On 65th Street.

The creeps covering the concrete floor quickly turned into coke under the baptism of the flames.

The incubation rooms hidden in the shops along the street were destroyed one by one, and the players used Molotov cocktails and flamethrowers to destroy the rows of eggs beating as if they already had a pulse.

Soon, nearly 400 players from 3 companies completed the suppression of the main road of 65th Street, and the burning flames and billowing smoke had also covered the ominous spore cloud.

Standing at the front line of the position in his blue exoframe, Chu Guang held the Nitrogen-Powered Hammer in his hand and looked around at the messy battlefield.

The full circulation system had been activated.

Not to mention spores, not even a speck of dust could float into his armor.

A Creeper had tried to attack him, but before it could reach him, it was stopped by a group of awakened players with rifles.

Looking at the beast struggling on the ground, Chu Guang casually pulled out the Silver Snake revolver hanging on his waist, shot it in the head and ended its life.

Thinking how easy it was to kill a Creeper now, Chu Guang couldn’t help thinking about the past.

He still remembered the time when he brought Night Ten and Ample Time who were newer than even the current newbies to Brown Farm. That was half a year ago and a single Creeper nearly wiped them out.

Now… He didn’t even need to make a move.

Putting away the revolver, Chu Guang looked at the building with a huge clock not far away.

The dark red creep had already spread to the third floor, and the mycelium as thick as a thigh also expanded outward, sticking to the nearby buildings. Behind the dark windows was the eerie scarlet.

That should be the Hive... Although compared to those of the same kind in the city center, it was still very young, even bordering on immature.

It was simply unimaginable that it could develop in less than two weeks. If it was given a few more weeks, only God would know what would happen.

Chu Guang waved his hand, signaling to Company A, which had already arrived under the building, to launch an attack.

The strength type players stood in a row and fired the 20mm Lance in their hands in turn. In just a minute, nearly 100 high-explosive shells and armor-piercing incendiary shells were shot at the building, blasting the wall, the creep, and the 6 Tyrants guarding the entrance into pieces.

Large pieces of steel bars were exposed in front of the players.

Chu Guang continued to give orders, commanding the players with flamethrowers to light the caps on the nozzles of the flamethrowers and move forward under the cover of other players.

Glancing at the corpses on the ground, Escaping Mole muttered to himself. "As I expected…"

Sideline Slacking glanced at him and raised an eyebrow curiously. "Expected what?"

Escaping Mole muttered, "The Hive’s control over Slime Mold is not in the form of direct control, but indirectly through the control of node creatures. So as long as the node creatures are killed, the Tide will naturally be weakened... Until they are eventually destroyed."

Sideline Slacking stared at him like he was looking at a fool. "... Isn’t that what I said?"

Escaping Mole coughed dryly, "I summed it up for you."

"..."

Sum up my ass.

Feeling speechless, Sideline Slacking decided to ignore the shameless rodent and looked towards the clock tower ahead.

That should be the Tide’s command tower, a hive that bred Slime Mold and spread spores.

A team of 10 had covered the players with flamethrowers and rushed into the building. He believed that the whole street would be filled with the smell of roasted mushrooms soon.

It has finally end… Huh?

An explosion suddenly came from inside the clock tower, and a flame more than ten meters long shot out of the entrance of the building.

Burning concrete blocks flew out one after another, and a figure several meters high appeared in the billowing smoke. There were flesh-red mold blocks hanging on the ground like a skirt behind it, and writhing snake-like tentacles floating in the back of its head.

When enemies came face to face, their eyes would blaze with hate.

Looking at the figure coming out of the billowing smoke, Spring Water Commander opened his eyes wide in surprise. He pointed at the monster excitedly and shouted. "That’s it! The Queen!"

"Heavy infantry come with me! Shield wall defense! Strength type players change your bullets to armor-piercing bullets! Listen to my orders and prepare to kill the boss!"

This time he put on his heavy cavalry exoskeleton. He even armed it to the teeth. He didn’t want to die again.

The Queen let out a mournful roar, and from behind her tall body, dozens of tentacles shot out like lightning, stabbing at the players standing outside the clock tower.

20 KV-1 exoskeletons stepped forward together. They raised steel plates to protect their teammates.

The tentacles struck the steel plates like whips, creating a series of dull thuds!

Many people were shaken slightly or pushed back a step, but they were not injured.

Spring Water Commander, who was standing at the front line, froze for a moment. He found it a little hard to believe.

Why do I feel like… She’s a little weak?

At this moment, a piercing scream suddenly came from the sky, followed by a series of dense rain of fire.

The flame-breathing glider swooped down, shooting out bullets that struck the stairs all the way to the Queen’s head.

Although the 7mm bullet failed to penetrate the spiky armor attached to the Queen’s skin, it tore the tentacles protruding from its back into pieces.

Immediately after the clouds of dust were kicked up from the ground, a series of blood mists burst out from the Queen’s body.

Those tentacles, which were more than ten meters long, were broken inch by inch, falling on the ground twisting and struggling like a severed earthworm. The black blood at the fracture points was gushing like a spring, soaking the fragmented steps in an instant.

The players who were preparing for the boss battle were shocked when they saw the scene unfolding before them.

What the heck?! Why is this boss so weak?

The players weren’t the only ones. Chu Guang, who had just raised his Gauss Rifle, was also stunned.

Originally he thought that since the creature dared to take the initiative to attack, she would have some trump card up her sleeves. He didn’t expect it to be her dying struggle.

The Queen, who was severely injured, let out a painful roar, and her huge body began to fall backward.

The creep attached to the building was also wriggling restlessly. Many scarlet eggs fell on the steps one by one, and the fruiting bodies that were not fully matured emerged one after another.

Some of them lacked hands, some lacked legs, and some didn’t even have a lower body.

They roared and rushed towards the players as soon as they came out of the eggs.

It appeared to be their final charge for real.

"Fire!" Spring Water Commander swung his right hand forward sharply and commanded.

Dozens of rifles and light machine guns unleashed their firepower at the same time, instantly tearing these half-matured Crunchers into pieces.

Players carrying Lance or Kontos were about to rush up the stairs covered with corpses to chase the Queen who had retreated into the Hive.

The next second, a loud whistle came from the skies once again.

Battlefield Cheerleader who was at the forefront heard a faintly annoying laughter.

"HA HA HA HA HA! The kill is mine!"

With his crazed laughter, the glider swooped into the main entrance before plunging straight into the Queen’s chest.

The huge inertia pushed the several meter tall body to the ground, and dragged it forward for several meters. The Queen whose chest was stirred by the propeller let out a painful roar.

However, soon, the bursting flames engulfed the glider and the fallen Queen.

The heat wave from the explosion quickly spread outward.

After being hit by the flying debris, Darkest, who was protected by his KV-1, finally came back to his senses. He gulped softly, "Isn’t solid hydrogen very safe..."

He once heard that the solid-state hydrogen battery did not use pure solid hydrogen as a raw material. There were some other substances in it, which would make the battery less prone to explosion.

That was also why solid hydrogen batteries were more versatile than metal hydrogen batteries…

Battlefield Cheerleader, who had stopped moving, was silent for a while. Eventually, he mumbled softly, "... Do you think… Do you think that crazy asshole taped a dynamite to his battery…?”

Or maybe there were explosives with a time-delay in the cockpit.

Battlefield Cheerleader didn’t find it very strange after knowing Mosquito for such a long time, but Darkest was completely shocked.

"Holy shit… Was that really necessary?!"

Although the plane was made of wood, it was not cheap, right?

At the very least, the 2 Maxim machine guns attached to it were quite expensive. He had seen them in NPC stores before. Each would cost thousands of silver coins!

Spring Water Commander, wearing his heavy cavalry exoskeleton, walked over from behind and glanced at the smoky hall. "Is it dead?"

Battlefield Cheerleader nodded. "It should be."

"To be on the safe side, we need to go in and take a look." Spring Water Commander smiled and patted his arm, "I’ll leave it to you."

Battlefield Cheerleader rolled his eyes, but didn’t refuse to do it.

The defense of the Miner I welded with steel plates was not weak, and it was only slightly worse than the type 6 heavy cavalry exoskeleton Battlefield Cheerleader was wearing.

Looking at his teammates who were discussing calmly, Darkest couldn’t help but yell, "Wait, why aren’t you surprised?"

When Spring Water Commander and Sideline Slacking heard what he said, they raised their eyebrows in unison.

"It’s Mosquito..."

"

Mhm

... I’d be surprised if the plane has anything actually useful other than bombs."

"..."

...

[Server Announcement:

Queen was killed by Mosquito!

]

[Since the player chose to make it public, this achievement will be recorded in the Hall of Fame!]

[Mission:

Final Battle (Completed)

]

[We’ve defeated the Tide! Victory belongs to us!]

Players both online and offline noticed the announcement at the same time. It either appeared on their VMs or the official website.

With the defeat of the boss, the new Hive also lost its last protective barrier and was completely exposed to the players.

The horizon in the distance was getting brighter.

Barrels of fuel were sent into the clock tower one after another as flames quickly rose into the air.

The scorching flames burned fiercely in the Hive, and together with the hot smoke, it engulfed the thumping eggs on the creep. The tentacles that transported nutrients and organic matter were also destroyed.

In the smoke, large pieces of creep fell from the walls of the clock tower.

Even if the remaining fuel may not be enough to completely burn these thick creeps, they would die quickly without the supply, or become harmless plaque.

The players below the clock tower let out loud cheers of victory.

Since the opening of Wasteland Online, it was the first time that players fought a battle that involved 1,000 or more players.

Many people stood in front of the burning clock tower and took photos with their comrades in arms, and the headsets capable of taking pictures were passed among the players.

Looking at the burning clock tower on the street covered with morning glow, Chu Guang was a lot more shocked than the players.

We beat the Tide!

There was nothing in the city that could threaten their survival anymore. That also meant that they truly gained a firm foothold in the northern suburbs of Clearspring City.

Boulder Town, located in the third ring to the west, might be a potential threat, but so far, they have not shown obvious hostility.

Perhaps the south was at the heart of their interests.

Chu Guang raised his eyes and looked to the north, surging emotions rushed through his heart.

If neither Boulder Town nor the Great Rift Valley had any intention of ending the turmoil in the River Valley Province, then he was destined to be the one who would bring the end to it.

The next moment, a light blue window appeared in Chu Guang’s field of vision.

[The Tide will end in 7 days.]

[Congratulations, young administrator...]