Before Klay could finish speaking, there was a *pat* sound.
His expression filled with terror, he had stepped onto a small pool of gray liquid, which had just been poured out!
In an instant, the temperature in the ruins ignited it...
*Boom, boom, boom!*
Violent explosions echoed, and Klay himself turned into a small white sun, impossible to look at directly.
Everyone turned back in unison, their eyes filled with dread.
Was it the nuclear bomb from before again?!
They retreated further, truly terrorists who would detonate at any moment?
"I told you earlier, retreating further is dangerous!"
Chen Shu spread his hands, appearing quite helpless.
At the same time, Xiao Huang charged forward, resolutely blocking in front of him.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
Five minutes later, the explosions gradually subsided.
Chen Shu had intentionally controlled the amount of the potion, merely to test it.
"You scoundrel!"
An enraged voice sounded. Klay glared at him, his eyes filled with lingering fear.
This guy actually planted a nuclear bomb on him!
Did he have any humanity left?!
"Hmm? As expected, it's the invincible state."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin, wanting to see if the system's potions could break through the ruins' protection.
It seemed they couldn't...
"Klay, can you have some manners and not curse!"
Chen Shu explained, "I just thought you were a bit cold, so I helped you!"
"Get lost!"
Klay's face was ashen. He had been genuinely scared just now.
If not for the ruins' protection, he wouldn't even have ashes left.
"Such a case of the wolf trying to bite the hand that feeds it!"
Chen Shu shook his head and took the explosive potion handed by the space rabbit, returning it to the system space.
At this moment, the flame spirits on the field had all been eliminated again.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
Flames surged around, but no new spirits appeared, clearly indicating that Klay and the others' stages had also been cleared.
"Bye-bye!"
Chen Shu and his group returned to their own stages, preparing to help the other three teams.
"The rewards will probably be less again."
Klay remained silent, a murderous intent rekindling in his eyes.
With the opponent's strength, they would surely obtain most of the ruins' rewards. They could only rely on their families to seize them.
"You, go and follow them!"
Klay pointed at one of his men, wanting him to gather intelligence.
As for himself, he didn't dare to approach Chen Shu anymore.
In his eyes, Chen Shu was like a small nuclear bomb, capable of detonating at any moment.
"I..."
The man pointed at looked hesitant, also filled with fear.
Klay glared at him and said, "What are you afraid of? Once you leave, the Green family will reward you handsomely!"
After a moment, the man nodded and went to the spot where Chen Shu and the others had left.
But as soon as he approached, he sensed the scorching heat of the flames.
"Hmm?"
The man's expression was puzzled. He reached out a hand to test it and was instantly burned. The ruins' protection mechanism seemed like a mere formality!
He said, "Young Master Klay, you can't pass through!"
Chen Shu and the others could see the passage, but others could not.
In the end, Klay and the others could only give up, waiting for the end of the third stage.
At this time, Chen Shu arrived at another team's stage and helped them eliminate all the flame spirits.
To prevent them from stealing kills, he specifically had Husky provide some "gentle persuasion."
The effect was naturally quite significant!
Half a day passed.
Chen Shu and his group, having concealed their merits and fame, were forcibly teleported back to their own stage space.
As soon as they returned, new information immediately appeared in their minds:
[Reward Obtained: Ice and Fire attribute skills will now ignore 10% elemental resistance! Ten Golden-grade Fire attribute medicinal herbs]
In front of Chen Shu, flames surged, and ten precious red medicinal herbs appeared.
"Huh? Nine-Star Fire Leaf?!"
A Liang's expression was startled, his gaze fixed on the herbs on the ground.
"What's up? It's just medicinal herbs."
Chen Shu shook his head, collecting the herbs with some disappointment.
A Liang and the others did not have any herbs appear before them, indicating that the ten Golden-grade medicinal herbs were an extra reward for him.
"What do you mean 'just medicinal herbs'!"
A Liang's mouth twitched and said, "Golden-grade medicinal herbs are too precious! I dare say ninety percent of Golden Beast Tamers haven't even managed to fully upgrade their main potions!"
"They're that scarce?!"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. He had researched Golden-grade herbs; they were indeed different from Silver-grade, but he hadn't expected them to be so expensive.
"Of course, because the quantity is too small. Forget about Nightmare-level异空间 (dimensional spaces), they are extremely rare even in Destruction-level异空间!"
"Then that's acceptable."
Chen Shu nodded, letting the space rabbit collect the herbs.
"By the way, what rewards did you get?"
A Liang said excitedly, "Ice attribute skills now ignore 8% resistance!"
Xu Xingxing shrugged and said, "I got a Black Iron-grade Ice attribute True Treasure!"
"True Treasure?"
Chen Shu looked over, a bit of surprise in his eyes.
It was a pity it was Black Iron-grade; its value wasn't too high, far inferior to his ten Golden-grade medicinal herbs.
"Old Wang, what was your reward?"
"What reward?"
"???"
All three turned to look, their gazes extremely strange.
"You didn't get any reward?!"
Wang Jue looked up at the sky filled with flames and said melancholically,
"Do you think 50% heat resistance for the body counts as a reward?"
"..."
The corners of the three men's mouths twitched. Had the pure loafer been recognized by the ruins?
Chen Shu smiled with feigned 'sadness' and said,
"I sympathize deeply with your predicament!"
"Spare me!"
Wang Jue immediately summoned his contracted spirit and said, "From now on, no more slacking!"
He had made up his mind; even if he couldn't contribute, he would at least put in some effort!
Just then, a new passage appeared in front of everyone.
"Let's go!"
The four of them expertly entered the new stage.
The environment remained unchanged.
But at this moment, the surrounding sea of flames surged and rapidly converged, gradually forming a Flame Spirit!
Both its size and aura far surpassed the Flame Spirit from the previous stage.
"Be careful!"
Chen Shu's heart leaped; he had sensed a Golden-grade aura.
A Liang and the others nodded, summoning their respective contracted spirits.
Blue Sprite, Wood Elemental Sprite, Thunder Ape, and others were all released, ready for battle!
"You guys just focus on harassing it!"
Chen Shu's expression was serious as he instructed Slime and Husky to unleash their divine skills.
"Gu ji!"
The hundred-meter-tall Slime's eyes were adorably blank as it looked down at the tiny creature before it.
As for the two Huskies, they stayed in its mouth, releasing various small skills, intending to stack the "Relentless Assault" buff before the battle even began.
The space rabbit did not act; facing a being without a physical body, its usefulness was limited.
Just then, a message appeared in Chen Shu's mind:
[Note: Defeating the Flame Giant will reduce the difficulty of the final stage]