Chapter 194: Training Grounds
The spread of the Fungal Carpet caused severe disruption to native ecosystems. If it expanded beyond the forest into the vast grasslands, the once-green expanse would soon turn purplish-gray. Most plants would vanish, harvested as nutrients for storage.
Under such circumstances, even without the Swarm actively targeting the native creatures, they would inevitably be displaced, just as the forest’s ecosystem had been. With the Fungal Carpet’s continued expansion, their habitat would shrink until extinction became a certainty—an outcome Luo Wen wished to avoid.
Under the directive of the Swarm Overlord, the Swarm halted its aggressive territorial expansion, redirecting its focus to stockpiling resources.
Instead of pressing into the grasslands, the Fungal Carpet began to extend toward the ocean floor along the coastlines.
Meanwhile, to provide Sarah Kerrigan with combat experience, the Swarm organized skirmishes targeting carnivorous species.
The encounter with the predatory bats on Great Dawn Planet had revealed a critical weakness: the bats’ capabilities effectively countered the Spider Combat Bugs’ optical stealth.
Reflecting on potential future opponents—possibly spacefaring civilizations with access to similar bionic technologies—it became evident that assassin units might face limited utility. Confrontations would likely rely on direct engagements.
The current Brood Queen’s production rate was painfully slow, particularly given its underdeveloped state. It took Sarah a full year to assemble a usable force.
The new combat unit was based on a medium predator from the dinosaur era, considered an ancestor of both wolves and dogs.