Inside the cockpit, several newly replaced Mechanical Tentacles on Priest Alpha operated rapidly across the console.
Bzzzz.
Several ugly plates of Mutant Metal on the Chimera's front end began to vibrate.
The previously still metal surfaces started to writhe like muscles.
Fine cracks opened, revealing dark-red patterns beneath them like blood vessels.
"Release the cooling acid mist!"
At Rovi's command.
High-pressure nozzles hidden on both sides of the front end sprayed out a thick yellow-green fog.
This was strong acidic waste liquid Rovi had deliberately collected earlier from the bottom of the fermentation pool.
Hiss, hiss, hiss.
The acid mist enveloped the rat swarm before the vehicle.
A chemical reaction took place.
The strong acid came into contact with the high-temperature alkaline grease coating the Plague Rats' bodies, triggering a violent neutralization reaction.
White foam churned amid the rats' shrill screams.
Their prized high-temperature armor became a deadly burden in the face of the acid.
The grease solidified and clumped together, completely locking down their movements.
Then, something even more terrifying happened.
The Wall of Gluttony on the front end came alive.
Sensing the abundance of damaged biomass, the dark-red metal plates rapidly extended forward and transformed into countless sharp metal barbs.
Like a Venus flytrap snapping its leaves shut.
Several dozen Plague Giant Rats trapped in the acid mist were pierced by the metal barbs in an instant, then forcibly dragged onto the front armor.
Crunch, crunch.
The chewing drowned out the rats' screams.
The mutated metal was feeding.
It secreted transparent digestive fluid, dissolving the rats' flesh, blood, and bones together before absorbing them into the metal itself.
The once mottled, rusted front armor quickly became bright and thick, even giving off a strange red glow.
The rats behind them were frightened by the sight.
Though the Plague