Chapter 343 - 46: Epoch-making Weapon

Chapter 343: Chapter 46: Epoch-making Weapon

This Spiritual Material could adhere to an object’s surface, changing the refraction of light to achieve a quasi-invisibility effect that blended it into the environment.

It wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough.

The other design method was to add a true Invisibility Magic Pattern Group to the Rotor Puppet, but that would require some expensive Spiritual Materials and would significantly reduce its operational time.

The operational time, in particular, would directly impact the puppet’s combat duration.

After weighing his options, Mo Ning ultimately chose the cheaper Phantom Spray.

This was a trade-off based on cost.

It was also based on strategic considerations.

"Okay!"

Anya acknowledged and took out the spray, applying it with a few quick hisses. PFFT, PFFT.

The Rotor Puppet immediately changed color, blending directly into the forest surroundings. It was difficult to spot without looking closely.

Mo Ning said softly, "There’s a Poison Fang Kobold tribe one kilometer ahead."

Like goblins, Kobolds were another race that had been insanely altered by the Ancient Wizards.

During the era of the First Wizard Empire, hundreds of Kobold subspecies were created. Even today, dozens of these subspecies are active in various corners of the vast Wizard World.

Whether in dark underground caverns, barren deserts, or frozen tundras, the footprints of Kobolds could be found everywhere.

True to their name, Poison Fang Kobolds possessed venomous fangs like a viper’s, capable of releasing a corrosive neurotoxin with a single bite.

But these yapping creatures didn’t just bite; they also coated their claws and weapons with venom.

For Adventurers, they were a troublesome type of monster.

The rewards for killing them weren’t great, but getting injured in a fight without timely treatment could be fatal.

Thanks to this cheap yet effective method, the Poison Fang Kobolds had successfully sustained their race for tens of thousands of years, and they continued to thrive.

In contrast, the original Kobolds—despite their strong reproductive ability, birthing over a dozen pups per litter—lacked sufficient means to protect themselves and completely vanished during the era of the Second Empire.

"AWOO— AWOOO—"

The faint sound of barking carried through the woods, adding a footnote to Mo Ning’s words.

Reina glanced at the hovering drone and asked curiously, "What’s your battle plan?"

Mo Ning quickly laid out his tactics:

"Poison Fang Kobolds, like some goblin subspecies, prefer to build tunnel networks underground. The tactics can be planned around this.

"First, I’ll use a Witchcraft Item to map the tunnel structure. Then, I’ll use the Rotor Puppets to deliver Smoke Bombs to the center of the tunnels, forcing all the Kobolds out.

"Finally, I’ll control the Rotor Puppets to slaughter them."

Anya nodded. "Understood!"

Kobolds have an extremely keen sense of smell. Smoke Bombs release a highly irritant gas, making them a conventional tool used by humans against them.

But the creation of the Rotor Puppet pushed this tactic to a whole new level.

Even if an ordinary Adventurer knew the tunnel layout, would they be able to get a Smoke Bomb to the center?

No!

The tunnels are too narrow.

Conventional Flying Puppets wouldn’t work either. Their wings would easily break in the tunnels, making this tactic impossible for them.

「Soon.」

Mo Ning submerged a sliver of his Spiritual Power into the Mind Soarer, officially beginning the first experiment.

One Rotor Puppet flew out, carrying a Vibrating Ball in its mechanical claw, while the other two puppets each gripped two Smoke Bombs.

The magical effect from the ring gave him the illusion that he was piloting a drone.

It wasn’t remote control like with a controller. It was as if he were sitting inside the drone himself, piloting the puppet like he was driving a car.

The sensation was truly wondrous.

The metal dragonfly controlled by Flower hovered nearby. Seeing the intensely curious expressions on the two girls’ faces, she thoughtfully cast a Tracking Mirror.

Water vapor quickly materialized and condensed into three smooth mirrors. The surfaces rippled a few times, then each displayed the status of one of the three drones.

They moved at high speed close to the ground with incredible agility. Every time they were about to hit an obstacle like a tree or a rock, they would suddenly strafe, skimming past it by a hair’s breadth.

The two girls stared, their eyes wide with disbelief.

They had seen their fair share of Flying Puppets, and with their knowledge, they could naturally tell that this was a level of agility and speed that ordinary puppets couldn’t hope to match.

Those puppets might have been able to fly this fast, but their agility wasn’t even a tenth of the drone’s.

Or perhaps they had half the agility of the drone, but their speed fell far short.

To achieve this level of agility and speed simultaneously was an absolutely revolutionary creation.

Not to mention its cost wasn’t expensive at all.

Anya couldn’t help but comment, "The Rotor Puppet will definitely make a spectacular showing on the battlefield!"

Reina watched one of the drones carve a series of S-curves as it sped through a dense thicket, nodding in agreement. "Yes."

It didn’t take much expertise to reach that conclusion.

The two girls naturally understood that the young man who had created the Rotor Puppet was destined for a boundless future.

No, to be more precise—he would have an incomparably brilliant future.

Anya subconsciously turned to glance at the young man, a flash of heat hot enough to melt steel crossing her beautiful eyes.

The Noble Lady did indeed possess such an incredible ability.

On several occasions, she had used her Secret Technique to soften rampaging, hard steel until it became a molten puddle.

In less than ten seconds.