NIKKE, after maxing out the favorability, all the Nikkis are not right

Green turned his head to look at the city ruins not far away and pointed in that direction: "Let's go, everyone. Be careful of the dangers that may come at any time."

"Understood, but be careful, Commander."

"I will, Rabbi."

After quickly gathering the supplies, Green carried his supply box and slowly advanced behind the counterattack troops.

Just like that, we walked slowly through the wasteland, yellow sand and ruins.

He soon saw the entrance to the Crystal City, a heavy gate covered with crystal blocks. Apart from this narrow passage through the gate, the surrounding area seemed to be buried by collapsed ruins and crystals, making it impassable.

Near the entrance of the gate, many of Letcher's bodies were displayed.

Yes, it's Letcher.

They were like insects wrapped in resin, their bodies covered with the crystals that can be seen everywhere in the city. They were motionless, like specimens that had long been solidified. A rough count showed that there were hundreds of Letchers lying quietly in these crystals, and some even maintained the movements they had in life.

"These Letchers...what on earth happened to them?"

"Commander, judging by the movements of these Letchers, they must be running away, or rather, fleeing from something out of fear, so they want to rush into the city."

Lavi squatted down, checked the appearance of several Letchers running away, and then said with certainty.

"So what are they afraid of?"

Green was thinking.

Suddenly, the ground around them began to shake.

Those crystals that were originally growing neatly on the ground also began to tremble wildly. Then, a giant Lecher with crystals growing all over its back broke out of the ground. With a strange and low roar, it squatted on the ground with a rumble and began to shoot crazily at Lavi and the others with the crystals on its back.

"It's Letcher, whom I've never seen before!"

"Seek cover immediately!"

"What kind of monster is this? The crystal on its back looks like a mountain!"

"Commander! The core energy source of a Tyrant-class Letcher has been detected! However, because this is the first Letcher to appear, there's no relevant information about it in the central government's records!"

Shefti's anxious voice came through the headset. Green nodded, but calmly gave orders to the counterattack troops: "Everyone, it's blocked our retreat! There's no way to retreat, prepare for a desperate battle! Also, don't forget to find any cover to hide in, and don't let those crystals pierce your body!"

"Understood, Anis, Nian, let's meet the enemy!"

The counterattack troops hid in the bunkers as they were well-trained, and the other three Nikkis who had little combat ability also quickly hid behind a huge rock.

Then there was a hail of bullets.

boom! boom! boom!

Bullets rained down on the crystal-covered shell of the Tyrant-class Letcher.

They thought it would be a fierce battle, but this Letcher was much more fragile than they had imagined. Coupled with the well-trained tactical coordination of the counterattack troops, it didn't take long for Lavi and the others to beat it hard. Its bulky attack, which could only throw crystal clusters, could not penetrate their cover.

"Take my grenade, asshole!"

Anis threw a high-explosive grenade at Letcher.

boom!

With a loud bang, Letcher's body trembled, and then, accompanied by a burst of strong light, its body, which was five or six meters tall, sank into the ground again, and the crystal on its back merged with the surrounding crystals, making it difficult to distinguish between them.

"This is when I need to use my eyes of perspective!"

Nian tapped her glasses lightly with his fingers: "Thanks to the new detection function that Miss Ileg installed for me, huhu, don't even think about running away!"

"There, Rabbi! Anis!"

"Covering fire on that area!"

"Alright! Look at my ultimate move: the money-throwing tactic!"

Anis unbuttoned her tactical jacket and threw more than a dozen high-explosive grenades at the crystal cluster in front of her.

As for why she could throw so much in one breath.

Don't ask, the only thing is that the counterattack troops now have money and can manufacture ammunition. Anyway, the bill will be paid by the great God of Wealth, Lord Shuen, himself.

boom!boom!boom! !

Accompanied by the sound of explosions one after another, the hiding Letcher sank into the ground. It seemed that he was seriously injured and escaped.

"The Tyrant-class Letcher's core energy source is moving away. Commander, are you alright?"

Shefty's voice came into the headset again. Green, who was squatting behind the rock, nodded and said, "I'm fine. It looks like that Letcher has escaped."

"Haa, haa... Even though we were ambushed, we still won this time!"

Anis gasped, and after confirming that Letcher had escaped, she jumped out from behind the cover and wiped the dust off her face.

Rabi put away his gun, his face heavy with worry. "What a strange Lecher! It can actually move around carrying those crystals... It seems these strange artificial crystals have formed some kind of parasitic relationship with it."

"Indeed, Miss Labee is right."

Ileg came out from behind the bunker, chuckled, and said, "All the energy in the Letchers below the lord level we've seen before has been completely absorbed by these crystal blocks."

"But this Tyrant-class Letcher...how about we call it the Crystal Cave for now? From the battle just now, I discovered that the Crystal Cave's outer shell has completely crystallized. These crystals have successfully covered its entire body surface, just like a barnacle parasitizing a blue whale, achieving some kind of symbiotic or parasitic relationship."

"Well, as to why the Tyrant-class Letcher doesn't have all of his energy absorbed by the crystal, I may need to do some further research. However, I think it's better to leave this research to the scholars in the central government."

"Also, Mr. Commander, what should we do next?"

Ileg turned to look at Green.

"Keep going. Even the Tyrant-class Letcher is no match for us. Unless we encounter heretics, we have nothing to fear."

Green walked forward first, stretched out his hands and pressed on the heavy door.

"I'll help, Commander."

Rabi stepped forward, and the two of them worked together and finally slowly pushed open the city gate that had been covered in dust for who knows how many years.

Creaky.

The moment the door was pushed open, everyone was dazzled by the world that suddenly appeared before their eyes.

The world behind the door is, as the name suggests, very bright.

Countless crystals are crisscrossed on both sides of the ground, entrenched between the ruins and high-rise buildings. The sunlight from the sun refracts and bounces back and forth in the crystals, causing sparkling spots everywhere.

"Wow, it's beautiful."

"And it's really weird and strange."

Anis smacked her lips and said, "These disorderly growing crystals, won't they suddenly jump up and bite my hand?"

"Anis's belly is very plump, isn't it? If I were Crystal, I would definitely bite you first."

Nian quipped with a smile.

"No matter how you look at it, your fat and lean ones taste better, right?"

Anis rolled her eyes at Nian.

"I'll first find a high spot to survey the view. Hmm, let's find a way to get to the rooftop of the building in front of us. Also, Lavi, get the drone ready. If the concentration of Elvira particles isn't high, we can use it to get some information about the surrounding area."

Green pointed to a tall building in front of him that was not covered with crystals and gave instructions.

"Understood, Commander."

Everyone stumbled along the broken stairs to the roof.

Lavi released the drone, but was unable to receive any images from it. The concentration of Elvira particles here was much higher than outside. When electronic equipment left a certain distance from the terminal, the signal would be immediately blocked.

Even with the naked eye, though, Green saw something striking.

"Do you see it? The center of the city..."

"There's a giant crystal."

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Chapter 343: Sleeping Cinderella.

"Oh, it really is!"

"Mr. Commander, you have a very good eye. Hehehe, to be honest, that crystal is like a boss battleground specially prepared for players in the game. I bet there must be someone there."

Ileg looked in the direction Green was looking, and sure enough, among the ruins in the distance, a huge crystal stood in the center.

And her face showed an expression of extreme excitement.

Unknown areas mean that there may be unknown creatures.

While there's a high probability that this was something Letcher had created, what if it was a legacy left behind by aliens? Or perhaps a second intelligent life form other than humans had appeared on Earth? That's not impossible, right?

Green took out his telescope and clicked it again in the direction of the huge crystal block, but what he saw was a strong and uncomfortable reflection: "The crystal is too bright. Its reflection makes it difficult for me to see the terrain around it clearly."

"Well, let's take a break first, plan our route, and then head towards the crystal block."

"it is good!"

"Hey, I can take advantage of this moment to study these crystals."

After giving the order, Green sat down against the corner of the rooftop and took care of the gun on his back.

Although Snow White had made a sniper rifle for him before, the gun was too heavy. Even with his physical fitness, he had to use an anchoring device to fix himself to the ground so that he could fire steadily.

But there is no such good sniper position on the battlefield.

In most cases, the counterattack troops face encounter battles. In such encounter battles, where can they find a suitable location?

So Green finally changed to a weapon that was more suitable for him, which was the KSG pistol produced by the Pure Land Military Merit. It was originally a drag-free pump-action pistol specially equipped for Nikki, but fortunately, he asked Bai Xue to modify it when he was in the kingdom before. Although it reduced some recoil and power, it improved the accuracy and magazine.

Now this gun can fire 30 rounds of bullets continuously in a very short period of time, and its firepower is not too weak.

Of course, in addition to this gun, Green also carries many other weapons with him, including an alloy blade, a pistol, a flare, and four grenades. In order to avoid some unexpected situations, he also hides some life-saving items such as bandages, pills, and daggers in the lining of his boots and clothes.

Click.

After checking the magazine of the rifle and confirming that the bullets were loaded correctly, Green stood up again and prepared for action.

And just then, he suddenly heard an explosion.

However, it is not the kind of explosion in reality, but more like the retro explosion sound effects in 8-bit games.

Following the sound of the explosion, he looked up and found that there was a game screen on the projection screen of the opposite building. The man on the screen was holding a gun and posing majestically, with four huge English letters "BOOM" displayed below.

"Hey hey hey, it worked!"

"Mr. Commander, look! I've projected the BOOM game screen onto the projection screen in the building across the street!"

Ileg's excited voice attracted everyone's attention.

"Ileg, how did you do it?"

"Hey, that's all thanks to this crystal!"

Ileg took out a small device for storing batteries, but the battery inside was a piece of crystal that she had asked Hamelin to remove just now.

"Just now, I discovered that the energy flowing in the crystal is not in any other form. It happens to be pure electrical energy."

"Although this crystal cannot maintain its intact form if removed and will quickly crumble and disintegrate due to loss of energy, if placed in an energy-rich environment, it will naturally absorb energy like a fish encountering water, sustaining its survival."

"To put it simply, if this crystal is compared to a flower, then the energy is water. As long as the flower is placed in water, its survival will be guaranteed."

"Of course, these are not the point."

"The point is, this tiny piece of crystal, the size of a fingernail, can store enough electricity to light up an entire screen."

Eli explained excitedly, "Commander, do you know what this means? These crystals here will become a new type of energy. If we can use these crystals as the power source for the Ark, we won't have to worry about energy problems anymore!"

"..."

"It sounds mysterious, but since you said so, I trust your judgment, Ileg."

Green pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Shefuti, did you hear that? What do you think of what Ileg said?"

"Commander, I will submit the information regarding the crystals to the central government. As for how we should deal with the crystals in this area, that will be determined by the higher-ups in the central government."

Shefti said.

"Ok."

"Well, we're almost done with repairs, let's move on. Levering, as a guide, what do you think of our current situation?"

Green turned to look at Levering.