245: Chapter 245 Harpy: 500,000

Experiencing several consecutive incidents in a short period, she was surprisingly able to adjust instantly and find a way to minimize the damage.

Although Chen Fan could also do this, it was all built upon his Exploration Talent.

With his 120-degree Exploration vision activated, he accurately grasped this key point the moment the lightning jumped for the first time.

That Luo Li was able to react so quickly without the aid of Exploration vision was all based on her keen combat instincts.

Furthermore, after seeing the Players moving their positions in a disorganized manner, Luo Li spoke again:

"Form a zigzag pattern, staggered front and back; everyone just needs to judge their distance from those on their left and right."

This order gave the Players a backbone, and they began to move into the zigzag formation one after another.

Zzzzt, zzzzt—

The Harpies released lightning again.

This time, most of the lightning chains did not jump; they disappeared after hitting only one or two warships.

The pressure on the Players decreased sharply.

The Players breathed a sigh of relief and were just about to express their feelings when Luo Li's voice came out again:

"Everyone, bombard the nearest Harpies and fight on your own."

The Players then belatedly looked around and immediately exclaimed:

"Holy crap, why are there so many bird people!"

"No kidding, we were busy adjusting our formation just now; these bird people didn't focus their fire when they came out, they all scattered."

"Hurry up and bombard them; with so many bird people, who knows how long this will take."

"Brothers, they've started releasing lightning again, remember to keep your distance!"

Zzzzt, zzzzt—

Lightning lit up the sky frequently, and some unlucky ones were targeted by ten bird people, their shields dissipating instantly.

They exclaimed and immediately repaired their shields.

Luo Li looked at the dense swarm of bird people and sighed helplessly.

With the situation developing like this, her command couldn't play much of a role, and they could only rely on the Players to bombard and kill the bird people bit by bit.

However, not needing to command also gave her a chance to catch her breath.

Letting out a long breath, Luo Li subconsciously glanced at the aircraft carrier not far away.

At this moment, Chen Fan was standing on the deck, his right hand pinching his chin, looking at the sky thoughtfully.

"Why did some Harpies die on their own without being attacked?"

"Recruit."

"Spirit Control."

Chen Fan immediately recruited one and cast his gaze toward the introduction panel.

[Harpy, Health: 0, Energy: 5000. When energy is 0, the Harpy will die.]

[Lightning Chain: Releases a lightning chain that jumps five times, dealing a small amount of damage. Casting range: 500 meters. Jump range: 50 meters. Energy cost: 1000. Cooldown: 10 seconds.]

"Holy crap?!"

Chen Fan was shocked.

Although this Harpy's Lightning Chain had a very short casting range and a small jump range.

It was extremely useful for dealing with dense groups of monsters!

In an instant, Chen Fan made a decision and shouted in the regional channel:

"Everyone, cease fire!"

Immediately, he turned and jumped onto the dwarf helicopter, "Master Aurell, I have to rely on you again."

Aurell rolled his eyes, but it was clear that he also knew the importance of these monsters.

He opened his mouth but ultimately still took Chen Fan into the air.

The rest of the Players, after receiving Chen Fan's order, although unsure why, still subconsciously complied.

The dwarf helicopter gradually ascended, passing through the web formation composed of Harpies.

Taking a deep breath, a glimmer of excitement flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.

These dense swarms of Harpies would be his other trump card for clearing monsters.

"Recruit!"

"Spirit Control!"

Chen Fan's gaze swept toward the nearest batch.

In an instant, all Harpies within a diameter of 500 meters were taken under his command.

[Recruitment successful: Harpy x5k.]

With five thousand Harpies, Chen Fan became much bolder.

He controlled the Harpies to surround him completely and then dove headfirst into the pile of monsters.

Because they were still constantly releasing skills, from time to time, a bunch of Harpies would exhaust their energy and turn into dust.

Chen Fan looked anxious, quickly weaving through the pile of monsters.

"Recruit!"

"Spirit Control!"

"..."

[Recruitment successful: Harpy x2w.]

[Recruitment successful: Harpy x2w.]

...

The Players were a bit stunned, looking up at the black cluster formed by the large group of Harpies in the monster crowd.

"Is that... the Boss?"

"Seems like it, what is he doing?"

"No, wait, wait, wait, it seems like these Harpies are controlled by the Boss?"

"I noticed it too, the Boss dove into a circle of Harpies and was able to control them all instantly."

"Holy crap! The Boss is awesome!"

"No wonder the Boss didn't let us attack, with so many Harpies, they'll all be the Boss's troops in the future!"

"@china, Boss, can you show us the attributes of the Harpies?"

"Yeah Boss, we want to see too."

Chen Fan glanced at the regional chat and smiled as he posted the attributes.

Immediately, it caused another sensation.

"My god, what a broken skill."

"This skill will be so effective for dealing with monster swarms in the future."

"It's a pity that they die after releasing the skill five times."

"It's indeed a bit of a pity, if only they could release it infinitely."

"..."

Hearing the Players' discussion, Chen Fan smiled without saying a word.

"Die? You want to die after becoming a Crew Member?"

"It's not that easy."

Aurell took Chen Fan around the island, quickly taking all the Harpies into his pocket.

Along the way, Chen Fan could constantly see Harpies that had exhausted their energy and were gradually falling; he clicked his tongue in distress.

[Recruitment successful: Harpy x2w.]

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to District One for successfully resisting the second wave of monster invasion.]

[Reward for all Players in District One: Gold coins x2w. Common supplies x1w.]

The last cluster of Harpies was taken into his pocket, and the system sound rang out immediately.

Only then did Chen Fan breathe a sigh of relief and cast his gaze toward the system panel.

[Harpy x50w.]

"Whew... not bad, 500,000 is enough to work with."

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and the two slowly landed on the aircraft carrier deck.

With 500,000 Harpies, even if they were in groups of 100,000, after a suicide attack, five groups would be enough to form a cycle of attacks.

"Now, I need to see if they can be buffed by the Ice Maiden's aura."

Chen Fan's lips curled up slightly, and he summoned two Harpies.

Zzzzt, zzzzt—

The two released a bolt of lightning at each other.

Chen Fan's gaze was fixed firmly on the cooldown panel.

After five seconds, the cooldown ended.

Furthermore, the Harpies' energy was also rapidly recovering at 50 points per second.

"It really works!"

Chen Fan's eyes lit up, and he controlled them to release lightning again.

Since the Harpies had no health, energy was deducted directly after being attacked.

After consecutively releasing two lightning bolts and being hit by two lightning bolts, the two Harpies died simultaneously.

Chen Fan immediately scanned the Crew Member space.

The two Harpies revived within the Crew Member space.

"Awesome!"

Chen Fan pumped his fist, a look of intense excitement flashing in his eyes.