Chapter 329: Counterattack
“There aren’t many asteroids left. Most of them are now concentrated at the outskirts of the star system and in Planet Izumo’s orbit, both areas currently occupied by the Swarm. Even though we hauled away a significant number of asteroids when we evacuated from Planet Izumo, it hasn’t been enough to sustain such heavy consumption. Additionally, producing those components is straining the capacity of our space factories. Just the recent round of base replacements severely slowed down our warship production,” a Riken officer reported gravely.
“This won’t work. At this rate, the Swarm won’t even need to attack us—we’ll wear ourselves out first!”
“And this is only the current situation. Their firepower output points are increasing rapidly. In Planet Izumo’s orbit, we’ve identified two Swarm constructs that are growing daily. We don’t know what they’re for, but it’s safe to assume they’re bad news for us.”
“Is there any good news?” someone asked.
“Well, we’ve confirmed that the Swarm’s Space Octopuses grow over time. They can evolve from 10-meter-class to 100-meter-class, and from there to 500-meter-class. Although we noticed signs of this growth back in the asteroid belt, it wasn’t as apparent then. Now, we can finally confirm it.”
“…”
“I don’t think that’s good news.”
“Agreed.”
“So, are you saying that if we let time drag on, we’ll end up facing an endless tide of 500-meter-class Space Octopuses?”