Chapter 13: Hunting Monsters in Pudong New Area (Part 3)

«Be careful, Meng Xiong! The iron-clad crab in front of you is a warrior-level Black Iron Crab. Retreat quickly!»

Just as everyone was marveling at Qin Chen's technique, Captain Ma Lie suddenly shouted to Meng Xiong, who was standing in front.

Everyone followed Ma Lie's gaze and found that it was indeed a warrior-level Black Iron Crab. Its size was similar to that of a servant-level iron-clad crab, and it could even hide its aura. Without getting close or observing carefully, it was hard to tell that it was a warrior-level Black Iron Crab. At this moment, Meng Xiong was the closest to the Black Iron Crab and it was already preparing to attack him.

Meng Xiong, a beginner-level mage of the thunder element, had no means of escape or displacement. Facing the warrior-level Black Iron Crab, he had no chance of escaping. Duan Fei, the fastest among them, had already used the wind track to rush over, while Feng Fei also applied earth displacement under Meng Xiong's feet, but it still wasn't enough.

«Mind Control — Phantom Claw!»

Seeing the warrior-level Black Iron Crab's pincers about to hit Meng Xiong, everyone exerted all their efforts to save their teammate. Just when Meng Xiong himself felt despair, a silver claw appeared beside him, grabbed him, and flung him away, avoiding the Black Iron Crab's pincers.

«Phew!»

«I thought I was going to die this time. I can't believe I'm still alive. Qin Chen, thank you!»

Having been thrown back and with a mouthful of sand, Meng Xiong had no complaints. He quickly ran back behind the team, spitting out sand and breathlessly thanking Qin Chen. If Qin Chen hadn't acted at the crucial moment, he would have been dead.

«No need to thank me. We're all teammates.»

Qin Chen replied with a smile. The seemingly simple Mind Control just now actually consumed five times the usual amount of magic energy. If it weren't for his mental strength reaching the peak of level one and his innate spatial talent, he wouldn't have been able to save Meng Xiong from such a distance.

«Qin Chen, well done!»

«Mages of the intermediate level, join me in encircling this iron-clad crab. The rest of you, stay back and take care of the remaining crabs. Prioritize your safety and only kill the monsters when it's safe!»

Ma Lie shouted to remind everyone, then charged forward to intercept the iron-clad crab, preventing it from attacking other team members.

«Thunder Strike — Lightning Crash»

While charging, Ma Lie connected a purple star map. When the star map was completed, thunderclouds gathered above the warrior-level Black Iron Crab, and a thick bolt of lightning struck its head precisely. The crab's eight limbs bent immediately, and its head was driven into the ground, charred and bleeding. However, this wasn't enough to kill a warrior-level iron-clad crab.

«Wind Disk — Tornado»

After Ma Lie's attack, Duan Fei also connected his star map, causing a tornado to crash into the crab, sending it flying several meters. But as soon as it landed, it suddenly used its eight limbs to spring towards Ma Lie. The situation was so sudden that Ma Lie couldn't dodge it, but he remained calm, standing his ground and connecting the thunder element star map, seemingly unafraid of the charging crab.

«Light Guardian — Holy Shield»

At the critical moment, Lan Lan's light element stars connected into a shield-shaped star map, scattering light. A golden shield appeared in front of the charging crab, which collided with it as if hitting a mountain of solid rock, being bounced back and burned by the shield.

«Thunder Strike — Lightning Crash»

Just as the crab was repelled, Ma Lie completed his thunder element star map. Another bolt of lightning struck the same spot on the crab's head, causing its entire head to be dazed, with blood flowing from a wound created by the repeated lightning strikes.

With the coordinated efforts of Ma Lie, Duan Fei, and Lan Lan, they slowly wore down and killed the warrior-level Black Iron Crab.

Meanwhile, Qin Chen, Meng Xiong, and Feng Fei teamed up to clear the servant-level iron-clad crabs. Feng Fei used earth displacement to slow down the crabs, Meng Xiong used thunder marks to kill those slowed crabs, and Qin Chen simply used Mind Control — Phantom Claw to pierce the crabs' heads, instantly killing a servant-level crab.

The spatial element was powerful for single-target attacks, but in the face of group attacks, beginner-level spatial magic was not as fast as the fire element's area attacks.

«Fire Burst — Explosion»

Qin Chen connected seven crimson stars into a circular star track under his feet. A crimson flame appeared in his right hand, with a temperature much higher than Duan Fei's previous flames. The surrounding moisture evaporated instantly when the flame appeared.

«Boom!»

Qin Chen threw the flame into the densest group of iron-clad crabs. The small crimson flame caused a massive explosion upon landing, with a diameter of five meters. All the crabs within five meters were instantly killed, and those within ten meters were blown away!

With just one move, Qin Chen killed six servant-level iron-clad crabs!

The Vermillion Bird Flame, currently at the small spirit seed level, could directly double the power and temperature of fire magic, making it much stronger than ordinary flames, hence the impressive results.

The Vermillion Bird Flame was the life flame of the Vermillion Bird. Qin Chen had obtained it, but due to his weak magic cultivation, he couldn't fully utilize its power. Currently, it only exhibited the power of a small spirit seed. As his fire element cultivation reached the intermediate level, the Vermillion Bird Flame would automatically reach the level of a large spirit seed. When his fire element cultivation reached the advanced level, the Vermillion Bird Flame would restore its soul seed-level power.

«Qin Chen, I'm thoroughly impressed. I didn't expect you to have spirit-level flames. You know, in our team, only the captain has a water element spirit seed!»

Meng Xiong, although a beginner-level mage, could see that Qin Chen's crimson flame was extraordinary.

«Just luck. You're a thunder element mage, the prime element, even stronger than the fire element. You'll achieve great things in the future. Keep killing those monsters!»

Qin Chen replied modestly. He was right; Meng Xiong had strong talent with his thunder element awakening, and with resources, he could become a formidable figure.

«Earth Wave — Displacement»

«You two still have time to chat? Want to become crab food?»

Feng Fei, seeing them still bantering, applied earth displacement to slow down the crabs while speaking sarcastically.

«Fire Burst — Scorching Bone»

Hearing this, Qin Chen casually threw another flame at a nearby crab. The flame disappeared as it hit the crab, but within a second, the crab fell and a fire ignited from within, burning the entire crab to death!

(End of Chapter)