Jia Yan hovered in the air, eagerly anticipating the descent of the bluish-gray pebble below. However, the small stone had long disappeared from view!
It was plummeting downward!
Jia Yan's compound eyes scanned the area below.
However, before long, a hint of disappointment flickered in his compound eyes!
Given the time elapsed, the bluish-gray pebble should have reached the ground by now, yet there was no reaction whatsoever!
Jia Yan descended towards the ground!
Now he had to wander around the vast wasteland to find that pebble.
Indeed, Jia Yan was conducting an experiment of 'projecting' the bluish-gray pebble!
If these bluish-gray pebbles were indeed the energy source of the metal monsters, then their final explosion energy would definitely come from these pebbles!
And now was the time for him to try. According to his conjecture about the characteristics of the bluish-gray pebbles, they should be extremely easy to explode at this point!
If he could successfully detonate them, their power would be comparable to the explosion power of those metal monsters!
A power that even made Jia Yan dread!
"If I remember correctly, during a previous attack, I once sliced the heart of a metal monster from its chest cavity in one fell swoop, and that monster lost its ability to self-destruct instantly. However, the heart still exploded! Fortunately, I managed to escape the blast radius due to the sonic attack, or I would have been affected for sure!"
Jia Yan's compound eyes shimmered faintly. He didn't think his line of reasoning was wrong!
Back then, the metal monster should have completely lost control of its heart area, but it still exploded. Jia Yan remembered vividly that he had used tremendous force during the sonic attack. After violently hacking the heart out of the metal monster's body, it hit the cement ground fiercely, leading to an explosion!
So, does this imply that these bluish-gray pebbles have a characteristic that allows them to explode due to intense external collisions, even if not detonated by the metal monsters themselves?
If this characteristic is true, then Jia Yan's idea of 'remote attacks' really has to rely on these bluish-gray pebbles!
Although these things that might be related to the next evolution were used as 'ammunition' or something similar, it would be a waste. However, if they could compensate for Jia Yan's lack of remote attack capabilities, it would still be worth it.
After all, Jia Yan was extremely afraid of the self-destructive power of the metal monsters. If he could also wield a similarly powerful weapon, it would be like using a cannon instead of a bird gun. In future battles, it would be like having an extra weapon!
Moreover, obtaining this weapon was very simple. There was no need for processing or anything, and the benefits were too numerous. Using them as temporary remote attack means, there was no proper way to describe its appropriateness!
But the first attempt failed!
Now Jia Yan was a bit disappointed, but perhaps the reason for the failure was not his conjecture being wrong, but some other objective factors.
"It probably has something to do with the terrain as well. The ground of this wasteland is too soft. If the bluish-gray pebbles have explosive properties, they wouldn't explode so easily, or else those metal monsters would explode with just a touch, rendering them completely combat ineffective."
He still didn't lose confidence!
"I found it."
After searching the ground of the wasteland for a while, Jia Yan finally found the bluish-gray pebble emitting a faint light!
He picked up the small stone with his forefoot.
Handling such a small object required Jia Yan's large forefoot to be extremely careful.
But this was more suitable for Jia Yan's needs!
If he had to carry heavy missiles like those human fighter jets, it would be a huge burden on his flying ability. His agility and acceleration would be greatly affected.
But with these bluish-gray pebbles, things were much simpler!
Jia Yan looked at the small stone in his forefoot. Although the first attempt failed, his anticipation for this object grew stronger.
He flew into the sky again.
"Since the first attempt failed, I'll try again with a greater impact force!" Jia Yan pondered.
He accelerated even faster!
In an instant, he reached supersonic speed!
Then, in mid-air, Jia Yan projected the bluish-gray pebble from his forefoot towards the ground below!
With the speed of sound, the bluish-gray pebble also rapidly descended towards the ground. The impact itself, even if it was just a small ordinary stone, would have a terrifying destructive force, not much different from the power of a large-caliber sniper bullet!
And under Jia Yan's hopeful gaze, the bluish-gray pebble that crashed into the wasteland below caused waves of disturbance! Then, under changes that Jia Yan couldn't discern, it completely exploded!
A surge of pure azure material power emanated!
And this power seemed to undergo some inexplicable chemical changes, transforming into a blood-red color!
The blood-red eruption at an almost indescribable speed, directly triggered a massive explosion!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Under Jia Yan's slightly joyful gaze, the ground of the wasteland erupted into bursts of strong light, finally culminating in a powerful explosion!
The flames soared into the sky, and dense dust billowed, almost reaching the high altitude where Jia Yan was!
"It worked!"
Jia Yan watched the scene below, his excitement beyond words!
The power of this explosion, compared to the self-destructive power of those metal monsters, was no less, and perhaps even slightly stronger!
"Maybe the power of this explosion depends on how much azure color the bluish-gray stone has. If it's not much, the power may not be great." Jia Yan speculated.
Under the huge explosion, a hurricane swept across the wasteland, causing even farther trees to bend and twist. The ground, due to the tremendous explosion power, formed a huge crater with a diameter of about seventeen to eighteen meters.
This power was terrifying, and the flames from the explosion were the most dreadful. Jia Yan couldn't forget how he had been burned by the flames during the self-destructive explosion of the metal monster, along with that inexplicable penetrating power, almost killing him!
And now, he had mastered that power himself!
A slight warmth arose in Jia Yan's heart!
With this power, his remote attack capability and group attack capability were both extended and developed, which was truly a milestone of significant progress!
Jia Yan began to return.
In addition to excitement, he also had a bit of calmness in his heart.
He thought, he now had only forty-one bluish-gray pebbles in his possession, and these bluish-gray pebbles might also be a boost for his next evolution. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, Jia Yan didn't want to lose the bluish-gray pebbles he had obtained through hard work. And using them to attack the metal monsters, who knows if the bluish-gray pebbles inside their bodies would also disappear due to the explosion! Although according to the results of the previous battle, it seemed that the metal monsters had strong earthquake resistance, and the self-destruction of their companions did not have much impact on the bluish-gray pebbles.
But this possibility still existed, and moreover, this explosive attack was not his supersonic attack. It's possible that after the explosion, those metal monsters might still be alive and would still launch suicidal self-destructive attacks on him!
The more he thought about it, the more unreasonable aspects emerged.
But overall, the discovery of the explosive nature of these bluish-gray pebbles by Jia Yan was still a huge discovery. For him at present, it was indeed a unique and flexible means of attack!
Of course, the effectiveness of this attack method in actual combat can only be concluded when it is used in real battles!
Jia Yan didn't have too many bluish-gray pebbles to conduct more experiments.
He felt distressed!
The explosion just now felt like it had exploded in his heart, almost making his heart bleed!
In just a few minutes, he returned to his rooftop again. This time, Jia Yan didn't hear any movement from his family. The lights in the entire building had been turned off, indicating that they had already fallen asleep!
"Sleep peacefully, I will protect you..."
Jia Yan's massive figure stood on the rooftop, his six legs firmly gripping the ground, his compound eyes gazing faintly at the slightly fish-bellied white scenery in the distance.
Dawn was approaching!
So much had happened overnight.
Jia Yan had just returned from the Land of the Rising Sun, but he didn't expect to be thrown into continuous battles as soon as he returned!
He was exhausted as well. The battle with that small team of metal monsters had almost reached the limit of his flight time, which he knew was about half an hour. But the battle at night, with the use of supersonic flight, lasted close to half an hour!
"Although I really want to take a rest, but a new day has begun. There's no choice but to lie down for a while."
Jia Yan was really tired. After seeing the fish-bellied white sky, he reluctantly lay down on the ground.
Time didn't allow him to sleep, so he could only rest lying down for a while...
The sun was shining brightly, and today was going to be a sunny day.
However, compared to the beauty of the sunshine, the people basking in the sun didn't have such a beautiful mood.
At this moment, the situation had become even more chaotic!
The vast Earth, the vast human-controlled areas, had once again lost even larger swathes of land overnight!
As of today, news media outlets finally splashed the headlines "Third World War" on newspapers and websites!
Yes, the deterrent power of the metal monsters had finally gained attention from the entire world!
They termed this war as the "World War", signifying the beginning of their determination!
In the morning, one after another major nation finally declared a state of emergency!
The United States, China, Russia, England, France, India, Japan, Germany...
One by one, countries announced their entry into a state of emergency.
Large numbers of troops began to assemble.
Some sensitive weapons that had been sealed were finally placed on the list of war weapons!
The exchange of information among major countries began to intensify!
The world was indeed about to change!