Chapter 2851 Creation
Fang Heng's heart stirred. With a flick of his wrist, he swiftly threw out a piece of rune paper.
"Bang!"
The Licker burst out from the rune paper that exploded mid-air, swiftly crawling along the half-corroded metal surface to the position where the flesh cocoon of the crystal worm originally was. It adhered to the corner, forming a flesh cocoon and disguising itself as the cocoon before it was broken.
"Hmm... still missing something..."
Fang Heng glanced at the flesh cocoon, murmured to himself softly, and raised his hand to point at the cocoon in the ceiling corner.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."
The blood and flesh scattered on the ground around him slowly wriggled under the influence of the power of blood. Under Fang Heng's control, they quickly levitated and attached themselves to the flesh cocoon formed by the Licker, covering it with another layer.
Done!
Now, it looked almost identical to the previous flesh cocoon.
Fang Heng observed his work, nodded in satisfaction, and quickly leaped towards the cavern corroded by acidic fluid on the right. He hid inside the cavern, lowered his perception, and entered a hidden state.
He would observe the situation further.
"Ka, ka, ka..."
Soon, at the rear of the spaceship warehouse, a group of Federation soldiers in white protective suits entered. They carried white sprayers and sprayed anti-corrosion purification foam along the way, clearing a path into the warehouse.
Had this place suffered another disaster...?
The rear area of the spaceship warehouse was built with high-strength, anti-corrosion metal materials.
Even so, large holes had still been corroded through.
Captain Zoran and the soldiers entered the warehouse. Seeing the severe corrosion inside, their eyes filled with solemnity.
"After the incident, we immediately took emergency measures, lowering the environmental temperature in an attempt to force the crystalline insects back into hibernation. Once we confirmed they had entered the cocoon state, we temporarily chose to withdraw and seal off the rear section of the warehouse."
The soldiers looked up, focusing their attention on the cocoons hanging from the warehouse ceiling.
Zoran scanned the surroundings and shook his head, "It seems that the freezing method was not very effective. While we were away, the crystalline insects must have gone through another explosion and have now entered hibernation again."
Crystalline insects...
Shilok looked at the cocoons, feeling a sense of caution.
These things could very well be the Seed of Ouroboros.
This trip would allow the Inspection Department to gather enough intelligence.
Fearing that the cocoons might become active again, the Federation team players had kept their distance from the crystal worm flesh cocoon. With the dim lighting, they had not noticed anything unusual about it.
Shilok asked, "Captain Zoran, do you know the cause of the incident?"
"Investigating the cause of accidents is not our expertise. I can only say that we followed the standard protection procedures provided by the spawns, so there should not have been any issues. If needed, I am willing to accept an internal military investigation and oversight from the monitoring department."
"Everyone." Taylor interrupted, "Now is not the time for blame."
Shilok chuckled and stepped back behind the others.
Taylor looked up at the cocoon for a moment and continued, "Captain Zoran, directly moving the cocoon is too dangerous for us. We will proceed with the original plan—taking over the entire cabin and using spatial transmission to transfer it to the Lanxing. We will still need your help during this process."
"I will do my best."
Zoran's expression grew serious as he nodded and asked, "What comes next?"
"The cocoon situation is unstable. The Lanxing will temporarily take over the cocoon and urgently escort it to another timeline. The military department will control the subsequent research..." Taylor said, glancing at Shilok. "As for your Star River ship... the minister's decision is to temporarily abandon it."
Zoran's heart sank.
Abandon it, after all?
Though he had suspected this outcome, hearing the news still made Zoran feel profoundly disappointed.
"Captain, it's only a temporary abandonment. We won't give up on the ship," Taylor said, patting Zoran on the shoulder. "We'll assist you in cutting off the pheromone-producing areas, moving the ship's most important mainframe and various control points to a safe zone in this world. Once we're done with the current task, we'll help you rebuild the ship..."
"Additionally, to ensure safety, we will expel unrelated personnel first..."
Fang Heng listened to their conversation in silence, deep in thought.
Just as he had suspected, the Western District Federation had cooperations with the spawns.
However, the Federation also had its own hidden agenda. At least they were still investigating the Seed of Ouroboros.
With these thoughts in mind, Fang Heng quietly stepped back from the ship's warehouse.
As everyone began preparing to split the cargo hold, Zoran approached Taylor and asked, "Is there a plan for the subsequent evacuation of the Star River?"
"The external insect swarm is extremely strong. Moving the ship later will be very difficult. Fortunately, the mutant worms don't have air capabilities. We're preparing to disassemble the critical parts of the ship and transport them via transport aircraft, setting up a temporary stronghold outside the world," Taylor explained. "Before coming here, I didn't expect the insect plague to be so overwhelming. I've received orders from my superiors to help, but we can't stay long—no more than 8 hours. Let us know if you need anything; we'll try to assist as much as possible."
Teleportation... only eight hours? That was too short.
Moving the warehouse area to the Lanxing would take four to five hours.
That left them with just four hours, at best.
Zoran suddenly thought of Fang Heng.
The kid's underground passages could transport ore materials, so they should also be able to move the split parts of the ship, right?
Moreover, his summoned mutant worms were powerful and could help establish safe zones afterward.
Zoran pondered for a moment before looking up, "Hmm, I need to urgently apply for some battlefield contribution points, and I also need help from some mercenaries."
Mercenaries?
Taylor glanced at Zoran in surprise.
What could mercenaries possibly do in a battlefield like this?
...
Meanwhile, in the ship's external control room, Fang Heng had just finished repairing the passage opening in the maintenance area. He quickly led Zaka and the others to the main control room to join Wayne and the rest.
"Mr. Fang!" Wayne breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Fang Heng return, giving him a slight nod. "We just received an urgent message from the military department. How's the situation on your side?"
"I've been in to check; it's not a big issue, but we shouldn't stay here too long."
Fang Heng paused and asked, "How's the energy crystal transfer going?"
"We're still exchanging them. There are too many."
"Okay, once this batch is finished, we'll exit the game directly."
Wayne was surprised.
What about the rest?
Just wasted?
Wayne didn't press further, nodding, "Alright, I'll take care of it."
Fang Heng swiftly checked his contribution points.
He was about 20% short of reaching grandmaster level in psychic.
Having overheard the captain's conversation earlier, Fang Heng realized that the captain would expel all 'mercenary' players, including him.
Oh well.
He'd figure out how to get the contribution points next time.
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