Call of the Scorching Current

The White Phoenix Team had originally relied on physical attacks, but after Qiao Rui joined, her sonic spells made up for some of its lack of magical damage. Once Bai Xiaowen upgraded Winter's Wrath Wand to +7, he had largely closed that gap.

Li Shuyi and Han Xu did not sit idle. They handled the oars, using the speed and maneuverability of the assault boats to dodge the boss's area attacks.

At the bow, Bai Xiaowen summoned Butcher. Although Butcher could not attack from a distance, his massive body shielded the others from most of the basic Scalding Current Arrow spells.

The level-eight elemental boss had nearly a thousand Life Value, but sustained magical attacks drove it down fast. As a Steam Element, it was vulnerable to Bai Xiaowen's frost damage.

Qiao Rui's sonic spells and the Bone Warlock's Lightning Strike did not exploit that weakness, but they still dealt their full damage.

With Cecilia's arrows adding to the assault, the elemental boss soon fell below thirty percent Life Value and prepared to dive away.

But Bai Xiaowen's Talisman Switching was ready again. He pinned the boss in place with a Spell Talisman, then cast Multi-Shard. Three shards blasted out in rapid succession. Qiao Rui and the others attacked at the same time, wiping out the boss's remaining three hundred-odd Life Value in one burst.

A Golden Treasure Chest floated on the sea. The assault boat drew close, and Li Shuyi picked up the chest and opened it.

Bai Xiaowen recalled Butcher and the Bone Warlock. Outside combat, recalled summons would slowly recover Life Value.

Their Battle Rating was only C-Tier. Li Shuyi drew a reward and received a scroll.

``` [Call of the Scorching Current: A+ Tier item. Summons two Elite Tier Steam Elements to fight for you for