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Chapter 1151 - 799: Slow Progress (Part 3)

Their mission is to develop Block F (Black Stone Pass), with the goal of establishing a forward outpost.However, the canyon passageway planned to lead to the pre-set outpost foundation is now blocked by a moving thorn jungle made of deep purple sharp crystals!

He knew that the opening task given by the Night Watcher wasn’t going to be easy.

If it were that easy, the artisans would have easily finished it off and these development missions wouldn’t be passed down.

The tasks handed down are all troublesome, and the Night Watcher has no interest in wasting too much time in these places.

But what are mere time-consuming troubles for the Night Watcher are real challenges for them, the Mercenary Corps.

"Detection shows these are "Shard Crystal Vines", and they’re in huge numbers."

The Alchemist responsible for environmental monitoring spoke urgently, "They can absorb nearby Chaos Magic Power and grow wildly, interconnected forming a ’crystal wall’.

"Physical attack efficiency is extremely low, and the core area seems to be... controlled by some kind of creature! Threat level automatically escalated to ’High-risk+’. "

What makes it even more troublesome is that the map shows the alternate detour route will take two more days, and the terrain is rugged and difficult, making it unfavorable for their ground vehicles to transport heavy equipment through.

Time is money!!!

"Low physical efficiency? Then try energy, prepare the Magic Energy Cannon!"

The adjutant ordered.

Boom! Boom!

Two temporarily set-up automatic Magic Energy Cannons supported by the Night Watcher fired fiercely at the crystal wall.

However, the energy beams shot at the deep purple crystals, and most of the energy was seemingly absorbed, merely making the crystals turn red-hot but not immediately shattering.

The overheating warning light on the cannon began to flash, and this crystal wall seemed to have been provoked, showing signs of expansion outward.

Seeing the plan about to be delayed, Victor’s gaze turned cold as he made a firm decision.

"No delays! Initiate protocol scenario B."

"Engineering team, deploy the ’Corrosion Pulse Probe’!" He pointed to a specific spot—behind a rock wall crevice on the side of the thickest part of that crystal wall, where the energy spectrum showed the main energy node of the crystal vines.

The engineering squad immediately opened the equipment box on a specially modified transport vehicle in the convoy.

Inside were several metal probes thicker than an arm, etched with complex runes.

These were not special equipment listed on the Night Watcher support list, but things they had acquired from the Night Watcher through connections.

"Deep interference corrosion pulse probe."

The engineering personnel skillfully connected the tail of the probe to the vehicle-mounted Energy Core, without which they’d have to supply the magic power themselves, which would be unsafe.

Then, under the cover of armored soldiers, braving the sporadic flying crystal shards, they fiercely hammered the heavy probe deep into the crack in the rock wall designated by Victor.

The tail of the probe lit up with a dangerous red glow.

"Activate!"

Buzz——!!!

A dull vibration so intense it almost stopped the heart came from beneath, and an enormous invisible shockwave frantically propagated along the rock layers and the root network of the crystal vines.

The massive deep-purple crystal vines seemed hit by an invisible Giant Hammer, letting out a wail akin to shattering glass.

The crystal wall at the core node instantly fractured with cobweb-like cracks.

"Now! Full firepower! Clear the way!"

Victor seized the moment and roared!

Zzzt! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The automatic Magic Energy Cannons concentrated their fire on the fractured node, and the shield generator temporarily focused energy in the direction targeted by the probe, stabilizing the shattered area.

The crystal wall was finally blasted open creating a massive gap large enough for heavy vehicles to pass through.

Through the swirling crystal dust, Victor could even see beyond the gap, the preplanned, flat terrain backed by a solid rock wall—designated as the pre-set outpost foundation point!

"Target area is open! Engineering team, proceed immediately! Start anchoring the modules according to the blueprint! Move it!"

Victor felt no joy in victory, only the hard and unyielding push forward.

The frontier pioneers of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Corps, braving the fierce wind and remaining crystal vine fragments, like a dam bursting with a torrent of steel, swiftly drove their engineering equipment through the forcibly opened passage, roaring toward their target point, and began the critical groundwork for the fortification.

They had no time to celebrate, for every step of advancement relied on the Night Watcher’s "cheat tools" and their own decisiveness and execution.

That pre-set foundation was the basis of their future, once defended, they would have a stake in this area.

The Night Watcher would reward them accordingly.

Provided they can hold it.

And now they had only just arrived.