I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

The snow here is extremely deep, and every step requires twice the effort compared to walking on flat ground. When you step into your leather boots, the snow is above your knees, and it takes some effort to pull them out.

For an average player, simply traversing this terrain would consume a significant amount of stamina. However, the high agility and movement speed provided by the Windrunner set allowed Li Wu to move with remarkable agility.

After passing through a frozen coniferous forest, a patrol of monsters appeared ahead.

Those were three Frost Wolves, with ice spikes on their backs, and they were a size larger than ordinary wolves.

Level 30.

Fire is the best choice for dealing with ice-type creatures.

Li Wu raised the Arcane Bow.

【Explosive Burning Arrow】.

The bowstring trembled, and two dark red energy arrows shot out, striking the center of the three Frost Wolves.

Boom! Boom!

-2200! (Weakness Critical Hit)

-2450! (Weakness Critical Hit)

-2350! (Weakness Critical Hit)

The intense heat melted the Frost Wolf's outer layer of ice armor, causing water vapor to rise. The Frost Wolf didn't even have time to scream before turning into a puddle of snow and a few pieces of ice.

Li Wu stepped forward to pick up the fallen item.

[System Notification: Obtained Frostwolf's Fangs x4]

[System Notification: Obtained 1 complete Ice Wolf Hide]

With his high luck stat, even ordinary monsters dropped decent materials. These pelts could be exchanged for a good amount of silver coins at the tailor shop. Li Wu packed the materials into his backpack and continued deeper into the glacier.

The deeper you go, the more rugged the terrain becomes. After passing through a narrow, long ice valley, the view suddenly opens up to reveal a large ice cave.

The rock walls surrounding the ice cave are inlaid with minerals that emit a ghostly blue light.

【Frost Iron Ore】

found it.

But crouching beside the ore was a huge creature. It was an elemental being made of transparent ice blocks, nearly five meters tall, with thick arms, and its surface covered with a layer of white frost.

【Frost Elemental Guardian (Elite BOSS)】

[Level: LV30]

【HP: 50000】

This thing has significantly more health than the Lava Giant and extremely high physical defense, so a head-on confrontation is not a wise choice.

Li Wu stepped back a few paces and found a high vantage point with a wide view.

Summon the Destroyer from the space.

"Go say hello." Li Wu pointed to the ice cave below.

The Destroyer's tracks spun, crushing the ice as it hurtled down.

As a result, the ice surface was too slippery. Halfway through, the tracks completely lost traction, and the metal body slid directly towards the [Frost Element Guardian], finally crashing into the BOSS's leg with a thud.

This comical scene did not reduce the BOSS's aggro; upon being attacked, the Frost Elemental Guardian let out a muffled roar.

It raised its icicle arm and slammed it heavily onto the Destroyer's shell.

-850!

The Destroyer's armor dented, and a layer of frost quickly formed on its surface, slowing down its operation.

Slowdown debuff.

Li Wu stood on a high place, drawing the bowstring taut.

【Burning Arrow】

Two arrows pierced the cold air and pierced the chest of the [Frost Element Guardian].

A flash of light appeared, and high-temperature flames adhered to the BOSS, burning continuously.

-2140! (Weakness Critical Hit)

-2100! (Weakness Critical Hit)

-600.

-600.

……

The damage directly drew aggro to them.

[Frost Element Guardian] Abandoning the slow-moving Destroyer, he turned and strode forward, climbing towards the high ground where Li Wu was.

With each step it took, ice spikes spread across the ice beneath its feet.

Li Wu activated the speed boost from the Windrunner set, and his agility attribute came into play. He leaped from the high point, turning around mid-air to fire two more Burning Arrows.

The fireball exploded on the BOSS's face, and the Frost Elemental Guardian was blasted back half a step, with most of its ice armor on its chest shattering to reveal its deep blue core.

Upon landing, Li Wu didn't stop, using the momentum to glide across the ice. The Frost Element Guardian slammed down with a punch, only hitting the afterimage left by Li Wu.

Ice shards flew everywhere.

The Destroyer then cleared the frost off its body and rejoined the battle from the rear.

The drill arm rotated at high speed, chiseling into the BOSS's leg crook.

Caught between two attacks, the Frost Elemental Guardian grew increasingly agitated. It slammed its arms into the ground, unleashing a shockwave of frost that spread outwards.

Li Wu had anticipated this and jumped ahead of time, the frost shockwave sweeping past the soles of his shoes. The Destroyer, unable to dodge in time, was struck head-on by the shockwave, its body instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.

With the tank no longer holding it back, the Frost Elemental Guardian focused all its attention on Li Wu. It opened its massive maw and unleashed a wide-ranging blizzard.

The temperature plummeted to freezing point instantly, obstructing visibility.

Li Wu traversed the blizzard, his health starting to drop due to environmental damage.

We must act swiftly and decisively.

He stopped, his feet firmly planted on the ice. Ignoring the oncoming Frost Elemental Guardian, he mobilized all his mana.

A dark red energy vortex slowly formed on Li Wu's bowstring.

【Burning Star Returns to Ruins Arrow】

The Frost Elemental Guardian was only five meters away from Li Wu when it raised its giant ice fist and slammed it down.

Li Wusong drew the bowstring.

No sound.

What detached from the bow was not a physical arrow, but a slowly rotating dark red spatial singularity.

Five meters was covered in the blink of an eye.

The Frost Elemental Guardian's giant fist, accompanied by a blizzard, crashed down, but just before it touched the singularity, the singularity unfolded.

A dark red, semi-transparent sphere, thirty meters in diameter, materialized out of thin air, enveloping the frost behemoth and the ice beneath its feet.

High temperatures filled the interior of the sphere.

-2500!

-2300!

……

Blue damage numbers popped up above the BOSS's head. The once indestructible ice armor began to evaporate. Before the white mist could spread, it was vaporized by the high temperature within the domain.

Li Wu stood outside the domain's boundaries, his gaze piercing through the semi-transparent borders as he stared at the energy changes within.

The Frost Elemental Guardian roared loudly as its health plummeted.

It tried to break out of this desolate place.

However, as the boundary of the domain contracted inward, all the flame energy had nowhere to disperse and was forcibly pressed towards the center of the sphere.

The energy has been compressed to its limit.

The dark red area instantly collapsed inward.

……

After all the changes were completed, the Frost Elemental Guardian was still alive.

However, only a sliver of blood remained.

Li Wu fired another arrow—a burning arrow.

Three seconds later, the Frost Elemental Guardian's icy body was covered in cracks, then collapsed and shattered into ice shards.

[Server-wide announcement for Area 21: Congratulations to player "Misty Viewer" for successfully achieving the first server-wide kill of the LV30 Elite Boss, Frost Elemental Guardian!]

As a first-kill reward, player "Seeing Through the Fog" receives +10000 experience points and +200 Ironforge reputation!

[System Notification: Your talent, Soul Devouring Fortune, has been triggered, granting +0.35 Luck and +0.35 Intelligence.]

Li Wu stepped forward and rummaged through a pile of broken ice.

Apart from a level 30 rare staff and an Ice Ring skill book, there wasn't anything else of value.

After the Frost Elemental Guardian died, Li Wu directed the Destroyer to mine ore, since that was its job.

[System notification: 1 piece of Frost Iron Ore has been obtained.]

[System notification: 1 piece of Frost Iron Ore has been obtained.]

[System notification: 1 piece of Frost Iron Ore has been obtained.]

……

The Destroyer mined ten blocks of Frost Iron Ore in one go, ensuring that there were enough materials needed for the mission before Li Wu told the Destroyer to stop.

Just as he was about to leave the ice cave, he suddenly heard a sound coming from deep within it. It was the sound of a pickaxe striking ore, and it sounded like two people.

Li Wu's eyes sharpened.

This is the depths of Frostwhisper Glacier, a level 30 area, and there are other players besides him.

This surprised him somewhat.

Li Wu slowed his pace and walked deeper into the ice cave.