53 Coastal Floating Bridge-Day 6

◎Typhoon is coming◎

[Map: Coastal Floating Bridge, Game Days: 6, Weather: Typhoon, Temperature: 24°C, Time: 12:00 AM.]

Danger always lurks in the depths of the night, especially when everyone's vigilance is at its lowest.

At this moment, all the players were immersed in dreams.

At first, there was only a gentle breeze on the sea surface, but then the wind gradually accelerated and turned into an invisible giant beast, roaring wildly on the sea.

The raft swayed in the strong wind and huge waves, as if it would be swallowed up at any time.

The roar of the storm woke up all the players.

Yan Lan sat up suddenly, her heart filled with uneasiness. She quickly lit the kerosene lamp, and the dim light swayed in the shaking cabin.

Although Snowball was still in a hazy sleep, he instinctively flew to Yan Lan's side, using his small body to give his owner a little comfort.

Yan Lan gently stroked Snowball, trying to calm her heartbeat. After her heartbeat finally calmed down, she picked up the kerosene lamp and decided to go outside to check the situation.

She knew that the noises inside were enough to tell her how fierce the storm outside was. But she still had to go out and investigate. She couldn't rest assured until she saw it with her own eyes.

Just as she took a step, an even more violent vibration hit her. The entire raft seemed to be thrown up and dropped heavily by the huge waves. Yan Lan had to hold on tightly to the wall beside her to barely keep her balance.

At this moment, she could deeply feel how violent the storm raging outside was without having to witness it with her own eyes.

The furnishings in the wooden house were originally independent, and the tables, chairs and benches were blown all over the place by the violent wind, leaving a mess. Only the solid wooden bed, because it was tightly connected to the raft, became a rare stable place in the storm, but it also swayed with the raft.

Tables, chairs, and benches can easily injure people accidentally. Seeing this, Yan Lan quickly put the shaky working tables, tables, chairs, benches, and other items into the compartments of her backpack one by one.

Then, she and Snowball curled up together on the sturdy wooden bed, one hand holding the bed for stability, while Snowball huddled tightly in her arms. The man and the elf huddled together for warmth in the storm.

The other players were all panicked by this sudden change, and the group chat once again became their spiritual haven. Everyone spoke up, trying to draw a little warmth and strength from each other's words.

"This strong wind came so suddenly that it caught us off guard."

"When will this storm stop? I really can't stand it anymore."

"If everything is predictable, how can we play this game? We should just change the name to 'Easy Living'."

"Come to think of it, doesn't Ji Zhou always consider himself a prophet? Why didn't he warn us about tonight's typhoon?"

"Yeah, I was wondering that too. Ji Zhou's predictions are always pretty accurate."

As the discussion deepened, some suspicions began to emerge.

"Could it be that he deliberately concealed the truth because Yuan Song had a quarrel with him yesterday?"

"Oh, if that's the case, it's totally wrong."

As soon as Yan Lan entered the group chat, she saw this chaotic scene and couldn't help but frown.

She looked at those excited and indignant faces and really wanted to curse. It seemed that in this circle, people were used to dependence and asking for things, and once they chose to protect themselves, they were regarded as outcasts.

Selfishness is part of human nature, but it is rare to see selfishness taken to such an extent.

Although she thought so in her heart, her tone was calm: "Sharing information has never been an obligation, but a choice. No one has the right to ask others to share their news."

As soon as she finished speaking, the group was silent for a few seconds.

"District Chief, are you defending Ji Zhou?" Someone asked after a while, his tone full of doubt.

Yan Lan: "No, I'm just stating a fact."

"But isn't this putting us in danger?" someone else objected.

Yan Lan said firmly, "What we need to improve is our ability to protect ourselves in danger, rather than blindly blaming others."

"But if he tells everyone this information, our chances of survival will be much higher."

Yan Lan's lips curled into a wry smile, her heart filled with helplessness. She had always despised those who engaged in internal strife in the face of a crisis, but today she could hardly conceal her indignation and finally couldn't help but speak out.

Yan Lan: "The information is his. He has the right to decide whether to tell everyone. If he told you, you should be grateful. If he didn't, it's only natural. And what makes you think he got the news?"

"But...but doesn't he have the ability to predict the future? Didn't he..."

Some people still refused to give up and tried to argue.

Seeing this, Yan Lan's supporters stepped forward and spoke sharply.

"If you are sick, you should get treatment. Don't talk nonsense here and pollute people's eyes." Yuan Zhou's words were tinged with sarcasm.

"Precognition is not omnipotent. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes." Lu Xiaokui analyzed calmly, and every word he said made sense.

"One judges a gentleman by one's own standards." Xie Yuan was even more direct and hit the nail on the head.

"Yeah, they told you out of kindness. No one in other districts shared this information."

"Some players are just so selfish. When have they ever contributed to the community? And yet they dare to make demands on others. I'm speechless."

The debate gradually died down with the powerful response from Yan Lan and her supporters. At the beginning, those players just talked nonsense and did not dare to offend so many people. When they realized that Yan Lan was angry, they all fled.

The quarrel gradually faded away. Yan Lan was about to turn around and leave when the screen lit up again. It was a message from Ji Zhou.

"Thanks for your understanding. I only predicted acid rain yesterday, so the probability of predicting it today is much lower."

He actually took the initiative to explain, and his indifference in the face of misunderstanding made Yan Lan's heart inexplicably tight.

She quickly responded: "Why don't you explain yourself? They wronged you like that."

"What they think is none of my business. I just want the people I care about to understand me."

Ji Zhou's words were concise and affectionate, which made Yan Lan feel warm in her heart.

While she was stunned, Ji Zhou sent another greeting: "How is the situation over there? Is there any danger? If..."

Yan Lan's lips curled slightly: "I'm safe for now."

Originally, he wanted to invite Ji Zhou to come to his place, but the bound RV was nowhere to be found, and he didn't know where he would be teleported to, so he swallowed the second half of the words.

"What else?" he asked.

Yan Lan responded gently: "It's okay, be careful and keep in touch."

"Yeah, you too."

Closing the conversation window with Ji Zhou, Yan Lan held the flashlight tightly and slowly pushed open the creaking wooden door. A beam of light instantly pierced through the darkness, illuminating the vast sea ahead.

The surroundings were swallowed up by the thick night, and only the light of the flashlight swayed in the darkness, looking small and fragile.

Her heart suddenly tightened, as if she had some ominous premonition.

Looking closely, the raft seemed to have quietly left the road it was originally supported on and was floating alone on the vast ocean.

This is a deep ocean, which contains endless unknowns and dangers.

——Bang!

There was a sudden loud noise and the raft shook violently, as if something was hitting it hard.

This was definitely not a noise caused by a typhoon, but rather some unknown creature was attacking the raft.

Yan Lan cursed in her heart, what she feared would come true, crises came one after another, catching her off guard.

[Triggering emergency task - octopus monster, please quickly eliminate it. ]

The mission came as a bolt from the blue. Yan Lan couldn't help but shake her head helplessly, thinking to herself: "How can we have such a troublesome thing as the octopus monster when the typhoon is raging? It's like adding insult to injury!"

Another violent shockwave struck, and the raft swayed in the wind and waves. Yan Lan managed to steady herself, thinking to herself: Although her raft had an initial 1,000 points of defense, it probably wouldn't hold out for long under such a double attack.

Yan Lan quickly pulled out the Frost Moon Bow, which was shining with a cold light, from her backpack and stepped towards the core of the storm without hesitation.

Seeing this, Snowball was not willing to fall behind. He stood up straight, as if he was ready to fight side by side.

However, as soon as it stepped out of the sheltered hut, it was blown around by the strong wind and could only circle around the door anxiously, making "squeaking" sounds, expressing its unwillingness and worry.

Yan Lan looked back at the struggling Snowball, a warm feeling welling up in her heart, but it also strengthened her resolve. She had to get rid of this octopus monster as soon as possible, for herself and for her friends.

So she took a deep breath, drew the bowstring, and prepared for the upcoming battle.

Snowball had no choice but to retreat back to the cabin and clench his two paws to cheer on his little master.

These are two giant octopus monsters. They have huge heads with two eyeballs emitting faint green light. Their eight strong and powerful tentacles are rolling wildly on the sea surface, causing wave after wave of huge waves, as if they want to swallow everything.

One of the octopus monsters suddenly swung its two front tentacles, and the suction cups on them tightly attached to the drifting raft like magnets, trying to pull the raft into the abyss through violent swinging.

However, Yan Lan did not give it a chance to succeed.

She stood steadily, her eyes calm and determined, and without hesitation, she raised the bow emitting an ice-blue luster and pulled it gently.

[Skill 1: Penetration], two flashes of cold light appeared, and the two tentacles attached to the raft were broken off at the root and fell into the sea.

The octopus monster, having lost its tentacles, was about to launch a violent counterattack, but Yan Lan had already taken the initiative and drew her bow and arrow again.

[Skill 2: Stun] Two arrows pierced the air and hit the other octopus monster accurately.

In an instant, the two huge monsters seemed to have pressed the pause button, their bodies stiff and unable to move.

Yan Lan pursued the victory with an attack like a tide, firing arrows at once. Each arrow carried a special skill and struck accurately, leaving the octopus monster no chance to breathe.

When all her skill arrows were used up, she used the grid in her backpack to quickly change shapes. Frost Moon bent the bow and put it back into her backpack, and a cleverly designed pistol appeared in her hand. The whole movement was smooth and flowing.

——Bang bang bang!

Gunshots rang out continuously, and each shot was accompanied by a rapid drop in the octopus monster's health.

Although Yan Lan was new to gunmanship, she had the foundation of many years of archery training and quickly mastered the pistol shooting skills. Every bullet she fired hit the target's vital points accurately.

Finally, the health of the two giant octopuses dropped to 0.

[Task completed, points +20,000. ]

This achievement made Yan Lan feel a little relieved.

She checked the raft's defense status. More than half of the initial 1,000 points of defense had been consumed, but when she thought of the generous rewards brought by each octopus monster - 10,000 points contributed by each, she couldn't help but feel that this battle was dangerous but worth it.

Before they could be happy for long, a sudden strong wind came and the raft seemed to be a small boat in the wind and waves. It was thrown mercilessly into the sky and then suddenly fell down, just like riding a roller coaster.

Yan Lan gritted her teeth and managed to maintain her composure with her extraordinary psychological quality.

In the outside world, the wind was biting cold, the waves were roaring, and the breath of icy sea water blew in her face, almost suffocating her.

She quickly glanced around and, after confirming that there were no new threats, quickly retreated to the relatively warm cabin.

Snowball, who had been waiting in the wooden house, saw Yan Lan return safely, and the worry in his eyes instantly disappeared. He seemed to be able to sense Yan Lan's tiredness and difficulties, so he went forward to rub her waist and back.

The typhoon raged throughout the night and showed no signs of weakening until the next morning.

The raft was swaying in the strong wind. Yan Lan, who had always had a good sleep quality, was unable to fall asleep. She stayed awake all night, alert to the danger that might occur at any time.

【Author’s words】

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