Chapter 511: Alert
The measures taken by the Moto indeed had some effect. In the following days, the number of attacks on sentry posts decreased significantly. However, the patrol teams still suffered attacks due to the complex terrain and obstacles encountered during their patrols.
The Ambushers often hid in trees or on walls, waiting for the patrols to approach before extending their limbs and gliding down using their membranous wings to ambush them.
The Moto analysts failed to discover this characteristic of the Ambushers, and as a result, they paid a heavy price.
A few days later, the Moto still hadn’t found a better way to counter the Swarm, and patrolling became a dreaded task. Soldiers preferred to stay in the safety of their sentry posts, using various excuses to avoid participating in patrols.
During this time, the Moto also sent out their main forces to conduct sweeping operations, but they found nothing. During the day, the Swarm seemed to vanish into thin air. They speculated that the Swarm might be hiding underground, but despite trying numerous methods, they found no trace of them.
They also set traps at night, but the Swarm seemed to know about them in advance. Attacks continued everywhere except near the traps, which remained untouched.
As time went on, the number of Moto patrols dwindled, and the frequency of attacks increased until eventually, no patrols were seen at all.
In space, the intense battles had caused significant losses on both sides. However, the coalition forces, lacking much room for maneuver, suffered greater losses overall.
The situation on the Moto life planet was now known to the coalition forces. While they were relieved to hear that the Moto defenders still had the situation under control, they could only offer verbal support. The coalition forces were already stretched thin and could hardly provide any substantial assistance.