Mobile Shelter

Chapter 56 Weak Mutant Marine Creatures

Not long after seeing the appearance of those mutated marine creatures, Dong Qi finally understood the speechless tone Dong Hao had when he heard about the invasion of mutated marine creatures.

The mutated marine creatures that are about to approach do not look much different from the marine creatures that originally live in the coastal areas.

However, if it were a mutated lobster or a mutated crab, Dong Qi could barely accept it, no matter what kind of mutation it had. After all, those marine creatures were amphibians before they mutated.

However, the mutated marine creatures near the battlefield appear to be mostly products of mutations in near-shore fish.

The so-called mutation is nothing more than the fins on both sides of the body becoming larger than the body itself. These mutated fish rely on their fins to walk on land.

Apart from that, sharp teeth grew in its mouth and its eyes shone with a dark green light; otherwise, its appearance did not change much.

Well, if we're talking about changes, we should also mention the invisible gills. After all, those near-shore fish could only breathe in the water before, but now they can breathe and move normally even when they leave the ocean.

However, looking at the mutated marine creatures, the smallest being only the size of a palm and the largest only the length of an arm, Dong Qi couldn't understand why they needed to ask other cities around them for help with such small things.

In Dong Qi's view, as long as a normal young person is in a sub-healthy state, even if they just pick up a stick from the roadside, those mutated marine creatures should be no match for them.

Dong Hao, who was standing next to Dong Qi, probably guessed what Dong Qi was thinking and said directly, "I guess what you were thinking after you saw those mutated marine creatures."

You're right, those mutated marine creatures aren't particularly strong individually, and if they appeared alone, they wouldn't pose much of a threat to ordinary people.

However, those mutated marine creatures always appear in large groups, and they are also good at cooperating.

An ordinary human has a great advantage when facing one or two, but when facing more than a dozen, they are almost powerless to fight back.

"When the battle starts, observe how we fight first. Once you've seen it clearly, if you're itching to try it yourself, then you can join the battle."

After saying that, Dong Hao immediately caught up with the survey team members who were about to fight the mutated marine creatures.

Before the battle began, there were neither inspiring words nor any morale-boosting roars.

Dong Hao, along with a dozen or so members of the investigation team, silently began their battle against the mutated marine creatures.

The spear thrust straight through the corpse of a mutated marine creature.

Then, with an upward slash, he not only flung away the mutated marine creature that had been pierced and stuck to the spear, but also slashed the body of another mutated marine creature in front of him.

Throughout the entire battle, no one displayed any fancy skills. The moves used by everyone were mostly just straight thrusts and upward slashes. Occasionally, there were a few variations, but they were basically basic moves that saved energy.

However, this most basic move is extremely effective against mutated marine creatures that are not strong individually but come in large numbers.

With only a dozen or so personnel, they were rapidly eliminating the mutated marine creatures they were fighting while retreating.

The disparity in the number of participants did not bring any advantage to the mutated marine creatures.

On the contrary, due to the tacit cooperation among the members of the survey team, the number of people directly fighting on both sides was almost the same each time they clashed, and occasionally the survey team was even able to launch a counterattack and advance a few steps.

After getting used to the rhythm of the battle, Dong Qi did not immediately join the investigation team's formation, but instead joined the battle from the side and rear.

Joining the battlefield in this way not only avoids disrupting the survey team's original formation, but also greatly reduces the danger during combat.

In case of unforeseen circumstances, Dong Qi's position to the side or rear of the investigation team would make a strategic retreat relatively easy.

Although the individual mutated marine creatures were not strong, they were numerous and varied in size.

Therefore, during the battle, all members of the investigation team were fully focused and highly vigilant.

After Dong Qi joined the battle, the two investigation team members who were closest to him noticed that Dong Qi had come to help. However, the intense battle left them with no energy to even turn around and say hello.

This intense battle lasted for more than half an hour. Only when the battle was about to end did someone pull off a trick, throwing out a spear that pinned the last mutated marine creature to the ground.

Through this battle, Dong Qi noticed that the mutated marine creatures were much weaker than he had imagined.

With its body pierced by a spear, as long as the piercing point is not the fish tail, the spear piercing most of the body can kill those mutated marine creatures instantly.

If those invading mutated marine creatures are so weak, Dong Qi really doubts the purpose of those coastal cities requesting support from other cities.

When Dong Hao discovered that Dong Qi had also joined the battle, he was very happy. After all, Dong Qi's participation meant that Dong Qi was not a coward.

So when Dong Hao saw Dong Qi's puzzled expression, he immediately explained, "After personally participating in the battle, do you feel that those mutated marine creatures are so weak, so why do port cities still need to request support from surrounding cities?"

After seeing Dong Hao's signal, Dong Qi immediately followed Dong Hao back to the campfire where they had just arrived. He had just sat down when he heard Dong Hao's words.

"Actually, when I first came here, I had the same idea as you, but after experiencing a few battles, I gave up that idea."

The mutated marine creatures are indeed not very strong in combat, but there are too many of them, and they invade very frequently. Basically, mutated marine creatures invade the coastal areas every moment.

However, they didn't land from all the coastal areas at the same time, so after each battle, we were given a period of rest to recover our strength.

Unfortunately, this time is not long, at most about half an hour.

So when you first arrive, you'll see us sitting around the fire resting.

It's not that we're careless or lack vigilance, but rather that we must seize every opportunity to quickly recover our strength in order to cope with the upcoming battles.

The soldier I took over told me that they had been fighting here continuously for five or six hours, and were starting to feel the strain, both physically and mentally. If we hadn't arrived in time to provide support, the battle zone would have shrunk further inland.