Chapter 238 Trump Card
At the same time, the flanking team led by Zhao Feng was also not idle. They kept throwing special magic bombs at the giant beast. The bombs exploded, emitting strong flashes and pungent smells, causing the giant beast to turn its head frequently and roar angrily. But the giant beast was thick-skinned and these attacks only made it more violent. It swung its giant tail and swept towards the flanking team. Seeing this, Zhao Feng shouted and swung his battle axe to chop it hard on the giant tail. The powerful impact made his palm numb and the whole person flew back several steps.
"Brothers, hold on! Keep harassing!" Zhao Feng climbed up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and encouraged morale again.
On the front battlefield, Ge Dalong saw Zhang Shi injured, rushed forward, raised his hand and a healing magic light enveloped Zhang Shi. Zhang Shi's right arm was covered with white smoke, and his injury was slightly relieved. He endured the pain of the burn, gritted his teeth, and clenched the sharp blade again: "Old Ge, come again!" Ge Dalong took a deep breath, waved his hands, and the magic elements around him gathered crazily. He summoned several huge magic wolves composed of ice and water elements in an instant. The magic wolves roared and pounced on the giant beast, biting the magma armor with sharp claws and teeth, trying to create a better attack opportunity for Zhang Shi.
Zhang Shi seized the opportunity and performed the instant shadow step again. His figure shuttled between the magic wolf and the giant beast like a ghost. The sharp blade in his hand kept changing the angle and stabbed the giant beast's chest again and again. Every attack caused the giant beast to scream in pain, and the part of the chest that was glittering with light became dimmer.
Behind the beast, the island's defense tower opened fire. Although most of the attacks were blocked by the beast's magma shield, several magic beams broke through the defense and hit the beast, gradually slowing its movements.
Just as Zhang Shi tried his best to give the beast a fatal blow, the beast seemed to sense the fatal crisis. It suddenly raised its head and opened its bloody mouth. A huge magma ball burning with black flames quickly condensed in its mouth. Zhang Shi was shocked. If he was hit, everyone around him would be wiped out.
"Get out of the way!" Zhang Shi shouted loudly, and at the same time, he exerted all his strength and threw the sharp blade in his hand towards the magma ball in the beast's mouth. The sharp blade collided with the magma ball in flight, causing a violent explosion. Black flames and magma splashed everywhere, and the powerful impact shook Zhang Shi and Ge Dalong away.
Zhao Feng saw this scene from the wing and was anxious. He ran towards Zhang Shi and the others regardless of everything. The giant beast was also seriously injured by the explosion. A large gash had opened in the vital part of its chest, and black blood was gushing out. However, it had not fallen down yet and was still struggling to launch a new round of attacks.
Zhang Shi struggled to get up from the ground. His staggering appearance showed that he was not in good condition, but his will was becoming more and more determined. He picked up a rune scale on the ground and found that after the scale was stained with the blood of the giant beast, some ancient runes that he had never seen before appeared, as if guiding something.
"Old Ge, Brother Feng, we still have a chance! This scale is strange!" Zhang Shi shouted. Hearing this, Ge Dalong and Zhao Feng quickly gathered together. The three of them gathered together, staring at the runes on the scale and thinking hard. At this moment, the scale suddenly emitted a ray of light, pointing directly to an ancient volcano deep in the island.
"Could it be... the key to defeating it is hidden there?" Zhang Shi muttered to himself, with a trace of determination in his eyes. Without time to think, the three of them led the remaining warriors and ran towards the ancient volcano, with the giant beast that was seriously injured but still chasing them behind them.
The sea breeze was howling, carrying the pungent smell of sulfur. Everyone ran all the way, the land under their feet became hotter and hotter, and the hot magma flowed in the cracks of the rocks, as if it would swallow up the road ahead at any time. Zhao Feng ran in the front, waving his battle axe, splitting the hot rocks blocking the road, and opening the way for his comrades behind him. His clothes were already soaked with sweat, and the muscles on his back were tense. Every swing was full of unstoppable momentum.
Ge Dalong followed closely behind, constantly forming seals with his hands, casting ice protection magic for everyone. A thin layer of ice film condensed on everyone, barely resisting the invasion of high temperature. His face was pale, and the excessive consumption of magic power made his steps a little weak, but his eyes were still firm, and he looked back from time to time to pay attention to Zhang Shi's condition.
Zhang Shiqiang endured the severe pain in his right arm, holding the rune scale tightly in his hand, staring at the flashing light on the scale, afraid of losing the direction. At this moment, he was thinking a lot, and his mind kept flashing through the words he saw from the ancient books, trying to piece together the clues about the secrets of this volcano and the lizardmen.
As they got closer to the crater, the ground shook more and more violently, and the boiling magma rushed like a river, making it more difficult for everyone to move forward. Suddenly, a huge magma arm broke out of the magma pool next to it and swept towards everyone. Zhao Feng reacted quickly, shouted loudly, swung his battle axe and chopped the magma arm fiercely. The metal collided with the magma, making a harsh hissing sound and splashing large sparks. Zhao Feng was shocked by the recoil force and retreated again and again.
"Everyone be careful!" Zhang Shi shouted, and his figure flashed, performing the instant shadow step, and quickly flashed in front of everyone. He swung the sharp blade in his hand, drawing a sharp sword energy, and cut off the magma debris that was coming in the face. Ge Dalong took the opportunity to dance with both hands, controlling the surrounding water elements, and built a water curtain barrier in front of everyone to resist the impact of magma.
After finally breaking through this crisis, everyone finally came to the foot of the ancient volcano. At this time, the light on the scales became more and more dazzling, pointing directly to the crater. Zhang Shi looked up and saw that the crater was surging with violent magic power, and the black and red light flickered and intertwined, like a portal to hell.
"No matter what's inside, we have to go in!" Zhang Shi said with gritted teeth. The three of them looked at each other with determination in their eyes. They took the remaining warriors and climbed up the steep mountain road towards the crater.
Along the way, they encountered various strange monsters formed by the fusion of magma and magic. They twisted their bodies, spewed flames, and launched crazy attacks on everyone. The warriors worked closely together. Zhao Feng charged in front, Ge Dalong provided magical support in the middle, and Zhang Shi used his agility to move around and kill the enemy. Everyone advanced towards the top of the mountain step by step.
When they approached the top of the crater, a low roar came from inside, which made everyone's eardrums hurt. Then, a lizard beast with a larger body burning with black flames slowly rose up. Its eyes flashed with strange red light, staring at everyone, as if guarding some vital secret.
"Is this... the final trump card of the lizard man?" Zhang Shi's heart trembled, but he held the sharp blade in his hand tighter. Zhao Feng roared, carrying the battle axe on his shoulder, ready to charge again: "Whatever it is, let's fight!" Ge Dalong took a deep breath and began to gather magic power frantically, preparing to cast the strongest magic.
Just as the two sides confronted each other, the rune scale in Zhang Shi's hand suddenly trembled violently, then broke away from his palm and flew into the crater. Zhang Shi subconsciously reached out to grab it, but found that the scale was extremely fast and sank into the depths of the crater in the blink of an eye.
Then, a strange scene happened. The violent magic power in the crater began to calm down quickly, the black flames gradually extinguished, and the guardian beast seemed to be imprisoned in some way and could not move. Zhang Shi and others looked at each other, not knowing why.