The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 350 Seeker Variant

After the first batch of reconnaissance ancient web-winged flying insects arrived at the entrance of the core nest chamber, they did not move inside immediately, but climbed on the wall of the cave at the entrance, waiting for the arrival of the crazy saw-toothed ants behind them.

Having cleared the environment, a large number of Crazy-toothed Saw-ants were not worried about any form of attack. They moved forward at full speed and soon arrived at the scene. They merged with the ancient web-winged flying insects in front and prepared to enter the core nest chamber.

A huge tentacle structure with a bud-like structure at the end appeared in the field of vision for the first time, and then what came into the compound eyes was the squirming orange-yellow egg sacs covering the entire cave wall. Below, the strange body of the pursuer was vaguely visible.

With the arrival of the Crazy Saw Ants, those structures broke apart one after another. Below, the pursuers stretched out their hideous heads made of tentacles and wings that looked like small flying dragons, and flapped their wings to take off.

Ordinary seekers can hardly threaten this entire army. Lin Yi doesn't think that the other party will simply send seekers to die - there must be something different about these seekers to make the other party pay so much attention to them.

While they were thinking, the pursuers flapped their membranous wings and swooped down - their targets were obviously the main battle armor mixed in with the mad saw ant colony, as well as the larger and more conspicuous flame armor.

All around, a large number of Crazy-toothed Saw-ants bent their abdomens and fired dense bullets, immediately forming a fierce and sharp barrage in mid-air, blocking the pursuers' swooping trajectory.

The whistling bullets tore their bodies apart easily, splattering tissue fluid and debris - the defenses of these pursuers did not seem to be strengthened, and they were still easily torn apart by the bullets of the Crazy Tooth Saw Ants.

But soon, Lin Yi realized the difference between this group of seekers and ordinary seekers - in the air, after the tissue fluid of those seekers left their bodies, it quickly turned into a blazing orange-red color like burning, and surged down.

At this time, they were no longer in liquid form, but in a high-temperature plasma state that Lin Yi was very familiar with. At this time, the high-temperature plasma slurry formed by countless tissue fluids poured down from above.

In terms of temperature and lethality, these plasma slurries seem to be slightly inferior to those structured jets, and are far inferior to the plasma flames of the Flame Soldier based on the principle of nuclear fusion, but they are enough to cause damage to the exoskeleton of the Crazy Tooth Saw Ant.

Balls of high-temperature plasma exploded, and when they dissipated, only the corpses of the crazy-toothed saw-ants and their burnt and charred exoskeletons were left behind.

Because the opponent exploded above the swarm of crazy saw-toothed ants, the huge body of the main combat armor was relatively better off. On the one hand, it was not affected too much. On the other hand, its strong exoskeleton also allowed it to withstand it all.

In the very center, the flame armors remained basically intact - not to mention that they were the farthest from the center of the explosion, the heat-resistant exoskeletons they had evolved to accommodate the jet structure could not be destroyed by the plasma of the seeker variants.

The other party seemed to be very good at playing with plasma and had even developed a special grade based on the seeker - but Lin Yi guessed that the other party probably would not have long-range attack capabilities, but would rely on the same self-detonation as the suicidal ancient web-winged flying insects to cause damage.

While thinking, the Crazy Saw Ants changed their shooting angle again - instead of waiting for the pursuers to swoop down and then spraying bullets in front of them as before, they tried to intercept them by shooting in advance.

Above the huge space of the main nest, the hovering seekers had already changed their tracks and dived down, but they crashed into the surging barrage and died on the spot, with the plasma in their bodies splashing out. However, many seekers still dived down and exploded above the mad saw ants, trying to cause damage, and the density of the shotgun bullets became a little sparse due to intentional avoidance, and for a while, more and more fish slipped through the net.

However, the situation soon reversed again - a series of figures flashed by, entangled with the pursuers, and then, there were loud explosions, and plasma was splashed again - it was the suicidal ancient web-winged flying insects.

Their claw-like catching feet can also hook the pursuer's body very well and explode before the other party can react. And given the strength of the pursuers' body tissues, the explosion of a suicide ancient web-winged flying insect is enough to kill it.

It was obviously unrealistic for these seekers to compare their numbers with the suicidal ancient web-winged flying insects. With a series of explosions, the seekers fell one after another, and the bursts of plasma quickly dissipated.

Based on the production cost of the Explosive Flame Armor, the production cost of these Seeker variants must be higher than that of the intercepted suicidal Ancient Web-Winged Flying Insects. This one-for-one destruction is a sure win.

Moreover, for this kind of interception attack, it is not appropriate to simply calculate the cost of the interceptor and the interception target, because the cost of the friendly target that was avoided from being destroyed by the interception also needs to be calculated. Adding this, it is a sure profit no matter what.

At this time, in the rear, several flame-explosive soldiers were also ready. They leaned forward again, raised their hind half, and let the huge holes on their shoulders and backs face forward. Electric current flashed on those armor plates, indicating that the restraining magnetic field began to charge.

Balls of blazing plasma flames gushed out with dazzling orange-yellow trails, shooting towards the center of the cave - where the huge tentacle exactly the same as the one in the previous cave was located.

According to previous results, this giant tentacle is the core of the opponent, but its own defense is relatively average. Theoretically, the shooting of the Explosive Flame Armor can easily destroy it.

But this time, what Lin Yi wanted was more than just destruction - the ground began to shake again, and this time the amplitude was far greater than any previous time, which was enough to show how many huge creatures were approaching underground at this time.

At this time, all the tunnel worms lying in ambush nearby received the order and rushed here at full speed - the opponent's huge body must be at a certain point in the center of this series of extended tentacles, and what Lin Yi has to do is to find this point.

Last time, the opponent cut off the connection with the tentacles in time and controlled this part to self-dissolve. When Lin Yi discovered the opponent's true body, it was too late to follow the clues and find the opponent's body.

But this time, a series of conditions are in place. Even if we cannot find the real body in one go, we have to find several structures extending from the opponent, destroy them and try to continue looking. By analogy, we can always find the real body of the opponent.

By then, Lin Yi will have enough ways to end it all. After all, compared to a series of battles in space, the battles on the planet are, after all, just a small fight.

(End of this chapter)