C3885 One Step too Late
C3885 One Step too Late
The original tunnel had basically collapsed, and only a small portion of it would occasionally collapse. One could occasionally see the corpses of the Scarlet Flame Green-Golden Mud Ball Ants piled up together. Occasionally, one could see a few living Scarlet Flame Green-Golden Mud Ball Ants. These living Scarlet Flame Green-Golden Mud Ball Ants didn't look for a way out, but instead ate the corpses of their own kind. They were insane.
"I still suggest mass production of burrowing bombs." The fire gourd said. The densely packed corpses of the Scarlet Flame Green-Golden Mud Ball Ants were shocking. If they had used burrowing grenades earlier, they wouldn't have had to work so hard to deal with the Scarlet Flame Green-Golden Mud Ball Ants.
Although there was a high chance that they wouldn't be able to kill the Ant Queen, the Ant Queen's position was too deep and her HP was too high. However, they could kill most of the Scarlet Flame Green Mud Ball Ants, which would greatly reduce the pressure on the players.
"I accept your suggestion," Dongfang Qingyu said.
"I'm serious. I'm not joking with you," the fire gourd said.
"I'm serious as well," Dongfang Qingyu said.
"Your face is full of perfunctoriness," said the fire gourd.
"Got something." Dongfang Qingyu suddenly stopped. The fire gourd held up the magic crystal lamp and moved forward. A large number of white ant eggs were scattered on the soil. Some of them were exposed to the surface, and some were buried in the soil. For a moment, it was impossible to tell how many there were.
The power of the penetrative bullet was unparalleled, but it did not destroy the ant eggs.
The fire gourd inserted the magic crystal lamp into the wall and picked up the ant egg with both hands.
"This is too slow." Dongfang Qingyu called out to the fire calabash.
"Do you have any other way?" The fire gourd looked up at him. At this time, wasn't it time to compete with hand speed?
"Take it back together and divide it slowly." Dongfang Qingyu's method was simple and crude. She put the ant egg and soil into the spatial ring. His ring had a large space, so he didn't mind storing some soil. This way, it would be more troublesome in the future. But now, it was indeed fast.
"Another living Crimson Flame Green Mud Ball Ant Soldier Ant." The fire gourd was very alert. The Scarlet Flame Green Mud Ball Ant Soldier Ant had just crawled out of the corpse when it was immediately discovered. It cast a spell and emptied the health of the Scarlet Flame Green Mud Ball Ant Soldier Ant.
"There's another one on the left." Dongfang Qingyu reminded, but the fire gourd did not turn its head back when it heard this. It used its hand to extinguish the Crimson Flame Green Mud Striped Ant on the left.
After collecting the ant's eggs, Eastern Qingyu continued to move forward rapidly, cherishing every second. She didn't even have time to solidify the tunnel behind her. The toughness of the tunnel that was temporarily dug out was very weak. Many times, the tunnel would collapse after just one step. Eastern Qingyu did not pay any attention to it. The fire gourd saw it, but she did not say anything. She did not have a pangolin pet, nor was she a miner or a farmer, so she was helpless in the face of the collapse.
"Is my good luck coming again?" Dongfang Qingyu stopped again and saw another large group of ant eggs. The pangolin did not know the ant eggs. They were supposed to be in the same nest, but because of the pangolin digging the soil, a large group of them scattered.
Dongfang Qingyu used the same trick again. He collected the ant egg along with the soil. Next, he encountered ant eggs one after another. Although he was unable to know the exact number due to the soil being buried, there were at least 300,000 fire calabashes.
The more anxious Dongfang Qingyu was to go to the Ant Queen's corpse, the more he encountered ant eggs. Ant eggs were also treasures. If he met them, he could not help but pick them up. He was anxious and happy.
As they got closer to the tomb, their speed slowed down. Not because they were tired, but because the number of Red Flame Green Mud Ball Ants started to increase. They had to kill the Red Flame Green Mud Ball Ants before they could pass through, and there were often pangolins that were bitten to death, which greatly affected their speed.
On the ground, the more players fought, the more shocked they became. The number of players who had died had already broken through 500,000. When the Scarlet Flame Green Mud Ball Ant exploded, there were only a few hundred thousand players who had died. It had been a long time since such a huge number of casualties had occurred.
However, the health of the Guard Ant had been reduced by more than half. No one was willing to give up at this time, and they could only continue to endure. Everyone wanted to be the luckiest one. They had already run 99 steps. It would be too unfair if they lost at the last step.
"Time's up!"
A mysterious force flowed, and the ant's health bar was emptied in an instant. The ant's raised pincers froze and stopped. A three-colored light descended, and the time magic Mage leveled up.
When the players on the side saw this, they were envious and jealous at the same time. They couldn't help but speed up their attacks. The seven swords descended from the Sky Mountain and the Lotus Harvester from the South of the Yangtze River watched as the fat meat in their hands became the food of others. It would be a lie to say that they were not angry, but it was a free-for-all. Whoever got it would get it. There was no way to blame them, so they rushed to the guard ants on the side.
The guard ant didn't drop anything, but its motivation to level up was enough to drive people crazy. The members of Black Tortoise City Corporation received Eastern Qingyu's order to not participate in the siege of the guard ant unless the players gave up. As long as the players were still attacking, they would not join.
It turned out that Dongfang Qingyu's order was very correct. If the group members participated in the attack on the Guardian Ant, then a large portion of the dead players would be the members of the group.
Guo Chong left an army behind to keep an eye on the battlefield, in case the Defense Ants broke out. The other members searched for the Scarlet Flame Green Mud Ball Ants on the ground that had not died yet. They would kill as many as they could. Then they would send a portion of the members into the underground world. Not only did he want the ant eggs, but he also wanted the equipment and the equipment dropped by the players.
With the range of the Ground Quake Bomb, there were quite a few players that died underground. According to the probability of the three of them dropping an item, the equipment would be quite valuable.
The eastern part of the underground, Qingyu and the fire gourd, were accidentally lost and found the location of the tomb again. They wasted more than forty minutes. The sturdy tomb was severely damaged. It was unknown whether it was because of the anger of the guard ants or because of the drilling. Dongfang Qingyu was unable to judge for a moment. When he saw the irregular passage, his heart instantly turned cold. It was clearly a mark that was dug out by a hoe. The Crimson Flame Green Mud Ball Ants didn't know how to use tools. Someone was one step ahead of them.
"Who is it?" The calabash couldn't believe it. They were the first players to enter the catacombs after the burrowing projectiles, and even if the detour wasted a moment, the speed ahead of them was fast, not slow at all, and she couldn't believe that it was a coincidence that someone was ahead of them and knew the exact location of the grave.
Dongfang Qingyu did not say a word as he entered the ready-made passage. The fire gourd followed behind him, and the further he went, the more shocked he became. The passage extended all the way to the tomb of the emperor's servant girl, and then entered the emperor's tomb. The Ant Queen's body that should have been lying on the ground was gone. There were only scattered corpses of the Scarlet Flame Green Mud Pill Ants on the ground.
"I'm late!" The fire gourd's heart completely sank. The Ant Queen's corpse had already been taken by someone else. Dongfang Qingyu's face was ugly. His sharp eyes swept in all directions, and he even used the Yin Yang Heavenly Eye. In the end, he was disappointed. The person who came was very cautious, and did not leave any traces.
Chapter 9 - Kill the Ant Queen