Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game

Chapter 2844  An Emergency

Zaka and his group also received the game prompt and were currently gathering outside the mine pit.

”Boss Fang, the ship is under attack. What should we do?”

”Gather everyone. Weʼre heading back to the ship in ten minutes for a rescue mission.”

”Got it! Iʼll inform the others right away.”

Wayne and the other players were finally relieved upon hearing the news. They quickly equipped themselves and gathered, following Fang Heng into a new underground cave.

”Buzz...”

Fang Heng led the way into the cave passage, releasing an energy orb that illuminated the entire underground passage.

Wayne and his group fell into a brief silence as they watched the dark passage stretch forward.

So... they were going back to the ship?

Had Boss Fang already dug the way back to the ship in advance?

Before they could figure it out, several Lickers, dragging wooden boxes with pulleys, swiftly passed by them, racing down the passage and disappearing into the darkness ahead.

”Letʼs go. Follow me.”

Without further thought, everyone took out their energy crystal hoverboards and quickly followed Fang Heng down the passage.

Over half an hour later.

Wayne realized that the passage ahead was gradually sloping upwards.

”Weʼre here.”

Fang Heng was the first to stop his hoverboard and signaled for everyone to stop.

Wayne looked ahead, and the passage ahead was pitch-black.

Upon closer inspection, he saw a dense cluster of gray-brown mutant worms gathered ahead.

Wayne nervously swallowed.

So many!

”Everyone, weʼre close to the bottom of the ship. Weʼre going to break through an exit upwards soon. It could be dangerous, so be ready for combat,” Fang Heng said, waving his hand in front of him.

”Chi! Chi! Chi!!!”

The Licker swarm, gathered in the darkness, immediately began to climb up the walls around them, preparing to break through!

...

After a period of chaos, the situation in the shipʼs domain began to gradually settle down.

Zoranʼs frustration boiled over. Unable to vent his anger, he slammed his hand onto the operations panel.

”Bang!!!”

”Can someone tell me whatʼs going on? Why did such a massive incident occur in the experimental area? Who assured me that it was 100% safe?!”

In the face of Zoranʼs fury, everyone shrank back, too afraid to speak.

A personal guard entered the control room. Seeing the tense atmosphere, he stood frozen for a moment, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

”Speak! Whatʼs happening?”

”Captain, the radar has detected large numbers of mutant worms moving toward the shipʼs domain. The first wave of creatures has already engaged with the shipʼs perimeter, and the energy of the defensive barrier is rapidly depleting. At this rate, Iʼm afraid...”

The guard hesitated, glanced at Zoran, and continued, ”The shipʼs mainframe has assessed the probability of total destruction as extremely high and suggests we evacuate this world.”

Evacuate?

What a joke!

The spirit gemstone mining area was extremely rare. After withdrawing, where could one have found a mining area?

Not to mention that after the initial landing of the ship, the deployment of the Spirit Clanʼs transition passage had already taken place. At this point, the remaining shipʼs energy was no longer sufficient for it to transition again in search of a new world.

Zoran asked, ”Have you reported this to the superiors?”

”Weʼve already informed the superior department. The first wave of reinforcements has joined the battlefield, and additional teams will continue to arrive. However, our energy is too low to provide effective weapon support, which is severely impacting our combat capabilities.”

”Report!”

Another soldier rushed into the command hall with an urgent message. ”An emergency report from the Western District Federationʼs military department. The Federationʼs investigation committee has already been notified of the mutant worm breach. The Inspection Department has assigned an inspector to oversee the situation and assess the crisis. They are expected to arrive in 10 minutes.”

”Additionally, the Lanxing ship was about to transition and rush to provide reinforcement, and it was estimated to arrive through transition within three hours. The Commander ordered that by then, the Lanxing ship would take the crystalline bugs and leave first.”

The Inspection Department!

The investigation committee!

Zoranʼs brow furrowed deeply.

Multiple factions within the Western District Federation had been keeping each other in check. This time, the Star Map Project was under the full control of the military department, causing dissatisfaction among many factions. Now that the Lanxing ship was facing a catastrophic crisis, it was only natural for the investigation committee to seize the opportunity and intervene under the pretense of an inquiry.

But this situation felt off.

Why was the Federationʼs investigation committee moving so quickly?

It was as if they had been prepared in advance.

Cole!

Zoran immediately thought of Chloeʼs cousin, Minister Zachary.

Chloe had always been involved with Joachim. This whole situation was likely leaked from Joachimʼs side.

”Joachim, you better hope I donʼt find out that youʼre behind this...”

Zoran muttered to himself, narrowing his eyes as he quickly regained his composure.

No matter what, military orders must be followed.

The military mission had been issued, so he had no choice but to comply. At least, until the reinforcements arrived, the ship could not afford to fail!

”All-out adjustment of weapon output, hold the shipʼs domain position, and completely lock down the research institute area!”

”Understood!”

Zoran quickly issued the orders, watching the external battle conditions through the monitoring screen.

Federation soldiers on the ship were taking cover behind the defensive barrier, continuously firing at the densely gathered mutant worms outside the perimeter.

The situation was dire.

This was only the initial wave of mutant worms, and the shipʼs defensive barrier energy was already dropping significantly. According to the scans, subsequent waves of worms would only get stronger!

Wait...

What was that?

Zoranʼs eyes focused on the screen.

An unusual bulge suddenly appeared in the sandy area beneath the ship.

Then, a mutant worm creature covered in gray-brown spines erupted from the ground!

”Whiz! Whizzz!!!”

Licker swarms erupted from the ground, quickly attacking the surrounding mutant worm horde!

The two groups collided and began attacking each other.

The Bone-Eating Fungal Ants surrounding them were no match for the spiny mutant worms!

It was a one-sided slaughter!

Zoranʼs pupils contracted.

That was...

Suddenly, he recalled the special mutant worms mentioned in the earlier report.

So it was them?!

Were these the mutant worms controlled by Fang Heng?

Zoran had seen descriptions of these mutant worms in the report and knew that they were individually powerful and capable of infiltrating underground, launching surprise attacks from beneath the surface. They were nearly impossible to defend against.

To his shock, the swarm of mutant worms was even more terrifying than he had anticipated!

In a matter of moments, a black hole with a diameter of about two meters appeared in the sand beneath the ship. New mutant worms continuously crawled out, launching attacks against the surrounding worm horde.

The soldiers, too, were seeing this strange scene for the first time and watched in awe as it unfolded on the screen.

Their expressions shifted from shock to seriousness and finally to sheer astonishment.

In just five minutes, the spiny mutant worms managed to carve out a 20-meter radius of safe zone around the hole!

The spiny worms had formed a circle, blocking the Bone-Eating Fungal Ants from getting through!

What kind of mutant worms were these?

They had never seen anything like this before! And they could suddenly emerge from the ground like this?

The soldiers, who had been frantically using energy weapons to fire from the ship, were stunned as they watched.