The adventurer at the bottom is fantasizing again.

"Lord of Dawn, grant them courage to face the enemies ahead!"

Anya rose almost simultaneously, tapped the shield lightly with her mace, and chanted a line aloud.

The holy emblem on the shield suddenly shone brightly, and the golden light drew three clear trails in the night, landing on Raine who was charging forward, and on Lorraine and Piper who quickly ran out from behind the large rock.

Raine had already rushed close to the rock-dwelling salamander, a layer of platinum light shining on the blade of his two-handed greatsword, and slashed fiercely at its side.

Surprisingly, the rock salamander's smooth skin was incredibly tough. Rein's seemingly powerful slash only managed to create a small gash, with barely any blood splattering out.

Fortunately, with Anya's blessing, platinum flames immediately ignited at the site of its open wound.

"Wow--"

The rock-dwelling salamander hissed in pain, its massive body suddenly swung, and its thick tail swept towards Renn.

Raine raised his greatsword to block, and with a loud "bang," he staggered back several steps, nearly being knocked away.

Such powerful strength... Lorraine clicked his tongue in amazement as he watched the scene. If he or Piper had been hit solidly, they probably would have been sent flying.

"Don't fight head-on!" Anya warned.

She didn't possess the ferocious strength of Raine, but her movements were more precise and agile. Taking advantage of the moment, she smashed the rock salamander's foreleg joint with her hammer.

It then let out a piercing shriek, its leg jerking back and its body tilting to one side.

"Be careful!"

Anya had just landed a successful attack and was about to retreat to the side when she heard a hurried warning voice coming from behind her.

The rock salamander stomped its foot hard on the ground, regained its footing, turned its head, opened its mouth wide, and bit her, revealing rows of fine teeth.

She quickly raised the triangular shield in her left hand to block in front of her, slightly turned her body and bent her knees, taking the attack in a standard defensive stance.

As the rock-dwelling salamander took a bite, the holy emblem on the shield glowed faintly, enveloping Anya like a thin mist, allowing her to maintain her posture with difficulty.

Seeing that it couldn't bite the shield off directly, it could only shake its head violently, making Anya's shield sway from side to side, trying to throw her to the ground.

Just then, a flaming arrow streaked across the night sky and struck its recently injured forelimb precisely. The intense heat baked the skin until it cracked inch by inch, emitting a pungent, burnt smell.

The rock-dwelling salamander let out a deafening scream, but the attack still failed to bring it down; the intense pain only fueled its ferocity.

It shook its head from side to side, and seeing that it couldn't bite the two people in front of it, it ran straight towards Eileen's location.

Anya slammed her hammer into its side, denting a piece of flesh, but it didn't stop at all and charged forward recklessly.

"Raine, stop it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Renn rushed out from the side. His full plate armor made a heavy metallic clanging sound as he ran, but his speed was by no means slow.

In a few steps, he rushed to the side of the rock-dwelling salamander, and the greatsword in his hand was suddenly enveloped in a layer of red light.

"Strike hard!"

He roared, and the sword blade sliced ​​through the air with a dull whistling sound, striking the side of the rock-dwelling salamander hard.

This time, the tough hide could no longer withstand the attack, and the sharp two-handed greatsword sank deep into its body, causing Yin Hong's blood to gush out.

The rock-dwelling salamander let out a pitiful cry and immediately stopped its charge. For the first time, fear appeared in its amber eyes.

"Looks like we won't be needed this time," Piper said softly.

Lorraine breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the giant beast gradually weaken under the tacit cooperation of the three. He nodded in agreement, but then froze on the spot as if he had suddenly seen something.

He strained his eyes and gazed toward the mixed woods.

Eileen was hiding behind the oak tree, chanting a spell rapidly. A flaming arrow lit up at the tip of her staff, and in the flickering firelight, a dark shadow was revealed behind her.

There, another rock-dwelling salamander suddenly appeared!

Compared to the adult salamander that was attacked by Anya and Rein, this newt appeared much smaller.

It was only about five or six feet long, and the six feather-like external gills on the left and right sides of its face had not yet faded, making it look like a juvenile.

It climbed ashore from behind the mixed forest at some point, just managing to bypass the frost magic circle on the riverbank.

With its slender body unhindered by the tangled trees, it managed to sneak up behind Eileen amidst the chaos.

"Pipe, keep an eye on this spot!"

Lorraine's heart skipped a beat. He gave a low shout and quickly ran through the gaps between the pebbles toward the mixed woods.

The distance is too far, so I can only use Shadowstep to jump closer and then use Lightning Pull to pull Eileen out of the mixed forest.

His thoughts raced, and since Shadow Step couldn't be used to jump in pure darkness, his gaze quickly fell on Anya, who was besieging the adult form.

The holy emblem on the triangular shield in her hand was glowing faintly, casting the shadows of the group on the ground—a perfect springboard.

"Eileen! Watch out behind you!"

In an instant, everyone's attention turned to Eileen, and they also noticed the monster rapidly approaching from behind her.

"Eileen!!"

Anya's voice lost its usual calm as she quickly dodged the lashing tail and retreated to the side.

"May the dawn always be with you, protecting you!"

She recited the prayer quickly, and tapped the shield lightly with her hammer again. A beam of light then descended from the sky and landed on Eileen.

Eileen turned her head in horror as the baby was about to pounce on her.

She knew it was too late to undo the spell and dodge, so she could only grit her teeth and throw the fire arrow in her hand.

The fire arrow exploded almost touching her body, instantly engulfing her and the infant form in flames, but was blocked by a transparent shield around Eileen, leaving her unharmed.

The juvenile rock salamander had no priest to buff it with a shield, and its head was struck directly by a fire arrow, blasting several of its external gills into the air.

It let out a piercing shriek, the force of the explosion jolting it backward, but that was all.

The child shook its head and fearlessly lunged at Eileen again.

"Get out of the way! The Shield of Devotion can only block once!" Anya exclaimed in alarm.

Having just completed a spell, Eileen didn't have time to use the shield spell again. Death was imminent, but she suddenly calmed down.

"Rainbow Spray!"

The red-haired mage gently turned the ring on her hand, and a dazzling, shimmering light condensed almost instantly at her fingertip before shooting it towards the juvenile rock salamander.