We've only just left the shallow water area, and there's already such a huge creature guarding this place. It's hard to imagine what kind of monsters we'll encounter if we continue forward.
Reaching the other side faster is certainly a good thing, but only if you can actually get across, and don't capsize and die halfway there.
Just dealing with a single water monster consumed a full 10 clusters of will-o'-the-wisps (two 2+2 shields, one 1 from the greatsword, and one 5 from the flames). So, are you suggesting Jiang Ran carry the remaining, broken will-o'-the-wisps forward? What's the difference between that and suicide?
He figured it out: the only way to deal with these big guys in the water was to smash the will-o'-the-wisps! So the best-case scenario was to make sure he had enough will-o'-the-wisps before each encounter with a monster!
Sufficient amount – that is, full amount!
"But aren't we wasting a little too much time here?"
“It is indeed a bit too long, but it doesn’t matter in comparison.” Jiang Ran patiently explained, “Bell is not Superman, so every time he encounters these monsters, he can only obediently stop to replenish his will-o’-the-wisp. If he doesn’t do that, well, I wish he didn’t.”
It takes about ten seconds for a ball of will-o'-the-wisp to condense from nothing. If all 18 balls of will-o'-the-wisp are consumed, it will take about three minutes to replenish them.
This time is both short and not short.
"Alright, let's go, let's keep going!"
The two are currently about 3,000 meters from the starting point. It looks like there are still 7,000 meters to explore, but in reality, it's not nearly as difficult as it seems.
The 2,000 meters near the shore is not actually very dangerous, because it is a shallow area. As long as you make sure you have enough fire, you can even speed through in fourth gear!
The area where the two are now can be called the middle water zone. In fact, a depth of nearly 100 meters would be considered deep water anywhere else, but since this is the River Styx, it cannot be generalized.
The most dangerous place is in the water about 4,000 meters from the shore. That is the real deep water area, and perhaps it should be renamed "the abyss"!
The fog grew thicker and thicker, and Jiang Ran's visibility was now less than 3 meters. In fact, this kind of atmosphere was quite terrifying, with an unclear road ahead, monsters that might appear at any time, and an abyss where falling in meant certain death!
If an ordinary person came here, they probably wouldn't even have the courage to move forward!
Fortunately, Gwen was on the boat, providing Jiang Ran with constant updates on the water's condition. The closer they got to the center of the River Styx, the less careless they became!
Soon, 4000 meters!
Having been in such an environment for a long time, Jiang Ran felt extremely tense, and the gray sky brought a sense of oppression. However, that was no longer the case, because it was all foggy and the sky was completely invisible.
Jiang Ran reduced the speed of the wooden boat to the minimum, at which the possibility of attracting monsters was almost zero. But don't think that you can rest easy now. The more dangerous the place, the more big monsters there are. It is possible that the entire central water area has already been divided up by them!
"Gwen, let me know immediately if anything happens!"
"Um!"
Gwen knew this was no time for jokes or playful banter; in these waters where death could be a matter of moments, they had to be on their guard!
One hundred meters... two hundred meters...
The water was pitch black, making it hard to imagine its depth. If dragons truly existed in this world, this place would probably be their paradise.
"Watch out! Something big is coming!"
Jiang Ran's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, no matter how slow it was, what was coming would still come. In that case, he would face the challenge head-on!
The shield deployed instantly, and the surrounding fog turned dark green in an instant. Visibility continued to decrease, from 3 meters to 2 meters, and from 2 meters to 1 meter. Soon, Jiang Ran could only see the objects on the ship, and the situation on the water had to be communicated to Gwen!
"With this hellish difficulty, is it really possible for anyone else to beat it?"
This fourth-level betting table is probably designed to kill them inside!
A bone suddenly pierced through the wooden boat, leaving a large, bloody gash on Jiang Ran's arm! Ignoring the pain, Jiang Ran had to make sure his hand never left the control panel!
The shield hadn't disappeared yet, which meant that the guy below had actually broken through the shield and pierced through the wooden boat!
The wooden boat rocked violently, and river water flooded into the boat through the leaks. Jiang Ran immediately pressed the button with a wrench on it. The wrench undoubtedly represented repair, and there was only one thing that needed repair here!
The wooden boat flashed with a white light before returning to its original state. The two will-o'-the-wisps disappeared. Jiang Ran knew he couldn't just sit and wait to die, otherwise he would only be pierced through again!
If that small shield couldn't defend against the guy below's attack, then there must be another protective measure!
Among the remaining unknown buttons, Jiang Ran chose the one that looked most like a protective measure: a circular button!
The milky-white shield enveloped the wooden boat, and the thing below rammed into it again. The wooden boat trembled, but this time the shield did not break, although a small crack still appeared!
Deploying this shield consumed a full five orbs of ghost fire!
In the initial clash alone, Jiang Ran consumed nine of his ghost fires. Half of his 18 ghost fires were gone, and he had to use the remaining nine to defeat the thing below!
"Gwen! What on earth is that thing down there?"
"It's a bony fish! But it must be nearly 20 meters long. It seems to be able to control the growth of its bones at will, and that's how it attacked us just now!"
This thing isn't as terrifying as the previous human heads, but its combat power has at least doubled!
"Hurry up and use that shield-igniting move! Maybe you can burn it back!"
"No, we only have nine will-o'-the-wisps left, I can't afford to gamble that much..."
If using five orbs of ghost fire to ignite the shield still fails to repel the bone fish, then the remaining ghost fire will not be enough for Jiang Ran to unleash it again. Besides, this guy has no flesh and blood, so it's hard to say whether he can feel pain!
"Don't panic."
The more dangerous the situation, the calmer you must remain!
Of the nine buttons, the functions of the following have been identified:
There are 7 buttons in total: Shield (2), Greatsword (1), Fire Rain (3), Restore Ghost Fire (0), Repair (2), Shield Burn (5), and Powerful Shield (5)!
In other words, only two buttons have no known function!
If Jiang Ran's guess is correct, the functions of the remaining two buttons are as follows:
Area-of-effect ultimate skills and single-target ultimate skills!
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