I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Faced with the attack of dozens of tentacles, Li Wu remained unusually calm.

He did not choose to dodge, because he knew that under such a dense attack, any dodge would be futile.

What he had to do was eliminate the tentacles' bodies before they could strike him.

"The Arrow that Burns Stars and Returns to Nothingness"

Li Wu silently recited in his heart.

A dark red energy singularity slowly condensed on his bowstring.

However, just as he was about to release the bowstring, he suddenly stopped.

wrong.

His grammatical intuition told him that using the "Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow" to deal with the monster in front of him was not the best solution.

The description of the Abyss Lurker includes a skill called "Flesh Regeneration".

This means that it has extremely strong recovery capabilities.

While the "Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow" is incredibly powerful, it is a one-time burst of damage.

If it cannot be killed instantly, and allowed to recover, it can quickly regain its strength thanks to its ability to regenerate flesh and blood.

At that time, I will be caught in a war of attrition.

In this unknown and dangerous environment, getting bogged down in a war of attrition is clearly not a wise choice.

You must use a skill that can continuously inflict damage and prevent it from regenerating.

In Li Wu's mind, countless secret texts began to combine and collide rapidly.

[Blazing], [Condensed], [Turning]...

Familiar secret texts lit up in his mind and then quickly dimmed.

Got it!

In less than a second, Li Wu constructed a brand new arrow language specifically targeting the monster in front of him.

He abandoned the "Burning Star Return to Nothingness Arrow," and the dark red singularity on the bowstring vanished instantly.

Instead, a completely different arrow was used.

It was an arrow engulfed in a ghostly blue flame.

Inside the arrow, there appears to be a tiny energy core that is constantly compressing inward.

[Secret Text Combination: Blazing (Fire) + Condensed (Compression) + Decay (Rotten)]

[Arrow Signal Name: Unquenchable Flame]

This was the first time Li Wu had created a completely new arrow language in actual combat after comprehending "grammar" in the Arcane Wasteland.

Its core logic is no longer simply about explosion or penetration.

Rather, it is "attachment" and "erosion".

"Go."

Li Wusong released the bowstring.

The pale blue arrow transformed into a streak of light, not striking the massive body of the abyss lurking creature, but precisely aimed at one of its attacking tentacles.

"Pfft."

With a soft thud, the arrow easily pierced the tentacle.

However, no violent explosion occurred.

The pale blue arrow, as if it were alive, pierced directly into the flesh of the tentacle.

The next second, a ghostly blue flame suddenly shot up from the wound on the tentacle and spread along the tentacle towards the body of the Abyss Lurker at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"roar!"

The Abyss Lurker let out a painful roar.

It seemed to sense a great threat and frantically waved its burning tentacle, trying to extinguish the flames.

However, this did not work.

The eerie blue flames, like maggots clinging to a bone, clung to its body no matter how much it struggled, burning and eroding its flesh.

One after another, damage numbers exceeding five digits appeared continuously above the Abyss Lurker's head.

"-15890"

"-16234"

"-17005"

……

What terrified it even more was that its prized "flesh regeneration" ability completely failed the moment it came into contact with the flames!

Wherever the flames passed, its flesh and blood did not regenerate; instead, they turned to char and carbonize at an even faster rate, eventually turning into clumps of black ash that drifted into the air.

The secret inscription of "decay" endowed this arrow with the property of suppressing all life energy.

"It's a success."

Li Wu watched this scene, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.

His judgment was correct.

The most effective way to deal with monsters with such strong regenerative abilities is to inflict continuous damage that can counteract regeneration.

"roar!!!"

The intense pain drove the Abyss Lurker completely mad.

It abandoned its attack on Li Wu, and all its tentacles began to frantically pound the burning area on their bodies, trying to stop the flames from spreading through self-harm.

However, this was all in vain.

Once the inextinguishable flame is ignited, it will never be extinguished unless the target's life force is completely burned away.

Li Wu did not continue the attack.

He simply stood quietly at a distance, watching the enormous creature struggle and wail in agony within its own flames.

About half a minute later.

The roars of the lurking creatures in the abyss gradually weakened.

Its massive body had already been mostly consumed by that dark blue flame.

Finally, with a mournful cry of despair, its massive body collapsed, turning into a pile of black charcoal.

[System Notification: You have defeated the LV115 elite monster "Abyss Lurker" and gained 5800 experience points.]

Looking at the increasing experience bar, Li Wu nodded in satisfaction.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a nightmare-level rift.

He walked over and rummaged through the pile of charcoal.

Soon, he found a fist-sized crystal that emitted a faint green light.

[Abyss Core (Rare)]

[Type: Material]

[Description: An energy core derived from abyssal creatures, it is an essential material for crafting advanced equipment and potions.]

"not bad."

Li Wu put the Abyss Core into his backpack.

After overcoming the first obstacle, he did not stay where he was. Instead, he checked his direction and continued towards the obsidian castle in the distance.

He had a premonition that the castle was the core area of ​​this rift space.

The real challenge is yet to come.

Li Wu continued towards the Obsidian Castle.

This wasteland was much larger than he had imagined.

Along the way, he encountered several more waves of Abyss Lurkers.

These monsters are all around level 115, and their fighting style is exactly the same: they all like to launch sneak attacks from underground.

However, after gaining experience the first time, Li Wu became much more adept at dealing with them.

He didn't even need to wait for them to fully emerge; as soon as his [Fate Perception] gave him a warning, he would immediately unleash an [Undying Flame] towards the ground.

The eerie blue flames would seep directly into the ground, burning alive those large creatures that hadn't even had a chance to attack.

This humiliating way of dying resulted in these abyssal creatures contributing a large amount of experience points and attribute points.

About an hour later, Li Wu finally emerged from the wasteland and arrived at the foot of the obsidian castle.