Where does their confidence come from, thinking that they can win as long as they rush through the firepower network?
Is it because the firepower network they just faced was so shocking that they forgot about the melee capabilities the Insect Swarm has always displayed?
Did they even use a similar Divine Arts ability just to rush into melee more quickly?
Little Tower was greatly shocked by this and decided to teach them a good lesson in return.
It immediately allocated part of the Insect Swarm, brandished its own sharp limbs, preparing for a close combat that the swarm prefers, where every slash meets blood.
Even though the swarm, after obtaining metalization, has gained many various types of long-range methods.
And the lethality is much stronger than their limbs.
But as a swarm, they inevitably have a preference for the more direct and bloody melee.
Although this is probably an instinct from their original beast nature as insect creatures, it doesn’t intend to change.
So, even under the diligent research of the witches in the laboratory, the swarm now possesses increasingly powerful and advanced firearms and even machine guns.
They still haven’t given up on enhancing their melee capabilities.
After obtaining metalization, Little Tower itself sometimes relies on the swarm’s overall computing power to learn from Bai Fa and conduct some research, trying to convert the acquired knowledge into tangible items.
And the first research result, this time, is making its debut.
On the swarm’s limbs, the sharp limbs originally attached with Space superpower are now clad in metal.
During the brief time of rushing out from the frontline, the two limbs functioning as hands have transformed into two double-edged scythes like a mantis.
The edges still retain a spatial aura, but with an added hint of pitch black.
Interestingly, after filtering through the learned knowledge, Little Tower chose just the Annihilation Bomb representing chaos that they had recently acquired subsequent knowledge of, for more direct and powerful force.
Through the swarm’s powerful computing and practical capabilities, it managed to develop an alloy capable of barely containing this energy even before Blood Night.
Simply because it wasn’t involved in the research, it didn’t realize the significance of this.
It merely included it in some routine reports submitted, managing not to draw any attention.
And the research on this alloy was naturally not for play, but to craft the armament now belonging to the swarm.
Even though it doesn’t understand the essence of the Annihilation energy, it doesn’t interfere with its direct application.
Manufacturing a blade with Annihilation capability using this knowledge.
Moreover, the array itself originated from a type of bladed weapon, so recreating it on a melee weapon requires little modification, giving it a chance to achieve success as a beginner.
Because they’re using the original rune and not the subsequently modified version for the Annihilation Bomb applicable to firearms.
When using this blade, a special skill similar to that of the original weapon can be gained.
It can absorb a kind of "blood" in a Transcendent sense during slaughter, turning it into an enhancement for the blade, strengthening the damage dealt in the subsequent period.
Apart from the blade it researched, its exoskeleton has also been meticulously designed to ensure physical strength while providing substantial reduction against various Spell damage.
However, this time, as the opponents are not focused on spell-like abilities, the exoskeleton’s form has already changed while charging to meet the enemy.
The internally engraved runes quickly shift, replacing most spell-resistant defenses with runes that enhance physical strength.
Switching to different defenses based on the enemy is one of the advantages brought by metalization.
With the swarm’s speed, the mere two hundred meters of mutual charge passes in an instant.
Enhanced by Space superpower, the already sharp blade is further augmented with the power of Annihilation material, making the limbs akin to real scythes at this moment.
With the scythes swinging, the overwhelmingly powerful attribute becomes particularly prominent.
Fully demonstrating the idea that even the same Tier Five could have discrepancies.
On one side are Tier Five soldiers uplifted from 4th Rank soldiers by external forces, while on the other side are Insect Swarm inherently Tier Five but with Tier Six Combat Power from accumulated talents.
Even though soldiers can achieve a synergistic effect through the connection of luck power, each individual is ultimately still weak.
Under the fully buffed scythes, the armor is almost reduced to an ornament, and a single strike almost determines the fate of being instantaneously killed.
Once a corner of the battle formation loses a piece, it’s already crumbling without any action from the swarm.
Becoming one life after another harvested by the swarm.
Although since these soldiers are ultimately Tier Five units after strengthening, the swarm cannot rampage through them as it would with ordinary lives, occasionally they are caught off guard and severely wounded.
Yet, the slaughter rate is significantly higher compared to the previous use of firepower bombardment.
As for the artillery originally aimed at these soldiers, it’s naturally not wasted.
However, due to concerns about friendly fire, unable to shoot at close range, the target is locked onto the mid-battle army further away.
The soldiers in the mid-area, not receiving the residual luck from the deceased soldiers at the front, instead have a lower resistance to Magic Power bullets.
By this comparison, it surprisingly shows a slightly higher efficiency than the initial melee combat killings.