Now every move of the Bull Tribe is under close watch. The news of a thousand elite members mobilizing could not escape the attention of the major guilds.
Both Angel Hegemony and Century Financial Group assumed the Bull Tribe was going to enter the World Barrier. Immediately, they became busy accelerating their own progress and preparing various ways to obstruct the Bull Tribe.
However, to their surprise, the Bull Tribe didn’t enter the World Barrier but instead teleported to Carol City.
Molten Fire Forest was now considered merely a low-level map. Usually, only low-level players could be seen here grinding for experience, with thick layers of volcanic ash covering the ground, faintly revealing remnants of the previous battle.
The video of Nie Yan’s battle in Molten Fire Forest remained on forums, garnering countless clicks, which significantly raised the forest’s profile.
The trees destroyed by lava had regrown, lush and green.
A group of over a thousand players passed through, breaking the forest’s tranquility. Each of them wore outrageously high-quality gear, leaving nearby players in awe.
How could the Bull Tribe’s top-tier team appear on such a low-level map? The players immediately speculated that Nie Yan and his team must be targeting the Molten Colossus!
Shortly after the thousand-member elite group arrived, the Bull Tribe completely sealed off Molten Fire Forest, filling it with their members who persuaded other players to leave. No one dared challenge the Bull Tribe’s authority, and they all left sensibly.
The news of the Bull Tribe’s thousand-member elite team challenging the Molten Colossus quickly spread across the forums, causing a massive uproar.
After all, the Molten Colossus was a level 200 boss. Although not a mutated or demonized type, it was still extremely powerful. The memory of the Molten Colossus slaughtering tens of thousands from Conqueror and Triumph Empire was still vivid.
That the Bull Tribe dared to confront the Molten Colossus surprised them greatly.
After searching the area, Nie Yan and his team finally found a suitable terrain for battling the Molten Colossus.
The area was filled with protruding rocks, some as high as a dozen yards, others only five or six. The surrounding area was flat, and standing on the rocks would prevent being scorched by the lava. These rocks could easily accommodate thousands of players, providing sufficient space.
“I’ll go ahead and lure the Molten Colossus up here. Wait here for now,” Nie Yan said. Activating his Haste Step, he entered the lava caves beneath Molten Fire Forest.
Inside the lava caves, the situation was similar to before—twisting and winding.
Arriving at the central chamber, Nie Yan saw the exquisitely beautiful Countess Alicia still floating silently above the magma.
Her appearance remained unchanged, not even her hair damaged.
Actually, luring the Molten Colossus was quite simple. As long as he approached Countess Alicia, the Molten Colossus would naturally sense Nie Yan’s arrival.
Nie Yan glanced at the stalactites hanging from above. He leaped up, activated his climbing skill, and his body stuck to the wall like a gecko. He cast a strand of spider silk and slowly descended along it, approaching Countess Alicia.
At a distance of only one yard, Nie Yan could feel the powerful magical element emanating from Countess Alicia.
A powerful life force surged toward him.
He didn’t remember feeling this way the last time he was here.
As he was momentarily distracted, Countess Alicia’s eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes slowly opened. Her pupils were like flawless sapphires, radiating faint blue light.
Her gaze met Nie Yan’s, conveying calmness and serenity.
Her pale face and delicate features were ethereal, unlike any earthly being, even more beautiful than Xie Yao, a perfect creation of virtual technology. Nie Yan had seen many virtual beauties, so he didn’t feel anything particularly special—however beautiful they were, they were still just illusions.
Countess Alicia had actually awakened, which amazed Nie Yan.
The countess’s lively eyes seemed to convey some kind of message, although she couldn’t speak.
At that moment, the entire lava cave shook violently, and cracks spread across the nearby walls.
From the red magma below, large bubbles surfaced, and waves of scorching heat rushed toward them.
A massive creature slowly emerged from the magma while Countess Alicia slowly sank into it.
The Molten Colossus was about to appear!
Nie Yan quickly retreated, but he was no longer as panicked as he had been the last time he came here. He raised the Headless Knight Doro’s crossbow and fired, sending a barrage of arrows toward the Molten Colossus.
The magma surged toward him, but Nie Yan calmly withdrew, his movement speed slightly faster than the magma.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! A series of arrows tore through the sky.
The Molten Colossus roared furiously and chased after Nie Yan.
Two figures, large and small, quickly darted through the cave.
“I wonder how Boss Nie is doing,” Kill不死的坏蛋 couldn’t help but say. They had been waiting for a while without receiving any news from Nie Yan, and the group was growing anxious.
“Don’t worry. With Nie Yan’s skills, the Molten Colossus poses no threat to him!” CuiCanDaoGuang (CuiCanDaoGuang) confidently replied.
As they were talking, the ground suddenly shook violently, nearly knocking them off their feet.
Everyone’s expressions changed. “It’s here!”
Looking into the distance, they saw a figure swiftly approaching—it was Nie Yan, followed closely by a massive creature, the Molten Colossus. It ran through the magma, which surged around it, rapidly accumulating into a towering beast over dozens of yards high.
The Molten Colossus was a high-defense creature. Its thick layer of magma on the outside granted it astonishingly high defense. Although its health was only three million, it was more challenging than some monsters with health exceeding ten million. Additionally, it had several terrifying skills, making it one of the bosses players dared not approach.
Seeing the Molten Colossus appear, the team members became excited, eager and ready.
“Finally, this guy is here.”
Under the command of CuiCanDaoGuang (CuiCanDaoGuang), ShuiSeYanTou (ShuiSeYanTou), and others, the players quickly prepared themselves.
The Molten Colossus let out a deep roar, swinging its massive arms downward.
Nie Yan leaped dozens of yards away. With a thunderous boom, a crater five or six yards wide formed on the ground, shattering the rocks beneath.
The Molten Colossus’s immense power was shocking. Nie Yan’s heart raced—he absolutely couldn’t allow the Molten Colossus to approach the rocky area where his teammates were gathered, or the consequences would be severe.
The magma on the ground spread out like a red carpet, slowly engulfing the green vegetation.
This was the Molten Colossus’s Lava Domain skill! The magma acted like the Molten Colossus’s magical domain, causing any player who touched it to continuously lose health. Players with low fire resistance and low health could even be instantly killed.
Nie Yan glanced at his own fire resistance. With his current level, he should be fine. He entered the magma area, and a wave of heat engulfed him. Damage numbers floated above his head: -2185, -2039…
When he was weaker, this magma would have been deadly. Players with fire resistance below 120 would be instantly consumed, while those above 120 would continuously lose health. Now, Nie Yan’s defense and fire resistance had vastly improved, making him fearless against the lava’s damage. However, losing 2000 health per second was still quite alarming.
A few seconds later, DaTouGeXiongQi (DaTouGeXiongQi) waved his staff and cast a healing spell on Nie Yan.
Nie Yan charged toward the Molten Colossus, slashing his dagger at it. With a clang, the dagger struck the thick rocky surface of the Molten Colossus, barely penetrating.
A damage number of over 2000 floated above the Molten Colossus’s head.
Impressive defense!
Nie Yan slightly frowned. If even he could only deal two or three thousand damage, the other team members would likely deal even less.
Cui Candao Guang and Leng Ao Ying leaped down from the rocks, activating Charge and charging toward the Molten Colossus.
Shield Bash! Shield Bash!
Boom! Boom! Two dull sounds. CuiCanDaoGuang (CuiCanDaoGuang) and LengAoYing (LengAoYing) each dealt over 500 damage, far less than Nie Yan’s.
Meanwhile, a barrage of spells flew from the back toward the Molten Colossus. Boom! Boom! Boom! Top-tier mages like Xie Yao could deal over 3000 damage, while regular mages dealt around 1000.
This level of damage was sufficient.
It seemed the Molten Colossus had high physical defense but weaker magical defense.
The mages’ attacks immediately drew the Molten Colossus’s attention. As it attempted to move and attack the mages, CuiCanDaoGuang used Taunt on the Molten Colossus, followed by several Furious Strikes to attract its attention.
The Molten Colossus’s aggro slowly shifted to CuiCanDaoGuang (CuiCanDaoGuang), who was continuously attacked by its massive fists.
CuiCandaoGuang raised his shield to block. His demon shield, Dilakru’s Shield, boasted formidable defense, barely managing to withstand the Molten Colossus’s assaults. Each strike from the Molten Colossus inflicted over 20,000 points of damage, though some attacks occasionally missed. This level of damage was well within CuiCandaoGuang’s capacity to handle.
A series of healing spells landed on CuiCanDaoGuang (CuiCanDaoGuang).
The battle entered a stalemate, with the mages slowly whittling down the Molten Colossus’s health. The Molten Colossus’s health regeneration was fast, so they had to attack at full strength to make it slowly lose health.
Looking at the towering Molten Colossus, Nie Yan began testing his combo skills. He launched a series of kicks and elbow strikes, dealing over 30,000 damage when reaching five combos.
After executing a Spine Breaker attack, he was about to deliver another kick when the Molten Colossus let out an enraged roar and swung its massive fist toward him. Its thick arm burst into blazing flames.
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