Just then, a startled cry rang out: "Ah—"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Chen Haoran staring ahead in terror, as if he had encountered some danger.

Upon hearing the sound, He Zhizhou, who was standing nearby, did not hesitate to take out a sharp long stick from his backpack and rushed towards Chen Haoran's location as fast as he could.

In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Chen Haoran, and the long staff in his hand swung like lightning toward the head of the worm that was about to attack Chen Haoran...

With everyone's joint efforts, the crickets collapsed one after another and could not get up.

Finally, the last of the Jiji insects was eliminated by the players' combined attack.

"Chen Haoran, are you alright?" After the battle, several players came to Chen Haoran's side and asked.

"It's nothing, I just accidentally got scratched by the antennae of a pufferfish," Chen Haoran said nonchalantly, looking at the wound on his arm.

The wound on my arm had been bandaged and was no longer bleeding.

"Brother He, I owe you so much this time, otherwise..." Chen Haoran said gratefully to He Zhizhou after bandaging his wound.

Chen Haoran is young, still in college, and is a sunny, cheerful young man.

“Of course,” He Zhizhou said.

Jiang An had long since discovered that although He Zhizhou was not good with words, he was a cold-faced but warm-hearted person.

From that moment on, the number on each team member's wrist changed to (1/100), meaning they were one step closer to completing the mission. The team members looked at each other, their faces showing tired but determined smiles.

Five crickets yielded 30 jin (approximately 15 catties) of cricket meat.

Two stone boxes were then discovered.

Without any delay, the group quickly sorted out their spoils and immediately headed upwards towards the tree branch.

Looking up at the incredibly thick tree branch in front of him, Jiang An couldn't help but feel a deep sense of admiration—this tree was truly enormous!

Ten people were able to move back and forth on a single tree branch, fighting fiercely, yet they moved as easily as if they were strolling in a garden.

Of the more than eighty players who entered this giant tree, apart from the small team they encountered at the beginning, they haven't met a single other player so far, let alone a team of players.

What's even more amazing is that such a huge branch was not damaged in the slightest by the people's activities.

This demonstrates just how severe the damage caused to these tree branches by the water bugs is.

Along the way, everyone stopped and started, constantly encountering swarms of insects coming from all directions.

At first, they were a little inexperienced, but as the number of battles increased, everyone gradually became more and more adept.

Initially, it took several people working together to eliminate a single insect, but now some people can handle it alone, and even deal with multiple insects at once.

For example, a master like He Zhizhou already possesses the formidable strength to fight three Jiji insects on his own.

Halfway through the trip, the group of players ultimately decided to go their separate ways.

They didn't have any conflicts. It was just that everyone's abilities had improved, and now most of the insects they encountered appeared in groups of three to five, with a maximum of six or seven.

However, the team has ten people, and time is very tight. If things continue as they are, too much precious time will be wasted.

Therefore, after friendly negotiations, they split into three teams.

After distributing their share of the spoils, each squad chose a different direction to proceed.