Tyrannosaurus, Wild Boar Insect-Beast (Part Two)

Rowan's initial design was to incorporate genes from animals and insects that could detach limbs to survive, making the ramming horn detachable.

However, this compromises the overall integrity of the ram. If the target's armor is too high, the Spiral Ramming Horn may break before it can penetrate the opponent's defenses.

The only combat mission of the Wild Boar Insect-Beast is to pierce the enemy's body with its ramming horn, so these flaws should not affect its performance.

Moreover, even if designed with a detachable structure, the Wild Boar Insect-Beast loses its ramming horn after one impact. It takes a very long time for this horn to regrow, and it cannot hibernate during this time, needing to constantly consume food.

Thinking about it this way, it would be better to just make it a single unit. Even if the Wild Boar War-Bug dies, as long as the flesh and blood are still there, it can be recycled and another one produced, so the loss won't be too great. Considering the cost, it's even more economical than a detachable architecture.

Although the Tyrannosaurus crushed two Wild Boar Insect-Beast, its fate was sealed the moment its body was pierced by the Spiral Ramming Horn. Lacking resistance to venom, its massive, surging heart hastened its demise. The toxins, mixed with its blood, rapidly spread throughout its body.

The Tyrannosaurus, its nerve signals paralyzed, collapsed to the ground. It could no longer receive any external information; its consciousness was trapped in a dark room, awaiting death.

A Swarm Branch Base was established next to the Tyrannosaurus's lair. This was the first ground Branch Base of the Swarm since Rowan's awakening.

Thanks to the improvements made to the unit types, their size and mobility have been greatly enhanced. Their combat radius has increased by tens or even hundreds of times. The era when several Swarm bases could be located within a few hundred meters of a border is gone forever.

Rowan remotely commanded the battle through a consciousness descent, and after the battle, he no longer paid attention to it. The Blade had a strong learning ability, and they would handle similar enemies on their own in the future.

The forest has only a few distinctive top-tier creatures and factions, so he doesn't need to worry about being disturbed until the Swarm takes over the entire forest. He can focus on working with plant Seed.

We have found a new approach: using some of the original genes of Efiash, we have built a bridge connecting animal and plant genes.

The performance of the new experimental product exceeded Rowan's expectations. The experiment had taken an unknown direction, and he couldn't predict the outcome. However, he felt that overall, the results should be positive, and he eagerly awaited the final product.

The Mother Nest is now focused on producing Insect Empress, and newly produced Insect Empress are transported to Branch Base during their larval stage. Otherwise, it would be quite difficult to move them once they mature.

As the Insect Empress, the Swarm's bases began to spring up everywhere, and its territory expanded rapidly. Giant pythons, large carnivorous tyrannosaurus rex, and ferocious beasts could not escape the Swarm's aerial reconnaissance unless they left the forest.

As for when they will be eradicated, that depends entirely on the Swarm's food reserves.

In reality, the daily consumption of the Swarm is not high. Only a small portion of the swarm is maintained in a state of combat readiness; the majority is reconnaissance air force. They are not large in size, and their flight modules make them very lightweight, so their food consumption is very limited.

A large portion of the main combat forces will choose to go into hibernation, while the guard forces will consume resources to maintain only the bare minimum. When faced with war or invasion, the Blade will use their Swarm Network privileges to awaken a portion of them.

Therefore, in the Swarm, it is actually the Worker Bee and Worker Ant that are constantly working. As Rowan's experiments progressed, the yield of spore crops increased, making it easy to maintain their daily needs.

Thus, the forest entered a brief period of tranquility. Although large swaths of forest were still being taken over by the Swarm every day, Rowan understood the principles of conserving resources and taking a long-term approach, so the animals did not suffer a devastating blow.

They still maintain the original ecological balance in this forest, but of the many individuals and forces that were originally at the top of the food chain, only one remains.

Swarm also fulfill their apex-of-the-food-chain duties by periodically eliminating a group of forest creatures to prevent them from becoming too rampant.

The entire forest became a large breeding ground, providing the Swarm with batches of food.

The previously missing Triceratops were found in a group deep in the forest. After a planned annihilation, Rowan obtained their genes. The Anti-Tyrannosaur Ramming Beast received a version update.

The new insectoid beast is based on the Triceratops template, measuring seven to nine meters in length, about 2.5 meters in height, and weighing eight to ten tons. Apart from adding injection ports and matching venom sacs to the three iconic ramming horns, there are almost no other modifications.

Although Triceratops is a herbivorous dinosaur, its sturdy head shield and sharp ramming horns could potentially allow it to turn the tables on Tyrannosaurus. Not to mention, with the addition of venom injection, it can take on large carnivorous dinosaurs on its own without the need for other units, maintaining a high win rate.

Thus, Anti-Tyrannosaurus Beast, which was previously almost a one-time consumable, has now become a main battle tank capable of head-on confrontation, and its name has been changed to Triceratops Beast.

With the help of the Triceratops Beast, the Swarm no longer needed to frequently replenish its frontal assault units. In no time, they had wiped out the tyrannosaurus-like carnivores within a radius of thousands of kilometers.

A large number of Insect Empress were dispatched to build new Swarm bases. Because they had occupied too much territory at once and eliminated the top predators, the combat forces, which had only been dormant for a short time, were all awakened and, led by the Blade, swept across the land to prevent the ecological balance from being disrupted.

The large harvest of prey meant that much of it couldn't be consumed in time. The sweltering heat of the forest brought the storage problem to the forefront once again. Although the Swarm had begun a new round of mass troop movements, large amounts of food were still at risk of spoiling every day before the Insect Egg could hatch.

At that very moment, Rowan received an experimental subject that far exceeded his expectations.

He didn't know what to call this magical plant or animal.

It integrates genes from various plants and animals, including algae, ferns, and mosses, enabling it to grow rapidly and adapt to a wide range of conditions. It can even produce on or underwater.

Lichens are genetically endowed with the ability to break down rocks and minerals, allowing them to extract various nutrients from them and even directly absorb minerals.

The genes of light-averse plants allow them to thrive even in dark, sunless underground environments without photosynthesis.

The genes of vines allow them to parasitize plants and extract nutrients from them.