Once she had made up her mind, Mo Shao didn't hesitate any longer.
Creating land using lava was ultimately a bit slow, so she needed to help speed things up now.
She channeled the power of the Earth from within the Jewel of Life.
She knew that the Plate used to craft the Jewel of Life was the Earth Plate, but she felt there wasn't much difference between that and the Rock-type.
Besides, she was still more accustomed to calling it the Earth attribute. After all, back in China, people rarely distinguished between Rock and Earth so strictly.
So, she would just refer to it as the Earth attribute from now on.
Regardless, under Mo Shao's urging, the cobblestone ground that had already been spreading out rapidly expanded once more.
However, something felt strange to her...
“It seems like I’m using much less energy?” Mo Shao murmured in confusion. She was certain it wasn't an illusion; her energy consumption had definitely decreased.
After all, she had used energy for many years in her previous life, so her control over her own energy reserves was quite precise.
Now, she had simply switched from technology-based energy to mana-based energy. While there might be some differences in advanced maneuvers, the fundamentals were more or less the same.
So, why the sudden change?
Mo Shao couldn't figure out the reason for the time being. In her previous life, the energy of her motorcycle was very consistent—one was one, and two was two.
At most, there would be a boost when using “Overclocking Mode,” but even that came with precise, measurable data!
This sudden enhancement... she didn't understand it.
...
Of course, while Mo Shao was thinking, she didn't stop expanding the land. Multitasking was a necessary skill for the apocalypse!
Following Mo Shao's shout, the remaining survivors reacted quickly, rushing toward the direction she was in.
However, the Sharp-toothed Fish and Steel-toothed Sharks didn't just let them go. Even if they couldn't understand what the enemies were saying, they could certainly see what was happening!
They wove in and out rapidly, their black dorsal fins carving wake after wake across the surface of the sea as they unleashed a flurry of attacks!
[Agility], [Feint], [Slash], [Tackle], [Slam], [Water Jet], [Ice Fang]...
In the well-coordinated shark pack, skills were unleashed one after another, weaving together into a perfect shark hunting ground!
But they weren't without opposition. After completing the initial construction of the terrain, Mo Shao switched her own attribute.
Golden lightning rolled through the low sky for a moment before slamming into the water with a thunderous roar, leaving behind the faint, sizzling crackle of electricity beneath the waves!
As everyone knows, in Seer, Electric beats Water!
...
Under the roar of Mo Shao's powerful lightning, the shark pack was instantly wounded and entered a brief state of paralysis!
The people on the sea took this opportunity to row toward the cobblestone ground with everything they had, terrified of being left behind.
Some even jumped straight out of their boats, using various Dead-binding or Live-binding abilities to leap over at high speed!
Some transformed into Gulpuffs to jump across, some spread wings and flew, and some were thrown over by Echoes... in short, everyone was showing off their unique tricks!
At that moment, Mo Shao switched to the Wood attribute and lashed out with several vines, pulling over a few somewhat familiar faces whose escape speeds were concerning.
But that was the extent of what she could do. With her current strength, she couldn't possibly look after everyone.
“Thank you!” “Sister Hui, I love you!” “I can't thank you enough! If you ever need anything in the future, just say the word!”
Those who successfully made it onto the cobblestone island expressed their gratitude in various ways after their narrow escape.
Wait... it seemed like a few chuunibyou had mixed in there?
“Right,” Mo Shao nodded in response and then quickly began assigning tasks: “Hurry up and take out your blocks. Build the ground higher and expand it a bit.”
The Steel-toothed Sharks' attacks could destroy rock, and Minecraft stone was the same, so they weren't exactly safe yet.
The best response was to stack blocks upward, but given the large number of people, that strategy clearly wasn't very practical.
Furthermore... now that they had a place to stand, the shark pack might not be unbeatable. In fact, their side could even be considered to have the advantage!
...
Of course, it was only a combat advantage; the terrain was still a disadvantage. Moreover, their casualties... only about three hundred people remained.
There had originally been nearly six hundred; a single wave had wiped out half of them, as some were simply too far away.
However, that didn't mean they were all certainly dead.
Roughly two hundred people were confirmed dead. Among those who hadn't made it to land, nearly a hundred were still surviving on their boats.
Since all the sharks had been drawn to this side, if they took the chance to flee in the opposite direction, they might actually have a chance at survival.
Most Dead-binders had strong physical constitutions, so fewer of them died. Among the deceased, the only one Mo Shao was somewhat familiar with was Tu Sisheng.
Dead-binding the Lightning Staff hadn't granted her much of a physical boost, and she clearly lacked combat awareness.
After all, her role had always been to hide in the back and release long-range skills.
Faced with the coordinated melee hunting of the shark pack, she naturally lost her composure and fell into a panic.
In the end, she didn't even manage to fire off a few attacks before dying when her boat capsized—one could only say her death was very abrupt.
However, someone with quick hands and eyes had retrieved her Lightning Staff—and then, naturally, it ended up in Mo Shao's hands.
While it wasn't as versatile as Mo Shao's own staff...
At her current level, this thing could provide a very nice boost to her lightning attacks.
The key was that it was extremely effective for fighting the shark pack right now!
Standing on the land, Mo Shao unleashed her lightning with full force! In an instant, the air was filled with a dense swarm of golden lightning orbs!
Wait, why did she feel like the lightning damage had increased as well?
...
However, the enemy's terrain advantage was too great. After feeling the pain, they simply dove back into the depths of the water, making it impossible to finish them off completely.
But if the survivors tried to set sail and move forward again... these sharks would come out to hinder them, making it incredibly difficult to proceed.
“I have an idea,” Teacher Yuan suggested.
“Let's just build a path all the way across. Since we have lava, stone is infinite, so we might as well use the slow and steady method.”
They were already more than halfway there, with about twenty kilometers left—that was twenty thousand blocks... it was truly a long and arduous project.
But there didn't seem to be any other safe solution—though was this method really safe either?
“There might be more than just Sharp-toothed Fish or Steel-toothed Sharks here,” Mo Shao said, shaking her head. “They can undergo Super Evolution.”
In fact, it wasn't just Super Evolution; there were also the Demon-toothed Shark, Demon-fanged Shark, Megalodon, Mechanical Steel-toothed Shark, and Tyrant-jawed Wyrm.
There were quite a few variations for the Steel-toothed Shark. While she didn't know if they would appear, if any of them appeared—with the exception of the Demon-toothed Shark—staying here would be pure suicide.
Rate on N.U.
