268: Chapter 268 Skeleton Mutation

Thump... Thump, thump...

In his sleep, Chen Fan's heart was beating incessantly.

After one powerful beat, Chen Fan woke up with a start.

What's going on?

After getting up and scanning the room, finding nothing unusual, Chen Fan let out a long sigh of relief.

Covering the right side of his heart with his right hand, Chen Fan sensed for a moment, and an intermittent voice came through: "Master... come..."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up, and his gaze swept to the skill bar.

He remembered that after equipping the divine staff, Spirit Control pets could be stored in the Crew Member space.

Come to me, I'll give you something delicious.

Chen Fan sent it a command.

Instantly, his heart thumped again.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Fan took out the chip and sent a message to Zhou Tao: "Has the divine beast come to find me?"

After a while, Zhou Tao replied: "Yes, it probably left quite a while ago. When I just went to look, it was already gone."

Chen Fan smiled slightly, "Okay, how many helicopters are there?"

However, Zhou Tao did not answer directly but smiled mysteriously: "Heh, you'd better come over sometime soon. You'll know once you get here."

Oh?

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow.

Last time he built dozens of helicopters, Zhou Tao didn't beat around the bush. Could it be that there are over a hundred this time?

This was indeed exciting news.

You have to know, an aircraft carrier can hold at most two hundred helicopters. If he could fill his aircraft carrier this time, he could let others upgrade their aircraft carriers too.

By then, he could go attend to his own business, leaving Huaxia City for the Players to guard.

When they really couldn't hold on, there was still the nuclear missile as a final trump card.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan's mood improved instantly, and he got up and walked out of the cabin.

The night grew late.

He glanced at the time; it was already past 11 PM.

The Players were still continuously transporting land reclamation materials, filling in the shallow sea.

The island's area was larger than it had been during the day.

Seeing Chen Fan appear, several women approached him one after another.

...

Soon, the time reached 12 AM.

[Ding!]

[Dark Creatures detected breaking through the spatial barrier, descending upon the sea area.]

[Difficulty level: Three stars, please Players, be prepared.]

There was no need for Luo Li to say anything; the Players, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately opened the regional channel.

Inside, there was a view shared back by a helicopter.

It was the same as 12 AM the day before yesterday.

There was no black vortex; what appeared above the sea was a ball of light energy.

The ball of light gradually expanded, and a huge circular portal appeared again.

The warship scattered around immediately lined up to return to the inner sea.

Ready!

Luo Li shouted.

Instantly, the warship parked in the inner sea, already in position, adjusted their cannons toward the portal.

Luo Li raised her right hand high, preparing to give them a harsh lesson the moment the monsters appeared.

The ball of light spun faster.

Suddenly, a flash of light.

Countless white monsters rushed out of the portal.

The moment she saw those monsters, the words Luo Li was about to shout got stuck in her throat.

These monsters were exactly the Skeleton Soldier that had appeared last time.

Players still outside, return to the inner sea immediately. Everyone, summon your Crew Member and prepare for battle.

Yes! Big Sister Head!

The Players responded instantly and began to summon their Crew Member.

Before the battle, they had set their respawn points at the shoal.

With the experience from last time, the Players divided the shoal into two zones.

The area outside the city wall was used to respawn melee Crew Member, and inside the wall was for ranged Crew Member.

Without cannonballs blocking them, the Skeleton Soldier quickly stepped onto the shoal.

The moment they stepped onto land, the Archer in the back row fired in unison.

Dense arrows submerged the Skeleton Soldier.

As expected, all the Skeleton Soldier that stepped onto the shoal did not revive after being shot.

Seeing this, the Players breathed a sigh of relief and continued to control their Crew Member to adjust their shooting angles.

The Archer switched from chaotic volleys to three-stage shooting, killing the Skeleton Soldier in an orderly fashion.

On the other side.

Watching the Players get on track, Chen Fan nodded slightly and swept his gaze toward the sea.

Chen Fan was very interested in the reason why these monsters could march on the sea.

Whether it was the Skeleton Soldier in front of him or the five waves of monsters earlier in the day, they all walked on the sea as if it were flat ground.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Fan's eyes flashed: "Aurell..."

This Great Master doesn't need...

Aurell, do you think we need to go over and take a look?

Aurell was stunned; having his spellcasting interrupted, he nodded subconsciously.

Yeah, then I'll listen to you. Let's go.

Chen Fan leaped up and patted the seat, signaling him to move forward.

Aurell curled his lips and controlled the helicopter to fly toward the shoal.

Recruit.

Spirit Control.

[Dark Creatures, cannot be Recruited.]

Hmm?

Chen Fan frowned.

It couldn't be Recruited?

His Spirit Control could even Recruit Leviathan and octopus monsters.

Oh, wait, those guys were tricked by him using the energy of the magic dragon crystal core and holy radiance crystal.

He should be able to Recruit these skeletons too, he just had to trick them into trusting him first.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan shook his head and returned to the aircraft carrier deck.

These skeletons seemed to have no consciousness; the possibility of gaining their trust was almost zero.

Connected in a row, the Skeleton Soldier kept emerging from the portal, charging toward the shoal fearlessly.

Wave after wave.

It continued for over an hour and still hadn't stopped.

Suddenly, Chen Fan frowned, having suddenly thought of something.

What about Fire Rain? Why is there no Fire Rain this time?

Could it be that it was scared off by my bombing last time?

Chen Fan chuckled and opened the world channel.

Inside, it was still wailing and howling.

Damn, although these skeletons are weak, this Fire Rain is too terrifying.

Don't mention it, the first wave of Fire Rain killed thousands of our Players instantly.

Have you noticed that each wave of Fire Rain has more attack power than the last?

Seems like it, I noticed it too.

Chen Fan secretly thought, 'As expected,' and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

However, before he could be smug, howls came from the sea ahead.

Chen Fan frowned and immediately looked over.

Hundreds of nearly transparent hungry wolves emerged from the portal.

Almost at the same time, Luo Li's voice came: "Groups 1 to 100, focus fire on the wolf pack!"

The Players were stunned for a moment before turning their gaze toward the portal.

The next moment, one hundred groups fired simultaneously.

Boom, boom, boom—the wolf pack was mostly killed, and likewise, many Skeleton Soldier were blasted into smithereens.

It was precisely because the Skeleton Soldier were acting as meat shields that the wolf pack wasn't completely wiped out.

Luo Li frowned and continued to shout: "Groups 101 to 200, focus fire."

Boom, boom, boom—the second wave of shells flew out, finally wiping out the wolf pack.

But soon, another wave of wolves emerged from the portal.

This time, the Players saw clearly.

These wolves seemed to have no collision volume, almost overlapping with the Skeleton Soldier as they rushed out of the portal.

What was worse, the Players discovered with horror that the Skeleton Soldier killed in the last wave, after reviving, had actually turned a bit red all over.

What is this thing!

Holy crap, mutated?