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

Inside the foundry, the terrifying heat was so intense it felt like it could burn off a layer of skin.

The steel shield was at the very front, and the tower shield in his hand was burning hot.

He watched as the Molten Giants swayed and walked towards him in the distance, his heart pounding. These guys were terrifyingly large, their bodies glowing red, and they looked like they were not to be trifled with.

"Boss, it's so hot here, I feel my health bar dropping," Steel Shield shouted.

He's under a lot of pressure right now. As the only shield knight in the team, if he falls, the other squishy characters behind him will have to go back to town to revive instantly.

Li Wu didn't speak; he looked around at his surroundings.

The terrain here is very complex, with floating chains and fiery pits everywhere. He could sense that the defenses of these molten giants were exceptionally high.

"Steel Shield, you hold off the one on the left first, leave the rest to me," Li Wu instructed.

Li Wu's words were calm, but they instantly reassured Steel Shield, giving him a sense of security and a sense of belonging.

Steel Shield took a deep breath, no longer hesitating, and shoved the tower shield, which was almost half his height, forward, saying in a deep voice, "Boss, Flower God, I'm going in! Watch my position!"

The Molten Giant, its path blocked by the steel shield, instantly flew into a rage and swung its massive lava hammer down.

"Arcane Light, prepare to slow down! Beast Friend, have your hounds harass from the side, don't engage head-on!" Hua Zitong immediately issued the command, her combat experience on full display at this moment.

"clear!"

"receive!"

With a swing of the Arcane Light Staff, a beam of icy blue arcane energy shot out, accurately striking the leg of the leftmost molten giant, causing the giant's movements to slow noticeably for a moment.

The Beast Friend immediately commanded his rock hounds to circle around to the side and rear of the other giant, and with a snap of their teeth, they bit a string of sparks from the giant's hard rocky skin.

"roar!"

The giants were enraged, and their target instantly locked onto the steel shield at the forefront.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

Three molten giants strode forward, wielding their burning hammers, and charged toward the steel shield.

Steel Shield's eyes narrowed, and instead of retreating, he advanced, roaring, "Well done!"

He slammed the tower shield into the ground, instantly activating a skill called [Shield Wall]. He became one with the earth, radiating an indestructible aura.

boom!

The first lava hammer slammed into the tower shield with a deafening roar.

Steel Shield's body shuddered violently, and several cracks appeared in the ground beneath his feet. His health bar dropped by nearly one-fifth in an instant!

"Such high damage!" Steel Shield was shocked.

His equipment was all level 28 excellent equipment, with extremely high physical defense, but even so, he still lost so much health after taking a hit.

This is even with defensive skills activated!

In an ordinary profession, one blow would probably be enough to knock someone down.

Before he could even catch his breath, a second and a third lava hammer came crashing down on him!

boom!boom!

After two violent impacts, Steel Shield felt numbness in his arms, his hands almost splitting open, and his health plummeted, instantly dropping to less than half of his original value.

"Steel Shield, retreat!" Hua Zitong's urgent voice rang out.

She hadn't expected that the enhanced elite monsters' attack power would be so terrifying. Three of them attacking simultaneously would be enough to overwhelm even a top-tier shield knight for more than a few seconds.

"No! If I retreat, they'll target you!" Steel Shield gritted his teeth, holding the shield firmly, his legs trembling slightly.

He knew that he was the team's only shield. Once he fell, the mages and summoners behind him, including Hua Zitong and Li Wu, would be no match for the giants' attacks.

"Damn it, my slowing effect has too little effect on them!"

Arcane Light was sweating profusely as she continuously cast arcane spells, but the molten giants seemed tireless. Although their movements slowed down, their attacks did not diminish in the slightest.

The rock hound of the Beast Friend had just pounced when it was smashed to pieces by a giant's backhand hammer, turning into specks of light and disappearing, entering a three-minute resurrection cooldown.

"How...how are we supposed to fight this?" The friend of beasts turned deathly pale. "This monster's attack power is outrageous! One touch and you're dead!"

He had just witnessed the lava hammer smash the hound, and the residual force swept across the ground, sending sparks flying and melting a small crater in the hard rock not far away.

If this hit someone, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Let alone him, a summoner, even a warrior like Hua Zitong probably couldn't withstand a single blow.

Fear began to spread in the hearts of the three.

They were all from the Flower Language Guild and were considered elite players who had seen the world, but the strength of the monster in front of them was completely beyond their comprehension.

Is this dungeon really something that players can clear at this stage?

At this critical moment, Li Wu, who had not made a move until now, finally spoke.

"Steel Shield, hold on for three more seconds."

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears with exceptional clarity.

Steel Shield's spirits lifted when he heard Li Wu's voice. He didn't know what Li Wu was going to do, but he chose to believe him unconditionally.

"No problem, boss!" he roared, channeling all his strength into his arms and managing to withstand another round of attacks.

His health bar had dropped below 20%, flashing a dangerous red light, and he could be killed at any moment.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Hua Zitong gripped her longsword tightly, ready to rush forward at any moment and use her body to block the steel shield, even if it might put herself in danger.

At that moment, Li Wu made a move.

Instead of drawing his bow and shooting as everyone expected, he slowly raised his right hand, palm up.

A complex magic circle quietly appeared in his palm, emanating an energy fluctuation that made people uneasy.

"What is that?" Arcane Light's eyes widened.

Even the Beast Friend was stunned. He muttered to himself, "Boss...aren't you an Arcane Archer? How come you can summon circles?"

Even Hua Zitong looked completely bewildered.

She knew that Li Wu's Arcane Archer was special, capable of creating skills, but she had never seen Li Wu use this summoning-like magic circle before.

Is it...

An absurd idea arose in her mind.

Just as everyone was filled with surprise and doubt, Li Wu parted her lips slightly and uttered a few cold words.

"Come forth, Destroyer."

The moment he finished speaking, the magic array in his palm shone brightly, and a huge black figure appeared out of thin air on the battlefield!

It was a five-meter-tall mechanical puppet, cast entirely from black metal, exuding a grotesque mechanical beauty.

Its arms were two enormous, slowly rotating drills, and its single eye gleamed with a cold red light. A fierce and violent aura emanated from it, even overpowering the three Molten Giants.

[Destroyer, LV30, Elite Boss!]

boom!

The moment the Destroyer appeared, it took heavy steps and charged directly towards the three Molten Giants that were besieging the steel shield.

Without any unnecessary movements, it directly rammed its massive and sturdy body into one of the Molten Giants.

boom!

-781!

With a deafening roar, the once invincible Molten Giant was actually knocked back several steps by the Destroyer, and a considerable damage number appeared above its head.

Seeing this, the other two Molten Giants immediately abandoned the steel shield that was about to be killed, and instead swung their lava hammers, smashing them hard at the sudden troublemaker.

"My God..." The Beast Friend's mouth dropped open, completely speechless.

The staff of Arcane Light nearly fell to the ground. She rubbed her eyes hard, wondering if she was seeing things.

Steel Shield collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, staring blankly at the massive figure that had shielded him from all the attacks.

What is that?

A mechanical puppet?

No, that aura, that sense of oppression, it's clearly a BOSS!

Boss... he... he actually summoned a BOSS as a servant?!

At that moment, the three of them felt that their worldview had been completely overturned.