Jian Shi guarded the front, always keeping an eye on the pangolins’ movements.
Whenever a pangolin spawned, he tried to take it out immediately.
If one managed to slip past, he would notify An Suisui behind him.
The two of them coordinated perfectly, which only made the other players’ chaotic, every-man-for-himself strategies look even messier.
With everyone’s combined efforts, the second wave’s boss finally appeared.
The boss stomped forward with heavy steps, each one making the ground tremble. It was massive, with a fierce look in its eyes. One roar from its mouth stunned all the players.
After the boss appeared, the small monsters gradually disappeared.
An Suisui hurried up from the rear to join everyone in facing this enormous hippo boss.
That’s right—the boss that emerged from the spawn point was actually a giant hippo.
And it was a vicious one.
The hippo let out a sky-shaking roar, then suddenly reared up, slamming its feet into the ground and making everything shake.
Several players lost their balance and fell.
The hippo was a master at kicking people when they were down—whenever someone fell, it would immediately open its huge mouth and bite at them.
Everyone knew how terrifying a hippo’s bite was, even without An Suisui’s warning.
The first player, caught off guard, was bitten in half at the waist by the hippo and vanished in a flash of light before everyone’s eyes.
An Suisui felt a chill run down her spine.
Not only did the hippo have a huge mouth and powerful bite, but its thick skin and flesh made it hard for the players’ attacks to do any real damage.
An Suisui had already figured out how the damage system worked.
Just like in real life, scrapes and scratches were minor injuries and barely reduced HP.
But if you lost a limb, that was a major injury, and your HP would drop rapidly.
If all they could do was inflict superficial wounds on the hippo, how long would it take to wear down its massive health bar?
And this wasn’t some docile animal that would just let them attack—it could outlast them in stamina, too.
After a long fight, the hippo still had at least two-thirds of its health left.
Luckily, it moved slowly—otherwise, they would have lost already.
By now, the players had been forced back to the middle ground between the spawn point and the carrot.
There was only half the distance left between the boss and their carrot.
An Suisui took a deep breath, rubbed her cheeks hard, and tried to shake off her panic.
No, they couldn’t just keep grinding it out—they’d never last!
She quickly reviewed all the items she and Jian Shi had, and finally came up with a plan.
She’d always felt something was off—the hippo was much slower than she expected.
Hippos, despite their bulky appearance, are actually very fast animals, capable of sprinting up to 50 km/h!
It was only now that An Suisui remembered: hippos can’t leave water for long!
If they’re out of water too long, their skin dries out and they become sluggish.
Realizing this, she immediately called out to Jian Shi, “Jian Shi! Use your flamethrower on it!”
Jian Shi didn’t hesitate. He put away his scythe and pulled out the flamethrower he’d gotten earlier.
Flames roared out, engulfing the hippo.
The hippo let out an angry bellow, thrashing around, but there was nothing it could do.
After the flames died down, it didn’t seem too badly hurt, but its energy was clearly drained. It stopped attacking, collapsed to the ground, and panted heavily.
This was the desert—there was no water for it to recover.
With its skin burned and cracked by the flames, the hippo’s defense dropped as well.
Now, the players just had to finish it off without worrying about retaliation, and they’d clear the second wave.
With a flash of light, the red number in the sky changed to eight.
The hippo’s last bit of health was finally gone, and the players collapsed to the ground along with it.
This wasn’t a battle anymore—by the end, it was just a war of attrition. Whoever lasted longer would win.
An Suisui also had to rest quickly. Defeating the big monster was one thing, but once the game rewards appeared, she’d have to fight the other players for resources.
These players were all cunning.
An Suisui squeezed her fists, her big eyes blinking innocently, looking completely harmless.
As soon as the monster corpses disappeared, she sprang up and, using her speed advantage, snatched up the loot with no pressure at all. In the end, about 70% of the items ended up in her hands.
Duan Qingyang was just one step away from the item he wanted.
He deliberately ignored the things he didn’t need, trying to grab what he wanted as quickly as possible.
But every time he set his sights on something and tried to compete with the others, a figure would suddenly dart in from the side, outpacing everyone and snatching away the item he’d been eyeing.
When the scramble was over, Duan Qingyang was left empty-handed, his eyes blank and his spirit crushed.
The others didn’t get much either—only An Suisui had so many items she couldn’t even hold them all, having to use her apron to carry the rest.
Some starve, some drown.
An Suisui blinked and exchanged glances with the other players.
She’d just been focused on grabbing things, and now she realized she’d taken way too much—at least 70% of the loot was in her apron.
One player, unable to stand the huge gap, immediately stood up and accused her, “An Suisui, you’re too much! You took all the items—what are we supposed to do? You weren’t the only one fighting those monsters, so why do you get so much?”
An Suisui puffed up her cheeks in protest. “But I got them with my own skill! Last round I grabbed a bunch too, and no one said anything.”
Was last round’s loot distribution really fair?
“How can you compare last round to this one? The situation is totally different.”
The player tried to argue.
An Suisui hadn’t meant to hog everything, but this player was really getting on her nerves.
She clenched her little fists, which looked anything but threatening. “How is it different? I just didn’t compete with you last time!”
“And why should I listen to you? If you’re not happy, come and take them from me. Whoever has the loot gets to decide!”
With that, she downed a stamina potion and, feeling light as a feather, leapt three or four meters away.
The player who’d accused her was furious.
How could she say something like that? Did she think everyone else was an idiot?
Everyone had seen how fast An Suisui was—if it was just a matter of speed, no one here could catch her.
Now that she had so many items, they probably couldn’t even touch her clothes.
So what was the point of fighting? It would just waste energy.
The player stopped arguing with An Suisui, but he didn’t give up on the loot. Instead, he started trying to rally the others.
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