Although the Morton Star System had been attacked by the Interstellar Insectoids, it had since returned to its original Order due to timely handling.

Only a few planets were invaded by the Interstellar Insectoids, but fortunately, they were dealt with properly, and the ground-based Interstellar Insectoids did not spread out and remained within a controllable range.

Earl Morton was leading a small-scale patrol fleet, inspecting his territory.

"Earl Morton, as of now, all Zerg Hive Motherships in our Morton Star System have been annihilated.

All mining areas are in normal production," a subordinate reported to Earl Morton.

Earl Morton breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that our mining areas were not affected. If the mining areas were destroyed by the Interstellar Insectoids, it would be a huge threat to both our Morton Star System and the North Wind Star Sector."

"Yes. Who would have thought that so many Cosmic Insectoid Hives would appear all at once in the North Wind Star Sector this time? I heard the number exceeded three hundred, and the number of Level 2 Universe Insectoid Nests alone exceeded ten!

Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle," the subordinate said.

Earl Morton said, "Although the bug disaster has passed, we must not let our guard down.

The ground-based Interstellar Insectoids on those planets must also be cleared out as soon as possible.

At the same time, have the patrol Starships frequently patrol all areas within the Star System. We must not let any slip through!"

"Understood!"

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Just then, the electronic equipment on the Bridge of the Starship Earl Morton was on experienced problems.

"What's going on?" Earl Morton asked, frowning.

"It seems we've encountered high-intensity spatial magnetic field fluctuations... causing our Interstellar Warship' equipment to be affected.

But it will recover very soon!" the crew member reported.

"Report! We've detected an unknown energy signature!" A somewhat blurry video window popped up, from the captain of another Starship.

"Unknown energy signature? Share the coordinates!" Earl Morton immediately asked.

The coordinates were quickly obtained, and the Starship's performance also recovered. Earl Morton immediately used the deep-space telescope to check the situation at those coordinates.

A scene appeared before Earl Morton's eyes.

It was a very ordinary interstellar scene, with distant stars visible, but nothing else unusual...

Just as Earl Morton was thinking this, his pupils dilated, and his breathing stopped.

He saw that the universe in the image seemed to be torn open out of thin air, like a black hole, only a patch of utter darkness!

This rift was still expanding, while simultaneously sucking in all surrounding matter.

Around it, there happened to be a small asteroid.

Earl Morton personally witnessed this asteroid being pulled, torn apart, then absorbed by the rift... finally disappearing completely.

"Report! According to spatial magnetic field analysis, this is a Cosmic Insectoid Hive!" the crew member reported urgently. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Another Cosmic Insectoid Hive appeared!

Earl Morton showed no panic; perhaps because he had faced the Interstellar Insectoids before, he decisively ordered: "All fleet, prepare for battle, and simultaneously evacuate to a safe area.

And request support from all Interstellar Warship within the Star System."

If it was just a Level 1 or Level 2 Universe Insectoid Nest, they could handle it.

The rift began to expand continuously.

"Spatial magnetic field fluctuations have reached Level 2 Universe Insectoid Nest level! And they are still rising!" The crew member swallowed.

Earl Morton immediately said: "Contact North Wind Governor, report to him that a Level 3 Universe Insectoid Nest has appeared here, and request support!"

As Earl Morton spoke, the rift expanded by nearly double again.

"Spatial magnetic field fluctuations have reached Level 3 Universe Insectoid Nest level! And they are still rising!" The crew member's eyes were filled with terror.

At this moment, a sense of fear filled their hearts.

It's already a Level 3 Universe Insectoid Nest... and still rising?

Could it be... Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

The entire Bridge was so quiet that one could almost hear everyone's heartbeats.

Earl Morton had stood up from his captain's chair, his hands clenched into fists, his eyes fixed on the cosmic rift in the image.

It was as if he was staring into an abyss.

Finally, this cosmic rift reached an unprecedented size!

"Report, the strength of this Cosmic Insectoid Hive... is... is Level 4!" the crew member stammered.

"Is the detection equipment malfunctioning?!" the subordinate officer couldn't help but ask again.

The crew member shook his head and said, "The data is correct... It is... a Level 4 Universe Insectoid Nest."

"Report! Large numbers of energy units detected, emerging from the Level 4 Universe Insectoid Nest!" the crew member warned.

Actually, the crew member didn't need to say anything; Earl Morton had already seen a massive, dense swarm of Zerg Hive Motherships emerging from the cosmic rift.

Hundreds... thousands...

T1 Zerg Hive Mothership... T2 Zerg Hive Mothership... T3 Insectoid Hive Mothership...

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Earl Morton screamed the retreat Order in terror.

At this moment, he had already seen the number of T3 Insectoid Hive Motherships appearing exceed ten!

"Immediately report the situation here to North Wind Governor! Request support! Request support!

No! Directly seek support from the Imperial side!

We need the Imperial Army Legion Fleet's support; a Level 4 Universe Insectoid Nest has appeared here!"

Earl Morton's Starfleet, while sending out distress signals, began to evacuate at top speed.

However, as is well known.

Under the same conditions, Interstellar Warship cannot escape the Zerg Hive Motherships of the Interstellar Insectoids!

The moment these Zerg Hive Motherships appeared, they spotted the prey delivered to their mouths, and naturally, they wouldn't let them go.

They immediately swept over like a sandstorm, their speed far exceeding the evacuation speed of Earl Morton's Starfleet.

Soon, the slower T2 Star Battlships were already being covered by the Bug Units catching up from behind. Although they fired with all their might, the sheer number of these Bug Units was overwhelming.

From the screen, Earl Morton could see his T2 Star Battlships being entangled and devoured as if by giant monsters with 'black tentacles'.

They quickly lost all trace and contact.

The fate of these Interstellar Warship swallowed by the swarm was self-evident.

And gradually, of the hundred Interstellar Warship Earl Morton had brought out for inspection, only a mere few dozen remained!

Even Earl Morton's flagship began to be entangled by Bug Units on its hull.

Although he was on the Bridge, Earl Morton could still hear the crackling sounds coming from the hull armor... as if something was gnawing at the hull armor.

"No! No! Don't..." Earl Morton felt a fear he had never experienced before.

In his last moments, he saw a terrifying figure emerge from the cosmic rift in the distance.

A gigantic biological interstellar warship, fifty kilometers long!

T4... Zerg Hive Mothership!

At this moment, only one thought remained in Earl Morton's mind.

The Morton Star System... was finished.