Exploding God

"That's right, the traces of the Wasteland Swamp Serpent have been completely lost."

Qi Yuan, who was moving forward by grappling hook through the tree canopy, said with great certainty after observing for 20 seconds.

Qi Yuan's timing in speaking up was very clever, or rather, it was right at a crucial moment.

As the Hibiscus Squad ventured deeper into the heart of the Bitter Forest Wetlands, the frequency of their battles increased, but the number of mist creatures they encountered began to decrease in the opposite direction.

All signs indicate that they are getting closer and closer to higher-level beings.

When a low-level creature's isolation zone appears, it often means that one has truly entered the hunting territory of high-level creatures.

The drone landed 100 meters behind the site, continuously relaying battlefield information to the all-terrain vehicles on the periphery of the wetland.

"Could it be Red Sunflower Claws?"

"We'll see. The 94 Wasteland Swamp Snakes we just hunted only gave us 376 points, not even enough to cover our ammunition and energy consumption. But if we can hunt just one Red Sunflower Claw, we'll have made a profit. If we hunt more than one, everyone will have some extra money for summer."

Ye Tianming's words immediately excited the others, and their movements became three times lighter.

They go out to fight, definitely to obtain something that can improve themselves.

Needless to say, points are the guarantee for improving one's own strength to hunt higher-level creatures.

As for money, that's a good thing; who would complain about having too much of it!

The members of the Hibiscus Squad are all students who use their vacation time to earn a considerable amount of extra money. They are definitely among the high-income earners in the school. Many senior students have used their time off to fight outside the school to buy large houses for their families before they even graduated.

There are probably many people who are envious of this kind of good thing behind the scenes.

The economic value of the 5-star Red Sunflower Claw is far greater than that of the Wasteland Swamp Snake, whose gallbladder dissolves on its own upon death.

A Red Sunflower Claw with less than 10% missing parts, when auctioned on the underground black market, fetches more than a hundred times the price of a Wasteland Swamp Serpent!

The Hibiscus Squad launched the third phase of the battle plan. Yu Hongyang no longer had time to look at Lu Ze. Under the pressure of Red Sunflower Claws and the motivation of money, he devoted himself to the intense logistical support work.

The team moved forward rapidly, and about a minute later, a sharp whistling sound accompanied by a visible shockwave spread through the depths of the dense forest.

A giant bird with a blood-red sunflower crown on its head suddenly took off, spreading its enormous wingspan of nearly twelve meters.

"It's Red Sunflower Claws!"

"Prepare for battle!"

The Hibiscus Squad's fighting spirit reached its peak at this moment, and Qi Yuan's slow-moving plasma bullet instantly pulled Red Sunflower's claws into the battlefield.

The enraged giant sparrow pressed its head down, accompanied by a shockwave that spread outwards, like hundreds of rifles roaring simultaneously, with dense spikes piercing through the air in an instant.

This was a storm of bullets; the mutated iron birch trees, whose trunks were harder than steel and required three people to encircle, were instantly pierced into sieves by this terrifying torrent of spikes.

"Lock Strong!" Ye Tianming shouted, and his hands, which had already been fully charged, swung down heavily. The surface of the energy amplifier shone with a rich, almost liquid, pale blue light, and poured out, instantly creating a high-pressure wind wall about five meters wide that slammed heavily onto the ground.

The red sunflower thorns arrived in an instant, and within a brief half-second, the wind wall was already covered with cracks.

"They're here!"

With a roar, Suo Qiang planted his right javelin into the ground, held his left arm as a shield, took a step forward, and knelt heavily on the ground. The engine's light stream flowed along the gaps in the mech and converged on his left arm.

This Berserker Construct Armor, redeemed for 5000 points, has finally revealed its true power.

——【Traction Shield Wall】!

Twisted electric snakes rose and exploded on the shield's surface, instantly covering a six-meter diameter space in front of him, forming a terrifying and dense umbrella-shaped electric net.

Inside the mech, Suo Qiang's eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "All of you, get over here, Brother Qiang!!"

Using the javelin's stabilizing force, the right arm pulled the left arm back sharply.

It sounded like the tearing of silk echoing through the forest.

A magnificent scene unfolded as the black and red berserker mech "Dragon" used its shield to control the dense purple electric net, actually pulling hundreds of spikes in mid-air towards itself.

The terrifying kinetic energy converged in one place, and the alloy shield exploded into countless sparks. The [dragon] knelt on the ground and endured the bombardment for a full three seconds, its hind legs sinking nearly twenty centimeters into the ground.

"The vacuum bomb has been launched, Han Zhen!"

Lu Geng drove the [Reconnaissance Soldier] through the dense forest in a zigzag pattern, leaving behind four self-propelled artillery emplacements. He then turned and took to the air, quickly guiding the target with the laser sight of his rifle.

Whoosh whoosh!

Four fist-sized shells suddenly appeared in mid-air.

With a loud bang!

The sky exploded in flames, and the nearby oxygen was forcibly burned away. Although the high temperature had limited effect on the Red Sunflower Claws, the massive body, which had lost its buoyancy, plummeted due to the sudden vacuum created around it.

An orange afterimage flickered on the giant tree before suddenly leaping into the air.

Overload, increase power!

At Mach 0.8, the [Heron] fighter controlled by Han Zhen flashed a huge arc in mid-air, and a thin line 4 meters long instantly appeared on the abdomen of the Red Sunflower's claws, tearing into a terrifying wound three fingers wide in the blink of an eye!

Despite the pain from its sharp claws, Red Sunflower forcibly twisted its body to change its falling direction. After escaping the vacuum zone, it flapped its wings and swooped down to the ground.

Its brain was completely consumed by rage; it wanted to tear these vile insects apart!

Qi Yuan, who had been keeping a low profile, finally revealed his true colors, managing to create a half-meter-wide gash in the crest of Hong Kui's claws with two consecutive quick-sniping maneuvers.

Enraged, Red Sunflower turned and charged at Qi Yuan again with its claws.

The second halo component once again demonstrated its effectiveness. Qi Yuan performed four consecutive aerial dodges without interruption, and after the last dodge, he used the grappling hook in his hand to instantly change the terrain.

With a sharp screech, the red sunflower slammed into four ironwood trees, snapping them in two. Its feathers flew up in disarray, and its speed plummeted.

The countermeasure was successful.

"Ha ha ha ha."

The Hibiscus Squad, having executed a brilliant teamwork, faced the crazed mist creature with unwavering fear and laughter.

Red Sunflower Claws have gone mad; they've already won half the battle!

Seeing that Mu Jin and her team had achieved tactical suppression in just three minutes, Lu Ze's eyes showed approval.

It looks like I can end my schedule early today.

It's time to tell Tang Yingqi.

Lu Ze turned his gaze away from the screen, closed the softcover notebook, and gently tapped the bracelet on the mechanical console.

Virtual keyboard projection is enabled and mapped onto the desktop.

Lu Ze's two fingers moved lightly, the ghost logo flashed by, and after the white and black colors alternated, the interface unique to [Ghost Whispers] appeared.

However, when he saw the chat box, Lu Ze suddenly frowned.

He remembered that when Tang Yingqi first entered Ghost Whisper, her ID was just a simple "Sugar," but she changed it after only two days?

Moreover, this name... doesn't quite fit the style of a cool and aloof queen.

I have a feeling that the timeline is increasingly moving in a certain direction.

He shook his head and chose the rose image.

Lu Ze typed a word.

[L]: Are you there?

A brief second later, the rose icon suddenly lit up.

【Call Me Queen】: Yes.

【L】：The components for the solar halo are ready for mass production.

Another second of silence.

Immediately afterwards, the dark background of the chat window suddenly began to vibrate violently.

"【Call Me Queen】is initiating a video call with you. Would you like to answer?"