Chapter 2878: Cleaning Up

The Federation soldier squad players had to speed up to keep up and chase after the Lickers.

Boyd, considering safety, calmed down and signaled for the player team to slow down slightly and maintain formation.

Fortunately, the low-tier D-level bug nest area wasn’t large, so the teams didn’t get too far apart. They quickly arrived at the perimeter of the central mother spider nest.

From a distance, the perimeter of the mother spider nest was already surrounded by clusters of Rock Armored Gun Worms.

Huh? Where were Fang Heng’s summoned creatures?

The soldiers were puzzled.

Boyd frowned as well.

Here they came!

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

In the next moment, the ground beneath the gathered Rock Armored Gun Worms began to violently churn!

The Licker swarm had already used their Stealth skill to burrow underground. As soon as the Federation players arrived, they suddenly erupted from the exploded soil around the mother spider nest!

The rock-armored artillery bug defense around the mother spider nest was once again harassed and killed by the Licker swarm, and had no time to care about the soldiers of Boyd’s team approaching from a distance.

The opportunity had arrived!

Boyd had never fought such a smooth battle and his spirits were lifted to the extreme.

He had originally thought there would be some difficulty dealing with the mother spider nest, but Fang Heng’s summoned creatures had once again controlled the situation.

What were they waiting for now?

If they lost this battle, it would be better to just commit suicide.

“Advance! Aim and fire, concentrate firepower to take down the mother spider creature!”

“Understood!”

The Federation elite soldiers knew this was a perfect opportunity. They immediately switched their weapons and began firing a concentrated attack on the mother spider nest.

The mother spider nest was large in size, making it easy to aim at.

There was no need to get too close.

In an instant, dense beams of light fired at the mother spider nest in a covering barrage.

Fang Heng, standing aside, had a look of surprise in his eyes.

Unlike the blue light beams used against ordinary insect swarms, the energy beam weapons used by the Federation team this time released a faint purple light.

The faint purple beams dealt terrifying damage to the mother spider nest!

Fang Heng saw the overall health of the mother spider nest drop drastically!

The beam weapons even managed to affect the mother spider nest’s self-healing abilities!

Were these special weapons for the Seed of Ouroboros?

His Licker swarm had not fully dealt with the Rock Armored Gun Worms gathered around the mother spider nest, and yet the mother spider nest had already exploded under the concentrated fire of hundreds of Federation elites!

“Boom!”

With the mother spider nest’s health emptied and it died, the flesh and blood attached to the red crystal exploded, revealing a deep red crystal underneath.

Fang Heng’s retina displayed the kill notification.

[Hint: The player killed the mother spider nest (D-level) (mutated leader), the player gained 350 spawn contribution points and 350 spawn honor points.]

[Hint: The player successfully cleared the D-level bug nest, player gained 1,929 spawn contribution points and 1,929 spawn honor points.]

Well, since the Federation was involved in the mission, part of the contribution points had been divided.

That was acceptable; after all, without the Federation’s help, he wouldn’t have been able to clear the nest so quickly.

After the mother spider nest was destroyed, the Federation soldiers’ morale surged. Under Boyd’s command, they worked with the Licker swarm to clear the nearby Holy Realm’s insect swarms.

Once all the bugs were cleared, the creep on the ground slowly receded. Boyd nodded at his soldiers.

The players switched their energy beam weapons again and aimed at the crystal.

Seeing this, Fang Heng quickly stopped them.

“Wait, what are you planning to do?”

Boyd signaled his subordinates to pause their shooting and looked at Fang Heng, explaining, “Fang Heng, you may not know, but these crystals are known as crimson gemstones. Research has found that mutant worm creatures depend on these crystals to absorb energy and breed more insects.”

“All known bug nests are attached to these crimson gemstones. If we don’t destroy them completely, the mutant worms might recolonize the crimson crystals and set up another bug nest here. We would have to come back and clear it again.”

Boyd raised the gun in his hand, “So, smashing them is the simplest way to handle it.”

“No.” Fang Heng blocked Boyd’s way, “The crimson crystals are useful to me. I’ll handle them.”

“You?” Boyd frowned and said, “This doesn’t follow the prescribed clearing procedure. I need to consult with my superiors.”

“Of course, you can contact your superiors, but until you get their response, please don’t destroy the crystals.”

“Alright.” Boyd hesitated for a moment, then lowered his gun, “But if I notice any signs that the mutant worms are recolonizing the crimson gemstones, I’ll destroy them immediately.”

It would take time for the worms to recolonize the crimson crystals and transform them into another nest, at least three days.

There was no immediate concern.

Boyd nodded, then contacted the headquarters through his communicator and said, “Fang Heng, I’ve reported the situation about retaining the crimson crystals and your contribution points to the ship. We’re waiting for approval from any of the captains. Unfortunately, all the captains are out on missions, so it might take a little time. Don’t worry, once we get the approval, the contribution points will be immediately credited to your account.”

“Also, we’ll be heading to the next location to assist the team in clearing the nest. The transport ship will be here in ten minutes. Will you be joining us to support the team?”

Fang Heng shook his head and replied, “No, I have some materials to deliver.”

“Alright, thanks again for your help.”

Boyd didn’t think too much, and with his team, they waited for the transport ship. He watched as Fang Heng and his group of transport robots disappeared into the passage and out of sight.

Moments later, the transport ship arrived, and they boarded it to head to the next operation site.

Fang Heng climbed out of the passage again.

Half a minute later, dense magic arrays appeared around Fang Heng’s body.

The second wave of 5,000 Lickers jumped out of the magic array.

The Licker swarm immediately condensed into cocoons and returned to their normal zombie forms, rushing toward the crimson crystal to begin manually digging it out.

The crimson crystals were important materials for modifying the Lickers’ ranged attack abilities.

They couldn’t let them go to waste.

He would dig them out first and see if he could rent a warehouse on the Federation ship to store them…

The transport ship was expected in half an hour.

He had to hurry.

Fang Heng thought for a moment and returned to the underground passage, controlling the Licker swarm to gather the materials and head toward the next C-level squad’s domain.