Chapter 310: Ember

Boom-rumble—

The violent flames from Hell burned fiercely, almost reflecting the entire nest into a deep dark blood red after the blood solidified.

In the center of the field, under the shroud of firelight, a tall and twisted figure stood still.

It was as if it had been forcibly stretched by some special force; obvious cracks could be seen at joints such as elbows and knees, like a shattered ceramic; under the tearing of the skin, one could even glimpse the flesh, tendons, and even bones underneath.

In a normal situation, such an exaggerated injury like the whole body shattering would undoubtedly be a dead person.

But right now, the flames covering the whole body and emitting an ominous aura were like some kind of adhesive, forcibly piecing the shattered limbs together, barely maintaining a human form.

Only vaguely through the molten leather armor that had been damaged under the flame flow and was just hanging on the waist, and the green-faced face that was still relatively well-maintained, could one judge the identity of this former bottom-tier adventurer "Abi."

Withdrawing his attention from the falling figure not far away, whose chest was pierced by a long machete and whose vitality was rapidly passing away.

Saloyang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although he could clearly judge that the two adventurers still alive on the other side should have a higher professional level than this black-haired man named "Xia Nan."

But the rich experience accumulated over countless years still made him instinctively detect the greater danger emanating from the latter, far more than the two in front.

Making Saloyang, after completing the summoning ritual, send the strongest Spined Devil in combat ability to meet the challenge at the first time, and even maintain constant attention during the battle between the two sides.

And the facts... were just as he had predicted.

The roaring wolf howl, the bursting force field energy, and even the skills and spirituality shown by the opponent in the battle were far beyond the average level of professionals of the same level.

Even facing a Spined Devil with a higher challenge level than his professional level, he did not fall behind, and even defeated it head-on.

Clearly, this black-haired young man was definitely not the kind of ordinary professional common in Hegu Town.

And what surprised Saloyang the most was the combat intuition shown by the young man in an extremely short and hasty time.

Killing the Mage or Archer in the back row first could be said to be an unspoken rule that every adventurer with even a little combat experience and professional quality absolutely understood.

According to the situation on the field just now, Saloyang could bet that if anyone was pulled from the Hegu Town Adventurer Association and placed in the same position as Xia Nan, 95% would choose to bypass the Spined Devil and attack himself first, executing the so-called "decapitation tactic."

And if the other party really did that, it would just happen to fall into the trap he had carefully laid.

Already prepared, the 【Human Hold】 that was difficult to dodge at close range and the corresponding measures after immunity would become the hunter's cage, making the subsequently arriving Spined Devil able to chop off the head of the opponent who was controlled in place and unable to move without any effort.

But Xia Nan relied on intuition to counter-intuitively attack the Spined Devil in front first, causing the trap he laid to fail.

The body moving at high speed under the shroud of the black wolf phantom made support-type spells difficult to lock on for a short time, until finally the two collided and fell into a stiff state, before he found the opportunity to manipulate the infernal flames to make up the damage.

After all, he was only a low-level professional; being able to reach this level right now was already the limit. If things really developed according to this situation, and he leveled up a few more times... Saloyang was afraid that he would really be hard to deal with.

Hum—

Chaotic magic particles vibrated endlessly in the air.

The Devil Baron carefully felt this body right now.

The infernal evil energy poured in in large quantities in a short time had already blown up the body of this bottom-tier adventurer at the first time; now it was just barely maintained by himself, and it could support... about thirty minutes?

More than enough.

The flame-burning eyes looked toward the front, at the two adventurers struggling to resist under the siege of the Devils.

Saloyang's lips moved, his fingers flicked slightly, and the magic particles in the air gathered rapidly.

"Ah!!!"

The angry roar mixed in the whistling of the Devils, appearing so futile and powerless.

The successive deaths of teammates made Suoerding, this Dwarf whose heart was always as sturdy as his figure and who regarded companions as close friends, almost fall into madness.

A pair of wide-eyed eyes were full of bloodshot, and he didn't even care about the beard braid hanging on his chest being scorched by the flames; he just used combat techniques to make his whole body float with metallic luster, while roaring and swinging the Prism Hammer at the two Spined Devils beside him.

It was the team positioning of a front-row meat shield, mainly responsible for defense and attracting enemy hatred, and the attack ability was limited.

Therefore, facing these two Spined Devils with a challenge level of 2, he was unable to break the situation for a while, only being pulled back and forth by the opponent flapping its wings.

Before long, there were a few deep-to-the-bone wounds in places where the armor on his arms and shoulders couldn't cover, and blood flowed all over his body.

Excessive blood loss, physical strength was rapidly reduced, and even the frequency and amplitude of the roar and weapon swinging were gradually reduced and slowed down.

It could be expected that if things continued like this... Suoerding's death was already a foregone conclusion.

"Damn it!"

"Suoerding, calm down!!!"

Not far away, the performance of Margaret, the captain of the Blackwood squad, was significantly better than the other party.

At least there were no obvious wounds on her body, and the expression on her face was also more calm.

Naturally, it was not because she had no feelings for the dead teammates; the Rogue Shajin and she had cooperated for many years and were already comrades who could rely on each other and lean their backs against each other in battle; Yueshuya was even brought out of the big city by Margaret herself after negotiating with the other party's family, and was entrusted with the expectation of playing a huge role as a spellcaster in the future, and was even the key to the Oath-Sworn Blackwood squad taking another step forward.

Such two teammates dying in such a seemingly ordinary investigative mission was an extremely heavy blow, whether from a personal level or a team perspective.

As the captain, Margaret could be said to be the most disappointed person on the entire field.

But the powerful enemy was right in front of her, the battle was far from over, and her own personality and professional quality made it impossible for Margaret to show any signs of decline at such a time.

Instead, she concentrated her whole heart and soul on the battle, trying to use the power she had relied on for so many years to lead this broken squad out of the predicament.

She was a level 4 【Swordsman】, which was true; in terms of actual combat ability, she was even higher than the vast majority of adventurers of the same level because of the special nature of her class.

But the enemy Margaret needed to face right now was four level 1 Imps (the one who killed Yueshuya also surrounded her).

If it were a one-on-one situation, using a wheel-battle method, she was confident that she wouldn't even be injured and could easily solve them one by one.

But right now, what she needed to face was the simultaneous siege of four Imps.

This meant Margaret needed to be careful about attacks from four directions simultaneously, and as long as her movements were a little too big, wanting to cause enough damage to individual enemies, the steel fork that didn't know where it was stabbed from would pierce into her body from a blind spot in her vision.

With the intensity of the battle right now, if she really received an injury that was enough to affect her body's ability to act, it would become a breakthrough point that broke the balance, making her completely defeated.

"Can't go on like this anymore!"

In her ears, the Dwarf's roar became more and more powerless, and the temporary ally in the distance had "perished together" with that powerful Spined Devil; the situation on the field was rapidly deteriorating.

Margaret gritted her teeth, a flash of determination in her eyes.

The longsword that had been swinging into a piece around her body, blocking attacks from all directions, stopped abruptly, turned to her side, and accumulated power slightly.

Just a short interval, a steel fork took advantage of the opportunity to graze her side abdomen, leaving a deep bloodstain.

The next second, sharp sword light burst out suddenly, turning into an arc-shaped sword light covering 270 degrees in front of her, forcing back those Imps who were seizing the opportunity to approach.

Fleeting.

When the sword light dissipated, Margaret, who had been standing in place before, had successfully broken away from the siege of the Devils and retreated a distance of nearly tens of meters.

——【Circle Slash Spin】. ===== CHAPTER 311 =====