Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 253 The Red Tide Rises Again, the Super Useful Law of Water
Su Yu did not linger on Four Symbols Island. After observing for a while, she left and headed straight to the east, intending to visit the East Island of the Falling Star Islands, which was occupied by the Horned Demons.

However, after flying eastward for over 100,000 kilometers, I suddenly saw a strange, somewhat familiar glow appear on the sea surface, rising gently from nowhere.

Red tide?

Su Yu was so surprised that she plunged into the sea and saw that the strange glow was everywhere, even in the sea.

He immediately stopped, thought for a moment, opened the control panel, and shouted in the regional channel:

"Is anyone nearby? It seems like there's a red tide near Sixiang Island."

Soon, a few people responded:
"It's not just a feeling, it's a red tide. It's not just Sixiang Island, the entire East China Sea is experiencing a red tide."

He asked in surprise:
"The area is that large?"

"You just know?"

Su Yu replied honestly:

“I come from another place and don’t know much about the red tide in the Falling Star Islands.”

“The red tides in the Falling Star Islands are different from those outside. They occur at extremely long intervals, usually every ten to twenty years. Once they erupt, they are extremely widespread, covering an entire region. For example, a red tide in the East China Sea will completely cover hundreds of millions of kilometers of the East China Sea.”

"Hiss, ten to twenty years together, isn't that an incredibly difficult task?"

"inevitable."

"The four races of Falling Star Islands are at war, and countless players die in battle every year. When the Red Tide comes, they all turn into spirits, which are far more numerous than the number of surviving players. They will surely besiege the cities."

Su Yu immediately asked:

Are there many super bosses in the Red Tide? How much of a threat do they pose to important cities?

"Hehe, lots of food, all you can eat."

"Over the years, the four races have lost more than a dozen immortals and countless earth immortals in the Falling Star Islands. Every time there is a red tide, several immortal-level super bosses will appear. Once targeted by such a super boss, even the main city has to be careful, and other cities are even more likely to die."

"That's so dangerous."

A bold idea immediately popped into Su Yu's mind:

"Speaking of which, is it possible to lure the super BOSS into attacking the Horned Demon's main city?"

"Good idea, but how do we get it started?"

Chu Tao and his companions, hiding underwater, glanced at the messages on the regional channel and curled their lip in disapproval.

"A super BOSS with a level of over 300, who could crush you with a single finger, how do you lure it there?"

Time passed in idle chatter, and the strange phenomena in the world became more and more obvious. Although the sun was shining brightly, the world gradually turned dark and reddish, and everything in the world was stained with a layer of blood.

With the red tide approaching, Su Yu naturally didn't need to go to land; he stayed in the sea and waited for the red tide to arrive.

The sky was filled with horned demon players hurrying along. The Crimson Tide was coming soon, and the entire Crimson Sea would soon be shrouded in it and submerged by its essence. Everyone was fleeing to the major cities and guilds of the East Sea.

The red tide on the Falling Star Islands is larger in scale, but it erupts more slowly. Back on the Flying Star Islands, it went from the initial signs to a complete eruption in just two or three hours, but here it has been almost five hours and it still hasn't fully erupted.

More than 70,000 kilometers away from the Four Symbols City, there is an unnamed island of only two or three square kilometers. The island is covered with lush vegetation but has no monsters or spirits, and no horned demon players usually linger there.

There is a small hill on the island, and on the sea side there is a newly dug cave where thirty-five human players are gathered, including Su Yu.

These thirty-five people were all first-level Loose Immortals. They had been infiltrating the territory of the Horned Demons in groups of three or five with Su Yu to either scout or cause sabotage. However, they encountered the Red Tide outbreak. After exchanging information in the regional channel, they decided to gather together and act together.

Chu Tao, the leader, said in a deep voice:
"The red tide outbreak will last for nearly two months, which is a great threat to the Horned Demons. We can plan carefully to see if we can find a way to launch a surprise attack and destroy a major Horned Demon city."

"You can try it."

Everyone nodded in agreement, eager to try it out.

Chu Tao shared his map with a thought, drew a circle on it with his finger, and then marked a few points within the circle, saying:
"This is our area. Besides the Four Symbols City, there are several other major cities or guild headquarters within a radius of 500,000 kilometers. Once the Red Tide fully erupts, we will go outside to find the BOSS, lure it to the vicinity of these major cities, and use the BOSS's power to destroy them."

Su Yu examined it carefully and found that Chu Tao's map was more detailed than her own.

My own map only has general information, while Chu Tao's map has detailed information, including the number of players who are permanently stationed in the city, which top experts are stationed there, etc., which is very detailed.

After Su Yu finished speaking, she privately transmitted her voice:

Can you share this map?

Chu Tao immediately replied:

"I bought this at a high price and then personally investigated it. If you want it, you have to pay money."

"No problem, how much do you want?"

"2000 gold coins, including a detailed map of the entire Falling Star Islands East Island and the East China Sea."

“Okay.” Su Yu traded directly with him, handing over 2000 gold. She immediately received a notification that Chu Tao had shared a map. After accepting, the map package overwrote her own map, and the map of the Falling Star Islands East Island and the East China Sea was immediately updated to be exactly the same as Chu Tao's map.

He looked through it carefully, and the map was indeed very detailed.

Not only were all the general information transformed into detailed information, but a large number of previously unseen markers were also added to the map.

Putting aside other things, the number of new stronghold markers in the 500,000-kilometer sea area surrounding the Four Symbols City of the Horned Demons has increased by no less than twice, and the vast majority of them are small and medium-sized guild forces and resource points of various sizes.

"It's worth it."

Next, Chu Tao discussed the division of labor after the Red Tide with everyone. According to the previous team formation, those with more people would form their own teams, while smaller teams would be merged into larger teams. Su Yu would continue to work alone.

As time goes by, the red tide will eventually arrive.

With a muffled thud that shook the very soul, the already dim world turned completely black, turning blood red. Streams of blood-like liquid converged to form huge vortexes, like monster spawn points, from which a continuous stream of blood essence flew out and surged in all directions.

"coming!"

Everyone summoned their magical weapons and stood on the top of the small mountain, ready for battle. Su Yu, holding the Nine Heavens Purple Thunder Hammer, silently watched the huge blood plasma vortex dozens of kilometers away and the endless crimson tide monsters gushing out from it.

As soon as these red tide monsters appeared, they pounced on the sea monsters and began to fight them.

During the Red Tide, 90% of the monsters within the area will be killed by the Red Tide Spirit. After death, they will be bound by the Red Tide and will also turn into spirits.

Their group of thirty-five stood on the mountain, which soon attracted a group of red tide monsters.

Chu Tao reached out and grabbed a ball of flame, which quickly split into hundreds of Bing Fire Divine Thunders forming a net. The net exploded with a deafening roar, instantly annihilating a large area.

The others also used their own methods, either wielding their twin swords or casting spells. Some even manifested their Dharma bodies, casting spells as quickly and easily as drinking water.

Su Yu was not to be outdone. With a swing of his Purple Thunder Hammer, a bolt of purple lightning blasted through the air into the monster horde, shattering a level 90 blood dragon to pieces. He then pointed, and countless essences of Gui Water gathered, quickly condensing into tens of thousands of water arrows that rained down from the sky, instantly clearing out a large area.

"what?"

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Su Yu with surprise, their contempt for him because of his lowest rank vanished.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

Water Arrow Rain is a very basic water-based spell, on par with Fire Rain. Normally, only players below level 20 or 30 who don't have good magic items would use it for leveling up. Its power is pitifully low, and its efficiency drops significantly when fighting monsters above level 40. After level 50, it's basically no one uses it anymore.

Such basic magic has such exaggerated power in his hands; this is something that ordinary people cannot do.

Regardless of how he achieved this, it is enough to prove that his strength is not something that can be judged by a ranking system.

Su Yu's next move proved that this move was not accidental. He made a series of hand gestures, continuously condensing waves of water arrows, each wave consisting of tens of thousands of water arrows. He fired hundreds of waves in one go, which could be described as continuous and endless.

"Holy crap, brother, your magic power is incredible!"

Su Yu shrugged, not telling him that firing over a hundred waves of arrows in one go only consumed a mere 20,000 mana, equivalent to consuming only about 200 mana per wave.

Mastering the laws of the water system not only multiplies the power tenfold, but also significantly reduces the mana consumption of water-based magic, requiring only one-tenth of the normal amount, resulting in explosive power.

Compared to the advanced nature of the Time Law, the Five Elements Law is more approachable and extremely useful in regular combat.

The thirty-five scattered immortals attacked together and quickly surrounded the nearby spawn point, eliminating as many Crimson Tide Essences as spawned in the vortex.

Although most of them are below level 100, have no cultivation, and little killing experience, they still have a decent drop rate. A lot of spirit stones can be obtained by farming them, which can be sold for some money.

After grinding for more than four hours, swarms of red tides spawned from other locations surged in, completely engulfing the world.

However, this did not affect them, and they continued to refresh the page.

The red tide has lasted for more than two months. There were very few bosses in the early stages, and the super bosses above level 200 will not appear for at least another week. Right now, there's nothing we can do.

After grinding for a day, some people felt that there were too many people and it wasn't difficult, so they split up and started grinding monsters according to the previously assigned teams.

Su Yu went off alone in one direction, and after leaving, she summoned the five women.

Even Yan Qiubai and Canghai, who had been transferred to a repair shop, came out for some fresh air.

Canghai is currently at level 196, just one step away from level 200. It is estimated that he will be able to reach level 200 in a few months, at which point it will be a completely different world.

Su Yu had previously prepared an eighth-grade accessory for her in South China Sea City to conceal her aura. She had also cultivated the Taiyin Breath Concealment Technique and a celestial method called the Lesser Divine Calculation, specifically to prevent powerful figures from using celestial methods to calculate her origins.

With this set of methods in place, even an immortal wouldn't be able to discern her origins unless the immortal specifically intervened to break her concealment technique or used divination to cast a divination specifically for her.

The probability of this happening is extremely low; it's practically impossible to encounter it.

As a primordial water god, Canghai was born with mastery of the great laws of water, which is far superior to Su Yu, who was forcibly given these half-baked abilities by a primordial immortal treasure.

With the same rain of water arrows, Su Yu could summon up to tens of thousands of water arrows at a time, each with a power of fifty to sixty thousand. She could casually unleash hundreds of thousands of water arrows, each with a power of hundreds of thousands, raining down from the sky with explosive force, wiping out a large area in a second.

(End of this chapter)