direction and hearing the communication device, he immediately became alert.
"Something's wrong." Vini shook his head, simultaneously piloting the starship rapidly in another direction, avoiding a head-on confrontation with the warships ahead.
As expected, the forty-plus fighter jets and warships, seeing Vini's starship heading in another direction, did not attack the Zerg behind them. Instead, they ignored the Zerg and relentlessly pursued the starship carrying Vini and the other two.
They also bombarded Vini with various explanations. However, seeing Vini's starship still moving, they even turned their battleship cannons towards Vini's starship. The fighter jets also accelerated, attempting to encircle them.
In this situation, even a fool could tell that these people were not there to help, but to kill them.
"Damn it, have they all been infected?" Mano couldn't help but curse at the sight.
They usually hid among the crowds, and one would never have thought there were so many infected. Just one full-scale inspection and all sorts of unsavory characters came crawling out.
"Indeed, the full-scale inspection in the Azure star system has forced them out. They're cornered," Vini said with a stern expression. He continued to pilot the starship with unwavering stability, dodging attacks from behind and occasionally launching counterattacks.
Vini's fingers tapped rapidly on the controls.
A moment later, he added, "I've already notified the Central Alliance. Reinforcements will arrive soon. This time, we must catch all the infected. Let's hold on a little longer."
Most of the infected were individuals with low mental energy levels. Only a very few with high mental energy levels could be infected.
Surprisingly, the leader of this group of infected was a 2S mental energy user.
Although 2S and 3S differ by only one level, there is a significant gap between them.
As a 3S mental energy user, Vini could handle opponents of lower levels with relative ease, even if they were numerous.
Vini soon began to counterattack.
Luo Yunshi circulated her spiritual energy within her body and quickly adapted, now having the mood to observe her surroundings.
Looking to her left, she saw Vini's fingers moving rapidly, his expression showing no discomfort. She then looked at Mano on her right.
Mano's face was pale, her head was buzzing, her stomach was churning, her head was pounding, and she even felt a slight shortness of breath.
Not crying out, not making a sound, and not letting herself vomit was her last bit of stubbornness as an S-class mental energy user.
"Mano, here's some juice. Drink quickly." Luo Yunshi took a cup of juice from her system backpack, inserted a straw, and handed it over.
Mano didn't hesitate, nodded, and quickly took several large gulps.
Spiritual energy quickly entered her body, and the discomfort gradually disappeared. The urge to vomit and the throbbing in her head were gone. Only then could she speak.
She took a deep breath, marveling internally at Vini's resilience as a 3S mental energy user. The gap between 3S and S was truly immense. His piloting skills were incredible.
Vini: You might not believe this, but I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it, so I wasn't using my full strength.
Mano turned to look at Luo Yunshi, seeing that she was also perfectly fine, and marveled again.
As expected. Yunshi must also be a 3S mental energy user. Out of the three of them, she was the only weakling. And she had even said she would protect Yunshi.
Luo Yunshi: I haven't measured my mental energy level, but thankfully, I cultivate immortality, and my spiritual energy protects me.
"Yunshi, it's a good thing I had your juice, otherwise I would have almost given up," Mano said gratefully.
"It's nothing, drink more." Luo Yunshi paused for a moment after speaking.
These Zerg and infected were likely targeting her. In the previous modern and ancient apocalyptic worlds, she fought against zombies, which were creatures without intelligence. But this interstellar apocalypse was different.
Among the Zerg, there were high-level Zerg, and even a Zerg Queen. They possessed intelligence.
In this interstellar setting, it was akin to a confrontation between two major powers. By selling goods to the interstellar people, she had sided with them against the Zerg.
In the future, other apocalyptic worlds might present similar situations. It seemed that there would be no shortage of people wanting to kill her. Cultivation was indeed something she needed to focus on.
Before she could ponder further, Vini said, "They're here."
As soon as he spoke, fifty more fighter jets and eighty warships approached from another direction, intercepting the infected and the Zerg army from behind.
Fighter jets engaged fighter jets, warships battled warships, and warships attacked the Zerg. A massive battle unfolded in the vast expanse of the universe.