The water made them very uncomfortable, and the Zerg queens broke free from the plants' confinement and flew out of the water.

The previously clear sky was suddenly turned into a torrential downpour, and it was a localized downpour. The rain poured down on the Zerg Queen as if it were free, as she struggled to break free from the water.

The hidden water jets in the rain stung them painfully; the rain not only blocked their vision, but also weakened their sense of smell and perception.

By the time the Zerg queens realized what was happening, Xu Lingyuan, Hua Qingmo, and the others had already vanished without a trace.

Looking at the empty space, the giant insect queens suddenly caught a familiar scent—the rain…

They tentatively stuck out their tongues and licked it. Wasn't this the very thing in the dark matter crystallization pool that was making them uncomfortable? And...

The Zerg queens looked down at the surging floodwaters below, which were their destroyed dark matter crystals, now mostly water-colored.

So... the culprit is still here, and he even rescued those people.

Good! Very good!

At the command of the Zerg leader, all the Zerg queens were mobilized. Some began a thorough search of the planet, while others flew into interstellar space to prevent them from escaping.

Regardless, they must find the bad guy and make him hand over the dark matter crystal.

Lu Manman's arrival was completely unexpected. Taking advantage of the moment, with the plants pulling her back, Lu Manman had already led the Hope Team back to the pit next to the Golden Pool in the Dark Matter Realm.

While everyone was still confused, Lu Manman tossed a shovel to each of them, "Quick, dig!"

Without suspecting anything, everyone quickly got to work, and with their combined efforts, the pit became much larger.

"Enough, stop!"

Seeing that everyone obediently stopped shoveling, Lu Manman quickly used her wood-type ability to completely cover the pit with tree roots.

And layer upon layer of wood-based supernatural power was attached to the circle of tree roots.

After doing all this, Lu Manman finally breathed a sigh of relief; she should be safe now.

After seeing that Hua Qingmo, Xu Lingyuan, and others had been captured, Lu Manman started thinking of ways to rescue them.

Fortunately, her spatial ring contained a lot of dark matter crystals that had been spiked. Although she knew this would have some effect on the Zerg Queen, Lu Manman still added as much supernatural water as possible to ensure everything went smoothly.

Firstly, it increases the damage to the Zerg Queen, and secondly, a large amount of water can be used to surprise and stun them.

She had originally wanted to make more, but seeing that the Zerg were about to launch a deadly attack, Lu Manman quickly poured out all the liquid from her spatial ring to release the flood!

Fortunately, while it's not very fast at taking things in, it's incredibly fast at taking things out.

Lu Manman had just breathed a sigh of relief when Hua Qingmo hugged her tightly. "Girl, it really is you. I thought I would never see you again."

The others looked at each other, wondering what was going on.

Zhao Bo pulled Hua Qingmo away, saying, "What are you doing? Don't you know Jianguo doesn't like physical contact?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Bo gave Lu Manman a bear hug.

Everyone: ...

Zhao Bo continued to sob to himself, "Brother Jianguo, it's been so long! I knew you'd be alright. Where have you been all this time? I miss you so much."

Lu Manman, unusually, did not push Zhao Bo away, but patted him on the back, "Long time no see, I'm back."

Xu Lingyuan and Ye Xingfan were about to say something.

A large crowd gathered around.

"Shopkeeper, it really is you, shopkeeper! I never thought I would not only survive but also meet the legendary shopkeeper. Thank you for saving my life."

"The shopkeeper is very righteous, please accept my bow."

"Shop owner, you are truly amazing! I had only seen you manipulate plants in videos, and that was already impressive, but seeing it in person is what true amazement is."

"Shop owner, do you remember me? We went to the same school and even majored in the same subject."

Everyone chimed in, expressing their excitement at meeting the shop owner and their gratitude. Zhao Bo was pushed aside by the excited crowd.

Although the Federation members had heard the Empire members mention the shopkeeper, they didn't really know much about him. At this moment, they were more worried about their current situation.

"Shopkeeper, are we safe here now?"

"Shopkeeper, I'm very curious, how did you manage to destroy the dark matter crystals of four planets in such a short time?"

"Shh!"

Lu Manman suddenly made a shushing gesture to everyone with a serious expression, indicating that the Zerg were approaching.

Everyone wisely kept quiet, even slowing their breathing.

After a while, the ground shook violently, indicating that quite a few Zerg had arrived.

I thought it would last a long time, but unexpectedly, it suddenly stopped moving after only a short while.

The group exchanged glances, all seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

What's going on?

The road ahead was long, so he gestured for everyone to be patient and then took out his shovel and started digging again.

He skillfully dug to the edge of the pool, made a hole of suitable size, and carefully observed the situation outside.

Outside, Lu Manman did not see the Zerg Queen. Instead, it got quite dark. Lu Manman looked up in confusion and saw that all the Zerg Queens had taken to the sky.

Wait, there's an army here!

The Zerg Queens were frantically searching for her when they suddenly heard a loud bang overhead.

Rumble,

The Zerg queens looked up and discovered that a large number of military forces, warships, and mechs had arrived.

Ha! Interesting.

These humans dare to trespass here; let them never return. Deal with them first, then search for those carrying their dark matter crystals.

The Zerg queens sprang into action, leaping forward to devour the humans.

Swish! Swish! Swish! A fierce barrage of artillery fire rained down on the densely packed Zerg queens below.

The Zerg queens sneered at this. They thought that mere firearms were only good for dealing with ordinary Zerg, let alone harming Zerg queens like themselves.

The Zerg queens, fearless, continued their relentless advance.

Uh, something's not right. There's something wrong here. Many Zerg queens felt something was wrong with their bodies. After pausing for a moment, they were hit by more bullets and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the surrounding Zerg queens became more wary of the bullets.

What's going on? Firearms shouldn't be effective against Zerg of the Queen's level.

The soldiers responsible for firing the bullets felt a pang of heartache as they fired, but seeing so many Zerg Queens fall made it all worthwhile.

It was worth it for them to bring out so many precious and magical fruits, vegetables, and dark matter crystals to deal with them.

The discovery that miraculous fruits and vegetables and dark matter crystals could defeat the Zerg Queen began with an accident.