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

The entrance to Hellfire Citadel was much larger than Li Wu had imagined.

The obsidian archway stands thirty meters tall, its sides carved with grotesque demon heads, each with eerie green flames burning in its eye sockets. Inside the archway is a wide passageway leading into the depths of the fortress.

The walls on both sides of the passageway are inlaid with countless demon bones and weapons, exuding a strong aura of evil energy.

-80! -80! -80!

The environmental damage is even greater than outside.

"The concentration of fel energy here is already three times that of the outer area." Hua Zitong glanced at her continuously decreasing health points and frowned.

Li Wu didn't say anything, but instead cast a Holy Healing spell on himself to restore his health to full.

Then he gave each of Hua Zitong and the others a healing arrow.

"Be careful with your health. If your health is low, take medicine immediately. Don't worry about running out of medicine," Hua Zitong reminded them.

The five-person team stepped through the archway and into the passageway.

The passageway was dimly lit, with only the faint green glow emanating from the bones on the walls providing some illumination. Footsteps echoed heavily in the empty passageway.

"Night Breeze".

"They've already gone," Night Wind's voice came through the team channel. "The passageway is about two hundred meters long, and at the end there's a large hall... in the hall..."

He paused.

"What's in the hall?" Li Wu asked.

"A lot of things." Nightwind's voice became tense. "At least thirty fel hounds, ten hellfire vanguards, and... five armored demon elites, their level is uncertain, but they are larger than the hellfire vanguards."

Thirty hounds, ten vanguards, and five high-ranking elites.

This is the defensive structure of the Hellfire Citadel's entrance hall.

"President," Mohen swallowed hard, "this lineup, even a team of a hundred people would take half an hour to fight."

"Then let's play for half an hour," Li Wu said.

"No, I mean, you're all alone—"

"I can't play for half an hour by myself," Li Wu interrupted him. "Ten minutes."

Mohen shut up.

Anyway, it's no use saying anything; if this person says ten minutes, then it's ten minutes.

"But there's a problem," Li Wu's tone turned serious. "With so many monsters, if they all charge at once, the four of you won't be able to hold their aggro. If you're surrounded, you won't even have a chance to run."

"So?" Hua Zitong asked.

"So, we need an opening," Li Wu said. "We must eliminate those thirty hunting dogs as soon as possible."

"Thirty? All at once?" Zhui Feng's eyes widened.

Li Wu drew back the arcane bow.

A dark red energy began to condense on the bowstring. But this time, the scale of the energy was far greater than ever before.

"That is..." Chasing Wind's breathing became rapid.

The dark red energy ball expanded, spun, and compressed continuously in Li Wu's hand. Visible distortions appeared in the air, and light bent and dimmed around the energy ball.

【Burning Star Returns to Ruins Arrow】!

Li Wu's strongest area-of-effect skill.

"From the moment I fire this arrow, you all follow immediately." Li Wu's voice was calm, unlike someone preparing a destructive skill. "Mohen, after the Burning Star Return to Nothingness Arrow's domain dissipates, immediately cast Frost Nova on the surviving hounds. Hua Zitong and Yefeng, lure away the high-ranking elites. Zhuifeng..."

"I'll be your eyes," Zhui Feng continued.

"right!"

The energy sphere had been compressed to its limit, and the dark red singularity slowly rotated on the bowstring, radiating a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.

"Walk."

The five people quickly walked through the passageway and arrived at the entrance of the hall.

The hall was enormous, with a diameter of two to three hundred meters and a dome fifty meters high. Pillars made of obsidian and demon skeletons supported the entire space.

In the center of the hall, more than thirty fel hounds lay lazily on the ground, while ten hellfire vanguards patrolled along the edge of the hall. Five high-ranking demon elites, clad in dark red heavy armor and wielding different weapons, were positioned at several key locations in the hall.

All monsters are between level 48 and 50.

Li Wu took a deep breath.

Loosen the string!

The dark red singularity detached from the bowstring, carrying heavy spatial ripples, and slowly flew towards the very center of the group of fel hounds in the middle of the hall.

The hounds seemed to sense something and raised their heads.

But it was too late.

boom!

A dark red, translucent sphere unfolded at the center of the hound pack, instantly forming a domain with a diameter of fifteen meters.

The temperature within the domain soared hundreds of times in three seconds, and all the hounds enveloped by the domain let out mournful howls as their bodies twisted and burned in the towering flames.

Three seconds later... it collapsed!

The domain rapidly contracted inward, and all energy, matter, and even space itself were sucked into that bright, blinding core.

Then, an explosion.

The entire hall was trembling.

Countless damage numbers floated up densely from the pack of hounds, each number being four or even five digits.

When the flames died down and the smoke settled.

Of the thirty fel hounds within the area's coverage, not one was standing.

But there were also no deaths!

The damage wasn't enough, but most of them were left with less than 20% health, greatly reducing their threat!

"Frost Nova!" Inkmark's spell followed immediately, controlling most of the monsters.

Hua Zitong rushed forward, drawing the attention of one of the hunting dogs. Ye Feng emerged from the shadows and knocked the other dog unconscious with a blunt object.

They delayed by five seconds!

At this moment, Li Wu condensed into an arrow once again!

It's still the [Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow]!

In a matter of seconds, all thirty hunting dogs were killed.

Li Wu breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was becoming more and more familiar with the [Burning Star Return to Void Arrow], he still needed more than ten seconds to prepare each time.

If the timing can be controlled to within 10 seconds, [Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow] will become his regular skill!

The explosion of the Star-Burning Arrow startled all the monsters in the hall. Ten Hellfire Vanguards and five high-ranking elites turned around simultaneously and rushed towards the direction of the explosion.

Fifteen monsters.

The total health points exceed three million.

"Plan unchanged!" Li Wu shouted. "Hua Zitong, Ye Feng, lure away those five high-level elites! Mo Hen, follow me and control the Hellfire Vanguard! Zhui Feng, report your positions throughout!"

"receive!"

The four people dispersed.

Hua Zitong and Ye Feng ran towards the left side of the hall, continuously casting low-damage skills on the five high-level elites along the way to draw their aggro.

The five high-ranking elites did indeed give chase.

But Hua Zitong was much faster than them. She and Ye Feng worked in perfect harmony, using the pillars and obstacles in the hall to pull the five elites along.

As long as they don't get close to you, you won't be in any danger.

Li Wu was facing ten Hellfire Vanguards.