92: Chapter 92, Second Stage

"Fire!"

At Chen Fan's command, five large patrol boats and one destroyer opened fire simultaneously.

"Da-da-da-da..."

The Gatling guns spewed blue fire, and the bullets streaked across the sky like meteors.

The linked naval guns fired in succession, emitting a tremendous roar.

Each time a 155mm shell exploded, it cleared a large area of black lines and monsters.

Four-meter-long crossbow bolts pierced through the wind.

With such a high density of monsters, there was no need to aim at all.

As long as the bullets and crossbow bolts were fired, they would hit their targets.

The firepower beneath the sea surface was activated at the same time.

Torpedoes and anti-submarine rocket depth charges were fired frantically, as if they cost nothing.

The spreading flames ignited the seawater, with countless black lines and fish flesh serving as fuel.

Perhaps attracted by the commotion here, the tentacle, which had split into four segments, smashed towards Chen Fan again.

Boom—

The scattered tentacle no longer had the ability to divide the seawater.

The four tentacles cut open gaps in the seawater, but they were quickly filled by the water again.

[Regional Survival Count: 498,493 / 1,000,000]

This strike took the lives of over 30,000 Players.

As the tentacle slowly rose into the air, countless mists of blood floated up with it and were swallowed completely by the suction cups.

"Still coming?"

Chen Fan gritted his teeth and summoned 20 Megalodon again.

Even under such chaotic conditions, the tentacle BOSS did not give up on protecting the crystal.

As long as the trajectory of the fired torpedoes and depth charges was headed towards the crystal, they would be frantically intercepted by the creatures in the sea.

Therefore, it could only rely on the tentacle item to block the attacks.

However, as this wave ended, only 12 tentacle items remained in the inventory.

If no progress could be made, other methods would have to be considered.

In the rain of bullets, the black lines and monsters were beaten back steadily, and The Five Women let out excited screams continuously.

Chen Fan, however, had no heart to appreciate it.

His attention was entirely on the monitoring screen.

The Megalodon gradually approached; at this moment, the area near the crystal was filled with dense black lines.

These black lines were countless times thicker than before, frantically plundering the crystal fragments.

Every time it wrapped around a small fragment, the black lines would expand several times over again.

Seeing this, Chen Fan's eyes flickered slightly.

A Megalodon quickly stepped forward, swallowed a crystal fragment, spat out a torpedo, and then swam back at full speed.

Without the cover of the tentacle item, the torpedo was quickly wrapped in layers by the black lines.

Chen Fan glanced at it and then looked away.

Four fractured crystals stood in the deep sea in a grid pattern.

Seeing that there was still some time left before the detonation, Chen Fan controlled 19 Megalodon to swim towards the center of the four crystals.

As if sensing the approaching danger, the base of the tentacle began to twitch frantically after feeling the approach of the Megalodon.

Boom—

19 shells exploded between the crystals.

Having been bombed for several rounds, the crystals, which were already full of cracks, finally could not hold on and shattered.

The tentacle BOSS let out a shrill cry.

Immediately, the tentacle began to split frantically. 8 segments. 16 segments. 32 segments. 64 segments. 1024 segments...

With each split, the tentacle became half as thin.

Its length also shortened at an astonishing speed.

By the time it split into 16,384 pieces, Chen Fan's Exploration allowed him to vaguely see the end of the tentacle.

In other words, the length of the tentacle at this time had shortened to nearly 1,000 kilometers!

The waves surged, and the tentacles that had gathered together were pushed apart by the waves.

Like giant whips, they continuously lashed down and lifted up, stirring up huge waves.

Among them, a large portion of the tentacles lashed towards Chen Fan's direction.

[Server-wide Announcement.]

[District One BOSS battle has passed the first stage and entered the second stage.]

[Rewards for all Players in District One: Gold Coins x10,000. Wood x5,000. rope x5,000. Nails x3,000. Cloth x3,000. Steel x2,000. Gunpowder x2,000. rare mineral cluster x100. energy focusing crystal x100.]

[Ding!]

[Congratulations on passing the first stage, reward: plasma energy core x500. alloy ingot x500. nano-fiber bundle x500.]

The moment they received the supplies, The Five Women skillfully traded them to Chen Fan.

After observing for a while, Chen Fan discovered that they had not received any hidden supplies.

Thinking about it, it was understandable; after all, except for himself, all other Players belonged to the "lying down to win" category.

If one could obtain hidden supplies just by lying down to win, that would be too unfair.

After the cashback, Chen Fan returned 20 times the amount to each person for them to replenish their supplies.

At this moment, the Players in other districts who were desperately fighting against the black lines were all stunned.

[District 10000] "First stage? What the hell is that?"

[District 10086] "I don't know. We haven't received any notification yet."

[District 486] "District One already has large patrol boats, so it's understandable that they cleared the level faster. Let's keep it up, everyone."

[District 10010] "But this reward is so tempting; I really want it too."

"Want +1."

[District 99233] "Tch, maybe they just piled up human lives to get there. Players in District One, prioritize saving your own lives. Don't be fooled into sacrificing yourselves for others."

"Exactly, exactly. Our district has only lost less than 100,000 people so far."

"100,000 +1"

"+10010."

[District 10010]: "Don't know you, don't cue me."

In the regional chat, the screen was also being flooded frantically.

"It actually rewarded 10,000 gold coins! I can buy an S-Class Crew Member now!"

"I have three S-Class here: Captain, Sailor, and Sharpshooter. Which one should I buy?"

"I have Captain, Navigator, and Sharpshooter."

earth burrowing ship: "Everyone, don't spend money recklessly. Wait for Huaxia Big Shot to give orders! Don't mess around!"

small boat: "Right, right, right. Don't buy randomly. This might be the opportunity to clear the dungeon."

"@china, Big Shot, give us some orders quickly."

"Wow, so much money, I can't stop myself from wanting to spend it!"

What to Eat for Breakfast No. 1: "Even if you can't stop yourself, you have to endure it. Wait for Big Shot to speak!"

Watching the scrolling messages, Chen Fan shook his head helplessly.

"If I had time, I could just have them trade all their gold coins over for the cashback, and then return them, which would be fine."

"With my current prestige, I should be able to do it."

"Unfortunately, the situation is urgent, and I can't perform too many operations."

Sighing, he opened the regional chat: "@everyone, buy S-Class Sharpshooter. The time for a counterattack has come!"

"@china, Big Shot, you finally appeared!"

"Thank you, Big Shot. Without you, we would have already logged off!"

"Don't be busy flattering. Quickly listen to Big Shot's order and buy S-Class Sharpshooter!"

earth burrowing ship: "I have already bought it and equipped it with the best crossbow. Big Shot, how do we fight next?"

small boat: "Let's clear the monsters on the deck first. I don't even dare to go out."

"Yes, clear the monsters!"

Chen Fan nodded slightly, "Everyone, finish clearing the monsters on the ship first, then attack the tentacles or the black lines."

After speaking, he closed the chat window.

Because the Megalodon that snatched a crystal fragment had already returned.

As the Megalodon approached, Chen Fan felt the magic dragon crystal core glass bottle trembling slightly.

After a long period of absorption, the energy on it had reached 41.

"Come on, let me see if you can really absorb this thing."

Chen Fan reached out his hand and took out the crystal core fragment.