Monster Hordes Beyond the Zone

Su Luo's gaze fell on the data fed back by the system's Appraisal, and a glaring contradiction caught his attention.

"Hey, how does this Level 5 insect, with Constitution Attribute of 14.1, manage to move in an environment with 100 times the gravity?"

Su Luo noticed a strange phenomenon.

Its ability to withstand a hundred times the force of gravity is a strange thing.

It can take off running in an environment with a gravity of 100 times, its limbs almost flying off, like a dog seeing a delicious butt being produced, charging forward recklessly... This is even stranger.

Static pressure and dynamic motion are two completely different concepts. A special alloy may be able to maintain its shape and stability under 100,000 times the force of gravity, but under dynamic conditions, it may not be able to withstand the internal stress generated by 1,000 times the force of gravity, and will completely disintegrate due to material fatigue and brittle fracture.

With a series of Appraisals, Su Luo discovered that all the monsters possessed the [Pressure Resistance] skill.

"That's interesting."

The Laboratory's smooth, silvery-white exterior changed. Several meticulously designed armor plates silently slid open, revealing long and short guns and cannons of varying calibers and gleaming with different sheens.

Immediately afterwards, the literal firepower began to erupt.

The spear, formed from concentrated flames, tore through the darkness, unleashing a rain of explosive fireballs of various shapes. The rapidly spinning flame saw blades emitted a piercing hum, carving scorched trails through the Swarm.

The vanguard of the Swarm, bearing the brunt of the attack, was instantly Annihilation by the saturation bombardment. Their charred remains fell under the influence of abnormal gravity, peacefully meeting their mother.

The vanguard of the monster horde met their end peacefully; their charred corpses slowly fell to the ground, and some of the monsters even triggered their own special abilities.

[Self-Destruct]!

Even after death, it will automatically attack its teammates, acting as a war squad.

Su Luo calmly picked up her teacup and took a small sip. In the corner of her vision, the experience bar slowly but steadily climbed a little higher.

He maneuvered the Laboratory to climb to higher altitudes while drastically reducing the intensity of its firepower, switching to Suppression fire.

Today's Laboratory attack systems are vastly different from earlier versions.

In the past, it relied more on the pre-defined Spell models of Su Luo. It can be said that the previous Laboratory was equivalent to Su Luo's Mana inventory, area-of-effect Spell amplifier, and defensive equipment.

Things are different now. In the series of attacks just now, Su Luo only did two things: click to fire and assist in positioning.

From target Lock-On and Disordered Trajectories calculation to energy allocation, the entire attack process has been highly automated.

Su Luo only needs to issue the order to fire and provide necessary tactical guidance. All of this evolution is thanks to his systematic digestion and application of automation control theories and computer science achievements from two worlds.

Su Luo has already begun to consider missile-based attacks. The current Black Flame Meteorite is quite similar, and its power far exceeds that of conventional missiles, but it can be even stronger.

As tens of thousands of fireballs were continuously projected, weaving a river of light in the darkness, the full picture of the Swarm gradually became clear.

This is a massive race of approximately three thousand, composed of various Zerg ranging from Level 5 to level 7. They have a clear division of labor, different Attributes and skills, resembling a highly specialized biological army.

In the core area of Swarm, a particularly large individual caught Su Luo's attention.

[Mutated Insect Queen (Boss)]

[Level: 7]

[Strength: 19.9]

[Spirit: 20.5]

[Constitution:?]

[Skills: Command, Shell Shedding, Offspring Devouring, Rapid Production, Sacrifice,?,?]

Logically speaking, a level 7 Boss should be able to defeat a level 9 normal monster.

Su Luo's Appraisal was unable to completely identify the other party's information.

This is the first time we've encountered such a large-scale monster horde since entering the area, and its strength is astonishing.

In terms of sheer power expansion, this race could have wiped out the world in the previous Trial Instance Su Luo had faced.

Just kidding, of course.

The gravity here is a hundred times stronger than normal, enough to destroy the world. It's not that complicated.

Just then, the massive body of the Mutated Insect Queen began to turn. It raised its head, which was covered with complex sensory nodes, and faced the sky, which was illuminated crimson by the fireball. Its slender antennae trembled rapidly, as if it were receiving and analyzing some information.

A moment later, it completely ignored the Laboratory that had just launched the attack, and led the entire swarm, changing direction and continuing its vast march into the distant darkness.

"So... I just happened to be blocking their migration route?"

"They didn't show me the innate, mortal-death hatred that regional monsters usually do."

Su Luo seemed to be deep in thought. Without exception, all the monsters she had encountered in the area were naturally hostile to Survivors, and at most they would run away if they were injured or unable to fight back.

And now...

Su Luo observed the entire Swarm, which had a clear division of labor and operated efficiently. They possessed a distinct social division of labor, including different units for scouting, transportation, surveillance, and combat.

Can this still be called a monster? It should be considered a normal creature.

Their actions are clearly purposeful, such as long-distance migrations for the purpose of finding food, growing, or reproducing, which are necessary for survival.

It can be said that once outside the designated area, Survivors will face the real world.

After a moment's consideration, Su Luo decided against directly confronting the Beast Tide. Instead, she leisurely stole a few insects from the side of the Laboratory and stuffed them Laboratory.

Pick up some experimental materials from the roadside.

For Su Luo, the value of these experimental subjects was far greater than that of several Diamond Chests.

Watching the Swarm depart, Su Luo made a calculation.

This single Swarm is enough to wipe out many areas without top-tier Survivors; its strength is truly off the charts.

Even without Su Luo and Song Shige present, Zone 76 would be easily swept aside.

From this perspective, the area also served a protective function?

As she thought about it, Su Luo smiled, then paused.

Everything outside the designated area has meaning; their presence here signifies that they are part of the system's default Survivor development process, and these are also things that the Survivor community will need to face in the Future.

Shaking her head, Su Luo drank the tea in her cup in one gulp.

[Spirit +0.1]

The cumulative effect of long-term consumption of the treasure [Focus-Calming Tea], coupled with the daily self-operation of the [Three-Cycle Method], finally propelled his mental Attributes to break through the temporary bottleneck.

Of course, the nourishment from treasures is still the main factor; the process of pure self-cultivation is much slower.

[Spirit: 19.9 (↑0.1)]

"Xiao Luo, how's the Optimization of the Three-Cycle Method going?"

"The calculations for the main Optimization direction have been completed. It is expected that the Optimization plan will raise the skill's ranking by one level in the system's assessment. It is recommended to learn more about similar blue-quality skills, absorb their essence, and prepare for the final derivation to purple quality."