Jiang Ran chuckled: "She really is a silly little girl!"
"Huh?! Who are you calling stupid?!"
“Of course this game can’t be that simple,” Jiang Ran explained to Gwen. “The shield can only block the attacks of this kind of strange fish, it doesn’t mean it can block the attacks of all the monsters in the River Styx. Similarly, the flames just now could only kill the strange fish instantly, it doesn’t mean it can kill other creatures instantly.”
If shields can block all biological attacks and attacks can eliminate all biological attacks, then there's no need for these biological creatures to have different strengths.
It's best to avoid provoking certain things if you can avoid it.
Soon, the two had traveled about 2,000 meters. The river water was getting darker and darker, and its depth was hard to estimate. It was probably already more than 100 meters deep!
Jiang Ran did not increase the speed to third gear. They were completely unfamiliar with this body of water, and accelerating rashly would be very dangerous!
First gear is too slow, and Jiang Ran is worried that Bell will catch up with him again after he has worked hard to create a distance.
Well, actually he was completely overthinking it.
Bell continued to drift leisurely on the river in first gear, never accelerating from beginning to end.
A white mist began to rise from the River Styx. So far, the mist was still very thin, not enough to obscure Jiang Ran's view of what lay ahead. However, it was foreseeable that the closer he got to the center of the River Styx, the thicker the mist would become!
"Hey, hey, hey, look what's that?"
With her extraordinary eyesight, Gwen pointed ahead. Jiang Ran looked closely and saw that it looked like a will-o'-the-wisp floating on the water.
No, it's a fish! A small lantern hangs on the fish's head, and the will-o'-the-wisp is burning inside the lantern!
"Will-o'-the-wisp... If I'm right, that's great!"
Jiang Ran slightly shifted his direction to approach the lanternfish. The lanternfish did not flee as the boat approached. As the wooden boat got closer, the will-o'-the-wisp in its lantern floated toward the wooden boat, and the will-o'-the-wisp on the wooden boat increased as a result!
"As expected, they have a way to replenish their will-o'-the-wisps!"
But then again, the more they could control, the more things they had to deal with. They probably couldn't guarantee they wouldn't encounter some big guys even if they kept driving at a low speed in the water ahead!
The probability will indeed decrease, but it is by no means zero!
They drifted slowly across the river for several hundred meters without incident. Gwen even started yawning. As long as they kept the speed low, it seemed like there would be no danger. This game was so boring!
Jiang Ran kept his eyes fixed on the water. The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and there seemed to be a faint smell of blood wafting over. This place was not as safe as he had imagined!
Suddenly, Gwen perked up: "There's something here!"
"Where?"
"under!"
Jiang Ran turned his head to look at the side of the boat and couldn't help but swallow.
It was a gigantic human head, with one eye alone exceeding a meter in length. Its hair was replaced by blackish-green seaweed, and those terrifying eyes stared straight at Jiang Ran!
Low gear will not attract monsters, but that's only the case.
Most monsters might disdain this small boat on the river, but if it sails into their own territory, they wouldn't mind having an extra meal.
The ship had already sailed directly above the monster, and a battle was inevitable!
Jiang Ran immediately activated the shield, and the human head in the water opened its huge mouth, with countless human arms extending out of the mouth, their target being the small, drifting boat directly above them!
Even under the protection of the shield, the wooden boat began to shake violently, and with the pounding of those arms, even cracks began to appear on the shield!
"Whoa! Let me tell you this first! I can't beat this guy!" Gwen shrank towards the center of the ship. "Can you just go up to third gear and run away while the shield is still up!"
"No, that might attract other things!"
Running away is absolutely not advisable, because it will only put you in the tiger's mouth after you escape the wolf's claws. In the worst case, the wolf may even catch up with you!
"Then what do we do?"
"At this point, we have no choice but to trust our ship!"
Jiang Ran focused his attention on the nine-square grid on the right and then selected the button with the image of a greatsword!
A ball of will-o'-the-wisp disappeared, and a greatsword made of eerie green flames fell from the sky, piercing straight into the flesh and blood of the underwater head. But this was not enough to kill it; instead, it enraged it even more!
It only consumes one ball of will-o'-the-wisp? It seems this is just a basic attack, so the low damage is understandable, but it's clearly not suitable for the current situation!
Jiang Ran pressed the shield button again to put on the second layer of shield, ensuring that the attack on his arm could not break the shield in a short time. Then he started to study the remaining buttons again!
Currently, the effects of three buttons are known, while the effects of the remaining six buttons are unknown!
Jiang Ran's next target is that flame-like pattern!
The first two attacks were related to fire, so this pattern of fire directly might be some kind of powerful attack?
Without hesitation, Jiang Ran clicked!
The ship jolted violently, then came to a complete stop!
"Slam on the brakes! What are you doing?!"
The will-o'-the-wisps didn't disappear; in fact, a place where there were no will-o'-the-wisps seemed to be starting to gather them!
Jiang Ran understood that this button was a skill that restored the ghost fire at the cost of stopping the ship's movement. He quickly increased the speed back to second gear and pressed the button with the mess of scribbled symbols next to him again!
Since he can't figure out what the button is trying to say, then it's you!
The next moment, flames burst forth from the shield, and the arms that were attacking the shield were all burned to ashes. These flames fell into the water and burned directly on the water's surface!
"A shield-enhancing ability? So that messy bunch of lines is supposed to represent a burning shield? What rubbish drawing skills!"
This move was very effective. Flames burned up the arm and then the head underwater. The head glared at Jiang Ran one last time before sinking to the bottom.
Jiang Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this thing did not want to fight him to the death, which was good news. For most creatures, it was enough to just force them back; otherwise, the cost of killing them would be too high!
The shield burned for a full five orbs of ghost fire this time, which really made Jiang Ran feel a little heartache. But then he thought that if he really used the fire sword five times, he might not be able to force back the head in the water. Changing tactics in time was the right decision.
Once they were far enough away from where they had been, Jiang Ran stopped the boat and began to rekindle the ghost fire.
"What, aren't you worried about that guy catching up with you this time?"
"Actually, that damn thing just now made me realize a fact."
"If we can make it to the other side alive, we've already won!"
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