"It's... mutated octopuses, countless mutated octopuses!" Han Shuang said nervously. It wasn't that he feared the number of monsters, but rather the feeling of unease caused by the dense tentacles. Especially with countless suckers on each one. Looking down from the rooftop, the entire edge of the Royd was covered in wriggling tentacles, like earthworms that couldn't be washed away suddenly bursting from the soil, giving one goosebumps.
"Assemble reserve team three, clear the enemies directly ahead." "Other defensive forces should hold their positions and not advance!" "These small fry are for us to handle. Do not disturb the True God's rest!" Zhang Wenwen said calmly.
"Reserve team three... has only been training for less than a week, their combat power might be a bit weak..." Han Shuang said with a slight difficulty. "Go ahead, do as I command. If their hearts are devout, they will surely be protected by the True God!" Zhang Wenwen said indifferently. "Alright... I'll arrange it now..." Han Shuang bowed slightly and slowly withdrew.
Zhang Wenwen looked at the octopuses that had already climbed onto the Royd's back and frowned slightly. "Octopuses are supposed to be very intelligent animals. Even if they mutated, their brains shouldn't have mutated away, right?" "Such small octopuses are like fleas to the giant spiders, they can't cause any damage at all..." "Why are they rushing to their deaths?" "Could it be... there are even more terrifying monsters hidden in the sea?" She gazed out at the sea. It was unusually calm. Beneath the deep blue surface, there were no signs of danger. But the calmer it was, the more vigilant one should be. The opponent sending a group of small octopuses was a probe of their strength. That's why Zhang Wenwen didn't send out elite troops from the start, but rather the reserve team. Firstly, to test the strength of these small octopuses, and secondly, to screen the reserve team. Killing two birds with one stone!
Soon, the reserve team members arrived. This was their first team coordinated battle since being assigned to the combat group. Previously, they fought individually with no cooperation. After a week of training, they could roughly organize some formations. "Marine creatures, mutation level V, mollusks, should be afraid of fire, prepare for ranged attacks!" a combat analyst in the team said with a solemn expression. They had all received training, making preliminary judgments about the monsters' combat methods and weaknesses based on their appearance. They also possessed the ability to appraise strength. "Everyone focus fire on the first on the left, then strike target three on the right, and directly ahead!" "Attack!" the captain commanded according to the training he received.
Buzz! Buzz! More than a dozen energy beams instantly shot out. They accurately hit the massive bodies of the first mutated octopus on the left. Splish! The octopus's head instantly exploded. A cloud of black mist immediately emanated from its body. "What is this... ink? It can turn into black mist in the air?" the captain exclaimed. Before the team members could focus fire on the next octopus, clouds of black mist were spewed out by the latter.
Zhang Wenwen watched clearly from the rooftop. These black mists tightly enveloped the reserve team's area. They not only dispersed slowly but also did not spread to other areas. Even the wind could hardly blow them away. These black mists seemed to have a life of their own, clinging tightly to the reserve team. This rendered the reserve team in the dense fog blind. All ranged attacks were rendered useless. However, all the mutated octopuses knew that the enemies were within this mass of black mist. The situation instantly turned one-sided. The mutated octopuses didn't need to rush into the black mist. A dozen mutated octopuses surrounded the dense fog from the outside, extending their long tentacles and fiercely striking into the black mist. Metallic crashing sounds were heard from within, followed shortly by screams erupting one after another.
Buzz! Buzz! Several energy beams shot out aimlessly from within the dense fog. The probability of hitting enemies with such blind attacks was almost zero. Worse still, some team members were injured by their own people. Screams continued incessantly. "Protector Fan Yiyi, send out the Holy Fire team!" "Protector Han Shuang, dispatch the Insect Cavalry to rescue the reserve team!" Zhang Wenwen commanded methodically from the rooftop.
Soon, Fan Yiyi led a team of women dressed in dark red robes and charged out onto the street. Each of them held a flaming longsword. [Rare - Flaming Longsword]: Converts energy into scorching flames, dealing massive fire damage to the target, and also causing splash damage to the surroundings. Whoosh! Whoosh! The moment the longsword was unsheathed, it was immediately enveloped by a ball of blue flame. As the longsword swung, the mutated octopuses retreated one after another. The tentacles that were previously cut off by sharp blades could regenerate instantly. However, the tentacles severed by the flaming longsword, having their severed ends scorched, lost their regenerative ability.
Following this, a roar of killing echoed between the buildings. A group of cultists riding rhinoceros beetles rushed in from the flank. [Rhinoceros Beetle]: Mutated type IV creature, tamable, covered in thick armor plates, with a sharp and sturdy horn on its head capable of dealing piercing damage to enemies. Immune to medium or lower toxin damage, sightless, but can locate targets by infrared, ultrasound, and scent.
"Kill, kill them all, the True God will protect us!" "Rescue our comrades!" Han Shuang shouted as he charged forward. Riding [Rhinoceros Beetles], there was no need to worry about obstacles; they could just charge straight through. The cavalry split into two groups during the charge, one group entered the dense fog, and the other directly charged into the formation of mutated octopuses. Those in the dense fog heard the rhinoceros beetles' calls and knew that reinforcements had arrived. They all ceased their attacks and adopted defensive stances. When the rhinoceros beetle cavalry emerged from the black mist, almost every rhinoceros beetle had an additional team member on its back.
"Rescue complete, crushing begins!" Thousands of ranged attackers had, during the recent fighting, gradually entered the tall buildings. Almost behind every window stood a ranged attacker. "It's time to let you know the terrifying power of the True God's protection!" Zhang Wenwen waved her right hand lightly, and a [Rare - Group Luck Card] appeared in her hand. [Rare - Group Luck Card]: Upon use, all friendly targets within a certain range gain a significant luck bonus, greatly increasing the probability of attacks hitting weak points and greatly improving favorable events for those with the luck bonus!
"Thank the True God for bestowing us divine power... Attack!" Zhang Wenwen gently crushed the [Rare - Group Luck Card] and then shouted loudly! "True God's protection, evil shall be vanquished!" everyone shouted in unison. Subsequently, dense energy beams instantly shot towards the tide of mutated octopuses...