The second warrior of the Flamewaker Tribe, though rugged in appearance, cautiously stopped ten meters away. Only then did Lucifron, having calmed down, remember the most important thing and hurriedly shouted to Unas, "Give it the Fire Source Stone as well. The conditions I promised you before—the gem and the weapon—remain valid."
"Where are the beauties? I remember the clan chief promised to give me two of the most supple Flamewaker beauties!" Unas seized the opportunity to continue his unreasonable nagging.
Lucifron was momentarily speechless, then roared, "Greedy mortal, tell me yourself that you don't need it!"
"I'm so sorry, but now I want to try something new," Unas said, feigning sudden realization. "Oh, right, I didn't bring the Fire Source Stone with me. I sincerely invite you to come back with me, my lord. I will personally deliver the gem to you. Of course, I hope you will bring the gem weapon and the beautiful woman you promised me."
Lucifron grew increasingly agitated and roared, "That's for later! Hand over the crystal bombs first!"
"Yes, sir!"
Ever since Nightmoon arrived, Unas had been silently counting down the seconds. This whole rambling conversation took about thirty-five seconds, and adding the time it took for the Flamewaker Warrior to swim over, a minute had already passed. If they delayed another minute or so Angela would be here soon.
Unas slowly tossed aside the giant shield, indicating that he meant no harm, then raised the bomb in his hand so that the Flamewaker Warriors ten meters away could see that it had not been ignited.
"Noble warrior, would you like to come and take it yourself, or shall I toss it to you?"
"No need for that, mortal. Put all the bombs on the ground and roll them over there," the Flamewaker Warrior pointed his greatsword at a boulder twenty meters away. "Five Fire Elementals, that means at least five bombs. If you dare to hoard any, I'll chop you to pieces without hesitation!"
This Flamewaker seems to be much smarter than Lucifron, which is a bit troublesome. Unas originally planned to lure it over, then suddenly attack to attract its attention, and then have Nightmoon, who was invisible, deliver a fatal blow. Now the plan has completely failed.
"As you command, sir." He first placed the bomb in his hand at his feet, then pretended to take something out of his breastplate, took out a bomb from his Spatial Bag, showed it to the Flamewaker Warrior, and then placed it on the ground.
Unas slowed down his movements as much as possible, repeating this six times. Half a minute passed, and seven high-explosive shells were piled up at his feet. Flamewaker urged him to hurry up, but he brushed it off by saying that dangerous items should be handled with care.
He had been quick and discreet in collecting the Fire Elemental's bombs, so the Flamewaker in the distance had no idea how many bombs were actually there.
"These are all the bombs, seven in total, sir." He shook his upper body violently, indicating that there were no more hidden in his breastplate.
The Flamewaker Warrior glanced at his breastplate with a puzzled look, wondering how such a small space could hold so many things. Unas quickly explained, "Don't let the size of this breastplate fool you, I'm actually even smaller, there's plenty of space inside!"
After saying that, he clenched his chest and pulled in his stomach with all his might, tapping his breastplate with his fingers to make it sound like there was a lot of space inside.
The Flamewaker's doubts weren't fully resolved, but spatial containers were extremely rare, something it hadn't anticipated. The number seven was roughly in line with its estimate, so it put the question aside and commanded, "Raise your hands, then take those five traitors to that boulder on the left."
Unas couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he gestured for the Fire Elemental to follow him and slowly walked to the left. Nightmoon stayed where she was; she couldn't move while in Shadowmeld, otherwise her invisibility would be immediately broken.
Once Unas and the Fire Elemental had stopped by the boulder about twenty meters away, the Flamewaker Warrior wiggled his thick, bucket-like tail and moved toward the bomb on the ground.
Two minutes had passed in the silent count. Angela should be here by now, right? Unas was tense all over. If the Archmage didn't come, he would have no choice but to fight it out. He absolutely couldn't let the Flamewaker actually get the bomb.
The Flamewaker Warrior quickly arrived at the bomb. Just as it was about to bend down to pick it up, Unas's command to "kill" was on the tip of his tongue. Suddenly, a white shadow flew out of the lava pool. Angela had finally arrived!
The Archmage could observe what was happening here directly through the Fire Elemental, so without hesitation, he immediately unleashed a deep blue Frostbolt. The stunned Flamewaker Warrior had no time to react and was struck in the chest by three ice spikes and the freezing air surrounding them.
The ice spikes failed to pierce its thick scales, but the Fire Elemental creature's resistance to ice was practically negative. The freezing air almost extinguished the burning blood within its body, rendering it temporarily immobile.
Nightmoon naturally wouldn't let go of this enormous target so close at hand. Her target was the enemy's only weakness—the eyes. Two black daggers danced in the air in a crescent-shaped arc before plunging into the Flamewaker's eyes and even penetrating its brain.
Unas's attack arrived just in time. The twenty-meter distance was covered in an instant for him. He used the momentum of his charge to leap up and thrust his sword down with all his might at the softest spot on the Flamewaker's neck. Blood spurted out as the indestructible Firekiss pierced through the enemy's neck.
The second warrior of the Rage Scale Tribe collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound; his soul had already returned to the embrace of the Fire Elemental.
Only then did the Flamewaker in the distance realize what had happened. Lucifron, realizing he had been tricked, roared, and his tribal Warriors swarmed forward.
Unas quickly bent down, picked up the two bombs, lit them with his Fire Ring, and threw them at the enemy with all his might. Unfortunately, several javelins were fired from the enemy ranks, causing the two bombs to explode in mid-air without causing much damage.
If the distance is too far, the enemy can easily intercept the bombs while they are flying in the air, but if they are close, it may not be enough time. Unas picked up all the bombs, raised his large shield, and planned to wait until they got closer before trying again.
But the Flamewaker were already on edge. Lucifron, his mind clouded by rage, was jolted awake by the two bombs exploding overhead. He immediately ordered his troops to halt their Charge and simultaneously gave orders for ranged attacks.
Various forks, javelins, and even stones flew towards Unas and his companions. The Flamewaker had already used up most of their ranged weapons fighting the Fire Elementals, leaving some Warriors empty-handed, so they had to carry stones instead.
"Get behind me and take cover!" Unas shouted at the two women, raising his massive steel shield.
The "Holy Shield" was attached to the steel greatsword, adding a layer of golden luster to it, making it look extremely magnificent. But no matter how beautiful it was, it was useless, as the Flamewaker surrounded the lava pool in a semi-circular formation, Unas could only defend one side.
Angela let out a sharp cry, and a thick ice wall rose from the ground, forming a wide angle with the Warden's shield, completely obscuring the three of them.