There was a vast expanse between heaven and earth, and the rain was falling heavily, as if one had directly entered a white water world.

However, just a few seconds ago, this place was still as dry as the Gobi Desert. Even if you stepped on it, you could still see the dry sand under the mud that had not been completely soaked. Although the sand was instantly soaked by the falling rain and turned into a pool of yellow mud, it was enough to prove that the previous impression was definitely not an illusion.

Suddenly, a gray tentacle stretched out from under the ground. The tentacle was as thick as a bowl and more than ten meters long. It stretched out and tightly wrapped around a Steel Bear Knight soldier on an all-terrain vehicle, dragging him into the mud. The soldier shouted wildly and danced, but was still inevitably dragged away, and finally pulled into a quagmire. In an instant, a shocking crimson color gurgled out of the quagmire. The hand that was stretched out outside the quagmire suddenly stiffened, and then sank into the quagmire.

This was an attempt by the Steel Bear Knights to expand. After they gained a foothold in the starting base, they began to expand to the surrounding areas at all costs. Especially after they discovered that there was an extremely rare Terra Stone refinery in the northeast, they were determined to build a permanent base there to protect their own rights and interests!

However, such determination also brought about astonishing casualties. In just eleven hours, the casualties of the Steel Bear Knights exceeded one hundred and twenty people. These one hundred and twenty people were all core fighters who had been trained for at least eight years, not to mention that among these one hundred and twenty people, there were twenty-four elite fighters. These elite fighters were all powerful professionals, and the armor they wore was also carefully formulated. The resources spent by the Steel Bear Knights on these elite fighters, if converted into gold, would even exceed their weight!

Such a loss made the leaders of the Steel Bear Knights feel deeply painful, so they turned their attention to Lin, Xi and others who were free, hoping that they would lead the team to help open up the wasteland and carve out a relatively safe passage in this terrible wilderness. If they had two outstanding people like Lin and Xi as the vanguard, they would be able to successfully reduce the losses of their own team members.

Of course, asking Lin, Xi, Meimei, Duize and Jiete to take action will definitely come with a price, and it is not an ordinary price.

At this moment, what everyone cared about was Du Yuqi's safety. Although Jet's follower contract had not been terminated, which was enough to prove that Du Yuqi was still alive, they only knew this. As for how Du Yuqi was doing, whether he was alive and well or dying and in urgent need of rescue, they were still confused.

Therefore, if one wants to obtain specific information about Du Yuqi at this time, one still has to use Waterli's divination. However, if one wants to divine Du Yuqi's general situation in this sealed place, then one must have sufficient sacrifices and spell materials. All of these things will fall on the shoulders of the Steel Bear Knights.

After satisfying Wattley's request, Lin, Xi and their group finally got news about Du Yuqi, but the news was very vague, showing that Du Yuqi was in great danger, but his condition was still good, not seriously injured or dying. At this time, the Steel Bear Knights offered a generous reward, so they took on the task of helping to clear the road.

At this time, another strange tentacle emerged from the ground with a snap and rolled towards another all-terrain vehicle. However, at this time, a long pen had already pierced out and pinned the tentacle with incredible accuracy. Although the tentacle pulled frantically, it was of no avail. It was stretched straight in the air in vain. Then Xi had already passed by, and a chain in her hand rolled out like a snake, grabbed the tentacle and pulled it, breaking it from the tail, and then pulled it into the all-terrain vehicle.

Jet pounced on it and pressed the broken tentacle under his body. Then he deftly tied it into a knot and threw it aside. A lot of yellowish mucus could be seen seeping out of the broken part of the tentacle. After the mucus came into contact with the air, it quickly dried up and turned into small crystals. There was a fragrant and fresh breath in the air. Naturally, the auxiliary soldiers nearby quickly came over to collect it.

It turns out that the "tentacles" emerging from the ground are not monsters, but the roots of plants that have sensed the scent of rain and emerged from deep in the sand. Any creature living here must seize any opportunity to absorb nutrients in order to survive in such a harsh environment and pass on its own genetic chain.

According to the research of the Steel Bear Knights, the pale yellow particles contained in the mucus inside these roots are extremely rare after they dry up. It has now been confirmed that they are excellent alchemical auxiliary materials. The alchemical potions refined from them can be said to have an increase of more than 30 percentage points in success rate and efficiency, while the side effects are reduced by 10%.

Therefore, although collecting this kind of roots is actually a very dangerous thing, the Steel Bear Knights still treat it as a routine matter. Once they determine that dark clouds are forming in this area and heavy rain is about to fall, they will send out a convoy to collect them. With the help of Lin Hexi and others, not only the collection efficiency is improved, but the collection damage rate is also reduced sharply.

When more than a dozen mutant roots were collected, dull and shocking thunder began to be heard in the sky. It was deafening and made people's hearts tremble. After hearing the thunder, the all-terrain vehicle that Lin was riding in sent out a flare, which shot high into the sky and then slowly fell down. The scarlet mist painted a thick stroke in the air, and it looked as if a terrible wound was cut in the sky, which lasted for a long time.

Then, all the more than 30 ATVs drove over quickly and formed a big circle, with their fronts facing inwards and their rears facing outwards, and puffs of black smoke were spewing out of their exhaust pipes. At the same time, the tailgates of the ATVs were opened, revealing black weapon holes, from which flashes of electricity jumped out from time to time, which looked very intimidating.

Those who stayed in the car to operate the weapons were all auxiliary personnel such as drivers, and the fighters with close combat capabilities climbed onto the roof of the car and gathered towards where Lin was. At this time, it was obvious that all the strength had to be twisted into a rope to ensure sufficient deterrence.

Then, in the thunder and rain in the distance, we saw large groups of black shadows approaching rapidly. If we look closely, we can find that these large groups of black shadows are actually giant moths. There are terrifying ghost face patterns on the wings of these giant moths. Each of them is as big as a car. As they approach, there are bursts of evil and sinister laughter in the air. This sound comes from the wings of these giant moths when they are flying. It is breathtaking to hear. If a timid person hears it, he will probably be scared to death.

These giant moths initially circled above the ATVs, like hunting wolves spying on the target's weaknesses. When they began to circle over the convoy, the engines of the ATVs roared wildly again, and then rotor blades with a diameter of about two meters were seen extending from the side and began to rotate at high speed. The original purpose of these rotor blades was to allow the ATVs to perform short-distance jumps and gliding, creating the same effect as a hovercraft. At this time, they blew into the air, and the entire convoy started together, instantly forming a strong wind that blew upwards.

The reason why the convoy did this was because the hovering of these ghost-faced giant moths was not simple, because from the surface of their bodies, clusters of colorless and transparent poisonous powders would fall down. Once these poisonous powders were inhaled or even touched, the soldiers would go completely crazy and kill each other desperately. Many of the soldiers who were initially lost would have died in vain.