#2839 - Grab the mine
"Otto, what's that by your feet?"
Huh?
The player, hearing this, suspiciously lowered his head to check.
"Chih!!!!!"
The surface of the ground suddenly burst open, and immediately a dark brown shadow shot out from beneath the ground, lunging directly towards him!
"Bang!!!!!"
Otto's tactical protective suit instantly shattered, and the enormous impact sent him and the Licker flying backwards at the same time.
What the hell!?
The surrounding players heard the explosion and turned their heads to look, their expressions immediately changing drastically.
"Careful! It's a Zerg!"
Where did they come from?
Without time for much thought, the players raised their energy beam weapons and aimed at the flying Licker, firing in unison!
"Shu! Shushushu!!!!!"
The Licker, still in mid-air, was instantly riddled with dense energy beams.
"Bang!"
The Licker crashed heavily to the ground.
"Chi, chichi..."
What!?
The players gathered around, and they were astonished to discover that the Zerg creature, having suffered hundreds of energy beam piercing attacks, was still not dead!
The Licker struggled a few times on the spot, the wounds that had pierced its body rapidly healing.
What kind of monster is that?
Its self-recovery ability is so terrifying?
Never seen anything like it!
Shu!
After recovering, the Licker lunged again towards the nearest player.
"Stop him!"
At the same time, dozens more light beam weapons continuously focused fire on the Licker, blasting it backwards again.
Still not dead!?
After landing, the Licker struggled frantically on the ground again.
The squad leader in charge of the mine felt a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.
Just as the players were feeling at a loss, they suddenly realized that a slight tremor was coming from under their feet again.
They looked down again.
Cracks were actually appearing on the ground around the players.
Could it be…
The players suddenly had an extremely ominous premonition.
"Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang!!!!!"
In the next moment, the ground cracked open, and one after another, dark brown Zerg bodies shot out from the ground, lunging directly towards the player team.
"Bang! Bang bang!!!!!"
Encountering a sudden attack from the Licker swarm from the ground, once a player was approached by a Licker, the energy shield provided by the player's tactical suit would instantly shatter from just one attack, sending the Licker and the player flying backwards at the same time!
The player leader was also blown away by the Licker's attack, his shield shattering. When he propped himself up and looked up again.
In the blink of an eye, the entire mine area was filled with dark brown Zerg monsters!
Even more Zerg monsters were emerging from the ground.
"Retreat!"
The squad leader couldn't bother thinking about anything else at this moment, shouted loudly, and ran away.
Terrifying Zerg monsters!
There's no way anyone could survive!
Immediately, the players in the cave fled in panic.
Until more than ten minutes later.
At the center of the mine, a hole opened in the ground.
Several Lickers emerged from the hole one after another, quickly widening the entrance, and retreated to the side.
After a moment, Fang Heng took the lead and jumped out of the passage.
"Heh, we've arrived."
Fang Heng looked around the mine.
The mapping instrument provided by the Scavenger Clan was still useful, able to accurately locate the mine, saving them time searching.
Wayne and his group also climbed out of the ground one by one.
Seeing the bloodstains remaining around the mine and the traces left by the battle, everyone could already imagine what had happened not long ago.
"Looks like the passage has been completed."
Fang Heng nodded with satisfaction, looked at Wayne, and nodded: "After the summoned creatures have finished mining the ore, they will transport it back to the forest through the passage below. We will still need to trouble you to continue the sorting work at that time."
Huh?
Again?
Hearing the sorting, Wayne's scalp went numb.
"Okay, okay..."
"Mm."
Fang Heng distracted himself by controlling a batch of Lickers to lie in ambush around the area while also controlling a batch of zombie clones to come over to carry out the mining work, nodded and said: "That's about it, let's go, let's go take a look at the next one."
...
On the cliff outside the desert.
Joachim had been watching the two Zerg swarms.
Even after fighting each other all night, neither side had any intention of stopping.
Suddenly, Joachim let out a disdainful chuckle.
The confidant couldn't help but ask: "Boss, what are you laughing at?"
"The Zerg are indeed very strong individually, but unfortunately, their range of activity is only within the desert area, and the threat they can pose is limited."
Fang Heng!
Aren't you coming out yet?
Alright, let's just compare our patience and see how long you can last!
Just as Joachim was thinking, a player hurried over and whispered a few words in Joachim's ear.
"What?"
Joachim's expression changed drastically after hearing this.
"Boss? What happened?"
"The mining area has been attacked by Zerg creatures."
The confidant's heart sank upon hearing this and didn't dare to speak.
During this period, they had occupied many mining areas and were steadily mining. They had also encountered sporadic Zerg swarm attacks, but the problems were not significant.
Joachim slowly turned his head to look at the desert and said in a cold voice: "The Zerg creatures that launched the surprise attack are the same species as the creatures in the desert."
Hearing this, the confidant subconsciously turned his head to look at the desert behind him, and a hint of fear suddenly appeared in his eyes.
If this kind of monster attacks their mining area?
How could that be good?
Joachim secretly gritted his teeth.
Something's not right.
Something's very wrong.
Joachim vaguely felt that things were not that simple.
Before Joachim could sort out his thoughts, another player hurried over and reported: "Boss, there's a problem. The Valon mining area has also been attacked by Zerg creatures."
"What?"
Two mining areas in a row have encountered problems?
And they just so happen to be the two largest mining areas?
Is it coming for him?
Joachim grabbed his subordinate and asked: "What about the other places? Have the mining areas in the other places been attacked by the Zerg?"
"It's not clear yet."
"Go check! Check it out!"
Joachim threw off his subordinate, turned his head to look at the desert area, and a strong look of fear appeared in his eyes.
He had a strong premonition.
The Zerg swarm is coming for him!
No more waiting!
"Take me back!"
Joachim didn't want to continue wasting time and immediately returned to the mining area with his subordinates to check.
An hour later, Joachim hurried to the mining area.
From afar, Joachim noticed that his subordinates, a group of players, were gathered outside the mining area, looking like they had just experienced a major battle, and the situation was a bit bad.
"Boss."
Seeing Joachim return, the subordinates stood up together.
"What's going on?"
"Zerg creatures suddenly emerged from the ground of the mine and launched a surprise attack on us. The Zerg creatures are too strong, and we have no way to resist with our abilities. We had no choice but to retreat. We only saved our lives because we ran fast."
