Monster collectors on the cross-platform

The player who walked out from the inside was dressed in a suit and tie, looking quite like an elite.

However, his heavy dark circles and tired look betrayed him, making him look anything but energetic, more like a corporate slave who often stays up late working overtime without getting overtime pay.

"Hello, you must be Mr. Jin Li. I am the temporary person in charge of this underground fortress. Just call me Lemon." The middle-aged man, who looked like an elite, walked over and extended his right hand to Huo Huan.

"Hello, I am Jin Li. May I ask what brings you here?" Huo asked, shaking hands with Lemon.

"It's like this, the reason I came to see Mr. Jinli this time is to find out the location of the fortress so as to determine whether or not we should relocate it." Faced with Huo Huan's question, Lemon did not hide anything and told him all about her plans.

"Relocate the fortress?" Huo seemed quite surprised upon hearing this, clearly not expecting the other party to answer "relocate".

It should be noted that the fortress in front of them is not small. In order to ensure the continuation of humanity, the fortress was built on a large scale, far exceeding what Huo Huan sees in front of him.

Inside, there are various living areas, planting areas, and other facilities to meet the needs of living underground.

Therefore, relocating the fortress must have been a very difficult task.

“Mr. Jinli, you’ve misunderstood. Relocating a fortress is not as difficult as you imagine. When the fortresses were designed, our predecessors had already considered this. Therefore, all fortresses were designed to be mobile,” Lemon quickly explained when she saw that Huo still misunderstood.

Huo nodded knowingly, then steered the conversation back to the Zerg's mining sites.

According to Lemon, the discovery of the Zerg mining ore was only recently made, and the reason for their mining activities remains unknown.

Some speculate that it may be related to a new unit, but no players have encountered it yet, so everything is still in the speculation stage.

In the end, because Huo still couldn't describe the exact location of the Zerg mining site, Lemon decided to go with Huo to see it for herself.

Considering that the lemon cannot burrow underground, Ho ultimately decided to have Iris and Leticia combine and team up with Isia to carry the lemon underground.

According to the effect of burrowing, it only allows one person to move freely on the ground. However, now that Ho and Isia both possess the power of the four elements, their control over the elements has been greatly enhanced, so they can try to join forces.

Huo and Isia joined forces, surrounding the lemons between them, and then a yellowish-brown light enveloped the three of them.

As Huo Huan and Isia both activated their earth-burrowing abilities, the earthen-yellow light shield surrounding the three of them began to slowly descend, as if they were standing on soft swamp rather than solid ground.

Before long, the three of them sank completely into the earth.

Following the memory, and under Huo Huan's command, the light shield moved rapidly across the earth.

Lemon, standing between the two, looked around at the scenery with great curiosity.

Because she was shrouded in a yellowish-brown light shield, Lemon couldn't actually see her surroundings. However, seeing Huo Huan's focused expression, Lemon didn't dare to ask, fearing that it would disturb Huo Huan and cause her to fail to escape.

Not long after, Huo and Isia led them to the location where the Zerg mining had been discovered.

Considering that Lemon couldn't see the Zerg inside the light shield, Huo took him to a location about 10 meters below the Zerg mining site, and then manipulated the earth elemental to create a small space on the spot.

"Is this where the Zerg mine ore?" Lemon wondered, looking at the mud-like walls all around her.

"No, it's about 10 meters above ground, but I can't make sure you can see your surroundings clearly when you're underground," Huo shook his head and then pointed to the top of his head.

Lemon nodded knowingly, then took out a staff and a map.

The map was very basic, consisting of only a dot and some lines whose meaning was unclear.

Ignoring Huo's curious scrutiny, Lemon raised her staff and began chanting a spell.

A few seconds later, Lemon finished chanting and waved her staff at the map. With a flash of magical light, a clear green dot appeared on the map.

"Northwest direction, 7.3 kilometers from the location fortress, is it really that close?" Lemon looked at the map, her brows furrowed.

"Mr. Jinli, could we take a closer look?" After looking at the map, Lemon turned to Huo Huan and asked.

"It's possible, but getting any closer would make us easier for the Zerg to spot."

"How about this, I'll just give you the ability to burrow underground. That way it'll be safer." Huo hesitated for a moment, then decided that it would be more convenient to just enchant Lemon directly.

"Can you still give me this ability? How long will it take?" Lemon asked, somewhat surprised.

"Don't worry, it'll be quick, but the process will be a little painful, so you'll need to bear with it."

Lemon didn't say anything more after hearing this, and took off her shirt at Huo's arrangement.

Huo took out the Book of Collections and selected the Earth Giant Spirit page to begin enchanting Lemon.

With Huo Huan's current skill level, the enchanting speed was naturally quite fast. Before long, a brand new Earth Giant pattern appeared on Lemon's back.

"This is truly amazing," Lemon exclaimed, feeling the earth elemental power flowing through her body.

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After a brief test of the Earth Giant's power, Lemon, ever the perceptive one, transferred 1 Zongwang coins as a reward for his efforts.

Now that Lemon also possesses the power of the Earth Giant, there's no need to risk surfacing to observe anymore. He can simply use the power of the earth to observe the Zerg mining above.

After observing, Lemon breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Zerg mining operation above is not too large. At the current rate, it will take quite a while to discover the underground fortress, giving the underground fortress ample time to relocate.

Having learned the exact location and information, Huo and the others didn't linger and used earth magic to return to the underground fortress.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Jinli. I have something to attend to, so please excuse me." After returning to the fortress, Lemon greeted Huo and then quickly left.

Watching Lemon walk around and start making arrangements, Huo couldn't help but sigh at how difficult it was.

Perhaps the taste of power is wonderful, but the thought of the chaos that would occur when managing a large group of people immediately killed Huo's interest.

In particular, there are quite a few players inside the fortress, and as everyone knows, players are the most difficult creatures to manage.

However, since this is a real battlefield, people will still die, so players won't do anything too outrageous.

Watching Lemon depart, Huo finally had time to properly explore this underground fortress.

Chapter 162 Splitting of the Mother Nest

The underground fortress covers a large area and has a multi-layered layout.

Huo is currently in the main hall, which connects to the main entrance. If the Zerg attack, they will most likely start their invasion from here, in addition to breaching the fortress walls.

At the same time, this is also the weakest point in the outer defenses of the fortress.

This was intentionally designed this way by the original designers, since other areas were considered the heart of the fortress, and if they were breached, it would be much more troublesome to deal with.

Instead of attacking, we could design a weak point to lure the Zerg into attacking that area, giving players more opportunities to concentrate their forces for a counterattack.

Of course, this was a situation that occurred only after the Zerg discovered them, leaving them with no other choice.

Now that the risk of being detected by the Zerg has been discovered in advance, the person in charge of the underground fortress will naturally make preparations in advance.

We don't know what will happen in the future, but the Zerg are powerful now, so we should avoid their sharp edge.

Naturally, these are not things that Huo Huan, an ordinary player, should worry about. Right now, Huo Huan just wants to explore this underground fortress.

Besides the main hall, some areas within the fortress are still open to players, with the trading street being the most bustling.

The Trade Street is one of the few areas within the fortress that both players and natives can enter, and it is also the area that natives are most keen to stroll around in.

Because in the trading street, many players will trade all sorts of strange and wonderful items. These things may be commonplace for players, but for ordinary people, each item is so magical.

Huo then brought the three women to the trade zone, which was brightly lit, and the number of players suddenly increased.

Compared to the Underdark, the world inhabited by the Zerg is undoubtedly poorer, and therefore the trade zone is mostly filled with biological materials from the Zerg.

A small number of players also sell equipment and items they acquired elsewhere, and these stalls are often surrounded by a large crowd.

Most of these people are ordinary people who don't have any Zongwang coins to pay with; they are just watching out of curiosity.

Huo didn't linger at these stalls. He hadn't come to the trade zone to shop, since ordinary things were no longer of any interest to him, especially since this was a 'barren' world where the Zerg existed.

However, besides these meager supplies, there were still some things that caught Huo Huan's attention.

Take, for example, this little shop called Insect Barbecue.

In fact, although the Zerg have an ugly and abstract appearance, most Zerg are edible, with only a small number of Zerg units containing toxins.

Upon seeing the small shop, Huo became interested and immediately led the three women inside.

The owner is a gamer, and the shop has not only gamers but also ordinary people.

The store was quite crowded, and business seemed good. Huo spent over 200 Zongwang coins, ordering one of everything.

Even though there were many customers in the store, the owner still served the food very quickly.

First up was a grilled flea. The fleas didn't look very appealing, but the owner had clearly put some thought into it, softening their menacing appearance and amplifying their aroma after grilling.

Huo picked up his chopsticks and took a bite. The taste was not bad, not as dry as he had imagined.

After the first dish was served, the subsequent dishes were served one after another.

Braised dragonfish, steamed worker bees... more than a dozen dishes piled up on the table in front of Huo Huan.

Huo tried them one by one, and they were all pretty good. Although they weren't top-notch, they were worth the price.

After having a good meal, Huo lost interest in continuing to browse. Compared to online platforms, the market within the fortress was still too small.

At first, it was a bit novel, but after looking at it for a while, I realized it was just so-so.

After leaving the trading street, it was already late, so Huo decided to go straight back to the gravedigger's hut and get a good night's sleep.

However, this time, to prevent it from affecting his hunting mood tomorrow, Huo locked the door from the inside.

Locking the door worked, and Huo managed to get through the night safely.

The next morning, after preparations were complete, Huo led the three women back to the real battlefield.

They appeared in the fortress's main hall again. Huo didn't linger and led the group out of the fortress.

As usual, he used earth magic to leave, and then flew into the air to start looking for suitable prey.

Not long after flying inland, a huge, tumor-like thing appeared in Huo Huan's field of vision. At the same time, Huo Huan, who was flying in the air, was naturally discovered by the Zerg reconnaissance unit, the Overlord.

Is this the Zerg's mother hive?

Huo looked at the tumor on the ground that was beating like a heart, and then made a guess.

However, Huo quickly dismissed this guess, because the location of the Zerg mother hive was marked in the chat channel files, and what was in front of him was clearly not the Zerg mother hive, but rather a branch base.

However, even if it is just a branch base, destroying it would greatly slow down the Zerg's expansion.

Therefore, before the Overlords brought in the Zerg forces, Ho had already made the decision to attack.

With Blood Escape and Blood Burning activated simultaneously, Huo Huan flapped his wings and charged directly towards the Mother Nest clone, while the Death God Aura also quietly unfolded.

On the other side, Etricia and Leticia began to merge, and Elise was also summoned by Ho, activating her Spider God Avatar and charging alongside Ho with eight long legs.

The Zerg were not to be outdone. A group of Zerg troops emerged from under the creep, and another group emerged from the spawn of the mother hive to block Huo Huan's charge. At the same time, a large Zerg flying force, resembling a dark cloud, appeared on the horizon, which was difficult to see with the naked eye.