Resurrection Empire
Chapter 252 - 119: The Immense Potential Danger of High-IQ Criminals

Chapter 252: Chapter 119: The Immense Potential Danger of High-IQ Criminals

Half an hour later, following intense and comprehensive preparation, under the guidance of eight professional captains, a medium-sized hunting team of 42 people quietly closed in.

A grand hunt targeting a Level Five Ruined Beast—the Mud Lair Leech—was about to begin.

At this moment, the leech was no longer at the position it first appeared but had moved several hundred meters away, and now, settled lazily inside a newly excavated cavity, it stopped moving.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Lin Wang, looking at the information sent by Yu Junren on the top part of the giant screen, had a furrowed brow and a grim expression.

"The Ghost Particle Communication Device is damaged, but as long as the damage isn’t severe, there is still a chance to repair it. You must retrieve the lost Screw Rock Excavator within three hours, or all five of you will be executed."

Using Ren Zhong as bait to save the lives of Pan Fenglian and Song Qianlian seemed like a fair trade.

Yet, this still greatly troubled Lin Wang.

Ren Zhong’s death wasn’t the issue; the crucial point was that the excavator couldn’t be compromised.

He didn’t expect Ren Zhong to be so incompetent in front of a Level Five Ruined Beast.

The surveillance footage before the disconnection showed that when the leech caught up, Ren Zhong failed to make any effective evasive maneuvers, only screaming in panic, randomly flailing, and then frantically mashing the SOS button, pressing it five times in one second.

Subsequently, the external output power of the Ghost Particle Communication Device suddenly spiked, and in the team communication channel, Lin Wang heard a screeching, nerve-grinding wail. Immediately, Ren Zhong’s excavator was violently struck, and in the violently shaking video, Ren Zhong appeared even more helpless.

Not long after that, the Screw Rock Excavator abruptly disappeared from the three-dimensional map, and the team communication was entirely cut off.

Undoubtedly, Ren Zhong’s excavator suffered a severe hit, the Ghost Particle Communication Device malfunctioned, and then the entire machine was swallowed by the Mud Lair Leech.

Given the structural strength and protective capability of the Screw Rock Excavator, the internal and external protective layers of its cockpit and analysis cabin could withstand being inside the leech for nearly three hours without melting.

Additionally, the drill couldn’t have been damaged, so as long as the core components in the cabin weren’t severely harmed, the excavator could still be repaired on Source Star, which is why Yu Junren imposed a three-hour limit.

At the same time, Lin Wang felt relieved that it was one saved for two lost; if both Pan Fenglian and Song Qianlian’s excavators had been swallowed by the leech, not only would the team’s strength be compromised, but Yu Junren’s patience would have instantly hit zero.

He wouldn’t even have a chance to redeem his faults with contributions.

Lin Wang took a deep breath, connected to the team channel, and said, "My team member is still inside with an unknown fate. As long as the leech is killed in time, he still has hope of surviving. Our team is willing to give up half of the reward for this excavation mission and contribute five hundred thousand points. I earnestly implore everyone not to hold back, cooperate with me sincerely, swiftly complete the hunt, and rescue my guy."

"Captain Lin is righteous!"

"No problem, we’ve worked together for this occasion. Captain Lin’s person is also our person."

In the team channel, the other captains showered compliments on Lin Wang.

With great rewards comes bravery; thirty minutes later, the other seven captains, along with Lin Wang, completed the detailed compilation of the battle plan and the corresponding pre-battle preparations.

The energy level intensity index range of a Level Five Ruined Beast is 10,000 to 50,000; this leech’s initial test index was over thirty thousand and still slowly climbing.

Moreover, as a transcendent Level Five Ruined Beast, it possessed at least some special abilities; Fourth Level professionals certainly wouldn’t rashly act simply relying on having strength in numbers.

That would be seeking death.

With the command from Lin Wang, who bought the command rights, 42 excavators began converging from all directions toward the Mud Lair Leech’s hiding place.

Upon reaching roughly the same position, the 42 Fourth Level professionals formed into eight groups and, led by their respective teams’ mechanical warriors, began quickly digging and advancing towards the leech using the mechanical devices equipped on their exoskeleton armor.

Subsequently, the fierce battle erupted with a thundering roar.

The underground tremors spread like a small mantle movement.

Under the cover of these tremor waves, further below, Ren Zhong’s Screw Rock Excavator was slowly advancing at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.

Ren Zhong switched the propulsion mode to a purely manual mechanism and, with his hands constantly adjusting the thrust, simulated the vibration frequency of a Third Level Ruined Beast, the Drilling Sandworm, as his excavator advanced.

On the cylindrical rear part of his excavator, there was a deformed deep dent.

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