Ice Sea Lord: Starting with Intelligence Update

Six female praying mantises plus two male praying mantises—this is not just the situation described in the previous intelligence.

Two brains mean two threads, which leads to a more difficult situation.

Even if you kill one, you can't guarantee that the entire group will be paralyzed; you have to deal with at least two different tactics.

The male praying mantis stands on a high place and uses the light of its eyes to generate flames to coordinate the operation of the colony.

The female praying mantis uses her compound eyes, which have a 350-degree field of view, to receive light signals and receive commands.

The components are interconnected, resembling a precisely operating machine.

Each male praying mantis has its own unique tactics, and two such different tactics would pose an even more difficult crisis to deal with.

"My lord, what should we do? How can we fight two male praying mantises?"

"Yeah, Brother He, why don't we just dig up some soil nearby? It won't be as expensive as regular soil, but at least we won't lose out."

"Yeah, Boss He Feng, why don't you let me go up and chop them a few times..."

He Feng rolled his eyes at Lin Mo, who was taking advantage of the situation, and hesitated for a long time before deciding whether to go to Sanqi to refine the intelligence again.

Without the heavy clothing covering him, even his thoughtful pacing became lighter.

"Two male praying mantises represent two different fighting styles, and the females of this species have almost only one nerve ending in their brains, so..."

After synthesizing all the information, a sudden inspiration struck me.

Two tactics mean two signals. What would happen if two male praying mantises were forced to command together?

The answer is that the female praying mantises' actions fall into a superposition of obeying commands and canceling commands, thus creating a bug.

This means that both male praying mantises must be put in danger at the same time.

It's difficult, but it has to be done.

"Brother Hei, have you ever considered the opportunity to become a key player?" He Feng asked in a cheeky tone.

"Uh..." Black Stone hesitated for a moment, but still responded, "Brother He, just say what you want to say. We have nothing to be afraid of. We'll do whatever you say."

He Feng continued.

"You go in first, then don't worry about anything else, just run straight in the opposite direction."

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

Blackstone accepted the task with suspicion, completely bewildered.

But he then took a long drag on his pipe and exhaled a puff of smoke.

Second-tier monsters are formidable creatures capable of tearing apart the hulls of first-tier fortresses with their bare hands. If you want to gain benefits, you should pay a price, but he felt he had overestimated himself today.

Are we really going to follow this kid's reckless actions?

He was hesitant.

The walkie-talkie crackled to life again, calming him down.

"Brother Hei, don't worry too much. My Azure will provide assistance if necessary." He Feng's tone was calm, without a trace of pretense.

These words, unsurprisingly, came from He Feng's mouth, which put people at ease.

"Brother He, if it weren't for the fact that you saved us before, I would never have agreed to this terrible thing."

He took another puff of his pipe, but this time he exhaled a few smoke rings quickly, his tone firm.

"My Black Rock is at the command of the ship."

After that sentence came through the walkie-talkie, the Black Rock began to turn towards the inner circle of the island.

"You still have to rely on friends when you go out," He Feng couldn't help but sigh.

From the perspective of the Azure, under the micro-management of the veteran helmsman Blackrock, the Blackrock gradually approached the inner shore amidst the strange cries of several Flame Mantises, maintaining a steady pace and ensuring sufficient escape distance.

"Gunners in position, fire!"

Blackstone's commands were very loud, his rough, smoky voice shouting without the slightest hesitation.

Several crudely made cannons burst forth with intensely hot fireballs, and the shells shot out of their muzzles, accompanied by a fierce wind that could shatter everything in their path.

With a "whoosh," it shot out, and the immense force caused the entire fortress to shift by half an inch.

"Brother He Feng, I've brought out all my secondhand Tier 1 replica cannons. Don't let me down," Black Stone muttered.

The artillery fire ripped through the clouds, scattering in a barrage of projectiles towards the mantises.

This salvo, carrying such hope, was like a shotgun firing with a wide spread, with only a few bullets hitting the mantis swarm squarely.

Even so, if you were to be hit in the face, you would end up with bloodshot teeth and a emaciated body.

Just as the cannonball was about to crash down from the sky, the mantis, standing rooted to the spot, showed no intention of dodging.

"Brother He, look how scared these monsters are with my Tier 1 cannon. It seems these Tier 2 monsters are nothing special after all," Black Stone joked, while already shifting gears and starting the fire.

He Feng smiled but didn't speak, focusing intently on locating the male praying mantis that was attached to him amidst the densely concealed female mantis.

But even with such a powerful and exhausting attack, it only provoked the rage of the Flame Mantises.

A projectile carrying immense potential force struck a female Flame Mantis squarely.

The iron ball, weighing several hundred kilograms, slowly magnified in the mantis's hundreds of prismatic eyes, reflecting like hundreds of mirrors simultaneously.

The visual signal is rapidly transmitted to the spinal nerves. What appears to be an extreme speed like a meteor to humans is as powerless to them as a fluttering leaf.

With a powerful swing, the two giant scythes, glowing with fire, slashed across the ground with the force of a cross, as if slicing through melons and vegetables.

"Buzz~"

The iron ball was sliced ​​open.

The cut surface was scorched with a caramel color by the high temperature of the sickle.

Two of the four fragments melted into a pool of viscous molten iron that dripped onto the scorched earth, while the other fragment, carrying the potential energy of splitting into four, blasted the surrounding soil and rocks.

The residual impact was still terrifying enough, embedding itself deeply into the volcano behind the Fire Mantis.

"Is this a second-tier monster?" Black Stone looked shocked and swallowed hard, while he had already brought the boiler to its initial operating power.

"Damn it, run!" Black Rock cursed and shouted, wanting to kick the boiler operator over so he could add more coal himself.

As if instantaneous, the Blackrock's chimneys spewed out massive amounts of black rock, achieving speeds unmatched by ordinary fortresses thanks to its powerful boilers.

Several female praying mantises had fierce expressions, while a male praying mantis, which was hiding its body, emitted colorful flames from its head.

The most intense flames represent anger, and the flames ignite an endless, crimson rage.

Upon receiving the signal, several female praying mantises darted out as if by reflex, their four compound legs spinning and leaving afterimages.

With a sharp "bang," several commanded female praying mantises unleashed fiery wheels beneath their feet.

The sound was like the roar of a motorcycle engine, giving it a feeling of being a street rage.

The Black Rock has completely moved away from the shoals and entered the main sea area.

"Now we're safe, right?" Blackstone looked at the few Flame Mantises still charging forward behind him and felt much more relieved.

Water is to these Flame Mantises what high-temperature lava is to humans.

Water and fire are incompatible, as they are.

But what happened next completely shattered his worldview.

The flames under the mantises' limbs came into contact with the sea surface, creating a film of steam that separated the soles of their feet from the seawater, and the steam produced looked like a trail.

Like a fish in water, it races swiftly across the sea...