Discovery

The Transport Vehicle stopped about 200 meters away from the Tunneling Worm. The distance wasn't too far, but because of the heart-wrenching screams from someone in the convoy earlier, they hadn't heard a word of what was being said.

"Captain Kuoben, how's the situation?" a leader asked loudly.

"Stop dawdling, speed up!" The Captain ignored the inquiries from the Transport Vehicle and urged his team members to hurry.

At this point, the Transport Vehicle had finally calmed their terrified comrades down. They finally had time to pay attention to the situation on the combat team's side, but being ignored when they asked left them feeling uneasy.

Several Duoqi slowly stepped forward, intending to discuss countermeasures with the combat team. Being trapped here was definitely not a solution. The insects behind them could catch up at any time, and they had to find a way to leave as soon as possible.

But their approach alerted the combat team, and two soldiers stopped them.

"Captain Kuoben, what does this mean?"

"Danger ahead. We're planting bombs to try and blow this place up. You all need to stay away," Kuoben said coldly, his gun pointed at the group, seemingly unintentionally.

A Duoqi engineer craned his neck and saw that the combat team seemed to be scavenging the equipment of another wounded team. Some team members were wandering around aimlessly, and several were trying to crawl under the Tunneling Worm. It did indeed look as Kuoben had said.

After a brief discussion, the few Duoqi who stepped forward agreed that they shouldn't cause trouble for the combat team at this time, but they still wanted to play a role and do what they could.

"In that case, let's find someone to carry the wounded away. There are medical personnel in the convoy; they can help look after them." The group was also very helpful, thinking that the wounded were getting in the way. The combat team had already worked very hard, and now they needed to work together.

After saying that, the group planned to call Duoqi over to help.

Unexpectedly, Kuoben interrupted them, saying coldly, "No need. They're all dying; don't waste time. You all need to retreat quickly. The bombs will be planted soon. Remember to clear our parking spaces."

The few Duoqi never expected to be refused. In their minds, they were actively helping to reduce the burden on the combat team. And what was Kuoben saying? What did he mean by "we're almost done for, no need to waste time"?

A young man named Duoqi angrily retorted, "Captain Kuoben, you're not a medical professional, what gives you the right to make such a judgment! They are our kin, I won't allow you to abandon them so easily!"

The atmosphere instantly became heavy with tension, and the temperature seemed to drop several degrees. Captain Kuoben stared coldly at the speaker, while his young Duoqi companion secretly groaned. Although the matter was as described, it shouldn't have been stated so bluntly; wasn't this a slap in the face?

If it were still the peaceful times of the past, everything would be fine. But in this situation, the main force has long since fled, leaving them all alone here. To be honest, it's hard to say whether the old rules and constraints will still be effective at this point.

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, one of the Duoqi, noticed that something seemed amiss. Out of curiosity, he had been observing the soldiers who had crawled under the Tunneling Worm to lay explosives.

But after so much time, not only did those soldiers not come out, but two more soldiers went inside one after another. Although he was just a tank mechanic, and a very junior one at that, his expertise was not related to planting bombs or anything like that.

But he felt that even if the bombs were to be concentrated to increase their power, wouldn't it be easier to have people outside pass them in? Why did he have to crawl in himself, and with so many people? How big would the place inside have to be to accommodate so many people working inside?

Puzzled, he took a few steps back, trying to get a better view of what was happening inside.

"That leads to the other side! They're trying to escape!" A cry of surprise broke the standoff. Both sides turned to look in the direction of the voice, where they saw Duoqi pointing at the gap with a complex expression on his face.

"You..." Several of the Duoqi soon discovered the truth: the combat team wasn't planting explosives at all, but was trying to escape to the other side through the gap.

They quickly realized what was happening and understood the reason.

"Shut up, let's go together!" Kuoben a low voice. When they discovered the truth, the gun barrels twitched, but they ultimately didn't fire. It wasn't that he couldn't bring himself to do it, but he was worried about attracting the attention of the Transport Vehicle. There were only four or five of these Duoqi in total, so taking them along wouldn't be a problem.

The group of Duoqi were caught in a dilemma, but before they could answer, the commotion had already attracted the attention of the Transport Vehicle. After all, they were watching this scene closely.

Seeing that a dispute seemed to have broken out, more of the Duoqi approached.

"Damn it!" Kuoben cursed under his breath, turned around and rushed towards the gap, with the rest of Duoqi quickly following.

This completely escalated the situation. The Transport Vehicle was only 200 meters away, and the gap was quickly discovered and reported back to the convoy. The vehicles restarted and rushed towards the Tunneling Worm, all wanting to quickly pass through the gap to reach the other side.

But at that moment, an accident occurred.

The Tunneling Worm, which had seemed harmless, suddenly started moving. Its original order was to intercept the Duoqi Race, and it would have turned a blind eye to a few of them passing by.

But now they all want to run away, which is to trap it in injustice. How can it face the great Overlord in the future?

The Tunneling Worm's body tensed and it suddenly shrank back into its burrow, making room for the tunnel. Before the Duoqi could even rejoice, its body shot out like a pile driver.

With a deafening "boom!", Duoqi, who was blocking its head, was slammed against the wall. The immense force left a blood-red mural on the metal wall. And the Kuoben added a few more colors to this painting.

"Ah!!!" Seeing this, screams and cries of horror filled the air. As the Tunneling Worm shrank back into its shell, the Duoqi quickly moved away from its attack range.

The roar of engines suddenly erupted, the sound rapidly fading into the distance. It was the other combat squad; seeing that the situation was hopeless, they retreated as expected.

This made the remaining Duoqi even more desperate. One Duoqi Soldier, who hadn't had time to squeeze through the gap, turned back, jumped onto the Heavy Machine Gun Assault Vehicle, and started firing the Tunneling Worm, whose face was exposed as it pulled back.

The Tunneling Worm opened its mouth, its entire face disappearing, leaving only a gaping maw. The energy beam pierced through it, causing little damage, but instead arousing the Tunneling Worm's ferocity.

"Boom!" The Tunneling Worm suddenly lunged towards the tank, and after a loud bang, it retracted.

At this point, the chariot, along with a large piece of land, had disappeared.