64: Chapter 64: The Offensive Turns Around, Resisting the Foreign Enemy!

"What?" Wen Yiran widened her eyes.

At this moment, Jiang Wanwan, her mental energy nearly exhausted, returned to Lin Xiao's side.

Hearing this question, she knitted her brows slightly and countered, "If that's the case, why would it go looking for Sophia?"

Indeed, why would it want to approach Sophia?

Before Lin Xiao could ponder it further, a loud crash suddenly erupted from behind.

The seawater, which had retreated over a hundred meters away, had gathered new strength.

It transformed into waves several meters high, rushing toward the beach—or rather, toward the town.

"Quick, back to the amusement park!" Lin Xiao barked.

The three of them turned and sprinted, heading for the higher ground of the amusement park to take cover.

Just as they stepped onto the wooden stairs, the massive waves slammed heavily against the breakwater.

Under the impact, the embankment emitted an unbearable cracking sound, and fissures spread out like a spiderweb.

The seawater surged over the top of the embankment, rushing onto the beach with unstoppable force.

Lin Xiao pulled the two women up to the high ground of the amusement park.

But before they could steady themselves, they saw Sophia, who had been battered and covered in wounds from being besieged by over a hundred people in the center of the plaza, suddenly stop all her counterattacks and charge toward the three of them.

Lin Xiao had completely failed to anticipate this situation.

Liu Bi, Fang Yuan, and the rest of the group were also confused.

"What's happening?" Fang Yuan asked, both shocked and angry. "Did the aggro shift?"

"Stop her!" Liu Bi said, brandishing his machete and leading the group in pursuit.

Fan Sinian, Xu Shan, and Zhou Jun led their respective teams to flank, attempting to intercept the out-of-control monster.

But Sophia didn't care; she raised her head, which was pieced together from countless skulls, and dragged her broken, bloated body forward, forcing a bloody path through the blades and spell attacks.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

Ten meters.

...

The speed was too fast; in the blink of an eye, she was already right in front of them.

The agility brought by his high Constitution attribute allowed Lin Xiao to barely escape.

But what about Jiang Wanwan and Wen Yiran? They couldn't.

Lin Xiao gripped his battle axe, shielding the two women behind him. His muscles tensed, ready to fight back at any cost.

But the next second, things exceeded everyone's expectations.

Sophia leapt high into the air.

Not to escape.

Not to pounce on Lin Xiao and the others.

Instead, she threw herself toward the black waves that had just surged over the breakwater and were rushing toward the amusement park.

"BOOM!!!"

Flesh and seawater collided, producing a dull, tragic, and thunderous sound.

Sophia used her body as an embankment, desperately holding back the advance of the waves.

Hundreds of mouths on her body opened simultaneously, letting out a roar mixed with pain and fury.

Those arms, pieced together from twisted limbs, plunged fiercely into the waves, tearing with all her might.

The waves were torn apart by force.

A large amount of viscous black liquid splashed out like a rainstorm, landing on the amusement park ground.

Even more hair-raising was that after the liquid hit the ground, it rapidly expanded, hatching one curled-up Fissioner after another.

The numbers kept growing.

Once they landed, they quickly sprang to their feet.

Their slender bodies began to tear open, and sticky tentacles sprayed from their chests, dancing wildly in the air.

The progeny heads at both ends of their bodies let out sharp screeches.

"We were tricked!"

Lin Xiao repeated.

He stared at Sophia's back, complex emotions surging in his eyes.

Stereotypes.

Humans were always like this, judging good and evil by appearance.

If it was ugly, it was a monster; only if it was beautiful was it innocent.

Sophia turned around.

She stood between Lin Xiao's group and the Fissioners.

This ugly monster, pieced together from flesh and limbs, spread its dozens of arms like a wall of flesh, tearing, smashing, and stomping the attacking Fissioners into pulp one by one.

She was protecting them.

But why?

At the same time, Liu Bi had already led his people over, targeting Sophia.

Lin Xiao moved.

He raised his battle axe and charged to meet them.

The double-bladed battle axe and the machete collided fiercely in the air.

Sparks flew.

"Lin Xiao? It really is you!"

The massive impact forced Liu Bi to retract his blade and step back.

He stared at the "balloon monster" in front of him, his face full of surprise.

Just a moment ago, turbulent waves had risen in the distant ocean.

The monster, already severely wounded, had suddenly turned around and run toward the back of the amusement park, for reasons unknown.

The waves had crashed over, and a large number of Level 3 Fissioners had appeared on the ground...

Everyone had assumed the monster had entered its second phase.

Fang Yuan, following close behind, heard Liu Bi's exclamation and immediately looked toward the "balloon monster" wearing vintage clothing.

"Brother Lin?"

"Holy crap, what's going on?" Fan Sinian arrived to provide support, holding a long spear. "Where is Brother Lin?"

Just then, the broadcast sounded again:

[Attention! Attention!]

[You have interrupted the sacred ritual.]

[This action has angered a mysterious entity in the deep sea; its wrath will land in physical form.]

[Passengers, please protect Sophia at all costs.]

[If you fail, all passengers will be permanently stranded in Harbor Town, becoming nameless strangers.]

[Current Public Event Difficulty: Epic]

The battle entered its second phase.

Liu Bi swung his blade and charged out again.

But this time, he brushed past Lin Xiao and turned his target toward the surging wave of Fissioners.

"Carriages 14 and 15, listen to my command!"

"Front-row shield guards, form a formation and hold Sophia's flanks!"

"Ranged units, focus fire on the Fissioners in the waves; don't let them get ashore!"

...

As Liu Bi changed his strategy and joined the defense, the others followed suit and began to fight the Fissioners.

With the advantage of numbers, plus the fiercely aggressive giant monster Sophia, these Fissioners did not cause too many casualties.

Furthermore, there was Lin Xiao.

Being played by "Sean" was a bitter feeling.

At this moment, he was seething with rage, wielding his double-bladed battle axe as he moved rapidly among the Fissioners.

His battle axe whipped up streaks of filthy blood, and ugly heads and severed limbs flew into the air one after another.

He alone killed almost more than everyone else combined.

Jiang Wanwan and Wen Yiran rested for a moment in the rear before joining the battle again.

Jiang Wanwan continuously released ice mist, shrouding the areas eroded by the waves.

These Fissioners were extremely afraid of low temperatures, so the battle instantly became easier.

On the other side, Wen Yiran pulled a spare melee weapon from her backpack and went on a head-smashing rampage against the Fissioners frozen on the ground.

Thus, under the desperate defense of nearly two hundred passengers, wave after wave of the black tide was pushed back until it completely subsided.

About half an hour later, the broadcast sounded.

[Passengers have successfully protected Sophia, shielding her from the incursion from the deep sea.]

[However, the hostility from the depths of the abyss has not dissipated; its will is brewing the next counterattack in the deeper darkness.]

[Of course, the passengers' courage has won the gratitude and gifts of the residents of Harbor Town.]

[Base Reward: 500 Points, 1000 stardust]

[Among them, passenger Lin Xiao defeated the deep sea's conspiracy and made a decisive contribution.]

[Special Commendation: 3000 Points, 5000 stardust]

[Please use your gains to prepare for battle; the true test may not have arrived yet...]