Yue Litian had barely entered Demon Forest when he realized something was wrong. He turned and shouted, "Defend! Don't let them rush in! Protect the boss!"
Lu Yang's eyes suddenly lit up. He could tell from Yue Litian's expression that they had not brought many people.
"Phantom Flame—Activate!"
Wrapped in a crimson glow, he crossed fifty meters at the speed of sound and appeared between Yue Litian and twenty guards. The instant the fiery afterimage exploded, more than twenty people around him took damage simultaneously.
"11602"
The moment he landed, Lu Yang crouched and pressed his left hand to the ground.
"Flame Storm!"
A black ripple appeared across the ground.
"Boom!"
The fifteen-meter-wide Flame Storm stunned Yue Litian and the others.
"10826"
"Blazing Bird!"
A crimson bird of fire passed through Yue Litian and the others, killing all twenty-plus of them.
Lu Yang said, "Charge in with me. Kill Wang Teng and steal their Lord-class monster."
Only then did Mu Feng and Huang Yuan lead their teams to within thirty yards behind Lu Yang. Red Maple Dance, Han Bing, and the others were even farther back.
"The boss has already rushed in. We can't fall behind him!" Red Maple Dance shouted, raising her staff.
Seeing Lu Yang's overwhelming might, the already-high morale of the Iron Blood Brotherhood players soared to its peak. They followed Lu Yang and charged into Demon Forest.
Wang Teng's subordinates continually rushed out from both sides to block them along the way, but Lu Yang killed them one by one with Blazing Bird. Not one of them could escape his area attacks.
Demon Forest covered a vast area and was filled with branching paths. Lu Yang followed the sounds of battle for two minutes, passed through a dense stretch of woods, and arrived at a huge