If it was before, Mu, who had eight heavy-duty fleets, could deal with four Class 3 Insect Kings at the same time without being in danger.
However, Mu did not have eight Special Heavy Fleets. He only had one and a half fleets. 150 million Special Heavy Battleships.
He did not have enough troops to deal with the current crisis.
"Send 100 million Battleships from each Defense Zone to the 6th and 8th Defense Zones. Increase the firepower of the Defense Zone. Tell them to hold on until the 15th Defense Zone defeat the two Class 3 Insect Kings!"
"Yes, Commander!"
This was the best idea that Mu could come up with.
Of course, the precondition was that the situation would develop as he expected.
The Void, which had just calmed down, was thrown into chaos again.
Among the large number of ion beam attacks, there were also a lot of space attacks. Even if it was just a prototype, the losses on both sides were rising at a terrifying speed.
"Commander, the two Class 3 Insect Kings' Insect Kings have been keeping their distance from our Special Heavy Fleet. They are obviously trying to pin us down!"
"I know!"
Indeed, Mu, who had been watching the tactical feed, knew what was going on.
The two Class 3 Insect Kings had no intention of fighting the Special Heavy Fleet. They were just keeping their distance from the Special Heavy Fleet so that Mu could not do anything about it.
However, even though he knew what they were trying to do, there was nothing he could do.
Earlier, Mu had tried to get the Special Heavy Fleet to retreat, but …
When the Special Heavy Fleet retreated, the two Class 3 Insect Kings' Insect Kings immediately pressed forward. When the Special Heavy Fleet stopped retreating and moved forward again, the two Class 3 Insect Kings' Insect Kings continued to stay out of the Special Heavy Fleet's range.
This led to the current situation.
The entire Special Heavy Fleet could not advance or retreat.
"Bastard!"
"What's the situation at the 6th and 8th Defense Zones?"
Mu couldn't help but curse out loud when he saw the ugly situation before him. Then, he immediately asked.
"Commander, it's not good. Without the Special Heavy Fleet, the regular fleet is having a hard time fighting against the Class 3 Insect Kings. The 6th Defense Zone has lost 9% of their forces and the 8th Defense Zone has lost 13% of their forces!"
"If this continues, it's only a matter of time before the 6th and 8th Defense Zones collapse!"
The adjutant reported to Mu Hui, his face full of worry.
From his point of view, the entire Vita Defensive Line had entered a dead end. It would be extremely difficult to break out of this situation.
"General, an emergency report from the second defense zone!"
"The second defensive zone?"
"Yes, Commander. The new Insectoids that appeared in the fifteenth sector have now appeared in the second sector. They have already torn a hole in the second sector's defensive line!"
"What?"
The second defensive zone's defense line was torn apart?
Mu was scared out of his wits. He immediately adjusted the tactical image and switched it to the second defensive zone.
Sure enough, a large hole had been torn in the originally dense defensive line, and a large number of insects were swarming into this hole!
After briefly reading the battle report of the second defensive zone, Mu finally understood why the second defensive zone was defeated so quickly.
While everyone's attention was focused on the Class 3 Zerg Kings in the 6th, 8th, and 15th battle zones, the rest of the battle zones were still dealing with the normal Zerg swarms.
However, to everyone's surprise, Heniye had once again hidden the Class 2 Zerg King Guards among the normal Zerg swarms.
However, they were not in the 6th, 8th, or 15th defensive zones. Instead, they were in the second defensive zone which was currently the most stable.
Most importantly, the Class 2 Zerg King Guards had been lying low. Even when they were attacked, even when they suffered heavy losses along the way, they were still hidden in the innermost part of the normal Zerg swarms, not revealing any traces!
It was only when they were 10 million kilometers away from the defensive line that they suddenly burst out. A wave of dense space-type attacks directly cleared a large area of the defensive line, tearing a sizable hole in it!
Mu had been on the defensive, but he had once again fallen for Heniye's trick.
As a large number of Insectoids swarmed in through the hole, the entire defensive line was rapidly collapsing.
The Special Heavy Fleet was pinned down and could not move.
The 6th and 8th defensive zones were still struggling to hold on, and their losses were increasing.
The second defensive zone's defense line was completely torn apart and was on the verge of collapse.
Without strong reinforcements, it was impossible to turn the situation around.
In the command center, Mu was silent as he looked at the situation in the second defensive zone.
Based on the current situation, the entire defensive zone would collapse in half an hour at most. By then, the Insectoids would obtain a passage from the second defensive zone to bypass the Vita Defensive Line!
By then, it did not matter if the Insectoids chose to launch a pincer attack on the Vita Defensive Line or directly enter the empire's hinterland.
However, there was nothing he could do to stop all of this.
"Notify all fleets within the Vita Defensive Line. Follow the third evacuation plan and execute it immediately. Rebuild the final defensive line in the capital circle!"
Mu closed his eyes in pain as he gave the order.
He had only given this order after careful consideration.
After all, if they did not make a decision quickly, it would be impossible for them to retreat.
Since the great defensive line was destined to collapse, it would be wiser to preserve most of their forces and rebuild the defensive line in the capital circle. They would protect the spatial migration passage that had been opened so that more people could leave.
"Commander, if we retreat, then the other administrative planets outside the capital circle …"
The aide-de-camp did not finish his sentence, but Mu knew what he was trying to say.
It was important to note that the entire empire had evacuated through the spatial migration passage and reached the capital circle. However, the total number of people who had yet to enter the passage was less than half of the empire's population.
If the Vita Defensive Line collapsed, then more than half of the empire's citizens would be cruelly devoured by the Insectoids. There would be no exceptions.
However, did Mu have a solution?
Obviously not. As long as there was still a glimmer of hope, he would not do this!
It was important to note that even his own family was not in the capital circle!
If he did not make the decision now, there would be even fewer people who could retreat!
"Execute it immediately. The bigger picture is more important!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Looking at Mu's determined eyes, the aide-de-camp did not say anything else. Instead, he responded with the same determination in his eyes.
An hour later, Mu, who was in the command center, finally let out a sigh of relief as he watched the last fleet successfully retreat. However, he, who had personally led 20% of the fleet to cover the retreat, was now deeply surrounded by the Insectoids and could not break out!
As for the remaining 20% of the fleet, only …
Less than 3 billion warships!