I Am the Swarm

After all, the Rikens are a highly intelligent civilized race. The small and medium-sized units of the swarm were frustrated when fighting against new weapons. Faced with the situation of being consumed by prostitutes, they chose to put all their eggs in one basket. Deduce it.

Therefore, facing the larvae who suddenly gave up their opponents and turned around to charge, the Riken tribe only panicked for a moment, and immediately acted according to the response plan.

On the path of the larvae, the fighter planes of the Ricken tribe took the lead, but their long-range firepower was not enough to quickly destroy the larvae. Especially when the hatchlings congregate and use the bodies of their companions as cover.

"Show them our gadgets!"

Suddenly, some metal balls with a diameter of tens of centimeters were projected from the cabin of the fighter plane.

The metal ball itself does not have any propulsion device, and it moves in space entirely by the inertia when it is thrown. Not to mention the slow speed, it is estimated that it is difficult to cause damage to the swarm units based on the amount of ammunition loaded in its volume.

But the Rickens would definitely not make such a low-level mistake. After the ball flew for a certain distance, it suddenly exploded, and a large net spread out in an instant.

This gigantic net is enough to cover hundreds of square meters when it is unfolded. The whole body is made of metal fibers with a diameter of less than one millimeter. Without any invisible paint, it is almost invisible in space due to its size alone.

These fibers are the latest technological products of the Riken tribe. Not only are they extremely light in weight, they are heat-resistant, cold-resistant, and corrosion-resistant, and they are also tough enough. Even though they are less than one millimeter in diameter, they can withstand several tons of pulling force. Coupled with reasonable scientific arrangement and force sharing methods, the entire net is strong enough to resist the tearing of larvae.

Moreover, being slender enough also endows them with good cutting ability. If their own defense is not strong enough, if they are covered by this kind of direction and want to tear them apart violently, they will only hurt themselves.

Cannon fire can't change the course of the larvae, let alone the non-threatening appearance of the metal ball.

But when the countless metal balls exploded, the giant net array suddenly unfolded, so even if the larvae troop wanted to dodge, it was too late, so they could only slam into it head-on.

If such a giant metal net is still freely unfolded without being fixed and pulled around, the damage it can cause is extremely limited.

Even if it's uncomfortable to wear on the body, if you ignore them, it's just uncomfortable and a little hindered in your movements.

But now in the case of a cluster charge, the damage caused by this metal net will increase exponentially.

Each net has a covering range of hundreds of meters, and can simultaneously cover several or even dozens of larvae in intensive charge. The speed of the larvae during the charge is difficult to keep consistent because of their different growth rates.

The difference in speed will lead to the front and back of the dash, and if they are caught in the same net, there will naturally be a pull.

Unless the larvae stop moving immediately and stay still in place, these metal nets will naturally no longer cause harm.

But in a tense battlefield, it is impossible to think about it.

And it's not just a matter of hundreds of larvae and a few metal nets. The larvae travel extremely fast. Even if they can't sprint with all their strength due to the complicated battlefield environment, their speed of rushing exceeds ten kilometers per second.

Therefore, although the larvae spread across the sides at the moment when the giant net exploded, the vanguard immediately tried to stop and retreat. However, some confusion was caused in a short period of time. When the troops in the front row retreated, they collided with the troops in the rear, and were then pushed forward. In the blink of an eye, more than two larvae rushed into the giant net formation. 120,000.

Although the larvae marching behind the team immediately took advantage of the fact that the giant net array was not encircled, and broke free tens of thousands more, but there were still more than 200,000 larvae caught in it and unable to break free.

These more than 200,000 larvae are wrapped in more than 100,000 huge nets. In this complex chain entanglement, not only are their struggles useless, but the more they struggle, the tighter the giant net shrinks.

The slender metal fibers are extremely tough. They separate the outer skin of the larvae during pulling, and as the giant net tightens, they cut into the inner body of the larvae.

The arms and legs of some larvae were cut off, and some bodies were cut into two or even several sections.

"Ha, isn't it ridiculous to see them struggling so hard, but cutting themselves into pieces?"

"Pretty ridiculous!"

"Haha~"

A group of fighter pilots looked at the larvae caught in the net in space, slowly shrinking into a big meat ball, with limb parts constantly flying out of the net.

Amidst the laughter, the larvae that were still struggling just now suddenly stopped for an instant. This was really still. They seemed to have suddenly petrified, motionless.

The cutting force generated by the metal net is entirely caused by the struggle of the larvae. When they are no longer struggling, the metal net also loses its ability to attack.

"Hmph, even if they don't move, they are no longer a threat. When we win this battle, they will still be vulnerable." Seeing that the larvae were no longer struggling and the "ridiculous" scenes no longer appeared, a Riken driver said angrily.

"Leave them alone, shift the target, and stop the other little octopus monsters!"

Each of the combat units of the swarm has a very official name in the Riken tribe, but the long number makes it very inconvenient to communicate in daily battles.

Therefore, combatants of the Liken tribe usually use convenient and convenient nicknames.

And "little octopus monster" is the nickname for the larvae.

A tactic or weapon that generally works best only when used for the first time. When its data is known to the enemy, it will be difficult to achieve the original impressive record.

At this time, the scattered larvae did not gather again, but separated further.

After a single metal net is unfolded, the covering area is only a few hundred square meters, and thousands of giant nets cover an area of ​​tens of thousands of square meters, which is very useful for dealing with clustered larvae. But after the larvae are dispersed, there is no need to look forward and backward, and they are prepared again. It is almost impossible for a single metal net to pose a threat to the larvae.

Even if the larva crashes into the net, it doesn't even need to run back, it just needs to stop moving immediately, the metal net without its own moving device will continue to move forward under the action of inertia, and break away from the larva.

But if you spend too much metal giant nets and set up a large formation, just to catch a few or even one larva, it's not worth the candle.

However, after the larvae dispersed, they lost the cover of the swarm, which greatly increased the threat to them from the machine guns.

Close air combat, blocked by missile aircraft, unable to approach fighter planes, long-range mutual shooting, lack of firepower, cluster breakout with metal mesh blocking the way, scattered charges will be consumed by fighter planes remotely.

Under a series of operations, the larval stormtroopers were completely restrained. If there is no external help, it may be difficult to get out of this embarrassing situation.