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

Beyond the stone gate lies a burning inferno.

The scorching air rushed towards Li Wu, making his skin feel slightly stinging. The ground was cracked, scorched earth, with dark red lava flowing through the cracks, turning the entire space orange-red.

"roar!"

With a roar, three lava giants, each three meters tall, slowly rose from the lava pool in the distance. Their bodies were made of molten lava, and they carried huge flaming warhammers. With each step they took, they left a charred footprint on the ground.

Lava Guardian (LV30)

[Type: Elemental Creature]

【HP: 8000】

【Characteristics: Immune to fire, vulnerable to frost】

"Immune to flames..."

Li Wu instantly understood the difficulty of this challenge.

His most proficient and powerful area-of-effect attack, [Explosive Burning Arrow], and his single-target burst attack, [Fusion Piercing Arrow], both have the core of the [Blazing] rune, which is fire.

Faced with these lava guardians, his two strongest offensive methods were rendered useless.

However, he did not panic.

Since it's a test, it's impossible to set up an insurmountable dead end. The hints clearly state that these monsters are vulnerable to frost damage.

Frost...

In Li Wu's spiritual sea, two secret texts representing [Flow] and [Condensation] slowly lit up.

【Flow】 represents fluids, of which water is naturally one. 【Condensation】 represents concentration and intensification; freezing water into ice is precisely the application of this cryptic text.

Although he hadn't deliberately created any ice-type skills before, he already had a thorough understanding of these two secret texts.

"Then let's create one on the spot."

With a thought in his mind, Li Wu quickly drew back the Arcane Bow.

Three lava guards charged forward with heavy steps, their massive flaming warhammers raised high and slamming down with a scorching wind!

Instead of retreating, Li Wu advanced, shifting his footwork to slip through the gap between the three intersecting warhammers at a tricky angle, the whole process flowing smoothly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three warhammers slammed into the ground, splashing up large amounts of lava and rubble, leaving three deep craters where he had just stood.

Li Wu, however, had already stood ten meters away, his bowstring fully drawn.

This time, the energy gathered on the bowstring was no longer crimson or pure white, but a deep blue, and the temperature in the air seemed to drop a few degrees.

【Three-Arrow Skill - Frost Arrow】

[Secret Text Combination: Flow + Condensation + Sharpness!]

Whoosh!

An ice crystal arrow flew from the bow, tracing a blue arc in the dim space, and accurately struck the chest of one of the lava guards, at the location of its magma core.

puff!

The ice arrow pierced the scalding lava body without any resistance, making a soft hissing sound and sending up a puff of white smoke.

-2024! (Weakness) (Vulnerable)

A blue four-digit damage number appeared above the Lava Guardian's head.

"efficient!"

Li Wu was overjoyed.

The damage was higher than he had expected; it seemed that the Frost Vulnerability trait provided a terrifying damage bonus.

The lava guard that was hit let out a painful roar, the lava on its chest dimmed a little, and its movements became sluggish.

Seeing this, the other two lava guards immediately abandoned their attack and turned around to use their massive bodies to shield their injured comrade, forming a lava barrier.

"Will he also protect his teammates?"

Li Wu raised an eyebrow slightly.

But that didn't stop him.

Since single-target attacks are effective, let's use area-of-effect attacks instead.

Li Wu drew the bow again. This time, his mental energy was highly concentrated, and the secret text representing the domain in his sea of ​​consciousness also joined in.

【Three-Arrow Skill - Blizzard】

[Secret Text Combination: Flow + Condensation + Domain!]

An arrow shimmering with an icy blue halo shot into the sky, exploding upon reaching its highest point and turning into countless ice crystals.

call--

A biting wind appeared out of nowhere, mixed with heavy snow, enveloping the three lava guards.

-255! (Vulnerable)

-255! (Vulnerable)

-255! (Vulnerable)

……

A series of dense damage numbers appeared above the heads of the three lava guards. Their movements became increasingly sluggish, and the scorching lava on their bodies began to solidify in large areas under the continuous onslaught of the blizzard, turning into black rocks.

Li Wu did not stop; the arcane bow in his hand transformed into a heartless killing machine, with one frost arrow after another precisely targeting their cores.

In just over twenty seconds, the three arrogant lava guardians were transformed into three pitch-black rock statues and shattered with a crash.

[First wave of cleanup complete.]

The second wave is about to begin.

A grand voice rang out again.

Just as Li Wu breathed a sigh of relief, he saw that the surrounding environment began to change drastically.

The once scorched red earth was covered by a thick layer of frost, the flowing lava instantly froze, the temperature in the air plummeted, and the breath turned into white mist.

The hellish scene from just moments ago has transformed into a frozen wasteland in the blink of an eye.

"roar!"

This time, emerging from the distant glacier crevice were three equally enormous monsters, all made entirely of ice crystals.

Frost Guardian (LV30)

[Type: Elemental Creature]

【HP: 8000】

【Characteristics: Immune to frost, vulnerable to fire】

"really……"

Li Wu looked at the three new monsters and instantly understood.

The test at this level is to make him proficient in using attacks of different elements.

He easily dealt with the fire monsters using ice skills, and now it's his turn to use fire skills to fight these frost monsters.

This was a piece of cake for Li Wu.

He gave a cold laugh and drew back the bowstring.

The crimson, explosive fire arrows roared out and exploded in the middle of the three Frost Guardians.

boom!

-2258! (Weakness) (Vulnerable)

-2258! (Weakness) (Vulnerable)

……

Under the absolute control of fire, these frost guardians were even more vulnerable than the lava guardians from before, and were almost instantly melted into a cloud of water vapor.

[Second wave of cleanup complete.]

The third wave is about to begin.

Li Wu thought the next monsters would be of the lightning or earth element, and he was already prepared to create new skills.

However, this time, the environment of the venue remained unchanged.

However, two kinds of monsters appeared directly in front of him at the same time.

On one side were two lava guardians.

On the other side were two Frost Guardians.

They stood clearly on either side of the field, eyeing Li Wu menacingly.

"This is getting interesting."

Li Wu's eyes finally turned serious.

Facing two monsters with completely opposite attributes at the same time means that he must quickly switch his attack attributes during combat.

This is a huge test for spellcasters, because spells of different attributes have subtle differences in their energy configuration and channeling methods. Switching quickly can easily lead to spell failure or even spell backlash.

But for Li Wu, this is precisely where the arcane archer's advantage lies.

All his skills stem from combinations of secret texts. As long as his mental strength is strong enough and his thinking is clear enough, he can construct different arrow signals in an instant.

Battle begins!

The four elemental guardians launched a simultaneous charge.

Li Wu remained calm and unhurried, leaping lightly back and forth on the boundary between ice and fire.

With his left hand, he drew back the bowstring, and a ghostly blue [Frost Arrow] instantly materialized, shooting towards the Lava Guardian on his left.

-2055! (Weakness) (Vulnerable)

Almost at the same moment the arrow left the bowstring, he lightly brushed his right fingers across the string, and the azure energy instantly dissipated, replaced by crimson flames.

The second arrow, the Frost Arrow, followed closely behind, shooting towards the Frost Guardian on the right.

-2102! (Weakness) (Vulnerable)

Ambidextrous, ice and fire in unison!

The entire battlefield turned into Li Wu's personal show.

His figure was elusive, sometimes dodging and weaving under the heavy hammer of the Lava Guardian, and sometimes strolling leisurely amidst the icy breath of the Frost Guardian.

Each time he draws his arcane bow, it condenses energy arrows of different colors, which are then precisely shot at their corresponding targets.

Blue ice arrows and red fire arrows appeared alternately, creating a magnificent yet deadly spectacle.

If there were anyone in the audience, they would definitely be dumbfounded.

This perfect control and seamless switching between two opposing elemental energies is beyond the current comprehension of players.

However, Li Wu himself was not satisfied.

"Too slow..."

He shook his head inwardly as he fought.

Although he can switch quickly, each switch requires a clearing-reconstruction process, which has a delay of a fraction of a second.

In a battle between masters, even a fraction of a second can be fatal.

Furthermore, his area-of-effect attack skills, such as [Blizzard] and [Explosive Burning Arrow], become awkward when the four monsters are too close together.

Because these skills don't distinguish between friend and foe.

Using Blizzard to attack the Lava Guardian will heal the nearby Frost Guardian.

vice versa.

In that split second he was distracted, a lava guard seized the opportunity and delivered a powerful sweeping attack, sealing off all of Li Wu's escape routes.

At the same time, the Frost Guardian on the other side also spewed out a chilling blast of cold air, slowing him down.

Caught in a pincer attack, there was no way to avoid it!

Li Wu's eyes narrowed, and at the last moment, he forced a clumsy movement technique to narrowly dodge the warhammer, but was still grazed by the edge of the cold current.

-50.

A damage number appeared above his head, and a thin layer of frost covered his legs, reducing his movement speed by 10%.

"This is troublesome."

This sudden slowdown completely disrupted his rhythm.

The once smooth movement became sluggish.

Soon, he was cornered by the four elemental guardians.

boom!

The massive flaming warhammer and the ice crystal fist fell simultaneously.

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