The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 348 Explosive Flame Armor
The special individuals in the main combat weapons and armor groups have internal structures installed that are exactly the same as those obtained from the other side, special organs that can spray high-temperature plasma. The only difference is that Lin Yi has made various upgrades to its main structure to obtain stronger comprehensive performance.

Rather than an upgrade, in a sense, it is better to say that it has been completely transformed. The power, range and ballistic speed have all been improved to a certain extent, and a series of the most fatal problems have been solved.

A huge organ replaced the original inner shell of the shoulder and back of the main combat armor. A series of pipes and chambers formed this series of main launching structures, and stored a large amount of liquid that was not sure whether it should be considered fuel or ammunition.

Its essential components are exactly the same as the fuel of fusion reactors, which are liquid deuterium, tritium and other components, and its function is no different - to create fusion reactions and release energy.

However, compared with the fuel of fusion reactors or the charge of fusion bombs, the amount of these deuterium and tritium fuels is negligible, so the energy released is negligible compared with the former two, and can be used as tactical rather than strategic weapons within the planet.

In later generations, since only fission reactions can form high temperatures high enough to "ignite" fusion fuels such as deuterium and tritium, allowing the atomic nuclei to overcome repulsion, contact each other and begin to react, therefore, although the upper limit of the power of fusion weapons is astonishing and enough to form a strategic deterrent, it is not realistic to reduce the power and use it as a tactical conventional weapon.

But now, various other ignition methods have made all this a reality - an ignition system with a biological laser that generates high temperature instantly as its core is installed in front of this huge opening, responsible for triggering the fusion reaction of these fuels.

The large number of scale structures near the opening are the main means to maintain the stability of this structure - a series of special structures can generate a simple confining magnetic field when electric current passes through, accelerating and ejecting the material that forms high-temperature plasma under the high temperature of the fusion reaction forward.

The opening on the back also serves another purpose - since the density of the high-temperature plasma is kept at a certain level due to the magnetic fluid confinement, the density of the high-temperature plasma is still greater than that of the air, which means that it can also perform parabolic strikes.

It is envisioned that they can be used as a relatively close-range indirect firepower similar to that of large-caliber mortars, filling the firepower gap between the Crazy Tooth Saw Ants and the Mortar Spiders that have not yet won the resurrection match. Of course, in the case of direct fire, using them as heavy assault firepower is a better choice.

At the same time, a similar but smaller structure is installed at the end of their pair of mandibles, allowing them to eject similar plasma balls from their mouths. Although the power is much smaller due to various reasons, mainly because the amount is too small, it is flexible and can be used as coaxial firepower.

But in any case, at the tactical level, compared with conventional weapons, the power of these plasma emitting structures is undoubtedly amazing, enough to break through some possible particularly strong fortifications and other structures. In the small underground world, it is a good close-range support assault firepower.

But then again, the chassis of the main battle armor is based on the six-spot green tiger armor, and its positioning is similar to that of a tank. Lin Yi once joked that this thing can also be called a Tiger in a sense. So, this heavy assault firepower based on its chassis, isn’t it, the Assault Tiger?
The strange thoughts flashed out of his mind again, and Lin Yi quickly changed the name of the new grade - Explosive Flame Armor, to maximize the destructiveness of the high-temperature plasma they emitted.

At this time, after clearing all the enemy individuals at the cave entrance in the first test, several explosive flame armors retreated to the rear of the cluster again, preparing to move forward under the protection of ordinary main battle armors and crazy saw ants. In the narrow cave environment, their high-temperature plasma flames can cause the most amazing damage, but in a sense, they may also be easily targeted by the enemy. However, the protection of the other main battle armors and a large number of crazy saw ants can solve this problem well.

The ancient web-winged insect flapped its wings and flew by. Below, the mad-toothed saw ants used their developed six limbs to step over the charred ground burned by the plasma flames of the Explosive Flame Armor and advanced into the cave, followed closely by the main combat armor and the Explosive Flame Armor.

Inside the cave, a familiar series of structures immediately appeared in front of Lin Yi's eyes. Purple-red tissue covered the ground and the walls and ceiling of the cave. A few limited Venus flytrap-like structures sparsely hung from the ceiling, waving in vain attempts to launch attacks, but were quickly driven away by the fire-breathing saw ants and roasted whole.

It seemed that the other party also knew that this Venus flytrap-like structure was useless. At this time, apart from a few of them, which seemed to be used to drive away small animals that strayed in, there were no more, and no other structures appeared.

Needless to say, there must be something big going on in the rear - but this time, Lin Yi was still prepared. If it were only the plasma jet structures that were displayed last time, they would indeed not pose any threat.

Unlike the plasma flame of the Explosive Flame Armor, the plasma clusters emitted by these plasma emission structures are slightly inferior to the fusion principle plasma flame of the Explosive Flame Armor in various aspects. What Lin Yi borrowed was just the magnetic confinement structure that can be wrapped around the surface of the plasma cluster and emitted.

A series of disadvantages such as slower bullet speed and more serious diffusion make one grade of individuals quite suitable for dealing with them - in the rear, a large number of ancient web-winged flying insects took off into the air and killed inward in a dense formation.

These are all suicidal ancient web-winged flying insects. Their smaller size allows them to dodge the plasma flames sprayed by the enemy very well, and the destructive power of their own self-detonation is enough to cause serious damage to structures that are not strong in themselves. This is more cost-effective than using conventional grades to fill the gaps.

In comparison, the Venus flytrap-like structure poses a greater threat to these ancient web-winged flies, but it is not important. First, even if the ancient web-winged flies are caught, the explosion of the suicide flies will destroy them. Second, the opponent seems to have removed a large number of Venus flytrap structures, which makes it easier for the ancient web-winged flies.

Some reconnaissance flying insects responsible for live broadcasting followed closely behind, their infrared night vision compound eyes taking in everything - I don't know what the situation inside the cave is like. If it is still the same as the previous cave, then the battle will probably be over soon.

However, we still need to be vigilant. On the periphery, there are double-digit tunnel worms on standby at any time. Once an accident occurs, they will quickly come out from underground and turn over the entire cave space like earthworms turning over the soil. In a sense, the overall appearance of tunnel worms is indeed not much better than that of earthworms, they are just bigger and more amazing.
(End of this chapter)