Chapter 737: Pre-War Preparation, Digging a Pit
He teleported everyone back to the underground tunnel with a single flash!
Ling Feng writhed in pain on the ground, howling nonstop, while Wang Ba looked as if he had found a priceless treasure.
"Boss Nan Shen, as a full-tank build, I've never dealt such terrifying damage in my life!"
"This little slingshot is basically a divine artifact—it gives a melee tank the ability to attack from long range! It's as good as a damage dealer!"
"And the power is insane!"
As a pioneer, Wang Ba instantly recognized the strategic value of the small slingshot.
Jiangnan grinned. "Pair it with durian pulp to restore spiritual energy, and we've got a full squad of artillery."
"Nova Fortress will be honored to be our first victim."
Ling Feng lay on the ground, grimacing in pain. "This slingshot can infinitely increase our advantage. How many do you have?"
Jiangnan shrugged. "Not many, but enough to get by."
"You all haven't slept in a long time, right? Take care of detoxing and resting. I still need to make some preparations for the upcoming plan."
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers three times, and void black holes erupted.
The earth and rock compressed, and three spherical spaces three hundred meters in diameter suddenly appeared beside the tunnel.
Then he pulled out various camping supplies from the alternate dimension, forming an underground shelter.
Everyone watched, their scalps tingling.
Could this ability be any more convenient?
Haidie and Yuke and the others looked envious—their supply vehicle had been smashed to pieces!
They had to sleep on stone floors while the other team got tents and sleeping bags!
After long journeys and battles, everyone was exhausted. A few Teletubbies fell asleep the moment they lay down in their sleeping bags.
At the tent entrance, Jiangnan smiled brightly. "Good night, Makka Pakka!"
Zhong Yingxue rubbed her eyes and fell asleep sweetly.
Jiangnan turned to Xia Yao. "Good night, Upsy Daisy!"
Da Lang Mie mumbled drowsily, "Mm, good night. Don't overwork yourself. Get at least a little sleep."
Jiangnan stepped out of the tent and headed for the tunnel. On the way, he saw Xiong Er lying on the ground, almost asleep, and grinned. "Good night, chubby potato."
Xiong Er: (๑•̌㉨•̑๑)？
Huh? Am I… am I really a chubby potato?
He was wide awake now.
Wang Ba, lying on the ground nearby, couldn't take it anymore.
_(:﹥｣∠)_
"So thoughtful? I want it too—say good night to me too!"
Jiangnan smiled brightly. "Good night, you big idiot."
Wang Ba: ???
What the hell…
There's no Teletubby named that, okay?
[From Wang Ba's Resentment Value +666]
"Hey, Boss Nan Shen, how do you take off this invisibility cloak? It's uncomfortable to sleep in."
Jiangnan: "You can't take it off. It comes off automatically after twenty-four hours."
At those words, quite a few Teletubbies perked up.
Ling Feng urgently asked, "Then how do we detox? We have to detox every four hours!"
Jiangnan: ╮(๐•︠ˍ•︡๐)╭
"That's why I told you to wear diapers. You can also tear them off by force, but it hurts like peeling off your skin."
The group of Teletubbies froze, grinding their teeth furiously. Realizing their dream really did come at a cost!
Even with diapers on, not everyone had the guts to use them, okay?
[From Ling Feng's Resentment Value +1000]
[From Gong Lin…]
At that moment, Haidie, who had just taken a small soybean, was looking for the zipper. When she heard Jiangnan's words, her smile froze.
"Gurgle gurgle~"
˚‧º·(˚˃̣̣̥᷄﹏˂̣̣̥᷅)‧º·˚ Waaah~
[From Haidie's Resentment Value +555]
Jiangnan didn't sleep. He still had big things to do!
In the tunnel, Jiangnan roughly estimated the location, then pulled out a jar of durian pulp, took a bite, and increased his total spiritual energy.
Then he grinned and started snapping his fingers like crazy.
Void black holes appeared one after another, and soon Jiangnan had excavated a massive underground space!
After all, each void black hole could compress all matter within a three-hundred-meter spherical space.
And Jiangnan was preparing to hollow out the entire underground of Nova Fortress!
Dig a huge pit, and use the compressed black beads as armor-piercing ammunition for himself.
Those who were resting heard the rumbling noises from the tunnel and were puzzled.
What was Boss Nan Shen up to again?
…
At that moment, inside Nova Fortress.
The giant centipede had already made seven laps. Due to the thick stone walls constantly rising in the city, its lap efficiency was greatly reduced.
Otherwise, it would have already run more than ten laps.
The thousand pairs of small slippers had almost all worn through, and its speed gradually slowed. The explorers' attacks could finally hit it.
The giant centipede didn't hesitate. It crashed through the city wall and disappeared.
Leaving only a mess and a Nova Fortress engulfed in flames.
Kai Qi roared at the sky, furious. After being harassed by the giant centipede, the fortress was in ruins, almost paralyzed.
Three to four hundred people had died, and half the buildings had collapsed.
"Damn it! Who the hell is behind this?"
"Earlier, when the centipede was causing chaos, didn't a group of mysterious figures interfere? Was it Jiangnan and his team?"
One subordinate said, "We searched the entire city. No trace of those mysterious people."
"The people from the Decker Laboratory also sent a message through the stone formation. The Heavenly Eye System didn't detect anything abnormal."
"Jiangnan and the others entered the Kora Mine and haven't come out. As soon as they do, the Heavenly Eye System will definitely spot their large group."
Kai Qi gritted his teeth. Not Jiangnan?
Then who did it?
"Hmph! Whoever it is, since they're sneaking around, it means they don't have the strength to confront us head-on."
"Besides causing some trouble, what else can they do? They want to descend to the fourth level? No way!"
The damaged city wall was quickly repaired with earth walls.
The large pits in the fortress were filled, and simple earth-and-stone buildings rose from the ruins.
All of this was done by the Decker Laboratory personnel using the core to repair Nova Fortress.
Although the fortress, which had been as battered as if a hurricane had passed through, didn't return to its previous state after some tidying up,
at least it was presentable.
Little did they know, Jiangnan had spent six hours hollowing out the entire underground of Nova Fortress.
He had dug an underground space ten kilometers in diameter and five thousand meters deep.
From there, it was just three hundred meters upward through the rock layer to reach Nova Fortress.
Who knows how many jars of pulp Jiangnan had eaten or how many black beads he had condensed.
Standing on the spatial barrier, Jiangnan patted his hands, full of satisfaction. "That's about right."
Just then, with a loud "boom," the giant centipede crashed through the tunnel wall.
It rushed toward Jiangnan excitedly, coming to beg for snacks.
Jiangnan flinched. "Hey, hey, hey! Don't come any closer. If you do, I'll fall! Stay away from me!"
This thing carried a spirit-binding field. If he was standing over the pit and his spiritual energy and abilities were sealed, he'd fall right in.
After all the trouble of digging this pit, it would be hilarious if he ended up trapping himself.
The giant centipede looked aggrieved but obediently ran far away to keep its spirit-binding field from affecting everyone.
The commotion woke everyone up.
Gong Lin walked out, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
(｡⁼̴～ก̀｡)"Boss Nan Shen? What's all this banging?"
"Ahhh!!!"
As soon as she stepped out, she stepped into empty air and fell straight down into the pit, plummeting.
[From Gong Lin's Resentment Value +666]
What's going on? Where did the ground go?
Her scream woke everyone up. They all leaned over to look.
∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll)
And were instantly petrified.
Where did this huge pit come from? Even my bald head can't reach the bottom!
Did Boss Nan Shen dig this himself? Are you an excavator?
What a waste of talent if he didn't go mining!
Jiangnan casually threw out a void chain, grabbed Gong Lin, and pulled her into his arms.
"Alright, alright, everyone get up. The prep work is done. Time for revenge!"
Everyone shivered. This is what you call prep work?
This is such a huge scene! Are you planning to bury the entire Nova Fortress?
Are you really that vengeful?
But I like it. Hehe~
It's bound to be exciting!
Everyone quickly got ready. Jiangnan also fitted Ling Feng with a new mechanical arm, though it was a bit oversized.
After all, it was salvaged from a mech. It would do for now.
He also fed the giant centipede seven spirit-binding beads.
Jiangnan patted its head and instructed, "As a tool beast, you need to understand your mission, got it?"
"Always keep your distance so your spirit-binding field doesn't affect us."
"Come over when we need transportation, understand?"
Everyone watched speechlessly. He managed to tame a high-speed train that comes on call?
Truly the ancestral-level expert who pioneered the study of spirit pets!
To ensure sufficient firepower, Jiangnan checked his system resentment value.
The total had exceeded ten million.
Since the small slingshot was an active legitimate prize, it couldn't be exchanged with resentment value, only obtained through draws.
Jiangnan immediately spent five million on a lucky ten-draw.
Unfortunately, no new prizes appeared. He got thirty-two small slingshots, and the rest were all forgiveness hats.
Combined with the slingshots from previous draws, he now had forty in total.
He gave one to each member of Jiangnan's Team and distributed the rest to Ling Feng, Xiao Zhen, and the others.
They were all tanky melee fighters. With the small slingshots, they could become violent long-range damage dealers when necessary.
The team's firepower output directly increased by a level.
Haidie and Yuke and their group looked on enviously, but Jiangnan certainly wouldn't give them any slingshots.
As for the resentment value spent, Jiangnan didn't care at all. He'd get it back in no time.
Without investment, how could there be returns?