Chapter 68 Chapter 68 "At this moment, I only regret that there are not enough wild monsters coming"...
The order was given and the team immediately took action.
Several team members who had aquatic or amphibious pets quickly came to the edge of the platform and carefully let the pets explore the sea water to sense the water flow and movements in the distance.
The spirit pets of several other team members emitted invisible perception waves, or flew up small reconnaissance spirit pets, trying to penetrate the endless sea surface and possible interference to find out the situation in the surrounding sea area.
After a brief investigation, the information was quickly gathered to Renata.
"About 500 meters to the northeast, there's a small platform that simulates a reef. The energy fluctuations detected are weak. It's possible that it's unoccupied or occupied by a weaker team." A member of the reconnaissance team quickly reported.
"About 700 meters to the west, there is a medium-sized platform with mixed energy fluctuations. At least two teams are fighting or confronting each other."
Renata's eyes were sharp as she made a quick decision. "Main force, follow me to immediately capture the reef platform to the northeast and establish an outpost. Team members, divide into small groups and disperse to guard the perimeter of our main island, defending against possible underwater attacks and remaining ready for support at any moment!"
"Huoqiushan, lead a small team and advance slowly westward to investigate the situation on that medium-sized platform. Do not rashly intervene in the battle. Report back immediately after you have determined the situation!"
"Yes!" Huoqiushan took the order and immediately called for people.
After the order was issued, the Fifth Beast Taming Academy immediately began to operate efficiently.
Soon Renata separated from the main team members and the school team members and went to other places to expand their territory.
Jiang Qing, Zhao Peng, Meng Yanlang and two other school team members naturally formed a team, responsible for guarding the southeast waters.
Zhu Tianba was forcibly carried to the edge of the platform by Jiang Qing. Facing the sparkling sea, it was still a little shivering, but it was much better than a few days ago. At least it could stand firmly.
"Tianba, sense if there is anything abnormal underwater?" Jiang Qing ordered in a low voice, while at the same time concentrating on observing the sea surface.
Zhu Tianba grunted reluctantly twice, and the diamond-shaped mark on his forehead emitted a faint light. His invisible perception spread into the water like ripples, carefully detecting the energy fluctuations nearby.
Zhao Peng's Iron-Armored Bull and another team member's Shield-Armored Turtle were at the front, forming a solid physical defense line.
Meng Yanlang's undead rat released undead afterimages and explored the surroundings.
"It's safe underwater for now. There are no large spirit beasts or stealth units nearby." After a moment, Meng Yanlang said based on the feedback from the undead rat.
Zhu Tianba also nodded in agreement.
Jiang Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't dare to let his guard down completely.
At this moment, the communications team member in the center of the main island suddenly shouted, "Team Lei has sent a message. The northeast reef platform has been successfully captured without encountering strong resistance. Defenses are being established and personnel will be sent to garrison later."
The good news lifted everyone's spirits.
There are 30 stations in the arena. Excluding the initial station which cannot be plundered, there are 25 stations left. Points are accumulated every minute, so the time and number of occupations are equally important.
There are two strategies in the early stage. One is to occupy as many islands as possible, that is, stations. The other is to defend the current island.
The former requires more time, energy and manpower. The more islands are occupied, the fewer people will be sent to defend the island, which is not a good thing for defending the island.
Each school and its team members have a total of 100 people. Based on an average of 5 islands, there are about 20 people defending each island.
If the number of islands occupied by a school is below the average, there will be more people challenging the challenge.
A reasonable strategy is the core focus of the offensive and defensive game.
Jiang Qing understood, Renata understood even better, and the teachers and referees from various colleges outside the field also knew it.
Half of the school team was sent to another island to defend the competition.
The pressure on this small island was suddenly reduced by half.
Jiang Qing was left behind.
Looking at the beams of light that kept lighting up on the sea level in the distance, she fell into deep thought.
After counting the number of people, Jiang Qing led a team of five to prepare for an offensive.
The team members include herself, Zhao Peng, Meng Yanlang and two other school team members who have good coordination. One is Lin Wei, a girl who is good at water battles and whose spirit pet is Blastoise. The other is Zhang Ke, a boy who is good at setting traps and controlling, and whose spirit pet is Vine Monkey.
"We're too passive if we just sit here all the time." Jiang Qing looked at the energy lights that kept bursting and extinguishing in the distance. It was evidence of fierce battles taking place on other islands. "Team Lei and the others are exploring, so we can't just sit there and wait."
"There should be some small platforms nearby that have not been discovered or have weak defenses," said Jiang Qing.
"I agree." Meng Yanlang returned from the shadows with the Undead Rat. "About three hundred meters to the southwest, there's a low reef. The energy response is very weak. It might just be a resource point or a very small platform, but it's worth exploring."
"Let's go there." Jiang Qing made a decisive decision.
She lowered her head and looked at her feet. "Tianba, can you teleport all five of us over a short distance at once?"
Zhu Tianba looked at the sea area, estimated the distance, and nodded affirmatively: "Okay, the distance is no problem."
"Okay, get ready for action!"
"Lin Wei, your Blastoise will be responsible for underwater surveillance and clearing the way. Zhang Ke, if there are enemies after approaching, give priority to controlling them. Zhao Peng and Meng Yanlang, be ready to engage in battle at any time." Jiang Qing quickly assigned tasks.
The five people gathered around Zhu Tianba.
The diamond-shaped mark on Zhu Tianba’s forehead lit up, and the power of space enveloped everyone.
The next moment, there was a glimmer of light, and the figures of five people and one pig disappeared instantly from the southeast side of the main island.
After a slight dizziness, the five people landed on a slippery, uneven black reef.
"Having a spatial attribute in the team is very convenient and saves a lot of travel." Zhao Peng praised sincerely.
Remember, time is money.
This reef area is very small, only about half the size of a basketball court. In the center there is a small, dimly glowing stone pillar with the logo of the Fifth Academy on it. Place the runes engraved with the Fifth Beast Taming Academy on it and wait for about a minute, and the island will be successfully occupied by them.
Just as Meng Yanlang was about to put the rune on, an accident happened.
They weren't the only ones to discover this place.
Almost at the same time as they appeared, a teleportation light flashed behind the other side of the reef, and three students wearing the uniforms of the Third Beastmaster Academy's Zhishazhou team also appeared.
When the two sides suddenly met each other, they were both stunned.
The people from the Third Academy obviously didn't expect that someone would get here first, and suddenly appear through space teleportation.
"From the Fifth Academy?" The leading student from the Third Academy had a sharp look in his eyes. Beside him was a spiritual pet that was covered with red scales and looked like a pangolin.
Everyone recognized it as the ninth level mortal "Scorching Pangolin".
The pangolin growled threateningly.
Not the main team.
Jiang Qing quickly made a judgment in his mind that there was not even an Earth-level Beast Tamer among the three.
"Do it!" Jiang Qing unleashed his full strength.
"Vine monkey, entangle." Zhang Ke reacted extremely quickly. He formed seals with his hands, and his vine monkey screamed. Countless green vines broke through the slippery reefs and quickly wrapped around the three people and three beasts opposite.
"Armored, charge." Zhao Peng's armored bull lowered its head and rushed towards the opponent's formation, trying to disrupt it.
"Water arrows, water cannon interference." Lin Wei's Blastoise dived into the water, and the holes on its carapace sprayed out high-speed water arrows, directly hitting the opponent's lower body.
Meng Yanlang's undead rats sneaked up quietly, looking for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
Although the five of them specialize in different areas, they are all combat-type and their attack power is beyond doubt.
The three people from the Third College were obviously also experienced members of the school team, and their reactions were not slow at all.
"Scorching fire, rolling stones." The leading student commanded.
The scorching pangolin immediately curled up into a burning boulder, crushed the vines that were wrapped around it, and charged towards the armored bull.
Bang--
The flames collided with brute force, making a dull sound.
The Iron-Armored Bull was knocked back two steps, and the Fiery Pangolin rolled over to absorb the force.
The other two students from the Third Academy also commanded their respective spirit pets to attack.
A level eight ordinary "Dust Fox" raised a large amount of sand and dust that interfered with vision.
Another "Flame Bird" of the same rank nine flew into the air and spewed fireballs at Jiang Qing and the others.
"Tianba, distort the space and deflect the fireball!" Jiang Qing ordered calmly.
Ever since Zhu Tianba awakened his spatial attribute, Jiang Qing has been able to use it more and more skillfully.
Zhu Tianba hummed, and the space in front of him fluctuated slightly. The trajectories of the whistling fireballs suddenly shifted, and they crashed into the sea water next to them with a few puffs, stirring up a large amount of steam.
Jiang Qing saw that the opponent was being restrained by the Iron Bull and the Vine Monkey, and the moment the long-range attack was neutralized, he said: "Tianba, short-range flash, target the Flame Bird!"
Zhu Tianba's figure disappeared in an instant, and the next moment he appeared behind the Flame Bird in mid-air.
A heavy pig's hoof containing the power of space kicked hard on the back of the Flamebird.
The Flamebird was caught off guard and was kicked down from the air with a scream.
"Shadow, launch a shadow attack!" Meng Yanlang immediately seized the opportunity.
The undead rats that had been lurking nearby leaped out from the shadows like ghosts, their sharp claws filled with a chilling deathly aura as they pounced on the falling Flamebird.
Swish——
Several deep wounds suddenly appeared on the Flame Bird's body, and its light quickly dimmed. After struggling for a few times, it turned into white light and was forcibly taken back into the contract space.
The first "dead" unit appears.
"Damn it!" The student from the Third Academy who lost his spiritual pet turned pale.
"Retreat first! They have space system and are not easy to deal with!" The leading student from the Third Academy saw that the situation was not good and made a prompt decision.
"Scorching fire, smoke screen!"
The Fiery Pangolin spewed out a large amount of thick smoke mixed with sparks, covering the area.
"Don't let them run away!" Zhao Peng shouted.
"Tianba, block their teleportation?" Jiang Qing looked at Zhu Tianba.
Zhu Tianba tried to sense it, shook his head, and explained: "The smoke interference is too strong, the positioning is inaccurate, and the forced blockade may be wrong."
By the time the smoke was dispersed by the water flow of Lin Wei's Blastoise, the three students from the Third Academy had used this brief gap to activate some escape props or spiritual pet skills. Their figures became blurred and they quickly fled towards a medium-sized platform in the distance.
"What a pity, it ran so fast." Zhang Ke put away the vine monkey, feeling a little regretful.
"Don't chase after a desperate enemy. Our target is this station." Jiang Qing stopped Zhao Peng who wanted to pursue him, "Activate it immediately."
Meng Yanlang nodded, pressed the rune on the glowing stone pillar, and injected a trace of source power.
The runes on the stone pillar lit up one by one, and finally stabilized. The shadow of the emblem of the Fifth Beast Taming Academy appeared on the top.
[The Fifth Beast Taming Academy successfully occupied Micro Arena Station #17. Current points increased by +1 and will continue to accumulate.]
A system prompt sounded in the minds of all the members of the Fifth Academy.
"Success!" Lin Wei said happily.
Although it is just a micro site, the points uniform is the same. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, and they don’t mind it.
On the main island, Huo Qiushan, who was in charge of the school team, sent a commendation over the comms. "Your team will stay there for the time being and be vigilant, especially underwater. The people from the Third Academy might return for revenge. We will notify the main team and send someone to defend the arena immediately."
"I understand." Meng Yanlang responded.
The five-man team immediately dispersed, took up advantageous positions, and observed their surroundings vigilantly.
Although Zhu Tianba still didn't like water very much, he also diligently sensed the spatial fluctuations around him to prevent the opponent from using spatial abilities to launch a sneak attack.
Jiang Qing immediately followed Huoqiushan's instructions and built a simple defense based on the rocky terrain.
Lin Wei's Blastoise was half submerged in the water, and the sensor holes on its carapace were constantly scanning for underwater movements.
Zhang Ke's vine monkeys flexibly shuttled between the reefs and set hidden vine traps.
Zhao Peng's Iron-Armored Bull and Meng Yanlang's Undead Rat, one bright and one dark, were alert to possible attacks from the air or from a distance.
Jiang Qingze and Zhu Tianba coordinated in the middle, fully activating their spatial perception and monitoring the energy fluctuations around them.
Time passed minute by minute, the sea breeze blew with a salty and humid smell, the sounds of fighting on other islands in the distance were sometimes fierce and sometimes quiet, and the beams of light in the sky switched back and forth between several colors.
"Something's approaching underwater!"
Lin Wei suddenly whispered a warning, her voice clearly transmitted to everyone through the team communication: "It's coming from the two o'clock direction very fast, the energy reaction... It's a spirit beast, more than one!"
Everyone entered combat mode instantly.
"Prepare to meet the enemy. Lin Wei, try to identify the type and level. Zhang Ke, prepare to trigger the trap. Zhao Peng will hold the front. Meng Yanlang will harass the flanks. Tianba, prepare to interfere." Jiang Qing gave the order very quickly and made preparations immediately.
Although Zhu Tianba was still a little afraid of the sea water, his fighting instinct allowed him to concentrate quickly. The diamond-shaped mark on his forehead flickered and locked onto the direction indicated by Lin Wei.
A few seconds later, there was a loud splash of water, and three shark-like beasts with sharp fangs, but their bodies were made of dark blue water, suddenly jumped out of the water and pounced towards the reef platform!
"It's a mortal-grade ninth-level 'Water Shark', a water elemental creature. Its physical attack effect is halved, and its weakness is the condensed water bead at its core." Lin Wei quickly reported the information.
"Armor, shockwave!" Zhao Peng roared.
The Iron-Armored Bull stomped its front hooves heavily on the reef, and an invisible shock wave spread out, causing the two water-eating sharks in the front to pause slightly.
"Vines, bind!" Zhang Ke attacked at the same time.
The tough vines that had been arranged long ago shot out from the cracks in the reefs like living snakes and coiled around the water-eating sharks. Although they could not completely trap these creatures made of water flow, they successfully slowed down their speed.
"Shadow, attack the flashing spots of light on their abdomens." Meng Yanlang commanded.
The undead rat transformed into a black shadow, its sharp claws carrying a cold aura, accurately grabbing the faintly visible water bead on the belly of one of the water sharks.
Water splashed everywhere, and the water shark let out a painful roar, and its body became obviously more illusory.
But the third water shark cleverly avoided the vines, opened its huge mouth, and fired a high-pressure water cannon directly at the location where Jiang Qing and Zhu Tianba were.
"Tianba!"
Jiang Qing didn't need to say much. The space in front of Zhu Tianba twisted, and the high-pressure water cannon that was powerful enough to shatter rocks seemed to have hit an invisible wall, exploded, and turned into water splashes all over the sky.
Before the water has even fallen, another strange change has occurred.
Just when the water-eating shark attracted most of the attention, a vague figure emerged silently from the sea surface behind the crowd, condensing a ball of highly compressed flame energy in his hand, aiming directly at the rune land.
The people from the Third Beast Taming Academy fought back, but this time they were clearly well prepared.
"Be careful!" Zhao Peng exclaimed, but the Iron-Armored Bull was entangled by the Water Shark and had no time to return to defend.
Lin Wei's Blastoise tried to intercept, but the water cannon was a beat too late.
Meng Yanlang's undead rats were also far away on the other side.
At the critical moment.
"Kang——" Zhu Tianba let out a short grunt.
It didn't even look back, just its little ears twitched violently.
The space behind him fluctuated extremely slightly, as if a piece of transparent glass appeared and disappeared in an instant.
The ball of blazing energy was less than half a meter away from the back of the pillar, as if it had crashed into another space.
Disappeared suddenly.
The next second, above the head of the student from the Third Academy who had just emerged from the water with a triumphant smile on his face, the space rippled like the surface of water.
The flaming energy ball he had just launched suddenly shot out and fell at a faster speed.
The student's pupils suddenly shrank, and the smile on his face instantly turned into horror. He had no time to react at all.
boom--
Flames exploded above his head, but most of the damage was offset by the protective measures he took and the contracted spirit beast's automatic protection of its master.
But the huge impact force still made him groan and fall back into the sea in a mess. He was obviously shocked and lost his combat effectiveness for a short time.
It all happened in a matter of seconds.
The crisis was resolved before the teammates could even fully react.
After resolving the hidden danger of sneak attack, the remaining three water-eating sharks were quickly defeated one by one with the cooperation of the five-man team, and turned into pure water element energy and dissipated.
Only a few tiny "water essences" were left, which was considered a meager resource harvest.
[The Fifth Beast Taming Academy successfully defended Micro Arena Station #17, repelling a wild beast attack. Accumulated points increased slightly, increasing by 2% per minute for 30 minutes.]
In the sky, the system prompt sounded again.
Jiang Qing raised an eyebrow.
I didn't expect that the Water Shark was counted as a wild monster and had a buff.
The points increased by 2%, although the duration was only 30 minutes, but it was accumulated across all bases. So far, their Fifth Beast Taming Academy had captured a total of three islands.
So add three at the same time!
Jiang Qing only regretted that there were not enough wild monsters at this moment. If there were more waves, they would have taken off directly!
Half an hour had passed while we were waiting for someone from Huoqiu Mountain to come over.
The BUFF gain effect has ended.
Jiang Qing handed over the responsibility of defending the island to Xu Weiran and others who had rushed over, and he also took the original four-person team and embarked on a journey to find wild monsters.
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