Chapters 170

 Were there three more of them? Perhaps they were hiding in the rift valley. Would the Inca swarm still use such a tactic? This proved that their intelligence was high, at least higher than the Aztecs.

But what was the use of the remaining three? The hundreds of Inca swarm had been wiped out by Lin in an instant, but these three Inca swarm seemed to ignore the fact that their army had been wiped out and continued to charge into Lin's territory.

They were different from the Aztecs that fled whenever they fought. As expected, they were highly specialized creatures that did not fear death at all.

But regardless of whether the opponent had high intelligence or low intelligence, Lin would not underestimate them. She would use all her strength to deal with each opponent. All the cannons aimed at the three Inca swarm.

Fire!

When the bullets whistled through the air, Lin thought that the three Inca swarm would disappear into the air like their companions and turn into a puddle of liquid that would spill onto the ground …

But they did not.

The three Exploding Armor Beasts abruptly twisted their bodies the moment the cannons fired. Every one of them twisted their bodies to a position where they wouldn't be hit by the projectiles. Thus, they dodged all of the projectiles. The projectiles that didn't hit their targets flew straight to the top of the cave. After a rumbling sound, countless tiny glowing creatures formed a dust powder and fell to the ground.

Could this be …

Observing all the bullets in an instant, calculating the gaps between the bullets, and quickly hiding in that position?

Lin was surprised by this ability. If the Inca swarm had a leader, its control would not be inferior to the Cephalopod. Perhaps it had discovered Lin's cannons' firing method when they were wiped out.

Now, if Lin continues to shoot and misses, then. The bullets would blow up the glowing creatures at the top of the cave. This place would turn into night. But Lin was never short of ideas.

The cannons once again aimed at the Inca swarm in the air. This time, Lin carefully noticed that before the cannons fired, the Inca swarm began to twist their bodies to avoid the bullets. It turned out that they were not dodging after firing, but had calculated the trajectory of the bullets in advance?

Each of Lin's cannons had an eyeball that could observe accurately. Lin could clearly see the enemy's movements.

In that case … That was too easy.

Bang!

A large number of bullets were fired into the air again. This time, Lin made some simple adjustments. Some of the cannons changed their positions slightly at the moment of firing, causing the trajectory of the bullets to change. The Inca swarm did not notice this small change at all.

Boom!

Two of the three armor-bursting creatures were vaporized by the deafening explosion. Meanwhile, the bullets that missed them automatically detonated three more times before reaching the top of the cave. This way, Lin wouldn't hurt the glowing creatures at the top of the cave.

The remaining one happened to be above the two that were hit by the explosion, so it was not directly hit by the bomb. However, it was also affected by the impact of the explosion, and its flight became shaky.

Even so. This Exploding Armor didn't show any signs of fear. It continued to flap its wings and flew towards its target.

It seemed to be determined to blow up the waterfall passage. He was really hardworking.

However, Lin seemed to have gotten it wrong. As the Explosive Armor flew over the rocky ground filled with cannons, it reached the side of the Home Tree that Lin occupied. At that moment, it suddenly changed its direction and crashed into the Home Tree next to it.

Lin was puzzled by their actions. Did the Inca swarm really think that a single Exploding Shell would be enough to destroy the three hundred meter tall trees?

Under the sound of the explosion, the Exploding Armor instantly turned into powder. A large amount of its body fluid splashed onto the tree bark.

The tree bark that had been splashed by the liquid suddenly ignited with a raging fire, and it began to spread and expand. The flames continued to spread and burn on the tree bark.

Flames? Its body fluid could cause flames? Lin was surprised to see this. However, when she shot at the tree bark, it didn't burn. Perhaps it had something to do with the tree bark. The bark of the Home Tree was usually dry, so it was easy for it to burn.

Lin ordered the cannons below the Home Tree to turn around and aim at the burning tree bark to fire some bombs.

After these bombs exploded, what was produced was not a liquid, but a sticky gelatinous substance. This gelatinous substance would not burn, and in an instant, it extinguished the fire that did not have time to spread, leaving only bursts of green smoke at the original place where the fire originally burned.

Lin had done a lot of research on flames. Although this special energy was interesting, it wasn't as useful as electricity. However, it was quite suitable for killing enemies.

So, what would the Inca swarm do next?

Lin was very curious as to what kind of army would they send to attack, or would they all attack together?

No matter what kind of army it was, Lin was prepared to face them head-on.

But the truth was … they didn't.

Lin had many scouts outside the walls of the Death Spikes and inside the Inca swarm's territory. However, after the Exploding Armor unit was destroyed, the Inca swarm didn't react at all. Lin thought that they would at least make some noise as a signal, but they didn't do anything.

There was only silence … absolute silence.

No more troops came out, nor did they make any noise. However, Lin noticed that the Black Wasps that were originally working in the excavation site, hunting and raising animals in the forest, had all retreated into the Home Tree to hide.

What were they doing? Were they preparing some kind of secret attack?

Although Lin was looking forward to it, the Inca insects still didn't do anything. This situation continued all the way until nightfall, when Lin used her echoes to scout the area, she discovered that the hidden black bees had all come out again, while the Inca insect army still didn't move.

The Black Wasps' movements were normal. They continued to dig and do their usual work, as if nothing had happened. At the same time, a large number of Black Wasps also emerged from the Home Trees near the border of the Death Spikes. These Black Wasps' movements were different from normal. They were moving towards the North, and when they reached the border, they began to dig under the Death Spikes. Lin noticed that they were burying small spherical particles into the holes.

Lin had never seen these particles before. That was why her sound was only displayed as grey.

Lin's sound was able to detect objects no smaller than a millimeter. Because of this, Lin could clearly detect them. Almost every Black Wasp was biting on one of these small spheres, arranging them in an orderly manner and burying them in the mud under the Death Spikes. Then, they would fill up the mud and bring in a type of fat worm. This type of fat worm would spray water on the buried area to moisten the mud.

Everything they were doing gave Lin the feeling that they were planting … seeds?

Right, these small spheres couldn't be the seeds of the Death Spikes, right?

This entire underground world was at least a dozen kilometers wide. Lin had the Flyer fly back and forth along the Death Spikes. Lin noticed that the Black Wasps had planted a whole row of seeds, carefully watering and burying them.

Did they want to plant another row of Death Spikes? What was the point of that?

Lin didn't know.

As day came again, the Black Wasps also returned. Lin noticed that the Inca swarm's territory had returned to their daily lives. The resonance with the Home Trees and the armor explosion attack seemed to have never happened. They continued to dig for fossils and hunt for creatures in the forest. They seemed to have forgotten about Lin.

Lin couldn't understand what they were thinking. What were they doing? Didn't they want to fight? Didn't they want to destroy the passage?

But for the next few days and nights. They were still the same, but the small spheres planted by the Black Wasps had begun to sprout. These small sprouts were the same as the large Death Spikes, purple in color and covered in spikes.

When they grew up, they would obviously form a second row of spikes. Perhaps the Inca swarm wanted to use this to increase the defense of their territory?

Could it be that the Death Spikes were an extremely tough plant?

In order to answer this question, Lin dug out a Death Spikes seedling. Lin had the Flyer dissect the seedling to study its internal structure.

This plant's structure was quite unique. The Death Spikes could secrete mucus and dissolving fluids on their body walls, preying on any creature that bumped into them. Moreover, they had long cells similar to muscle cells, which meant that they could move within a certain limit.

However … Lin could easily blow up the wall formed by this plant. The Death Spikes didn't have a structure similar to wood, so they weren't very good at defense.

That was why Lin didn't think that they would use this as a defense.

But they did. It was really hard to understand …

Then, what should she do next? Should she attack the Inca swarm's territory? As usual, Lin destroyed the Aztec and Chibcha bugs after they attacked her.

But against the Inca swarm … Lin was hesitant.

It wasn't because they had a large number of troops or a large territory. She was just curious as to why they were able to resume their daily lives as if nothing had happened.

Lin felt the need to strengthen the Brain Reader's research. It didn't feel good to be unable to understand the thoughts of other creatures.

However, no matter what, they should still attack. After all, they had already established a hostile relationship. However, Lin felt that it was still necessary to observe for a while. Moreover, although Lin felt that the current underground troops were sufficient for defense, they were still insufficient for offense.

But during this time, Lin would carefully observe the Inca swarm's activities to see what they were up to.

The war seemed to have stopped. While Lin was preparing, the Inca swarm didn't do anything. After a few days, it was still the same. They seemed to have forgotten about the previous battle.

But Lin wouldn't give up on attacking. Lin had already sent a large number of troops into the mountain passage, preparing to attack the Inca swarm's territory.

Just as Lin was gathering her troops, she received a signal from the ground.

A Flyer exploring the desert suddenly saw many large creatures gathering on a sand dune near the Twisted Forest. [Astronomy.]

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