Chapter 142: The Ambush of the Magma Cave Ant Men (Part 2)

After Zhao Yuxin bombarded the Magma Cave Ant Men twice in a row, she needed to use the Vehicle Repair Box System v1 to repair the tricycle.

However, the tricycle was too heavily damaged, and since they had just finished upgrading it, their resources were somewhat insufficient.

Fortunately, Zhao Yuxin crafted another Spirit Valley Longsword, preparing to use the Spirit Valley musical effect again once the Magma Cave Ant Men were mostly awake.

"Mm-mm~" the Ice Cream Cactus chirped twice and licked Zhao Yuxin's face again.

"Be a good Baobao, why don't you go and place the plants with the Durian Warrior?" Zhao Yuxin gently stroked its head and said in an affectionate voice.

"Mm..." the Ice Cream Cactus looked at the surrounding Magma Cave Ant Men and threw itself into Zhao Yuxin's arms, not wanting to separate. But under Zhao Yuxin's comfort, the Ice Cream Cactus still went to place the plants with the Durian Warrior.

By this time, a portion of the Magma Cave Ant Men had regained their ability to move; they were just about to attack again when an Ion Chimera Bomb landed in their midst, and a violent explosive shockwave flipped them over.

Some of the Magma Cave Ant Men were startled awake by the sound of the explosion, but before they could react, Zhu Zhiquan decapitated them with a single sword strike.

Gradually, more and more Magma Cave Ant Men woke up, and just as Zhu Zhiquan was becoming unable to clear them all, the Durian Warrior and the Ice Cream Cactus finished placing all the Combat Plants, and a massive amount of attacks rained down upon the Ant Swarm.

Instantly, large swathes of Magma Cave Ant Men fell, and Zhu Zhiquan took the opportunity to return to the side of the tricycle to check why the vehicle could not move.

When he scanned the tires with his flashlight, he discovered that the tricycle's tires were wrapped in a mass of mycelium-like material, so Zhu Zhiquan quickly severed the mycelium and returned to the driver's seat to charge the Vehicle-mounted Vortex Cannon.

Boom!

The cannon barrel blasted out a beam of blue light, and a large group of Magma Cave Ant Men were pierced through by this strike. Zhu Zhiquan seized the chance to crank the handlebars, slammed on the accelerator to make the tricycle turn around rapidly, and tore the Magma Cave Ant Men blocking the path into shreds with the tricycle's Impact Cone.

Inside the carriage, because Zhu Zhiquan's turn was a bit too violent, the miscellaneous items inside spilled out. However, the plants inside the vehicle continued to attack, harvesting the surrounding Magma Cave Ant Men.

By the time all the Magma Cave Ant Men had completely recovered, Zhu Zhiquan had already driven the tricycle to meet up with Yage and the others.

Seeing the severely deformed tricycle, Yage did not wait for Zhu Zhiquan and the others to get out before rushing up to meet them. The surrounding Militia also gathered around, protecting the tricycle in the center.

"How are you all?" Yage supported Zhu Zhiquan as he got out of the vehicle and asked.

Zhu Zhiquan ignored Yage and instead quickly went to the carriage to check on Zhao Yuxin's situation. At this moment, Zhao Yuxin was inspecting the damage to the Durian Warrior, while the Ice Cream Cactus stood by with various tools, waiting for orders.

Seeing that Zhao Yuxin was fine, Zhu Zhiquan nodded with relief outside the vehicle. He then jumped into the carriage and took out three Spiral Basalt Guns to fire at the ant swarm.

Boom, boom, boom~

The Magma Cave Ant Men, having been bombarded by the Spiral Basalt Guns in succession, also lost their temper; they immediately had their mages move to the front to counterattack the Militia Group's position, and instantly, the Militia standing in the front fell one after another.

Yage also directed the Militia Group to counterattack; in the blink of an eye, the entire passageway was filled with various attacks, and fragments mixed with ice, snow, and soil fell onto both sides from time to time.

"Advance!" Yage pointed his longsword at the ant swarm, and the Militia Group pushed forward while weathering the enemy's barrage.

Looking at the Magma Cave Ant Men side, they were not to be outdone and also pushed forward while weathering the Militia Group's barrage.

Soon, both sides engaged in close-quarters combat, and the clashing sounds of weapons—ping-pong, clang-clang—stimulated Zhu Zhiquan.

He was seen dropping the Spiral Basalt Guns, picking up the Xuangang Spear, and stepping on the heads of the crowd to reach the very front, where he killed three or four Magma Cave Ant Men with a single fierce swing.

Afterward, he activated his two talents, Boiling Blood and Nightmare Demon Eye, and stood at the very front like a mad demon, brandishing the Xuangang Spear to harvest the Magma Cave Ant Men. He even abandoned defense for pure offense, seeking only to gain pleasure from this battle.

This suicidal fighting style stunned the Militia around him, but fortunately, they were battle-hardened and reacted quickly, immediately shifting their focus to helping Zhu Zhiquan block incoming attacks.

"This outsider is truly a madman!" Yage exclaimed upon seeing Zhu Zhiquan being so reckless, but seeing the battle line constantly pushing forward, he did not dwell on it.

At this moment, Zhao Yuxin had also finished dealing with the Durian Warrior's damage, and she climbed onto the roof of the vehicle to observe the battle situation with a flashlight. But just then, her ears twitched slightly, and a series of uniform footsteps came from behind the villagers.

Sensing something was wrong, she shone the flashlight toward the rear, and black silhouettes emerged from the pitch-black underground passage; Zhao Yuxin swallowed hard.

Because she saw clearly that there was also a great army of Magma Cave Ant Men approaching from the rear, only the passage was truly too dark to tell exactly how many had come.

"Be... behind us, they've come from there too!"

"Oh no! The Militia Group has all gone to the front, we have no defensive strength!"

"Elders, what should we do!?"

"Sob sob sob~ Mommy~"

"Everyone, don't panic! Don't panic!"

Seeing the ant swarm approaching from the rear, the villagers immediately fell into a panic. The Elders immediately split into two groups: one was responsible for pacifying the villagers, while the other went to the very rear to use their respective skills and items to delay the ant swarm's pace.

The anomaly at the rear naturally caught Yage's attention, so he quickly climbed onto the roof of the tricycle to look toward the back. Seeing the swarming ant mass, he raised his arm and shouted: "Brothers in the back, follow me to rescue the villagers! Quickly!"

"They've come from the back too?"

"Less talk, hurry and go save them!"

"Oh no! My wife is right at the very back!"

Hearing Yage's order, the Militia Group immediately fell into chaos. The Militia standing at the back naturally followed Yage's order to go and rescue, but the Militia in the middle were in a bind.

After all, Yage said the brothers in the back should go save them, and since they weren't killing any Magma Cave Ant Men anyway, they should count as the back, right? Plus, their own families were still in the back, and a sense of unease enveloped the Militia.

Consequently, in the middle of the Militia Group, some people stood still while others walked back; some Militia were knocked down by their own people when caught off guard, resulting in a stampede.

"Don't move around! Everyone stop moving!" Seeing the chaos among the Militia, Yage immediately realized his command just now was problematic, and he immediately jumped off the tricycle to stop them: "The back five rows go save them, the rest focus on dealing with the monsters!"

Hearing Yage's order, the Militia finally calmed down and performed their respective duties according to his command. Fortunately, Yage's correction came in time, and no non-combat casualties were caused.

The villagers in the rear, organized by the Elders, orderly made way for the Militia Group, allowing the Militia Group to quickly reach the rear and reduce the pressure on the Elders.

It was just that among the Elders responsible for holding off the ant swarm in the rear, many were unable to withstand the ant swarm's attacks and sacrificed themselves, but fortunately, the villagers suffered no casualties under the protection of the Elders.

Inside the vehicle, Zhao Yuxin created another Healing Sunflower, had the Durian Warrior and the Ice Cream Cactus each carry one, and then took the Spirit Valley Longsword and walked toward the rear.