The waves beneath Luo Qi’s feet transformed into water spears and instantly pierced through his body. Blood sprayed into the air!
The soldiers watching from a distance were all stunned.
Was he dead just like that?
“Open fire! Luo Qi has created an opportunity for us!”
The major general from Shanhai City roared.
Luo Qi’s tsunami had crushed the water-shield barrier.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Large sniper-rifle bullets, each nearly the length of a finger, came flying from eight hundred meters away.
Fast, precise, and ruthless!
They instantly locked onto the Sea God’s Spear’s forehead, neck, and heart.
But when the bullets struck his body, they only forced him back half a meter. The rounds merely lodged in his skin.
Once a player’s Constitution reached 50 points, their body became as resilient as rubber, possessing an astonishing ability to absorb and withstand pressure. Even terrifying sniper rounds could no longer inflict serious damage.
No wonder the soldiers had been slaughtered so easily before.
How were they supposed to fight this?
Just as everyone was falling into despair, they realized that the tsunami had not stopped.
The bloody holes in Luo Qi’s body were rapidly filling in.
Water mages also knew healing spells.
Luo Qi was healing himself.
“It hurts like hell!”
“You bastard!”
“Go to hell!”
Luo Qi had suddenly forgotten that this was reality. He began fighting with the knowledge he had gained from the game.
He raised another water shield, then once again manipulated a tsunami and sent it crashing toward his opponent.
The other side summoned a stream of water as well, forming a pair of water wings.
Luo Qi raised both hands.
“Water Dragon!”
In an instant, a gigantic whirlpool appeared on the already raging sea. Dark clouds gathered overhead, and a massive tornado carrying seawater surged toward the Sea God’s Spear.
It tore apart his water wings and sent him spinning violently through the air.
The enemy cursed from within the Water Dragon.
Luo Qi could not understand the words, but he knew the man was probably calling for reinforcements.
A sound tore through the air in the distance.
An archer.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The arrows struck Luo Qi’s water shield and shattered it.
Luo Qi’s entire body melted into the sea like ice dissolving in water.
He could breathe underwater!
Using the seawater to evade his opponent, he also summoned water dragons and bombarded the archer.
Luo Qi displayed astonishing combat talent.
He fought across the skies and beneath the sea, manipulating tsunamis and single-handedly holding back the entire Saint Wolf Club.
But before long, the players attacking the aircraft carrier also turned around and joined the assault on Luo Qi.
Luo Qi fought desperately, drenched in blood. His body was riddled with wounds, and seawater washed over him. His already frightening appearance now made him look like a water demon risen from the depths of hell.
And yet, he looked like a hero.
Every soldier aboard the warship was crying.
As though affected by the battle, Linjiang City also began to suffer a heavy downpour.
They were supposed to be the ones protecting their homeland, but now they were powerless. The enemies who had come to attack were like superheroes—each one a monster that ordinary bullets could not harm.
The Saint Wolf Club had a full thirty players surrounding Luo Qi. Although he possessed an S-rank talent, it was obvious that the members of the Saint Wolf Club had extremely high attributes.
One of the enemies transformed into a werewolf and bit down on Luo Qi’s shoulder.
More accurately, he had aimed for Luo Qi’s neck, but Luo Qi managed to dodge the vital point. His shoulder, however, was torn apart.
One of his arms was ripped clean off and fell into the water.
“Ahhh!”
Luo Qi let out a horrific scream.
“Cut off his head and hang it from the ship!” one of the Saint Wolf players shouted.
A player wielding a massive battle-axe raised it high, preparing to bring it crashing down.
The next moment—
Light flashed, and the dark clouds overhead seemed to grow even blacker. A streak of black radiance enveloped everyone.
The black light swept across the battlefield.
Pfft!
Blood sprayed through the air, and a thick, overpowering stench of blood splashed across Luo Qi’s face and body before being washed away by the rain.
The player who had raised his axe and the werewolf biting him were both suddenly decapitated.
Luo Qi fell into the sea.
But returning to the ocean felt like returning to his mother’s embrace. He used the last bit of mana he had left, merged into the seawater, and hid himself.
Who had arrived?
Whoever it was, that person had saved his life.
Without that strike, he would truly have died.
Still, he had performed pretty well this time, hadn’t he?
Luo Qi gave a helpless, bitter smile before a wave of excruciating pain suddenly swept through his entire body.
The Saint Wolf Club had first encountered the navy from Shanhai City. As someone who had joined the official forces of Shanhai City, Luo Qi possessed an S-rank talent, and his status was already comparable to that of Laoji Fuli. That was why he had stepped forward first.
Shanhai City naturally had other level-thirty players, but none of them had arrived as quickly as he had.
In fact, only ten minutes had passed since the battle began.
The second wave of players should be arriving soon.
Luo Qi absorbed seawater and secretly looked toward the surface. His mental strength locked onto a figure in a black robe.
That was…
Luo Qi had never seen this person in Shanhai City.
But he soon realized who it was.
Lu Xing!
The number-one player in Linjiang City—and the number one player in the world.
He moved so quickly that Luo Qi’s eyes could not follow him. Even with his high mental strength, Luo Qi could only vaguely sense his position.
Every time Lu Xing appeared, another member of the Saint Wolf Club fell.
His dagger slit throats. He reached out and tore at the enemy’s face, ripping away the other player’s disguise mask.
The mask twisted and transformed into a terrifying monster, but one slash from Lu Xing shattered it, leaving behind material infused with the power of an evil god.
His combat power was simply horrifying.
So this was the strength of the world’s number one player?
Before long, the players from the Saint Wolf Club began screaming in panic and trying to flee.
But they continued to die at Lu Xing’s hands.
One.
Two.
Five.
Ten.
The Sea God’s Spear’s counterattack was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. Lu Xing slaughtered them with ease.
All thirty members of the Saint Wolf Club were killed. Not one survived.
The sea gradually returned to calm. Without players channeling mana into it, the waves ceased their violent churning. The dark clouds overhead drizzled lightly, and soon the sunlight broke through them, turning the fine rain into golden threads.
Only shattered corpses and severed limbs remained on the surface. Their blood dispersed with the waves and vanished.
Lu Xing was gone.
“…Damn, that was insanely cool.”
Luo Qi clenched his fists.
At that moment, cheers came through the waterproof radio he was carrying.
“Luo Qi! Luo Qi, are you still alive?”
“What happened? Why has the fighting stopped?”
Because of the distance—or perhaps because everything had happened within only a few dozen seconds—the ships in the distance had no idea what had taken place.
Luo Qi spat out a mouthful of salty seawater and said, “Lu Xing! Lu Xing, the number one player in the world, showed up and killed all the enemies!”
Everyone let out a startled cry, then erupted into cheers.
“Move in and begin rescue operations! See if there are any survivors!”
“Recover all the bodies! We have resurrection spells. We can bring our fallen comrades back to life!”
“Don’t let the sharks eat them!”
“Is Lu Xing still there? We need to thank him in person!”
“He’s already gone!”
…
Inside the Nightmare-level dungeon, The Lich King’s Scream—
Li Weizheng’s expression finally relaxed.
“Lu Xing really did step in. Thank goodness. But the soldiers at sea suffered heavy losses this time. We’ll probably have to ask Saint to make another appearance. This time, we’ll provide a Cash-Out Experience Card.”
Chu Fu replied, “Of course. You and Saint can make the arrangements yourselves.”
Just as she was thinking that, she heard someone knock on the game pod.
“Fufu, come out and get some exercise.”
