While Louis Wauzworth was plotting the whole thing, Sidel was fending off the onslaught of the Vicious Tide.
On Sidel’s island…
An massive octopus-shaped monster with eight eyes and ten tentacles was charging towards the Vine Willow Forest.
Its sticky body slammed into the vine shield made of various Vine Willow Trees.
However, since its body was extremely flexible, the spikes on the shield didn’t harm it.
However, when it rushed into the Vine Willow Forest, it also knocked itself into confusion.
After all, the toughness of the Vine Willow Forest was comparable to that of an alloy. One would be courting death if they did not slow down, just like this octopus.
In the Fog Forest, Sidel could feel the tremors caused by the collision of the giant octopus. He could not help but ask Irene, who was beside him, a question.
“Irene, how many more of these monsters are out there?”
Irene heard Sidel calling to her from the side. She quickly climbed up a tree and checked outside.
Very quickly, Irene’s answer reached Sidel’s ears.
“Master, I don’t know what’s going on with the monsters outside. They’ve all stopped.”
They’ve all stopped?
Upon hearing Irene’s words, Sidel was somewhat puzzled.
However, to find out what was going on, he spoke to Irene.
“Irene, tell me everything you see.”
Irene, who was standing on a tree, spoke up as soon as she heard Sidel.
“Master, I can only see about 50 beasts. They are all standing along the coastline in a daze as they watch the giant octopus attack the Vine Willow Forest.”
What? They were just looking at the giant octopus?
Upon hearing Irene’s words, Sidel became even more confused.
He did not understand why these ferocious beasts were all standing rooted to the ground.
Didn’t the textbooks say that these ferocious beasts were all brainless and only knew how to charge into the island?
“Wait, are they brainless?”
Sidel suddenly thought of a possibility, but it was a frightening one.
This was because he speculated that these beasts might already have intelligence.
When he thought of this, he immediately asked Irene to check if there were any octopus-like monsters outside.
Irene checked immediately after receiving Sidel’s order.
Before long, she was done.
Then, she said, “Master, there’s indeed only that octopus beast outside.”
Alright! It seemed like these beasts had really developed intelligence.
Sidel eventually came to this conclusion after listening to Irene’s words.
This was because the octopus’ body was extremely smooth and soft. Thus, it was the only beast that would not be injured by the thorns of the Vine Willow Forest when it slammed into the forest.
Moreover, it was very big. As a result, it would only take one or two hours for it to make a hole in the forest.
Therefore, behind it, these ferocious beasts were all standing rooted to the ground along the coastline.
They waited for the giant octopus to create a hole in the Vine Willow Forest so that they could pass through it effortlessly.
“Hmph! Good thinking.”
Sidel snorted when he figured out what the beasts were thinking.
Then he said to Irene, “Irene, get all the Fog Banshees to equip themselves with Explosive Fruits.”
“Let’s kill this Level 3 beast first.”
“Then, when the remaining beasts rush forth, throw all the Explosive Fruits out.”
Then, Irene followed Sidel’s order and sent his order to the brains of every Fog Banshee.
Soon, all the Fog Banshees were equipped with Explosive Fruits. Then, they threw them at the octopus outside.
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On Alwyn’s island…
Alwyn was currently guarding his island with great difficulty.
The hundred mercenary teams that were present at first had already been beaten to a pulp.
His island was not like Sidel’s, where there were all kinds of crops that could stop the Vicious Tide.
Therefore, new Island Masters like them could only use the lives of others to fill the gap when facing such a powerful Vicious Tide.
However, Alwyn showed no signs of panic.
This was because he still had one last trump card that he had yet to use.
It was a team of Level 3 ability users.
He had unintentionally discovered this team of Level 3 ability users. At that time, he had the support of a large corporation and was not lacking in money. Thus, he brought them to his island and raised them.
However, now was not the time for them to continue hiding.
They now had to work for Alwyn.
Otherwise, Alwyn wouldn’t have raised them back then.
In order for Alwyn’s plan to proceed smoothly, they could no longer enjoy life on the island like before.
At this critical juncture, Alwyn had used all his trump cards.
If there was no other choice, he could only leave the island world and return to the real world.
However, he had already planted all the seeds on the island. Thus, even if he returned to the real world, his life wouldn’t be very good. He wouldn’t even be able to compare to a dog under a large corporation.
Meanwhile…
On the island world forums, almost everyone was discussing this Vicious Tide.
This was because this Vicious Tide was simply too strong.
There were even novice Island Masters who transported themselves back to the real world the moment they saw the Vicious Tide.
They didn’t even want the crops on their island that they could sell anymore.
After all, these were all external items that were not as important as their own lives.
However, on the forums, there were many children of large corporations who posted images of themselves defending their islands.
However, behind these photos were piles of lives that had been lost.
They might look impressive on the forums, but their backs were covered in blood.
However, for some reason, none of the children of large corporations who had appeared on the ranking list posted their photos on the forums.
Perhaps, only they knew why!
Very quickly…
The first Vicious Tide had passed, but the second Vicious Tide was about to arrive.
However, this Vicious Tide was different from the previous one. The previous Vicious Tide covered a large surface area.
However, this time, there was a single huge monster. All the monsters had reached Level 5.
These beasts were right behind the first Vicious Tide.
The first Vicious Tide appeared in the morning, and the second Vicious Tide appeared in the afternoon. After the second Vicious Tide, the final third Vicious Tide would appear at night.
However, based on the current situation, the third Vicious Tide would consist of Level 6 beasts.
This was because in the first half of the island world, Level 6 beasts were the most powerful.
Thus, it was impossible for a beast that was even more powerful than a Level 6 beast to appear.
However, the problem now was that these new Island Masters did not know what they were about to face in the afternoon.
Let alone the Level 6 beast they would face at night.
Furthermore, in all of this, the higher-ranked people would encounter even more powerful beasts.