Chapter 71 Evolution Task (These days are more tiring than going to work~)
"Abathur, what's the matter?" Xue Hua sat on the soft chair and connected to the main hive mind, approved Abathur's communication request, and then asked directly.
"The genetic sequence of test specimen No. 1 has been analyzed and confirmed to be an unnatural creation of the Chimera phenomenon. Its genetic stitching technology is quite advanced and can be exploited by the insect swarm.
Three adaptive essences have been successfully peeled off from its gene chain. One of them can be expanded and extended to breed new insect swarm variants. The other two can be added to the existing insect swarm species' genetic sequence to continue the existing gene sequence.
Evolutionary transformation.
Progress has been made in the exploration of the spiritual universe, and the mimetic virtual memory area has been discovered. This memory area can be used as a testing ground for insect swarm evolutionary units to test the practicality of evolution.
I'm waiting for you in the evolution pit, Lord."
Abathur finished speaking quickly, then hung up and retreated into the evolution pit.
"Wo Ri! I hung up on your boss again... You don't want to be paid this month... Forget it, there's no point in teasing yourself like this..."
Xue Hua rolled his eyes helplessly and directly transferred his consciousness to Leviathan's evolution pit.
Here, Abathur has prepared everything and is waiting for his arrival.
It was surrounded by two balls of light and an egg floating in mid-air. When Xue Hua arrived, this guy still started explaining the content without any prelude to greetings.
The egg on the left side of its body is the most complete and important genetic sequence isolated from Experimental Subject No. 1.
What is hatching in the egg is a new insect swarm unit that has been modulated and multiplied by Abathur.
But the shape of this egg... why is it floating in mid-air?
However, Abathur did not start with the egg.
It first stretched out an appendage and moved a ball of dark gray essence in front of Xue Hua.
"The essence of test subject No. 1 is separated into the plasma conversion organ of the creature and is suitable for the military type - insect swarm host.
The insect swarm host integrated with this essence has two mutation tendencies. The two tendencies have been listed separately. The experimental field can simulate the combat environment for evolutionary tests to select the final evolutionary tendency.
The first mutation tendency: the incubator on the back of the swarm host mutates, producing flying locusts that have a shorter survival time but attack with destructive energy toxins. These locusts have enhanced destructive power and can leap over obstacles and even attack air targets.
, they can spray poisonous plasma beams from their mouths to attack and damage enemies in a line, and poison them.
This energy toxin will continue to invade the target's body, whether organic or not, until the target dies or the injured part is removed.
If the target eventually dies from this toxin, four to five larval locusts will hatch from their corpses. The larval locusts exist for a shorter time, but have the same other abilities as adults.
Note that in the world where the Overlord currently exists, there is a chemical drug that can remove toxins from the bodies of life forms recognized by the will of the world. Please treat this evolution with caution."
"The second tendency of mutation: the blood of the insect swarm host mutates, and all the hemoglobin in it is converted into plasma energy. The weapon organs of the locust larvae residing in its blood degenerate, and at the same time, their body size shrinks to one hundred and twenty thousandth of its original size.
However, a plasma energy adaptive force field organ was newly developed in its body.
By using this organ, these microscopic locusts are able to deploy a plasma force field that can provide targeted protection against enemy attacks.
The host of the insect swarm prone to this mutation has a psionic energy reserve organ and a plasma triggering organ in the body.
This triggering organ allows the insect swarm host to move long distances without being attacked, but this method of displacement consumes a lot of psionic energy and is only recommended for tactical transfers.
As the hatched locusts become smaller in size, the swarm host with this mutation tendency will be able to hatch a large number of micro locusts without interruption. This will allow the locusts to continuously deploy plasma energy barriers centered on the swarm host. These barriers will last
Until it is canceled voluntarily, or the psionic energy in the host of the insect swarm is exhausted."
"The Overlord can use the simulation memory area to conduct actual simulations of the mutation capabilities of the two insect swarm host variants to ultimately determine the evolutionary tendency to be selected."
After Abathur finished speaking, he stretched out an appendage in front of Xue Hua, and a picture suddenly appeared in front of Xue Hua's eyes.
The picture shows an earth-yellow planet. There is no trace of water on the surface of the planet. It looks exactly like a Death Star.
But the screen soon began to zoom in towards the planet, and at the same time, the voiceover of Abathur's words also sounded.
"Memory zone planet mimic model - AXC:D3, solid planet, no atmosphere, no traces of original life.
Simulated enemy force: The rear troop source station of the human Terran Empire, which is a gathering place for human marines and various light armored units."
Following Abathur's words, the camera in the picture moved to a human base that was very familiar to Xue Hua.
There are more than twenty human barracks here, and the ancillary buildings of each barracks are reactors that can double the production efficiency of the barracks.
In addition to the human barracks, there are other human buildings here, including the planetary fortress with two heavy cannons located in a group of crystal mines, and a large supply depot on the other side.
Outside the building, tens of thousands of marines were shuttled through the gaps in the building.
They formed neat columns, some were performing patrol duties, while others were training.
From time to time, a large group of Marines would run out of the base entrance, and soon another group of Marines would walk out of the barracks and gather together again.
While Xue Hua was looking at it in a trance, Abathur's cold voice came from his ear.
"Simulate a battle and destroy the human troop transfer station.
The base is located in the rear of the Tyranid Empire and cannot be raided by the swarm fleet.
Only army tactics can be used, but large-scale human marines will cause heavy losses to the swarm.
A remaining zerg nest was found, but the nest was weak and unable to reproduce larvae.
Use the remaining larvae to hatch the insect swarm host, integrate the genes of the No. 1 test subject into the insect swarm host, adjust the evolutionary direction, and hatch a new insect swarm host variant—the poisonous flame insect variant."
"Use the poisonous flame insect variant to attack the human base, destroy the troop transfer station, and test the mutant's ability."
After Abathur said these last words, Xue Hua felt that the control of the newly hatched insect swarm hosts was transferred to his own hands.
"Isn't this the evolution mission in the game campaign..." Xue Hua rolled his eyes and began to control the one hundred and fifty insect swarm hosts to slowly crawl towards the human base.
The appearance of these hundreds of insect swarm hosts does not change much compared to ordinary insect swarm hosts, except that what emerges from the incubator on their back is no longer pulsating follicles, but strange light spots.
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When these insect swarm hosts finally arrived at the foot of a cliff next to the human base, Xue Hua briefly estimated the distance and then let them take root.
However, I did not expect that although the locusts hatched from the swarm host after taking root could fly, they could not fly to the human base at all. They all self-destructed because their life time limit had expired.
This result made Xue Hua frown.
"The combat radius has become shorter... This is a shortcoming."
Then, he let the insect swarm host uproot its roots, moved closer to the human base, and then took root again.
This time, the locust swarms hatched by the insect swarm hosts quickly flew over the human base.
"It's bugs! Get rid of them quickly!"
"Fire into the sky! They're in the sky!"
"Oh my gosh! There are so many of them!"
"Oh my god! They're coming down!"
"Fire quickly!!!"
There was chaos in the human base, and Xue Hua observed the battle of the locusts through his consciousness.
This is just a virtual exercise, so Xue Hua can choose any angle he wants to watch the battle.
He found that after evolving into poisonous flame bug variants, the hatched locusts were obviously much more ferocious. They rushed into the hail of bullets of the Marines with an almost crazy attitude. Although they suffered serious losses, they were still being attacked.
Before they were all wiped out, he killed hundreds of marines with the blue plasma beam ejected from his mouth.
Immediately afterwards, before the second wave of locust swarms arrived again, a big mess broke out in the human base.
The bodies of the killed Marines quickly turned into a pile of black sand. Then, four or five smaller locusts crawled out of each pile of black sand and tried to deal with them.
The Marines threw themselves at the bodies of their comrades.
"Oh my God! What the hell are these?!"
"Be careful! Don't go there!"
"It's on me! Get it off! Ahhhhh!!"
There was chaos in the human base once again.
And at this moment, the second wave of hatched locusts flew over...
