āI want you dead!!!ā
Faced with the intimidation at the top of the food chain.
Faced with the threat of dozens of Molten Earth Dragon followers.
Faced with the danger of being discovered by the strong members of the Dark Furnace Clan at any moment.
Freddieās face showed ferocity!
Without much hesitation, he took out the real Fourth Level Spell Any Door Scroll from his bosom.
Rather than using it for escape, why not use it for pursuit!
"Rip!"
With a gentle tear of his finger, a blue light flashed.
Freddie instantly crossed hundreds of meters, from over a hundred meters behind the Gray Dwarves, directly over the lava cave, arriving at the corner of the tunnel on the other end.
In the next moment.
He rolled on the spot, disappearing into the tunnel.
....
On the other side.
Half a minute ago.
In the deep crevices of the ground, with a flash of blue light, Raine and his companions suddenly appeared.
They maintained their initial postures, but in the next moment, Laisa and Sulfur Vine both pounced on Raine.
The soft sensation came from Raineās right arm, and a plant fragrance wafted from the other side. But at this moment, Raine had no time to enjoy this āblessing from multiple partners.ā
Due to the first time using the Frost Domain, and perhaps stimulated by the pressure of the Transcendent strong, Raineās mind was filled with insights about the class skill āFrost Domain.ā
If there was a skill progress bar, he was sure that this rarely used third class skillās progress would have made a significant advancement.
Possibly one-third, or maybe one-half.
And if this third class skill also stepped into the mastery level, it would mean that he too would step into Level 3 Classes.
"Hiss~"
At this moment, Raine, who was pressed down by both hands, couldnāt help but let out a low cry of pain, interrupting his thoughts.
"Mr. Rein!"
As Sulfur Vine looked down, he quickly noticed Raineās injury and immediately cast the First Level Healing Truth Mantra to heal.
With the virtual images of green leaves surrounding his arms, Raineās hand injuries quickly improved, albeit the radial bone of his left forearm had been fractured compared to the relatively lighter injury of his right arm.
In a short time, even with the Healing Truth Mantra, it couldnāt completely recover.
"Raine, you...."
Laisa was about to say something when suddenly!
A dragonās roar shocked the sky and instantly interrupted the trioās conversation.
Raine and his companions suddenly turned their heads, looking in the direction of the lava cave.
With the ground visibly trembling, the warm air currents in the tunnel abruptly turned into a whirlwind, and the temperature soared dramatically!
Blazing light snaked into the tunnel, and within seconds, the three felt as though the air wanted to ignite them with its scorching heat.
"Quickly, move!!!"
Raine cried out softly.
The three immediately continued to rush forward!
Although it was expected, the might of the Molten Earth Dragon was still greatly beyond Raineās expectations.
He didnāt think that even after hundreds of meters away, the surging power of the flame breath was still like a hurricane, rushing through the crevices and passages toward them.
"Itās too late!"
Feeling the speed of pursuit by the fiery light behind him, Raine knew it was already too late to run!
Immediately turning around.
Raine instantly cast the Counter-attacking Ice Spiritās Monster SkillāThird Level Ice Frost Spell āSnow Rainstorm.ā
Earlier on the way back, he had replaced the Shapeshifter Bloodline with the Counter-attacking Ice Spirit.
Thus maintaining the strongest monster skill state.
"Snow Rainstorm!"
The tunnel before him instantly filled with white frost, freezing rain and hail suddenly fell, and within just two seconds, the remnants of the dragonās flame, mixed with scorching heat, rushed toward them!
An intense cold met with searing heat!
A collision of red flames and white frost!
"Sizzle! Sizzle!"
In an instant!
A mass of steam erupted!
The white ice layer rapidly melted!
The length of the tunnel, tens of meters, was enveloped in a thick white fog.
But with the Third Level Spell bolstered by Bloodline Talent as a barrier, Raine finally managed to stop the aftermath of the dragonās flame.
"Phew~~~"
Inhaling a still nostril-scalding steam, Raine finally let out a sigh of relief.
However, after consecutively casting the Fourth Level Spell Frost Breath and the Third Level Spell Snow Rainstorm, even at Level 2 Classes, he was already feeling overwhelmed.
Not to mention his injuries were still unrecovered.
Raine sat heavily on the ground, panting heavily.
"Finally escaped!" Laisa said, panting heavily.
"Yes, it wasnāt easy at all!" The heat wave had affected Sulfur Vine, and her face was flushed, chest heaving heavily.
"If it werenāt for Mr. Raine, who knows how many times we would have died this time!"
As she spoke, she looked at Raine with burning eyes, more determined than ever to invite him to join the organization.
Hearing the continuous vibrations and chaotic noises behind them, the three knew that the Dark Furnace Clan must be busy defending against the giant dragonās attack, and they couldnāt help but share a smile.
This experience of narrowly escaping death together had instantly elevated their relationship to a new level.
"Do you think, does this count as having encountered both a Transcendent and a giant dragon?"
Raine said with a smile.
"Yes, it counts!"
But just as Sulfur Vineās voice faded.
As the white steam gradually dissipated.
Suddenly!
A silver sword light appeared abruptly, piercing straight towards Raineās heart.
Due to Raineās mental power being nearly exhausted and his injuries not recovered at the time.
Although alarm bells went off in his mind and his body desperately tried to dodge, he only moved slightly as the silver sword light pierced through his Chest Armor of Courage with a āchiā sound, penetrating his chest, and the blade protruded a few inches from his back!
Raine firmly grasped the silver blade with his left hand, and looking along the blade, he saw the ferocious face he had met once before.
"I want you dead!"
"Dare to steal my stuff!"
Words filled with intense hatred and resentment came rushing forward!
With the effect of Floating Boots and the broken cloak of the Infiltrator, Freddie used the residual impact of the Ancient Molten Earth Dragon and the Master of the Dark Furnaceās battle as cover, seizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a sneak attack.
Plus, with Raine at his lowest point, he was critically injured and near death from a single blow!
"Raine!!!"
On the left, Laisa drew her dual darts, fiercely striking down towards Freddie, but faster than the dart, was a kick that could only be seen as a blur!
"Boom!"
Laisaās abdomen was completely dented by the kick, and she was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily against the rock wall, bouncing off onto the ground.
Meanwhile, Sulfur Vine, who was attempting to cast, was instantly pinned to the rock wall by a gray sword shadow thrown at her left shoulder, letting out a painful grunt!
Feeling the massive loss of blood, Raine felt for the first time how close he was to death.
āAm I going to die?ā
āDamn it! Dying from a sneak attack! I really canāt reconcile with this!ā
āEven if I die... I wonāt be satisfied unless I bring this bastard down with me!ā
But feeling his power rapidly fading, Raine knew that his last thoughts were merely a luxury.
Suddenly!
Originally feeling increasingly weak, Raine discovered that his right hand holding the hammer was continuously transmitting some kind of nameless, scorching heat.
As the searing heat flowed through his body, every trace of weakness and fatigue was swept away.
It seemed that in just a brief moment, he had returned to peak condition!
No time to ponder how it happened!
"Die!"
Raine shouted.
At the same time, he swung the silver Warhammer from bottom to top, aiming squarely at Freddieās chin.
For a moment, it seemed as if Raine was holding a silver meteor instead of a Warhammer.
The silver light vanished in an instant!
Even Freddy, a Level 7 Classes, known for his agility, could not react in time.
Just as a silver flash passed through his retina.
Before his nerves could transmit the impulse to his brain.
His chin was struck!
"Boom, snap!"
Like a bullet shot from a large-caliber Desert Eagle, the gunās muzzle aimed at the chin from below, a shot was fired.
Freddieās neck bones, muscles, and fascia hadnāt prepared to follow his head into flight, yet his head was already gone.
With Raine still in the pose of swinging the silver Warhammer, what lay ahead was only Freddieās headless corpse.
A crimson fountain was spewing from the irregular wound on his neck, and his remaining body, still standing, was trembling uncontrollably.
"Thud!"
As the body fell heavily to the ground, only then did Raine fully come to his senses.
āJust now...ā
āWhat exactly happened?ā
Recalling that unknown warmth, Raine couldnāt help but glance at the silver Warhammer in his hand.
āWas it this Warhammer?ā
But at this moment, Raine felt a great wave of fatigue and drowsiness overcoming him.
As everything turned dark before his eyes.
He fell powerlessly to the ground.
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