Chapter 441: Chapter 382: Research, Advancement, and the New Patroller_3
And its actual head and torso are extremely shrunk, curled up at the base of that crystal blade, occupying only about one-tenth of the entire volume.
An exaggerated pair of multi-faceted gem-like compound eyes are embedded on both sides of the shrunken head, glistening with a cold light.
From a distance, it looks nothing like a creature, but rather like a crystal divine soldier with two beautiful gems set in the sword’s mouth!
This is the new Patroller, overhauled and upgraded by Jeming using the Mutated Spider Snake as a blueprint, after spending decades of effort!
The old Patrollers focused mainly on reconnaissance and harassment.
Although they also had self-detonation capabilities, they appeared overly fragile and powerless in front of the increasingly powerful Black Giant Legion, gradually becoming a mere inconvenience.
To compensate for his weaknesses in aerial, naval, and reconnaissance warfare, Jeming resolved to breathe new life into them.
"Begin performance testing, code ’01’." Jeming issued the command, his voice calm.
The protective force field of the test site on one side of the laboratory rose, and a Black Giant Priest released the "Crystal Blade Patroller" on the operating table.
At that moment, the "crystal blade"-like body quivered slightly, and the next second, it suddenly blurred in the sight of everyone, disappearing silently as if ink melting into water.
Even with Jeming activating the "All-Purpose Eye," he could only barely capture a faint, rapidly moving trajectory within the phase gaps.
"Phase space stealth initiated, energy fluctuation below threshold, optical invisibility, excellent energy obscuring effect," the Black Giant Priest reported calmly.
"Track movement trajectory, deploy simulated target—Fourth Level Shield Generator," Jeming ordered.
In the center of the test field, a shield force field emitting a steady energy glow was activated.
Almost at the same instant the shield appeared...
A fine seam was torn in the space less than three meters from the shield, as if by an unseen hand.
The "crystal blade" abruptly appeared at a speed beyond visual capture, its emergence entirely unheralded, as if it were part of the space itself!
As it appeared, the edges of its sword-like, slender body shimmered with a visible space distortion ripple!
Hiss—crack—
A slight yet sharp sound, like fabric being forcibly torn, rang out!
The Energy Shield capable of withstanding the bombardment of conventional Fourth Level Witchcraft was sliced through like butter under a hot knife.
Where the space distortion ripple passed, a perfectly smooth cut appeared instantly!
The shield structure was forcibly torn apart on a physical level, flickering rapidly a few times before bursting into scattered energy light points!
After delivering this lightning strike, the Patroller’s figure blurred once more, retreating into phase space stealth.
The entire process was as fast as lightning, with the Patroller’s form like a fleeting illusion from emergence to attack to stealth.
"Spatial Slashing completed, target shield destroyed. The effect met expectations, with formidable penetration against both energy and material defenses," the Black Giant Priest recorded meticulously.
Satisfaction gleamed in Jeming’s eyes, as the test results exceeded even his expectations.
Apart from keeping the previous high-speed mobility, Jeming equipped the new Patrollers with powerful vision to enhance reconnaissance capability and perfectly inherited the core talent of the Mutated Spider Snake—the instinctual space manipulation ability.
Their spatial abilities are almost like the Mutated Spider Snake: able to stealth in phase space, greatly enhancing survivability and concealment, and condensing the intense spatial shearing force from phase switches to form a lethal [Spatial Slash]!
This gives them a qualitative leap in lethality, transforming from mere harassment to an assassin’s blade capable of posing a fatal threat to defenses of the same level or even a higher level!
Of course, there are limitations as well.
While moving in phase space, they must suppress speed to below sonic levels.
Otherwise, even though they instinctively adjust the phase around, excessive speed can easily trigger space turbulence that would tear them apart.
However, for fulfilling missions of lurking, approaching, and then launching a deadly strike, such a speed restriction is still within an acceptable range.
"Excellent." Jeming smirked slightly at the space returning to tranquility on the test field, "From now on, Patrollers are no longer insignificant cannon fodder."
They will be specially employed for eliminating key enemy units, such as commanders, important Spellcasters, energy node guardians... perfectly complementing Jeming’s combat system.
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