Simulated Fallen Zone, Quicksand Star Remaining Survival Time: 02:59 Current Quicksand Star Ore Collected: 0/10
Rustle, rustle.
The yellow sand whispered beneath his feet as Chen Kong pressed close to the shadow beneath a broken wall in the library ruins, holding his breath with all his might.
Unexpectedly, with less than three minutes left before the mission ended, Chen Kong did not follow the task requirements and gather the Quicksand Star Ore scattered throughout the ruins.
Instead, taking advantage of the Safe Zone Enit had cleared earlier, he moved step by step toward the center of the ant nest.
Yet even these areas that Enit had purged remained fraught with peril for Chen Kong as he was now.
"Another one."
In the shadows of the ruins, Chen Kong's pupils contracted slightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw three Quicksand Star Black Ants crawling along the base of the wall, inching toward his position.
Though these Quicksand Star Ants looked much like ordinary ants, aside from using the antennae on their foreheads to distinguish "pheromones," they also possessed extremely powerful "dynamic vision."
Therefore, even though he had used the Mark of the Void to suppress his presence, as long as they came within five meters, their antennae would still catch his pheromones and expose his hiding place.
In that critical moment, Chen Kong raised the Void Weaver in his hand.
Bang!
A Mark of the Void Bullet struck the foremost Quicksand Star Black Ant with pinpoint accuracy.
Though the shot failed to kill it outright, it disrupted the rhythm of the three Quicksand Star Black Ants.
At the same time, taking advantage of that brief commotion, Chen Kong immediately ducked low like an agile kitten and slipped into a crack in the nearby ruins.
The Quicksand