Chapter 96 Twin Stars Shine, Groundhog Scream
"Dinner's ready!"
Lu Mingang smiled and served three dishes, the main ingredients of which were Luobin, Xingsuo, and Yuchao.
They actually discovered some sea creatures, presumably just passing by. With the title's blessing, no sea creature attracted could escape Shen Dixin's eyes.
Unfortunately, not all sea creatures are so stupid. Some are perceptive and can spot the traps from a distance. It's also difficult to chase them far away while guarding the traps, so not many are caught.
Yuchao was another type of sea beast they caught, and its bloodline concentration was no lower than Luobin's. Chen Dixin and his team only managed to catch this one Yuchao.
However, when it gets damp, one of them can grow to the size of half a head, and if you cut it up, you could make a stir-fry dish.
Aside from the crisp and refreshing starfish, the other two types of sea creatures tasted so-so; while not exactly inedible, they were certainly bland and tasteless.
Shen Dixin strongly suspects that this is something they evolved to ensure their survival.
There are quite a few of them on the shore, and they've been distributed to the teammates. The first Blood Boil is easy to trigger; you can basically get it by eating some sea monster limbs with sufficient concentration.
Furthermore, the boost from eating different species of sea monsters for the first time will be greater, while the boost from eating the same species of sea monster will decrease over time.
"What a pity, all that's attracted are small fish and shrimp." The sea monster encyclopedia doesn't even mention that Luo Bin is this small!
Shen Dixin shook her head regretfully. There was simply too little food; so little that she couldn't even bring herself to keep it all to herself. Even if she ate all three dishes, she was still far from triggering the second bloodline surge!
After sharing the sea monsters with her companions, who were some distance away, Chen Dixin wiped her mouth and went to sleep. Anyway, with sea monster dishes available, she wasn't worried about not catching more sea monsters.
On the last day of the fish plague, the number of survivors is currently 8,001, barely making it into the 80s. This is probably because the weaker ones died earlier, and those who survived were somewhat resilient. The elimination rate actually slowed down in the last two days.
On the seventh day, Shen Dixin discovered many marine creatures that she had never seen during the fish plague in her previous life.
[Level 12 Hard-Shelled Beetle: Constitution 14, Strength 12, Speed 8]
[Level 14 Blue Ring Octopus: Constitution 9, Strength 13, Speed 18]
[Level 14 Thunder Eel: Constitution 15, Strength 11, Speed 19]
The visitors seem hostile. Chen Dixin, disregarding the need to conserve durability, activated the lens's talent for exploration. She remembered the talents of the familiar species from the previous fish plague, so she didn't activate the corresponding functions.
Sharks are known for their tearing ability; a bite from a shark will always result in bleeding.
The Flying Fish ability grants two effects: [Paralysis: 2% chance to be paralyzed for 1 second if scratched by the fish's body] and [Wings: Allows the user to remain airborne for 2 seconds, cooldown 1 hour].
Sea serpents possess a passive ability: [Toxins: Attacks inflict snake venom.]
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the newcomers were no pushovers either. With their addition, the marine life surrounding the ship was almost entirely devoid of ordinary species, all possessing special talents!
The Blue-ringed Octopus is essentially an enhanced version of the sea serpent. In addition to its venom, it also possesses the mollusc-like innate skill "Regeneration," which enhances its recovery abilities.
The hard-shelled beetle looks like a mantis shrimp and comes with sharp teeth: 200% damage to buildings, which is obviously very unfriendly to the player's ship.
As its name suggests, the thunder eel has the ability to discharge electricity. With water everywhere, its attack is unlikely to miss.
Shen Dixin's eyelids twitched, and her fingers curled up, as if she could already imagine the tingling sensation of her hair standing on end from being electrocuted.
She comforted herself, thinking that any twitching in her right eye was just superstition and that such a small thing couldn't bother her!
The attack began, with swarms of hard-shelled beetles leading the charge. They didn't even glance at the player, but instead lay on the ship and began gnawing, tearing a large hole in it within an hour.
Without the protection of the ship's hull, other marine life no longer needed to worry about how to board the ship; they swarmed up from the hole.
A groundhog screamed, "Her boat!!"
The veins on her arms bulged, her fists hardened. She was so focused on hitting the eels that she forgot to hit you guys. And she even resorted to scheming!
After their first defeat, the hard-shelled insects knew they couldn't defeat Chen Dixin head-on. They didn't reveal any signs of their strength, and instead lurked behind the blue-ringed octopus every time Chen Dixin patrolled over.
They wait for the right moment to gnaw away discreetly, without making a sound, slowly grinding a large hole without breaking through. They do it in a very methodical way.
Shen Dixin temporarily pushed a wooden box over to block the way, preventing all the enemies from boarding the ship. However, she soon discovered that a hole would actually make it easier for her to deal with the enemies.
Once the hole is created, the few but intelligent marine creatures will enter through it, eliminating the need to fight fires everywhere.
Even the beetles abandoned their temptation to gnaw on the boat and rushed toward it as if bewitched.
She and Lu Mingang each occupied one side of the wooden crate, making it virtually impregnable. They would occasionally deal with the sharks that jumped up and dodge the flying fish.
It's worth mentioning that, perhaps due to too much pressure, or perhaps because he had been eating too many sea snakes recently, Zhu Sha actually broke through after practicing for a while!
The toxins it releases are constantly being updated and improved, almost rivaling those of the blue-ringed octopus, which relies on poison for its livelihood.
The candlelight jellyfish lives on the seabed by emitting light to lure small fish and shrimp. It is not a species that is good at fighting, and its rank and status are not high. However, thanks to Zhu Sha's efforts, it has become so powerful.
Sharks and flying fish have no interest in marine life, and the enemies there are only a quarter of the total. With its powerful toxins, Cinnabar can handle them all on its own.
Yuanbao was pulled back to take the hit. The flying fish couldn't break its shell at all, but with the repeated impacts, it felt like it was going to get internal injuries.
But its loyalty value of 70 wasn't just randomly filled in. In order to have enough to eat every day, Yuanbao gritted its teeth and persevered, always stepping forward when the flying fish might hit a vital spot.
Over time, Shen Dixin developed a tacit understanding with it, not to mention Lu Mingang, whose job was to protect his teammates' backs.
So the person and the tortoise worked together, and Shen Dixin was protected so well that she only needed to focus on killing, while others would take care of the others.
As their teamwork became more and more seamless, this wave of enemies was repelled ahead of time, and Shen Dixin was soaked in sweat from head to toe.
She went berserk, laughing wildly, and walked a few steps to the fountain to splash water on herself. The cool touch eased her anxiety.
Shen Dixin still had over 300 health points left. She was almost unharmed. She then checked on her companions.
Lu Mingang used two Bloodworms, and the anesthesia hadn't worn off yet, so his walking posture was quite strange. His health was only 180, and his injuries were rather severe.
A week later, the pets all leveled up, with Zhu Sha even more impressively reaching level nine, probably from gaining experience points on the other ship every day.
[Race: Candle Jellyfish]
[Level: 9]
Experience Points: 89/9000 (Daily cap 1200)
[HP: 182/250]
Stamina: 66/130
【Attributes: Constitution 7 (1), Strength 15 (1), Agility 19 (1)】
[Skills: Strike, Intimidation]
[Talents: Concentration, Candlelight, Poison]
New abilities have been added to the talent list. No wonder it can enhance poison. When a pet levels up, there is a chance to learn new abilities or improve existing ones based on experience.
Gaining two levels in eight or nine days means that at least half of the experience points were gained by killing extra monsters, which is enough to give a glimpse into how many monsters Zhu Sha killed this week.
As one of the main damage dealers, she probably killed several times more monsters than Lu Mingang.
Yuanbao is not bad either. Although both are blue-quality pets, the Rock Turtle's racial potential is obviously stronger than that of the Candle Jellyfish. Its initial attributes are two points higher than those of the Vermilion.
Now that it has reached level five, it has naturally awakened its racial passive ability. If Zhu Sha hadn't raised its aura to the top beforehand, it should have awakened a racial skill or talent at level five as well.
[Race: Rock Turtle]
[Level: 5]
Experience Points: 1248/5000 (Daily cap 700)
[HP: 169/250]
Stamina: 124/200
【Attributes: Constitution 14 (1), Strength 10 (1), Agility 4 (1)】
[Skill: Impact]
[Talents: Hardworking, Ley Line (allows entry into a recuperation state for rapid recovery of stamina and health)]
No wonder this guy helped block so many flying fish. It seemed to have been going on non-stop all morning, with its figure everywhere. It probably revived countless times along the way.
Yuanbao's presence is not strong, and Shen Dixin usually doesn't pay much attention to it. He probably learned the Earth Vein talent as soon as he reached level five.
She patted the tortoise shell and praised, "Not bad, Yuanbao! I'll plant more vegetables for you when we get back. You can plant whatever you want to eat!"
Yuanbao nodded reservedly.
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