The guards clearly didn't know what to focus on at this moment! Was it the sharpness of the blade? Or was it the time to worry about the crab having little flesh? Or why the mecha pilots were still engaging in ranged attacks?
However, these thoughts of the Lan Hai Star guards were interrupted by their companions' shouts: "What are you thinking about! Be careful."
"Ah!" Only then did the guard realize he had been spacing out. "They... are too unusual!"
This guard could only complain to his companion, but he clearly found no common ground. His companion looked at him with a confused expression, saying grimly, "Just take care of yourself! Whether they are unusual or not has nothing to do with us. If you space out again, you might get dragged into the water by a crab! I won't save you!"
"Alright, alright, I'll concentrate!"
The conversation here faded, and the battle on the other side had already concluded during this exchange between the guards.
No matter how big the lobster or how hard its pincers, it was still just a Class S beast, and dealing with it was effortless. Afterward, the group began to discuss the ownership of the lobster:
"Let's eat it tonight!" Hui Xingxiu excitedly brandished his sword, collecting the lobster along with the previously severed pincer into his spatial buckle.
"We've been hungry all day. Comrades, let's catch more, preferably some fish or something!" Jing Yuan Cheng echoed Hui Xingxiu's sentiment, adding that this catch was not enough.
"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Meng Huai was surprised that these people were also foodies. She mused, "It seems I've joined a team with compatible tastes!"
"Then we need to catch more, keep trying!" Zheng Yi Ran stood at the rear, constantly observing for any danger around the individual soldiers. However, his words suggested he wasn't the rigid, old-fashioned commander.
Suddenly, Zheng Yi Ran pointed in a direction, reminding, "Hui Xingxiu, there's one behind you..."
Upon hearing this, Hui Xingxiu instinctively turned and swung his sword, but saw nothing.
Seeing Hui Xingxiu's foolishness, Zheng Yi Ran secretly scoffed.
"This idiot!"
Originally, Zheng Yi Ran felt it would be inappropriate to be fishing while so many were engaged in combat. So he only said half the words, hoping Hui Xingxiu would notice the schools of fish, and he could simply scoop them up.
"It seems our coordination needs more practice!"
Clearly, Hui Xingxiu hadn't understood Zheng Yi Ran's intention, so Zheng Yi Ran directly transmitted his thoughts using his spiritual sense.
"Walk a bit further, there's a school of fish in the shallows, they look delicious. Scoop a few up for an extra meal tonight!"
Upon hearing Zheng Yi Ran's words, Hui Xingxiu nodded with a smile and said to Zheng Yi Ran, "I still count on you!"
However, Rong Fei Wen, standing next to Zheng Yi Ran, looked at Hui Xingxiu's expression and remarked to Zheng Yi Ran, "Why is he smiling so lewdly..."
...
The others were focused on combat, so they didn't see Hui Xingxiu collect several fish from the sea into his spatial buckle.
Seeing this, Zheng Yi Ran was relieved, as dinner was now secured.
However, soon Zheng Yi Ran sensed something. At the same time, Meng Huai also looked in a particular direction.
Zheng Yi Ran's spiritual sense probed in that direction, while Meng Huai also extended her spiritual power.
Both spoke simultaneously: "Everyone, be careful!"
"The jellyfish are coming!"
Not only were the members of their team alerted by this, but to avoid any accidents, Zheng Yi Ran used his spiritual sense to inform everyone present.
This immediately made the guards who had encountered the giant jellyfish extremely tense. Many were asking, "Jellyfish? Is it that giant jellyfish?"
Some asked their commanders, but after Zheng Yi Ran spoke, many commanders directed their senses towards that direction. Indeed, it was the giant jellyfish. Therefore, many commanders warned their subordinates: "It is indeed the giant jellyfish, be careful of its venomous sting."
Meng Huai had already sensed the arrival of this giant jellyfish, but she hadn't expected its speed to be so fast.
Just after she alerted them to the jellyfish's location, the creature was already upon them.
The giant jellyfish's tentacles were extremely long, each one reaching a hundred meters. But the jellyfish didn't have just one tentacle, so these guards had long been wary of it.
The guard who had previously gained a better impression of Meng Huai and her team warned the five of them: "Every tentacle of this jellyfish is covered in dense venomous needles, you must be careful. If you get pricked, the poison spreads very quickly!"
"Don't worry!"
Clearly, Jing Yuan Cheng and Hui Xingxiu didn't take the giant jellyfish seriously. Their encounters with star beasts that day had been too smooth. It had led them to believe that the "adjustment period" their seniors spoke of when facing a real battlefield was perhaps just a trick to fool them!
This battlefield was no different from an examination! However, this complacency was noticed by the jellyfish, a high-level star beast, which found these people laughable.
That's right, this jellyfish had developed some consciousness, no longer like the mindless star beasts. Moreover, this Class 3S star beast was inherently difficult to deal with. Not only was its body enormous, but the venomous needles on its tentacles made it hard to resist.
The guards already had some experience dealing with this jellyfish. Several of them took positions on different sides, preparing to surround it.
A defense force commander shouted, "Those students, get out of the way first and hide in a safe place!"
Hui Xingxiu and Jing Yuan Cheng were eager to fight but were stopped by the guards. It was like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, extinguishing their youthful eagerness to prove themselves. Since the guards told them to stay clear, they had no choice but to retreat, clearing the way for the guards.
Then, the defense forces used their full might to surround the jellyfish. Each of their mechas released a net. This net was likely tailor-made for the jellyfish, and multiple nets automatically converged to form a massive net that surged towards the jellyfish.
"Oh, this thing looks good!" Hui Xingxiu, who had retreated to the side, commented on the spectacle.
"Is this catching a turtle in a jar? No, it's catching a jellyfish?"
Even Rong Fei Wen, standing at the very back, couldn't help but be interested in the giant net, craning his neck to look over.
All the guards had great confidence in the quality of their capture net, believing they would surely solve this difficult problem this time.
The jellyfish was indeed completely restrained by the net, its opening so fine that not even its tentacles could extend out.
However...
"Careful!"