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

While the first and second guilds of the Myth Guild were locked in fierce battles on their respective battlefields, Li Wu and his "Decapitation Squad" had already entered the top forbidden zone of District 21—the Burning Plains.

As soon as you step into this area, a wave of scorching heat hits you.

The air was thick with the smell of sulfur and the corrosive odor of evil energy. Every breath felt like inhaling a scalding knife, and my throat burned with pain.

-50!

-50!

-50!

A series of damage numbers began to float up continuously above everyone's heads.

"This is... environmental damage?" Mohen frowned. He immediately cast a "mana shield" on himself, but the continuous health loss debuff still persisted.

"The concentration of fel energy here is too high, creating permanent environmental radiation," Hua Zitong explained, her face also somewhat pale. "In this environment, our health will continue to decline slowly, and all healing effects will be weakened by thirty percent."

"Damn it, I haven't even seen the monster yet and I'm already losing health? How am I supposed to fight like this?" Zhui Feng couldn't help but curse.

He felt like he had stepped into a giant pressure cooker, and he was extremely uncomfortable.

"You'll get used to it." Li Wu's voice was so calm that it didn't betray a ripple of emotion.

He seemed completely unaffected by the harsh environment, his sharp gaze sweeping across his surroundings.

As far as the eye could see, there was only scorched earth.

The earth was dark red, and green fel flames occasionally spewed from the cracks in the parched ground. Countless burning boulders floated in the sky, making the whole world look like hell.

In the distance, a massive fortress, entirely forged from obsidian and bones, stood at the edge of the horizon—that was their target: Hellfire Citadel.

Even from a great distance, everyone could still feel the chilling, evil aura emanating from the fortress.

"Stay close to me, don't fall behind." After saying that, Li Wu took the lead and walked forward.

His steps were not fast, but each step was exceptionally steady, as if he were walking on a flat road instead of scorching hot earth.

The figure of the night wind had silently blended into the surrounding shadows, as if it had never existed.

Mohen and Zhuifeng followed closely behind Li Wu, vigilantly observing their surroundings.

Hua Zitong walked at the back, taking out several bottles of top-grade continuous recovery potions and distributing them to everyone.

"Use it sparingly, our supplies are running low."

The caravan moved silently across the desolate plain.

Apart from the continuous environmental damage and the distant roars of demons, there was no other sound around.

This oppressive atmosphere is more suffocating than facing a massive army directly.

"Guild Master, something's not right." Zhui Feng suddenly stopped, activating his Eagle Eye skill and warily looking at a pile of rocks ahead. "There... seems to be something there."

Almost the instant he finished speaking, Li Wu had already drawn the Arcane Bow.

"Come out," he said calmly.

Behind the pile of rubble, all was silent.

Without further ado, Li Wu fired an ordinary energy arrow, which, with a sharp whooshing sound, accurately struck the back of the pile of rocks.

boom!

The arrow struck a boulder, sending fragments flying everywhere.

"roar!"

An angry roar rang out from behind the pile of rocks.

A colossal creature, over five meters tall, engulfed in green flames, and wielding a massive stone axe, rose from behind.

Its skin was like a red-hot iron, its eyes shone with pure fel energy, and a core of fel energy was slowly pulsating in its chest.

Hellfire Vanguard (Elite)

[Level: LV50]

[HP: 150000/150000]

"A level 50 elite monster!" Mohen gasped.

Just standing there, the oppressive aura emanating from this Hellfire Vanguard made him feel breathless.

"Prepare for battle!" He instinctively raised his staff, preparing to cast a spell.

Before he finished speaking, the Hellfire Vanguard had already taken heavy steps and launched its charge.

The earth trembled beneath its feet.

It raised its stone axe high, aimed it at Li Wu who was standing at the front, and prepared to launch a fatal slash.

If this axe blow lands squarely, not only would current players be doomed, but even a top-tier level 50 shield warrior would be instantly killed.

Faced with this devastating attack, Li Wu didn't even flinch.

He simply and slowly drew back the bowstring.

This time, his bowstring no longer contained a single energy arrow.

A blazing flame and a chilling current appeared simultaneously at both ends of the arrow.

"What is that?" Zhui Feng's eyes widened.

He could clearly feel those two completely opposite energies being forcibly mixed together in Li Wu's hands in an extremely strange way.

"Sculpt".

Li Wu uttered a single word softly.

The power of the [Sculpt] rune, like an invisible mold, forcefully twisted and compressed the raging ice and fire energy, shaping it into a red and blue spiral arrow.

【Sanwen Arrow Skill: Ice and Fire Spiral Arrow】!

"go."

Li Wusong released the bowstring.

Without any earth-shattering display, the ice-fire spiral arrow transformed into a streak of light, silently meeting the massive stone axe of the Hellfire Vanguard.

To everyone's astonishment, the arrow did not collide with the stone axe.

It was like a ghost, piercing straight through the heavy axe blade, and then through the Hellfire Vanguard's rock-hard chest.

-4755! (Weakness Critical Hit!)

A terrifying damage number of nearly five thousand floated above the Hellfire Vanguard's head.

"puff!"

The arrow pierced through its back, bringing with it a spray of green, fel-infused blood.

The massive body of the Hellfire Vanguard suddenly stiffened, its raised stone axe freezing in mid-air.

It lowered its head, staring incredulously at the gaping hole in its chest.

Before it could react, the mutation recurred!

The energy left inside the ice and fire spiral arrow that pierced its body suddenly erupted!

boom!

A burst of intense heat erupted from its body, followed by an extreme cold wave that instantly froze the exploding flames.

One cold, one hot—two extreme forces—unleashed a most violent destruction within the Hellfire Vanguard's body.

-11245!

An even more outrageous five-figure damage number suddenly appeared above its head.

This is a 10-level difference, yet it still managed to take down 10% of the Hellfire Vanguard's health with a single arrow!

What kind of amazing move is this?

"This...this..." Zhui Feng stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

He felt that the worldview he had built up over the past twenty years had been completely shattered at this moment.

"Is this... an Arcane Archer?" Mohen murmured to himself, his eyes filled with shock and fervor.

As a mage, he understood the terror of Li Wu's arrow better than Zhui Feng.

By forcibly fusing two completely opposing elements together, and then precisely targeting the enemy's core before detonating them...

This ability to manipulate energy goes beyond the scope of "skills"; it is practically "magic" itself!

Only Hua Zitong, after the initial shock, revealed a bitter smile.

Once again, she underestimated this man.

"What are you all standing there for?" Li Wu's voice snapped everyone out of their shock. "Take care of it quickly!"