"That is where you and Little Vine come in."
Lu Zhen understood.
He would force the queen to expose its abdomen while Little Vine restrained its roots.
Leng Pan would then remove the crystal.
It would require precise timing.
If Leng Pan missed, she might damage the crystal or strike one of the captives behind the creature.
"Sonny, Vanish," Lu Zhen called.
Both men looked towards him.
"Move as many captives as you can away from the centre. Do not sever the roots yet."
"What are you planning?" Sonny asked.
"We are taking the crystal."
Sonny glanced at the glowing object inside the queen.
"That could make it angry."
"It is already angry."
"That is true."
Sonny and Vanish continued moving the sacs.
They could not detach them fully, but they could pull them along the flexible roots and clear a section of the chamber.
Chief Gao watched everything from inside the mist barrier.
"You cannot remove it," he said.
"No one asked for your opinion," Leng Pan replied.
