Boom, boom, boom!
Xiao Huang's massive body rolled over, bowling over countless flame spirits like pins.
Leveraging the fearsome speed of its charge, it had circled around in a short period.
"Guji!"
Xiao Huang tumbled back, nuzzling Chen Shu excitedly as if seeking praise.
"Hmm?"
Just as Chen Shu was about to commend it, his expression faltered.
He saw that the countless flame spirits it had run over were standing up again, as if unharmed.
Bang, bang, bang!
In an instant, a barrage of fireballs attacked ferociously. The entire field of vision was filled with flames.
Chen Shu and the others were in an invincible state and had nothing to worry about, but Er Ha and the Spatial Rabbit quickly retreated into Xiao Huang's mouth.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
A violent, roaring sound ensued as fireballs exploded against Xiao Huang's body.
While its fire resistance was terrifyingly high, without the buff of [Elemental Adaptation], it no longer possessed Golden-tier defense.
"Guji! Guji!"
Its massive body was instantly covered in dense wounds, sustaining considerable damage.
"Awoo!"
At this moment, Er Ha directly emerged, releasing [Clone] simultaneously.
As the self-proclaimed boss, how could it stand by idly while its fatty little brother was injured?
Boom, boom!
Two fearsome [Death Fire Pillars] spewed forth, wildly sweeping across the surroundings.
Countless flame spirits were directly torn apart, unable to withstand such terrifying attack power, and dissipated into embers.
"Do I need to use fire skills?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, instantly realizing.
Xiao Huang's previous attacks had been utterly ineffective, clearly indicating the need for specific attributes.
A moment later, all the hundreds of flame spirits in the vicinity were annihilated, all of them instantly killed without exception!
The terrifying fire attribute, the ultra-high immunity-ignoring effect, coupled with the divine skill [Clone],
made Er Ha's attack power incredibly fearsome.
Chen Shu was unsure if Er Ha could contend with Golden-tier beings, but it was far from comparable to Silver-tier ones.
Boom!
In an instant, flames surged, and another thousand flame spirits appeared.
They all began to condense fireballs, their targets aimed at the slime.
But Chen Shu was prepared, having Er Ha pre-charge a skill.
Two giant stones, thirty meters in size, hovered in mid-air, burning with intense flames.
These were Er Ha's Golden-tier skill, [Heavenly Fire Meteor]!
The level of [Heavenly Fire Meteor] had now reached lv8, not only drastically increasing its damage but also its falling speed by several times.
The two giant stones, one on each side, plummeted rapidly.
Unless they were beings specializing in speed, it was virtually impossible to dodge.
Boom, boom, boom!
A violent tremor shook the ground, as if two nuclear bombs had fallen.
Chen Shu and the others couldn't help but close their eyes.
Bang!
The descending Heavenly Fire Meteors exploded, scattering countless flame-imbued rocks that pierced through the surrounding flame spirits.
The original Chen Shu could not have achieved this.
However, his previous skill practice had led him to successfully develop a new usage for Heavenly Fire Meteor.
As the sounds of explosion ended, over a thousand flame spirits perished on the spot.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Flames churned around, but no new flame spirits appeared.
It was as if Chen Shu had completely overwhelmed the ruins.
Was he just going to kill however many appeared?
Meanwhile, Cleve and the others were in dire straits.
Their performance in the first two stages had been too poor, causing the ruins to classify them as weaklings.
Initially, there were only ten flame spirits, a far cry from the hundreds Chen Shu faced at the start.
Yet, even so, they found the battle extremely difficult.
The flame spirits had weak defense, but their attack power was undeniably Silver-tier.
Caught off guard, the other four teams had contracted spirits injured right at the beginning.
"Kill them!"
Cleve roared, and the fire lion beside him glowed with skill energy.
Boom!
A crimson halo of fire rapidly expanded, annihilating all ten flame spirits in front of them!
"Phew~~"
Cleve breathed a sigh of relief, a smile gracing his lips, and said,
"Is this all the third level has to offer?!"
"Young Master Cleve is amazing!"
The other four quickly flattered him, relying on him to obtain rewards.
"There's a gap between ordinary beast tamers and geniuses!"
Cleve's expression was calm, with a hint of arrogance in his eyes.
It was finally time for his favorite part: showing off.
He commanded, "Ten is too few; I haven't even exerted myself! Bring more!"
Boom, boom!
As if hearing his voice, the ruins churned with flames, and a hundred flame spirits directly appeared.
The scene instantly seemed to freeze.
"..."
Cleve's eyes widened. You've got to be kidding me!
He had already struggled immensely against ten, and now a hundred? He could only flee!
Boom, boom, boom!
The flame spirits didn't hesitate, instantly condensing dozens of fireballs and launching them furiously.
"Damn it! Stall them first!"
Cleve immediately had his fire lion take to the air, slowly waiting for skills to cool down before dealing with them one by one.
Besides him, everyone else was also fighting arduously, relying solely on skills to wear down the enemy.
Although using fire skills against flame spirits had a miraculous effect,
their damage output was insufficient, far from achieving wholesale annihilation.
...
Boom, boom!
Just as Chen Shu and the others were stunned, flame spirits reappeared.
And their numbers reached a terrifying two thousand!
"Haven't they cleared it yet?"
Chen Shu rubbed his chin and said, "Little Star, use your Thunder Bird and activate escape mode!"
Er Ha's two major skills were still on cooldown, and they needed to stall for a bit.
"Chirp, chirp!"
But at this moment, a torrent of ice and snow swept through, accurately covering the two thousand flame spirits.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback. He saw the snow ball in A Liang's arms releasing a skill.
Water attribute also had an effect, but unfortunately, A Liang was only Black Iron-tier, so the damage was too low.
However, it could slow down the flame spirits' skill release speed, providing time for the Thunder Bird to evade.
The ruins' temporary buffs were now showing their effect.
Before long, Er Ha's two major skills had cooled down.
Boom, boom!
Two [Death Fire Pillars] spewed out again, instantly killing the countless flame spirits below, as if slicing through vegetables.
The Thunder Bird's speed increased dramatically, ensuring that the fire pillars hit every flame spirit.
The normally difficult third stage of the ruins was incredibly simple for Chen Shu.
"This feels truly satisfying!"
Chen Shu watched flame spirits being killed one by one, a wide smile on his face.
Compared to evenly matched battles, he preferred brutal crushing victories.
This was how he could truly embody his identity as a ferocious bandit...
"He's a truly formidable person!"
Wang Jue gazed at the vast swathes of dead flame spirits around him, his heart deeply shaken.
Little Star and A Liang still had some utility, but he had become utterly useless.
His Blue Spirit originally had buffing skills, but Chen Shu's stats were too high, rendering his skills almost redundant.
After a while, he grinned and said,
"Heh heh, the four of us are truly amazing!"