Chapter 1027: Attack

"Everyone stay alert for wild beasts," Xu Yang warned. No one else possessed Xu Yang's extensive combat experience, so when his voice first rang out, the other members of the Glory team were initially bewildered. However, in less than a minute, they all realized just how terrifyingly accurate Xu Yang's prediction was.

More and more colossal, crocodile-like beasts began pouring into their sight, by the hundreds and thousands. Their numbers steadily surged from various areas around the island, swarming towards Xu Yang's team.

"My goodness, boss, you're practically a god! Your foresight is incredibly frightening. How did you know such a large number of beasts would appear?"

Xu Yang scoffed, "This is just accumulated combat experience; you'll gain similar abilities in the future. Enough chatter, focus on the fight. These crocodiles are not to be underestimated. While their individual strength isn't particularly high, their numbers—hundreds, even thousands—combined with their balanced offensive and defensive characteristics, make them challenging to handle quickly."

As soon as Xu Yang finished speaking, the members of the Glory team spread out, beginning to clear the crocodiles that were frantically converging on them. These crocodiles, scientifically known as Deep-Sea Leviathan Crocodiles, were an ancient species of fish unique to the Endless Sea. Their average individual strength reached the early Blue Tier, and their physical toughness surpassed the mid-Blue Tier. Undoubtedly, this horde of hundreds of crocodiles could withstand an assault from a warband of tens of thousands on any part of the Yingzhou Continent's mainland.

It was clear how terrifying the threat posed by such a surrounded crocodile group was. The Glory team members scattered, demonstrating extraordinary combat prowess, with almost everyone unleashing the potential to fight a hundred opponents. While it was unrealistic for these crocodiles alone to injure Xu Yang's team now, their presence would undoubtedly deplete the sustained combat ability of every Glory team member. Only Xu Yang, with his perfected innate vital energy realm, received a continuous supply of primal energy regardless of how he fought.

The others, however, lacked this ability. Consequently, clearing this crocodile horde consumed a significant portion of the Glory team's stamina, with the entire operation lasting over five hours.

After completely eliminating the crocodile horde, before anyone could catch their breath, a new, even stronger wave of opponents finally appeared. It was then that the Glory team realized they had, unnoticed, drifted away from the team's core area.

"Damn it, we've lost contact with the others," Lister muttered to himself. "It seems this wave of opponents is intentional. They first released this troublesome crocodile horde to scatter us all, then plan to pick us off one by one. And now we've already expended most of our stamina. It looks like this new group of opponents truly came prepared." His true opponent had appeared: the North Sea Evil God, the first general under Cankuang.

"You bastard! I can smell your aura. Those damned crocodiles earlier, you summoned them, didn't you!" The North Sea Evil God before him made no attempt to hide anything, revealing a brilliant smile.

"That's right, those big guys were all summoned by me. So? That recent baptism of combat should have been mere child's play for you. Why are you looking at me with such fierce eyes?"

Lister sneered, "Of course those crocodiles aren't formidable, but they've already drained most of my stamina. Now that you, you damned scoundrel, have appeared, aren't you just looking for an opportunity?"

The two mermaid maidens beside Lister were visibly exhausted, still panting heavily. Although powerful, these young women relied primarily on burst-style techniques. Excessive stamina depletion would significantly hinder cultivators of their lineage and severely weaken their combat effectiveness.

"Hahaha, you people have been too brazen on this island for too long. Our appearance has only one purpose: to teach you how to be human again!"

Lister sneered, and at the same time, subtly sent a soul-transmission to the two mermaid maidens beside him: "In our current state, it will be very difficult to fight this guy, who is at full strength, alone. We need to find a way to break out of his blockade and rendezvous with the boss and the others. Otherwise, we might suffer a significant loss in this battle."

However, Lister hadn't anticipated that his soul-transmission to the two mermaid maidens would be completely intercepted by the South Sea Crocodile God before him.

"Don't even think about breaking free from my encirclement; you won't escape. Besides, we planned this combat strategy well in advance. Do you think we would attack you so rashly?"

Sure enough, as soon as the North Sea Evil God uttered these words, Lister immediately seemed to realize something. He whirled around, throwing several cards behind him, only to find that the area had, at some unknown point, been enveloped by an incredibly powerful Wind and Cloud Barrier released by his opponent. Escaping was now utterly impossible.

"You bastard! Your methods are truly insidious. Fine then, since you don't want us to leave, today your grandpa Lister will give you a good lesson."

As Lister finished speaking, he gently twisted a ring on his finger. In an instant, countless undead warriors swiftly appeared, immediately filling the entire localized battlefield. However, these powerful undead warriors seemed to pose no significant threat in the eyes of the North Sea Evil God.

"Heh, do you really think summoning these useless puppets can do anything to me? Ridiculous. The war between you and me has only just begun. I'll show you what true cruelty is!"

The North Sea Evil God made the first move, his aura firmly locking onto Lister's main body as danger silently descended. Meanwhile, in other sub-battlefield areas across the island, a new opponent materialized before Mr. and Mrs. Planksis. This person appeared to be a woman, or rather, a middle-aged woman, with exceptionally muscular build, dark brown skin, and an extremely ugly appearance.

What was even more awkward was that this woman, standing before Mrs. Jessica, appeared utterly overshadowed.

"Damn it! What I hate most in this life are women prettier than me, especially perfect beauties like you. Today, I'll make you feel what true power is; I'll tear that face of yours to shreds!"

Although the woman before them was indeed very powerful, after she uttered those words, Planksis couldn't help but burst into laughter, deliberately flaunting his affection for Mrs. Jessica right in front of her.