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Using earth-遁 (a technique to escape from underground), Huo also discovered that the fortress had actually been moved to the seabed.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Zerg haven't yet established a presence in the ocean, and their creep hasn't even spread to the sea yet. Currently, the seabed is indeed the safest place.

Now that we've left the sea and the fortress has been relocated, we can deal with the worker bees that were mining last time.

Holding onto the idea that even a mosquito's leg is meat, Huo followed his memory and found the worker bees mining again.

After some time, the mine pit in front of me has become much larger and deeper.

The worker bees ignored Huo's arrival and continued their mining work.

As a production unit of the Zerg, the worker bee is not very powerful, because if it encounters a slightly stronger enemy, the worker bee is basically at the mercy of its opponent.

However, when worker bees with weak combat capabilities are attacked, other combat-ready Zerg will often arrive at the scene quickly.

Huo had this idea in mind: it would be too much trouble for him to go looking for them himself, so he might as well have the Zerg come to him.

Under the attack of Etris and Leticia, the worker bees in this mining area were quickly wiped out.

Before Huo Huan could wait long, a dark 'cloud' drifted in from the horizon—it was Huo Huan's old friend, the Strange Dragon.

Now that the alien dragons have arrived, the other unit types probably won't be too far behind.

The Mutalisk is the fastest and the first to arrive on the battlefield, but it is also one of the most vulnerable Zerg units besides the Baneling.

By the time the other troops arrived, most of the alien dragons had already been wiped out by Huo and his men.

Along with the Zerg army arrived, so too did the Overlords float in the sky.

Compared to ordinary Zerg, the Overlord clearly possesses considerable intelligence. After accessing its memory database, it obviously found information about Huo Huan.

Therefore, not long after the battle with the Zerg forces, three powerful auras successively entered Huo Huan's perception range.

The only ones Huo could call strong were naturally those three 'legends' of the Zerg.

Ever since Huo killed Blade last time, every time Huo fights the Zerg, he is now surrounded by these three 'legends'.

If it were just two, it wouldn't be so bad; Elise and Blade might be able to handle it. However, the Zerg's memory bank clearly records Ho's combat strength, and he always sends out three at a time.

The arrival of the three legends also means that Huo's battle has come to an end.

Without lingering in the fight, before getting bogged down, Huo summoned the Book of Collection, gathered a group of enemies, and then ran away.

Seeing this, the Zerg did not pursue further, because they could not catch up. This had been the case every time recently, and the Zerg had gotten used to it.

However, nowadays, Ho has become the Zerg's number one enemy.

It wasn't because Huo killed more people—there were many who killed more than Huo—but because Huo would collect the Zerg corpses after each massacre.

As we all know, the Zerg value resources the most, and Zerg corpses are also resources; recovering them can recycle most of their energy.

Unlike Huo Huan, even though the others killed a large number of Zerg, they couldn't quickly dispose of so many corpses and could only let the Zerg recycle them.

The appearance of Hohan disrupted all of this, which meant that every time Hohan appeared, the Zerg would suffer a major blow.

So now, as soon as Huo Huan shows his face, he will be besieged by three legendary Zerg, which shows that the Zerg mother hive hates Huo Huan to the core.

However, the Broodmother was completely helpless against Huo Huan. Huo Huan was elusive and always shot and ran away. Among the Zerg, only Blade could keep up with Huo Huan's speed.

However, Blade alone is no match for Huo Huan, and the Zerg are a large force that cannot defend every aspect.

Ultimately, although they were furious, they were powerless to do anything about it.

Huo Huan, after launching an attack, immediately transformed into a water elemental form and merged into the sea.

Once he was sure there were no Zerg pursuers, Huo continued to sneak north in his elemental form.

Three legendary creatures are gathered here, so it's not a good time for Huo to make a move, but there aren't any like this anywhere else.

As long as they don't reveal their whereabouts, they can easily find another place to harvest another wave of loot.

With the speed of those three legendary creatures, by the time they arrived again, Huo had already harvested another batch.

This is the essence of guerrilla warfare: when the enemy advances, we retreat!

They fire a shot and then run away, then move to another spot to continue firing.

Since Huo is still alone, he is mobile, strong, and doesn't need to worry about supplies, so he can make the most of guerrilla warfare.

Under Huo's constant harassment, the three Zerg legendaries could only keep running for their lives.

However, they can't just stop running back and forth. Ordinary Zerg units are no match for Huo Huan. If they don't send three Legendary units to stop Huo Huan, he might actually be able to cut them all the way through.

Furthermore, Huo Huan's act of collecting corpses along the way would be a huge loss for the Zerg, as all the resources they painstakingly gathered would benefit Huo Huan.

Therefore, the Zerg are now on high alert against Huo Huan. Once Huo Huan is spotted, they will send three Legendaries to deal with him at all costs.

The Zerg's move was naturally noticed by the players, and the chat channels were filled with discussions about it.

Chapter 172 The Second Day of the Preliminaries

The Zerg actions caused by Huo's guerrilla tactics were observed by some players.

Meanwhile, discussions about this matter became increasingly frequent within the chat group.

Some powerful players also realized that this was an opportunity, a chance to end the war in one fell swoop.

However, Huo was unaware of what was happening in the chat channel.

Huo is not someone who likes to frequently read other people's chats, so he rarely opens chat channels. Even when he does, it's mostly to look up strategies or information.

Meanwhile, after completing his hunt for the day, Huo returned to the gravedigger's hut.

After a short rest, we waited for the flight competition to begin.

Although Huo had already passed the qualifiers yesterday, there was no need for him to go today.

However, Huo went to the flying competition not to participate, but to watch the competition as a spectator and to observe the situation of his opponents in the finals.

Moreover, Huo quite enjoyed the enthusiastic atmosphere of watching the game.

In my past life, I didn't have the money or time to watch games or concerts, but now I'm making up for some of that on online variety shows.

It was 8 p.m., and the flying competition started on time.

Stepping through the portal into the competition venue, Huo, who hadn't registered yet, appeared in the audience seats.

The host was still Pao Irwin from yesterday, and he passionately sang his lines from a flying vehicle, just like yesterday.

Not long after, the competition officially began after the countdown ended.

Hundreds of thousands of athletes took off at the same time, creating a spectacular scene that was completely different from the feeling of Huo himself participating in the competition.

As the athletes set off, a virtual screen appeared in front of Huo, showing their movements.

In addition to following the host's perspective, the screen can also switch to the perspective of any contestant, or even the contestant's main perspective, which is quite flexible.

Huo didn't make many adjustments and simply followed the host's explanation.

Today's schedule is slightly different from yesterday's, but it's still roughly the same area.

"Qingfeng was the first to break through the first hail zone, temporarily leading the entire field, followed by He Sai."

"Today, He Sai changed his aircraft; it looks very powerful!"

"Wait, what is He Sai doing? He Sai injected his aircraft with magical oil! He Sai's aircraft is out of control! He Sai has gone off the track!"

"It's a pity that He Sai has been eliminated again today. We look forward to his performance next time."

When the host uttered a somewhat familiar name, Huo thought back for a moment and realized that it was the first contestant to be eliminated yesterday.

Unexpectedly, he was the first to be eliminated again today, but this time he didn't take any other players with him.

Seeing that contestant He Sai was eliminated, Huo then turned his attention to contestant Qingfeng, who was in first place.

Qingfeng is clearly a professional from the Eastern lineage; you can tell from the fact that he rides a flying sword that he is from the cultivation side.

However, Qingfeng's sword-riding method was a bit strange, completely unlike the sword-riding Huo Huan remembered.

Qingfeng then transformed himself into a two-dimensional character, sticking himself directly onto the flying sword like a paper doll.

From an aerodynamic perspective, this is undoubtedly quite scientific. Turning into a paper doll and attaching it to the flying sword would effectively reduce wind resistance, thus allowing the flying sword to fly faster.

From a purely visual perspective, it undoubtedly appears somewhat comical and absurd.

Huo shook his head, trying to shake off the absurdity. No matter how others flew, as long as they didn't break the rules, Huo had no right to criticize them.

Besides Qingfeng, who transformed himself into a two-dimensional character and flew on a sword, there are all sorts of other bizarre flying methods.

Huo was overwhelmed by the variety of flying methods: some soared into the sky by spitting fire from their buttocks, others flew by jets of water from hot water bottles, and still others swam through the sky like frogs.

Of course, conventional flight methods are still the mainstream, with nearly half of the participants flying by flapping their wings, and the other half piloting various aircraft.

The preliminary round of the flight competition wasn't too long; less than an hour later, the winner of today's preliminary round was decided.

To Huo's surprise, the first place was not the two-dimensional swordsman Qingfeng, but a dwarf player wielding an iron hammer.

During his final sprint in the last area, he activated the Iron Hammer's backup hidden energy, overtaking Qingfeng in a very short time and successfully winning first place in the qualifiers.

The competition was exciting, and you never knew who the final winner would be until the very end. At the same time, there were also many accidents during the competition. In different areas, some participants would have some inexplicable accidents.

With the cheering and lively audience around, the viewing experience of the flying competition is quite good, and players can certainly order some snacks and drinks if they wish.

With the existence of teleportation portals, players can order snacks and drinks one moment and receive them the next moment through the portal.

Even if players don't like a noisy atmosphere, they can apply for a private room on Zongwang. It can be said that any need can be met, provided that you have enough Zongwang coins.

The preliminary rounds ended quickly after the last contestant was unfortunately eliminated.

Still feeling unsatisfied, Huo led the others, who were equally eager to continue, back to the gravedigger's hut.

At this point, Huo began to understand why an ordinary flying competition with not-so-generous rewards could be held for 6548 sessions. Perhaps the rewards weren't the key; the key was the lively atmosphere, which was enough to make players temporarily forget about dungeons and battles, and completely immerse themselves in this grand competition.

Perhaps I can go and watch other matches in the future.

The idea flashed through Huo Huan's mind for a moment, then disappeared into the depths of his consciousness.

The match is over, I should rest now, I still have to keep fighting bugs tomorrow.

With this thought in mind, Huo turned around and went back to his room to go to sleep.

Perhaps because he had just finished watching the game and was still in high spirits, Huo tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Although not sleeping for a few days no longer has any effect on Huo, lying in bed like this is too boring.

For the first time ever, Huo left his room at night and went into Elise's room.