With a loud thud, the ground shattered, and the players quickly scattered.
The town's inhabitants consisted of seasoned veterans and newly trained players, but they were still better than those with no experience who would be paralyzed with fear when attacked.
As soon as the tentacles struck, all the players quickly dodged, pulled out their items, and entered battle mode, not daring to slack off for a moment.
Humans are like ants in front of a giant monster—dense and weak. A single swipe of its antennae would kill many of them. At least, that's what the monster thought in this instance.
Killing people is an easy task for it.
But now, when it slaps down with its antennae, it doesn't kill a single one. The ants crawl incredibly fast and are so agile that it can't even scare them away.
The monster was enraged and wildly lashed out at them with its many tentacles.
Several enormous tentacles slammed into the group of players in succession, shaking the ground and shattering the floorboards, but still failed to hit any of them.
The playground shattered, the school building destroyed, and stones fell, yet not a single person was hurt.
"Defend first, then counterattack. Preserving your life is the best strategy. Anyone who gets injured will have to run 100 laps around the square as punishment after recovering in town!" The players were shouting wildly in the chat, their voices strong and resounding.
"A hundred laps! No way! I'd rather get slapped by Boss Ye!"
"Shut up! You're bringing up a sore subject. Go back and punish yourself with a hundred laps!"
When players arrive in the town, the first thing they need to learn is how to protect themselves. Before they have absolute strength, they cannot fight head-on. Self-preservation is the basic requirement for entering the town.
The entire town had been subjected to forced training, yet Ye Tianxuan was the one with the worst physique in the town.
"Get out of the way! The tentacles are about to come down again!" The players with sharp eyes and a strong sense of danger were the first to notice the situation and report it to the others.
Those with good physical fitness and quick reflexes are responsible for finding the next safe area and leading the others to safety.
Once the risks are avoided, the players instantly become fierce, first defending and then counterattacking, and a counterattack is definitely a must.
More aggressive players will rush up the moment the tentacle hits the ground, forcefully pull out their weapon, and pierce the tentacle, pinning it to the ground.
Seven or eight people stepped forward and began to sever the tentacles at lightning speed to prevent the next round of attacks; the scene was both fierce and brutal.
The monster felt pain and began to fight back. As soon as it fought back, the players scattered again, and another tentacle was cut off from it.
Each missing tentacle means one less attack; even the strongest monster will eventually be cut into tentacle-less monsters.
On the other hand, Yin Xiu didn't move at all. He stood still and cut off the tentacles that were coming at him. It was fast and ruthless, and he didn't need to dodge at all.
Enraged by having several tentacles severed but still unable to harm the player, the monster stopped attacking directly and instead frantically swung its tentacles at the surrounding buildings, attempting to kill the player with the falling debris. The falling debris always managed to kill the player.
With countless tentacles swaying, the school floating on the sea was instantly destroyed, and the entire teaching building was turned into ruins in the blink of an eye.
"Do you have any control items?" Yin Xiu asked the other players loudly. "I'm afraid it will get away."
"Yes, yes, yes!" The players responded excitedly as soon as they heard that Brother Xiu was going to make a move.
They're just dragging their feet, how long will it take to kill the monster? It's actually bad for the players if they drag it out. It'll take Brother Xiu to step in.
"Help me keep it in place, preferably nailing its tentacles to the ground to make sure it doesn't leave the sea." After saying this, Yin Xiu turned and headed towards the dormitory closest to the monster.
Li Mo and Ya Ya followed behind him and went with him.
"Brother, where are you going?" Ya Ya asked, pulling Yin Xiu's hand. Amidst the chaos of the entire school, the three of them were the most composed.
"I just saw it put Ye Tianxuan's soul into its mouth. I need to go and find it first," Yin Xiu said calmly.
He feared that once the monster died, its body would sink into the deep sea. Finding a soul crystal from a monster's body in this vast ocean would be harder than climbing to heaven. He had to obtain it while the monster was still alive before killing it!
"Enter its body?" Li paused for a moment, then said, "I'll go in with you."
As he spoke, he pulled Yin Xiu's hand and left a portion of himself as a sticky substance on Yin Xiu's arm, so that Yin Xiu could take it in with him later.
As soon as it climbed up, it saw that Yin Xiu's arm was covered with a list of impressions of it, including the words "boyfriend".
The tiny tentacles that had just been attached immediately burst open in excitement.
Ya Ya, standing next to him, pouted, "I'm afraid there are a lot of things inside that could affect my brother's mental health, so I want to go in too!"
Ya Ya transformed back into a prop coin and entered Yin Xiu's pocket.
She only came out of this instance once, but she can come out again. This time, she can ensure that Yin Xiu will not be affected in any way while inside the monster's body.
Everything is ready; now, all that's left is for Yin Xiu to step inside and dismember the monster.
With the help of the players below, Yin Xiu easily reached the top floor of the dormitory. He stood on the high rooftop, facing the sea breeze, looking at the huge monster floating on the edge of the school. Its red pupils trembled as it stared at Yin Xiu.
Their eyes met, Yin Xiu raised the knife in his hand, and instantly leaped down from the sky.
With a fluttering of her robes, she swung her long sword through the air, piercing the monster's body with deadly force.
The monster let out a roar and began to shake its body violently, trying to throw Yin Xiu off or get away.
However, the tentacles closest to Yin Xiu were pinned to the ground by the players, preventing them from moving freely.
Yin Xiu gripped the hilt of his knife and stepped on the monster's body, forcefully slicing through its flesh with a sharp tear, creating a human-sized gash in the monster's massive body.
Beneath the crack was a black void, containing not the twisted organs and unidentified black objects found in Li Mo's body, but merely an empty shell.
It seems that it has been collecting human souls and learning human knowledge to fill its own false and empty body, but a counterfeit is always just a counterfeit, merely an empty shell.
Yin Xiu slid down the blade and fell onto the small pile of gems.
Countless soul gems piled up around him, scattering and swaying with the monster's twisting movements, almost engulfing Yin Xiu's figure.
He was searching for Ye Tianxuan's soul among all these countless others.
In the pitch-black environment, the gems were dull and lifeless, their souls almost extinguished, unable to emit even a glimmer of light.
Countless people have died in this instance; countless lives have been extinguished here.
Such light rarely accompanied Yin Xiu in his life; one or two, each fragile soul was extremely precious to him.
He wouldn't let such a monster easily snatch any of them away from him.
If he can't even protect his own friends, he doesn't deserve to be a dungeon-killing god!