Misha's Trial (4)

"Phew, that's it?"

"Is this considered the most difficult trial?"

Steamed Bun, riding on the back of Wyvern and carrying a longsword on his shoulder, said breathlessly.

If you ignore the fact that he's covered in charred soot, looking like a burnt meat patty, the pose is still quite cool.

"It's practically burnt to Burnt Mantou, and you're still trying to act all high and mighty."

Singo, riding Wyvern and clinging to the side wall, mercilessly made sarcastic remarks.

"Scars are a man's medals."

"But you're burnt."

"Flames are the marks of battle."

"But you're burnt."

"What the hell?"

Scattered rocks and the remains of Steam Demon Bat were everywhere.

Thanks to the efforts of dozens of top players, the monsters in the cave have been mostly cleared out.

Xia Ye Qiuyu sighed.

"Don't rush to celebrate. Even if you bribe someone in the Magic Department, you can only get information about the first level, the Burning Road."

"Because the rest of the trial was entirely decided by that ' Dragonfire Daughter ' Misha herself, and even they were unaware of it."

"Hiss--"

Everyone gasped in shock.

This first trial was so difficult, with an outrageous number of monsters, eliminating more than two hundred players.

The remaining levels—how insane must they be? But we've already come this far.

There was nothing we could do but grit our teeth and move forward.

The Church of the Machine God, driving their Fireproofer armored vehicles, rampaged through the area.

Steamed Bun and Singo rode on the back of Wyvern, guarding both sides of the Xia Ye Qiuyu, constantly on guard against monster attacks.

The players with the Magic Coin were radiating magical energy, advancing with various spells as they did so.

Players explored along this "Burning Road," encountering various traps and monsters before finally seeing the light of day again and reaching the top of the volcano.

Before me lay a scorching pool of lava at the crater's edge, while in the distance stood the "Karma Fire Tower."

Steamed Bun turned around and patted the Wyvern's head with a grin.

"This is the final level?"

"That's all there is to it. It's just a few hundred steam bats flying out from the side and a few lumps of rock jumping out of the lava."

"At most, it might explode on its own again, and we might throw some bouncing bombs. It's nothing!"

His words seemed lighthearted, but in reality, they were filled with venom.

The Steamed Bun of today are no longer white at all; they are covered in charred black, as if they have altered the race.

"No."

Xia Ye Qiuyu's expression was unusually solemn, and the firelight was reflected in her beautiful golden eyes.

Singo retorted without any politeness, "Burnt Mantou, look behind you before you speak."

The Steamed Bun turned around, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but mutter to itself.

"Holy crap."

The same words also appeared in the mouths of professional gamers, only some were vulgar variations such as "I*".

The lava in the crater flowed slowly, and the air distorted under the high temperature, emitting bursts of highly toxic volcanic gases.

Burning flames appeared on the surface of the magma, mixing with thick white and black smoke, constantly flowing, swirling, and converging, forming fire Fire Dragon Tornado above the magma pool.

"The Trialer."

"I"

"To Master Misha"

With a whooshing sound, flames and white smoke gradually coalesced into a shape.

And so, a blurry humanoid figure, nearly ten meters tall, stood atop the lava pool, looking down at everyone with its "eyes" formed from the lava sphere.

It appears to be a huge, insubstantial head made of steam and flames, spitting out a tongue that flickers in and out of existence, composed of flames.

The surrounding air was always distorted and blurred, making popping sounds and emitting a pungent smell of sulfur.

Finally, there was a roar created by the crackling of flames.

"It is—your—end!"

[Fire Elemental Elder]

Challenge Rating: 13 (10000 XP)

Steamed Bun stared in disbelief and whispered, "This thing is the advanced quest prepared for you?"

"You call this an advanced quest?"

"If we could beat this thing, would we even need to change jobs?"

"Trial!"

The Fire Elemental Elder exhaled billowing smoke, and his arm transformed into a blazing whip, lashing directly at the crowd.

"Smack!"

A charred crack suddenly appeared on the expensive shield of the Paladin from the [Royal Authority] guild, and the player behind him was also reduced to two burning pieces.

"Holy crap, that was a second ago?"

"Are you kidding me!"

"This is a rare quality green-grade item!"

The Fire Elemental Elder's long whip cracked in mid-air, gathering power.

"Test!"

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

Another series of tearing sounds filled the air as the target was the [Fireproofer] armor.

The terrifyingly powerful flaming whip lashed at the armor again and again, causing the surface flame Protective Force Field to dim even more.

Finally, there was a loud "crash".

The Fire Shield shattered, and the flaming whip lashed solidly against the already deformed metal shell.

Half of its body, including the driver, was flattened.

In Erezege, the temperature of the flames usually depends on the caster's level and the type of monster.

Generally speaking, the temperature of Fireball cast by a low-level mage may only be a few hundred degrees, while the temperature of Fire Storm cast by a high-level mage may reach thousands of degrees.

—The Fire Elemental Elder's Flaming Whip is clearly the latter.

Under this level of suppression, even the "high-temperature resistant metal" they had specially prepared was easily shattered by a few lashes.

"Holy crap, I can't hold on any longer!"

"No!"

"Everyone! Prepare to begin the final plan!"

The Church of the Machine God player in the driver's seat raised his arm and shouted, pressing the red button next to him.

"Bang!"

The Sorcerer player [Art is Explosion], located at the heart of the armor, was ejected directly from the seat, and a protective membrane around him was also cleaved open.

The driver pushed the lever to its lowest position in one go and pressed another button marked with a "!" symbolizing danger.

Several people raised their arms and shouted, their expressions fervent.

"Machine Spirit, protect us! From this creature's rotting cage!"

The thrusters on the back of the Fireproofer armor suddenly spewed out flames, propelling the Arcane Armor rapidly toward the Fire Elemental Elder.

"Beep, beep, beep."

The metal sphere at the core of the armor continuously flashed red light.

"Smack!"

The Fire Elemental Elder glared angrily, and another flaming whip lashed out at him.

The armor was battered and tattered, and several pilots had died, but it continued to fly—finally arriving at the scorching heat around the Fire Elemental Elder.

"Sorry, Kuang Chao Ge, activate the backup hidden energy!"

"Beep, beep beep."

The sound grew shorter and shorter.

"Boom!"

The Arcane Armor suddenly exploded, sending metal fragments, parts, and even the pilot's severed limbs flying everywhere.

Taking into account the Fire Elemental Elder ' fire resistance, they exhausted the energy reserves within their armor, releasing ball-shaped lightning bolts.

"Weak!"

"Insect!"

The Fire Elemental Elder looked up to the sky and roared angrily.

Its massive elemental body was surrounded by blinding electric currents, which constantly emitted a hissing sound.

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