The players on the Nautilus are obviously also a little hesitant. This whirlpool doesn't seem to be very turbulent, and it may be possible to rush through it with a single effort. However, if you don't get it right, there may be some danger. Bypassing from the side is naturally much safer, but it will inevitably delay some speed.

Safety or leading, that's the question.

The maelstrom is getting closer, and the Nautilus needs to make a choice right away. And soon, the people behind knew what their choice was, and they chose to rush over!

It has to be said that this choice is very risky, because no one knows what is inside the whirlpool. Or a reef, or a monster. Of course, it is also possible that it is just a small undercurrent. In any case, it takes a lot of courage to rush straight into the whirlpool. One can imagine how persistent the players on the Nautilus are about the lead.

Facing the whirlpool in front of it, the Nautilus rushed over desperately! It can be seen that the players on that dragon boat have now done their best. Using mana to drive the dragon boat can naturally accelerate in an instant, but the consumption of mana will be doubled. And if the players don't keep the rhythm consistent, it may be counterproductive. However, it can be seen that the people on the Nautilus are quite well prepared, and maybe they have been trained for a long time. The instantaneous acceleration made the Nautilus rush directly towards the whirlpool like a sharp arrow off the string!

Not the very center of the vortex, of course. The center of the whirlpool has a lot of suction power, and even if you can pass through it, you will waste a lot more time than going around. The Nautilus chose to rush over from the side to minimize the impact of the whirlpool!

The Nautilus rushed up, but the dragon boats behind hesitated. To keep up or not to keep up? Can your own dragon boat rush through that whirlpool? Can your own people be like the Nautilus in an instant?

In the end, several dragon boats still adjusted their direction slightly, preparing to go around the whirlpool. After all. Safety first. Anyway, the Nautilus is already number one, and the biggest thing is to keep it first. But if you have a problem, it's not a question of whether you can surpass the Nautilus......

The Nautilus rushed towards the whirlpool without hesitation, and the slender body of the dragon boat was immediately affected by the whirlpool and began to shake. Looking like that, if one is not well controlled, it is very likely to be swept into the whirlpool. And this slender dragon boat, if it is swept into the whirlpool, the biggest possibility is to plunge into it...... When the time comes, let alone rushing over, it will be a question of whether you can continue to play.

But the players who control the Nautilus are clearly very experienced. The operation was also sharp, and in the constant swing, the direction of the Nautilus remained roughly unchanged, and it brushed past the edge of the whirlpool. Although the speed has slowed down due to the whirlpool, the momentum of their lead has not changed!

The Nautilus successfully navigated through the whirlpool! Although it was far from the center of the whirlpool, it was considered to have passed through the whirlpool. This incident proves that the whirlpool is an obstacle to the player. But you don't have to sacrifice speed to get around!

The dragon boats behind saw that the Nautilus seemed to pass through the whirlpool without much effort, and seemed to regret their actions around it. In their minds, the reason why the Nautilus is faster than their own dragon boat is only because the Nautilus is a better ship. If it's yourself. You can wear it too! That way, you won't be left behind too much!

Now because they were all going around and the Nautilus was going straight, the distance between the two sides was widened again. Look at the figure of the Nautilus getting farther and farther away. The players on the next few dragon boats were all anxious.

As for Lin Musen, they also honestly detoured the past. In fact, when they reached the front of the whirlpool, the Nautilus had already passed through the whirlpool. They can learn the Nautilus at all. Pass through the center of the whirlpool. However, Lin Musen stopped the others and did not let them go directly through the whirlpool.

"Let's keep a low profile, we have to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger! You can't make a name for yourself so early, or you'll be targeted by others. And now, the most obvious goal is to let the Nautilus do it! When Lin Musen said this, he had a wicked smile on his face......

All in all, this vortex is in the past. At least the five dragon boats in front of them have passed this whirlpool in their own way. And the ranking of these five dragon boats has not changed much...... It's just that the Nautilus's lead trend is a little bit bigger. As for how did the dragon boat come over in the back...... Who cares about him?

Soon after, there was the shouting and scolding of the players who had been swept into the whirlpool of dragon boats......

Of course, the players behind them have little effect on the players in front of them, unless they are about to catch up with them. However, judging from the current situation, the seven or eight dragon boats in front are not something that those players in the back can chase. Unless there is some accident...... In this game, it is normal for accidents to occur.

Now the dragon boat in front is still desperately moving forward, the leader wants to open the gap, and the back wants to catch up. However, it is quite difficult for both, after all, the performance of dragon boats is similar, and it is more realistic to expect the other party to make mistakes than to hope that their team members will break out.

As for Lin Musen, they now occupy the fifth place and look very calm. The top five can participate in the finals, and fighting for the first place is just a reward for getting a little more money or something. But they don't underestimate the others too much, and if they are squeezed out of the top five in the end, they won't be able to cry.

In the best-case scenario, the first few dragon boats all withdrew from the race due to accidents, or were overtaken by those behind them...... It's a small possibility, but it's not impossible. After all, the game has just begun...... There was only one whirlpool of obstacles, and there were many other obstacles that didn't appear. What's more, there are still those states that float on the water, and they have never appeared, and the results of the game are still confusing!

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the second obstacle to appear.

On the surface of the Yangtze River, something like a comfortable root of wood appeared. These logs are all horizontal on the water, and each one has the thickness of a dragon boat. The wood was very rough, and the mottled bark seemed to prove that the wood had fallen from both banks. But the strange thing is that the water of the Yangtze River is quite turbulent, but these wood. But it is horizontal in the water, and it hardly moves with the current!

This strange sight naturally attracted the attention of those dragon boat operators in front. It is strange that there are horizontal logs in the Yangtze River, and it is even more strange that they have not been washed away by the water. If the current eases, it can be said that it is blocked by the reef below or even aquatic plants. But now that the water is so fast, why are they moving? Even if something gets tangled in the wood, they shouldn't be lying horizontally! Could it be that there is a rope tied underneath to hold them in place?

Of course, there is another explanation for this situation......

"Crocodile!" On the boat in front. Someone was already screaming.

That's right, there is another possibility, that is, these things are not wood at all! Across the river, it's something else!

And the one that most resembles wood is naturally the crocodile. Although Lin Musen had heard that crocodiles seemed to only like to live in gentle rivers, this is a fairy game! There are even hippos in the Yangtze River, so what's so strange about crocodiles? What's more, the Yangtze crocodile is still a specialty of the Yangtze River!

Of course. These crocodiles are naturally not rare animals like the Yangtze crocodile, but vicious monsters!

The Nautilus at the front was already quite close to the things that seemed to be wood, and those crocodiles naturally couldn't hold back. It moved. A crocodile suddenly grew its mouth, and as soon as it turned around, it pounced on the Nautilus!

The crocodile is ferocious, and identification also shows that this thing is an elite mini-boss. If it's usual. Any player on a dragon boat will not take an elite mini-boss seriously. However, this is in the course of a dragon boat race. All players can't use any skill spells!

Being bitten by the big mouth of this thing will definitely reduce the durability of the dragon boat significantly! Not to mention that speed and agility are affected, it is not impossible to be bitten a few more times, and the dragon boat will leak and sink directly!

Fortunately, maybe it's because of the strong currents, maybe it's because the crocodiles are too big, but these crocodiles aren't very agile. The crocodile rushed straight towards the Nautilus, but it looked like it would take a while before it could reach the Nautilus!

That's long enough time for the Nautilus to change direction and avoid the crocodile.

That being said, but now there are not one or two crocodiles across the river, but dozens! These crocodiles are unevenly arranged on the surface of the river, and there is no dragon boat that can pass directly through them without being affected by the crocodiles!

"It's too ruthless! Even if there are obstacles, it is normal, but these crocodiles obviously want to wipe out the dragon boats! Seeing this, the merry man gasped. Everyone else behaved similarly, and players who couldn't fight couldn't avoid panic when facing so many high-intensity monsters...... They know the strength of these little bosses very well, and they can't eliminate each other, how can they pass through so many crocodiles?

Lin Musen was relatively calm. Speaking of which, his method of dealing with the boss is a little different from that of other players, not based on frontal hard collision attacks, but mostly fighting. How to avoid the entanglement of those monsters, he can be said to be the most knowledgeable. Although he is not now in control of the Qingyun Iron Winged Peng, but the dragon boat Amberstone, there are some commonalities. It is not too difficult for him to get through the obstruction of these crocodiles.

But if there will be any changes in it, he doesn't know. Therefore, the dragon boats in front of you are the best experimental subjects!

The Nautilus was also a little flustered in the face of the sudden attack of the crocodile. Soon, however, they discovered that the crocodile was moving quite slowly. This gives them plenty of time to adjust their direction and dodge the crocodile's attacks. Unfortunately, although the crocodile moves slowly, its thinking does not slow down. Seeing the Nautilus shift direction, the direction of the crocodile has also changed!

After all, the Nautilus is a dragon boat, not a player stepping on a flying sword, changing direction when he says he changes, and turning a corner when he says he turns. The effect of the current is quite large, otherwise it would not have trapped countless people in a whirlpool. The Nautilus, though it changed direction urgently, was still under threat from the crocodile. If you are not careful, you are likely to be bitten by a crocodile in the dragon boat!

Such a big crocodile, if you go down in one bite, even if the dragon boat is not bad, it probably has to leak, right? The Nautilus is obviously made of wood, but it can't afford to be bitten by crocodiles! The bite force of the crocodile is among the best in the animal kingdom......

The Nautilus can only keep changing direction. Trying to keep the crocodile from keeping up with their change of direction. In fact, it was true, and after the crocodile turned back and forth twice, it was getting farther and farther away from the Nautilus. However, the crocodile was as good as a stream, and since it could not catch up with the Nautilus, it set its sights on the dragon boats behind it......

"How can these crocodiles be so smart? It's a real headache now. Lin Musen was slightly shocked when he saw the crocodile's performance. If all the crocodiles were so smart, it would not be easy to get through the defenses laid out by so many crocodiles......

"It doesn't make sense, this competition has just begun, and the difficulty is so high. Do you want to let players pass the match? In my opinion, it would be nice for a third of these crocodiles to pass! "The catkins fluttering are also a little confused. If you look at this level of intensity, the player's dragon boat will inevitably enter the range of the crocodile's attack. And how many of these dragon boats can withstand the attack of crocodiles, or dodge those crocodiles?

"I'm afraid it won't be that simple, there should be something else......" Lin Musen pondered as he watched the Nautilus avoid the crocodile.

All of a sudden, those crocodiles across the water. Suddenly there was movement at the same time. Of course, these crocodiles are quite slow, and they are nothing more than a mess of the water, for the time being. The players' dragon boats are not yet a threat.

That's not the point, though. The point is that when the crocodiles move away from their positions. Where they stayed, spots of light of various colors appeared!

Those spots come in different colors and shapes. The spot just floats on the water. It gently rises and falls with the fluctuations of the water, but it does not move anywhere else at all.

"Are those ...... Various states? Lin Musen's eyes narrowed. As mentioned in the event announcement, during the dragon boat race, there will be various increases and decreases on the water surface. These states can help players get through hard-to-get places, and they can also extend their strengths and reduce the distance to other players. Of course, there are some negative states in it, but after winning it, it is not necessarily a bad thing, it all depends on how the players react and choose.

The spots on the water don't have names, but from the image, you can still see some problems. There is a blue arrow that points straight ahead, and most of the time it is accelerating; There is also a red weighing stone, which looks very stable, most likely to increase the weight of the dragon boat. Others have a circle, a ball, and even spots that look like fish......

It is not yet known what the specific effect of these light spots will be, but now it seems that there is less blue and more red. In terms of shape, most of the blue ones are buffs, accelerating, increasing flexibility, and strengthening defenses...... But these also depend on how to use, not just safe and secure when used. For example, the acceleration effect, if the front is flat, it is naturally very powerful to use. But like now, there are crocodiles in front of you, and you rush into the crocodile pile one by one......

All states have their own uses, and they are not simply beneficial or harmful. How to use it depends on the player.

However, probably because these states are the first time, most of them are beneficial, and most of them are more flexible. Flexibility has been improved, and the speed of those crocodiles is slow, so naturally there is no way to take the player's dragon boat. As long as the operation is not too handicapped, you can easily dodge the crocodile's attack after eating the state...... Of course, if you can't hide anymore, then no one can do it, little pot friend, let's eat zongzi honestly......

The Nautilus in front was the closest to the crocodile and was the first to see those states. Obviously, the man who operated the dragon boat on the Nautilus was also a smart man, and immediately understood what these things were. The Nautilus immediately turned around again, and rushed directly into a circle-shaped blue spot. After the dragon boat touched the light spot, the entire dragon boat was suddenly enveloped in blue light, and a circle rotated back and forth on the dragon boat!

Then, the flexibility of the Nautilus immediately went up a notch!

Since the Nautilus is the closest to those crocodiles, most of the crocodiles are now targeting the Nautilus. However, after gaining more agility, the Nautilus only moved a little more at the beginning, and became a little more dangerous. Soon after, the manipulator got used to his current dexterity and easily shuttled from crocodile to crocodile!

Those crocodiles couldn't even get close to the Nautilus, let alone catch up and take a bite. It didn't take long for the Nautilus to rush through the crocodile's territory and then straight ahead!

"The player on that dragon boat...... The IQ is quite not low! Lin Musen touched his chin and looked at the Nautilus in the distance. It was able to react at such a fast speed, and made the best choice, and passed through the crocodile's territory as quickly as possible, so that its advantage was strengthened again. However, in fact, it has also created a lot of opportunities for the dragon boat behind!

The crocodiles in the back all gathered in the middle of this waterway because they were chasing the Nautilus. The other dragon boats, as long as they bypass the first few crocodiles, can easily pass from both sides! And now on the water, there is also a state of acceleration!

After eating the acceleration, go straight ahead and make up for the gap with the Nautilus! (To be continued......)