Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 18 Changes

After arming themselves, replenishing their strength, and ensuring their condition, the group left the cave in an orderly manner and proceeded according to plan.

Everything was going smoothly. Bai Hongxue, who was of the wind element, was using a level-six crystal core to lure the sea monster to the gas station. She could transform into her element and was not afraid of the sea monster's attacks.

The ocean overlord, just as they had hoped, fully surfaced. Its home had been stolen, and its treasures had fallen into the hands of thieves, leaving it no choice but to emerge.

A deep red octopus emerged from the dark blue seawater. Its enormous head was topped with two eyes that emitted a chilling blue light. The tentacles beneath its head had tormented them, and now that they were all out, everyone realized that there were only eight of them, but they could split apart, which was why they could attack the superhumans on the beach with such ease.

Thick moisture permeated the air. As the home ground of the three water-based ability users, the seaside undoubtedly provided them with an extra boost. Even though they had only reached level three, with the cooperation of the three, the seawater gradually receded.

Zoe's eyes flashed, and she used the water flow to speed up the sea monster's advance.

Using the water left by Zoe as a support, snakes formed from water slithered across the sea monster's body, waiting for the next strike.

Qian Shui stood by and shielded the two of them from the sea monster's occasional tentacle attacks.

With Yan Mengqi's help, Liu Hua used her superpower to control the sea monster, wrapping the octopus's tentacles around its left and right sides and correcting it when it strayed from its course.

Chu Deng quickly followed. After leveling up four times, her physical strength had returned to normal. In addition, the flames that occasionally burst under her feet provided momentum, so her speed was not slow at all.

Since Liu Hua and Yan Mengqi could only control two tentacles of the Ocean Overlord, Xingchen became the one to protect the whole team. His ice shield accurately blocked the Ocean Overlord's tentacle attacks, and he could occasionally fire a few ice arrows to counterattack.

Yang Guizhou's ability to use his superpowers and seize opportunities did not hinder the training at the base in reality. Instead of attacking directly with lightning, he used the water flow of the three water elements and the ice arrows of the stars to combine with lightning superpower attacks, causing more damage to the sea monster than usual.

Once the ocean overlord had completely left the coastline, the two earth-elemental beings promptly cut off the sea monster's retreat. Ares and Barros, sweating profusely, erected earthen walls and laid inconspicuous traps before rushing to catch up with the main force to provide backup at any time.

The journey was neither long nor short. The group, through a combination of enticement and coercion, led the sea monster to the gas station. The trip went smoothly, and by this time, they had only used up a small portion of their superpowers and physical strength.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yang Guizhou roared "Attack!" and everyone unleashed their strongest supernatural attacks with all their might.

It was at this moment that the sea monster, which had been acting according to their plan, underwent a strange change.

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The indescribable sound pierced everyone's eardrums, but fortunately they were prepared and had worn some kind of protective gear. They were only dizzy for a few seconds, and their supernatural attacks before the sea monster launched its sonic attack did not miss.

But not everyone is attacking the ocean's overlord.

The plant roots that Liu Hua used to restrain the sea monster were severed by an unknown attack. His vision went black and he fell backward. In the chaos, he only had time to fall and roll backward, but luckily he dodged the water arrow that was shot toward his heart.

The water arrow struck the ground, and the spray landed on Liu Hua's face. In an instant, he understood. He shouted angrily with his eyes closed, "Water magic is a trap! Be careful!"

Unfortunately, his warning didn't get through, because the sea monster's sonic attack caused everyone to experience ringing in their ears, and the danger wasn't immediately noticed.

Although Liu Hua was unable to continue dragging the sea monster towards the gas station, Yan Mengqi, on the other side of the sea monster, did not notice anything unusual. She only thought that the BOSS had been provoked, which was why her side suddenly sank. Fortunately, her level four metal element power was enough to barely support her. Her steel wire tightly wrapped around the sea monster's tentacle roots. Even though it did not cause armor-piercing damage to the sea monster, it firmly trapped the big guy.

Seeing victory in sight, Bai Hongxue, a wind-type character, had already cut open the gas tanks at the gas station. She threw a level-six crystal into the air above the gas station to give it a boost, while doing her best to use the wind to propel the sea monster forward.

All the attacks arrived at the same time.

The ice of the stars enveloped the earth like an extreme cold storm. Ice shards appeared out of thin air, piercing the body of the ocean overlord like sharp knives. Its waving tentacles seemed to be frozen, with a brief delay. At the same time, two earth-type beings who had caught up stomped their feet, causing the earth to tremble and the ground to crack open. The exploding earth and rocks were as hard as steel, and the sudden appearance of earth spikes attacking from below combined with the ice shards, firmly fixing the ocean overlord in the gas station.

Before Yan Mengqi, whose pressure had suddenly eased, could even catch her breath, she heard Yang Guizhou roar, "Lights!" The next moment, a hellish heatwave swept in, and crimson light exploded forth.

"Run—" After suppressing the sea monster's counterattack with a thunderstorm, Yang Guizhou shouted only one word and fled the battlefield as quickly as possible.

"Boom————"

It was as if the sky had fallen and the earth had split open. Everyone was overwhelmed at that moment. Their hearts felt like they were about to jump out of their chests. An indescribable feeling swept over their brains, and their bodies began to tremble involuntarily. Some people even had their legs go weak for a moment.

"Boom!!!"

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Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, and the sea monster, glowing with fire, raised its eight tentacles. Under the flood of blue water, heavy water vapor filled the air, suppressing the black smoke. The crimson flames appeared only briefly, like smoke.

Just as everyone was in despair, three different blue supernatural powers were a step too slow and attacked the sea monster from behind.

Yang Guizhou squinted at it for a moment, then roared, "Water system defected!!!"

Bai Hongxue, who was hiding above Yang Guizhou, used the wind to send out the warning in time.

Two earth-elemental Ares and Baros emerged, covered in dust and dirt. Before they could even figure out what was happening, two water orbs enveloped their mouths and noses, intending to suffocate them.

After they realized what was happening, they struggled desperately, trying to use their earth-based abilities to separate the water mass. They even thought of creating a trachea out of earth to breathe, but the water was relentless and gave them no chance. The two brothers could only log off in frustration.

After the black smoke dissipated, Qian Shui, Zoe, and Gabriel, all water-type ability users, stood proudly in the middle.

Chu Deng stood panting to the side, covered in sweat, while Xingchen supported her as she exhausted herself. Yan Mengqi stood beside them, holding a steel shield to protect them from the aftershocks of the explosion. On the other side, Bai Hongxue and Yang Guizhou watched everyone warily, while Liu Hua, who had been ambushed, lay at their feet.

In the team of three water-type ability users, Gabriel raised his hand and took out the hard-won level six water-type crystal core from the water line in the air, and smiled, "Oh dear, I'm really sorry about this."

He glanced at the ravaged battlefield, the sea breeze whipping his blond hair around him like a proud male peacock spreading its tail feathers.

"In games, the one who laughs last is the winner."