Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 496 Appetizer
[Note: The hunter has been hit by 'Thunderclap', suffering 479 points of continuous lightning damage + 102 points of physical impact damage + 50 points of true penetration damage + ...]

[Note: The hunter's stamina and lightning resistance have failed to be assessed. The hunter has entered a state of 'moderate paralysis,' with nerve reflex speed reduced by 5% and body control significantly decreased, lasting for 3.5 seconds. This state can be stacked.]

A massive pillar of crimson and white lightning tore through the sky. Faced with this exaggerated attack speed, comparable to one-third the speed of light, Xu Yue, who had been marked in advance, didn't even have time to activate bullet time (pseudo) before the earth-shattering lightning instantly engulfed his entire body.

The three-meter-tall silver body trembled violently in the air, and countless electric snakes began to run wildly across its surface. The crackling currents emitted were like excited hisses as prey was swallowed. The metallic surface of its body allowed Xu Yue to easily resist sharp cuts and violent impacts, but it was far from being able to stop the all-pervasive and deadly corrosion of the lightning.

In a daze, he seemed to smell the aroma of his internal organs being roasted. Excruciating pain, accompanied by a strong sense of numbness, swept through his entire body. It seemed that every muscle fiber was defying his will. His limbs convulsed uncontrollably, and his mind went blank. At this moment, only the amusement park notification sound echoing in his ears and the intense pounding in his chest seemed exceptionally clear.

"Now!"

Below, Cang Yi's fierce shout was hoarse, almost as if he had exhausted himself. Although Cang Jia's Thunderous Strike was very strong, it was obviously still far from being able to completely kill his opponent. Therefore, now was their best, and possibly only, chance to press their advantage.

"His vital energy is rapidly returning, quick!"

The sharp command resulted in a surge of spiritual energy erupting on the battlefield. At the same time, Xu Yue, who should still be in a state of paralysis in the sky, also underwent a sudden change.

A large amount of dark red liquid began to gush out from the body surface. As the Crimson Hell Armor took shape, the abundant blood energy within it immediately...

It spread rapidly to every inch of flesh and blood in the body, and soon, the charred internal organs regained their vitality, and the out-of-control limbs were brought back under control.

The instant the stiffness dissipated, before Xu Yue could even adjust his body, which had been swayed by the lightning strike, an even more violent sense of oppression descended from above!
His gaze suddenly shot upwards.

The thick, dark clouds that had once obscured the sky were now being forcibly pierced through from within by a brute force! Where the clouds had shattered, a colossal object with a diameter of over ten meters, wreathed in raging crimson flames, was hurtling toward him with unstoppable force.

Before the meteorite even arrived, its immense shadow had already enveloped him and the surrounding space for dozens of meters. The air seemed to be freezing, and the violent wind pressure tore at the golden and red fiery wings behind Xu Yue, causing them to tumble incessantly.

There is no way to avoid it!

A perfectly clear thought surfaced in Xu Yue's mind, but it was immediately replaced by a wanton, cold laugh that squeezed out from the corner of his mouth.

avoid?
With the same relaxed shoulders, clenched fists, and gathering of strength, the sluggish fiery wings behind him once again stirred up a storm, lifting him straight up to meet the falling meteorite head-on.

"Come!!"

A furious roar, accompanied by a high-pitched dragon's cry, resounded through the sky. Looking in the direction of the sound, two beams of light, one enormous and one minuscule, met head-on in the sky. In the next instant, towering waves of air, almost visible to the naked eye, rippled outwards from the two beams.

The already broken clouds were completely cleared away at this moment, forming a giant cavity a hundred meters wide. The bright moonlight shone down from the dome, illuminating the magnificent scene below where the entire meteorite began to shatter inch by inch from the bottom.

As the flames subsided and the rock layers crumbled, these combined to form rings of incandescent shockwaves that spread outwards toward the back of the meteorite. However, once the outer rock layers were completely removed, what was exposed was not the same broken meteorite core, but a solid core that shimmered with a cold, icy light and was made entirely of metal.

This is no ordinary meteorite. It is a genuine metallic meteorite formed by Cang Wu wrapping it with the power of the earth, Cang Geng and Cang Xin compressing and condensing it with countless metals, and finally Cang Yi and Cang Ding tempering and enhancing it with the power of wind and fire!

The shattering of the outer shell did not diminish its power; on the contrary, it further highlighted its ferocious nature. The exaggerated mass, coupled with the extremely fast descent speed, resulted in terrifying kinetic energy that was almost destructive. After only a short while, Xu Yue's upward momentum was ruthlessly crushed. The bones under his arm armor began to groan incessantly, and then he was pressed down by this irresistible force, plummeting rapidly toward the ground.

A long, narrow comet tail ripped through the night sky. Under the watchful eyes of Cang Yi and the other wolf guards below, the metallic meteor, trailing a crimson tail of flame, crushed a blurry silver figure and crashed down on the scorched earth beneath their feet like divine punishment!
"Boom-!!"

Like the legendary hammer of Thor striking a drum, the entire battlefield fell silent for a moment, followed by an indescribable, terrifying shockwave that spread out in a ring. The ground rippled like water, dust billowed, and rocks flew everywhere. Several wolf guards near the point of impact were blown away, and even the dead tide and wolf pack further away were affected and fell uncontrollably in large numbers.

The battlefield groaned in agony amidst endless tremors until, several dozen seconds later, the surging aftershocks caused by the meteorite's fall gradually subsided. One by one, the wolf guards rose again on the shattered, scorched earth, all looking toward the giant, mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke that had not yet sunk in the distance.

"Is it...resolved?" Cang Geng, wielding the giant hammer, asked in a deep voice, panting. The metal meteor he had just struck had almost drained about 80% of his spiritual power, but even so, he was still unsure how effective the attack would be.

"This level of impact cannot be withstood by defense alone. Even if the body surface is undamaged, the human's internal organs would absolutely not be able to withstand it."

As soon as he finished speaking, two beams of light, one crimson and one azure, landed in the sky. When the light dissipated, Cang Jia was still quite steady on his feet, while Cang Bing looked somewhat unsteady. Although the series of attacks just now seemed to have yielded good results, all the wolf guards had suffered heavy losses to varying degrees.

As they stopped, both pairs of eyes simultaneously turned to the descending cloud of smoke and dust. Beneath the smoke and dust, a grotesque crater lay across the scorched earth, surrounded by undulating layers of fractured rock. At its center stood a small, mountain-like metallic meteorite, resembling a towering and cold silver tombstone. It was unclear whether the man's shattered corpse was truly buried beneath this tombstone.

Looking around, Cang Jia's gaze slowly swept over the numerous panting wolf guards, then decisively locked onto Cang Yi, whose expression was the most unpleasant, and he spoke:

"How about it, B?"

“Something’s not right. His presence… is still there, and…”

“Crack…Crack…”

Before Cang Yi could finish speaking, a series of subtle yet clear sounds of metal shattering came directly from the bottom of the metal meteorite.

All the wolf guards' gazes froze instantly.

The next moment, a scene that sent chills down their spines suddenly appeared.

Wisps and strands of bewitching purple flames seemed to be living creatures, vying to emerge from the gap where the meteorite met the earth's surface. Although no temperature could be felt, wherever the purple flames passed, the spiritual metal that should have been indestructible began to soften and melt rapidly, like ice and snow under the scorching sun, at a speed beyond imagination!

In just a few breaths, a huge hole was melted into the bottom of the massive metallic meteorite, and then more purple flames poured out like a flood, quickly engulfing the entire meteorite.

The raging purple flames boiled and surged, not only without any heat leaking out, but also carrying a cold, deathly stillness that devoured everything. To the horror of the wolf guards, the metallic meteorite that carried most of their hopes visibly shrank and collapsed under the purple flames, eventually turning into a large pool of silver liquid that flowed back to the bottom of the giant pit and disappeared into the mouth of the tall figure who had stood up again.

[Hunter's Strength +1, Stamina +2]

[Hunter's health restored to 74%, Metal Affinity +5]

.........

As the last wisp of molten metal dissipated, the boiling, bewitching purple flames gradually subsided. In the center of the giant pit, Xu Yue's massive body, which was originally over three meters tall, had returned to normal, but the aura around him seemed even more profound and terrifying.

Ignoring the constant notification sounds from the amusement park in his ears, he clicked his tongue, then his cold gaze swept over the seven wolf guards scattered around the giant pit, finally settling on the most familiar one, Cang Bing, and said indifferently:

"The quality is a bit poor, but the taste is definitely much better than your Flame."

As he spoke, intense black malevolent energy emanated from Xu Yue's body. The moment it came into contact with the flames around the bottom of the pit, which had not yet been extinguished, it was instantly frozen.

"Now that the appetizers are finished, it's... my turn, right?"

"spread!!"

Cangjia's roar and the silver figure that flashed by at the bottom of the pit rang out almost simultaneously!

(End of this chapter)