"Roar..."
The scorpion hit by the fireball cried out sharply in pain, its massive body writhing violently.
However, for a scorpion with the strength of a Second-Order Peak, such an injury was only skin-deep and posed no lethal threat.
Instead, the fireball had enraged it completely, making its attacks even more ferocious.
Its pincers swept through the air with a fierce whoosh, while its tail rose high. The stinger at its tip glimmered with a ghostly blue chill, darting toward Lin Li at unpredictable angles from time to time.
As Lin Li deftly evaded the scorpion's savage attacks, he kept a wary eye on the surrounding buildings from the corner of his eye.
He could clearly sense more than one presence lurking in the shadows.
The hidden enemies weren't in a hurry to act. Their gazes fixed on him like venomous snakes, clearly waiting for the perfect moment to strike so they could reap the rewards after others had done the work.
"More than ten minutes have passed, and these guys really know how to wait." Lin Li grumbled inwardly, never letting up his movements.
He knew that taking care of the scorpion in front of him wouldn't make him truly safe. He had to deal with the enemies watching from the shadows as well.
Just then, the scorpion suddenly lowered its body and shot its tail forward like an arrow loosed from a bow. Its stinger pierced toward Lin Li's chest with a whoosh, moving at astonishing speed.
Lin Li's eyes narrowed, but he didn't panic in the slightest.
With a thought, he took the Cold Soul Hammer from the Mysterious Small Island.
The palm-sized hammer instantly grew several times larger in his hand, becoming massive and heavy. A cold frost covered its head, and it radiated a bone-piercing