"Ha ha! Good, Prosperity! You did very well!" Khan watched the Prosperity he had just tamed charge wildly through the swarm before him. These little bugs did not even reach Khan's knees.
Though they were fast, fearless, and willing to die, their individual combat strength was not high. Even without armor, Khan could sweep aside whole swaths of them with the steel I-beam in his hands.
As for Prosperity, that heavily armored beast that resembled a tank, there was no need to mention it. The little bugs' claws and teeth posed no threat whatsoever. It was difficult for them even to leave a scratch on Prosperity's carapace.
Watching Prosperity crunch through the swarm's corpses, Khan wiped the blood that had splashed onto him. "These bugs are pretty interesting. Do you know what they are?"
"Uh... they're probably called something Tyranid. They're a thing that appeared in the last few centuries. Lots of people keep them as pets. Once they're fed, they become much quieter."
"Tyranids..." Khan stroked his beard. He found the thing rather cute, though it was also brutal and bloody. Judging by the similarly colored chitinous shells on the swarm, Prosperity had probably belonged with these little bugs.
Prosperity devoured every last scrap of the swarm's flesh and blood, leaving nothing behind. Now it was licking the blood off the floor with its tongue.
Khan saw that Prosperity seemed to have grown another size after eating all that. Just as he was about to go over and pet the adorable child in his eyes, Prosperity suddenly sprang up and ambushed him.
Khan blocked Prosperity's massive leg with his thick, powerful arm, then punched its abdomen and forced the beast back several steps. "Looks like you've got quite the temper, huh? Good. A fierce one is more fun to