As the Diggers with needles approached, the crystal fungi also seemed to sense the danger and began to surround the large crystal fungi in groups. At the same time, some of them also rushed towards the Diggers.
About three hundred crystal fungi swam over. Lin immediately ordered the Diggers to retreat and only let a few dozen of them go forward to face the enemy.
Because the needles would automatically fire when the opponent approached, Lin could not let them all go at once. Otherwise, it would be a waste to shoot them all at once.
The Diggers carrying the needles approached the swimming crystal fungi. After the needles sensed that the enemy had entered the range, they instantly fired a round of volleys. A large number of crystal fungi did not even have time to react before they sank.
However, it was impossible to kill them all at once. Among the more than three hundred, there were still a few dozen crystal fungi that survived. They did not continue to rush over, but instead swayed nervously in place.
Lin knew that they were calling for their companions.
Sure enough, after a short while, all the troops guarding the large crystal fungi rushed over. Lin couldn't possibly kill all of them, and she couldn't possibly try to kill all of them.
Lin first let the dozen or so Diggers with light needles rush forward, while the other two hundred or so tried to go around them before they were all killed.
Now, those large crystal fungi were defenseless.
However, Lin made a mistake. In the process of the Diggers trying to go around, one of the Diggers' needles fired, and the stinger hit a crystal fungi. This action instantly caused a chain reaction, and all the crystal fungi rushed towards the team that was trying to sneak attack.
Retreat!
Lin immediately ordered them to disperse, but it was too late. The crystal fungi swam faster than the Diggers. Most of the Diggers' needles were fired because of the proximity of the crystal fungi, and in an instant, all the needles on a large number of Diggers were used up.
In the end, only 23 Diggers who were further away did not use up their needles.
Was it a mistake?
Lin only had one eye and could not see more, so it was inevitable that she miscalculated the distance. She did not calculate how far away she should be to ensure that the needles would not be triggered.
Lin needed more perceptive abilities.
But she had to end this battle first!
In the initial battlefield, there were only three thousand Diggers left out of the original seven thousand, and not a single cone cell was left.
Although the Lin species would not go extinct even if they lost, it meant that they would have to start anew. This war was related to the future of the Lin species!
The remaining 23 diggers did not stop. They continued to charge towards the few giant crystal fungi that were constantly releasing sticky substances. This time, Lin could feel that she was about to win...
Get close and shoot!
The poisonous stingers swiftly pierced into the body of a large crystal fungus, causing it to writhe in pain. But it was still far from death. It wasn't until the Excavator Lin had used up all five of her stingers that the crystal fungus' body finally lost its vitality and sank to the ground.
It seemed that due to his large body, the poison needles were not as effective.
On the other side, the crystal bacteria swarm had almost killed off all the diggers who had missed their needles, but the moment the giant crystal bacteria were attacked, they immediately rushed back.
However, Lin was one step faster. The excavators rushed towards the next giant crystal fungus. Five poison needles were shot out in an instant, and the crystal fungus collapsed.
The situation was the same for the next four. Because the giant crystal fungi were too slow, Lin easily killed them before they could rush back.
Lin let the diggers who still had their stingers scatter and escape first. She did not want these stingers to die. Now, it was time to return to the battlefield.
The situation on the battlefield was not optimistic. Although the giant crystal fungi were dead, a large amount of the sticky substances they secreted were still floating in the water. It was almost impossible to not be affected.
Therefore, the only way to end the battle was to use the acid injectors.
Lin had not used the acid injectors since the beginning because she was afraid that the opponent would develop resistance to the dissolving liquid. Moreover, the acid injectors were best used as the final blow.
However, Lin had miscalculated a little. Lin felt that it would be better to let the acid injectors attack the giant crystal fungi than to stingers.
But forget it.
There were now 2,977 diggers on the battlefield. Most of them were affected by the sticky substances, and the crystal fungi numbered more than seven thousand.
If the battle continued, they would lose. It was still very easy for the crystal fungi to kill the diggers affected by the sticky substances.
However, Lin had the acid injectors prepare a special gift for them.
Lin began to command a few unique cells to enter the battlefield. This was something that Lin had prepared ever since she discovered the sticky substance. These cells were gigantic, about five times the size of Lin's basic cells. They were transformed from the Reservoir, but the liquid inside their bodies wasn't fat or grease, but a large amount of dissolved fluid.
All of Lin's cells were resistant to the dissolving liquid. Of course, this was not the case at first, but Lin had always let them come into contact with or even swallow the dissolving liquid of the acid injectors. Over time, they all became resistant.
Lin named these reservoirs that had swallowed a large amount of dissolving liquid 'Exploding Spheres'.
That's right, the only thing they had to do was … explode!
Several hundred Exploding Spheres slowly floated into the battlefield. The crystal fungi that were fighting the diggers noticed these uninvited guests and immediately surrounded them, attacking the Exploding Spheres with their spikes.
When the Exploding Spheres were attacked, they would open their mouths and instantly suck in a large amount of water, expanding their bodies to the limit …
Then, they would turn into art!
What was art?
This wasn't the first time such an inexplicable word had appeared in Lin's mind, so she only found it strange for a moment before ignoring it.
In short, after the Exploding Sphere expanded to the limit, it would explode and release the dissolving liquid in its body, instantly killing the dozens of crystal fungi that surrounded it.
If the acid injectors were to directly enter the battlefield, their spout might be blocked by the sticky substances, but the Exploding Spheres were not affected by any sticky substances, and the water they released would wash away the sticky substances around them.
The crystal fungi that were hit by the Exploding Spheres were instantly killed or injured. Lin always waited for them to surround her before exploding, so she could achieve the greatest victory with the least sacrifice. However, the Exploding Spheres had more than one way of attacking. When they faced a small number of crystal fungi, they could directly swallow them and use the dissolving liquid in their bodies to dissolve them.
These Exploding Spheres were originally the reservoir's, so their devouring ability was already very powerful.
After the crystal fungi were hit by the Exploding Spheres, they began to collapse. Even before the acid injectors had entered the battlefield, there were only a little over a thousand crystal fungi left.
Although there weren't many Exploding Spheres left, it didn't matter.
Next, Lin still had over a thousand acid injectors, who could easily destroy this group of crystal fungi. There was no suspense in the following battle.
What made Lin feel strange was that all the crystal fungi were fighting, and even until the last moment, they didn't have any thoughts of running away.
The cells that Lin had killed before, no matter what kind, would all run away when the situation was not right, but the crystal fungi were different. They had never run away, which made Lin very curious.
Why would they continue to fight?
But despite her curiosity, Lin still killed every single one of them. The remains of countless cells dyed the water murky.
This battle almost caused Lin to lose over 70% of her community, but she didn't regret it. Lin's reservoir and basic cells had already arrived on the battlefield. They acted as cleaners, recycling all the resources again.