Chapter 409 Behemoth's Demise
The Germanic Fleets regrouped with their allies, who had very clearly suffered heavy losses. Of those massive ships that still remained, they were of the smaller variety and had endured significant damage to their hulls.
It was truly a disappointing sight for the Germanic ships, which operated with almost entirely robotic crews. The only human beings on board were the deck officers. All others were AUXILARY series support droids which were not only capable of performing all the feats of a human being, but were operated by a basic artificial intelligence.
Of course, there were compliments of marines aboard each ship, and they were actual human beings. Even the starfighters, bombers, et cetera were all piloted by these Auxiliary class droids, the role of those previously known as bucket heads now relegated to artificial intelligence.
Yet, neither the Alfheim Dominion, nor the Svartalfheim Federation, knew this. Instead, they welcomed the Germanic Fleets, each of which was composed of 200 warships of varying sizes and classes.
A familiar face was in charge of the largest Germanic Warship within the fleet assigned to assist with the Alfheim Dominion's third attack on Behemoth. Admiral Alaric au Emrys was standing in his signature white and gold naval uniform board the bridge of the Carrier, christened as Bismarck.
His deck officers were all Germanic citizens, citizens who had completed their time at the academy, and who were tasked with commanding the AI based robotic units on board the ship, ensuring they functioned as intended.
In reality, their job was really no different from it was before. Giving out commands to units who execute such commands. The only difference was the process was now incredibly streamlined, as AI had no room for human error, and was far more efficient than a human crew.
Little did Emrys know that everything said on board the ship was being monitored by Tia and reported back to Erich, and thus Erich, Tia, and Mirage were all watching the communication that was being held between the Germanic Admiral and the Alfheim Admiral.
"And what exactly are such miniscule ships going to do against the Naraku?"
"I don't need your sympathies. Just tell me what is happening in the Milky Way right now! What are the prey up to? Have they made any aggressive moves lately?"
Behemoth was stunned by these words, as she was completely unaware of the attack on the Hive World Within Andromeda that sent the Andromeda Naraku into a state of anarchy, resulting in tremendous and crippling losses.
Had she known this, she may have been more tactful with her response. Instead, she bluntly stated what was happening in the Milky Way.
"The prey has been oddly active lately. Not only have they begun launching attacks on all of our Hive Fleets in a loosely coordinated effort to repel our assaults. But they have also begun a crusade against all insectoid life within the Milky Way. I don't understand what is happening..."
The Naraku Empress's voice was filled with fear, something Behemoth had never heard from her mighty Empress before, as the monarch spoke to her daughter with anxiety.
"Those fucking bastards! They know! They know god dammit! They know that you and your sisters are a scout force, just like they somehow know about our subjects among the other insectoid races. They are trying to wipe you all out so that we have no eyes and ears in the Milky Way. I should have known that this attack was their effort to buy time!"
Behemoth was just about to say something when one of her servants, which looked like an anthropomorphic wasp, flew into her chambers, warning her of the impending attack.
"My queen! Hostiles have jumped into the system and have begun to engage with our fleet. We are under attack again!"
Naturally, the Naraku Empress heard this and was about to say something when an extremely painful sensation overwhelmed her senses. By the time she finally recovered, she realized that she had lost contact with Behemoth and her hive.
