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Chapter 144 Physical cooling is the most deadly

Zhuque was enraged by evil thoughts, but only for a moment.

The trial participants hadn't even arrived yet; the breath it exhaled just now was the maximum it could do in advance.

After all, evil thoughts are just evil thoughts, bound by the genuine Vermilion Bird.

Not only are they not allowed to leave the platform at the top of the mountain, but they also have to follow specific rules.

Suzaku's evil thoughts were infuriating!

But there was nothing he could do but watch helplessly as the wretched whales outside the island took turns spouting water, completely destroying his home-field advantage.

The island, which had been filled with fiery embers and had a comfortable temperature for him, soon lost all its fire and he even felt a bit cold.

This was the first time Suzaku's evil thoughts had fought such a battle.

However, he was also somewhat relieved that the blue whales only sprayed water and didn't jump up to attack him.

The eight opponents were all at the seventh rank, and they were strong and healthy. He was only at the peak of the sixth rank, weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Fortunately, everything is about to end. The Trialer is about to appear, and as long as we defeat this Trialer, we can seize most of the Vermilion Bird's power.

At that time, he will be able to reach the peak of the ninth rank.

Neither these insects, turtles, nor blue whales, nor even that menacing-looking food truck above, could withstand a single blow from him!

[Regional environmental change: Humidification/Cooling.]

The players cheered as the red burning status on the system panel disappeared.

"Brothers, we're not losing health anymore, charge with me!" Qi Ling reacted the fastest, pulling out her bow and arrow and standing at the back as the commander.

Without the suppression of environmental damage, the players were already impatient. Without the raid leader's command, they rushed onto the platform like wild dogs, howling.

Leo and his three companions were still standing there, completely bewildered, not even realizing what had happened.

The desperate situation that had just left them in despair was simply wiped away by a few sips of water.

Leo instinctively called to his brothers, who took their positions in four directions, ready to activate the tortoise shells in their hands to continue the formation and support the adventurers.

As Zhuque Xien looked at the hundred or so people rushing towards him, a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.

Although the environmental advantages are gone, it is still the evil thought of a mythical beast; even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

As long as those blue whales didn't charge at us, it could blow these newly-level-5 insects to smithereens in one breath.

The Vermilion Bird's evil thoughts landed on the platform just now to avoid being sprayed with water.

At this moment, it flaps its wings, preparing to take off again, create distance, and strike from above.

call.

Wings flapping.

However, the other party seemed to have been prepared.

Just as he was lifted off the ground, the nightmarish voice came again.

"Blue Whale Fire Department, prepare to fire, switch to ammunition number one!"

Suzaku sensed something was wrong and turned to look at the sea.

The boxes behind the blue whales were rattling, but they were no longer filled with seawater; instead, they were filled with clumps of cold, smoky substance.

It can even move!

"Frost Slime launched! Target: the ground chicken's wing!"

"So it's an Ice Slime!" Suzaku was stunned. When did the news that he was afraid of the cold get out?

Bang bang bang.

Dozens of trembling, blue, gelatinous objects hurtled towards them like cannonballs.

Zhuque felt a chill on her wings.

Splat!

A huge lump of ice slime was precisely smeared onto the base of its right wing.

"Gah!!" Suzaku's evil thoughts bristled. So cold!

However, he was met with even more intense attacks.

Splat, splat.

Countless slimes followed one after another, covering its entire body. It was not only cold, but also sticky!

Zhuque felt its wings were incredibly heavy, and after flapping them weakly twice, it fell to the ground.

Real free-range chicken.

"Blue Whale Logistics is awesome! The BOSS has crashed, hurry up!" The players, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed forward.

Various combat techniques and magical lights exploded on Suzaku's evil thoughts.

Although the players are not high level and the damage per hit is not much, there are just too many of them!

Four groups, a total of ninety-six people, even the healers were forced to use normal magic attacks.

A series of loud crackling sounds came from the scraping, but it was done very quickly!

Suzaku was stunned by his evil thoughts.

He's been out so many times, and every time he's been treated like a normal person with great courtesy. When has he ever suffered such humiliation?

He wanted to retaliate, to breathe fire, to burn these insects to ashes.

But every time I open my mouth—

"Sizzle!"

Then a demonic voice came.

As if they had anticipated his attack, the blue whales immediately lunged at his mouth.

It's far away, so the damage isn't high, but it's extremely insulting!

All of Suzaku's evil thoughts' moves in the first stage were countered, and for a time, he was completely powerless to fight back.

What's most infuriating is that he still has more than half of his health left, and according to the rules, he can't enter the second stage!

"Gah gah gah!!" He panicked and ran away, covering his head.

Leo and his companions stood in four directions, completely petrified as they watched this magical scene unfold before them.

Is this the legendary Vermilion Bird Trial, where one has a slim chance of survival?

Something feels off.

The farce finally ended ten minutes later.

Boom!

As flames exploded across the sky, the frost slime on Suzaku's evil mind instantly evaporated.

Using the fog as cover, he broke free of his restraints, flapped his wings, and quickly took off.

"Foolish mortals!" The Vermilion Bird's evil thoughts looked down from its high position, circled once, and then landed back in the center of the arena.

Due to the rules, he couldn't fly too high, and he couldn't even escape the range of the water cannons.

It's better not to fly than to become a sitting duck.

However, in his second stage, he can already use two new skills: Vermilion Bird Realm and Soul Flame Form.

Open it!

As the Vermilion Bird's evil thoughts folded its wings, the crimson flames covering the entire platform began to shrink inward, condensing into a golden phantom behind its body.

"Holy crap, there's even a Martial Soul True Form?" The players were astonished.

However, it wasn't over yet. A golden barrier lit up at the outermost edge of the trial platform, enveloping the entire platform and trapping Leo and his three companions, along with all the other players, inside.

[Second stage of the trial; the Golden Flame Divine Body has been activated.]

A notification pops up in front of the players.

At the same time, two new buffs appeared above the BOSS's head.

[In the Vermilion Bird Realm, all ranged damage outside the trial platform is reduced by 99%.]

[Soul Flame Form: Increases physical and magical defense by 300%, and melee attacks inflict the "Burst" effect.]

Outside, the water jets spewed by the blue whales evaporated instantly the moment they touched the barrier.

invalid.

"I knew it, there really is a second stage!" Zhenyu cursed under her breath.

I knew the trial couldn't be that simple; sure enough, they banned the fire department's support!

Meanwhile, the evil thoughts of the Vermilion Bird within the arena began to erupt, or rather, to vent their anger.

Without the suppression of the blue whale, he was now like a golden war god.

With each flap of its wings, the true form of its martial spirit followed suit.

brush!

There was no fancy magic, just a simple sweep.

"when--!"

The knight holding the shield was sent flying, a critical hit number appeared above his head, and his health bar instantly dropped to zero.

"Holy crap, this damage?"

"Don't try to fight it head-on, this monster is now a physics-based being!"

The players were thrown into chaos.