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

boom!

The collision between the lava giant fist and the tower shield produced a deafening roar.

Steel Shield felt a tremendous force strike him, and he and his shield were sent flying backward, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

His health bar dropped by almost half in an instant.

"Wow! That's really strong!" Steel Shield shook his slightly dizzy head.

"Let me help you!"

Hua Zitong flashed to the side of the BOSS, her longsword flashing with cold light as it precisely pierced the gap in the BOSS's arm joint.

-1255!

A very high damage number popped up.

It must be said that after Hua Zitong changed her class to Killer Warrior, her damage output was indeed much higher than before.

"roar!"

The BOSS, in pain, roared and slapped Hua Zitong with his backhand.

Hua Zitong had anticipated this, and after landing a successful attack, she immediately retreated, easily dodging the BOSS's attack.

At the same time, Arcane Light also waved his staff, instantly unleashing a prepared ice spell.

"Frost Ray!"

A beam of icy blue light struck the BOSS precisely in the chest.

-1024!

Ice spells have a natural advantage against fire-type monsters.

A layer of frost instantly formed on the BOSS's body, and its movements slowed down for a moment.

"Well done!" Beast Friend cheered loudly from the side, while commanding his Shadow Panther to circle behind the BOSS and continuously harass it with attacks.

Li Wu stood at the very back of the group, his arcane bow continuously firing deadly arrows.

Fusion Penetrating Arrow!

-2080!

The beam of light accurately struck the core of the BOSS's chest, causing a huge damage number.

His damage output remains the highest in the team.

The battle proceeded in an orderly manner.

Steel Shield withstood the attack head-on, and thanks to its superior equipment and Li Wu's occasional healing, it steadily maintained aggro.

Hua Zitong and Beast Friend are responsible for flanking harassment and containment.

Arcane Light and Li Wu were providing full-force attacks from the rear.

The five players worked together seamlessly, and the BOSS's health steadily decreased.

Ninety percent...

Eighty percent...

Just as the BOSS's health dropped to 75%, a sudden change occurred!

The BOSS let out a roar of resentment, and its body slowly sank into the lava in the center of the arena and disappeared.

"The BOSS is gone!" shouted the Beast Friend.

"Attention! The mechanism is about to activate!" Hua Zitong immediately shouted a warning, "Watch the pipes at the edge of the playing area!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the four huge metal pipes at the edge of the venue simultaneously lit up with a blinding red light and began to emit a buzzing roar.

A bright red countdown appeared in everyone's sight.

【30】

【29】

"Thirty seconds! We have to shut down at least three within thirty seconds!" Hua Zitong's voice was urgent. "Split up! Li Wu and I will be one group, Steel Shield and the other three will be another group! Hurry!"

After saying that, she ran towards the nearest pipe.

Li Wu followed immediately.

"Let's go too!" Steel Shield roared, charging towards the other side of the pipe with Arcane Light and Beast Friend.

There is a red emergency stop valve at the front of each pipe.

But just as Hua Zitong rushed to the brake valve, ready to take action, the ground suddenly shook.

boom!

A column of magma erupted from the crack in the ground beneath her feet without warning!

Hua Zitong reacted extremely quickly, flipping to the side and narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Watch out for the cracks in the ground!" she shouted a warning.

When everyone looked down, they discovered that the ground of the entire arena was now covered with cracks, from which a dark red light emanated.

"Damn it! How am I supposed to move around like this?" the Beast Friend exclaimed.

They not only had to race against time, but also had to watch their step at all times to avoid these randomly appearing pillars of lava.

The difficulty level has increased several levels instantly!

"Never mind that! Charge!" Li Wu shouted, his speed undiminished as he weaved through the constantly erupting pillars of lava, accurately predicting each foothold.

Hua Zitong followed closely behind.

The two quickly rushed to the first pipe.

"I'll do it!"

Li Wu reached out, grasped the brake valve, and tried with all her might to turn it off.

But the brake valve remained completely still.

"No! It's too tight! I can't pull it!" Li Wu's expression changed.

"Get out of the way!"

Hua Zitong took a step forward, gripped the valve with both hands, and her arm muscles tensed instantly.

crunch...

Amidst a sickening metallic scraping sound, she forcefully turned the brake valve half a turn.

The red light on the pipe went out immediately.

[Countdown: 18]

"It's a success!" Li Wu's face lit up with joy.

"Next!"

Without pausing, the two immediately turned and rushed toward the second pipe.

Meanwhile, the situation for the three members of Steel Shield was far from optimistic.

Steel Shield is strong enough, but his agility is a weakness. He is very clumsy when dodging lava pillars and has almost been hit several times.

Arcane Light and Beast Friend, being ranged classes, are too fragile to easily approach those fissures that could erupt at any moment.

The three people were separated by the lava column and could not get close to the pipe at all.

"Damn it! We can't get through!" Steel Shield was sweating profusely with anxiety.

[Countdown: 10]

Time is running out.

"Boss! We can't handle this!" Steel Shield roared helplessly.

"Don't panic!"

Li Wu's voice came from afar.

He and Hua Zitong have successfully shut down the second pipe.

"You all step back! Leave the rest to me!"

Upon hearing this, the three members of Steel Shield immediately retreated towards the safe edge of the arena.

Li Wu looked at the two pipes still glowing red, then glanced at the remaining few seconds of the countdown, and frowned slightly.

The two pipes are located on the left and right sides of the site, far apart.

At his speed, he couldn't shut them all down in such a short time.

However, the BOSS's mechanism requires that three of them be turned off.

What should I do?

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.

He suddenly stopped, stood still, and raised the arcane bow.

Seeing his actions, Hua Zitong, Gangdun, and the other two in the distance were stunned.

Why raise the bow at this time?

Li Wu drew back the bowstring, and an energy arrow slowly took shape.

But this time, the shape of the arrow was different from before.

That was neither a beam of destruction nor life energy.

Instead, it was an arrow made of rock and mud!

The surface of the arrow shimmered with an earthy yellow light, and an aura of indestructibility emanated from it.

Upon seeing these arrows, which she had never seen before, Hua Zitong's heart skipped a beat.

Li Wusong released the bowstring.

The tan arrow shot at an extremely fast speed toward the pipe in the distance.

The arrow landed but did not explode; instead, it burrowed directly into the ground.

The next second, the ground began to shake violently.

To the astonishment of the three Steel Shield members, a figure made of rock and mud slowly crawled out of the ground beneath their feet!

It was a stone golem that was nearly two meters tall and had a sturdy build.

It has no facial features, and its body surface is covered with rocky ridges, giving it a powerful appearance.

Stone Golem (Summoned Item)

"Holy crap! A summoned creature?!" Steel Shield was the first to exclaim.

"Boss... Boss summoned another one?!" The Beast Friend felt his worldview had been refreshed once again.

After the stone golem appeared, it did not attack anyone, but stood there blankly, waiting for instructions.

[Countdown: 3]

The situation has reached its most critical juncture.

"Go! Turn off that valve!" Li Wu gave the order to the stone golem.

The stone golem's head seemed to glance at Li Wu before taking heavy steps and rushing towards the nearest pipe.

Although it doesn't move very fast, it completely ignores the columns of lava gushing from the ground!

It charged wildly, carving its way through the gaps until it reached the pipe.

Then, it stretched out its rocky arm, gripped the brake valve, and gave it a sharp turn!

Crunch!

The red light in the pipe went out immediately!

[Countdown: 1]

Just one second before the countdown reached zero, the third pipe was successfully shut off!

The entire venue fell silent instantly.

"call……"

The three members of Steel Shield breathed a sigh of relief and sat down heavily on the ground, feeling as if they had escaped death.

So exciting!

Their hearts nearly jumped out of their chests after what they just witnessed.

"We did it...we did it!" Arcane Light shouted excitedly.

"Boss is awesome!" The friend of the beast was at a loss for words to describe his feelings, so he could only shout this.

An archer summons a stone golem, then commands it to accomplish the impossible at the last second.

That move was absolutely amazing!

"It's not over yet! The BOSS is coming out!" Li Wu's voice pulled everyone back to reality.