Chapter 117: Real Combat Drills (2)
The stingers hidden within the hooks of the Modified Spider Combat Bugs had silently injected venom into the small bird-like dinosaurs during their brief contact.
This venom was not the same as Luo Wen’s own toxin. Its primary component was an extremely concentrated digestive fluid.
Since the spider combat bugs stored their venom in small glands within their legs, the limited space meant these glands held only small amounts. Naturally, the venom capacity was insufficient for Luo Wen’s standard digestive toxin, which required large quantities to be effective. This toxin wasn’t purely a poison—it primarily served to digest food externally. Paralyzing and killing prey was merely a secondary effect.
Thus, small doses of Luo Wen’s toxin only caused intense pain without delivering fatal results. As the prey’s size increased, its effectiveness further diminished.
Given these limitations, the spider combat bugs couldn’t rely on such a toxin.
Instead, Luo Wen had combined the genetic traits of various venomous organisms—snakes, spiders, insects, and even a type of snail—to create a new, potent toxin.
This innovative venom acted as a powerful anesthetic while being highly lethal. Its mechanism was simple and effective: once injected into prey, it immediately blocked the transmission of nerve signals. The prey’s heart would stop beating, and its breathing would cease shortly after.
The time required for the process varied depending on the prey’s size and the amount of venom injected. For the small bird-like dinosaurs, it would take no more than two or three minutes.
Once the venom was injected, the spider combat bugs avoided prolonged confrontation. After evading a sharp beak attack, they used their eight legs to push off forcefully, leaping backward to disengage from the bird-like dinosaurs.