Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 444 - 279: Crossing the Core Area_1

Zhang Ji watched as the massive team entered the middle area.

He looked towards the direction where the Dragon King Palace forces were previously stationed.

There, a Mutated Insect Army of 20,000 remained.

Mutated Yellowjackets and Mutated Red Fire Ants, half and half.

They were following the command of the Mutated Queen Bee, leading the team deeper into the dense forest.

On many of the Mutated Red Fire Ants, they carried Botany Essence and Spirit Stones.

Because Ye Feng wasn’t sure how the situation in the upcoming battle would unfold, he chose not to carry the abundant Botany Essence and Spirit Stones on his person.

He arranged for the Mutated Queen Bee to stay behind and after being teleported out, it would return to Sunset Valley with these resources.

The reason for leaving behind an army of 20,000 Mutated Insects was naturally to prevent unforeseen and irrational actions by certain individuals.

At this moment, the remaining Insect Army was executing Ye Feng’s last order, to collect as many resources as possible during the final two hours.

After observing for a moment, Zhang Ji turned back and said to the members of the Yang City team beside him, "Then let’s go too, and try to scavenge some more valuable goods."

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On the other side, the Dragon King Palace Army, upon entering the core area, displayed unparalleled combat power.

They steamrolled everything in their path.

At the forefront was a herd of tough, thick-skinned Mutated Rhinos, and in front of them, stone Puppets would occasionally appear in groups of twenty or thirty.

However, these Rock Puppets couldn’t slow down the team in the slightest.

Barely Fifth Order Peak, they couldn’t withstand a charge by a Mutated Rhino.

The rhinos’ horns were not only long but extremely sharp, easily piercing through the Rock Puppets with the momentum of their charge.

Of course, since the Rock Puppets had no core, even if their bodies were penetrated, they wouldn’t be killed.

All the Mutated Rhinos had to do was throw them to the ground after piercing their bodies and then simply continue charging forward without further concern.

Moreover, as they moved forward, their three or four-meter thick legs, chopping down fiercely, would crush the Rock Puppets into the ground as easily as pile drivers.

Naturally, even after such punishment, these Rock Puppets wouldn’t be so easily destroyed, but the problem was, after the Mutated Rhinos trampled them, the Mutated Elephants, Mutated Hippos, and Mutated Buffaloes would follow.

Under the weight of these massive Mutated Beings, the tough bodies of the Rock Puppets would quickly shatter.

The Mutated Mice moving within the army would then swiftly scavenge Spirit Stones from them and pass them to the Mutated Ants tasked with transport.

During this process, flames would sporadically erupt from the ground, and sometimes, earth spikes would shoot up to attack them.

The power of these flames and earth spikes was almost comparable to the abilities released by a Sixth Order Superpowered Being.

Unpredictable and hard to defend against, they posed a serious threat.

One can imagine that for the regular Sixth Order Mutant Animals, dealing with the Rock Puppets and also watching out for these unpredictable attacks was no easy task.

A moment of inattention could lead to injury.

And getting injured under such circumstances generally meant not making it far.

However, the Dragon King Palace Army had no such concerns, as the leading creatures were tough Mutated Beings.

Whether it was the sudden flames or the unexpected earth spikes, attacks on the Mutated Rhinos would only result in wounds a few tens of centimeters long.

Witnessing this, Ye Feng couldn’t help but mutter, "If humans tried to get through this core area, it would likely be very difficult."

Of course, such injuries were lethal to humans, but for the Mutated Rhinos that had grown beyond 60 meters in size, they were merely scratches.

They merely had to tense their muscles to staunch the bleeding, and the wounds would heal within half an hour without needing treatment.

Even if they sustained severe injuries from continuous attacks, it wouldn’t be an issue with Ye Feng there; a single vine could heal them instantly.

Moreover, neither flames nor earth spikes would appear constantly. Once triggered, there would be a period before they activated again.

So, if the front line comprised of Mutated Beings with strong defenses cleared the traps, the following troops could pass quickly without further attacks.

Even if they did encounter another attack, these Sixth Order Mutated Beings could survive at least one hit.

As long as it wasn’t an instant kill, Ye Feng could easily heal them.

In this way, the vast army advanced rapidly.

After the army had pushed forward for a full 10 kilometers, Metal Puppets began to appear intermittently.

Metal Puppets were even harder to kill, and crushing them as easily as the Rock Puppets was hardly feasible.

"The difficulty has at least doubled here. If it were an ordinary team, they’d probably be worn down to death," Ye Feng quickly assessed.

But for the Dragon King Palace Army, this posed no problem whatsoever.

If ordinary Sixth Order Mutant Animals couldn’t cope, then the Elite Squad would take action.

The 500 Mutant Animals that had once again undergone Attribute Transfer from Ye Feng were already at the Sixth Order, and with the enhanced strength from Ye Feng’s vines, they had doubled in power, enabling these Elite Animals to unleash a staggering six to seven hundred tons of force.