Ashen Dragon-Chapter 439 - 361 Misha’s Trial (Part 3)

"Heh heh heh..."

A hoarse voice came from the top of the rock wall.

Pairs of small glimmering eyes suddenly appeared, with red-brown skin almost blending into the lava, like rocks hanging from the cave ceiling.

Sharp hissing and clicking sounds arose, and scorching steam sprayed out from the cracks in those "rocks"—those were Steam Magic Bats.

"It's Steam Magic Bats!"

A player shouted loudly.

Immediately, the bats hanging from the cave ceiling flapped their wings, swarming toward the players like a tidal wave, bringing with them scorching steam.

"Damn, so many?"

The player holding the bow was dumbfounded.

Before he had time to react, dozens of bats swarmed over him, wrapping him up and tearing him apart in the end.

When the bats dispersed, the remains of the player were roasted by the steam.

Other scattered players received the same treatment, with the bats hiding in the cracks of the cave, seemingly omnipresent.

Moreover, these Steam Magic Bats had the pseudo-spell ability of [Blur Technique], with deadly steam and a blur of white mist spreading throughout the cave, making it impossible for the players to see their surroundings clearly.

"Spellcasters! Dissipate the smoke!"

"Visibility here is getting lower and lower!"

Singo navigated his Bipedal Wyvern nimbly along the rock wall.

As he moved, he drew his longbow fully, and shot out an arrow imbued with magic energy, piercing through several Steam Magic Bats in quick succession.

And if any bat approached, it was mercilessly torn apart by the claws and fangs of the Wyvern beneath him.

"Kill!"

Mantou commanded his Bipedal Wyvern "Noodle" to beat its wings, dispelling the surrounding smoke while charging into the swarm of bats, slashing continuously with his longsword.

"Roar~~"

Noodle roared and struck several bats with one swipe of its claws.

But the Steam Magic Bats spewed out boiling steam, burning Noodle and Mantou to a charred state.

Even with a high concentration of Red Dragon Blood, they couldn't completely resist the high-temperature magical steam.

Summer Night Autumn Rain floated and weaved through the bat swarm, surrounded by Force Field Orbs that continuously knocked down the incoming bats.

"Wind Making Spell!"

Charlotte and the players with the Magic Coins simultaneously waved their Magic Wands, and a gust of wind swept forward, blowing away the smoke and revealing the grotesque forms of the bats.

The players from the Mechanical God Cult shouted: "Good chance, charge forward!"

"Push the lever, activate the pistons and pumps!"

"Start the engine, ignite the turbine, inject life!"

Push the lever to the top.

"Buzz—"

"Boom—"

With the roar of the air, the jet pack behind burst into flames, accelerating the Arcane Armor.

This nearly five-meter-tall, weighing tens of tons, red-painted heavy armor charged into the bat swarm like a massive hammer.

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"Boom!"

First came the sound of a crash, followed by a series of explosions.

The entire cave shook, rocks fell from the ceiling, and dozens of bats were smashed against the front armor, exploding into fragments of flames and magma.

"Steel, protect us!"

"With Fireproof on, I'm invincible!"

The players in the Arcane Armor cheered in unison, pushing the lever again, and diving into the next battle.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

Suddenly, a dull sound rang out, and bubbles continued to rise from the lava.

The fighting players' attention was immediately drawn to it, as most of the Steam Magic Bats had already been wiped out.

"Splash!"

A huge creature emerged from the lava.

Lava splattered around, melting pits into the rocks.

The monster was made up of chunks of rock, with burning sulfur between its limbs and torso connections, a web-like crack in its chest with a bright fire at the center, and eyes like molten lava balls.

"Roar—"

It spewed white smoke, surrounded by toxic volcanic gases, with lava dripping from its mouth.

This was a Magma Stone Monster, a creature born from magma and rock, a pure fire elemental creature that could only survive in this extreme heat.

"Roar!"

With its roar, more Magma Stone Monsters emerged from the lava, more than a dozen in total.

In their usual state, they looked like any ordinary rock, but facing these "intruders," they finally revealed their most terrifying form.

"Intruders... die!"

The Magma Stone Monster hurled burning sulfur at a Paladin from the Royalty Guild, who hurriedly used his shield to block.

"Bang! Boom!"

The sulfur block exploded instantly, blasting the expensive shield away and knocking down several people behind him.

The surviving Steam Magic Bats seized the opportunity, swarming forward, spewing hot steam.

The same scene played out throughout the cave, even mechanical God's Fireproof armor lost an arm.

The burning sulfur blocks flew wildly around the cave, narrowly missing Mantou, who only barely dodged thanks to a Bipedal Wyvern's extreme jump.

"The chest!"

"That's their core!"

Summer Night Autumn Rain calmly reminded.

These Magma Stone Monsters drew their power from fire, absorbing the energy of magma over years, making them enormous and frighteningly strong.

Their weakness was the lava core in their chest, which was their source of life.

As for why Summer Night Autumn Rain didn't mention it earlier—naturally, to eliminate more competitors and avoid having anyone contest her later.

The major guild players also knew this information, sharing the same thought, wanting to progress while reducing the number of their competitors.

Thus, the uninformed scattered players became unfortunate casualties.

But the effect was indeed significant.

In just a few minutes, more than twenty players turned to charred remains, leaving only about fifty players in the cave.

"Got it!"

"Hey!"

Natural War Maniac suddenly hurled his Great Axe, slicing through the sulfur block in mid-air, and then embedding it in the chest of the Magma Stone Monster.

The axe blade sank deep into the rock, splitting the lava core in half.

"Boom!"

The Magma Stone Monster roared to the sky, then disintegrated entirely, collapsing into rocks and sulfur chunks.

"Whoosh—"

Singo released the bowstring, shooting an arrow directly into the center of another Magma Stone Monster's chest.

"Bang!"

The arrowhead flickered a few times before exploding.

Another Magma Stone Monster disintegrated, falling into the lava with a roar.

"Get ready to clear the stage!"

"Reduce these stone lumps back to their original form!"

Seeing this, the other players naturally did the same, exterminating the Magma Stone Monsters, with the Mechanical God's Fireproof even unleashing a Force Field Beam, destroying several stone monsters in a row.

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