T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 263, Section 262: The Power of the Death Hunt
The molten giant's heart beat rhythmically, and with each beat, the magma on its body shone even brighter.

The jailer inadvertently revealed the giant's weakness!

"Sigh, I knew it, I knew it!"

No one believed his nonsense; the incredulous expression on his face had already betrayed the jailer.

The Molten Giant missed its target, and the Fire Elemental slammed its fist into the ground, creating a pillar of fire crackling with bluish-purple arcs of electricity beneath the French fries' feet.

Everyone focused their attention and quickly dodged.

This was an area-of-effect attack; a fiery geyser, powerful enough to engulf the three of them, erupted and rained down a shower of fireballs, making it impossible for them to lift their heads.

The elementalist withdrew his hand, and behind the boundary between reality and illusion, the molten giant braced his hands on the edge of the platform, his enormous head slowly lowering.

Its slightly open, blood-red maw resembled a portal to hell, billowing smoke and flickering flames.

It took a deep breath, and a powerful suction pulled the people at the boundary between reality and illusion toward the blazing mouth.

The [Mist Concealment] skill gifted by Vanarsis once again proved incredibly effective. The mist instantly broke free from its restraints and flashed over an extremely long distance. After two quick movements, the group had arrived behind the Origin Element.

"Whoo~~~~"

A muffled whistling sound rang out, and a scorching wind swept across the platform, leaving only the leeward side unaffected by the Origin Element's obstruction.

Even so, the dry, scorching heat still caused a strong burning sensation on everyone's skin at the boundary between reality and illusion.

Taking advantage of the lull between the two bosses, everyone quickly consumed potions to accelerate stamina recovery—most of which were made by guild dolls; the mint-flavored ones were too precious for everyone to consume.

I bet Mint will be furious when she gets back from her studies and finds a lot of untouched potions in the warehouse... but everyone just can't resist hamsters.

The journey across the boundary between the real and the virtual world was arduous, but one could find joy in it.

Most of the spectators weren't happy.

"How come this dungeon is so incredibly difficult?" someone finally couldn't help but swear.

According to the boundary between the virtual and real worlds, entering the 11th floor requires a cognitive and memory modification phase, followed by a tense and exciting battle against the nine elemental lords.

The nine elemental lords have ended their reign, and the Origin Element, in its combined form, has appeared.

It's too long. Even if players die after battling the nine elemental lords and don't have to start over, the difficulty of the Origin Elements is still significantly excessive.

Other floor bosses, even just one of their core mechanics is enough to drive players to ecstasy, and Origin Elements has all of them!
"Designer, can you take a look at the dungeon you designed? Isn't this just pure garbage?"

"With such strong individual skills and excellent equipment at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds, it's disgusting that they were defeated like this. Even if it's open to high-end players, this is just too much."

"Is it really disgusting? I feel it's not even as good as some MMORPGs."

As expected, the topic quickly shifted to whether the dungeon was difficult or not, and the two sides began a heated debate.

I'm also quite curious about enamel mugs.

"Xiao Chen, do you think it's difficult?"

After graduation, Chen Shaoyu played games that didn't require skill or reaction speed. Occasionally, he would go to Snail Planet to perform cyber labor, but that was just a casual game where he would camp out and collect tolls from the old man.

When the game first launched, he secretly played against other players in the open world, losing more often than winning.

Although I'm reluctant to admit it, I'm pretty bad at using my hands.

He was clumsy and everything seemed difficult, but as an administrator who knew the plot and the answers, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Whether it's difficult or not depends on whether the player's solution is correct."

"Oh?" The enamel mug became interested.

"If you don't play games, you might not know, but generally speaking, players who are pioneers in clearing areas are... to put it bluntly, they eat shit. Of course, nowadays young people like the homonym 'Red Stone,' so they are also called the Red Stone King."

The enamel mug understood: "So, their method is wrong."

Chen Shaoyu shook his head and continued to explain: "You can't say that. If they operate properly, they can still clear the level. This is what we players call the 'reckless' playstyle, where brute force overcomes all methods and they can clear the dungeon with sheer force."

Many of the players in the chat were experienced gamers, and in their conclusions, the difficulty of level 11 was extremely unreasonable, which prevailed.

The boundary between reality and illusion must have missed some key items—they really hope so, otherwise the difficulty of this dungeon would be enough to prevent more than 9% of players from clearing it.

The boundary between reality and illusion had no time to consider whether it was reasonable or not. The lava giant stopped its attack, stomped on the ground, and the sound of the earth shattering echoed around the platform.

It is being transferred.

On the treetops, the fire elemental was eager to attack, but this time it did not employ a combined melee and ranged offensive.

It roared to the sky, and the leaves, whose origin elements had long since transformed into flames, danced without wind, gradually merging into its body.

Within a few breaths, the fire element caused the wounds inflicted by the healing water scroll and the spatial slash to heal at full speed, and the elemental essence restored them to their original state.

The support from the Origin Elements enhanced its power, causing its already enormous body to swell even more. The excess of fire element leaked out of its body and ignited the platform.

Originally lacking the power of dark elemental domains, it transformed into a mobile inferno, burning fiercely wherever it went.

"Fuck your mother!" the jailer cursed.

No player thought the jailer was vulgar; if you put him in the same position, he would swear too.

The damage caused by their hard-fought battles can be easily restored by the elemental source; just watching from the sidelines is enough to overwhelm them with despair.

"Stay calm, don't panic, rushing will only make you lose half the battle!" Jiang Heyi quickly reminded him.

The jailer knew he shouldn't be venting his emotions at this moment, so he apologized and quickly got back into character.

The Lava Giant is about to arrive, and the fire element brings epic enhancements.

How can we counter an attack launched simultaneously from both the front and the back?
Just as Jiang Heyi was about to make the allocation, Gloria spoke up.

"You can have that tiger, and the giant... I and Orange Tea can have him."

"Huh?" Orange Tea was stunned. "I...I'm going to fight the Lava Giant?"

Gloria nodded.

The support from the Sunrain Squad was always effective, and Jiang Heyi chose to trust them, completely entrusting the rest of the operation to Gloria and the Tea God.

The fire elementalist grinned slightly, his smile menacing.

It braces itself on one hand, flames swirling around its body, like a wheel, starting by burning off its tires.

Sand and gravel flew everywhere, and thick smoke billowed.

The enormous tiger-shaped fire wheel is poised to go.

Behind Jiang Heyi, Gloria and Orange Tea faced the giant clapping their hands, lava splashing everywhere.

The two sides have formed a pincer movement.

Gloria pointed to the diary: "If Vanassis's guess is correct... summoning it should have a miraculous effect."

Looking at the three names remaining in the diary, Orange Tea was puzzled.

"Why not the Rain of Annihilation? Isn't it your captain?"

“Its rain can’t extinguish the fire.” Gloria grinned, as if recalling something.

The fire wheel started, and the path of flames spread rapidly, like a dump truck, crushing the boundary between reality and illusion.

The giant's flaming palm descended with a gust of wind, dark clouds pressed down, and the sky seemed to collapse.

"Squid, hold on!"

Everyone dodged to the sides, leaving only Zhong Zemo holding the magic-suppressing small round shield on the path of the Wind and Fire Wheel.

"Are you crazy? There's no way it could bounce off like that!"

The players cheered.

Zhong Zemo knew that parrying was not an option; what he wanted was the magic-suppressing effect.

The magic-suppressing effect provided by the small round shield is also presented in the form of a domain, although compared to the Purgatory Domain, which is backed by the Elemental Realm and generated by the Origin Element, it is like a firefly compared to the sun.

With the healing water scroll fully unfurled, everyone except Jiang Heyi directed the scroll's protective power towards Zhong Zemo.

A continuous flow of water, an inexhaustible source of life.

To show his love to Jiang Heyi, Kexia squeezed every last drop of his secret stash of resources out of his pocket, and even when faced with a strengthened and upgraded domain offensive, it was still effective!
The fire elementalist was not a product of chaos; possessing intelligence, he vaguely glimpsed the siren's silhouette amidst the azure waves that blocked his path.

"You...you're not allowed to take another step!" *Bang!*

A powerful roar and a dull thud resounded almost simultaneously.

The sudden change caused the fire elementalist to shift his gaze away from Zhong Zemo, who was in a standoff with him.

He looked up, his pupils trembling violently.

The players were already beaming with joy.

A bear... no, a bear-man!

Its phantom was only half the size of the lava giant, but it stood like a city wall in front of Golia and Orange Tea.

The white fur was glossy and shiny, shimmering under the warm light cast by the Origin Elements.

Gazing at its tall and majestic body, Orange Tea felt an indescribable sense of security.

【Dead Hunter Henilakai】

At the highest point of the Sun Rain team, they stood tall at 3.2 meters, towering above the rest.

Its projected size was several times larger than in life. The moment its enormous bear claws appeared, they withstood immense force and stopped the lava giant's deadly slap.

Everyone in Sunrain is a master of their craft. When Vanassis joined the team, he patted Henrakie's hairy, thick arm familiarly, crossed his legs, and asked him what his favorite show was.

Henilakai glanced sideways in confusion, his stare making Vanassis feel uneasy, and uttered a remark.

"Don't you already know?"

Vanassis was puzzled by this for a long time, and at one point thought there was a big, clumsy guy in the team.

When he saw Vanarsis effortlessly twist the head of a high-level monster while hunting it, pulling out the entire spine with his incredible strength and skill, Vanarsis smiled with relief.

The answer to the riddle was actually on the surface of the riddle itself.

That was truly a great show!

"The moment the tide of magic rises, the era of martial artists will end."

Numerous scholars have demonstrated that the path of a pure martial artist has long been cut off.

This is the best of times for magicians.

Just as the old folks, still clinging to fond memories of the past, had come to a clearer understanding of the times, Henilakai was born amidst the forest.

As if the world wanted people to remember the glory of warriors again, Henilakai was born with a special talent.

The version of the answer magic is difficult to harm him.

"This guy is a walking demon-suppressing stone!"

He was expelled from the tribe before he even reached adulthood.

His mother and father, with tears in their eyes, had no choice but to resolutely put the burden on him again and again, kicking him and making him roll as far away as possible.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, but we can't support you... You'll bring disaster upon us."

"I love you very much, but... I'm so sorry."

At that time, Henilakai was young and did not understand why such powerful strength would be disliked by the tribe.

He can do more for the tribe.

It wasn't until he met Gloria two years later that he understood what he truly meant to the entire magical world.

He is calamity itself.

The nemesis of all magicians.

Despite the giant's disadvantage in size, Henilakai did not lower his proud head in the struggle between the giant and the bear-man.

He stared intently at the lava giant through the gap in his palm and roared angrily.

With a burst of strength, the bear claw snapped off two of the lava giant's fingers.

The giant, fiery hand with the severed finger crashed to the ground. Henilakai roared again, leaped high into the air, raised his claws above his head, aimed at the wrist, and slammed them down with all his might.

The severed hand, flowing with lava, appeared on the platform the next second, and the lava giant was thrown backward with a "boom," almost falling over.

The lava giant's decline alarmed the fire elemental, who dared not linger and teleported away.

"Are you running away from your mother?!"

While telling the others not to rush, Jiang Heyi himself became anxious.

A powerful strike, imbued with the force of a raging torrent, is concentrated on the short sword; the rhythmic cadence of the tides sends shivers down the spines of the dead.

Before he could even swing his sword, Jiang Heyi gritted his teeth and rapidly visualized the creature's movement in his mind.

Predict the landing point, pull the gun, quick scope... throw!
The Rainbow-tier set's visual effects were unparalleled, eliciting gasps of amazement from the players.

Behind the short sword that pierced through the air, it seemed as if a tsunami followed, sweeping across the sky.

The landing point was correctly predicted, and the fire elementalist was astonished to see a vast ocean following behind him the moment he landed.

The azure waves submerged it in an instant, and the short knife easily pierced its chest and abdomen as if it were tofu, emerging from it.

Give them just one chance, and they'll be dead in a second!

The fire elemental struggled to its feet, staggering towards the roots of the Origin Elemental Tree, seeking aid.

The blanket and fries used the mist to break through the air and arrived, one on the left and one on the right, inserting their weapons into its body, straight to the location of the elemental heart, and stirring it vigorously.

Flames burst forth, and the fire elemental roared in resentment, transforming into flames that returned to the origin element.

The spectators gasped for breath; they had been holding their breath and were almost suffocating.

It wasn't easy, but we finally got rid of that dung monster.

On the other side, the lava giant's body had miraculously recovered.

With the elemental realm at its back, it can repair any damage it suffers with the abundant elemental energy.

Even before the Origin Element made its move, the boundary between the real and the virtual knew that the opportunity was rare.

"Brother Bear, its weak point is in its chest!"

Henilakai turned around: "I can't touch it, but..."

"careful!"

The lava giant's left hand suddenly attacked from the side of the platform, grabbing Orange Tea and Gloria in its palm.

It spewed flames and its eyes glowed red; in an instant, it attacked from all three angles!
"No, it's okay..."

Orange Tea looked around at the flaming "city wall" and saw that reassuring figure again.

The polar bear stretched out its arms, its two hands firmly pressing against the giant's closing palms, while simultaneously pulling downwards, forcefully pinning the giant to the platform.

This power is unmatched even by the God of War himself!

It's hard to imagine how desperate an ordinary mage would feel if they encountered someone with a body that could suppress magic.

"You are not allowed to hurt Sister Golia!"

"And you're not allowed to sabotage... other teams!"

Henila Kai switched from defense to offense, kicking his palm hard, and Orange Tea took the opportunity to escape.

Without any further worries, he held his wrist high and then slammed it to the ground.

The lava giant stumbled and crashed onto the platform like a toppled mountain of gold and a collapsing jade pillar.

The earth shook and mountains trembled, and dust and fog filled the air.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Henilakai clung tightly to the giant's arm and pulled hard, restricting its movements as much as possible.

"What are you waiting for? Attack its heart!"

At the boundary between the virtual and real worlds, everyone was stunned, only charging forward with trembling scalps after being yelled at.

I thought Vanassis was already incredibly powerful, but there were other experts out there!
(End of this chapter)