Long Yi had conducted experiments on this new self-destructive attack method of beetles. The self-destructive beetles launched from the bug hive didn’t possess any intelligence but had certain instincts. They could fly, identify targets in complex environments, and avoid obstacles up to a certain extent before directly attacking the target - after all, they were beetles.

Then, with the immense speed during the launch, coupled with their gliding ability in high altitudes, and their wings accelerating at the end, these beetles, which were akin to large missiles, could eventually reach a range of nearly twenty kilometers!

Honestly speaking, compared to the world from which Long Yi came, where even rocket artillery had a range of as much as three hundred kilometers, this distance wasn’t much. But if you compare it with the White Dragon’s breath attack, which only had a measly range of less than a kilometer, then you can understand what twenty kilometers meant.

Long Yi almost immediately wanted to take these missiles to the border for a joyous bombardment, allowing the fools on the other side to experience the pleasure of the raining missiles, but Lady Nor said, "Actually, the reason why I came with you is not to announce this, but because there’s something I want to show you."

This breeding ground was the second lab of the Biological Institute, all the research related to beetle missiles and Lumberjack Crabs was transferred here. Lady Nor took Long Yi to the underground, at the deepest part, there was a strictly locked warehouse.

"Inside here are all our failed products, which according to the regulations should be destroyed. But there are a few things that we aren’t sure still hold any value or not, so I wanted you to take a look first," Lady Nor said.

"Sure!"

The warehouse door opened, revealing all sorts of things. Some looked relatively normal, while some were horribly shaped.

"If any of this brings you discomfort, Miss Suolin, I apologize," said Lady Nor to Suolin.

Suolin shook her head, "Don’t worry about me, I’ve long forgotten some things."

Lady Nor sighed, "Believe me, I’m not exactly proud of these things. But, I can’t let the White Dragon Empire fail. I... am such a hypocrite."

Long Yi, however, laughed, but didn’t say anything. Everyone has their will. Lady Nor was a stubborn person. As long as she figured it out, it would be okay and if she didn’t, there was nothing he could do.

Truth be told, not many things in this room held real value and in Long Yi’s eyes, some of them weren’t even irreplaceable.

But when Long Yi saw that thing in the corner, his eyes lit up.

From the outside, it should be a beetle missile.

But, it’s simply too big!

This beetle’s body was nearly fifteen meters long and had a small head with six small legs concentrated in front, but its wings only covered half its body. Among the whole fifteen meters, almost fourteen meters was its belly, a glow flowing faintly within its chitin-encased stomach.

"What is this about?" Long Yi asked.

"This is a mutated beetle that resulted from trying to enlarge the bug hive according to your instructions. This beetle kept absorbing nutrients from its surroundings and growing after leaving the hive, stopping only when it reached this size. To prevent another mutation, we stopped the hive’s breeding ability and sealed it for further research. And as for this beetle, we didn’t really have any better solutions, so we kept it here," Lady Nor explained.

Absorbing nutrients and growing on their own? This was almost the same principle as the evolution of the Dragon Clan, wasn’t it? When Dragons grow through a contract, they autonomously absorb nutrients from their surroundings.

Long Yi leaned over and upon careful inspection, he found that this beetle indeed had an incomplete pact fragment. This very fragment allowed the beetle to continue growing rather than self-destruct after being severed from its mother for some time.

To Long Yi’s surprise, the beetle’s belly contained mitochondria belonging to dragons! It could even develop Dragon Power on its own! What was even more terrifying was that there were symbionts around these mitochondria!

Only then did Long Yi realize that this beetle indeed didn’t quite look like the other beetles. Its color was lighter, bordering on white.

This was a Dragon Transformation beetle!

Could this even happen?

Throughout the many years of cohabitation of the bug hive and the Hive Dragon, there had never been a bug undergoing Dragon Transformation.So obviously, there must have been a problem with the experiment somewhere.

Long Yi loosened his grip, but his heart was pounding! A bold idea emerged in his heart!

If this idea could be realized, the White Dragon Empire could possess a precedent-setting weapon!

That is,

Intercontinental Missiles!

Man, how great it would be if I could craft a nuclear bomb! The war could end in minutes! Nuclear bombs and intercontinental missiles make the perfect pair!

This massive beetle was no longer able to fly on its own. However, if it possessed mitochondria and a symbiotic body, could that mean it had the ability to fly by itself?

Long Yi’s plan was simple. He wanted to program some instructions into the beetle, an entity with not-so-advanced intelligence, making sure it could automatically fly over the enemy’s head!

And then.

Boom!

However, Long Yi no longer had the time to contemplate on this issue, because the second wave of assault from the Black Dragon Empire had finally arrived.

This time, an imposing undead army of 500,000 rushed from the border. The undead army this time comprised not only regular undead soldiers, but also undead knights, even undead dragons.

The united forces of the White Dragon Empire and the Red Dragon Empire, seasoned with past battle experience, quickly formed their formations.

The airships dropped down the molten beasts, the red dragons’ Dragon Breaths and the fighting aura skill of the Red Dragon Knights ignited everything, the absorption of the Dragon Breath by the Molten Beasts made them even more formidable, charging in the undead army.

Bajie and the Demon Abyss dragons also began to intermingle. Bajie, specifically targeting the large and powerful undead, put pressure on the deceased beings. The terrifying Dragon Might made every undead shiver. Though these formidable undead roared to embolden themselves, they were unable to get out of Bajie’s shadow. Bajie, in spite of its large body, didn’t enjoy fighting aura, instead it relished casting all sorts of potent magic.

In reality, the terrifying devastation of magic was more suitable for such a battlefield than the fighting aura.

With the experience gained from their previous encounter, this time the onslaught of the undead was directly repelled. Particularly the molten beasts, could decimate scores if not hundreds of low-level undead! Hence, despite the staggering number of the undead army, their rate of depletion was also rather impressive. However, it was clear the Black Dragon Empire did not intend to let it rest.

Suddenly, a second batch of 500,000 undead units joined the fight. This time, the undead units are clearly higher in level. These warriors were more robust, faster, fiercer, and had more resistance to high temperatures!

The molten beasts instantly felt the pressure.

However, Long Yi was also prepared.

Three hundred Lumberjack Crabs were divided into three groups, preparing 20 kilometers behind the front line. At the signal, Lumberjack Crabs drilled their eight legs deep into the ground and leapt into the air to launch Beetle Missiles. The immense recoil caused the crabs’ bodies to squeak and creak. This was due to the friction of crab shells and couldn’t harm the body of the lumberjack crabs.

Then, the first batch of 100 missiles roared into the sky.

Actually, Long Yi very much wanted Yake’s troop to taste the sensation of an endless rain of missiles falling on their heads, but revealing too much of his own strength was unwise.

So, these 100 Beetle Missiles were merely a greeting to Yake.

Watching the battlefield from a distant sky, Yake was quite pleased with the ongoing situation. Every time a ball of fire erupted, it meant a molten beast exploded due to its inability to withstand the intense battle pressure.

Leisurely traversing the lengthy battle lines, Yake was slowly flying in the rear. He held Tilian in his claws, who was continuously recording the battlefield data.

All of a sudden, tiny black dots flew from the distant horizon. The black dots were not big and seemed powerless, but Yake felt an uncanny discomfort.

Anything related to Long Yi in this world seemed to come with an inherent danger!

The row of black dots crossed over the long front line, heading straight for the rear of the undead army. Over here, more powerful undead soldiers were resting. They were just waiting for the cannon fodder to exhaust the enemy before claiming the battlefield as victors!

However, the Beetle Missiles falling from the sky left Yake dumbfounded.

Not many missiles, just one hundred. But each one was headed straight for the tallest adversaries among the undead!

Without the control of the Corpse Specters, these large undead had no idea how to counterattack or evade, being struck directly by the Beetle Missile. Dragon Power exploded, turning into the most raw energy, instantly shredding all the undead in a several tens of meters radius around the large undead!

"Damn it! What on earth is that!" Yake roared.

"Seems like self-destructive beetles?" replied Tilian, his voice as calm as always.

"When did self-destructive beetles grow so big?! So fast?! So powerful?!" Yake continued roaring.

"I am not sure, but this must be something Long Yi came up with," said Tilian.

The Beetle Missiles landed in the rear, setting off clusters of light. The Red Dragon Knights, having observed the large undead in the enemy’s rear getting toppled or blown to bits, immediately cheered. The Red Dragon never ceased spewing flames, turning all the undead before it into char!

Soon after, the second batch of Beetle Missiles attacked again. This time, their target was still the rear!

Yake realized that Long Yi had likely mastered a way to launch beetles over a super long range. He couldn’t spot from where the beetles were launched to such a great length! (To be continued. If you like this novel, please go to qidian.com to vote and give a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read at m.qidian.com).