MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1072 - Chapter 1072 Chapter 1072 Reclaiming Wasteland

Chapter 1072: Chapter 1072: Reclaiming Wasteland Chapter 1072: Chapter 1072: Reclaiming Wasteland Having made his decision, Li Yao began ordering the construction of the Alien Bug Nest, the fundamental unit of all Alien Bugs, which could rapidly mass-produce Alien Bug larvae.

Moreover, it was inexpensive to construct; one unit of energy could produce hundreds of Alien Bug larvae.

Alien Bugs relied on mutation and evolution to diversify, and then, through the enhancement of the queen bug, they could develop different traits and abilities.

After spending ten thousand units, Li Yao began constructing a certain mutant nest of Alien Bugs, carefully selecting the Flame-Poison Mantis.

The reason was simple. Although the Flame-Poison Mantis could only release one type of magic bullet, a fire-poison breath, its long-range capabilities were inferior to those of dragons, and its melee and assault abilities were not as good as Jump Bugs, nor were its defense capabilities on par with Ironclad Bugs.

But Flame-Poison Mantises were tenaciously vital and had exceptional regenerative powers; they simply wouldn’t die from injuries like severed limbs or being crushed flat, meaning that for the mantis, there was no such thing as a fatal injury.

This characteristic seemed useless, after all, on the battlefield, being undying yet crippled by non-fatal wounds would still render them ineffective.

However, Li Yao was now using the Alien Bug Hero Blade Queen.

Combined with the Blade Queen, the Flame-Poison Mantis would exhibit extremely formidable combat power.

The queen’s two traits were very effective for the mantis; the regenerative ability of the mycelium combined with the tenacious vitality of the mantis was not as simple as one plus one, and the mantis had no fatal weaknesses, making them impossible to be killed in one strike by enemies of the same rank.

For example, humanoid troops, in reality, have vital parts like eyes, hearts, and throats which are very critical. Some troops lack protections such as Armor Heart Mirrors, and although they are formidable, they can be quickly killed if a vital part is hit by an enemy of the same rank.

For example, ranged fragile troops, when attacked in close combat, are simply slaughtered, but the mantis, having no vital parts, appears useless but is actually invincible in practice.

It can perfectly match the queen’s trait of ‘Burrowing.’ Injured mantises could initiate burrowing and, through their own recovery and the rapid healing from burrowing, quickly regain their combat effectiveness and rejoin the battlefield, reducing consumption.

Simplifying it, Li Yao didn’t have much energy now, and the fewer troops he sacrificed, the more strength he could retain, even though Alien Bugs were cheaper compared to other troops. Cheap still required energy, and energy was too precious for Li Yao now.

This was a necessary compromise. Li Yao would also like to assemble an army of Fleas, making collective leaps into the enemy’s formation using swarm tactics to overwhelm the opponent, but at least for now, it was not feasible. After all, it’s an undeniable fact that the combat capability of individual bugs is weaker compared to many other races.

Flame-Poison Mantis

Rank: Mid-tier Fourth Order Silver Hero

Passives: Intermediate Fire Resistance, Intermediate Poison Resistance, Advanced Life Recovery, Advanced Limb Repair

Skills: Devouring Recovery, Fire Poison Spray, Blade and Sword Shadows

Production Cost: Three energy units

The Mantis Monster must possess a complete professional combat system; the Flame-Poison Mantis seems like a flawed product at a glance, but its production cost is much lower. A regular mantis only needs one energy unit, which is extremely cheap indeed.

Through Tunneling Bugs, mantises could emerge from anywhere on the battlefield. Combined with the queen’s traits, Flame-Poison Mantises could fully exert their role as indestructible disruptors, turning into a despairing, undying legion.

Of course, that was the situation when facing troops of the same rank. There were many bizarre high-ranking troops among the ancient gods, and no troop was completely invincible.

The tactic that Li Yao devised wasn’t always effective given the queen’s characteristics sometimes, like when facing the Dragon-human Legion, Earth Element Legion, and the Mountain Giant Legion, which could counter it, but Li Yao wasn’t relying solely on the Flame-Poison Mantis. As long as he diversified the troops he possessed, he could avoid being countered.

Of course, it was only now that Li Yao had this kind of confidence. Other players would be overjoyed to have just one powerful type of troop.

Li Yao was certainly confident; in his setup, the Mechanical Legion was his trump card, whether dealing with the Worm Tribe or the Dark Ranger, ultimately serving to support the Mechanical Legion.

Constructing three nests, the Alien Bug Nest, Tunneling Bug Nest, and Flame-Poison Mantis Nest, had cost Li Yao thirty thousand. Now, Li Yao had less than forty thousand units of energy left, with over two thousand Parasite Worker Bee corpses.

The Alien Bugs had their advantages–one being their rapid production rate, unlike the Adro races that consumed a lot of energy and took more time. Although they possessed remarkable intelligence, Li Yao was not lacking in that aspect now.

From the two thousand plus Parasite Worker Bee corpses, Li Yao produced eight hundred Tunneling Bugs, three hundred of which he placed entirely into the splitting nest to speed up the expansion of the splitting bug nest, aiming to make it self-sufficient and even to feed back to the queen bug.

The thirty thousand plus units of energy allowed Li Yao to produce an additional ten thousand two hundred Flame-Poison Mantis troops. Compared to Li Yao’s ideal state where over fifty thousand Flame-Poison Mantises would perfectly manifest their traits, there was no helping it; he was short on energy now.

By the time of the guild’s expedition in the evening, Li Yao’s troops had transformed.

Two hundred Dark Rangers, over thirty thousand of his Skeleton Legion. Mantises hunting at five hundred, Mantis Breakers at a thousand, twelve thousand Flame-Poison Mantises, eight hundred Tunneling Bugs, and a thousand each of Mantis Transporters, Anqiraj Tanks, and Adro Sappers included in the engineer unit.

Of course, Li Yao had used up all his energy units.

Though there were many people at the entrance of the dungeon, no one came to intercept those from Starfire anymore. Starfire had assigned various teams of ten during the day.

Many people formed different teams based on their followers, and entered the dungeon in a grand manner.

“Finally, we can start the expedition. Although fighting is exhilarating, the loot from killing doesn’t compare to what you get from the main dungeon bosses,” Tongtong sat on her gigantic Cave Dweller mount, followed by shamans riding various mounts.

Sisters Li, Unparalleled Enchantress, and Fruit Knight also had their followers behind them, but behind Li Yao there was only a Black Dragon Queen. Upon hearing they were going to kill the Demon God Projection, the Black Dragon Queen insisted on staying close to Li Yao, wanting to participate throughout and not miss anything.

The core team for the dungeon expedition included, Tank: Fruit Knight, Guardian Angel.

Healer: Tian Xiang, Seventy-Two Transformations (today Starfire’s top new Druid healer, also first in military service healing).

DPS: Li Yao, Sisters Li, Tongtong, Feng Yi, Unparalleled Enchantress, Zhan Tianxia (today Starfire’s top new Fire-Affinity Fighter, also first in close-combat DPS).

Not all veterans joined the core expedition team; the addition of two new members also gave others hope to join a team.

The two newcomers were impressive, having shown standout performances in three days of battle.

In one battle, Seventy-Two Transformations effortlessly managed the health of twenty people single-handedly. When three thieves were sent to assassinate her, she handled them with ease, showcasing exceptional skills and insight.

Zhan Tianxia, a thirty-something, robust man, could freely move deeply into enemy ranks during battles. Wielding a flaming door-sized sword, he was a meat grinder on the battlefield, killing gods if he encountered gods, and Buddhas if he encountered Buddhas, with a very fierce fighting style, brave but not reckless, possessing the perspective and magnitude of a great general…

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