A Faintly Restless Presence (Second Update)

Seeing Mu Fan's wolf-like figure advancing, the Old Wolf in the group showed a surprised expression for the first time.

So it turns out this kid was really good at jungle warfare...?

When he saw Mu Fan using both hands and feet to make a rapid change of direction with minimal effort, his eyes narrowed. This kind of movement could not be mastered overnight. He could imagine the tearing pain from the tension in his muscles.

But this kid acted like nothing had happened!

Three figures ran quickly on the ground, with Luo Jianjin, the most burly one wearing Exoskeleton Armor, leading the charge.

Another slender figure flickered continuously in the forest, each flicker appearing precisely on the treetop dozens of meters away.

A man in a black combat suit was sitting in Spider Vehicle, looking down at the rapidly approaching green dot. When he saw that the five people were almost at his minefield, he pressed a button instantly.

"Data synchronization, Three Peaks Wave Minefield, a total of 107 Tactical Mine, do not touch them! Spider Vehicle ready." Old Deer's voice was unusually calm at this moment, a stark contrast to his usual sharp and sarcastic tone.

"This team is full of monsters! Mu Fan, don't let your legs shake, or I don't want to find a second host if you step on the wrong spot!" Hei expressed high praise for the Tiger Hunting Squad after seeing the densely packed Brett charts.

Mu Fan ignored Hei, that super annoying chatterbox, and the minefield distribution map had already been synchronized to the monocular eyepiece of his Tactical Helmet.

"Mu Fan, stay close to me... um!"

Luo Jianjin, who was leading the way, was about to turn around to remind Mu Fan when he found that the kid was rushing into the minefield without slowing down. Each jump landed with incredible precision, leaving Old Wolf Lang behind within three seconds of the minefield data being synchronized.

"This kid is amazing!"

This was the shared sentiment of the group at that moment.

When Tracy was at the very end, threw out her second grappling hook in an aerial relay, she successfully landed behind the Spider Vehicle.

Old Deer slammed down the power pedal with a furious thud, and the Spider Vehicle's four wide tires began to roll wildly at the same time.

"Retreat!"

Setting down the limp and unconscious White Hair, the Luo Saihu man gripped the Vulcan Cannon. As the six barrels spun, a 30-centimeter-long tongue of fire roared out, blasting the Insect Swarm that followed into pieces as soon as they appeared.

Thanks to Old Deer's superb driving skills, the Spider Vehicle's wide front wheels slightly flattened after hitting a protruding rock, causing the entire car to bounce up again.

The Spider Vehicle's unique jumping ability was fully utilized.

While Mu Fan was still wondering why the landmines hadn't been triggered yet.

The driver, Old Deer, began to utter a countdown. "3, 2, 1!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A blinding flash of light, a terrifying shockwave, and a tremendous explosion all came at the same time. Mu Fan could feel the Spider Vehicle, which had been flying in mid-air, being pushed sideways for a distance.

Bang!

A tooth-grinding sound came from the driveshaft, the Spider Vehicle landed heavily, then bounced again and drove to the riverbank.

The sound of explosions continued to come from behind. Mu Fan turned his head and saw that this time, some kind of landmine had been triggered, and a huge shock wave swept over them quickly and devastatingly!

And that speed... was getting infinitely closer to their group.

"Old Deer, what is this thing?"

Old Wolf You, sitting in the passenger seat, straightened up, seemingly preparing to jump out of the car.

"Temporarily named Star Mine, which is an improved version of Novabomb... I've incorporated the concept of the Nova Bomb and miniaturized the portable small nuclear warhead I applied for, equipping it with the signature Tritium Hydride casing. So when this thing explodes, it will compress the tritium casing to a huge high-temperature, high-pressure center, and then... bang!" He even took the time to demonstrate an explosion gesture.

Seeing that morbid smile, Old Wolf slapped him across the face. "Damn it, you're a lunatic!"

"It's alright, I've calculated the range and it won't go this far."

Old Deer controlled the Spider Vehicle with one hand and waved his other hand with a smile.

Then Mu Fan pointed blankly to the back of the chariot, "We..."

Boom!

A gust of air, or rather a huge wave of water, slammed directly onto the Spider Vehicle. The raging vehicle was like a fly being gently fanned away by a giant, and it was instantly slammed to the other side.

After bouncing four or five times in a row, the Spider Vehicle finally stopped just before it was about to be crushed, deformed, and collapse.

"Damn it, didn't you say you'd calculated it?" Old Wolf yelled angrily, grabbing Old Deer by the neck. The man, a former scout, was furious.

"Stop pinching me... I'm going to die, I'm going to die. Cough, cough, I forgot to calculate the impact of the shockwave on the water flow." Old Deer gasped after his teammate let go.

Mu Fan shook his dazed head. Upon hearing these words, his sense of awe and reverence for the Tiger Hunter team members shattered for the first time.

It turns out that these veterans, when they really become unreliable, can be quite terrifying!

In the end, it was the Luo Saihu man who spoke a word that stopped the argument.

"Alright, Old Deer always has no major problems, but he's always getting minor ones. We've known that for years."

Only then did the Old Wolf finally stop.

The Spider Vehicle stopped for a minute and, seeing no more Zegs appear, Mu Fan and the others finally continued on their way. However, the Spider Vehicle was now creaking and groaning as it moved.

After confirming that he was out of danger, the faint black aura in Mu Fan's eyes finally faded, and he withdrew from the state of Dark Breath.

Without Absolute Calm and meticulous analysis of the exact landing points, recklessly rushing into the minefield would likely have resulted in one's own death.

The group headed towards the base. Because the area had been scorched by the high temperature, almost all the surveillance cameras had been destroyed, so naturally no one knew what was happening there...

The four or five hundred Insect Swarm mixed with beetles and guards at the very center were instantly vaporized the moment the Star Mine exploded. The shockwave then continued to annihilate the waves of Zerg that were following behind.

However, even as they witnessed the mass deaths of their kind, the ferocity in the eyes of these Zegs did not diminish in the slightest. On the contrary, they continued to gather even as the shockwave dissipated.

Zeg continued to appear from behind.

The direction they were slowly moving was actually the direction in which Mu Fan and the others' Spider Vehicle had left. However, after Mu Fan released the Dark Breath state, the ferocity in the eyes of these Insect Swarm, which had gathered to a size of nearly a thousand, suddenly faded, replaced by a gradually emerging sense of bewilderment.

Like an invisible ripple sweeping across the Insect Swarm, the terrifying Zerg began to slowly retreat, returning towards the shale entrance that Mu Fan and his companions had blasted open.

Mu Fan was unaware that in the space where the Insect Nest underground platform they had previously arrived was located, at the deepest part of the ground, there was a thing about five or six meters high, which looked like an ugly living heart that was constantly beating. At this moment, the beating speed of this ugly and huge heart suddenly increased.

Thump, thump, thump-thump, thump-thump-thump!

Knock knock knock!

Bang!

A brownish blood mist exploded, revealing a slightly smaller, but still over four-meter-diameter, heart-shaped creature. Its body was covered in skinless muscle textures, and several tentacles extended from below.

When this strange creature appeared, dozens of enormous tiger-like insects guarding the bottom of the nest simultaneously crouched down.

An invisible ripple spread out like a thought.

And this is just the beginning...

Further away, and deeper into the jungle, the Zegs, who were fighting the expeditionary soldiers, paused briefly, a fierce glint appearing in their eyes.

Those actual Expeditionary Force soldiers of the military were surprised to find that among the Zeg they were facing... a faint restlessness was beginning to emerge!

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