CHAPTER 151: CHAPTER 140: BURNING ABYSSAL BLOODLINE! (1ST UPDATE TODAY)

A forest fire raged to the sky, and the tree spirits roasted by the flames let out unwilling roars, ultimately consumed by the fire, turning into charred, smoldering charcoal.

They could not move, and as the fire spread, there was nowhere to hide.

The dense branches frantically lashed out at their burning companions, but it was like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water, completely ineffective.

The fire released extremely high temperatures, and even from more than twenty meters away, Li Zheng and the others could clearly feel it, even feeling their whole bodies burning hot.

On the other side, the giant stone that Li Zheng had just used as a seat was trembling, gradually rising, emerging from the ground.

"Is it really... underground?"

Li Zheng was speechless. The Prelis’ Eye was suppressed by the system terminal, but when observing a target up close, the Matrix System could actually provide the basic monster names.

However, everyone had walked around those stones several times, and no one had seen a name, assuming they were just ordinary stones.

"Yan Guang, is the missile cooldown over? Give it a round of righteous artillery fire!"

Li Zheng decisively ordered, taking advantage of the BOSS not fully revealing itself yet, to give it a preemptive strike.

"Three seconds!"

Yan Guang stepped forward, raising his left arm.

Three seconds later, two rounds of micro-missiles were boldly launched, covering the area where the boulders were, indiscriminately bombarding everything.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The two rounds of micro-missiles successfully shattered several boulders, and the nearby weeds were blown away in a layer, leaving the ground pockmarked and uneven, with small fires igniting in some places, although they were quickly extinguished by the muddy water rising from the ground.

"BOSS so weak?"

Seeing the boulders shattered, Li Zheng felt something was wrong, and upon seeing the muddy water seeping out of the ground, he immediately understood.

"So it was deeper underground!"

Just as the thought occurred, the ground oozing with muddy water suddenly rose high, with soil turning over and falling away, revealing the creature beneath.

A ten-meter-diameter conical shell appeared, the muddy water washing away the remaining soil on its surface, exposing a cold metallic sheen.

Two black crystalline eyes the size of millstones protruded high from under the shell, with small bubbles formed by water froth in the center, rolling and bursting.

"This is..."

Li Zheng recognized the creature, and the system provided the BOSS name.

[MWD Experiment No. 666: Rock-Shelled Hermit Crab.]

"Rock shell? Your stones are metal products?!"

Li Zheng unequivocally drew out his weapons, dual-wielding, seizing the moment before the BOSS completed its entry, charging directly at it, refusing to adhere to any code of honor.

"Ice and Fire Attachment - Dual Element!"

With a tremor of his wrist, ice appears on the left and fire on the right, two different colors manifesting out of nowhere.

"Launch!"

The flying device on his back emitted a stream of air, lifting him into the sky, quickly approaching where the BOSS was located.

At this moment, the hermit crab also completed the final step of its entrance—pulling out two eight-meter-long, three-meter-wide giant pincers from underground.

"Such massive claws, there must be so much meat inside!"

As for how much meat, Li Zheng had no opportunity to find out for the moment, but how much force they contained, he experienced right then and there.

Swish, swish!

Flying at top speed, he quickly approached the hermit crab within three meters, with his dual blades already raised.

He only saw the two crab claws swiping towards him like two gigantic door panels.

The broad crab pincers swung, tearing through the wind, compressing the air, forcefully whipping up a gust that flapped Li Zheng’s clothes violently.

Clang! Clang!

Two Platinum level weapons cut into the surface of the pincer shell, and Li Zheng felt immense resistance. His hands recoiled, unable to hold steady, and he was sent flying back at an even faster speed.

"Damn!"

In mid-air, Li Zheng hurriedly adjusted the flying device, barely stabilizing himself, ascending again to avoid the tree branches entwining from below.

Yes, with this collision, he was directly sent above the trees.

Were it not for the "Immune to Cold and Heat" passive effect, he would’ve suffered severe burns from this mishap.

"What are you standing there for? Attack it!"

Seeing everyone still in a daze, Li Zheng angrily shouted.

Only then did Old Xiao and the others, as if awakening from a dream, raise their weapons and begin firing.

But the Silver Level M4 and two Gold Level Salted Fish Spears could hardly pose any significant threat to the hermit crab. It only needed to block with its two pincers, neutralizing all damage.

Da da da...

Cling clang clang~

On the surface of the crab pincers, sparks flew, and energy bombs struck it like mud cows entering the sea, not causing even a ripple.

"Damn, this BOSS’s defense is definitely approaching Diamond Level, even Gold Level weapons struggle to deal any damage to it!"

Li Zheng’s expression was grim.

This time, they encountered a tough challenge.

"We need to find its weakness, just like the active core of a mechanical giant or the brain of Android No. 7. This hermit crab must also have a critical weakness."

Li Zheng activated the flying device, circling in the air, approaching from the side.

"It’s a pity Old Prel is suppressed here, or it could directly analyze the weakness, without even needing time for the analysis."

Li Zheng circled the hermit crab once, discovering that the BOSS was entirely concealed beneath the metallic-glossed shell, with no openings at all.

"Perfectly flawless? Impossible!"

Unwilling to give up, Li Zheng got closer to inspect, which caught the hermit crab’s attention. A crab pincer swung horizontally at him.

"Damn, so cautious?"

Li Zheng was shocked, hurriedly activating the flying device to retreat far away.

"If only Zhan Zhouzhou were here."

Li Zheng suddenly missed the girl who shaved her head; if she were here, her agile movements would make dodging and closing in under the hermit crab’s attacks to find its weakness much easier.

Meanwhile, Phoenix Mountain held the Salted Fish Spear, and after several attacks, could only leave shallow marks on the hermit crab’s giant pincers.

"No good, its defense is too strong, firearm weapons have little effect.

If I unleash everything..."

As the thought crossed his mind, he already formed a strategy, deciding to risk everything.

"Crazy woman, stop staring, take this gun."

Tossing the Salted Fish Spear to Yan Guang, who was waiting for missile cooldown, Phoenix Mountain equipped his Gold Level Fist Blade and flicked his arm.

Clang!

Eight sharp blades extended, shimmering coldly.

Lion King’s Ambition, the blueprint Li Zheng retrieved as compensation for Phoenix Mountain after the Ancient Ruins Dungeon.

In the past few days, by crafting pocket watches, Phoenix Mountain finally exchanged for enough materials to craft it.

"Burst·Fivefold Amplification!"

With power infusing his feet, Phoenix Mountain left behind an afterimage, rushing towards the hermit crab like a rampant lion.

Li Zheng activated the flying device to follow, ready to support at any moment.

The hermit crab raised its giant pincers, blocking all kinds of ranged weapon damage, while also obscuring its own vision.

Only when Phoenix Mountain was right in front of it did it belatedly react, separating one giant pincer to strike at Phoenix Mountain.

Li Zheng saw clearly that the hermit crab was using its intact pincer to swat at Phoenix Mountain.

"A good opportunity!"

His eyes lit up, closing in, taking advantage of the situation in the bombardment to draw out his two weapons.

Thanks to the shooting accuracy of the three teammates behind him as they noticed his approach, they deliberately avoided him a bit.

Otherwise... he might have faced a round of painful hits from his allies.

On the ground, facing the incoming giant pincer, Phoenix Mountain’s expression remained unchanged, with a unique arrogance shining in his eyes.

"Puny dog, let me show you true power!"

Phoenix Mountain roared, simultaneously activating two abilities.

"Burst·Tenfold Amplification·Overclocked Output!"

"Burning Abyssal Bloodline!"

The next second, breath from the Abyssal Hell rose from Phoenix Mountain’s body, and two points of ghostly light shone in his completely arrogant eyes!