Chapter 183: Burrow Battle (Part 1)

Sensing that lava giants were gathering in an endless stream, and even enemies were constantly stepping on the ground to actively release shockwaves to check for caves.

Jie Ming knew he couldn't hide here for too long; he took out a Tier 4 defensive wizarding tool to put a shield on himself, then decisively rushed out of the burrow he had buried himself in.

When Jie Ming leaped from the underground and rushed into the battlefield filled with flames, the pungent smell of sulfur mixed with the scent of scorched rock instantly rushed to his nose.

He saw that the Tier 2 wizard was being suppressed by a Tier 3 lava giant, with more than a dozen Tier 2 lava giants providing fire support around him.

The other Tier 1 wizard was also being chased by a group of enemies and retreating steadily.

However, Jie Ming, who rushed into the battlefield, had no impulse at this moment.

He had already analyzed the current situation before coming out.

The Tier 3 lava giant hidden in the depths of this gathering point was currently entangled with that Tier 2 wizard, plus the entanglement of a massive amount of Tier 2 lava giants, and the boost this extremely high-temperature environment gave to the lava giants...

If they really fought here, even if he joined the battle and won, it would be an incomparably painful and half-the-effort-for-twice-the-result battle.

"It will be very troublesome if we continue to fight, and, the place here is too small; even if we really have to fight, we absolutely cannot fight here!" Jie Ming made a prompt decision in his heart.

In this cavern deep underground, lava giants could absorb the heat of the earth's veins, and their strength was greatly boosted.

Only by dragging the battlefield outside, where they lost the blessing of the underground high temperature, would their strength drop significantly.

Moreover, his own strongest escape trump card—the "Transformation into Light" ability of the "Five Elements Transformation Rainbow Mirror"—could not function in the face of the thick crust!

He had to leave this dangerous underground cavern first and transfer the battlefield to the open scorched earth outside.

"Concentrate your strength and retreat outside!" Jie Ming no longer cared about exposure; he poured a strong spiritual fluctuation directly and rudely into the minds of the two wizards who were in a bitter battle. "Drag the battlefield to the ground! The environment here is unfavorable to us!"

"Okay! Retreat!" The Tier 2 wizard roared, his staff swung forward violently, and an Ice Spike spell burst open, temporarily forcing back the Tier 3 lava giant that was entangling him.

At the same time, the Tier 1 wizard also silently threw out a high-explosive rune bomb to force back the enemies rushing up.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the two pulled their opponents and struggled to prepare to rush toward the entrance of the lava pool they had entered before.

Jie Ming rushed at the very front, and the pressure he bore was not small.

His six "Autonomous Floating Cannons" drew beautiful arcs in the air, and dense energy rays poured down like rain, instantly enveloping the lava giants around him who were trying to entangle him.

Those Tier 1 and Tier 2 lava giants were like leaves swept by a gale, blown crooked and even exploded directly by the powerful firepower.

While Jie Ming casually blasted away the lava giants trying to approach him, he concentrated most of his mind on communicating and observing the retreat route of the two wizards.

He used his firepower to open a path for them, attracting the surrounding firepower as much as possible to cover their retreat to the rear.

The talisman wizarding tool on his wrist also kept releasing high-frequency sound waves to suppress the lava giants as a whole.

In the magma fire rain filling the sky, Jie Ming's figure was like lightning, carrying a small elemental storm, and he quickly rushed straight toward the lava pool at the entrance.

That boiling magma lake was the only way to survive in the eyes of the three wizards at this moment.

He felt that the distance of the other two wizards was also closing rapidly, and his heart relaxed slightly.

However, just as he was about to approach the lava pool, a terrifying energy fluctuation that erupted suddenly made Jie Ming stop his figure abruptly, and he stopped, full of vigilance!

His scalp went numb instantly, and a huge sense of crisis from the depths of his soul struck violently!

At the same time, not far behind him, the two wizards who were pulling their opponents and about to rush to the edge of the lava pool sensed something almost at the same time as him.

Their figures also paused suddenly, their faces instantly filled with horror, their pupils shrank, and they turned their heads in unison to look at that scorching lava pool.

They saw that in the lava pool they had entered before, suddenly, a huge and ferocious lava head poked out from the depths of the boiling magma!

Its surface was covered with irregular lava cracks, the crimson energy fluctuations almost condensed into substance, and two huge lava eyes emitted bloodthirsty and violent light!

Subsequently, a huge lava body rose from it, shaking the sky and the earth!

It was five meters tall, its whole body wrapped in viscous magma, and every step caused the ground to tremble.

And judging from the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from the opponent, it was clearly another Tier 3 lava giant!

"There... there are actually two Tier 3s..." The Tier 2 wizard looked at the behemoth that suddenly appeared, his face drained of all blood.

What made Jie Ming and the two wizards fall into an ice cellar even more was that this newly appeared Tier 3 lava giant was actually holding a scorched black head that had been burned beyond recognition in its hand!

That head was almost completely vaporized by the high temperature, the face was blurred, leaving only some twisted bones and scorched flesh.

Judging from the weak spiritual power fluctuations remaining on it, that was actually the Tier 1 wizard who had left earlier!

He had clearly met with misfortune while trying to transmit intelligence back to the camp, and had been completely wiped out by this lava giant that was waiting for a rabbit!

"Intruders, die!"

As soon as that Tier 3 lava giant appeared, without a word of nonsense, it scanned the battlefield with cold eyes and locked onto Jie Ming, who was closest to it in front, at a glance!

That giant arm made of pure lava rock lifted violently, carrying the giant force of overturning the sea, wrapped in scorching magma flow, and struck directly at Jie Ming with one blow!

Boom!!!

A deafening loud noise, like a thousand tons of explosives exploding simultaneously!

Jie Ming only felt a blur before his eyes, and immediately afterward, he was wrapped in violent fire elements filling the sky and covering the earth.

Feeling the blow that tore the atmosphere in front of him, his body was like being hit by a high-speed train, and he was blasted away far away!

Jie Ming's body uncontrollably drew a long arc in the air, wrapped in flames and rock debris, like a meteor, hitting the edge rock wall hundreds of meters away with unimaginable speed!

Boom!!!

Another earth-shattering loud noise, the rock wall was blasted out of a human-shaped concave giant pit several meters deep, countless broken stones collapsed, and smoke and dust filled the sky!

Jie Ming's figure was completely submerged in it.

For a time, the entire underground cavern fell into dead silence.

The two wizards on the other side fell into complete despair.

"It's over!" the Tier 2 wizard screamed, his face twisted with fear.

He stared fixedly at the collapsed rock wall, then looked at the Tier 3 lava giant blocking the exit, as well as the broken scorched black head in its hand, his heart filled with powerlessness.

Lava giants were naturally good at fighting, and their body characteristics were like a fish in water in the high-temperature underground environment.

The Tier 2 wizard was confident in his combat power; in the case of fighting across tiers, he was not afraid of Tier 3 lava giants.

But even if he fought to the death without holding back, he felt that he could only occupy a certain degree of "advantage" in the battle with that Tier 3 lava giant.

What's more, he had now learned the downgraded targeted destructive wizardry "Magma Annihilation"; even a Tier 3 lava giant would absolutely not survive if hit by this Tier 2 Magma Annihilation.

And the problem was, the situation now was not a one-on-one between him and the Tier 3 lava giant.

Besides the Tier 3 lava giant that had been entangled with him for a long time, there was a pile of Tier 2 lava giants nearby as support.

After all, as a combat-type wizard, he still didn't understand the principle of this spell until now and couldn't construct it independently; he just followed the gourd to draw the ladle and constructed the corresponding wizardry model in his spiritual sea.

Although the power of such wizardry would not be weakened, it was too much worse in release speed and maneuverability.

In the case of interference from other Tier 2 lava giants, even if he used the downgraded Tier 2 "Magma Annihilation" wizardry without holding back, he could only barely maintain the current state, and it was difficult to break the stalemate, let alone reverse the situation.

Now, something even more fatal had come.

Another Tier 3 lava giant had been added!

And the opponent had also guarded the only exit! This was simply an unsolvable dead end!

If they continued to consume like this, by the time his spiritual power was exhausted and his potion reserves were completely depleted, it would almost certainly be a certain death situation!

And on the other side, Jie Ming, who had been blasted away by the powerful impact and whose body was completely embedded in the deep pit of the rock wall, was thinking about another problem at this moment.

He had indeed been hit by an astonishing giant force, but apart from feeling a strong shock at the moment of impact and some buzzing in his eardrums, he himself had not suffered any injuries.

The effect of the Tier 4 shield was indeed exaggerated, and he didn't need to worry about his own safety in the short term.

However, the reason he was blasted away could be considered Jie Ming's own choice—he needed enough space to prepare.

"Two Tier 3s, plus such a number of Tier 2s..." Jie Ming shook his head at the bottom of the deep pit.

Having taken that blow just now, the lava giant would not notice him in the short term, giving him time to deal with other things.

From a rational point of view, it would be quite difficult to win if they continued to fight now.

Although he possessed various trump cards, it would be stupid to fight to the death in this environment where he was blocked and his strength was limited.

However, since the entrance had been blocked by the opponent and the only exit had been intercepted, rushing out would just be sending himself to death.

If he couldn't go out from the "front," he could only think of other ways to leave this underground cavern from some "unexpected" place!

Jie Ming couldn't help but sigh: "It seems I can only use this method?"

With a slightly pained expression on his face, he quickly took out a metal plate that looked plain and unremarkable from his bosom.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 184 =====