"Boss Meng!" Qin He's face turned pale and bloodless.
He suddenly grabbed the side of the boat and pointed at the sea ahead which was shrouded in darkness and where only a few faint lights could be vaguely seen. His voice changed.
"Brother Lu! It's that kind of thing! We've encountered it before! It's a monster that only comes out at night...at night!"
He was breathing rapidly, his eyes filled with deep fear:
"They... they can climb onto the ship! Their attack power is terrifying! Their claws are sharper than sabers! We were a full-strength squad, and we accidentally strayed into a sea area infested with those monsters at night. Just one! One monster nearly wiped out our entire force!"
Lu Ye frowned and stared at the sea ahead that was swallowed by darkness.
Meng Yang's warning and Qin He's fear both indicate extreme danger.
He asked in a deep voice, with a hint of doubt: "According to the rules of the game, these things are only active at night?"
If that's the case, then it's relatively safe during the day, but now...
"Yes... yes! Absolutely! They are afraid of light!" Qin He responded tremblingly, as if recalling some unpleasant scene.
However, just as he finished speaking——
"Beep! Beep! Beep! — Warning! Warning! A high-energy reaction is detected approaching rapidly! Threat level: extremely high!"
A sharp and rapid alarm suddenly erupted from the seemingly ordinary player terminal on Lu Ye's wrist!
The shrill alarm sounded like a basin of ice water, pouring over Qin He's heart, instantly extinguishing the glimmer of hope that had just risen in his heart.
He subconsciously wanted to look at Lu Ye, but found that Lu Ye was much calmer than him. He immediately lowered his head to look at his wrist-mounted terminal - the thing that had been used for basic communication and status display.
On the screen, besides the constantly flashing blood-red "Extreme Threat" warning, an inconspicuous time display clearly reads: [23:17].
"At night?" Qin He also came over to take a look, his eyes almost popping out.
"It's night time now?! That's not right, Brother Lu. I remember when Boss Meng and the others were asking for help, someone in the chat was complaining about how strong the sun was!"
What's going on? Is my terminal broken? No way, Brother Lu's is the same!
Lu Ye opened the player area channel.
Sure enough, the few new messages in the channel still showed the same scene during the day - some people were showing off the big, unusual fish they had just caught, some were complaining about the scorching sun, and some were cursing that the bread they had just gotten was snatched away by seabirds.
Lu Ye had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and recalled what had come intermittently from the radio just now. It was not only Meng Yang's warning, but also those... monster roars that did not sound like human voices.
"Special map." He spoke in a deep voice, his tone a little solemn.
"We may have entered a special area. The speed or rules of time here are different from those outside."
This game has so many tricks. Just out of the wolf's den, into the tiger's den?
And it’s a tiger’s den with time disorder?
As soon as he finished speaking, another strange change occurred!
The player terminals on their wrists, which were originally just ordinary black synthetic material straps, suddenly lit up with a layer of eerie blood-red light at the same time without any warning!
The red color grew deeper and thicker, as if real blood was flowing in it, emitting an ominous aura.
At the same time, the interface on the terminal screen also changed dramatically.
[System prompt: You have entered the special isolation area - "Bloody Forbidden Zone".]
[System prompt: The regional channel has been switched to the "Bloody Forbidden Zone" exclusive channel.]
[System prompt: In this area, the default relationship of all players is "Neutral (Yellow Name)", and the team function is temporarily disabled.]
Lu Ye's eyes fixed and he quickly scanned the channel list.
Sure enough, those familiar avatars and names disappeared, replaced by a sea of unfamiliar IDs.
The most eye-catching thing is that there is a yellow mark in front of everyone's name, which represents "neutrality" and the possibility of turning against each other and fighting at any time.
Huang Ming? Haha, to put it bluntly, it just encourages mutual harm.
This game designer knows how to create chaos.
"Beep, beep, beep--" At this moment, the ship's radar system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly resumed operation!
Immediately afterwards, a shipboard alarm louder and more urgent than the previous terminal alarm resounded throughout the entire "arsenal"!
On the screen, dense red dots of light gathered towards their location from all directions like ants whose nest had been poked!
Lu Ye pushed Qin He, who was still in a daze, away and rushed to the main console to call up the detailed images scanned by the radar.
At the first sight, even though he was used to seeing big storms, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.
What's displayed on the screen is not a monster at all!
They are clearly player ships of various shapes and sizes!
There were so many of them, at least dozens of them, and they were surrounding them with a fierce look on their faces!
Moreover, he had never seen any of these ship models before!
Obviously not the players from the previous area!
Is this a prank for players?
Or is this "bloody restricted area" a big filter that filters out all the unlucky people nearby?
Almost at the same time as the radar was restored, the exclusive channel of the "Bloody Forbidden Zone" also exploded.
"Finally I can talk! I was so scared just now. The screen suddenly went black and I thought the ship was going to sink! What the hell is this place?"
A player with the ID "Bottle on the Sea" is still frightened.
"Huh? Why are the coordinates of 'Lu Ye' so eye-catching? Brother, what's going on over there? Did you find anything? Please guide me, boss!"
Another player with the ID "Deep Sea Fish Can" immediately smelled something unusual.
"Yes, yes, Boss Lu Ye, please share some information! We just came in and are completely in the dark!"
"Lu Ye? Is he the ruthless guy who cleared out his arms inventory on the trading platform?"
Lu Ye's reinforced ship, which is nearly 200 meters long, stands out among the various ships that are generally only a few dozen meters long or even smaller. It is hard not to attract attention.
It’s over, Brother Lu’s boat is too ostentatious, now it’s a living target!
Qin He's heart skipped a beat and his palms were covered in cold sweat.
Lu Ye ignored the noise in the channel and slid his fingers quickly across the screen, filtering out useful information.
A bunch of rabble, trying to get close to them now? It's too late.
Let’s first see what this damn place is all about.
At this moment, an extremely arrogant voice sounded in the channel, naming names.
"Hey, isn't this the famous Lu Ye? What's the matter? Are you seeking refuge in this 'blood restricted area'? I advise you to be honest. Your belongings are not enough to stay here!" The ID that spoke was "Xie Wei".
Xie Wei continued to broadcast wildly.
"I'll tell you a secret. In this game, the more resources you have, the more ruthless you have to be! Otherwise, the wealth you've worked so hard to save will become someone else's in the blink of an eye! Lu Ye, am I right? Hahaha!"
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