Monster collectors on the cross-platform

On the other side, Huo and the other two did not disappear, but transformed into water elemental forms.

How to hide oneself in the ocean? Naturally, one must become part of the ocean.

By transforming into water elemental form, Ho and Isia successfully shook off the swarm of insects behind them.

After finding a safe place deep in the sea, Huo sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

As Huo Huan's collection value gradually increases, the meditation provided by the online platform can no longer keep up with the speed of his recovery.

Fortunately, Huo had other ways to recover besides meditation.

Even so, by the time Huo had fully recovered, it was already close to dusk.

After taking out the dry rations from his spatial backpack and having a quick meal, Huo opened the Book of Collections and began to examine the newly added items.

Race name: Springer

Description: Small but ferocious dune runners, formerly inhabiting the sand planet Zz'gash, were later incorporated into the Zerg swarm to perform reconnaissance and attack missions.

Trait: Sharp claws

Sharp Claws and Fangs: The gluttonous springtail is best known for tearing enemies to shreds with its sharp, scythe-like claws and teeth. Equipping this item greatly enhances the hardness and sharpness of the player's teeth and nails.

Race Name: Blastoise

Description: The blast bug has a sac filled with acid, making it look bloated and unable to walk properly. However, the blast bug will curl up into a ball and detonate itself when it gets close to the enemy.

Special trait: Acid explosion

Acid Explosion: The sole purpose of exploding bugs is to perish together with the enemy, so they are filled with acidic chemicals. Once loaded, players can detonate their own bodies. The more energy inside, the stronger the explosion.

Race Name: Alien Dragon

Description: It is transformed from a shrieking mantis in its previous life. It has the ability to fly in outer space and is known for its high maneuverability and speed. It is good at launching bladed insects from its tail to carry out guerrilla tactics.

Trait: Shattering Projectile

Shattering Projectile: The Alien Dragon attacks by launching bladed insects from its tail to perform aerial strikes. Once loaded, your ranged physical attacks will automatically split into multiple units upon hitting an enemy, dealing damage to nearby enemies simultaneously.

After examining the three newly acquired artifacts, Huo categorized them all as junk.

This time, only three new items were contained. The rest either failed to keep up with the main force due to being too slow, or they were too resilient to survive Huo Huan's attack.

Ultimately, there were simply too many of them, which caused Huo's attacks to be somewhat dispersed.

Although many Zerg units were critically wounded, the Book of Collection only contained corpses, and Huo was unable to turn around and finish them off in the situation at the time.

As a result, there weren't many new additions to the collection, and those that were were mostly types with limited longevity.

However, there is plenty of time, and Huo will eventually be able to acquire the remaining collection.

Chapter 160 The Crisis of the Underground Fortress

After inspecting the newly acquired collection, Huo also focused on its quantity.

On the very first day, Ho, along with Etris and Leticia, acquired nearly ten thousand Zerg artifacts.

This is because restoring energy takes up too much time.

It has to be said that the Zerg are really numerous; a small battle can mobilize tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops.

No wonder, after so long, the players on the cross-network have not yet completely won this war. The number of swarms is simply too large, and it is already quite remarkable to be able to survive unscathed.

However, this is actually a good thing for Huo, as the more he has, the faster he can level up.

With this in mind, Huo began converting his surplus collection into experience points.

The number of collectibles decreased, while Huo's experience bar on the panel began to grow rapidly.

Not long after, Huo successfully reached level 12.

[Network notification: You have met the upgrade requirements]

Your job level has been increased to 12.

Based on your profession, your maximum collection value +10, and your loading slots +3.

Having successfully reached level 12, Huo noticed he still had quite a few collectibles, so he simply converted them all into experience points.

The experience bar, which had just been emptied, immediately started growing again, increasing by almost half before stopping.

At the current pace, it might not be long before Huo is able to upgrade again.

After the upgrade was completed, Huo led Etricia and Leticia away from the seabed.

As the sun gradually sank below the horizon, Huo wondered if he should try to pull off another heist, taking advantage of the fact that the Zerg hadn't yet ventured into the ocean, making it easier to hide.

However, this time when entering the real instance, I didn't even have time to explore the base camp before rushing out to fight bugs.

With that in mind, Huo decided to go check out the base first.

As for the location of the base, Huo could still vaguely remember the general direction.

Instead of searching for the so-called passage to the base, Huo and the re-fused Isia used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique) to disappear underground.

Using Earth Release again, Huo Huan's vision went completely black, but he could still 'see' the surrounding scenery clearly. The earth projected the surrounding objects into Huo Huan's perception in another way.

Huo was still not aware of the various things appearing underground, such as gravel, soil, debris, and earthworms, and continued to descend with Isiah.

As the depth changes, small animals gradually become scarce, and all sorts of rocks become more abundant.

Fortunately, these rocks are all natural stones, which can be passed directly underground, although it takes a little more effort than mud.

Just as Huo Huan continued to descend with Isia, a rustling, gnawing sound reached Huo Huan's ears.

The sound wasn't exactly familiar, but it was definitely not unfamiliar to Huo, because it was the sound of worker bees gnawing at food.

The Zerg have begun invading the underground?

Huo was still somewhat suspicious, so he decided to sneak over and take a look.

After bringing Isia back into the exhibition hall, Huo activated the Shadow Wolf's special ability, directly disappearing into the surrounding environment.

Following the direction from which the sound came, Huo gradually approached.

Even while Huo was still invisible, his speed underground was still quite fast, and he quickly found the source of the sound.

Dozens, even hundreds, of worker bees were seen nibbling at the rocks until they could eat no more.

Then these worker bees, laden with their load, will exit the burrow and return to the surface.

'I want to see what these worker bees are going to do with all this soil.'

Huo had a sudden thought, and then followed a worker bee laden with eggs back to the surface.

Several tens of minutes later, the worker bee dragged its enormous belly back to the ground.

As soon as it reached the ground, the worker bee opened its mouth and spat out a pile of whitish mud.

It appears whiter than regular soil, as if even the soil's nutrients have been absorbed by the worker bees.

In addition, worker bees excrete metallic blocks that gleam from their bodies.

Is this mining?

Watching the worker bees' actions, Huo had a series of guesses in his mind.

As far as Huo knows, the Hive does not use metal to produce Zerg. Could it be that the Hive has created some new type of Zerg?

Having no other clues, Huo noted down what he was seeing and planned to ask other players in the channel when he got back.

However, the Zerg's mining site is too close to the underground base. It's likely that the Zerg will discover it, so we'll have to report the situation.

After noting down the Zerg mining locations, Huo left quietly, without intending to alert them.

Huo Huan used all his strength to burrow underground and quickly got away from the Zerg mining site, returning to the underground fortress.

As soon as they entered the fortress, Huo summoned Idris and the other two.

After all, there were no other living beings in the exhibition hall, not even any entertainment equipment.

That's right. Ever since the Last Giant brought its own equipment into the exhibition hall, Ho had tried to get other artifacts to bring things into the exhibition hall.

The result was, unsurprisingly, a failure. It seemed that only items originally related to the collection could be brought into the exhibition hall, so Huo's idea of ​​a super-large storage room came to nothing.

After summoning the three women, Huo led them to a temporary resting place.

Only then did Huo have time to examine the underground fortress that had been built by the players and the natives.

The fortress is entirely metallic in color and has no coating, which gives it a futuristic look.

In addition, the place Huo just entered and the place where he is resting now seem to have been deliberately separated.

There were no native humans around, only players dressed in strange clothes.

Perhaps it's to prevent clueless humans from offending the players?

Huo made an irresponsible guess in his mind.

Of course, it could also be for easier management, since players come to real-world instances to fight and find benefits, and they will inevitably have to deal with the Zerg.

The indigenous humans are different. Not only are they physically weak, but their numbers are also dwindling, and they can only eke out a living in underground fortresses.

However, these are not things that Huo needs to worry about.

Huo opened the chat channel and posted what he had seen that day.

Soon, Huo's remarks sparked a lot of discussion among players, and one player even sent him a private message request.

[Eat a Tomato]: Hello friend, could you tell me more about the location you found?

After Huo Huan explained the approximate location, 'Eat a Tomato' asked Huo Huan for the number of the underground fortress where he was located.

Huo didn't really know the fortress number, but the players coming and going around him certainly did.

Huo casually grabbed a stranger, asked for their ID number, and then gave the number to 'Eat a Tomato'.

[Eat a Tomato]: Please wait a moment. I have already passed on the information you mentioned to the fortress manager on your side. He should contact you soon.

Fortress commander?

Before Huo could ask any more questions, a large gate on the inside of the fortress suddenly opened, and a player in a hurry walked out.

Chapter 161 Relocation Plan