Blood-red Deformed Monsters wreathed in gray haze kept swimming in from the sea. Once they came ashore, they all twisted toward Ji Xinghe.
Ahead, Xiao Sha had taken root outside the Wooden Fence. The Deformed Monsters seemed unable to see it and crawled straight toward the Shelter.
Xiao Sha's branches whipped wildly, lashing hard at the Deformed Monsters beneath it.
But it didn't kill them. Instead, it left them barely alive, letting Xiao Xi's vines finish the job and claim the monsters.
Xiao Sha hadn't made a contract with her, so the points from the Deformed Monsters it killed wouldn't go to her.
That was why the two little ones worked together like this.
Ji Xinghe caught sight of them working in perfect sync out of the corner of her eye, and a faint smile unconsciously tugged at her lips.
Suddenly, a bone-chilling cold rose behind her. Before she could react, a vast shadow instantly engulfed her!
She looked up to see a massive Deformed Monster circling in the sky.
Its sharp, bloodthirsty gaze fixed on her, as if she were some rare delicacy, driving the bird wild!
Ji Xinghe's expression turned serious. "Xiao Xi, keep your eyes on that one above. Pull it down if you get the chance."
As soon as she spoke, she released Purification Technique in attack mode with one hand.
A dazzling beam of white light shot toward the Deformed Monster circling overhead.
[Hit the monster. Enemy HP -126]
The Deformed Monster was struck and let out a harsh screech.
White smoke rose from its black-and-red feathers. It swayed wildly from side to side in the air, as if it had been burned.
This was her chance. Ji Xinghe quickly glanced at the monster's details panel and gently patted Xiao Xi.
Xiao Xi's vines suddenly stretched toward the sky. The moment they touched the monster, they locked tightly around it and yanked downward with all their strength.
Then, everything changed!
The monster pecked away the flesh where it had been hit. Black-red blood dripped from above, splattering across the island.
Then it beat its wings and pecked at the vines with its sharp beak like a machine gun, quickly snapping off a section.
Cool green liquid oozed out and dripped onto Ji Xinghe's face.
Ji Xinghe wiped her forehead. Her cold gaze was reflected in the green liquid on her hand!
A skill at her fingertips was ready to unleash.
After firing a Small Light Ball Technique, she raised the Star Feather Repeating Crossbow and shot at the monster's eyes.
The Wood Arrows were coated in Mist Heart Fruit juice. Under the slowing effect, more and more arrows embedded themselves in the monster.
The monster, now looking like a porcupine, finally lost the ability to break free from Xiao Xi. In just a moment, Xiao Xi's vines dragged it down.
Thud! Its massive body crushed several Deformed Monsters.
Seeing this, Ji Xinghe hurried forward to finish it off.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
[Killed a Second Order Level 10 Deformed Monster. Experience Points +5. Limited-Time Points +30.]
[Decompose?]
"Whew, finally killed it." Second Order monsters had thick hides and high HP. They were poor value for the effort, nowhere near as profitable as killing low-level monsters.
She still preferred mowing down monsters in droves. It was simple, effective, and rewarding.
The monsters came in wave after wave. Ji Xinghe counted them and noticed that the numbers were always regular: thirty at a time.
Once all thirty monsters died, new Deformed Monsters would emerge from the sea in less than two minutes.
After clearing out this wave, Ji Xinghe finally had time to take fresh meat from the Shelter and give it to Xiao Xi to recover.
She retrieved the damaged Wooden Fence and replaced it with a new one.
Next, she opened the Limited-Time Points Shop.
[Limited-Time Points Shop] [Shop closes in: 00:42:26] [Remaining Points: 1568]
Scrolling down, she saw all kinds of goods. There were so many supplies that even Ji Xinghe felt envious.
"Item 1: Light Orb (Small) Price: 2 points (reduces Deformation Value by 10%) Quantity remaining: 100000" "Item 2: Medium Light Orb Price: 5 points (reduces Deformation Value by 30%)" "Item 3: Light Orb (High) Price: 8 points (reduces Deformation Value by 50%)"
"Item 6: Strength Pill (Strength +1)" "Price: 20 points"
There were also Mentality Potions, Speed Pills, Expansion Vouchers,
food, water, weapons, medicine... Everything was available.
On the last page, there were also:
"Shelter Protective Shield Price: 999 points, quantity remaining: 3, limit per person: 1" "Random Talent Stone Price: 9999 points, quantity remaining: 1"
Ji Xinghe checked the time. There were only ten minutes left until the Guard the Island quest ended.
She couldn't afford the Random Talent Stone, but she could get the Shelter Protective Shield.
[Spend 999 limited-time points to exchange for a Shelter Protective Shield? Note: All purchases in the Limited-Time Shop are final. No refunds or exchanges.]
Ji Xinghe tapped "Purchase," and 999 points were deducted from her account just like that.
She glanced at the points leaderboard again. She was still in first place. The leaderboard only showed each player's total points.
In the Chat Channel.
Little Fist Wangzai: "Help! Mommy, save me! There are so many monsters, aaah!"
One Steamed Bun: "This is terrifying. After a Deformed Monster scratched me, my deformation sped up. Luckily, the Limited-Time Shop has Light Orbs. I exchanged for one and ate it, and my Deformation Value went back down."
Pray for the God of Wealth's Love: "Hahaha, I'm telling you, those Deformed Monsters are so weak. I barely touched them, and they trampled themselves to death."
Player 12345: "Good thing I managed to grab a Wooden Fence. It held the monsters back, so I actually dared to fight back. [Image] Just killed this one. Still warm."
Damn This Survival Game: "Oh my god, my island is only two square meters now! Those monsters came ashore, the ground cracked, and I cracked too! It's over, it's over. The island's starting to sink. I'm going to die!"
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