Chapter 179: The Light at the End of a Tunnel. (Long Chapter)

With the Formician swarm suddenly retreating after the Greater Queen's orders, the humans were finally able to catch a clear glimpse of the battlefield. 

Due to the interference caused by the Formicians, the comms used by the human soldiers only worked within a 1000m range of the battlecruiser. Not only that, due to the Greater Queens control, she had split up the human forces and created separate sectors within the battlefield.

Not only did this allow the Greater Queen to exercise greater control over the battlefield but also ensured that the humans were not overwhelmed by the Formician troops, thus making them believe that they had a chance at victory.

If not for the sudden retreat, the Formicians would have steadily whittled down the number of human soldiers, with the human commanders having no clue of what was happening.