18. Expedition Ultimate (14)
Every time the petite girl waved her "horns", people and horses were always thrown into the air, and a qiē object that wanted to get close to her, whether it was a sword or a bullet, was all broken and shot down without exception.
Both sides were stunned by the overly realistic sight, and their eyes stared at the worm inside and outside the carriage, as if they wanted to imprint the figure in the depths of their consciousness.
For a very small number of people, this is not surprising, like the killers who are also named bugs, they are very calm and chatting while eating.
"Oops~ It's such an exaggeration every time. ”
The scorpion sliced the steak with great care with each cut, the color of the blood and juice oozing from the flesh making her smile even more bewitching.
"It's so cunning, people want to have a good time. ”
Ejected and retracted the steel thorns in the hand armor, the giant needle ant looked unwilling.
"Our weapons are not used for group warfare, and we will not be able to achieve the desired tactical effect even if we go up. So it's good to eat obediently. ”
The flower mantis folded the napkin that had been wiped over his mouth and placed it on the plate with a dignified motion, and then he said in a ladylike voice:
"It's better for her to play to her fullest on this occasion, after all, this is the most suitable job for her with a lot of strength. ”
As the prototype of the girl killer, what kind of power is it?
To put it bluntly, the bug is a combination of muscles and hydraulic machinery, and the carapace is full of muscles and hydraulic lines.
They can pull objects up to 20 times their own weight, the equivalent of a 50-kilogram human pulling an Audi A4 with locked brakes. This force is applied to the long horns of the head, using the principle of leverage. With strong forelimbs as a fulcrum, it can easily lift the enemy in front of you into the air. Quantifying it into numbers, it is about 1kg, which is equivalent to 100 times its own weight. Although there is a difference between this number jù and an ant that can lift something more than 400 times its own body weight and can also haul an object that exceeds 1,700 times its own weight, the combination of the two forces is unparalleled.
"Swing your weapon at high speed with just your wrist power and fill the space with endless attacks, friend or foe. Kill all the guys in your weapon's range. This is the 'Dounagi' - a special trick for the Dou Worm when fighting against the group. ”
Throwing away the napkin, the scorpion commented disdainfully:
"It's still the same as before, rude, savage, tasteless moves. ”
From a scorpion's point of view, it is perfectly natural to make such a comment. But those cavalrymen didn't have the leisure to comment on other people's moves. There's only one thought in their heads. The farther away from that horrible, non-human-like monster, the better.
"Who's a monster?!, but a 17-year-old girl who hasn't come out of the cabinet yet!!"
With a roar, the two riders made a perfect arc that became a shining point in the distant sky.
"It was 17 years and 28 days...... Let's hope she doesn't start a weird religion like 'Forever 17'. ”
The flower mantis muttered a few words. Leaving a sentence of "I'll quit first" he got up and left the dining car, neither asking nor interfering with his behavior. They were originally a special group of beings, and once they entered the actual combat state, their respective tricks and action modes would mostly hinder each other, so non-interference with each other became the basis for maintaining the team.
They just waited quietly, holding their breath like worms lurking in their nests, waiting for their prey to come to their door.
The battle outside the carriage was completely one-sided, in the face of the brave assault of the worm and the volley of infantry platoon guns, the cavalry charge had become synonymous with "giving away the head", and after the battle loss exceeded 200, the last bit of confidence and courage also left them.
The companions in the woods who were supposed to come out to support did not appear, much less powerful than before, but more dense and more frequent explosions rang out one after another - it was clear that another enemy reinforcement with strong artillery fire was attacking the woods, and the companions who were hiding there were no longer able to take care of this side.
They were originally stragglers who had broken away from the army, but they were only gathered for survival and "a certain purpose", and they robbed the lost dogs who were surviving on passing trains. For a long time, as long as the train was in a dilemma, it would give up resistance and let them take what they wanted. Never before had they encountered such a fierce counterattack, nor had they ever encountered an opponent outside of such common sense.
As soon as the deserters turned around, the deadly bullets had already caught up, the 6-pounder cannon joined the salvo, and what was even more terrifying, the monster in a woman's skin had also caught up.
"Who's a monster!! they're a 17-year-old lady!!!"
Worm gritted her teeth and raised her horns, and when she just swung her weapon, a point of light the size of a sesame seed rapidly enlarged in her field of vision, and it was too late to adjust her posture to dodge or counterattack.
“......!!”
At close range, several thin lines of light like piano threads bloomed around the worm, and the same number of fireballs split in two and exploded.
"Be careful, my hair was almost on fire last week!"
Patting off the sparks on his body, the bug turned his head and complained behind him.
"How do you ...... like this?"
The thin body wrapped in the three-tiered frilly dress trembled, tears rolled in her eyes, and the flower mantis was almost about to cry like a real girl.
If there were no folding hooks that protruded from the sleeves and were exactly the same as the front limbs of the praying mantis, it is estimated that both sides would sympathize with this "girl" and condemn the rudeness of the worm.
"They're—"
The hook claws flexed like ripples, and the silver light bloomed again.
"I'm worried you're here!"
As he spoke, 18 fireballs and wind blades depicting different ballistics, outflanked from the front, back, left and right, were all cut in two.
Few people know that the family of praying mantis is the only insect with 3D stereo vision among many insects.
The compound eye, composed of thousands of small eyes, can play the movements of the prey in the brain in a continuous slow-motion mode like a movie film, and compare the speed of the signals sent to the brain, and the praying mantis can easily grasp the speed, angle, and height of the target, within five percent of the target entering the attack range. One hit and hit. Its effectiveness is even higher than that of computer-controlled rapid-fire guns.
Based on the same principle, when the flower mantis enters the combat state, it will automatically deploy the light sensing technique, with itself as the center, any attack within a radius of 10 meters will be automatically read, and according to the level of the threat, flexibly use the "mantis claw" with the "barrier" technique to counterattack.
"Yes, yes, thanks to you. I'll buy you pudding pie and cranberry flavored lollipops later, now-"
Putting the corner of the pocket in front of him, the worm said heroically:
"Let's finish the work of expelling the pests first. ”
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Blow away the flowers and plants floating on it. Take a gentle sip of tea. Ji El smiled in a dignified way that matched her identity.
The crystals on the coffee table emit a rainbow of light, outlining the battle situation outside in the air.
Projection "Reproduction of Illusions" is a video transmission technique developed and retained by the Church itself, in which two paired Celestial Crystals are used to set one as the "recording end". The other is set to the "Relaxed End". Mana resonance in the Guò surgical circuit. to achieve image delivery. The only problem is that as the distance increases, the clarity of the image and sound decreases. The maximum distance can only reach 100 meters, beyond which transmission is not possible.
Although the two Celestial Crystals are now only separated by a layer of wagons, the obstruction effect produced by the armor plates is equivalent to a distance of 50 meters, and under such strict interference, the Celestial Crystals can still release a highly restored scene, which makes people have to admire the ability of the caster.
And yet—
Looking at the scene of the enemy troops being knocked away one after another, Her Highness the Holy Maiden's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
What a strange force, what a powerful reflex.
He did not rely on the power of magic to strengthen it, but simply relied on his own physical strength to accomplish what would never be possible for normal humans. In terms of the bodyguards trained by the consortium, it is very good.
Is it really?
Through several confrontations between Diana and the consortium, the church has learned that the consortium has made great progress in the field of Chimera and human body modification, and has put the results to the test in real combat. Judging from the results and the immediate situation, the combat power of these biological weapons is quite powerful, and if the additional magic is further strengthened, their strength will probably be even stronger.
However, they failed to do so, and almost all of the weapons made by V.E seemed to be consciously or unconsciously avoiding the overuse of magic.
Why?
Indeed, magic is a powerful force that can give children who are just beginning to learn magic a chance to crush tall adult men. But the people who can sense Mana are very scarce resources in themselves, and even fewer can control the circuits that make up the technique. Although the consortium has always had a penchant for "tricks and tricks", considering that the consortium has always liked the style of cheap mass production, they really don't like this kind of high-cost, but may not be able to achieve a 1+1>2 approach, and the development of cheap and practical products seems to be more in line with their needs.
This conclusion was widely accepted and became the official opinion. But the saint had a different opinion on this.
If we think purely of "quantitative savings", the survival of the Chimera and the insect killers itself violates this principle, and although the specific cost is not clear, the cost of producing and cultivating these is undoubtedly much higher than the cost of recruiting more soldiers, giving them the most advanced equipment and rigorous training, and finally becoming a qualified private army. Such behavior is too roundabout and too contrary to their so-called "principles".
Since it is necessary to build a strong small elite army to undertake all kinds of work that sees the light and does not see the light, it is normal to make every effort to strengthen it as much as possible, and arguments such as "the use of magic may lead to increased costs" are fundamentally untenable, let alone rationalize the actions of the consortium.
But if it is said that the consortium has built a miniature army that "does not rely on magic" from the beginning, then it can be explained in a single qiē.
"A sparsely numbered army that doesn't rely on magic to fight...... What the hell is the president thinking?"
Taking a sip of the cold tea, Ji El cast her eyes on the other side of the battlefield. (To be continued......)