Chapter 899: Distress on the Water
Gao Fei, Jiang Feng, Ma Tao, Ma Yun, Qi Tian and Wang Daqing hurriedly boarded the deck and met with Pep.
On the water surface covered with rushes, a bunch of twisted vines were wriggling. From a distance, they looked like a group of water snakes, blocking the catamaran's channel.
These activated vines seemed to be the product of swamp plants infected and mutated by magic.
Gao Fei opened the star disk to scout the waters ahead and was surprised to find that all those lurking in the mud were creepers.
Among all kinds of activated plants, creepers are second only to tree people in reputation. Especially in swamp areas, they are definitely one of the monsters that travelers are most reluctant to encounter!
According to the reference information provided by the star disk, the challenge level of an adult creeper is usually level 5, with an average health value of about 120 points, 11 points of natural armor, and average attributes: strength 23, agility 10, constitution 20, intelligence 5, perception 15, charm 9.
The shambling monsters generally have talents such as "blindsight", "weapon focus (blunt attack)", "iron will", "power attack", "multiattack", "constriction" and "mastery of grappling". They have 10 points of resistance to fire and cold attacks respectively. They will not be injured when they are electrocuted, and they can recover health. It is said that the shambling monsters reproduce by absorbing the electricity generated by natural lightning or magic.
If the shambling monsters are not uprooted and completely destroyed, the roots hidden deep in the soil can absorb the lightning energy and grow again after a thunderstorm.
The southern part of Irian Island, where the Ash Swamp is located, happens to have a humid and rainy tropical climate. Especially in this season, it is affected by the southeast trade winds and thunder and rain every other day.
For the shambling monsters, this large swamp with frequent thunderstorms is the most suitable Feng Shui treasure land for them to reproduce.
The swamp is not like a wide lake. The catamaran that the special police are riding can only sail along the river with a deeper water level.
This section of the river is very narrow, with dense mangroves growing on both sides of the river. If the propeller is stuck by the roots, there is a risk of capsizing.
Within Gao Fei's field of vision, there are no less than a dozen vines blocking the river, making it impossible to navigate.
And in the distance, more vines are startled by the noise of the outboard engine and are swimming towards this side.
The vine crawls very slowly on land, but in the water, its huge body is lifted by buoyancy and swims quite agilely.
Looking at the vines that are floating and sinking and surrounding them, the young special police are ready for battle and are not panicking.
After all, they still have a way out.
What if there are more vines?
Anyway, they can't fly.
For each vine of challenge level 5 destroyed, 1,800 experience points will be credited.
No one would complain about having too much experience points. Of course, they would kill as many as they could. If they couldn't kill them all, they would ask Brother Pep to shrink the boat and put it away. Everyone would transform into dragons or wind elements and fly away from this dangerous river.
Among the team, the most anxious one was the crocodile angel.
This giant crocodile floated beside the catamaran, eager to rush out and tear apart the creepers that blocked the way.
"Big Mouth can't fly." Qi Tian scratched his head. "Speaking of which, it is the only unit in our team that can't fly, so I'm very nervous, afraid that I will abandon it."
The spider angel turned her head, stared at Qi Tian, and whispered.
Phase spiders have a unique racial language that others can't understand, but her master can understand.
"Beauty! Don't worry about it. I'm not the kind of heartless person!" Qi Tian promised solemnly, "No matter what danger we encounter, I will never abandon you and Da Zui!"
"Brother Xiao Tian, take this."
Ma Yun handed Qi Tian two Maltesers, and then gave one to each of the other teammates.
"I have infused the chocolate beans with the 'flying spell'. When it is time to transfer, you feed Da Zui one and it can fly."
Gao Fei took the infused chocolate beans handed by Ma Yun and said to Qi Tian: "In fact, you don't need the help of the richest man, you can make the crocodile angel fly by yourself."
"Ah? Brother Fei, I don't know the flying spell..." Qi Tian spread his hands and smiled bitterly.
"When your 'tamer' profession is upgraded to level 7, you will automatically learn the 2nd ring 'transformation spell'. This spell is enough."
Qi Tian is not stupid. After Gao Fei's reminder, he immediately realized it.
Tamers and natural partners can share spell effects.
He cast the "Transformation Technique" on himself, which enabled the Crocodile Angel to simultaneously transform into an animal or magical beast of no more than one level of size difference, such as the Dapeng.
After figuring this out, Qi Tian had no worries and waved his hand to signal the Crocodile Angel to clear the way!
The Crocodile Angel had long been impatient and rushed forward with his tail swung.
The creeping monster blocking the road in front stretched out its vines along the water surface, trying to entangle the giant crocodile that had come to its door.
The Crocodile Angel was two levels stronger than the creeping monster in terms of size and strength, and it easily tore off the vines wrapped around its body.
The creeping monster in the front row seemed to realize that this prey was not easy to deal with, and quickly dived underwater.
The Crocodile Angel grinned complacently and continued to rush forward, breaking through layer after layer of defense, and his physical strength was also rapidly consumed.
After breaking through five lines of defense in a row, the Crocodile Angel's momentum was almost consumed.
At this time, behind it, the creeping monsters that had retreated before, surfaced one after another in a very obscene manner, stretched out their vines and entangled its tail.
At this time, the crocodile angel was horrified to find that he had fallen into the encirclement formed by more than ten creepers and was attacked from both sides.
No matter how strong it was, it could not resist the siege of so many creepers at the same time. Being trapped here would only lead to death!
Qi Tian on the bow also found that the crocodile angel had fallen into a trap, and blew the whistle quickly, urging it to come back quickly.
The crocodile angel hurriedly turned around and rushed back with all his strength.
It was impossible to break free from the encirclement by brute force alone, but fortunately there was a hydraulic gun.
The crocodile angel raised its tail and fired three shots in a row, finally blasting open the encirclement formed by countless vines and escaping back in a thrilling way.
This in and out made Big Mouth Brother very tired. He lay on the side of the ship and panted heavily, with a look of shock in his eyes.
The creepers gathered on the opposite river were unwilling to let the prey go, and swarmed after it.
The crane angel stood beside Pep, who was steering the ship, stretched his neck, and sprayed a large fireball at the water surface.
Bang!
The fireball exploded in the area where the vines gathered. The visual effect was spectacular, but it was a pity that it was of little use.
The fireball exploded on the water surface, and the flames were immediately extinguished by the waves, and it could not even exert half of its destructive power.
Moreover, the vines had 10 points of fire resistance. If one or two vines were blown off and a few leaves were scorched, it would not have much impact on the root body hidden under the water.
