Chapter 130: Expansion
As they approached the ground, the bugs unfurled their wings, halting their descent momentarily. Jets of air continuously vented from the spiracles on their abdomens, counteracting the downward momentum until they finally landed smoothly.
Seconds after the bugs touched down, the pterosaurs that had been struck earlier let out anguished cries before plummeting to the ground.
One fallen pterosaur wasn’t immediately dead. A massive hole had been blasted into the base of its right wing, taking out half its torso. The grievous injury caused its wails to weaken over time.
It wasn’t the only casualty. Each bug that had leapt off the back of the Storm Gods had a specific target, and the number of targets perfectly matched the circling pterosaurs.
The results were spectacular. Every pterosaur was hit, and the severe penetrative injuries left none capable of continuing to fly. Against this new type of combat bug, the pterosaurs were utterly defenseless.
These bugs had been specifically designed to counter the pterosaurs. Their full designation was “Auto-Locking, Jet-Propelled Collision Flying Bugs,” but they were commonly referred to as “Flying Kamikaze Bugs.”
Luo Wen’s initial concept had been to equip these bugs with large toxin sacs in their thoraxes, designed to detonate upon impact with enemy targets. The primary damage output was meant to be from the released toxins.
However, to ensure that the Flying Kamikaze Bugs could reliably hit their targets, Luo Wen incorporated a slew of advanced technologies. To prevent disintegration from the high-speed dive, he also reinforced their defenses.
This resulted in such formidable physical damage output that their initial toxin feature became redundant. Despite the pterosaurs’ robust physical defenses, they couldn’t withstand even the first wave of collision damage.