Chapter 150 Morale is low, rest is necessary.
Ten days after the disaster struck.
"Whoosh, whoosh—"
A few crossbow bolts took away the last few dozen drops of blood from the elite sea monster. Shen Dixin rolled over and rushed to the other side to put out the fire. She finally understood why the white-faced man couldn't hold on for long. The intensity of the fire was really high!
The elite sea monsters that appear here take her ten to twenty minutes to deal with, and other players often need to cooperate in a team to achieve similar efficiency.
The five special operations teams that have been formed are already operating at full capacity, and have barely had a day and a half of rest.
Chen Dixin has strong mental strength and can withstand pressure, but she had already observed that several players were having difficulty concentrating on the battlefield, and the frequency of injuries was rising sharply.
"careful!"
She blurted out, only to see a player not far away who hadn't noticed the elite serpent monster had already approached.
The basilisk is poisonous, and it has low health, slow speed, and low attack frequency. These weaknesses result in extremely high damage. Once hit, it will almost certainly end the battle immediately, and if its health is low, its life may be in danger.
But she had already reached the sea monster. Chen Dixin breathed heavily and hurriedly activated a protective shield to absorb the subsequent damage for the player.
There are too many people who offer protection, so she always turns off the sharing of subsequent damage, and no notifications will appear unless she sets a special reminder or something like what is happening right in front of her.
[The player has taken 125 points of physical damage.]
[The player gains the "Snake Venom" status.]
The attack visibly drained Shen Dixin's blood; this was the highest-level sea monster at present. If she gave up resisting, taking down a player in a few bites wouldn't be a problem.
The protected player's health was locked at a very dangerous level; if Shen Dixin hadn't blocked it for her, she would have lost her life.
Soon, without Shen Dixin waving to signal, the medic who had noticed the area took the person away.
Shen Dixin wiped away her sweat. Similar situations had occurred no less than three times in just one hour. There were no casualties in the area she was guarding, but bad news had already come from the more remote coast.
Morale is low...
She gritted her teeth and ordered, "Everyone, retreat! Substitute teams, supply level A."
Stamina can be fully restored with food and items, but a person's energy cannot be restored by external means.
They needed to rest, but the players who came on to take over were generally weaker. For one thing, there was no second batch of special operations teams.
With buffs and combat items at your disposal, the gap can be almost negligible, which means it's time to start consuming combat supplies.
"This is bad."
Hearing that they could go and rest, no one looked relaxed at all; they knew that others would be under even greater pressure.
Shen Dixin remained expressionless. As the current leader of the island, she could not show any sign of dejection, no matter who was discouraged.
Tao Ling brushed past her, then stopped and patted her shoulder with her tentacles.
"Don't worry about Sister Dixin, we can hold on for at least another week!"
"Um……"
Shen Dixin looked up at her. Ever since this guy discovered the benefits of the octopus form, he's been merging with octopuses all the time. If one octopus isn't enough to recover, he raises two. The little octopuses have barely caught their breath when their energetic owner is off again.
It must be said that this large size and numerous tentacles are indeed very practical. For example, right now, seven or eight seriously injured players are lying on Tao Ling's soft body.
The tentacles held them up so they wouldn't fall, and the soft base allowed Tao Ling to run freely without bumping into anyone.
Although the octopus form can't run and requires constant water replenishment, the mountain man has his own ingenious solution.
Sure enough, standing on the city wall were several specially selected players with high strength, and the five of them used their grappling hooks together.
"One, two, go!"
Tao Ling immediately flew out, using the force to leap over the city wall, and landed straight next to the temporary relief shed. After unloading the goods, she used the grappling hook to fly out again, using herself as a cushion.
This method is much faster than six people using grappling hooks to catch people, increasing efficiency several times over. Tao Ling can also use her superior physical abilities to snatch away many players who are trapped in the encirclement.
The only one who was dissatisfied was Tao Ling herself; she also wanted to go into battle and fight the enemy!
Unfortunately, I could only work for a third of the day at most, because both octopuses were exhausted by then, and my sister often dragged me away to rest.
After obtaining powerful talents in the second Beast Speaker assessment, she was able to maintain her combined state for 22 out of 24 hours a day, completely transforming from a gloomy wheelchair girl into a mighty and domineering female warrior.
Unbeknownst to her, the powerful octopus tentacles became a source of reassurance for many players.
Most of the players that Shen Dixin was familiar with were doing logistics in the city. Lu Mingang led the chefs to process food day and night, and managed to keep everyone from eating raw materials until now.
As the member in charge of combat items, my luck lies with the fact that I not only act as a supervisor at all times, but also have to count the number of items every day and decide whether production needs to be adjusted.
The group of jewelry merchants from Xingtu Wanli have almost monopolized all the jewelry on the entire island.
After all, accessories don't have the same durability as equipment. Except for a few sea monsters whose skill is "Steal", they basically don't wear out. Once you make one, it's a one-time item.
Shen Dixin did not order them to stop production, but only instructed them to make high-grade jewelry as much as possible, without excessively pursuing quantity.
Forging, combat, breeding... each stage is managed by designated personnel.
One advantage of having a one-man rule is that once an order is given, it can be implemented quickly with virtually no obstacles, so even if there are any improprieties, they can be corrected quickly.
Although Shen Dixin doesn't understand management, there are many people who do.
Putting aside other things, the two newly appointed protectors of Coffee, Feng Sheng Shui Qi and Spider Toast, are adept at systematizing and standardizing processes, and skilled at appeasing people and controlling public opinion.
In conclusion, despite the intense impact of the sea monsters, Chen Dixin's territory still managed to maintain order amidst the chaos.
It's different in other places.
Duanqiao Canxue, her face contorted in pain, yelled, "What did you say? Didn't we stockpile three boxes of medicine? Now we've used it all up! Did you steal my medicine?! You bunch of bastards!!"
The people on the boat looked at each other in disbelief. They had all signed indentures with Broken Bridge and Remnant Snow long ago, and even if they ran away, they would have to die with him. How could they do such a thing?
One of his favorite people stepped forward with a forced smile. "Brother Xue, it's really not our fault. Those medicines... we only used up a third of them last week. When we told you then, you told us to use them sparingly."
"It really saved a lot of money. We could endure it without using the Bloodworms, and we could recover on our own without taking healing potions. But today, five elite sea monsters came! Two of them died trying to deal with those beasts. If we had medicine, maybe they wouldn't have had to die..."
The others also looked sad and fearful, as if their lives were intertwined. At a glance, everyone had many wounds and was trembling as they stood up.
Are you blaming me?
Duanqiao Canxue cursed fiercely but was actually weak inside. He wasn't stupid; he had already understood his situation. It was unlikely that these people were conspiring to deceive him. After screening for several months, he had kept only the most docile and useful people.
"Take out those two boxes I've been saving!" After a moment's thought, Duanqiao Canxue finally reluctantly agreed. Those were specially reserved for him, and they contained all sorts of good things: purple and gold quality medicines, dishes, and props.
Looking at the surging crowd, he cursed under his breath, "They're all eyeing this little thing of mine!"
His gaze gradually darkened. It wasn't obvious before, but in the last few days, after the appearance of elite sea monsters, the intensity of the monster tides became extremely abnormal. Other fleets would encounter one or two a day, but they could encounter three or four!
Looking back now, there were just too many people on the boat!
The broken bridge and lingering snow were measured one by one.
The strong monster hunter definitely needs to be kept, otherwise who will protect him? We can get rid of all the cooks; he can just cook himself. There's no need for the fisherman and scavenger either; they can't beat the sea monsters, and we don't have the resources to gather anything right now. Let's keep one farmer; he can grow some fresh food…
Just as Duanqiao Canxue was thinking this, someone suddenly started gesturing at him.
He frowned and looked over at the mute woman on the boat. She had a somewhat useful special profession. Right, she couldn't be allowed to stay! No matter how valuable her special profession was, it wasn't as valuable as her own life.
"Ah! Xue-ge, watch out! Behind you..."
There is a powerful sea monster.
The first player to look up screamed. At the same time, the sea monster launched an attack, and Duanqiao Canxue's arm was immediately torn off, blood splattering everywhere.
Since he acquired many players' contracts of servitude, he rarely leveled up on his own. Because he didn't have to fight himself and didn't pay attention to his physical fitness, he couldn't even compare to ordinary players.
He opened his mouth wide, trying to open and close it in vain but unable to make a sound.
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