Ch.273Kirsanid Scourge (4)

# Chapter 273: Kirsanid Scourge (4)

[Event: Kirsanid Scourge Main Force Arrival]

[Survive.]

Right after that brief message popped up.

-KWAAAAAANG!!!

-“All fleets, retreat! Retreat!”

-“Massive warp signatures detected from the galactic outskirts! At least over 1 million!!!”

“Holy shit.”

As if my earlier comparison to the Korean War wasn’t just a random thought.

Those motherless… no, that’s not right.

They have mothers, but these fatherless Scourge hordes were now pouring in with their main force like the Chinese army.

Thanks to this, the Galactic Allied Forces (provisional name), who had been advancing in the joy of victory, were now being routed on all fronts due to the sudden ambush by the Scourge’s main force.

Especially the central front of the “Allied Fleet,” which wasn’t under a unified command but rather controlled separately by admirals dispatched from each nation.

Without coordination between different opinions when faced with such a massive shock.

It was demonstrating, quite painfully, what a total collapse truly looks like.

“Protect the retreat of the inferior species, all fleet main cannons fire!”

At least the Ethernian Annihilation Fleet was executing mobile defense thanks to their uniquely insane performance and command control capabilities.

“Rotate the rear fleets in a wheel formation to cover the main force’s retreat.”

“Yes, sir!”

“If the central force collapses, we’re finished too. Dispatch the 5th Fleet to support the center.”

The Prosnak forces, who were in a relatively better position, provided flank cover while simultaneously deploying forces to the central front that was showing signs of all-around collapse.

This gave a slight but crucial breathing room to the front line that was about to crumble helplessly.

And the Allied Forces had no time to waste the respite they had gained.

“Quickly retreat and regroup in the rear!”

“All fleets retreat! We must fall back to the planetary systems with defense lines!”

Using this precious time, they pulled back the collapsing front line and quickly reorganized.

The plan was to solidify the defense line and look for an opportunity to counterattack.

Of course, even in such an extremely dangerous situation…

“The enemy is retreating, now is our chance to counterattack!”

“No, you idiots! We can’t advance now!”

There were those who failed to grasp the situation and attempted to counterattack.

But in such cases, they were highly likely to be surrounded by the Kirsanid Scourge fleet, which boasted a force ratio of at least 5 to 1 on all fronts.

“There are too many enemies…”

“That’s why I told you not to charge in blindly.”

Before the overwhelming numerical violence, they simply melted away like ice cream placed in front of a heat fan.

And even those who weren’t blinded by the prospect of military achievements…

“Remember me…!”

“We will!!!”

“We will!!!”

To cover the collapsing front line and the retreating main force.

Brave ships or small fleets began to engage in delaying actions.

The front line, which had been pushed back by the overwhelming quantity of the Kirsanid Scourge, gradually began to solidify again as it retreated to the fortress line.

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But even the fortress line that the Sebelli Empire had prepared by spending their entire national budget couldn’t hold out for long.

“They keep coming, the enemy keeps coming!”

“Why aren’t the mine fields working?! We placed tens of thousands at just the hyperspace jump route entrance!”

“They’ve all been detonated already! There’s nothing left to detect!”

The defense line was already reaching its limit due to the insane quantity of over 1 million enemies.

“Report, sir! We continue to detect additional warp signatures from the galactic outskirts…!”

“Unbelievable. Are you saying there are still more coming?”

From the common soldiers to the admirals on the front line, the fear that this war might never end was slowly beginning to consume them as Scourge fleets continued to pour in from outer space.

And the problem didn’t end there.

-“It has been revealed that planets infected by the alien monsters known as the Kirsanid Scourge are producing new monsters…”

“F-fuck.”

“A sight reminiscent of the Nanomachine War.”

Including the only paradise planet in the west.

Many potentially habitable planets that the Sebelli Empire had not settled simply because they were difficult to live in, but had planned to transform into paradise planets someday through “Gaia,” were now seized by the Kirsanid Scourge fleet.

Once the thorough infection and assimilation of these planets was complete.

Massive cosmic monsters were being endlessly launched into space from gigantic biological structures built on the surfaces of these planets.

“GYAAAAAAAH!!!”

“Admiral?!”

“The Admiral is in critical condition, medic!”

As a result, one of the Riksi admirals who had suffered through the Nanomachine War experienced a PTSD episode.

There was a minor incident where he was suddenly evacuated to the rear, but.

“No matter how many enemies we kill, they keep coming!”

“This is base 447M-11, we’re evacuating due to insufficient ammunition for defense turrets!”

“The power source is overloaded and needs time to cool down.”

“Ah, fuck.”

With reinforcements from outer space and newly produced forces from within the galaxy.

In the face of the Kirsanid Scourge’s insanely growing numbers.

The defense lines and fortresses produced by the galactic superpower with all its might.

And not just the imperial fleet, but fleets gathered from across the galaxy were reaching their limits.

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Naturally, in this crazy situation, I was inwardly cursing up a storm.

‘Damn it, how could I forget there was a Phase 2?’

Of course, cursing alone wouldn’t change the situation.

So I was doing everything possible to support our frontline troops who were busy fighting those motherless—no, fatherless…?

No, since they have an Emperor and Queen, let’s say they have parents.

These grandparentless Scourge creatures.

“Minister! The Galactic Federation just passed the crisis bill regarding the Kirsanid Scourge!!”

“Oh!”

And when we succeeded in passing the Federation’s crisis bill, which was the most representative method among our approaches.

-“Minister, Ztrakfor has launched their entire Grand Fleet to support us.”

-“The Riksi Congressional Realm says they can’t stand by and watch the same situation that happened to them occur again, so they’re bringing their entire fleet except for their capital defense fleet!”

“That’s right!”

With the two nations closest to the Holy Sebelli Empire showing immediate responses and sending fleet support.

“If those two nations bring everything except their capital defense fleets, that’s at least 40,000 ships.”

“Indeed, at the very least, it will significantly reduce the pressure on our front lines.”

I felt a sigh of relief naturally escaping me at the thought that one burden had been lifted.

…Of course, immediately after, I also realized that the current situation was truly dire if a force of “40,000 ships” could only be used to “reduce” the pressure on the front lines.

‘No matter how many fleets we deploy, there’s no solution unless we block the additional reinforcements pouring in from outer space.’

But at this point, I began to sense something strange.

After all, the world I had been transported to was ultimately a “game.”

And according to what I knew, the Scourge “main force” assault event was simply supposed to be “more troops” appearing “once,” not this continuous stream of massive reinforcements from outer space, which I had never seen in the vanilla game.

‘Something is really off here.’

As my suspicion continued to grow, I began to feel an emotion that was difficult to put into words.

And right after that…

-Ding!♪

[Pause]

A familiar notification sound accompanied the pause, and an event appeared.

[Quest: Track the Kirsanid Scourge Psionic Wave]

[Recently, the scientific community of the Holy Sebelli Empire, while analyzing the Kirsanid Scourge hordes continuously pouring into our galaxy.]

[Has discovered that their destination is none other than the Kesada planetary system, the capital of the Holy Sebelli Empire.]

[But setting aside the fact that they seem to have no purpose or consciousness.]

[No one understands how these cosmic monsters from outer space can accurately identify and target the capital of the Holy Sebelli Empire.]

[No, that was the case until now.]

[Not long after, they analyzed the brain of a captured Scourge fleet after battle.]

[And discovered that the Scourge fleets were following a psionic wave emanating from “somewhere” in the Kesada planetary system.]

[Objective: Eliminate whatever is attracting the Scourge in the Kesada planetary system]

[Reward: End of additional Scourge reinforcements from outer space]

Looking at the quest message, I realized that my suspicions were proving to be very accurate.