Chapter 2841 Target
"Do you know who it is?"
Wayne thought for a moment and said, "When we excavated the ancient infected worms, most of the mercenary groups were involved. It's likely that someone from that group secretly collected the infected worm eggs, but who exactly did it is still unclear."
"That..." Wu Xiao shrank his neck, raised his hand, and said softly, "I heard that after Cole resurrected offline, he recruited quite a few people to deal with Mr. Fang. Could it be other people who accepted commissions from him?"
Wayne and Arkley looked at each other.
"You mean Joachim?" Arkley pondered for a moment and said, "Joachim has always been close to Cole, so he probably accepted a commission to deal with Mr. Fang as well."
Wayne nodded and said, "Now that you mention it, I do remember. I just asked the subordinate who was infected by the infected worm, and according to him, they had indeed come into contact with Joachim's subordinates before."
"Tch, that solves it," Arkley sneered. "Joachim has always been ruthless. It's highly likely that it was him."
Fang Heng silently noted down Joachim's name.
"Alright, we'll set Joachim aside for now. The mining area has been fully collected. We need to find a new one as soon as possible. Does anyone have any recommendations? It'd be best if it's not too far, and the mining area should be large enough to allow us to mine and exchange for contribution points..."
Wayne and the others exchanged glances, their expressions immediately becoming much more lively.
Weren't they supposed to set Joachim aside for now?
Why did it sound like they were still subtly targeting Joachim?
Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, Fang Heng paused and asked, "What's wrong? Is there an issue?"
"No, no, nothing," Wayne said. "Among the known mining areas detected on the survey equipment, most of them are occupied by Joachim."
"Oh? Joachim has occupied so many mining areas?"
"Cole forcibly took control of many mining areas found by smaller teams using his background, and those small teams had no power, so they just accepted it. Later, Cole's team had limited mining capabilities, so they sold those areas at a low price to Joachim."
"I see. But Joachim's mining efficiency is slow..." Fang Heng opened the survey map and nodded. "Then we'll lend a hand and help them out first."
"Huh?"
Wu Xiao was startled and asked, "What's the problem?"
"Mr. Fang, well, if we forcibly seize it..."
Wu Xiao said carefully, "The Western District Federation doesn't allow mercenary groups to engage in large-scale conflicts. Cole only took control of small teams' mining areas due to his distant cousin's influence, but I heard he's been warned by Captain Zoran many times."
"If we directly attack Joachim's territory, the Federation will likely react, especially with Cole backing him up. It could put us in a very disadvantageous position."
"I see what you're saying."
Fang Heng nodded lightly, a faint smile on his face, "So, when we make our move, we need to be careful, leaving room to maneuver, making sure the Federation can't pin this on us, right?"
Huh?
Wu Xiao opened his mouth, thinking, that's not quite what I meant.
The others exchanged glances, still unsure about Fang Heng's intentions.
Wayne said, "Mr. Fang, we also observed that the area outside the desert has been completely blocked off by the mutant worm creatures. Not only are the combat shovels unable to bring supplies in, but it seems very difficult for us to leave the desert now."
Wayne and the others felt uneasy.
From their perspective, Fang Heng's summons could only operate within the desert region. Now that large swarms of mutant worms had surrounded the outer area of the desert, they might be trapped in the forest and unable to leave.
Fang Heng looked up and asked, "Are the material supplies still sufficient?"
"We don't have many people, and we've all brought enough rations and energy bars. We should be able to last a week."
"That's good."
Fang Heng snapped his fingers and said, "Prepare yourselves. We leave in two hours."
...
Two hours later.
Wayne and his group followed Fang Heng to an underground cave entrance at the edge of the forest.
A cave?
Wu Xiao and the others exchanged puzzled glances.
Wait, weren't they supposed to leave the desert?
Why did Mr. Fang bring them here to a cave?
Zaka was equally confused.
When did this cave appear?
They had thoroughly searched the forest before to find the entrance to the iron mine but hadn't found any cave entrances.
"Let's go."
Fang Heng said as he stepped into the pitch-black cave, raising his hand in front of him.
Immediately, several dark golden orbs floated up from his hand and hovered around the group, illuminating the cave.
Since the Licker had gained an additional stealth skill, it could now move quickly underground and dig tunnels at a much faster rate.
The efficiency was incredibly high.
The players were suspicious as they followed Fang Heng into the cave.
The cave was clearly newly excavated, and the newly placed wooden planks used to stabilize it were still visible. As the inclined passage led downwards, they slowly moved deeper into the earth.
The deeper they went, the more unsettling it felt.
This passage was too new!
Could it have been recently dug?
Finally, they reached a flatter area, and the surroundings became more open.
"Almost there."
Fang Heng stopped and took an energy crystal hoverboard from his backpack.
The others exchanged glances, then pulled out their hoverboards and followed Fang Heng as they sped forward through the tunnel.
Wayne's heart skipped a beat as he glanced down at the survey instrument.
They were quickly leaving the desert!
Fang Heng had actually dug an underground tunnel to escape the desert region!
And based on the direction...
It was a direct path to the next mining area!
The mutant worm swarms were concentrated in the upper desert layers, but they were bypassing it from below, directly attacking Joachim's mining area.
A full-on raid!
Wayne looked ahead at Fang Heng's back, still filled with uncertainty.
A tunnel this quickly dug out?
Was it thanks to the mutant worm summon's abilities?
So...
Fang Heng's summons weren't limited to the desert region, as they had initially thought?
Wayne sighed silently in his heart, already mourning for Joachim.
Joachim was probably done for this time.
...
Joachim's largest occupied mining camp.
Over fifty mercenary players were responsible for guarding, collecting, and transporting in the area.
Since it was a large camp, it was often harassed by the mutant worm creatures, which significantly slowed the mining efficiency.
Inside the iron mine, the players responsible for mining were working together to extract spirit crystal ores.
Suddenly, the player captain in charge of the camp felt something was off.
What was that?
He felt a slight tremor under his feet.
Did the mine collapse?
He carefully looked toward a nearby player, and to his surprise, he saw a slight bulge appearing near the player's feet?
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