17: Chapter 17 Sweep! Support Failed

The pillar-like object transformed into a long whip, sweeping down diagonally, heading straight for the five thousand teleportation vortexes.

Only when it drew closer did the supporting Players realize its sheer scale.

The five thousand densely packed vortexes, when lined up, could occupy a sea surface twenty thousand meters long.

However, as the long whip swung, it directly covered all the vortexes.

Its diameter far exceeded twenty thousand meters!

Watching the long whip about to strike the vortexes, the Players trembled in fear, and cries of alarm rang out incessantly.

However. The vortexes had no collision volume, so this strike from the tentacle missed, smashing violently into the sea surface.

With just this single strike, spanning tens of thousands of meters of sea, it directly pulverized several of the Players requesting aid into dust.

The sea surface was once again split in two, and the accumulated potential energy kicked up two massive tsunamis that spread outwards in all directions.

"We can't let it continue like this. A few more lashes, and the Players requesting aid will all be dead."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and immediately commanded in the regional channel: "Draw your bows, fire your arrows!"

The supporting Players snapped out of their daze.

Swallowing hard, they pulled their bows with trembling hands.

In an instant, five thousand arrows were fired simultaneously at the long whip.

The overwhelming offensive gave the Players a bit of confidence.

Seeing the Sharpshooter emerge from the vortex again, their hearts steadied.

"Whatever monster it is, we have the Huaxia Big Shot."

"Brothers, cheer up. The stronger the monster, the greater the rewards."

"Yes, yes, the bigger the waves, the more valuable the fish! Let's do it!"

"Do it, do it, do it!"

Seeing their morale rise again, Chen Fan smiled slightly, then turned his gaze towards the strange long whip.

The next moment, the long whip began to vibrate, and invisible sound waves spread out, scattering the arrows and causing them to plunge into the sea.

"Hmph!" A cold snort rang out.

From one of the vortexes, another arrow with an Explosion effect was fired, aiming straight for the long whip.

Chen Fan had also positioned the ship's crossbow with the help of his Sailor and pressed the control key.

The four-meter-long crossbow bolt ignored the sound waves and shot straight at the long whip.

"Bang..." "Ding..." Two dull sounds rang out; the crossbow bolt was actually deflected directly.

The Explosion arrow also failed to cause any damage to the long whip.

However, the bursting flames provided a faint light, allowing the Players to see this pitch-black object.

The viscous texture and uneven material made the Players feel dizzy just looking at it.

The last bit of firelight illuminated a small pit.

Chen Fan forced back his nausea and stared intently, his mouth gradually widening.

That pit was actually a suction cup with a diameter of five meters.

Inside the suction cup, countless nauseating pieces of flesh were writhing frantically, as if feeding.

This long whip was actually a—tentacle—spanning the sky!

"Screech..." As if sensing the Players' gaze, the illuminated suction cup let out an angry shriek.

The sound waves spread, passing through the teleportation vortexes and into the Players' ears.

Chen Fan felt his brain instantly grow heavy, and his eyelids drooped as if they weighed a thousand pounds.

His strength was drained, and he stumbled a few steps before collapsing onto the deck.

Suddenly, a chill came from his hand, stinging his brain into a bit of clarity.

Looking down, he saw it was the long saber he had picked up at the start.

The slight coolness kept him from passing out, and he turned his head to look at the light screen again.

Meanwhile. The tentacle began to shake violently, and an eerie shriek seemed to emanate from its body, or perhaps from the depths of the Players' hearts.

"Awoo—" It sounded like an air-raid siren, or perhaps the roar of a deep-sea behemoth, resounding across the world.

In front of the light screen, everyone who heard the sound felt even more dizzy, their chests feeling as if they were filled with tons of sewage.

"Ugh—" "Mmph... ugh." Countless Players bent over and vomited.

The intense dizziness in their brains made their bodies sway, and they stumbled and fell onto their rafts.

Some unlucky ones even rolled over and fell into the sea.

The bone-chilling seawater brought them to their senses, and just as they were about to climb onto their rafts, long, thin black lines spread from the seabed, locking onto them and pulling them back.

Before they died, screams of terror and wails filled the regional channel.

"There are monsters on the seabed, they've entangled me. Big Shot, save me!"

"It's over, I've been entangled too, save me! I'm still young, I don't want to die."

Players who hadn't participated in the support looked at the cries for help in confusion. Until. A Player who still had some consciousness left sent their recording to the chat window.

The other Players eagerly clicked to watch. When they saw the tentacle spanning the sky, their hearts began to race.

"What... what kind of monster is this?"

"Damn it, I just left the beginner village, and you're throwing this at me?"

"Holy crap, that's terrifying. Good thing I didn't support."

Watching the tentacle lash fiercely towards the vortexes the Players were supporting, even though they knew it was just a recording, they couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle and their bodies tremble.

Immediately after, the tentacle passed through the vortex array and smashed into the sea surface, causing no damage.

The tentacle seemed to get angry, and its roar resounded across the world.

In that instant, even though the oppressive feeling was reduced countless times through the medium of video, it still left the watching Players dizzy and disoriented.

"Ugh..." "Ptooey, what is this ugh... what is this thing."

"My head is spinning, damn it, this video cannot be watched!"

"Although I don't know why, it seems this attack can spread through sound."

"Turn it off, everyone turn it off! Don't watch it!"

Hearing this, the onlookers all closed the video with cold hands and feet. Instantly, the oppressive feeling dissipated. Their breathing gradually became smoother.

The Players discussed what they had just seen and heard in terror, and countless people @-ed Chen Fan, hoping to find some reliable answers.

"@china, Big Shot, are you okay? What was that thing just now?"

"Damn, that thing was too terrifying. Just watching the video almost killed me."

"Fuck, is this thing really something we can deal with?"

The long-silent Emperor gave a cold snort and spoke: "This scares you to death? Let me tell you, this is a tentacle of some monster."

Once these words were spoken, the Players were stunned. The next moment, they erupted.

"A tentacle? Damn it, this thing spanning the sky, you're telling me it's just a tentacle?"

"Don't listen to his demagoguery, this Emperor tried to sabotage our mission before, have you forgotten?"

"Don't listen to him, we only trust the Huaxia Big Shot now!"

"Yes, yes, yes, where would there be such a big tentacle? This idiot is mentally unstable."

At the same time, the system's mechanical voice rang out. [Players requesting aid died, support failed.]

For all the supporting Players, the light screens and vortexes in front of them disappeared. However, they stood rooted to the spot as if their souls had been extracted, their eyes staring straight ahead.

In the darkness, it seemed as if a sky-covering tentacle was rampaging.

After a long while, Chen Fan let out a long sigh and said in the regional channel: "Failure is failure. This is not something we can solve at our current stage."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless messages flooded in.

"Big Shot, what exactly is this thing?"

"The disc on that pillar, could it really be a suction cup?"

"The idiot Emperor said it was a tentacle, it cracked me up, where would there be such a long tentacle."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "He was right, it is indeed a tentacle."

Once these words were spoken, the channel exploded again.