Scourges were a truly game-breaking suicide unit. They were relatively fragile themselves but possessed incredible flight speed. They looked like small, strip-like insects with wings, having long, thin tails and thick front ends, giving off the visual impression of a lamprey with its mouth wide open.
Their bodies were relatively small compared to other insects. When attacking, they could approach opponents from the sky at extreme speeds and then trigger a violent explosion.
The current cost of a scourge was undoubtedly very low. At Tier 4, they only cost 40 units of energy, allowing for large-scale production to bomb opponents. They could even attack ground targets, making them practically all-purpose.
However, after testing, Xia Jin found that these creatures' defensive capabilities were not particularly strong. If sent out in small numbers, they might be targeted and shot down by the enemy.
But considering the current price, they were still very much worth it.
Correspondingly, the Tier 7 mutalisk was a famous creature known as a flying dragon.
They possessed powerful long-range attack methods, capable of launching creatures known as glaive wurms. These glaive wurms carried potent toxins and had a certain degree of penetration; upon hitting an enemy, they would explode violently in segments, packing immense power.
One could say that the moment they took action, they could go head-to-head with the Falcon Knights and maintain an absolute advantage.
These insects possessed two wings that could flap rapidly, and their bodies had evolved from some kind of mantis-like creature.
The actual size of the one that appeared before Xia Jin was about three to four meters tall.
“It doesn't look that big... unless compared to me.”
The incubation speed of the mutalisk was relatively slow, and the price was quite expensive. However, as soon as they appeared, they became the strongest specialized combat unit within the Swarm.
As for weaknesses, their wings were too fragile and easily damaged.
High attack, low defense.
Perhaps future upgrades could make these creatures even more formidable.
After all, Zerg genes were being liberated step by step. They were currently still in the stage of activating primitive genes; to obtain even more powerful insects, the base would have to be upgraded further.
As Xia Jin had the Hive allocate a portion of resources to produce the new insect types—especially the scourges—she also noticed the improvement in her own Queen's abilities.
The projection's level had changed from zergling level + 1 to zergling level + 3. This meant each projection could be directly adjusted to Tier 8.
This was incredibly powerful.
When the time came, she could simply use her projections as high-end combat power and go fight the enemy's legion commanders directly.
As for offensive capabilities, two new types had appeared.
【Psionic Blast】
This thing was definitely a finishing move, as it required mobilizing the energy of the entire Swarm.
Of course, the insects' individual strengths weren't that high yet, so it only manifested the combat power of Tier 9.
“Well, Tier 9 could no longer be described as 'just'.”
Xia Jin shook her head.
【Hand of Zergification】
This one was interesting.
She extended her right hand, and with a thought, it turned into a mass of soft flesh... tentacles? Actually, it couldn't really be called that. This thing possessed incredible resilience and could split or change shape at will, allowing her to kill enemies with ease.
She felt she could try a one-on-one duel with a zergling to test it.
“Come over here for a second.”
She beckoned to a zergling not far away, and the fellow immediately ran over excitedly.
“Fight me for a bit to test my strength.”
Since the zergling knew it was impossible to harm the Queen, it attacked directly.
Seeing those sharp long blades strike, Xia Jin immediately raised her hand. Her entire arm instantly transformed into a terrifying flesh spike, which slammed into the zergling's forearm and snapped it with a loud crack.
“Not bad.”
She waved her hand, and the creature ran off to the queen to be healed.
As of now, Xia Jin finally possessed the ability to protect herself.
She tried stretching her hands, and they suddenly extended dozens of meters, wrapping around an area above the Hive and pulling her body up to land on top of it.
Her arm instantly returned to its original state.
“Instantly changing genes and flesh structure—how marvelous.”
She looked at her arm, gaining a new understanding of the Zerg's terrifying technology.
Biological civilizations were originally the rarest type of civilization in the universe.
No matter how most organisms evolved, it was impossible for them to enter space.
In contrast, technological civilizations found it easiest to reach the heavens.
It was for this very reason that the Zerg had encountered very few civilizations in the universe that could traverse interstellar space through physical evolution alone.
“Upgrade the entire Swarm and produce more insects.”
Now that this was settled, Xia Jin didn't want to waste any more words. In one day at most, she would go head-to-head with the kingdom's legions from all directions.
This time, even the drones could draw energy from the soil. Wouldn't the speed of mass-producing troops reach a whole new level?
She immediately ordered the priority incubation of several queens to give the larva production a significant boost.
At this moment, a large number of idle drones had already begun slowly excavating the ground.
As for the creep, it had originally relied on photosynthesis with negligible effects and a terrifyingly low efficiency for consuming soil. However, this upgrade allowed it to produce 10 units of energy per square kilometer per hour.
Currently, the total area of creep Xia Jin had spread had reached 5,000 square kilometers.
Calculated this way, it could increase the total by 1.2 million units a day.
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