Having finally encountered a field boss, Chen Nian certainly wasn't going to give it up.
He had acted entirely for the boss rewards!
As for saving these three along the way, that was merely out of humanitarian concern. Whether they lived or died didn't matter much.
Level 70, Calamity Treant.
Chen Nian could deal with it without any pressure.
The Calamity Treant had a particular trait: prolonged fire attacks had a chance of mutating it into a "Flame Calamity Treant"!
Its level would also rise from 70 to 80, making it stronger and, of course, more likely to drop rare items.
"What is he trying to do... is he going to challenge a level 70 Calamity Treant alone?"
"Forget him. Let's heal first!"
Xu Meng and the others had been in mortal danger, but now that Chen Nian had intervened, they could heal and escape while the monster was occupied!
After awakening, superhumans had far more genetic energy in their bodies than ordinary people, allowing most injuries to heal slowly.
Now it was a race against time!
They had to recover as much as possible before that kid was killed by the Calamity Treant!
Chen Nian held out his palm and quietly recited several obscure syllables.
Word Spirit-Flame Explosion.
Boom!!!
An explosive burst of flame erupted against the Calamity Treant.
The Calamity Treant let out a piercing drone, the strips of paper all over its body writhing like countless snakes.
"He's a fire mage?!"
"You fucking idiot, don't use fire abilities on the Calamity Treant!" Xu Meng screamed hysterically.
"Fire skills will mutate this monster! Are you trying to get us all killed?"
Chen Nian wasn't in the mood to pay any attention to the shouting behind him.
Expressionless, he continued activating his Word Spirit.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions kept erupting across the Calamity Treant's body like fireworks.
The flames lit up their pupils.
The Calamity Treant gradually began to change as well. Every branch on its body caught fire, blazing fiercely.
"A madman. He's an absolute madman!"
A chill ran down Xu Meng's spine, and his face was already filled with terror.
After mutating, the Calamity Treant would not only gain a massive increase to all its attributes, but its attack range would also expand. The flames would make it difficult to approach, making it much harder to take down in the future!
It was all this ignorant hothead's fault!
"Go! Hurry!"
"Once it finishes mutating, it'll create a flame barrier, and we'll all die inside!"
When he was a beginner, Xu Meng had witnessed a twelve-person team fighting a Calamity Treant. After it mutated, flames formed a Draw a Circle to Make a Prison, trapping all twelve inside until they died!
The three could no longer afford to keep healing. They staggered away, fleeing for their lives.
Unfortunately, they were still too late.
"Woooo~~~~~~~~"
A long howl signaled that the Calamity Treant had completed its mutation.
The Calamity Treant spewed countless bursts of flame, spreading outward like blossoming petals and raining down all around.
The entire surrounding area was sealed off by raging flames!
The air warped in the high heat, and scorching wind carried scalding dust through the air.
All four of them were trapped in a towering cage of fire.
There was only one way out: defeat the mutated Flame Calamity Treant.
"It's over... it's all over..."
The woman fell to her knees, staring at the terrifying monster covered in flames, her face ashen.
"It's all his fault... that ignorant fool!"
Their anger and resentment were all directed at Chen Nian.
If he hadn't caused the Calamity Treant to mutate, they would still have had a chance to survive. Now there truly was no hope left.
A level 80 field boss, the Flame Calamity Treant.
At this stage, who could stand against it?
Anyone who came would only be throwing their life away!
What was more, this kid was just a fire mage. Fire skills could no longer affect the monster or deal even the slightest damage.
"He... he's really gone mad..."
They stared blankly at Chen Nian's back, their mouths hanging open, words stuck in their throats.
The figure strolled forward at a leisurely pace, calm and composed, approaching the Flame Calamity Treant step by step.
Yes, in their eyes, Chen Nian had become a madman with no regard for his own life.
After all, none of them could possibly have imagined that he was Buyu, the number one player in the world of Calamity.
"I hope the drops won't disappoint me."
Looking at the enormous creature before him, Chen Nian's lips curled into a smile.
Countless branches wrapped in flames shot toward him.
There wasn't the slightest room to dodge!
If they struck him, Chen Nian would become a pincushion on the spot and die in the most agonizing way.
But he didn't need to dodge, either.
His lips moved slightly, and obscure sounds became a Word Spirit.
Sequence 33-Wind Demon Slash!
Chen Nian casually waved his palm. Blades of invisible wind became the sharpest weapons, severing the branches filling the sky!
He strolled through countless broken branches, through the flames, like a monarch making his arrival.
"No... impossible..."
"He... he's not a fire mage. He's an elemental mage, a rare class!"
The three stared blankly at Chen Nian, their eyes filled with shock.
Just like that, Chen Nian approached the enormous Flame Calamity Treant as though nothing stood in his way.
He could feel the heat rushing against his face. It was so hot that his skin was almost burning!
Then golden light shone in Chen Nian's pupils.
Word Spirit-Golden Sword of Judgment.
Within its domain, all things could be judged, including "temperature"!
Once the temperature was cut down, Chen Nian no longer felt hot.
But the monster before him clearly refused to submit. It attacked frantically, sending countless flames surging toward him.
Those flames were also cut down, unable to get anywhere near Chen Nian.
At last, the Flame Calamity Treant entered the domain of "judgment."
Crack!
Its enormous body split apart without warning, rapidly disintegrating into the air.
[Congratulations on defeating the mutated boss "Flame Calamity Treant"] [Obtained epic equipment "Flame Tree Garment"] [Obtained skill scroll "Advanced"] [Obtained talent card "Demon Hunter"] [Genetic energy +1025] [Your level has increased from 35 to 43]
A series of notifications appeared before Chen Nian, and everything went into his backpack.
Chen Nian didn't immediately check the effects of the so-called epic equipment.
His greatest surprise was the "Skill Scroll (Advanced)"!
In Calamity, players couldn't unlock their various abilities simply by leveling up.
Those rare, powerful abilities had to be awakened through dropped skill scrolls or skill synthesis, under extremely demanding conditions!
This was even more true of Chen Nian's "Word Spirit Holy Envoy."
Nearly every one of those ultra-high-risk Word Spirits had taken tremendous effort for Chen Nian to awaken.
The Word Spirit "Death God," one of the ultra-high-risk Word Spirits, required killing a thousand players to unlock.
The Word Spirit "Torch Dragon," one of the ultra-high-risk Word Spirits, required diving deep into the most terrifying volcano for three days and nights to unlock.
The Word Spirit "Wrath of the Gods," one of the ultra-high-risk Word Spirits, required collecting seven bolts of world-destroying heavenly lightning to unlock.
But with a "Skill Scroll (Advanced)," there was a chance to learn them directly!
What a haul!
Meanwhile, the other three had already been scared senseless...