Hundred Steps of Blazing Flames

"What is this thing!" Adams cried out in horror.

"My Light Saber was actually corroded!"

The same thing happened to Ibel's dagger.

The weapon was covered in rust.

Uesugi Bin was even worse off.

His katana was not an epic-grade weapon, only diamond quality.

Under the effect of the Corrupting Aura,

the blade of his katana completely snapped.

Uesugi Bin felt so much heartache he nearly fainted.

"Keep attacking, he's just struggling desperately."

"Don't let him scare you."

"This chance to slay the dragon only comes once; if we miss it, we'll never get another!"

Uesugi Bin's eyes were bloodshot,

he was clearly losing his head.

He was gambling that the Dark Demon Dragon was just putting on a brave front.

If the three of them continued their fierce assault, they would surely kill it!

Adams and Ibel remained silent,

clearly agreeing with Uesugi Bin.

At this point,

there was no turning back.

The Dragon Slaying Battle entered its second phase.

Whether the trio of sneak attackers would achieve the great feat of dragon slaying,

or if the severely wounded Dark Demon Dragon would turn the tables and kill the three of them,

everything was still unknown.

News of the battle in the Villa Area reached Lin Yandong.

Lin Yandong and Liao Chen exchanged glances,

both seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

"Zero predicted this situation long ago?"

Liao Chen stroked his chin.

"That's truly frightening."

Lin Yandong nodded. "No wonder Zero told us to leave quickly."

"It turns out he discovered Adams and the others had malicious intentions a long time ago."

"If we had stayed there, we might have been accidentally injured by them using the dragon slaying as an excuse."

Liao Chen's expression turned cold.

"If Li Weixian and President Mu weren't tied up, even if you gave them ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare make a move in Tianfeng City."

Lin Yandong thought for a moment,

picked up the Communicator, and called Xia Ming,

asking how long until reinforcements could arrive.

Xia Ming's reply was clear:

five minutes.

In five more minutes,

the main force of the Demon Suppression Army would reach Tianfeng City.

Xia Ming and Li Yingchuan had set off early,

but they encountered an ambush arranged by Paimon along the way.

A large-scale Fog Barrier delayed them for a full 10 minutes.

Without the Fog Barrier,

Li Yingchuan and the others would have already reached Tianfeng City.

Knowing that the main force would only arrive at Tianfeng City in five minutes,

Lin Yandong hesitated,

then made an astonishing decision.

"Tell Shen Zhong to take the Annihilation Barrier to the Villa Area."

"If Executive Officer Xia can't make it in time, we'll have to rely on ourselves."

"The Annihilation Barrier!" Liao Chen's expression hardened.

"Fine, at worst we'll all perish together."

"The two of us can die, but Lin Yuan absolutely must be safe."

After receiving the news, Shen Zhong rushed to the Villa Area with the Annihilation Barrier.

The Human-Dragon War was still ongoing.

The Dark Demon Dragon's movements were slightly slower than before,

but the trio wasn't much better off.

All their original equipment had been corroded by the Corrupting Aura,

and they were now wearing lower-level gear.

"The Dark Demon Dragon is failing; just hold on a little longer."

"The three of us will be the first heroes on Azure Star to kill a Level 60 Lord-grade Giant Dragon."

Uesugi Bin had the weakest strength, but he kept cheering them on, and the other two were gradually getting carried away.

"The Annihilation Barrier requires 1 minute to activate. Should we start now?" Shen Zhong asked.

"Start," Lin Yandong nodded.

"Better safe than sorry."

Hearing this, Shen Zhong pressed his hand onto a transparent disc.

A faint white glow gradually blossomed from the disc.

The Annihilation Barrier was Tianfeng City's final trump card.

When the barrier was activated, if someone on their side voluntarily sacrificed their life,

they could forcibly make the target suffer True Damage equal to ten times the sacrificer's maximum health points.

As long as enough people died,

even the Dark Demon Dragon at its peak would be forced to kneel.

The Annihilation Barrier was powerful,

but it was too costly in human lives—

it was a method that would not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Outside Tianfeng City,

the Dragon Slaying Battle was in full swing.

The Professionals were prepared to sacrifice themselves at any moment.

A chilling, murderous atmosphere permeated the entire city.

Inside the Blazing Demon Fortress,

Lin Yuan picked up a piece of beef with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. Delicious!

Putting down his chopsticks,

Lin Yuan's gaze was drawn to the scene in the third Teleportation Gate.

That was the Flame Stairway, where A'lan was located.

Just as he entered the Flame Stairway,

A'lan had already transformed into his Ancient Tree Form.

The nearly hundred-meter-tall ancient tree nemesis flashed with cold light.

Carrying an Axe, A'lan stepped onto the stairs burning with flames.

Flames surged forth.

Every second, the flames dealt 5% of A'lan's maximum health points as damage.

There were a total of one hundred steps on the stairway.

Before A'lan transformed, it looked short, but after he transformed, it seemed endless.

One hundred steps,

meant taking one hundred paces; there was no shortcut.

On every step, he would randomly encounter monsters or supplies.

If the monsters on the current step were not cleared, he could not proceed to the next step.

This mechanism was implemented to prevent people from rushing heedlessly to the top of the stairway all at once,

which would render the monsters inside the stairway useless decorations.

A'lan took one step,

and encountered two Demons whose bodies were burning with fire.

[Blazing Fire Demon] (Fourth-Tier Commander)

[Level: LV46]

[health points: 3,500,000]

[mana points: 800,000]

[attack power: 35,000]

[magic strength: 45,000]

[defense: 30,000]

[Magic Resistance: 50%]

[Skill 1 (Burning Skin): Deals 8,000 magic damage per second to enemies within a 5-meter radius, and reduces the target's Healer effect by 50%]

[Skill 2 (Fire Bullet): The Blazing Fire Demon's attacks release Fire Bullets, dealing magic damage equal to attack power + magic strength * 2. The Fire Bullet leaves a Fire Vulnerability Mark on the target, causing the target to suffer an additional 20% fire damage]

[Skill 3 (Blazing Whip): Condenses a long whip of fire, striking a 20-meter cone-shaped area, dealing 60,000 magic damage, cooldown 6 seconds]

[Skill 4 (Blazing Bomb): Chants for 3 seconds, releasing a massive fireball, dealing 150,000 magic damage to targets within a fifty-meter diameter, with a 50% chance to stun targets in the area for 3 seconds, cooldown 15 seconds]

The Blazing Fire Demon was about 3.5 meters tall,

resembling a fiery snake walking upright in combat.

It looked like the hybrid offspring of a Fire Demon and an unknown creature.

Yet, even this hybrid offspring could reach the Fourth-Tier Battle General Level.

One has to admit, Demons truly are a powerful race.

"Only two?" A'lan seemed a little disappointed.

Just these two?

At the very least, it should be like the Gate of Demonic Fire next door,

where hacking away at thousands or hundreds of them at once felt truly satisfying.

A'lan mumbled,

"Who is this little bit enough for?"

This comment instantly confused the two Blazing Fire Demons opposite him.

What?

Did he think there weren't enough of them?

Hmph, don't think you can talk big just because you're huge.

We brothers will show you the might of a Demon!

While A'lan was still some distance away,

the two Blazing Fire Demons began chanting Blazing Bomb, intending to give A'lan a warning strike.