The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 80 Dark Things
  The sunlight once again shone into the three compound eyes of [Eye], and also the huge nest mother floating on the water - to this day, Qi will feel inexplicable palpitations when seeing such a figure.

The arrival of the second batch of "similar people" gave "Qi" a glimmer of hope, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel worried.

This batch of "same kind" is similar to it in form, but it is unprecedentedly powerful, and its attitude is completely different from the previous batch.

They repeled the previous batch of "same kind" with very different shapes and developed individuals that were larger than [Front] and even the old enemies. They could easily defeat those old enemies whose shells were twice as long as [Front]. Crush.

From then on, "Qi" would often control [Object] to follow them quietly, watching the old enemies being crushed again and again. But in its heart, the fear of being dominated by the old enemy still lingers - especially when it sees the narrow pupils that seem to be filled with contempt.

Until that time, [Object] discovered that the opponent's huge individual was actually injured by some strange individuals of the old enemy.

Perhaps it was the huge figure fighting bloody battles that aroused its fighting spirit, or perhaps it was based on the concept of "no matter who is fighting the old enemy, I will definitely help out". At that moment, "Qi" overcame the old enemy in his heart out of fear and sent troops.

At the critical moment, it controlled [Front] and rushed to the nearby area. With [Front]'s astonishing high speed, it arrived at the battlefield in time and saved the opponent's individual.

It does not know the word "trust", but it does feel that the communication between the two parties has deepened with this incident.

The opponent provided it with a brand new [Blade] genetic template. Based on Qi's experience, it saw that [Blade] was very suitable for dealing with individuals controlled by the old enemy, and combined with [Feng], it could exert powerful combat effectiveness.

It seemed that everything was moving in a good direction, but despite the great situation, "Qi" felt a faint sense of uneasiness.

Memories flooded into his consciousness. From when [Feng] was killed by those strange creatures while chasing the bright spot in the sky, to when he escaped into the abyss of the sea and survived, scenes of battles with old enemies flooded into his mind again.

In addition to [Front], "Qi" has also developed a level to target old enemies - it has no technical content, it is just a [Claw] enlarged to the same size as [Front].

The structure of [Front] is not suitable for fighting old enemies, and the most powerful thrust cannot be used - if it is forced to confront the old enemy head-on with the cone-shaped structure composed of the carapace that wraps the front half of the body, it will only be [Front] that loses.

Before obtaining the level of [Blade], [Claw] was the only form that Qi could take that could compete with old enemies.

However, the [Claw] is originally a level that assists in combat. It is small in size and has limited hardness in its head armor and feet. This is why "Qi" chose to enlarge and strengthen the structure of the [Claw] to develop a new level.

The enlarged [claw] is still sensitive enough to avoid the thrust of the old enemy, and can go around behind the individual, using its claw limbs and mouth to tear apart its soft body behind the hard shell. For a time, "Qi" regained the advantage and stabilized the battle situation.

But soon, the old enemy developed a new tactic against those large [claws].

Those individuals that are similar to the enemy's largest individual, but not as big as [Claw] appear on the battlefield in large numbers. Although they are small, they are extremely numerous and often sweep in overwhelmingly. Although "Qi" does not know the word "oppression" , but I really felt the pressure brought by their densely packed figures.

These small individuals use their limbs to wrap around the leaf legs and body of [Claw], restricting its ability to move. The large individual then pierces the body of the [Claw] with the shell that wraps the front half of the body.

With the cooperation of large and small individuals, it is difficult for the large [claw] to gain an advantage for a while. Claws aimed at large individuals were not suitable for dealing with small and numerous individuals, and the situation suddenly reversed again. And soon, in order to deal with this tactic, an improved version of [Eye] was developed, which moved the three eyes used to observe the bright spots above nothingness downwards to have an overview of the whole situation, and used the eyes to provide [Feng] with a field of vision. Both of them Co-ordination.

Under the guidance of [Eye]'s vision, [Feng] was able to put its eyes into the depressions on both sides and attack old enemy individuals with faster speed and flexibility.

Especially those small and numerous individuals, the [Front]'s rapid slashing can cause fatal damage to them, and cover the large [Claw]'s attack on the enemy's large individuals.

After such a battle of wits and courage for a long time, both sides gathered all their forces and fought fiercely in the vast world.

"Qi" has the level of [Sifter], which filters nutrients between heaven and earth. The old enemy also has a similar level and can obtain large amounts of nutrients, gradually developing into a protracted war of attrition.

The two sides were helpless with each other, but the old enemy never gave up and continued to attack again and again until one side was dragged down by the endless melee.

At this time, both sides urgently need a force powerful enough to break the deadlock and decide the outcome in one fell swoop.

However, this decisive power was finally obtained by the old enemy.

It was the last large-scale battle between "Qi" and its old enemy. The densely packed figures of [Claws] almost dyed the sky and the earth black. The shells of the old enemy with blood-red lines were also densely packed, making it difficult to observe the battlefield through [Eye]. The "odd" thing made me dizzy.

But soon, it will no longer have the chance to get dizzy.

In the battle formation, there are countless strange individuals of old enemies mixed in. They were seen swinging their legs and floating above the battlefield. Immediately, they released a large amount of black matter, saturating the world, making everything invisible.

[Object]'s field of vision was blocked by something dark, which was a fatal blow to "Qi" who relied on vision.

Without the vision guidance of [Eye], [Front] becomes a headless fly. It can only rush and slash around randomly. The large [Claw] can no longer detect the enemy's figure and tear it apart. .

But what is amazing is that the opponent can accurately sense the location of the [Claw] and [Edge] and kill it easily.

In the thick black mist, "Qi" could only sense the death of each [Front] and [Claw], but could not see any trace of the enemy.

But when some [Claws] and [Fronts] died, the sensory signals sent back were very strange.

The mouth of the old enemy is sharp and can cut the [claw] in half directly. But facing the [Front], although it can be killed easily, it cannot be cut into two pieces directly.

But this time, what [Claw] felt was as if it was swallowed straight by something and then ground to pieces by the fine raised structure. And what [Feng] felt was indeed the same as the previous [Claw]!
  Among the black things, it seems that the bloody mouth of the deep sea monster is hidden, trying to swallow the "Qi" nest whole.

(End of this chapter)