Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Three hundred meters from the crater, a level 4 peak lava hound on the outermost edge suddenly raised its head, twitched its nose, and looked in the direction of the swirling mist with a puzzled expression.

It saw nothing, but that alertness was enough.

As expected of canines, even when demonized or undead, they still retain a keen sense of smell.

Lynn stopped in her tracks.

Three hundred meters is enough.

To prevent any accidents, he did not continue forward, but instead chose to simultaneously activate the soul imprints of all the ambushing units.

Do it!

Megatron charged out from the east side first, his dark golden skeleton reflecting a dazzling light in the firelight. He unleashed his full royal aura and rushed straight towards the crater.

The Decepticons appeared from the west, their ghostly bodies suddenly expanding, a thousand spirits howling, the sound waves surging towards the crater like a tide.

The earth dragon rider charged from the south, its petrified bone armor glowing with an earthy yellow light as it ran, its massive hammer arms poised to strike.

The bone eagle swooped down from the clouds, its wings folded, like an arrow released from a bow.

The Black Knight and the demon skeleton burst forth from both sides of Lynn, their greatswords and claws pointing simultaneously at the crater.

The Balrog was awakened from his slumber.

The moment it opened its eyes, six powerful auras suddenly appeared within its perception range, three of which even reached level 5!

Little did it know that another figure was lurking in the shadows behind it.

Anger erupted from its chest like magma.

"Damn bugs—!"

The Fiery Demon rose upright from the lava pool, its five-meter-tall body sending up a shower of lava.

It roared with its head raised, the sound causing rocks to fall from the inner wall of the crater.

"How dare you disturb the slumber of the great Fire Demon King! You all must die! You will all be reduced to ashes in the flames!"

The roar startled the demon minions bathing in lava, and they surged out of their respective lava pools.

Lava Hound, Ashbat, Scorch Serpent, Lava Devil, Ghost Horse...

Demons of various shapes and sizes rushed toward the location of the Balrog, attempting to protect their leader.

Meanwhile, the Flame Demon took the opportunity to escape to the crater.

The enemy is too powerful; we cannot fight them head-on!

But Lynn's spirits moved even faster.

Megatron had already reached the edge of the crater, unleashing a destructive burst of molten dragon breath at Balrog, attempting to push him back.

The Decepticons' Thousand Soul Chains entangled Balrog, attempting to prevent it from escaping to the volcano.

The earth dragon rider charged at the fire demon again, but the great hammer knocked it back.

Kayn, Bone Eagle, Black Knight, and Demon Skeleton all attacked Balrog together.

The Flame Demon was furious.

It had been the lord of this crater for over a decade and had never encountered such a frustrating battle.

Instead of confronting it head-on, the other party used harassment and pressure to gradually drive it into an unfavorable position.

"Coward! Wimp! Come at me one-on-one!"

It roared, spewing abyssal fire in all directions, but those damned undead always managed to dodge the flames just before they reached them.

The Balrog knew it had to show its true power, so it roared and spewed out pillars of eerie green flames, trying to force back the surrounding enemies.

Several level 5 creatures kept moving around, avoiding the pillars of fire while engaging in "guerrilla warfare".

The Earth Dragon Rider, Megatron, and Decepticons were of lower level and, sensing the power of the flames, dared not withstand the attack head-on and could only retreat temporarily.

Seeing that the encirclement had been broken, the Flame Demon was overjoyed and tried to escape to the crater.

At this moment, Lynn made steady progress through the fog.

Just as the Balrog was about to retreat into the volcano after driving back the undead, Lynn made his move.

His figure emerged from the mist in an instant, appearing behind the Flame Demon.

With his right hand clenched loosely, the blade of space materialized into form.

The blade pierced the back of the Flame Demon's neck, reaching the core of its soulfire.

At the same time, a pure soul tear was poured into the blade.

The Balrog's massive body suddenly stiffened, its gaping maw frozen in the position before its roar, the abyssal fire churning in its throat but unable to be expelled.

"you......!"

It only had time to utter this one word.

Lynn placed his left hand on the back of its neck and activated [Heart of Starfall Domination] at full power.

Mental energy surged into the core of the Flame Demon's soul like a tidal wave, forcibly imprinting, suppressing, and taming it.

The Fiery Demon's will resisted fiercely, but the aftereffects of its torn soul prevented it from gathering enough power.

Three breaths.

Five breaths.

Ten breaths.

The rage and fury in the Balrog's eyes gradually faded, replaced by an empty submissiveness.

It lowered its enormous head, its limbs slowly bent, and finally lay prostrate on the lava layer. Deep within the core of the soulfire, a miniature Lynn soul imprint burned quietly.

Lynn retracted the spatial blade and let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing their lord submit, the surrounding demon minions were dumbfounded and eventually gave up resisting.

Lynn glanced at the battlefield and nodded slightly.

These demons are of extremely high quality. Those who can live in this magma region are all fire-attribute demons, and their strength is among the top of demons of the same rank.

We'll catch them all later to replenish our undead army.

He turned to look at the Flame Demon lying prostrate on the ground, raised his hand and pressed it on the giant horn on its forehead, probing with his mental energy to confirm that the mark was stable.

The level 5 Fire Demon Lord's appearance didn't change much despite becoming undead.

Its thick limbs are covered with jet-black scales, and a row of ferocious bone spikes on its back extends from the back of its neck to the tip of its tail, each spike burning with a ghostly green flame.

It had a pair of huge, backward-curving horns on its forehead, and spewed thick smoke and sparks from its mouth and nose.

Target: Abyssal Fire Demon (Undead Mutant)

[Rank]: lv5 mid-tier (Catastrophe level)

[Core Components]: Remains of an Abyss Demon Lord, Core of the Flame Demon Bloodline, Lava Soulfire (High Temperature, Berserk, Rebirth)

[Characteristics and Abilities]:

1. Lava Body: The body is covered with a high-temperature lava shell, which provides extremely strong physical defense. It is completely immune to fire damage, but has weak resistance to frost damage. Melee attacks inflict a continuous burning effect.

2. Abyssal Flame: Can spew out a ghostly green flame mixed with abyssal fel energy from its mouth. It has the dual characteristics of high-temperature burning and soul corrosion, and doubles the damage to spirit units.

3. Lava Manipulation: Can trigger surrounding underground lava to create area attacks such as lava eruptions and lava surges, greatly increasing combat power in volcanic or lava-filled areas.

4. Roar of the Flame Demon: Unleashes a deafening roar, causing both physical impact and mental shock to all surrounding units. Lower-tier units have a chance to lose their fighting spirit directly.

5. Devastating Charge: Bursts forward at high speed, knocking away all enemies in its path. It has an additional damage bonus against buildings and large targets.

6. Rebirth: As long as the Soulfire Core is not destroyed, the body can be slowly repaired and re-condensed in lava or high-concentration flame environments.

7. Soul Absorption: After killing an enemy, devour their remnant soul and life embers, converting them into your own lava soul fire energy to accelerate injury recovery and regeneration.

8. Deadfire Corpse Armor: Melts surrounding corpses into lava chunks, which adhere to the body surface to form extra armor. When broken, it explodes with ghostly green flames.

[Potential]: High. If you can obtain a higher-level Flame Demon Essence or Abyss Lord Remnant Soul, there is a chance to evolve into lv6 [Abyss Flame Demon Lord].

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