The octopus was mobile, but the light beams didn't curve.
It should have been incredibly difficult to predict the mutated octopus's movement from such a distance and hit its weak point, the head (usually the body between its massive frame and tentacles).
Under normal circumstances, most attacks would miss.
But after everyone shouted, "True God's blessing, the wicked shall be purged."
All their light beams seemed to have predicted their targets.
Some aimed crookedly, firing into empty space.
But the moment the beams were about to hit the ground, a mutated octopus would dash forward, coincidentally presenting its head to the beam, instantly perishing.
Other beams were fired at the octopus's tentacles, but as the octopuses retreated, they bunched together, inadvertently presenting their heads.
Thus, the long-range attacks, which had an extremely low hit rate,
Wiped out more than half of the mutated octopuses with a single volley.
The remaining mutated octopuses didn't even have time to jump into the sea before they were obliterated by subsequent energy beams.
The ground was littered with scorched, mutated octopus carcasses.
A scent of cooked seafood wafted through the air.
"We've won!"
"Praise the True God!"
"It's truly divine; even wild firing hit the monsters!"
"The True God is truly immeasurably powerful!"
"Long live the True God!"
The zealous voices of the faithful echoed through the buildings.
"It's here, that guy is finally here!"
Zhang Wenwen's pupils contracted, her expression grave.
At this moment, a large bulge suddenly appeared on the calm surface of the sea.
Rumbling! Bang!
The sea surface was breached, and a rocky islet suddenly rose from the seabed.
It kicked up tidal waves tens of meters high, rushing towards Lloyde.
Rumbling!
Another loud noise!
The sheer force of the water caused Lloyde to stagger back a few steps.
"Wooo! Roar~~"
A deafening roar erupted.
As the islet grew higher, Zhang Wenwen finally saw clearly.
This was no islet at all, but a giant octopus with skin as hard as rock!
Marine creatures were inherently much larger than terrestrial ones.
Even in peaceful Earth, a giant squid could exceed 13 meters in length.
Legends spoke of giant squids over 150 meters long that could easily prey on whales.
In this apocalypse, octopuses had once again gained the power to mutate, and judging by its size, it was not inferior to Lloyde!
Splash... Splash...
Suddenly, a violent splash was heard.
A massive tentacle slammed down with lightning speed onto Lloyde's back.
It directly leveled two buildings on his back!
Fortunately, those two buildings were dilapidated and had no survivors stationed in them.
Otherwise, that single blow would have killed over a hundred people!
"Damn it... how can we fight something like this..."
Han Shuang, along with the insect cavalry, fled to a corner, gazing at the monster with despair.
It was just too outrageously large!
Even if all the insect cavalry charged forward, they felt it wouldn't be enough for a single bite!
"This guy's target isn't us, it's the big spider!"
"It wants to eat the big spider!"
Zhang Wenwen said with a grim expression.
Although her strength was that of a high-level Evolver,
She was helpless against such a colossal monster.
She couldn't fly, so attacking it was a problem.
As for the long-range energy beams...
Forget it!
Even if they focused all their fire on the giant octopus, it would at most be a superficial burn.
"The beasts of the ocean are so terrifying; if they reach the colossal stage, wouldn't that be..."
Zhang Wenwen was too shocked to speak.
Just as she was racking her brain for a tactic,
Suddenly, a delicate figure shot out.
She abruptly changed direction in mid-air before landing on the giant octopus's head.
It was Mo Ran!
"Damn you, don't you dare bully my Lloyde!"
She thrust her blades fiercely into the giant octopus's body.
However, apart from a shower of sparks, there was no effect whatsoever.
"Wooo!~"
The giant octopus let out a cry, its eight tentacles tightly wrapping around Lloyde's body, one tentacle directly covering Lloyde's head, which was full of compound eyes.
On land, Lloyde, as the pinnacle of Mutant vii combat power, would certainly not fear the giant octopus.
But in the sea, all eight of its legs were supporting its body.
Moreover, the octopus's eight tentacles were clearly more agile and could move freely in and out of the water.
At this moment, even if Lloyde summoned his ghost-faced spider army,
They would struggle to gain an advantage in the ocean.
At least... spiders couldn't swim.
They could weave webs to ensure they didn't fall into the water.
But if the giant octopus attacked from underwater, they would be utterly helpless.
"Fire freely, aim for its tentacles, sever the tentacles, and don't let it drag the big spider into the sea!"
Zhang Wenwen urgently deployed.
Watching the followers on the ground scurrying about like ants on a hot pan,
With various weapons, special abilities, and beams flying everywhere,
Yet they caused no damage to the colossal octopus.
Zhang Wenwen knew that when the opponent's strength far surpassed hers, luck could no longer help her.
"Who is disturbing my nap?"
Suddenly, a lazy yet clear voice sounded in mid-air.
It was Zhang Chen!
He was still wearing his silk pajamas, slippers on his feet, floating in mid-air.
"Apologies, True God, I am incompetent, I failed to repel the monster and have disturbed you!"
Zhang Wenwen quickly bowed her head to apologize.
Mo Ran, from a distance, also shouted loudly:
"Daddy, beat this big guy up, it's bullying my Lloyde!"
Zhang Chen nodded and said,
"You all move aside, I'll finish this quickly!"
"I was having a nice dream, if I go back now, I might still be able to pick up where I left off!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Ran immediately circled a few times in mid-air and quickly leaped back.
The True God Cult followers also quickly retreated.
They also wanted to witness the True God's might.
"Wooo~~~! Roar!"
The giant octopus tightly entangled Lloyde, its massive body like a mountain, blocking out the sun.
Compared to this behemoth, Zhang Chen in mid-air seemed as insignificant as a speck of dust.
[Scythe of Death]!
Suddenly, a colossal scythe, comparable in length to the giant octopus's tentacles, appeared in mid-air.
The entire scythe was enveloped in black mist, making it impossible to tell if it was solid or an energy construct.
[Mutant vii marine life, Abyss Tentacle. It seems to have just swallowed something; there might still be traces of survivors in its belly...]
"I'll dissect you carefully!"
Zhang Chen yawned, then casually swung twice!
Swish! Swish!
Each strike cut off 60% of its life force, ignoring all defenses!
"Wenwen, take care of the survivors for me, I'll deal with it after I've woken up!"
After speaking, Zhang Chen blinked and vanished into mid-air.
"What survivors?"
"It's over already?"
"Just two hits? That's unbelievable!"
As everyone stood there bewildered,
The mountain-like Abyss Tentacle slowly dissolved into a cloud of white mist and disappeared.
A survivor fell from mid-air...