240: Chapter 240 Skill Stealing: Berserk

"Holy crap, what is that thing?"

"It's over, it's over. This wave of Fire Rain just logged off thousands of people from our district."

"There's a big guy in the portal, it's hiding inside and casting skills!"

"Everyone, stop worrying about the Skeleton Soldiers; those things look weak and aren't a threat up close. Focus on the big guy in the portal first!"

"Easy for you to say. Can your shells penetrate the air wall? Do you think you're china?"

"To the person above, even china can't penetrate the air wall."

"..."

Unlike the Players in other districts, the District 1 Players breathed a sigh of relief.

They turned their heads to look at the aircraft carrier in the center of the formation, and their hearts immediately felt much more at ease.

"Groups 1 to 300, fire!"

Luo Li's low shout interrupted the Players' musings, and another round of shelling began.

After the interruption from the Fire Rain, the front line of the Skeleton Soldiers had already crossed most of the sea area and was about to land. Their numbers had also exceeded three hundred thousand.

"Groups 301 to 650, fire!"

Boom, boom, boom—

Luo Li anticipated their movement.

After these few waves of concentrated fire, she had already figured out the respawn time of the Skeleton Soldiers.

As soon as the Skeleton Soldiers respawned, they were immediately blown to pieces, unable to advance a single step. Chen Fan couldn't help but nod at the sight.

However.

These Skeleton Soldiers seemed to be able to respawn infinitely; no matter how many times they fell, they stood back up again and again.

"The first wave of Skeleton Soldiers has respawned ten times now, right? Could I have guessed wrong?"

Chen Fan frowned and swept his gaze toward the portal.

Suddenly, a flash of dark green appeared.

Subconsciously, Chen Fan shouted, "Activate shields!"

"Fire Rain is coming again, watch out!"

Luo Li's voice followed just half a second later.

Having gained experience, the Players immediately activated their shields. Furthermore, repair commands were already prepared.

The sky-filling Fire Rain attacked once again.

And this time, the Fire Rain had a larger range and was denser than the last.

Fortunately, Chen Fan had already controlled the fortress, protecting the Players who only had medium patrol boats inside it.

In this wave, the District 1 Players were still completely unharmed.

But the other districts were not so lucky.

Most of the bosses in other areas had exhausted all their energy just on commanding, failing to notice the flash of green on the portal.

As a result, they only realized it after the Fire Rain had already struck.

Although the shields had been on the whole time, the repair speed was slightly too slow.

In an instant, thousands of Players were logged off directly.

"Damn it, I can't take it anymore. Brothers, how about we push forward?"

"Good! Wait, no, damn it, why are you commanding a push forward in the world channel?"

"Haha, just trying to liven up the atmosphere, don't mind it."

"Does anyone know how to deal with this stage?"

"@china, Big Boss, I know you have already cleared the stage, please have mercy and teach us."

"That's right, Big Boss, we aren't in a competitive relationship with District One, please just have a heart and teach us!"

"To those above, are you dreaming? If you have the energy for that, you might as well kill more skeletons."

"..."

After glancing at it a few times and finding no important information, Chen Fan withdrew his gaze.

Immediately, his gaze flickered toward his skill bar.

"RPG plus Tracking plus Enchantment, and maybe throw in a Void Tear; that should be enough to deal with the monster hiding inside, right?"

Chen Fan took out his RPG with some uncertainty, quietly waiting for the next wave of Fire Rain to appear.

The number of Skeleton Soldiers had reached four hundred thousand, yet they still seemed endless, constantly crawling out of the portal.

Even the respawn time of the skeletons was gradually shortening.

The number of groups Luo Li called out at once had already reached 400.

This meant that the Players only had time for one volley of fire to reload.

Some of the less skilled Players were already sweating profusely, rushing about.

"If we wait any longer, when five or six hundred groups need to fire at once, there won't be any time to reload."

"Judging by the interval between the first two Fire Rains, it should be soon."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the portal.

Suddenly, a creature much larger than a skeleton fell out of the portal.

Unlike the skeletons, after this creature landed on the sea, it didn't stand up but instead crawled rapidly toward the island.

"What is that thing? A Skeleton Dog?"

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment.

The rapidly crawling monster looked exactly like a giant dog. The only difference was that it had no skin, its bulging muscles were exposed to the air, and it would occasionally drip drops of scarlet blood.

"Groups 1 to 500, fire!"

Boom, boom, boom—

The Players listened to the command and began to concentrate fire numbly.

Over a million shells once again engulfed the Skeleton Soldiers.

Chen Fan stared fixedly at the Skeleton Dog; he didn't believe this eerie creature would be as vulnerable as the Skeleton Soldiers.

Sure enough.

Just as the shells were about to land on the skeleton position, the Skeleton Dog's body erupted with a blood-red light.

Its three-meter-long body expanded by another large circle, and even its speed increased slightly.

That red light blocked all the explosion damage for it.

After all the Skeleton Soldiers were reduced to fragments, the Skeleton Dog was actually completely unharmed and was still rushing toward the island at high speed.

"A skill?"

Chen Fan's gaze subconsciously swept toward Skill Steal.

He slightly raised his left hand and made a grasping motion in the direction of the Skeleton Dog.

Immediately, a flash of red light flew out from the Skeleton Dog.

【Ding!】

【Obtained new skill: Berserk. Skill duration: 24h.】

【Dark Creature: Soul-Eater Ghost, lost Berserk skill, status removed.】

"Groups 501 to 800, fire!"

At the same time, Luo Li also spotted the Soul-Eater Ghost.

Sensing how troublesome it was, she immediately gave the correct command.

Boom, boom, boom—

Having lost Berserk, the Soul-Eater Ghost was buried by shells and blown into fragments.

As the smoke cleared, the Players breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the eerie creature die.

However, before they could get excited, the Skeleton Soldiers respawned again.

"Oh man, how can these things really not die?"

"Don't talk nonsense, Groups 1 to 500, fire!"

"Yes! Big Sister Head!"

"..."

After watching for a long time and seeing that the Soul-Eater Ghost hadn't respawned, Chen Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief and scanned the system interface.

【Berserk: Enter Berserk state, resistance increased by 100%, damage taken reduced by 90%, attack speed/movement speed increased by 100%. Lasts 10 seconds. After the skill ends, enter Weakened state, all attributes decreased by 50%, Weakened state lasts 10 minutes. Cooldown: 20 minutes.】

【Skill level detected as incorrect, skill is being adjusted.】

【Berserk (SSS Rank): Enter Berserk state, resistance increased by 100%, damage taken reduced by 99%, attack speed/movement speed increased by 300%. Lasts 1 minute. No negative effects. Cooldown: 10 minutes. Skill duration: 24h.】

"Holy crap?!"

Chen Fan was stunned.

The effects of this skill are a bit insane, right?