Emperor Tomb Mountain Range.
North of the Ancient Battlefield, in the Earthsplit Furnace region.
An unbroken chain of volcanoes stretched across the vast horizon like a dragon undulating along the earth's spine.
Magma surged beneath the crust and spewed out in scorching bursts amid sulfurous fumes and thick smoke, flowing down from the peaks before cooling into bands of rock.
The air here was scorching, the environment harsh.
At the foot of a volcano, a squad of players struggled forward against the onslaught of the raging Dark Tide Evil.
"Hahaha, a new record! We've pushed into a new region."
"I'm done, I can't hold out much longer. Iron Hammer, take over. I'm going back for a few gulps of air."
With that, the player named Class Monitor quickly retreated behind the squad and gulped down air, restoring his health and mental power through the Qi Eater trait.
Hearing him, Iron Hammer stepped up and activated the Petrification trait against the wildly swarming Dark Tide Evil Spirits.
He added:
"Hurry up and recover. I'm about done too."
Behind the squad, Black Ball, Cute Kid, and Marble fought in human form, each accompanied by two mentally controlled Flowing Shadow clones. Moving in unison, they summoned fireballs and hurled them into the surging Dark Tide Evil Spirits, each also holding a mental recovery potion to replenish their reserves at any moment.
The fireballs fell into the surging tide of Evil Spirits, melting away large numbers of the evil creatures.
Boom!
A sudden blast rang out. An explosion erupted within the surging Dark Tide, and the shock wave sent Iron Hammer, who was holding the front in his petrified state, flying several meters.
"Fuck, another Ghost Doll. How many have we run into today? So damn annoying. They have to explode every time they