Chapter 126: Monster on the River Crossing

10 warrior players simultaneously rowed.

Whoosh~

The river water was parted by the oars, and the big ship began to move slowly.

"This helm is fun, and it shows speed. Current speed is 2, let's speed up a bit!" Li Li played with the wheel, controlling the direction, driving the big ship forward along the Lost River.

10 sailors rowed hard, and soon the ship's speed increased to around 30.

Xiao Feng stood at the bow, looking around for any sign of monsters.

Looking down from the bow, one could see many man-eating fish shadows swimming in the murky river below; if one fell in accidentally, they'd easily be eaten.

"Old Li next door, do you know the way? Don't steer randomly, or we'll be embarrassed if we go wrong." Zhu Long called out from the stern, shouting casually.

"Don't worry, I'm on it; this helm has directional prompts—we just need to follow this river." Li Li replied confidently.

After a moment, Parkinson suddenly said, "Monsters are coming! They can fly!"

Everyone turned toward the sound and saw a flock of flying monsters appearing in the rugged hills on the left bank of the river, spreading their wings and swooping toward us.

Xiao Feng checked the monster's info from afar.

【Bone-devouring Bat】

Level: 150

HP: 472000/472000

【Bone-devouring Bat Leader (Elite Monster)】

Level: 150

HP: 1760000/1760000

There's only one type of monster, and the larger ones among them are elites.

There are many monsters; a rough glance shows at least two hundred, each with a wingspan of about 1.5 meters, and their approach is quite intimidating.

"Priests, buff up; we defend, Xiao Feng deals damage!" Shen Di reacted quickly and hurriedly commanded.

Everyone present were elite players, and their reactions were still fast.

The World Guild members, although they wanted to row, also didn't want to die; seeing this, they likewise took up defensive stances.

Xing Yun Miao consecutively cast three skills, raising the team's defense.

In just a few blinks of an eye, the bone-devouring bats arrived.

The bat flock emitted a strange sound that made people agitated.

Xiao Feng cast a Rainstorm Technique that enveloped the big ship; the incoming bats were instantly killed by the raindrops, turning into a rain of gold coins that fell into the river.

No time to lament the money, some bats, shielded by the vanguard, reached the airspace above the ship.

"Squeak~"

A bat leader screeched, reaching with the small claw at the front of its membranous wing toward Xing Yun Miao.

Caught off guard, Xing Yun Miao was yanked off her feet by the bat leader and flown outward.

"Lightning Arrow!"

Xiao Feng, quick-eyed and quick-handed, instantly used a single-target skill to kill the bat leader and rescued her.

"Oh no"

Xing Yun Miao fell down, hitting the ship's side, nearly dropping into the water.

"Ah, save me~"

Almost at the same time, a priestess from the World Guild also suffered the same attack.

But her luck was worse; no one came to her aid, and she was dragged up into the sky.

Then the bat released its claws, and she fell toward the river surface.

"Splash~"

A few man-eating fish leapt from the river and, in a couple of bites, tore the priestess apart.

"I'm dead, waaah, so scary~"

The slain priestess cried out in grief within the team.

But nobody had the leisure to respond to him; everyone was busy dealing with the bat monsters.

Xiao Feng then unleashed several large-area skills, quickly clearing out the bat swarm.

Even though he killed monsters quickly, three team members were still thrown into the river and died in the mouths of the man-eating fish.

And all of the dead were priests!

"What should we do? Four people died—should we go back to pick them up?" Li Li asked.

Xiao Feng thought for a moment and said helplessly, "We'll make one trip back; we can't abandon our teammates."

The depth of this dungeon is extraordinary; if we don't bring our teammates, those left behind won't receive any rewards.

Li Li turned the helm and steered the boat back to its original spot.

The few priests who had just been killed quickly returned and regrouped.

After spending a few minutes, the team finally set out again.

With the previous experience, Xiao Feng was especially vigilant this time.

The big ship soon passed again the place where we had encountered the bats.

The bats did not reappear; evidently the same batch of monsters does not show up twice—they only have one life.

However, after continuing forward a few hundred meters, a second batch of bat monsters appeared.

And they were even more numerous!

Giant bone-devouring bats appeared in the rugged hills on both banks of the river, numbering no less than five hundred!

"Priests, grab something to hold steady! No, everyone!" Shen Di barked lowly.

Although the previous deaths were all priests, no one could be sure if it was a coincidence.

Except for Xiao Feng, everyone crouched against the ship's rail, gripping it tightly.

Only the sailors and the helmsman continued working.

"Rainstorm Technique!"

"Gale Technique!"

"Sea of Fire Technique!"

"Fire Wall Technique!"

Before the bats arrived, Xiao Feng instantly cast four major skills, covering the large ship.

Flames and gales rose tens of meters high, rainstorm poured down, and the whole ship was firmly protected.

The bat swarm has arrived!

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Damage numbers appeared one after another; the bat swarm, like mosquitoes flying into a volcano crater, evaporated at an extremely fast speed.

"You defeated the Bone-devouring Bat, gaining 8340 experience."

"You defeated the Bone-devouring Bat Leader, gaining 41700 experience."

"You defeated……"

Xiao Feng's monster-clearing speed was too fast; system messages scrolled up hundreds of lines, everyone's experience surged, and they leveled up directly.

"Hahaha, so awesome, oh my god!" Li Li saw the rapidly increasing experience bar and laughed loudly.

As a result, a bat that had flown in stared at him, and he almost got carried away.

Fortunately, the next moment the Sea of Fire Technique cooked the monster, preventing him from falling into the river.

Hundreds of bat monsters were quickly cleared out; this time no accident occurred, and everyone survived.

The warrior players rowed hard, and the large ship continued forward.

Bat monsters no longer appeared; instead, big fish occasionally leapt from the river surface, flying from the ship's left side to the right, snapping their jaws, trying to bite the people on board.

Such minor sudden situations posed no obstacle for Xiao Feng and the others; they could easily avoid them.

After ten or so minutes, the large ship had traveled a considerable distance.

At that moment, Li Li suddenly shouted, "We're almost at the boss room, still 1 kilometer away!"

On the helm, he could see the navigation chart; on it he discovered a huge red skull mark, which should indicate the boss.

However, when there was still 1 kilometer left, the large ship suddenly went "bang" and came to an abrupt stop.

From a speed of 30 to a sudden halt, it generated a considerable impact, causing those on board to lose balance and nearly fall over.

"What's going on?"

"It feels like there's something in the water; did we run aground?"

The team members were filled with doubt.

Xiao Feng said, "Something's off, apply the defense buff, get ready for battle!"

Splash~

The ship's sudden stop caused the river water to churn, and the surface became turbulent.

He glanced into the river twice, trying to spot the reef's shadow.

Instead of seeing the reef, he saw a huge shadow emerging from the water.

A row of crimson, eye-like things slowly rose from beneath the water.

"There's a boss!"

Xiao Feng exclaimed in surprise and quickly put up a shield.

The next second.

Boom!

A huge force struck, and the skull ship shuddered violently, actually being flung into the air!