Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 314 Lurker

The speed of the fall was getting faster and faster, and I could barely open my eyes.

Finished!

I suddenly regretted that I had used the invincibility skill too hastily when I rushed onto the dragon's back. I could have saved that invincibility skill.

But humans cannot always make the right judgments. There's no need to regret what has already happened. Just hand over a resurrection book and experience the feeling of falling to your death.

"Alliance Leader Dragon!"

I quickly transmitted my voice: "Make sure the phase shield in the City of Kings is off, I may need to consume the Resurrection Scripture."

"understand!"

"Spear Like a Dragon" responded with a single sentence.

At this point, we both got stuck in our thinking and neither of us realized that it didn't matter even if the phase barrier wasn't turned off.

A few seconds later, with the force of the impact, he crashed heavily onto the open ground inside the city.

Choosing to revive on the spot, a flash of light later, my body returned to its original state from being "cracked." Taking a deep breath, I felt like I had just escaped death, a truly terrible feeling.

"Ding Han, how is it?" Ruolin flew over.

"They all died from the fall, so it's no big deal..." I complained.

"Too……"

It's a pity that the Resurrection Codex-1 has reached the fourth volume.

I've been having bad luck lately and haven't gotten a Resurrection Scripture yet, so I'll have to use it sparingly.

I glanced at the dragon's corpse beside me, my gaze indifferent.

No doubt about it, eat it while it's hot!

Open the treasure chest while it's still hot.

Of course, it's impossible to do anything to the flying dragon while it's still hot.

After a bell rang, the incredibly valuable golden treasure chest was opened—

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Conqueror-V Improved Type] (Quality: Cataclysmic Grade, S8, Gold)!

……

Holy crap, another Golden Legend?!

And this time it's a gold-colored automatic rifle, awesome!

I hurriedly opened my interdimensional storage space, took out my new gun, equipped it first, and then checked its attributes—

【Conqueror-V Improved Version】(Quality: Catastrophe Grade · S8 · Gold)

Rank: Sixth Rank

Basic parameters: Firepower 3000-3500, Rate of fire 500 rounds/minute, Magazine capacity 70 rounds, Effective range 500 meters

Strength: +70
Agility: +68
Spirit: +65
Weight: 13.5KG
Specialty: Night vision, equipped with a night vision aiming system
Specialty: Muffler, equipped with a muffler
Blessing: Critical Strike - Once a shot triggers a critical hit, it will increase the damage of shots by 100% for the next second.

Strength required: 900
Required Agility: 400
……

'Oh my god...'

Looking at the attributes of the Golden Conqueror, I couldn't help but gasp.

It's practically invincible! The firepower is outrageous, reaching the maximum of 3500 points. Moreover, this gun is the fifth improved batch of the Conqueror, with the magazine capacity expanded to 70 rounds and the effective range increased from 400 meters to 500 meters.

That's a bit of an exaggeration, hitting the enemy's head with a precise shot from 500 meters away!
Other than that, the attributes are almost identical to the blue Conqueror I equipped before, and it is slightly heavier by 2KG. For a "muscle man" like me with off-the-charts strength, the extra 2KG of weight is negligible.

On the contrary, the increased weight may make recoil control easier.

……

"Be careful!"

From afar, the guide's voice rang out: "Detection radar indicates that a large number of Zerg with extremely high bio-energy levels are approaching!"

Sure enough, when we looked up, we saw a blood-red dot of light appear on the map again, rapidly approaching the City of Kings, just like the appearance of the flying dragon before!
"Not good!"

I quickly retreated: "There's another flying dragon!!"

"Holy crap, no way?!"

Cai Cai, Fatty, and the others also instinctively stepped back.

Just then, a huge figure appeared in the sky and rushed straight into the City of Kings.

Sure enough, it was the second dragon!
"Gan!"

I hurriedly picked up the golden Conqueror I had just acquired, aimed at the dragon's head, and fired a series of precise shots. In the night sky, the Conqueror's 7.62 caliber bullets turned into streaks of sparks and hit the dragon's head with pinpoint accuracy, dealing a series of damage.

"5031!"

"10044!"

"9986!"

"10224!"

"9992!"

……

This is damaging!
It looks ordinary, but it's actually quite explosive. Keep in mind that the target is a golden BOSS with 1 armor points. If it were an ordinary bug, the damage would be at least double!
This also means that five bullets are enough to take down a blue BOSS. When facing a group of blue monsters, there's no need to go through the trouble of aiming; just spray and pray to solve the problem!

With a piercing screech, the dragon spun rapidly, and as its wings spread, its gaping maw opened, spewing out a burst of biological flames!

"Pong!"

I took a step and slashed through the wind, barely managing to avoid the attack range of the biological flame breath with a 5-yard displacement.

The Conqueror continued to aim at the dragon's head, firing relentlessly until the magazine was empty!

At this moment, the second dragon did not seem to be so hostile towards me. On the contrary, it spread its body and used its huge fleshy wings to cover the corpse of the first dragon.

It suddenly raised its head and let out a mournful howl.

"Fuck, what's going on?"

Around them, a group of players were firing at each other, but they all looked at each other in bewilderment.

"The second dragon seems quite sad!"

"No way, could these two dragons be a pair?"

"That doesn't make sense either. I see two lumps hanging from the backsides of these two dragons, so they should both be male, right?"

"You don't even allow the Zerg to be gay?"

"Besides, biological genes are not enough, and organ structures are different. How can you conclude that having two lumps on the buttocks means it's male? What if the dragon's offspring are on its buttocks?"

"I'm absolutely blown away!"

"However, the fact that this dragon was so sad after its companion died shows it has a lot of feelings and loyalty. I respect it as a true man!"

……

The next second, after the second dragon finished its mournful cry, it suddenly lowered its head, opened its blood-red maw, and bit open the abdomen of the first dragon, devouring it with relish. It tore out the first dragon's heart and swallowed it whole!

Everyone was shocked.

It turns out that the so-called "looking up in sorrow" is not sadness, but may be some kind of pre-meal ritual.

It's the same as thanking God for providing us with food.

"Ho~~~"

After eating and drinking its fill, the dragon spread its wings to block the dense bullets. At the same time, its body became transparent, and flames surged within it. The next second, it opened its blood-red maw and unleashed a barrage of biological fire breath at the surrounding players.

"Be careful to avoid!"

I immediately used a burst charge to create a 40-yard distance, while Cai Cai, Fatty, and others were positioned further away. Kou Mei and Fa Ye used Starfall, but a few players from the Crimson Cloud Alliance reacted too slowly and were sprayed out of their resurrection scrolls!

"Fuck it!"

I suddenly charged forward with my power sword, and just as the dragon was about to unleash a burst of biological fire breath, I activated my reset invincible burst skill again, followed by a leaping slash that landed on its back.

Let's try the same trick again!
In an instant, the battle cry, the creation of nature, and the unstoppable momentum were unleashed, followed by a rapid and fierce attack that landed on the pink spot on the back of the dragon, making the warp creature's shield sizzle.

"Ho~~~"

The dragon, in pain, spun around and frantically twisted its neck, trying to turn back and retaliate.

Unfortunately, its neck was a little short, making it unable to turn its head and unleash its biological flames. In an instant, its eyes were filled with rage, and it let out a shriek.

As its body thrashed wildly, I managed to grab the head of a parasite on its back.

"Zhizhi~~~"

The parasite's emotions were very unstable, and it twisted and writhed in protest.

"Peng..."

At that moment, a large hole was suddenly punched in the city wall about 30 meters away from us.

"Holy crap, what's going on?!"

When I looked over, I saw several familiar figures.

There are three of those clawed worms, the pink boss!

"His-"

A chilling hissing sounded as the three-headed clawed worms roared in anger upon seeing the wyvern that had been restrained. Their sharp spikes stood on end, and they transformed into three afterimages as they flew over.

"This is bad! Protect Ding Han's attack space!"

In mid-air, the gun shot out like a dragon as it leaped down, the power gun plunging fiercely into the throat of a clawed worm. Immediately afterward, the man and the worm began to wrestle together.

But the other two clawed worms leaped several times like phantoms, enduring the attacks from Ruolin, Cai Cai, and the others, and directly jumped onto the back of the dragon. Their scythes and claws turned into cold light and landed on my back with a "plop plop plop".

Something is wrong.

Dealing with one dragon was already difficult enough, but now two clawed beetles have appeared, leaving them completely overwhelmed and unable to hold off the attack!

In the blink of an eye, I was swept off the back of the dragon by the scythe of a razor-clawed beetle.

Oh no, I can't control it at all!
The next moment, the dragon flapped its wings and took off, its body becoming transparent again, pouring a blazing pillar of fire into the city, instantly killing and injuring countless players.

Seeing the horrific scene before me, I hurriedly pulled out the Conqueror and fired at the dragon's head. Although the damage was not low, it was still quite weak. The BOSS's health bar was as high as 5000 million, and the Conqueror's burst damage was far from enough!
Moreover, this dragon had learned its lesson and no longer landed. Instead, it hovered in the air, wreaking havoc and pouring out bursts of biological fire breath into the city, removing not only close-in weapon systems but also all the heavy machine guns set up within the city.

Hehehe~~~

With a sharp screech, the flying dragon headed south.

"Not good!"

Within the star map, the guide's voice echoed: "It's heading towards our crystal refinery! All players, intercept it immediately! We absolutely cannot let this beast destroy the refinery we've worked so hard to build; it's the lifeblood of our King's City!"

He's right. As long as the refinery exists, it can provide a continuous supply of funds, and the City of Kings will have ample funds to replenish its guns and ammunition, including the Tenglong Giant Cannon!
But if the refinery is destroyed and the workers from Southern Rare Earth Heavy Industry Group living in the refinery's dormitory are massacred, then the trouble will be enormous. Just compensating Fan Changgui for his losses would be enough to strip the leader and Gun Churulong naked.

……

In the air, the dragon roared and used its biological fire breath to plow the ground, causing chaos and destruction among the players.

There was nothing they could do; the players on the ground could only shoot, nothing else.

The dragon is too thick-skinned and tough; not only RPGs, but even missiles cannot cause much damage. Destroying it in a short time is almost an impossible task.

Just then, my phone rang. A voice message came from Su Wei: "I heard someone needs reinforcements?"

"..."

I was surprised. Why was she here?

It's probably related to the guide or the gun-wielding dragon.

The next moment, a heavy transport plane roared past high in the sky, followed by several small black shadows falling towards the location of the City of Kings.

A closer look with the Conqueror's night vision goggles revealed that they were armored vehicles, a total of six!

but……

Falling from that height, wouldn't he turn into a flat iron disc?!
Then, what I saw dispelled my doubts.

Blue light shot out from beneath several armored vehicles, indicating that they had been fitted with thrusters, which allowed the vehicles to land smoothly.

So that's how it is. It seems that the Crimson Dragon Kingdom does indeed have an "airdrop armored vehicle" project in its technology tree.

"Ding Han!"

A figure appeared on one of the armored vehicles. It was Su Wei, standing on the vehicle with a heroic air. She held a device that didn't quite look like a weapon and quickly aimed at the flying dragon in the air, saying, "Shoot it down and finish this quickly!"

With that, Su Wei gave the order: "Group One, fire!"

Suddenly, two loud "whoosh" sounds came from the tops of the two armored vehicles on the side, and something resembling a large net shot out. The falling objects around the net swirled and spread out, heading straight for the flying dragon!

Hehehe~~~

The dragon roared and spun around, managing to avoid the two nets.

"Second set of animal traps, fire!"

Su Wei continued to give orders.

The animal traps on the two armored vehicles on the right were quickly launched.

Just as Feilong tried to repeat his old trick and perform the "cobra maneuver" in the air, Su Wei pressed the switch, and the four animal-catching nets were launched in two waves!
Feilong's sudden stop only avoided the first two obstacles, but the next two came crashing down on him and binding him tightly.

With a piercing screech, the dragon crashed heavily to the ground!

"Go! Destroy it!"

"The gun shot out like a dragon!" he shouted.

"Fuck it!"

The players were all a bit carried away, after all, the previous massacre of King's City by the Flying Dragon felt like a kind of humiliation.

However, the players who charged ahead were quickly killed.

"Whoo~~~"

With a single breath of biological fire, all players within 40 yards were reduced to ashes.

They died so tragically, including the Chaos Demon King of the Crimson Sky Alliance. That kid was too impulsive. Fortunately, there is the Resurrection Scripture.

"Oh shit……"

I gritted my teeth, stopped about 60 meters away from the BOSS, took out the Conqueror, aimed at the dragon's eyes, and fired all 70 bullets into them!

Suddenly, the dragon let out a long hiss, blood flowed from its eyes, and it could no longer open them.

It turns out it really can blind someone.

However, the conditions weren't this good before. At this moment, the dragon was tied to the ground by the heat-resistant animal-catching net and couldn't move. And before, it moved too fast, so even with my level 10 authoritative shooting, I couldn't guarantee that every shot would hit its eye at such a distance.

The dragon roared in pain and frantically sprayed biological flames in all directions.

I quickly switched magazines, aimed at its other eye, and swiftly blinded it in the other eye as well.

It's now!

Equipped with a power sword and power shield, and with Annihilation Armor and Stardust Wall fully activated, he transformed into a blur and leaped onto the dragon's back, unleashing a barrage of skills!

This time it was much simpler. The dragon was caught in a trap and was already fish on the chopping block; it could be harvested directly.

"Is there anyone who hasn't managed to damage the dragon yet? Hurry up, just take a shot from a distance!"

I chopped wildly while loudly reminding everyone.

"Yeah, yeah, a golden treasure chest... I have to snag one!"

Amidst the scattered gunfire, I continued my attack, directly destroying the warp bio-shield on the wyvern's body. Then, I cut through the flesh to find the spine, dissecting the wyvern's body structure like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox, making it skin, flesh, and bone in the blink of an eye, disintegrating it quite smoothly.

A bell rang, and the second dragon was also defeated.

He stepped down from the dragon's back, shook off the bloodstains on his power sword, and stored it in his storage space.

At this moment, Su Wei was chatting with the guide.

"This time, it was all thanks to Commander Su Wei's personal presence and command of the battle; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!" The guide's flattery was consistently on point.

"It's a coincidence that a batch of armored vehicles equipped with animal traps has just been transported to the base."

Su Wei said, "These armored vehicles were originally intended to deal with demon spirits, but the gate to the demon realm was temporarily sealed. I didn't expect them to be just as effective against high-level insects."

"It really works well."

I nodded: "Old Zhou, the City of Kings should also be equipped with a batch of these tough and heat-resistant animal-catching nets, specifically for catching high-level units, don't you think?"

"That's that's..."

The guide said, "Apply to the higher authorities immediately!"

Su Wei took a power sword from the armored vehicle and said, "The battle isn't over yet. Let's defeat this swarm first."

"Yes, Commander!"

……

Everyone climbed back onto the city wall, while Su Wei, Ruolin, and I were responsible for blocking the breached section of the wall.

It has to be said that Su Wei is very similar to us players, but also quite different.

She is a super warrior born on her home planet. She can activate a power sword with her bare hands, but her martial arts skills are more advanced and numerous than those of us players. She can even use martial arts similar to Qiao Feng's Dragon Capturing Hand and Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, which look very cool and ridiculous, just like she has cheated.

Around seven o'clock in the morning, the insect swarm's attack finally ceased, and they began to disperse like a tide.

After losing two wyverns and several clawed worms, the swarm appears to have lost its leader and has begun a complete retreat.

It was at this moment that I was finally able to take a break and open the box.

First, there were the pink treasure chests dropped by the Claw Beetles. I opened them all, and they were all junk. The best one I got was a 5-cubic-meter expansion crystal. Then there were the cyan and orange treasure chests, which were basically just consolation prizes or common items.

Finally, I arrived at the golden treasure chest dropped by the second dragon. Excited, I opened it immediately—

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the following items: [Dragon Staff] (Quality: Pink) and [Resurrection Scroll] (S-rank recovery item)!

……

very good!

A pink spiritual cane, plus a resurrection grimoire.

My luck has returned! I can finally open the Resurrection Scripture on my own again!

As the gaze fell upon the Dragon Staff, its attributes appeared effortlessly—

【Dragon Staff】(Quality: Pink)
Rank: Sixth Rank

Type: Spirit Scepter

Basic parameters: Psionic attack 2500-2850, durability 2000/2000
Spirit: +60
Agility: +58
Physical strength: +55
Weight: 2.7KG
Blessing: Psionic Vampirism +8%
Specialization: Psionic Penetration, ignores 32% of the target's psionic resistance.

Biography: A short staff crafted from rare spirit wood and dragon spinal cord, capable of greatly enhancing psionic damage.
Spirit required: 900
……

The staffs in Star Abyss are all of the "short staff" type, very short, unlike the long staffs in many games. They are more like the staffs in Harry Potter, only with a more complex and gorgeous design.

This dragon staff doesn't have many advantages; its only advantage is its high psionic attack power.

With 2850 points of psionic attack, you'll be absolutely unstoppable with the current equipment!

"A Dragon Staff has dropped."

I shared the Wyvern Staff's stats in the team chat and said, "Koumei, Faye, you two can roll for it. Whoever gets the highest roll gets the insider discount. It's fair and just!"

"okay!"

The two rolled the dice; Koumei rolled slightly lower, giving Hoya the victory!
I immediately initiated the trade, placing the Wyvern Staff on it, and the Night Fae quickly offered a pile of cash, a full 50.

Everyone has reached a consensus that the current market price of pink equipment is in the range of 150 million to ∞, so the price of pink equipment will be 50 if it is sold internally.

Of course, the Dragon Staff is a top-tier staff and is definitely worth the price.

Excellent! My personal savings have reached 1150 million. When I return to Huaining City, I can sell the Azure Conqueror and Trident, and the rest of the equipment will definitely exceed 1200 million, which will be enough to pay back the money.

……

Just then, a bell rang in my ear, signaling that the previous task had been completed.

[Congratulations! You have completed the main quest "The City of Kings is in Peril!" (SS-rank)! Rewards: Character EXP +4500 million, Charisma +2, and additional rewards: "UZI Improved IV" (Quality: Pink) and "Resurrection Codex" (S-rank recovery item)!]

Another resurrection bible!
There's also a pink submachine gun!

Speaking of which, the submachine gun I'm currently using is the orange UZI. Its firepower is relatively poor, and its function overlaps somewhat with that of automatic rifles and bomb guns, so it has a low usage rate.

But we still need a high-end submachine gun, and this gun came at just the right time.

He quickly took it out and glanced at its attributes.

【UZI Improved Type IV】(Quality: Pink)
Rank: Sixth Rank

Basic parameters: Firepower 1200-1800, Rate of fire 1500 rounds/minute, Magazine capacity 60 rounds, Attack range 150 meters

Strength: +60
Physical strength: +58
Spirit: +55
Weight: 3.5KG
Blessing: Continuous firing; attack damage increased by 30% during continuous firing.
Blessing: Increased critical strike chance; when a critical strike is triggered, there is a 50% chance to double the damage dealt.

Strength required: 600
……

It's alright, but its firepower is average, far inferior to the Golden Conqueror.

However, the UZI's advantage lies in its rate of fire. With its electric motor, compact size, and powerful close-range burst damage, it is no less powerful than the Golden Conqueror!

At this moment, the morning sun shines on the city wall, giving a warm feeling on the skin.

"I'm hungry, let's have some breakfast before we go back?" Cai Cai suggested.

"Row!"

I looked at Su Wei and smiled, "I wonder if we, a bunch of lowly players, are qualified to invite the Commander to breakfast? We'll treat!"

"Ha~"

Su Wei said sarcastically, "I'm not used to you being so polite all of a sudden."

So, the group set up two small tables on the city wall and took out food from their storage space to put on the tables. There were healthy breakfasts like congee, pickled vegetables, and steamed buns, as well as high-oil foods like roast chicken and roast duck.

Su Wei smiled and picked up a bowl of congee, showing it off.

I still prefer a bowl of spicy soup with some fried dough sticks in the morning.

After having eaten and drunk her fill, Su Wei left in a helicopter.

"Everyone, don't leave yet, we still have tasks to complete, let's work overtime."

The guide walked over and said, "Our drones followed the retreating swarm and found their nest, which is 30 kilometers north of the City of Kings. This nest is quite well hidden; we didn't even discover it before. Let's go and wipe it out now, what do you say?"

Cai Cai laughed and said, "As long as it's an S-level item with good charm that can be obtained for free, just release it quickly."

"OK!"

The guide was quite generous with the world contribution points required to issue quests, and soon another main quest appeared—

[Attention all players! The regional quest "Attack, Destroy the Zerg Hive!" (S-rank main quest) is now officially released! Issued by: The Guide. Quest details: We have located the Zerg swarm's nest, which is severely weakened. Please proceed immediately to completely destroy it. Generous rewards will be distributed based on your contribution after defeating the nest!]

……

"Let's go, let's finish this quickly, I'm sleepy!"

Gunshots flew like dragons as he pulled out an off-road motorcycle.

The other players also mounted their motorcycles, and in the blink of an eye, more than 100 off-road motorcycles sped across the wilderness, heading straight north.

Less than half an hour later, the group appeared in front of an insect nest whose entrance was hidden by weeds, vines and bushes.

"Be careful, don't be too careless."

I looked at everyone and warned, "After all, two seventh-tier flying dragons came out of this insect hive, and there might be other seventh-tier insects. It's always better to be cautious."

"Ding Han is right."

The guide, wearing a Level 3 helmet, followed us into the insect hive.

"Old Zhou, why are you down here too?"

I frowned and said, "You can't even equip items, and you don't even know if this helmet counts as a bonus? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Being afraid of death is useless."

The guide was a little embarrassed: "To be honest, I just learned from inside that the person who merged the GM key also has an upgrade progress bar, but this progress bar is hidden. Issuing tasks and gaining world contribution can increase upgrade experience. You can also get tasks by teaming up with other players to kill monsters. That's why this guy number 17 was able to get intermediate privileges so early."

"Then be careful."

I said in a deep voice, "In principle, if someone is hiding in the shadows and using a sniper rifle, they can kill you with a headshot."

"So you see, I'm wearing a level 3 helmet."

"Just comfort yourself with this level 3 helmet."

"Damn it, what else can I do? I'm desperate too..."

……

Inside the hive, a large number of broken insect eggs were left behind by the insect swarm that had previously invaded the City of Kings. Therefore, although this hive was very likely a large one, the insects inside were quite scarce, and the players cleared them out along the way.

About an hour later, we reached the end of the insect hive.

In the distance, three bloated pink "mountains of flesh" lay among the rocks; these were three Star Cave Insect Queens, constantly producing Lord Insects.

"It really is the Star Cave Insect Mother."

The guide said, "Let's go, everyone share."

So everyone worked together to divide the life points of the three Star Cave Queens, and in the end, everyone got three pink treasure chests.

This time I was more restrained, only using the Golden Conqueror to shoot, instead of wildly slashing with my power sword – that would have been too unseemly.

Unboxing time.

Unsurprisingly, it was a pile of garbage.

"Holy crap, finally done."

Xu Tian stretched and said, "I'm really tired, let's go back?"

"Ah."

Gunshot flashed like a dragon, and he turned to look at the guide: "Old Zhou, why isn't the mission over yet?"

"Logically, it should be over by now."

The guide was also bewildered: "But if there's still no alarm, it can only mean one thing: the insect hive hasn't been completely cleared out yet, and there are still remnants."

"No way, we blew up all the Lord Bugs."

"I'm wondering the same thing..."

"Holy shit, what's going on?"

Xu Tian, ​​holding his spiritual staff, said, "Where are the monsters? They've all been killed."

"That's true."

Yao Yao nodded in agreement.

Just then, a powerful pulsation suddenly came from the ground, followed by a series of finger-thick spikes that shot out from the ground and pierced through Xu Tian and Yao Yao's bodies!

"80822!"

"71264!"

Xu Tian was instantly killed!

Yao Yao was slightly injured.

The spikes were removed as soon as they touched the ground, and then suddenly thrust out again after about 1 second!

"70046!"

This time, Yao Yao was defeated again!

The mysterious spike came so strangely that she didn't even have time to react for a second. Her big eyes blinked as she watched helplessly as she was killed by the spike.

"Damn, what is that?!"

Everyone was shocked and retreated hastily.

I hurriedly checked the team's combat log—

[Battle Alert: The Lurker (Cataclysmic Level, S8, Gold Boss) activated the skill Ground Spikes Lv10, dealing 80822 damage to player Milk Tea Life-Saving Immortal and killing them!]

……

An infiltrator?

I gritted my teeth and raised my left hand directly towards the area in front of me, activating the burst skill - Star Vine!
"come out!"

The star vines burst from the ground with a loud "bang bang bang," but there was no movement. The star vines did not attack anything, which means that the opponent was not an invisible unit.

Then there's only one answer: the other party is underground, a creature capable of burrowing underground.

"Damn, a stealth agent!"

The indifferent man gritted his teeth and said, "A Tier 7 Zerg unit, on par with a Mutalisk!"

"Shoot it out!"

The Chaos Demon King roared.

I immediately donned the Annihilation Rock Armor, Stardust Wall, and Destruction Flame Shield, and with a flick of my power sword, I unleashed a powerful shockwave forward!

"Shua~~~"

The shockwave swept across the ground, but it still failed to bring the lurking creature out.

Instead, several spikes appeared in a fan-shaped attack range, emerging from the ground with a "poof poof poof" sound, spreading for nearly 30 yards, and instantly pierced my body from below twice in succession, causing excruciating pain in my legs and abdomen!
"resistance!"

"21233!"

Too bad!
The two attacks broke through the resilience of Stardust Wall and Destruction Flame Shield, and the second attack even dealt an additional 2+ damage!
"I can't fight anymore!"

I retreated quickly: "Everyone retreat! Does anyone have any developing equipment?"

"No."

Even the indifferent person got anxious: "There aren't any items with this function in this game yet..."

"Damn it, brothers, let's get out of here!"

……

We ran frantically towards the outside, but the lurking enemies were incredibly bloodthirsty and relentlessly pursued us. Players who were a little slower were stabbed to death by the lurking enemies.

Ahead, the spearman, as swift as a dragon, carried the guide on his shoulder, moving with incredible speed as if he had mastered the art of walking on water.

As expected of him!

"Oh shit!"

Behind her, Cai Cai suddenly turned around, a missile launcher appearing on her shoulder. She directly predicted the location of the infiltrator and fired it with a "whoosh"!
The missile crashed into the ground and exploded, sending shockwaves sweeping across the area.

"Cai Cai, let's go!"

I quickly turned around and used the Glory Barrier for cover, saying, "Don't try it. Your missile isn't a bunker buster; it won't do any damage."

"Understood, let's go!"

He put away the transmitter and left, but as he turned around, he saw a horrifying scene.

Suddenly, the soft mud behind her bulged and cracked open, and a large, hairy creature emerged from the ground. Its sharp, bristly claws swept across, causing a terrifying injury before Cai Cai could react.

"134232!"

Damn it, CaiCai is dead!
That poor kid, he just had to turn back.

At this moment, I could see clearly that the Lurker was a large insect similar in size to a spider, looking like a large millstone with a radius of about 3 meters. Its body was covered with barbs, and its head was covered with densely packed eyes. Those compound eyes released powerful mental energy, which condensed into ground spikes to attack the target!

"Shh!"

The spikes are coming!

"57723!"

My armor is high enough and my health bar is thick enough, I won't die!
But he didn't dare to be careless, so he used a first-aid kit and then activated his burst skill - Well of Life, which restores 10% of his health every second for 20 seconds!
"Pong!"

Explosive Charge!

Unfortunately, it was too late. The moment it charged out, the lurker burrowed back into the ground and disappeared without a trace. Only endless earth spikes emerged from the ground, beginning an invisible pursuit!

Damn it, I've been dragged down by Cai Cai!
I hurriedly drew my sword and rushed out. The people in front had already rushed out of the insect hive, boarded their vehicles, and scattered in all directions.

"Ding Han, run!"

In the distance, Ruolin had already mounted her off-road motorcycle. She patted the back seat, gesturing for me to run with her: "Quick!"

That's too late.

The Lurker only needs one spike to destroy Ruolin's motorcycle, and then neither of us will be able to escape.

"Split up and run, don't worry about me!"

I rushed out, and behind me, swathes of spikes kept emerging from the ground, like some kind of strange natural phenomenon.

"I'm rough..."

The other players outside were terrified and fled without a second thought.

Ruolin, Fatty, and the others also left quickly.

There's no way around it; we can skip this quest, but losing a Resurrection Scripture here would be a huge loss.

……

But I was a little unwilling. I had seen the attributes of the Lurker the moment it appeared, and they were actually just average. The most troublesome thing was that it could burrow underground and launch earth spikes. This kind of cheating behavior was a bit unsolvable.

However, it seems that there is a solution.

While speeding along, I opened the mini-map and saw a white area about 500 meters away, which was a rocky area.

Got it!

He ran unsteadily, looking extremely disheveled, as if he might be caught up and killed by the opponent with several consecutive spikes at any moment.

The infiltrators continued their pursuit, seemingly unable to detect anything amiss, which proves my acting skills are still up to par.

Soon after, they quickly approached the rocky ground and activated their burst attack – Ancient Tree Contract!
Movement speed increased by 80% instantly, and he stepped directly onto the rocky ground.

Behind them, the earth churned, and the lurking creature squeaked loudly as it burst out of the ground in pursuit!

I couldn't help but grin. They fell for it so easily. This lurker doesn't seem very smart.

(End of this chapter)