The Last Commander of the Red Alert

"Collect the Zerg corpses. Research all that can be used and directly recover those that cannot. Expand the Base's perimeter outward, quickly!" Yun Ru immediately issued the orders.

The Red Alert units swiftly began cleaning up the battlefield, while Yun Ru examined the surroundings on the map.

According to Alice's initial calculations, this Planet bore some resemblance to Earth in general, but it might be considerably larger in size. It seemed that a human civilization had once thrived here, but they had encountered the Zerg. In their despair, humanity had detonated nuclear weapons, hoping to take the Zerg down with them.

However, they had underestimated the Zerg's survival capabilities. Even with global nuclear weapons, the Zerg had not been completely eradicated. Instead, they had exploited the resources on the Planet to rapidly reproduce, reaching staggering numbers.

On the map, Yun Ru spotted the ruins of numerous cities, not inferior in scale to those on Earth. If it weren't for the Zerg invasion, this place might have been a thriving Planet.

What was even more astonishing to Yun Ru was that within these city ruins, she saw some points of light, representing neutral yellow-colored dots. Survivors still existed on this Planet!

Yun Ru couldn't fathom how these people had managed to survive under these circumstances. The level of difficulty appeared to surpass even the early days of Earth's crisis.

"So, does that mean the time since the nuclear weapons detonation isn't too distant from now?" Yun Ru pondered.

Regardless, she needed to find the people on this Planet and learn from them how the Zerg had come into existence. The only way to deal with the Zerg was to eradicate them at the source.

Zerg's attitude toward humans had always been a death sentence upon sight, and Yun Ru had never entertained the idea of peaceful coexistence with them.

A single spy satellite couldn't provide a clear view of the entire Planet's situation. To obtain crucial intelligence quickly, Yun Ru immediately dispatched unmanned scout planes in all directions.

At this moment, she remembered that she needed to report to the Commander.

"Commander, the Zerg currently have no further actions. What should we do?" Su Chen had already learned the situation from the messenger. This was a Planet under Zerg control. If the Zerg had unexpectedly arrived on this Planet, that would be one thing, but if this was the Zerg's territory, once the Zerg discovered this Space Channel, both Su Chen and the Base would be threatened.

After all, Yan Yun Star was only 0.5 light-years away from Earth, a distance that meant very little to the Zerg.

The Base was currently not in danger, so Su Chen directly came to the sub-base and met with Yun Ru.

"Commander, this place is only temporarily safe. It would be best for you to return to the rear," Yun Ru suggested.

Su Chen waved his hand dismissively. "With you all here, this place is secure. What do we know about the Zerg so far?"

Yun Ru no longer tried to dissuade him. Instead, she adopted the demeanor of the Chief Scientist of the Red Alert Base and spoke with a serious expression. "Currently, we know that there is one or more Zerg Hive(s) here, and the strength of the Brood should not exceed that of a Small Galaxy. Otherwise, the Brood would have left this resource-depleted Planet to continue raiding others."

"The Zerg's highest known strength is Seventh Order. We have not yet discovered any Zerg of Eighth Order or higher. I speculate that the individual strength of the humans on this Planet is quite weak, so the Zerg Hive determined there was no need to produce super-strong Zerg individuals. Instead, they opted for swarm tactics, producing a large number of low-level Zerg."

"Currently, we've identified a total of five types of Zerg, including land-based Zerg, one type of flying Zerg, and one type of underground Zerg. We have not yet encountered any aquatic Zerg."

Yun Ru meticulously organized all the data related to the Zerg, presenting it in a clear and detailed manner.

When Yun Ru finished her report, Su Chen finally spoke, "So, the Zerg's strength on this Planet isn't formidable?"

"From our initial assessment, that appears to be the case," Yun Ru nodded.

"In that case... why would a Planet that possesses Nuclear Weapons not be able to defeat such a weak Zerg Hive?" Su Chen's question left Yun Ru momentarily unsure of how to respond.

She had initially assumed that this Planet had resorted to mutual destruction with the Zerg using Nuclear Weapons, explaining the pervasive presence of nuclear radiation in the air. Other scenarios couldn't explain this phenomenon; it couldn't possibly be naturally occurring nuclear radiation on the Planet.

However, when Commander brought this up, she realized that they, the Red Alert Base, also possessed Nuclear Weapons. Even with their previous capabilities, they could handle a Zerg Hive that wasn't Small Galaxy-class. So, why would a human civilization that controlled Nuclear Weapons lose to a Zerg Hive?

Clearly, that was impossible!

Whatever had driven the people on this Planet to such despair that they had to resort to global nuclear detonation as their final stand had to have been for other reasons.

"Commander, I understand. I will be cautious and gather more information," Yun Ru replied with a hint of embarrassment.

Su Chen didn't blame her. All along, Yun Ru had been groomed as a research-oriented talent, and she hadn't been involved in command-related matters. Some oversight was expected.

"I'll have Libra come over to assist you. She has recently unified the Underworld, and she doesn't have much to do right now."

When Yun Ru heard that Libra was coming, a small smile appeared on her face.

Taru was just an assistant, and Libra was the only one who could truly be called Yun Ru's friend.

When Libra received Su Chen's message, instructing her to explore a completely new Planet with Yun Ru, she agreed without hesitation.

However, after she left, it was uncertain whether the Former Ghost Clan in the Underworld would remain obedient.

Libra didn't care about this at all. Initially, she had only used the Former Ghost Clan's power to pressure the Latter Ghost Clan. Now that Yan Yun Star was under Commander's control, if the Former Ghost Clan dared to cause trouble, she would kill them all.

As the days passed, there was only half a year left until the arrival of the second Dream Shadow Clan on Earth.

Su Chen had accumulated over two billion Energy Points, and it was worth noting that he expended one billion Energy Points daily. However, he was also gaining an astonishing amount of energy daily, barely maintaining a balance.

His main sources of Energy Points were Earth and Yan Yun Star. Among them, the Energy Points obtained from the transfer station on Yan Yun Star were much richer than those from Earth's Origin Land. Additionally, Lily had established mining operations on the satellites and unmanned Planets around Yan Yun Star, which contributed significantly to Su Chen's rapid growth of Energy Points.

Yan Yun Star had hardly undergone any changes, as it was all under Su Chen's control. On the other side of the Space Channel, under Yun Ru and Libra's steady efforts, they had gained control of everything within a radius of five thousand kilometers. They had also found several hundred human survivors here, from whom they obtained a crucial piece of information.

This Planet was named Earth! (To be continued...)

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