Chapter 271: Lord!

Firelight?

Su Sheng hasn't reacted yet; instead, Li Wenwan and the little sparrow on her shoulder become excited, their eyes blazing as they stare at that flash of fire.

Sure enough, as the firelight flickered, the Fireball reappeared, not in the fire‑human form but in its original fireball shape, only the eyes lacked the black color.

This time the Fireball did not attack the crowd, but quietly watched the Dwarves arranging things inside the furnace.

Tie Chui Airen noticed the Fireball's presence, stood up, and looked toward it.

"Xiao Jia Huo, it's time to say goodbye."

The Fireball twisted its body, a flame rose from it, seeming to answer Tie Chui Airen's words.

"I feel a bit sorry, but I have to do it. After the furnace is destroyed, you may have nowhere to dwell; I wonder if you'll dissipate," Tie Chui Airen said with some guilt.

"Huh?" Su Sheng was startled. "Tiechui... Grandmaster, you mean you want to destroy this furnace?"

Su Sheng recalled the earlier words of Tie Chui Airen; this little fire spirit, though immortal, only existed while the furnace remained.

It coexists with the furnace.

Although Su Sheng doesn't feel much sorrow for the fire spirit, after all it was an enemy a moment ago.

But with the furnace destroyed, Su Sheng still feels it's rather regrettable.

"Yes, destroy it!" Tie Chui Airen's voice carried a hint of reluctance; the central furnace of Chi Yan City was something their dwarf clan had labored hard to build.

Each central furnace is the dwarf kingdom's prized core and the very foundation of their nation; only with a central furnace can a city be established, yet now he intends to personally destroy this furnace and Chi Yan City.

"Leaving this Chi Yan City furnace intact would only be giving a cheap advantage to those Demon Spawn,"

"If the central furnace becomes fully corroded by Demon Energy, the Demon Race could then use the furnace, forging demon armor, demon soldiers, and the like..."

Having said that, Tiechui fell silent and resumed his preparations.

Su Sheng was momentarily stunned by the words; it seemed so. Through his recent game experience, Su Sheng realized that the factions in the game's background are not static.

As time passes, those game factions evolve; if the furnace is left to the Demon Race, what will happen is truly uncertain.

Moreover, this place is near Zhuque City; as the storyline progresses, when confronting Demon Race players, it will likely be us from Zhuque City.

Su Sheng fell silent, silently watching the Dwarves as they arranged.

Boom!

Clang!

The furnace lid above continues to rumble, growing more intense.

Boom!

About ten minutes later, a violent tremor shook, and a beam of light pierced down from above.

It opened!

The furnace lid above opened!

Su Sheng, Lin Huan and the others quickly looked up, seeing a crack opened in the previously sealed furnace lid above.

Fortunately, there is only a narrow fissure for now, not large enough for the Demon Race to pass through.

But the crack means the furnace lid is about to be breached.

"All set, Explorer, let's go!" At that moment, Tie Chui Airen looked up at the crack and shouted.

Then Tie Chui Airen led nine subordinates, each carrying bamboo baskets, toward the portal they had opened earlier.

One must admit, those bamboo baskets might be treasure bags; the Dwarves have been carrying them all along.

Su Sheng and the others hurried to follow.

Clang!

The crack above widened.

Boom!

In an instant, the entire furnace trembled again.

At the same time, the furnace's temperature rose again.

A terrifying red filled the whole furnace interior.

Su Sheng's earlier blood‑drain rate, which was one point per second, jumped to ten points per second.

Clearly, this must be what Tie Chui Airen and his crew set up.

"Hoo Hoo!"

Boom!

The furnace trembled again, and the crack above widened further.

At the same time, some smaller Demon Race members began to descend.

Accompanied by bursts of angry roars.

"Quick!"

Su Sheng called for everyone to retreat quickly.

The Dwarves had all fled.

Su Sheng was among the fastest.

But Su Sheng didn't leave first; instead, he re‑equipped a Shield and stayed his ground.

After the women and Su Ba took turns running out, Su Sheng finally prepared to leave.

He glanced back; the descending Demon Race didn't pursue, merely hopping in place.

Su Sheng saw dense blood‑drain effects over the demons' heads.

Flames!

Only then did Su Sheng notice that the spots where the demons landed were engulfed in huge flames.

At the same time, Su Sheng noticed that a small fire spirit had, at some unknown time, been hovering above the heads of those demons.

Obviously, those flames were the handiwork of the small fire spirit.

Su Sheng took a deep look at the small fire spirit; the small fire spirit seemed to also notice Su Sheng's gaze, drifted over a bit, then stopped.

Obviously, it was still hesitant, remembering Su Sheng's 'oppression' of it.

"Roar!"

"Clang!"

At this moment, an unprecedented huge sound came from above.

The crack instantly expanded to a diameter of over one meter.

At this point, those ordinary demon soldiers could already descend from above.

At the same time, Su Sheng noticed that behind that huge crack was a large figure, staring intently at this side.

Su Sheng grinned, that tall figure still couldn't come down!

By now, Huan Jie and the others had already gone out.

Su Sheng swung the divine artifact spear in his hand, taunting that tall figure.

"Damn humans!"

That tall figure, seemingly enraged by Su Sheng, let out a roar and swung its weapon down fiercely.

"Clang!!"

The crack instantly expanded, and that figure leapt down from within the widened crack.

"Mom!"

Su Sheng shrank his neck, quickly turned and ran toward the outside of the gate.

However, Su Sheng still couldn't help but turn back and raise a middle finger at that figure still mid-air.

"Taunt!"

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Demon Race Lord. Qiong Cang (Lord-level Boss)

Level: 80

Attack:??

Defense:??

HP:??

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A series of question marks.

Mom!, 80-level Lord-level!

After leaving the gate, Su Sheng ran without looking back.

After running a distance, he caught up with the people ahead.

"Ah Sheng, what are you doing? Taking so long?" Su Ba turned and glanced at Su Sheng who had caught up.

"I took a look at the boss, an 80-level Lord-level boss." Su Sheng grinned.

"What?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, luckily time was on our side.

Otherwise, against an 80-level Lord-level boss, they would have no power to resist.

"Explorer, now is not the time to chat, hurry up and go!"

"It's going to explode…"