The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 265 "The King Insect Plug Poison Explodes"

A series of shockingly huge figures cast shadows, similar to a main battle armor, with a complex observation system composed of developed arc-shaped compound eyes and specialized single eyes, as well as a pair of developed big guns that were once used as the main means of output, but now have more deterrent significance than practical significance. Jaw's head is built on a thick, rugby-shaped body, giving it a somewhat weird appearance.

Under the body, there are four pairs of thick and long appendages with specialized structures that can be used for grasping and a pair of flat appendages that are similar to paddling feet and used as aerodynamic control surfaces. In the middle of these appendages, there is a huge can Closed opening structure.

Its appearance is somewhat similar to the gas cyst worm that was once used for long-distance transfer on the surface of Mars, but its internal structure is very different - the buoyancy of the gas is too low, making it less practical on Earth. But with brand-new technology, it is different. .

Immediately after the realization of controllable nuclear fusion, Lin Yi developed these large-scale combat grades for use in the atmosphere. The specific principles are similar to those of nuclear fusion rocket engines, but in the atmosphere, air can be used directly. The inexhaustible working medium is more similar to a jet engine in this sense.

The air will be sucked in from various air inlets, and after being heated and expanded by the astonishing high temperature of the fusion reactor, it will be ejected from multiple nozzles under the body at high speed, pushing the new grade's huge body to float in the air.

According to exchanges, it was learned that the Ezki also have similar intra-atmospheric aircraft, which are mainly used as heavy-armored assault transport units with high mobility and high defense and have moderate fire support to carry infantry or large combat machinery.

However, for Lin Yi, differences in needs and tactics meant that the new creatures he created were larger in size, relatively slower, and had not changed much in terms of defense. They could carry more grade individuals for airdrops. .

The bloated body, excluding the necessary life-support organs and nuclear fusion reactors, is almost entirely an abdominal bag structure for carrying individuals. The single transport volume far exceeds any previous grade, and the theoretical load capacity even exceeds the An-225, the largest transport aircraft in later generations. .

These creatures named Gastrocystis will serve as the main means of transportation for the nest group in the atmosphere. At this time, they are carrying a large number of ground levels and heading towards the target location under the escort of countless long-winged divers.

The target location is the location where the transport ship of the Ezki Rebels - let's call it that for the time being - dropped the airdrop pod into the earth's atmosphere for the second time. After the battleship was destroyed, the opponent did not take the initiative to launch an attack, but instead established a simple base on the spot. I don't know what it intended.

The gastrocystis formation slowly lowered its height. In the countless nozzles below and behind them, the blazing high-temperature wake gradually weakened. As the body descended, the nearby tail flames became less intense, making it easier to drop the gas in the gastrocysts. Grade individuals.

What was dropped from it was also a brand-new grade individual - its appearance was similar to some small beetles of the beetle type. It did not seem to be threatening at all, and it did not even have any offensive structure.

After landing, they curled up directly to form a perfect spherical shape - somewhat similar to a later small beetle called a beetle, or similar to a rat woman, who used this method to escape from enemies.

But the hive-level individuals must not be so simple - curled up to form a spherical body on both sides, with two circles along the body to form a ring, and the special structure nozzles arranged diagonally backward began to emit hot airflow, pushing the body forward. scroll. This area is a plain. Under the acceleration of the airflow provided by multiple sets of jet holes, the body of this level quickly accelerated to an extremely fast speed, rushing straight towards the outside of the defense fortifications established by the opponent.

Due to the short time of operation, those fortifications were not very strong. One by one, the "Ball Turtles" rolled into them. Then, they heard the sound of explosions, and their bodies exploded into balls of fire.

The new level is an attack level that can easily carry a large amount of charges into the enemy's formation and clear obstacles for subsequent troops. The biological prototypes are naturally rat women, ball beetles, etc., and the design inspiration comes from a species called panga. The strange weapons of the Zum rocket car.

This weapon consists of two huge iron wheels, a circle of small solid rockets and explosives. It was developed during the Second World War in human history to destroy beach defenses during beach landings. However, because it could not control the course, The actual combat effect was not ideal and it was not used on a large scale.

But here in the nest, this problem is not a problem - biological guidance technology allows them to completely control their own direction while rolling, ensuring that a large amount of charge is delivered to the enemy in need and blasts open the defenses.

As expected, those simple defenses were no match for a large number of biochemical explosives as powerful as trinitrotoluene. They were blown away one after another. Immediately, more new-level individuals rolled forward and exploded the defenses. , continue to advance internally.

Some large combat machines began to fight back, fierce barrages roared out, rotating electromagnetic guns spit out ferocious fury, and azure insect blood splashed out and splashed on the ground.

These new-level individuals, which Lin Yi simply called Ball Explosive Armor, also had a certain degree of defense. The curved surface and high-speed rotation further offset the kinetic energy, but the electromagnetic gun projectiles fired at full power were still not so easy to offset.

However, the sufficient number made up for this, as a large number of ball-blasting armors continued to move forward. For the Ezki rebels who lacked heavy weapons, it was difficult to deal with such a large number of enemies.

The ball blast armor poured into the opponent's camp along the gap opened by the explosion. Even if the rotating electromagnetic machine guns of those large combat machines opened fire at full strength, a large number of ball blast armor would inevitably come close to them with their numerical advantage and destroy them with violent explosions.

The battle soon lost its suspense. After the ball exploded into the armor group, a large number of Crazy-toothed Saw Ants and other grade individuals came and entered the Ezki rebel camp along the gap created by the blast, quickly taking control of the situation.

The survivors of the exploration fleet immediately made representations, hoping to find out the cause of the sudden outbreak of the civil war. The two battleships have been destroyed in the nuclear fireball, and it is unknown how many survivors are left on board. However, the main parts of these large combat machines have well protected the members inside, making it possible to capture two survivors.

Lin Yi immediately agreed, but there was only one requirement, that is, he needed to participate in this process - he was really curious about what the rebellious group of people were thinking, and whether it was because the Ezki people had different skulls from vertebrates on Earth. , there are large gaps in the protective structure of the brain causing water to enter the brain.
(End of this chapter)