"..."
Chen Shu and the other two turned to look at Wang Jue, their expressions odd.
You really know how to freeload, don't you!
"I suggest we kick the freeloader out of the team!"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and said, "Someone doesn't seem to be pulling their weight!"
"Don't be a hater!"
A Liang chimed in, "Old Wang at least increased the difficulty for us!"
"..."
Wang Jue's mouth twitched. He looked at his two contract spirits and spread his hands, saying,
"I want to help too! My strength just doesn't allow it!"
"Cut the crap!"
Chen Shu shook his head and began to focus on controlling his contract spirits.
Boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, the durations of [Death Fire Pillar] and [Skyfire Meteorite] ended.
As for the two thousand flame spirits surrounding them, they were all annihilated. Not a single one could withstand Erha's attacks.
The ruins fell silent again, with no new flame spirits appearing for a long time.
"Finished again?"
Chen Shu stroked his chin, feeling a little unsatisfied.
Due to the limited terrain and the slow speed of the flame spirits, it could be said that no matter how many came, they would be instantly killed.
Boom, boom!
The flames surged around them, but it was like constipation; they couldn't condense into flame spirits.
"Did this ruin crash again?"
The four exchanged glances, a hint of doubt in their eyes.
Just then, the sea of flames on the left and right churned, and four passages appeared.
"Huh?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback and murmured, "New stages have appeared?"
"Protect my contract spirit!"
At this moment, an anxious voice came from the end of the passage on the left.
"Is that a victim's voice?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and immediately understood.
A Liang said, "These are probably the stages for the other teams. What do you think we should do?"
"What else can we do?! Of course, we should... help others!"
Chen Shu grinned, and at the same time, he mounted Xiao Huang and headed straight for one of the passages.
...
At this moment, Klein's expression was solemn. There were forty flame spirits left before him, but they were still extremely threatening.
"You guys take turns using your control skills!"
Klein said anxiously, "Wait for my contract spirit's skills to recover!"
The other four nodded, their teamwork gradually improving.
Quack!
A black crow's eyes glowed with black light, and a black sonic wave spread out, forcibly interrupting the skill charge of a large group of flame spirits.
"Your turn!"
A man let out a sigh of relief, preparing to let the next beast tamer take control.
"Okay!"
But just as they were rotating, a sudden voice came.
"You guys seem to be struggling a bit!"
Klein and the others were startled and immediately turned their heads.
They saw four people slowly approaching, followed by several contract spirits.
"It's you?!"
Klein's expression jolted, a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
Had the ruins' restrictions disappeared?
"Don't worry, I've already blown up the third stage, and the ruins specifically sent me to support you!"
Chen Shu wore a gentle smile.
"Really?"
Someone's expression brightened, and they couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Idiot!"
Klein glared at him, not expecting anyone to be so naive.
Was a benevolent bandit and a sow climbing a tree any different?
Both were things that didn't exist in the world.
"You've come to help us?"
His eyes were filled with suspicion and a hint of caution.
"You doubt me?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback and said, "You can always trust the Nanjiang Bandit..."
Boom, boom!
Before he could even finish speaking, Erha directly spewed out five fireballs in succession, ferociously blasting towards Klein's fire lion.
"Roar, roar!"
The fire lion wasn't paying attention and was hit directly. Its defense was instantly torn apart, and five streaks of blood erupted from its body.
"You?!"
Klein was shocked. Although he was already on guard, he was still ambushed.
"Roar!"
Erha's eyes glowed again, and it instantly spewed out a [Death Fire Pillar].
"I believe your nonsense!"
Klein roared and decisively recalled his contract spirit into his beast-taming space.
This was like helping his contract spirit reincarnate...
"What a shame!"
Chen Shu shook his head, not managing to kill even one or two contract spirits.
His gaze shifted to the other people, his eyes constantly darting around.
This scene startled everyone, and they quickly retreated. This guy would act as soon as he said it.
"Don't be nervous!"
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said, "I was just joking earlier!"
As he spoke, Erha unleashed [Skyfire Meteorite].
The giant fire stones plummeted down rapidly, directly taking away the flame spirits on the field.
"Huh?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief but still didn't dare to approach his contract spirit.
"Chen Shu, what's the plan?"
A Liang looked at him, unable to figure out his intentions for a moment.
"Kill the flame spirits, don't mind them!"
Chen Shu turned and said, fearing that Klein and the others would recall all their contract spirits, which would be judged as failure, and then there would be no flame spirits left.
According to his judgment, the rewards for this stage were closely related to the kill count.
"Okay!"
A Liang and the others nodded, and Xue Tuan also prepared to help.
Roar, roar!
At this moment, the sea of flames surged, and another two hundred flame spirits appeared.
Chen Shu said, "Original plan!"
A Liang and Xu Xingxing nodded.
They adopted the previous method: Lei Niao would kite, Xue Tuan would be in the air, and Erha would be responsible for the instant kills.
"This combat power!"
Klein and the others were deeply shocked. They hadn't expected the flame spirits, which they considered a threat, to be like mere clay and rotten wood.
"Their strength is too great..."
Someone muttered, their heart trembling immensely.
Being of the same Silver rank, the difference seemed a bit too large...
"It's not their strength, it's that Erha!"
Klein, with his extensive experience, immediately spotted the core of the trio – that husky that could instantly kill everything.
"Could this be a Gold-rank contract spirit?"
He sized up Chen Shu repeatedly, even suspecting that the latter was a Gold-rank beast tamer, pretending to be a weakling to catch a tiger.
Someone immediately retorted, "No way, aren't there restrictions in the ruins?"
"That seems to be the case."
Klein felt it made some sense, but looking at the powerfully rampaging Erha, he was immediately confused again.
"Is it truly Silver rank comparable to Gold?!"
A guess faintly formed in his mind.
There had been such people in history, but it was rare for one to appear in an era.
And he just happened to encounter one when he went out?
Just as he was contemplating, Chen Shu had already walked over.
He smiled and said, "Your name is Klein, right?"
"What do you want?!"
Klein suddenly took a backward step, feeling the pressure from the bandit at close range!
"Nothing much, I want to be friends with you!"
Chen Shu smiled and said, "You're invincible right now, what are you afraid of?"
"Don't come any closer!"
Klein's expression was flustered, and he retreated again.
Chen Shu quickly reminded him, "Don't retreat any further, it's dangerous!"
"It's only dangerous when I get close to you..."