Chapter 128 Reclaiming the Island: Times Have Changed
Everyone formed a small circle, protecting the ranged players behind them.
Before the battle, Shen Dixin ate several golden dishes in a row.
【Grilled Eel: Attacks grant a 10% lifesteal effect, stacking up to three times, lasting 10 minutes.】
[Evil Dish: Increases damage taken by 50% and damage dealt by 50% for 20 minutes.]
[Pomelo: Increases all attributes by 10% for 5 minutes.]
She and a highly mobile henchman acted as scouts, roaming the front lines, but more like a human meat grinder than a spy.
Before she could strike with her first blow, she activated the "Devour the Sky and Cover the Sun" spell, shrouding the island in darkness. Other players had prepared ever-burning lanterns beforehand, either tied to their waists or placed by the roadside.
A henchman following closely behind Shen Dixing swallowed hard, filled with respect. She had initially thought that this leader was too arrogant and uncooperative.
Just think, because of her slight advantage, the entire team was plunged into darkness. What an ill-considered decision! Sea monsters are far more at ease in the night than humans!
But now it seems that the 40-50% increase in combat power that Shen Dixin has gained is really more important than the others. The henchmen are silent, but they are determined to help Shen Dixin clear the way and perform well in order to get on his good side!
These people knew a lot of inside information, and being recruited as henchmen meant they had one foot in the fleet.
Chen Dixin's combat power may not be remarkable in one-on-one battles where the strength is evenly matched, but it is extremely efficient against groups of low-quality sea monsters.
Anyone with her stats could charge into a horde of monsters and fight them, but other players would have to think twice before even taking a single hit.
All that could be seen was that wounds kept appearing on Shen Dixin's body, and they would heal rapidly the next second after she launched an attack. Her attack power was much higher than that of the sea monsters, and her health bar was thick enough to allow her to fight freely. She could slash several sea monsters with one strike and recover her health.
However, her goal was not to be a small fry. After squeezing into the enemy's depths, Shen Dixin's eyes lit up. A small teleportation array was protected in the center by the sea monsters.
This is it! As long as the teleportation array is destroyed, the number of sea monsters will stop increasing.
The sea monsters nearby were noticeably more lucid, and many of them had already launched ranged attacks in the face of this seemingly invincible enemy.
Each of the eight directions was guarded by an elite sea monster, which kept pestering Shen Dixin. Her calm and composed expression finally crumbled, and her dodging movements became clumsy, but her eyes were still frighteningly bright.
Shen Dixin secretly calculated the distance, lifted his foot and broke free from the vines binding him, revealing a chilling smile: times have changed!
Dozens of bombs were dropped, and the sea monster suffered heavy casualties.
A vacuum zone was created around her. She moved, deftly overturning an entire patch of ground. The sea monsters stared wide-eyed and scattered.
The battle entered a boring final stage, with the Eight Vajras still relentlessly besieging Chen Dixin. She threw out a shield, but it couldn't even last for ten seconds!
She had no choice but to use the clover amulet that the coffee had given her. The huge clover leaves blew the sea monster into pieces, and she took the opportunity to eat, replenishing her buffs countless times, and then let out a burp.
She deliberately skipped meals to fight, and also instructed Lu Mingang to make the portions as small as possible. Eating more than a dozen dishes in a row was already her limit.
For the first time, Shen Dixin felt that her appetite was not big enough, so she simply saved some food and relied solely on combat items to fight.
The Heart-Eating Gu, a single-target control technique, isn't very useful in group battles, but it's very effective against elite monsters. It can control half of them at once, while the remaining four can restrain two others, allowing you to defeat them one by one.
Before the main force could even arrive, Chen Dixin had already cleared out the midfield.
She stood contentedly on her own land, dusted herself off, and thought that if others had such difficulty establishing a base, it might just be a ploy to mislead their opponents.
Completely forgetting that after the update, her attributes were already two or three times that of other players at the same level, she used all sorts of items that others would save money for and wouldn't throw away as if they were free, making her a veritable walking world boss.
[Congratulations to player AAA Supply Wholesaler Lao Shen and nine other players for successfully reclaiming the island and establishing a base. Two fleet buff attributes will be awarded as a reward.]
[Congratulations on unlocking the "Fleet" system! You can view it on your personal page.]
When the global announcement was broadcast, everyone except the top players who had been informed in advance was excited.
Under the Orange Tree: I've worked diligently for two months, and you're telling me this is a cooperative game? Why did I choose Monster Hunter then? I should have chosen Farmer or Chef to curry favor with the big shots.
A box of candy wrappers: Me! Me! Me! I'm a chef, please, I want to join Sister Shen's fleet, I'll even offer sacrifices to her every day.
I'm asking you for a method to build a fleet; I'll pay you.
Call Me Your Majesty: Seriously? You guys are fast! It's only been a short while, and the system has already notified me that the fleet has reached its limit for accepting joining requests. Please try again later.
Morning Star: Are sailors about to rise to prominence? After unlocking the fleet, my passive skill gained an extra line: it can increase the ship speed of players in the same fleet. I'm currently level 8, so I can get a 2% speed increase.
The group chat for the leaderboard was quite unified, with everyone saying "Rich woman, food, hungry".
Players with friend slots have already started making moves.
The Meng Po soup must have been diluted: Sister Chen~ I've collected quite a few more fragments, do you want some?
Qi Mu: Perhaps you need a subordinate with high martial arts skills?
Spider Toast: I need to be honest, I actually took advantage of you last time and created your scapegoat. Now, I'm returning it to its rightful owner! [Red Envelope]
Shen Dixin was also considering candidates. There were twenty slots in the first-level fleet, and fleet experience was equal to the experience points a player gained after joining the fleet, so she would recruit all the available people.
Upon seeing the news about Spider Toast, she was somewhat surprised. This guy's talent was truly unpredictable. She couldn't recall at all when Spider had lied. She wondered if he could replicate Whiteface's things.
After agonizing for a while, she decisively handed the matter over to Coffee, stating righteously that she was going to the Colosseum and wouldn't be back for a while, leaving all the work to Coffee.
Out of consideration for concealing himself, Shen Dixin kept Xingtu Wanli outside. After all, he had been isolated from the world for a long time, and his research did not require a large enough space.
The news that the top-ranked player was going into seclusion for a while spread, but most people didn't take it seriously, since they had already asked someone else to run the shop for them.
Only the lava river, he was scratching his head trying to think of words. His initial resentment and anger had turned into admiration after he had been paying close attention. He still wanted to defeat Shen Dixin, but this goal was more like wanting to surpass his idol.
He had just followed Shen Dixin to the island, and although he hadn't directly faced her and dealt with the dense hordes of sea monsters, her elegant demeanor and the fatal blow she inflicted at the beginning were enough to tell him that she was stronger than him.
Do we still dare to challenge powerful enemies despite our own limitations?
Perhaps... in her eyes, she doesn't even consider herself a match.
Lava River was somewhat dejected, but thinking of the man's firm and powerful gaze, he muttered, "I can't just give up like this. My teacher said I'm the most talented person she's ever seen."
No matter what, he genuinely became an apprentice and learned from Shen Dixin after losing to him. The moon records every night he sweated it out, and he feels that this is much more motivating than working in real life.
That's a whole month! The lava river couldn't sit still any longer.
When I first saw my talent, I had a strange feeling. Was it the heart of a strong person mocking me?
Lava River is no longer a teenager who just started boxing; he has been a professional boxer for ten years.
From his initial unwavering determination to his loss of spirit due to numerous injuries, he quit his job before seeking survival at sea and made a living by minding a friend's shop.
It was definitely a mockery, a ridicule of his lost will to become a strongman, but it was also generous, reigniting the blood in the lava river's veins, as if he had been reborn.
Now that he's been given a second chance at life, why bother weighing the pros and cons? He earned his place through sheer hard work, and besides, a person should be viewed with new eyes after three days' absence; he's a completely different person now!
After downing bowls of chicken soup, Yan Jianghe successfully emboldened himself, and, fueled by his passion, boldly challenged Yan Jianghe to a duel.
Lava River: Want to play again? I'll pay for the team card!
Everything went exactly as predicted, and Shen Dixin readily agreed.
However, she wouldn't let her guard down just because he was a defeated opponent. Spider Toast secretly revealed that this guy's combat power was extremely high. Having witnessed Shen Dixin's rampage, she still gave him this evaluation.
"He's evenly matched with you, very good at fighting, and stupid. You don't need to pay him much; he'll come whenever there's a fight."
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