A direct hit at point-blank range had barely left a mark. Against normal Ravagers, it might work. But against Brutes or anything with similar armor? It would be useless. He needed more power Or a different approach.
Ben tapped his fingers against his arm, thinking. If a standard bolt couldn't do the job, maybe—Explosive tips. His mind immediately went to the Explosive Talismans. If he just need to put it on the tip with detonation on impact, the problem of raw penetration wouldn't matter anymore. The force alone would make up for it.
Ben's smirk widened. 'Now that would work.' The reload mechanism was still clunky, but it was good enough to use for now. He turned his focus back to his army. It was time to upgrade the rest of the Krell. He applied Adaptive Muscle to all of them, enhancing their reflexes and movement. For the Krell Scouts, he gave them Serrated Claws—a simple but deadly modification that would make their strikes far more lethal.
