Chapter 488: Rising Again
In truth, there was no way to worry about side effects. The casualty rate of the Sky Strikers far surpassed that of their older versions. The previous Flying Kamikaze Bugs had targeted flesh-and-blood creatures, and there was at least some chance of survival after impact. However, the Sky Strikers’ opponents now were armored steel constructs, and each attack was essentially a one-way mission.
To maximize the impact force, the original keratin impact heads had been reinforced with a metallic layer. By incorporating techniques derived from the metallic crust of Planet Botian, the Swarm had made significant advancements in materials science.
This metallic layer enhanced the Sky Strikers’ ability to pierce enemy armor, maximizing the destructive power of their kinetic attacks.
The small radars onboard the Daqi vessels couldn’t detect the new Storm God at all. It wasn’t until the Sky Strikers launched off the Storm God’s back, exiting its cloaking field, that the radars finally registered movement.
But the Sky Strikers were simply too fast. A distance of over a thousand meters was crossed in an instant, leaving the Daqi no time to react.
A total of nine airships were targeted, and seven of them were obliterated mid-air. The powerful kinetic collisions shattered the ships into fragments, as the Sky Strikers used their very lives to display the pinnacle of destructive elegance.
“Where did they come from?!”
The two surviving gunships were only spared due to their stronger armor and greater maneuverability compared to the transport ships. The moment the radar picked up the Sky Strikers, the experienced commanders gave the order to evade—before they even had time to identify what was attacking them.
Once the Sky Strikers locked onto their targets and reached their terrifying speeds, they became incapable of precise directional changes. This flaw allowed the two gunships to narrowly escape, as the Sky Strikers only grazed them instead of landing direct hits.