39: The team worked together perfectly!

"Screech—!"

The shrill scream echoed through the narrow passage, making one's scalp tingle.

The fast-moving spider monster struggled and twisted frantically in the ultra-high-temperature flames.

The black shell covering its body...

...turned charred and curled at a speed visible to the naked eye, emitting bursts of stench.

Wu Qiong hid behind the flamethrower.

Feeling the scorching heat wave hitting his face...

...his heart was still pounding wildly.

"Holy crap... this power is way too intense..."

He couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

This was basically like pressing a monster onto a grill!

The Administrator's arrangement was too insidious and effective!

The flames continued to spray for a full ten seconds before slowly stopping.

The passage was a mess. The walls were burnt red, and molten metal liquid flowed on the ground.

As for that spider monster...

...it had turned into a charred corpse...

...curled up on the ground, motionless.

[Global Announcement: Dragon Country player Wu Qiong has successfully killed the Special Infected, Ghost-Faced Spider! Personal points +3000!]

[Dragon Country national fortune points +3000!]

As the announcement sounded, thunderous applause instantly erupted within the Dragon Country Operations Center!

"Good! Beautifully done!"

"Great job, Wu Qiong! A Locksmith actually soloed a BOSS-level monster!"

"Wu Qiong didn't kill this; Consultant Su Yuan clearly killed it with traps! Hahaha, this is so satisfying!"

Major General Li Guodong slapped his thigh in excitement.

Looking at Su Yuan now, he found him more and more pleasing to the eye.

Just how many devious ideas were packed inside this kid's head?

He turned a terrifying survival dungeon into a tower defense game!

Su Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.

The first one is dealt with.

This initial success greatly boosted morale.

"Wu Qiong, good job."

Captain Wang's voice sounded in the channel with a hint of approval.

"Check the corpse for any loot, then immediately head to the next designated location to prepare to support Chen Hu."

"Yes, Captain Wang!"

Wu Qiong responded loudly.

The excitement of surviving a disaster filled him with energy.

He carefully walked to the spider monster's corpse and poked the charred body with a dagger.

Suddenly, he felt the dagger hit something hard.

He pried it hard, and a fist-sized crystal emitting a faint red light rolled out from the spider monster's abdomen.

"Captain Wang, I think I found a... red stone?"

Wu Qiong picked up the crystal and said somewhat uncertainly.

Su Yuan's gaze immediately locked onto that crystal.

[Name: Ghost Face Spider's Energy Core (Low Grade)]

[Type: Material]

[Effect: Contains weak bio-energy, can be used for equipment enhancement and modification.]

Equipment enhancement and modification?

Su Yuan's eyes instantly lit up!

He immediately realized that these monsters...

...were not just bosses blocking the way; they were mobile treasure chests!

Killing them would not only grant points and national fortune points but also drop precious materials!

"Wu Qiong, keep that thing safe! It will be of great use later!"

Su Yuan immediately relayed this information through Captain Wang.

"Tell everyone that after killing a monster, be sure to check the corpse and collect all collectable materials!"

"Yes!"

After learning this news, the members of the Assault Squad were all pumped up.

This was great; killing monsters could not only win glory for the country but also drop equipment!

Who could resist that!

Just as Wu Qiong won a great victory, Zhao Zihan's sniping also played a key role.

After the tumor on its head was shot out, that octopus monster went completely berserk.

Its dozens of tentacles lashed out wildly at everything around it like crazy, but it could no longer emit the sound waves that affected the mind.

Without mental interference, it was just a slow-moving target.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Standing at a high point, Zhao Zihan calmly fired arrow after arrow.

Every arrow was accurately shot into the octopus monster's huge, meatball-like body.

The octopus monster's defense was not strong, and the arrows easily sank into its body, bringing out large patches of dark green juice.

In just half a minute, its body was already covered with over a dozen arrows, looking like a hedgehog.

Finally, it let out an unwilling wail, its massive body crashed to the ground, and it completely lost all signs of life.

[Global Announcement: Dragon Country player Zhao Zihan has successfully killed the Special Infected, Abyss Tentacle! Personal points +3000!]

[Dragon Country national fortune points +3000!]

Another huge sum of money credited!

The audience in the Dragon Country live broadcast room was completely numb.

"Another... another one?"

"This boss-killing speed is faster than me killing a chicken..."

"I declare that this is no longer a Zombie Siege; this is a hunting performance by the Dragon Country players!"

Compared to the joy on the Dragon Country side...

...the live broadcast rooms of other countries were filled with gloom.

Lighthouse Country Command Center.

The Blonde Director looked at the screen with a face as ashen as death.

Seeing the Dragon Country players' overwhelming battle, he felt as if his heart was being gripped hard by an invisible hand, almost suffocating him.

"How can this be... how can this be..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes hollow.

Their most elite Lighthouse Country soldiers almost faced total annihilation when facing a single Tyrant.

And the Dragon Country people, when facing eight monsters of the same level, actually fought so easily and comfortably?

This is unscientific!

"It's the terrain... it's the rules..."

Beside him, Ouroboros said in a raspy voice, fear showing in his eyes.

"The person behind Dragon Country... can actually change the rules of the game! We are not even in the same dimension as him!"

"It's over... everything is over..."

A deep sense of despair enveloped the entire Lighthouse Country Command Center.

They knew that they had already lost this struggle for national fortune, lost so badly they didn't even have their underwear left... Inside the dungeon, the Steel Labyrinth.

After dealing with two monsters, Captain Wang immediately began to redeploy the team.

"Chen Hu, how are things on your end?"

"Reporting, Captain Wang! This guy's shell is too hard. I've been chip-damaging it for a long time, and it's still alive and kicking!" Chen Hu's frustrated voice came through.

The scythe-carapace monster he was facing was practically an iron tortoise with ridiculously high defense.

He had been hacking with his high-frequency battle blade for a long time, but only caused some minor, insignificant superficial wounds at the joints.

"Wu Qiong, go support Chen Hu immediately! Go through the passage to his left rear; there's a switch for a Ground Spike Trap there! Once Chen Hu lures it over, the two of you coordinate to take it down!" Captain Wang ordered decisively.

"Roger that!" Wu Qiong took the order and immediately ran towards Chen Hu's direction.

"Zhao Zihan, stay where you are and continue to suppress that Lizard Monster! Don't let it get near me!"

"Understood!"

Captain Wang himself turned his gaze toward the last two monsters that had not yet been dealt with.

One was the giant Lizard Monster that had been suppressed by Zhao Zihan but was now starting to get restless again.

And the other was the largest and most terrifying existence among the eight monsters.

The Tyrant!

It was a giant over three meters tall, with knotted muscles and skin as grayish-white as rock.

Just standing there, it gave off a mountain-like sense of pressure.

At this moment, it was taking heavy steps, walking towards Captain Wang one step at a time.

Every step caused the entire Steel Labyrinth to vibrate slightly.

The triple gravity seemed to have the smallest impact on it among all the monsters.

"Finally here, huh..."

Looking at the approaching Tyrant, Captain Wang felt no fear; instead, a raging battle intent burned in his eyes.

He knew that this Tyrant was the true main course of today's hunting feast!

He put the desert eagle back on his waist and, from his personal space...

...took out the pair of High-Voltage Electric Shock Gauntlets flashing with dangerous electric arcs that Su Yuan had exchanged for him earlier!

"Come on, big guy."

Captain Wang grinned, revealing a wild smile.

"Let's see if your muscles are harder, or if my 300,000-volt fist is harder!"

He didn't retreat, but instead took the initiative to charge towards the Tyrant with giant strides!