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As they approached the ground, the insects spread their wings, halting their descent. At the same time, they continuously expelled air from their abdominal spiracles to counteract the force of their descent, finally landing smoothly.

A few seconds after the insect landed, the Pterosaur that had just been hit fell to the ground with a mournful cry.

The fallen Pterosaur was not yet dead; a large hole had been punched through the base of its right wing and half of its body. The severe injuries caused even its cries to gradually weaken.

But it wasn't the only Pterosaur that was destroyed. The insects that jumped off Wind God's back each had their own targets, and their numbers matched the number of circling Pterosaur.

The results were spectacular; all the Pterosaur were hit, suffering severe penetrating damage that rendered none of them able to continue flying. Faced with the Swarm's new war bugs, they were utterly powerless to resist.

These insects were specifically developed to target them; their full name is the Self-Aiming Lock-On Variable-Direction Jet-Type Impact Flying Bug, or simply the Kamikaze Bug.

Rowan's initial idea was to add a large venom sac to the Kamikaze Bug's chest cavity, causing it to self-destruct the moment it crashed into an enemy. The primary damage output would also be from the poison.

Later, in order to ensure that the Kamikaze Bug could accurately hit the Pterosaur, Rowan added a lot of advanced technology to the fly. In addition, to prevent it from disintegrating before it came at high speed, Rowan also added defenses to the Kamikaze Bug.

Ultimately, this resulted in extremely strong physical damage from the Kamikaze Bug. Although the Pterosaur's body also had relatively strong defense, it was insufficient compared to the Kamikaze Bug's attack power, and it couldn't even withstand the initial impact damage.

Rowan simply removed the venom sac temporarily, so that the Kamikaze Bug could be transformed from a disposable consumable into a war insect that could be reused multiple times, reducing resource consumption.

However, the mortality rate of Kamikaze Bug is still quite high. At such a rapid pace, even the slightest mistake can result in being pulverized. For example, just now, a Kamikaze Bug struck Pterosaur's spine, one of the hardest parts of its body.

Although the Kamikaze Bug managed to penetrate it thanks to its powerful kinetic energy, the reaction force from the strong resistance still snapped its neck and killed it.

But this loss is perfectly acceptable. Exchanging three or four pounds of meat for hundreds of pounds is a deal that you can't lose by any measure.

Using this method, the Swarm gradually cleared out the Pterosaur in the nearby airspace. The Swarm's territory began to expand beyond the forest.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the Pterosaur's high mobility, Rowan also sent out several Pterosaur to scout ahead. He finally gained a general understanding of the current situation on this planet.

On this planet, there is only this continent beneath Rowan's feet. Although its shape is very irregular, it is generally connected and forms a long strip.

From south to north or from west to east, the furthest points are more than 20,000 kilometers apart. Apart from that, it's all vast ocean. Rowan also tried to find the familiar terrain, but unfortunately, perhaps due to the passage of time and crustal changes, most places were only vaguely recognizable.

Rowan didn't care. In this world, he had nothing to worry about; he was the kind of person who only needed to be fed. As long as he was alive, even the Swarm could rebuild.

During this time, Rowan also found several Pterosaur nests, most of which were built on cliffs, while some chose to nest on small islands by the sea.

The sky belongs to the Swarm; Rowan does not allow units without node status to fly above 100 meters in the air.

One by one, the Wind God were launched into the air, and thirty Wind God formed a flight formation, flying in a V-shape towards the distance at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

That was one of the closest Pterosaur nests to the Swarm, nested on several mountain cliffs over two thousand meters high, where hundreds of Pterosaur built their nests.

After a long flight of more than an hour, the flight formation reached its designated position. Immediately afterwards, several Kamikaze Bug jumped down, the wind whistled, and several Pterosaur circling below were shot down.

Then, one by one, Spider War-Bug jumped off the backs of the Wind God.

Unlike the standard Spider War-Bug, these insects lack Optical Camouflage but are equipped with a tail stinger and an abdominal venom sac, the latter having an expanded venom capacity. Furthermore, their eight Walking Leg are connected by a webbed membrane from the third joint to the base.

This allows them to extend their Walking Leg and stretch out their membranes during descent, slowing their fall. They are Spider War-Bug Type II, the Swarm's latest airborne unit.

The powerful carrying capacity and long-range delivery capabilities of the Wind God were on full display at this moment. Thirty Wind God carried ten thousand Spider War-Bug Type II to the battlefield and deployed them.

Countless black dots descended from the sky, only leisurely spreading their Walking Leg and slowing their descent when they reached a thousand meters above the mountaintop.

On the back of the Wind God above, there were still a number of Kamikaze Bug. Whenever Pterosaur took off, a whistling sound would be heard.

Ten thousand Spider War-Bug split into several small teams and landed on different hilltops. Many Pterosaur that were resting were awakened by the whistling sound and, before they could understand what was happening, were attacked by the Spider War-Bug.

The Spider War-Bug, equipped with larger stingers, posed a significantly increased threat to Pterosaur. With their venom sacs further enlarged, just two Spider War-Bug could prevent Pterosaur from flying more than ten kilometers, and five insects could even prevent it Pterosaur taking off.

Ten thousand against several hundred, and there are also specialized air-to-air weapons lurking in the air.

The battle ended quickly. In this battle, 11 Kamikaze Bug were destroyed, 61 Spider War-Bug Type II were killed, 639 Pterosaur were eliminated, and more than 500 Pterosaur were destroyed.

Hours later, several new Wind God arrived. They brought with them a juvenile Insect Empress, millions of Worker Ant, and tens of thousands of Worker Bee. Since this location was far from the Swarm's base, and transporting large quantities of prey would be difficult, it was better to establish a Branch Base here directly.

The underground base gradually took shape. The Wind God grabbed the corpses of the Pterosaur and piled them up next to the base, creating a mountain of corpses from hundreds of enormous creatures.

A purplish-gray substance emerged from the foot of the mountain of corpses and quickly covered the entire mountain.

Where the Swarm base is located, Creep is naturally indispensable. Creep digests the corpse mountain and converts it into nutrients stored within its body. When the Insect Empress matures and officially begins developing the base, these stored nutrients will play a vital role.

In the days that followed, the number of aerial formations continued to increase, constantly launching attacks in all directions, sweeping away Pterosaur nests, and at the same time, establishing Branch Base one after another.

The entire continent, including the surrounding islands, gradually came under the control of the Swarm, and there was no longer any force on the continent that could threaten the Swarm. Even the top predators, including the Tyrannosaurus, were like lambs in a pen.

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