Beneath the starry sky, across the wasteland, a swarm of silver-gray alien insects was migrating.
These mutated creatures were nearly two meters long and over a meter tall. They resembled mantises, with a pair of blade-like limbs lined with sharp teeth, scuttling rapidly across the sand on four long legs.
Their heads, bodies, and leg joints were all covered in sharply angular shells, their surfaces gleaming with a metallic sheen. Their defenses were clearly formidable.
Gray Armored Beetles!
Wang Chen recognized the origins of these alien insects at a glance.
Gray Armored Beetles were F-class mutated creatures found on many Ecological Experiment Stars. They preferred living in groups and underground, excelled at digging burrows, and hunted small lifeforms.
A nest of Gray Armored Beetles could number anywhere from several dozen to over a hundred, and they possessed a strong sense of territory.
Once the prey within their territory had been wiped out, they migrated elsewhere.
If they trespassed into the territory of another Gray Armored Beetle swarm during migration, a brutal war would often erupt!
Memories concerning Gray Armored Beetles surfaced in Wang Chen's mind.
He lay hidden among the rocks, observing the traveling Gray Armored Beetles through the infrared lenses of his helmet.
He did not act rashly.
Gray Armored Beetles were Entry-level mutated creatures, and this swarm numbered roughly fifty or sixty. They were not prey Wang Chen could swallow at present.
Wang Chen watched the swarm of Gray Armored Beetles crest a sand dune and vanish from sight.
Just as he was preparing to return to his shelter, another Gray Armored Beetle suddenly entered his field of vision.
Wang Chen's eyes immediately lit up.
This straggling Gray Armored Beetle limped along. Half of one of its legs was missing, making it unable to maintain its balance as