Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

10.109 - First Show

Jiang Ran is very confident.

But the result was terrible.

The poison and dust flying all over the sky could not disturb the Infernal Demon who was concentrating on digging a hole.

The rolling heat waves radiating outward from the Infernal Demon not only cause huge damage to nearby creatures, but also generate outward airflow, blowing all the poison and dust produced by the "Corrupted Dragon Dust Bow" out.

Seeing this helpless scene, Jiang Ran gave new orders to the black shadow clones.

If he wants the Infernal Demon to face him, he has to be ruthless.

(The Shadow Behind You·The Last Glow)

(Shadow Behind·Fake Shadow)

Jiang Ran reset the life span of the first shadow clone that was about to disappear, and then gave it the ability to use magic.

After gaining access to magic power, the shadow clone was able to use the active skill of the "Corrupted Dragon Dust Bow": Piercing Magic Arrow.

The skill "Piercing Magic Arrow" is upgraded from the original "Powerful Arrow". After activating this skill, the "Corrupted Dragon Dust Bow" can shoot arrows without using physical arrows, and the shot magic arrows will also be accompanied by corruption and dust.

Above the wasteland, the black shadow clone aimed at the head of the Infernal Demon and then shot an arrow.

This time, the flying arrow was not melted by the high temperature around the Infernal Demon, but hit the opponent's head accurately, causing a substantial "blow".

The reason why "attack" is put in quotation marks here is because when the magic arrow hit the Infernal Demon's head, the Infernal Demon just reacted as if he was hit on the head by a pebble, with almost no reaction.

The poison and dust that exploded afterwards were only enough to tickle the Infernal Devil.

However, even though the damage caused was minimal, the shadow clone still successfully attracted the attention of the Infernal Demon this time.

When the Infernal Demon turned his head to look in the direction of the black shadow clone, Jiang Ran, who was watching from a farther distance, clenched his fists in excitement.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Ran saw the Infernal Demon extend a finger towards the position of the shadow clone, and then made an upward gesture.

Before Jiang Ran could react, three pillars of fire shot up into the sky without warning.

The three black shadow clones were completely unaware of what was happening, and their vitality was burned out in the raging flames. They turned into bubbles and shattered with a "swish".

The extremely short pre-action, the speed at which the skill takes effect without any delay, and the astonishingly terrifying power... In this short period of less than two seconds, Jiang Ran once again realized how terrifying the Infernal Demon Hephaestus was.

(Stupid Loli: What a shame! Your newly upgraded bow got burned!)

Compared to the horror of the Infernal Demon, the stupid loli seemed to care more about the loss of equipment.

It would be a lie for Jiang Ran to say that he wasn't heartbroken about the burning of the Corrupted Dragon Dust Bow.

The reason why he had just spent three times his magic power to form a three-person team of shadow clones was so that the other two shadow clones could help protect the weapons when a battle broke out.

However, even though Jiang Ran had ordered the three shadow clones to stay in separate positions, the Infernal Demon still managed to capture all three of them with terrifying accuracy.

Although the three pillars of fire that shot up into the sky were several times smaller in scale, in terms of power and quality, Jiang Ran felt that they were comparable to the violent pillar of fire when "The Only Demon God, The Unspeakable Name" had sniped him for the first time in Ella Village.

[Note: For details, see Chapter 8 - Burning Flames in the Prologue]

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At the cost of the magic power of three black shadow clones and a pair of "Corrupted Dragon Dust Bow", Jiang Ran obtained the first skill information of the Purgatory Flame Demon.

As long as he knew that the opponent was raising his hand, even if the red light warning ability of the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye could not work due to level restrictions, Jiang Ran could still avoid this almost fatal move through prediction.

[Note: The Red Light Warning of the Super-Dimensional Eye is effective for levels below 270, while the level of seventh-tier monsters is 271 and above.]

However, knowing just one skill is obviously not enough.

Normally, a seventh-tier monster would possess seven skills. If things went wrong, the other six skills of the Infernal Demon would correspond to Jiang Ran's six ways of death.

At this time, Silly Loli put forward a point of view. She said that in the future of death, Jiang Ran did not die at the hands of the Infernal Demon. Doesn't this mean that he can now boldly force himself on?

Jiang Ran didn't bother to pay attention to this and simply ignored the stupid loli.

First of all, Jiang Ran did not see any evidence of his victory over the Infernal Demon in the scenes of his future death. Even if the two sides did fight, wouldn’t escape be an outcome?

Secondly, it is very likely that Jiang Ran has changed his original fate. Theoretically speaking, Jiang Ran in the future of death is still tracking the Dark Rabbit Clan at this time. How could he have come into contact with the Purgatory Flame Demon in advance?

In that known future of death, the force that eliminated the Purgatory Flame Demon was probably one of the Dark Rabbit Clan, the Plateau Hearthfire Guild, or the Feiqi Family, or perhaps a combination of them.

This time, being able to contact the Infernal Demon before these forces is both an opportunity for Jiang Ran and a "choice trap" that could result in his death.

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(The hand is raised for about one second...)

(The effective range is at least seventy meters...)

(Can lock onto at least three targets simultaneously...)

(Cooling time unknown...)

(The burst mechanism is unknown...)

Without hesitating for too long, Jiang Ran took action again.

He first memorized the skill information he had just obtained, and then immediately summoned three shadow clones.

This time, Jiang Ran placed a "heavy bet" on the black shadow clone. He handed over the "Yan Mo Yingqi Sword Lanzel" that had made countless contributions along the way to the black shadow clone.

In fact, if he had a choice, Jiang Ran would not want to send the Yama Yingqi Sword to the battlefield so soon, but he really didn't have many weapons that could cause long-range damage to the Purgatory Flame Demon.

Under Jiang Ran's command, the three shadow clones rushed towards the Infernal Demon in a looser formation than before.

As the whistling and screaming "Flame Speed ​​Drive" appeared out of nowhere, the Infernal Demon turned his head towards the shadow clones again.

(Go ahead, monster! Let me see what you have in store.)

Jiang Ran, standing in the distance, stared closely at the movements of the Infernal Demon. No matter how the other party reacted, it would be extremely valuable information.

The Infernal Demon opened his hands, and then a burning red translucent spherical shield covered it.

The incoming attack of "Flame Speed ​​Drive" was completely blocked by the shield and seemed to be unable to cause any damage.

Jiang Ran didn't actually expect to gain anything by attacking the Infernal Demon with his fire skills. What he was really aiming for was the Infernal Demon's reaction. He wanted to see if the Infernal Demon could use the same pillar of fire attack again when faced with almost the same situation.

Regardless of whether the opponent uses fire pillar attacks or skills other than fire pillar attacks, they will fall into Jiang Ran's trap.

10.110 - Balrog starts

Through the translucent shield, Jiang Ran saw the Infernal Demon raise his hand and make a waving gesture.

Immediately, dozens of fireballs appeared above its head and flew towards the black shadow clones.

(I see. Apparently, the Flame Pillar skill is still on cooldown.)

Jiang Ran secretly noted down the time of thirty seconds. Although this data might not be accurate and might even be deceptive, it could serve as a reference.

At the same time, Jiang Ran did not forget to continue observing the enemy's attack methods.

He clearly saw that the rapidly flying fireballs were like a group of bats, each with its own flight trajectory.

They do not attack in a simple straight line, but like living creatures, they continuously track the positions of the shadow clones and constantly adjust their flight trajectories in order to hit the target.

(Tsk, there’s no way to escape this, right?)

Jiang Ran was worried about the black shadow clones, and even more worried about "Yan Mo Yingqi Sword·Lanzel".

If even this magic sword is destroyed, then there will be an irreconcilable feud between him and the Infernal Demon Hephaestus!

Fortunately, the swarm of fireballs launched by the Infernal Demon this time was not as powerful as the three consecutive flame pillars just now. The black shadow clone who took the lead used the Yama Yingqi Sword to cut through several fireballs and blocked several more, and survived this attack without any injury.

Although the other two shadow clones were hit to some extent, they were not killed instantly.

Such performance is all thanks to the basic attributes of Jiang Ran's "original body". He is no longer the boy as fragile as paper.

When the Infernal Demon saw this result, he paused for two seconds.

When it first responded just now, it used the powerful "Flame Pillar Eruption: Multiple", not because it thought the guy who was harassing it was powerful, but simply because it was angry;

When being harassed for the second time, the Infernal Demon noticed that these pitch-black guys might just be magical constructs, so he stopped wasting magic power and instead used the more cost-effective "Flame Missiles·Swarm" to eliminate them.

However, the Infernal Demon had obviously underestimated the quality of the shadow clones. Not only did they survive the bombardment of the "Flame Missiles·Swarm", but they also increased their speed and attacked him.

All of these forced the Infernal Demon to take this matter more seriously.

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Yes, the Infernal Demon is actually taking the current situation seriously.

The time when it started to get serious was when the second wave of magic constructs attacked it.

The blazing horse flames that flew down from the sky made the Infernal Demon sense a familiar and disgusting magical energy. It took it a few seconds to realize that it was the magical aura of the shameless "Demon Baron Night Skull".

As far as the Infernal Demon knows, the grass on the grave of the Demon Baron Night Skull should have grown into a green grassland, so the attacking enemy should not be the Demon Baron himself, but someone who obtained his "relic equipment" through various means.

However, even if it wasn't the Demon Baron himself who came, the equipment made by this guy alone was enough to make the Infernal Devil alert.

Therefore, even if the attack coming towards him was a fire-attribute skill, the Infernal Demon still opened the "Magic Shield·Flame" to resist, so as not to be accidentally hit by the Demon Baron's equipment.

Who knows what strange skills are hidden in the Demon Baron’s strange equipment.

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Now, although the three magical constructs had survived a first-level skill, "Flame Missiles: Swarm," the Infernal Demon was not in a hurry to destroy them.

What the Infernal Demon really wants to do now is to find out the "controller" hiding behind the magical construct.

According to the Infernal Demon's combat experience, this type of magical construct usually cannot last for too long. In other words, they usually cannot leave the "controller" too far.

Judging from the performance of these two groups of magic constructs, the Infernal Demon guessed that there should be three "controllers" around. They used magic constructs to attack him, either to test the waters first, or to lure the tiger away from the mountain and snatch the "Lava Magic Stone Essence" away while he was leaving the mine.

Lava Magic Stone Essence is a priceless treasure for the Infernal Demon. As long as it consumes a Lava Magic Stone Essence, it can immediately gain a random skill entry. This opportunity to become stronger without upgrading or advancing is naturally not to be missed.

Corresponding to this powerful effect is the difficulty of digging out the Lava Magic Stone Essence.

This ore is not only buried very deep underground, but is also extremely fragile.

As long as it is subjected to a certain degree of impact, the lava magic stone essence will explode, which restricts the Purgatory Fire Demon's hands and feet when digging. It can only melt the rock and soil at the slowest speed and dig down inch by inch.

Now, if the Infernal Demon that is digging wants to get rid of the "Controller", it must temporarily leave the mine, otherwise it can only passively accept round after round of harassment from the enemy.

If these harassing attacks unfortunately detonate the Lava Magic Stone Essence, who knows how terrible the rage of the Purgatory Fire Demon will be.

——(If you have the guts to snatch the 『Spirit』 from right under my nose, then go ahead... As long as you can survive until then!)

He did what he said. The Infernal Demon, who had been silent all this time, suddenly jumped out of the mine and charged towards the three black magic constructs!

Its current goal is very clear, which is to attack the only magical construct holding a weapon!

The Infernal Demon believed that the controller hiding in the dark would never be willing to let the weapon forged by the Demon Baron Night Skull be destroyed like this.

——(Flame Pillar Eruption: Multiple)

While running, the Infernal Demon stretched out his finger, wanting to repeat the same trick.

What it didn't expect was that these three magic constructs "learned" extremely quickly. It was avoided by them only for the second time it used this trick!

——(They can see the details of my moves... Those controllers are definitely nearby!)

The Infernal Demon didn't care that his skills were avoided, but instead gained valuable information from it.

To deal with these three magical constructs, it only needs to use a new move that the enemy has never seen before.

However, before the Infernal Demon could make its move, the three magical constructs suddenly changed their direction and fled in all directions, as if they had seen through its intention.

Moreover, they also tossed the long sword that could release long-range fire attacks around, as if they wanted to protect the weapon from being destroyed.

——(Hahahaha, such a trivial trick!)

The Infernal Demon opened his hands, and immediately two balls of flame condensed in his palms.

It has a hundred ways to destroy these fleeing magical constructs!

10.111 - Offense and Defense Reversal

——(Hellfire Radiation)

The Infernal no longer conserves mana, but instead uses the most effective attack style to achieve its goals quickly.

As it began to release its skills, the temperature of the flames in the palms of its left and right hands suddenly increased, changing from orange-yellow to a dazzling dark blue, and then it sprayed straight towards the direction it was aiming.

Two dark blue flames transformed into two ferocious pythons in the air, devouring everything they touched.

The three magical constructs were like three mice in front of the two giant fiery pythons and could only flee for their lives.