Chapter 778: Chapter 738: That’s it?! That’s it?!
Huge clouds of dust erupted, obscuring the sun.
The fiery volcano opening seethed, the molten lava churning like boiling water, and after a brief brewing, a grand eruption commenced!
A massive column of fire sprayed up dozens of meters high, splashing down in all directions. It looked like a gigantic fiery fountain, yet also like a towering tree blossom.
The rumbling sound echoed like thunder.
The players clinging onto the cliff found that the cliff had suddenly transformed into a slope amidst the shaking earth.
Before they could react, they witnessed an up-close volcanic eruption!
A storm of fire descended from the sky.
These players didn’t have time to think, they just turned and ran following their instincts!
Even Shuihua, who had retreated to a safe distance and was sporadically shooting, pulled out a spare shield from the weapon storage box, and squeezed below it with Camille Victoria. They managed to avoid this deadly “rain”.
Super Tomato and his teammates also fled the hideout, joining the fleeing crowd while glancing back at the erupting volcano.
“What did we do?” a teammate asked fretfully.
Another teammate immediately disagreed: “This has nothing to do with us, right?”
“Exactly, so little explosives, how could it cause such a dramatic eruption?”
Super Tomato looked at the Molten Mountain Dragon’s health bar which had only dropped a quarter, and said untruthfully: “Yes, it has nothing to do with us. Just a coincidence that the explosion happened to occur now, purely coincidental.”
To increase credibility, he repeated again: “Yes, purely coincidental.”
“Ah——”
“Shit!”
“Fuck!”
…
From near to far, misfortunate ones were continuously chased up by the lava, cursing while they were scalded to death.
But their guilt was in no way hindered.
— hadn’t they seen the volcano erupting and the Molten Mountain Dragon losing health?
It was a necessary sacrifice!
One of the teammates even looked at the volcano opening and whimsically asked: “Do you think the Molten Mountain Dragon is male or female?”
“What do you mean?”
“Look, since the magma is the dragon’s blood, isn’t the current eruption equivalent to it bleeding profusely?”
“???”
“????”
As soon as he started, his teammates understood his implication. A flood of question marks appeared above their heads.
Super Tomato waved his hand, meaning to stop him.
But this guy spoke too fast and still asked, “If it’s a female dragon, would this be considered a menstrual hemorrhage?”
“Slap!”
Super Tomato forcefully slapped himself in the face. He couldn’t bear to look at the players who were “drowned” in the lava.
The live broadcast room instantly turned chaotic:
“Hahahaha, what a crazy imagination!”
“Molten Mountain Dragon: Listen to the call of death! You all— will drown in my menstrual blood!”
“Help! I want a pair of ears that haven’t heard this sentence!”
“So dirty! How did such an epic scene suddenly turn filthy!”
…
On the hunting ship at the dock, the captain laughed at the erupting volcano in the distance: “Haha, they really did it, worthy of being considered heroes!”
*
The players on the Molten Mountain Dragon frantically scrambled to escape, and the players on the ground also instinctively moved away.
The players who had respawned also stopped after reaching the outer edge, each taking out a spare long-range weapon from their arsenal, and shot at the Molten Mountain Dragon at random.
This range had already exceeded the effective range of crossbows. If it were a normal monster, it would be nearly impossible to hit, but with the Molten Mountain Dragon’s massive size, it could be hit even with closed eyes.
The only problem was this distance – breaking through its defense was a big issue.
But right now, it didn’t really matter. Everyone was firing just to prevent the Molten Mountain Dragon from withdrawing from the fight and recovering health.
Watching the volcano on the Molten Mountain Dragon’s back erupting violently, and the constantly dropping health bar, it’s hard to believe that it might bleed itself to death.
—But would things be that easy?
“Roar——”
With a wild roar, the Molten Mountain Dragon let the volcano on its back continue to erupt while it started running towards the crowd in the outskirts!
“!!!”
Shuihua, Camille Victoria, and Camille turned and ran.
The other players nearby reacted similarly, they started running without taking a second breath.
Of course, they still had to find the time to turn back and fire a few arrows while running — as long as they weren’t dead, they just kept shooting!
The Molten Mountain Dragon, with an entire volcano, began herding the players like a flock of sheep.
…
“Run! Keep running!”
The main player group soon reached the edge of the Molten Mountain Dragon’s territory. Here, there were many players whose equipment was so poor that they couldn’t withstand the harsh environment, and could only watch the craziness from a close distance.
Initially, they thought that if the Molten Mountain Dragon were lured out of its lair, they could join the fight.
This beautiful wish was now halfway realized—
The Molten Mountain Dragon had indeed left its lair.
But it wasn’t them fighting the BOSS, it was the BOSS chasing after them to kill!
The players who had respawned at the dock rushed towards the Molten Mountain Dragon one after another. But now, they hadn’t even reached the vicinity when they saw the player’s main force fleeing like a flock of sheep being chased, running towards their direction for dear life.
Then they looked up at the charging volcano, and instinctively slowed down, and they started running slower and slower until…
They turned around on the spot, and ran away!
The players with inadequate equipment under the Molten Mountain Dragon’s feet had no resistance at all against this super BOSS. If they weren’t stamped to death, they would be burnt to death by the lava.
On the way, there was nothing but a bloodbath.
People were crying out as they got sent back to their respawn points.
The dock was glowing with intense revival lights, and Super Tomato and his teammates were also resurrected here.
At this time, on the back of the Molten Mountain Dragon, there were hardly any players left alive.
After the resurrection, Super Tomato ran up to the hunting ship, stood on tiptoes leaning over the railing and looked over, only to find the volcano becoming increasingly massive.
However, the erupting volcano obviously wouldn’t grow bigger that fast.
This could only mean: The Molten Mountain Dragon was steadily approaching the dock!
“No way…”
A sudden surge of intense unease welled up in his heart—
If the Molten Mountain Dragon were to rush to the dock, a very tragic event might happen!
But players were constantly reviving from the dock and rushing towards the Molten Mountain Dragon to attack it.
What was originally a battle-line for dragging bodies to fight the BOSS, now turned into a fishing line enticing the Molten Mountain Dragon to attack its own lair.
Each time the Molten Mountain Dragon took a step, it caused the earth to shake and dust to rise.
Even this vibration was already transmitted into the sea, and Super Tomato on the hunting ship, felt the amplitude of the deck’s shaking was getting larger and larger.
A horrific defeat was imminent!
But just then, a figure appeared beside Super Tomato—
“Molten Mountain Dragon…” The bearded and aged captain slowly pronounced this name, “this day, has finally come.”
“!”
Hearing this, Super Tomato looked at the captain in surprise, could it be that…
‘These heroes are going to make their move?’
This thought was verified in the next moment, as they saw the captain shouting, “Ancient Dragon hunting group! Prepare for battle!”
The blacksmiths, armorsmiths, novice guide hunters, helmsmen, those enjoying the scenery, those wandering aimlessly on the ship… all abandoned their work, quickly gathered behind the captain, each person armed with a sword, fully equipped.
These guys were different from the players, each one had top-level equipment, and the weapons in their hands were dazzlingly magnificent.
The captain was exceptionally showy, wearing a beautifully designed Dragon Scale Cloak on his back, which rustled in the sea breeze.
The great sword in his hand constantly radiated a warm yellow glow, it was clearly a top-level fire-element weapon.
The captain swung the big sword with one hand, with a forceful horizontal slash, flames soared from the blade, a Flame Slash tore through the air, leaving a nearly 10-meter-long slash mark, demonstrating its unparalleled power!
The bustling crowd on the dock fell silent instantly.
Everyone was shocked by this spectacular entrance, their eyes staring intently at the captain, and—
The giant sword in his hand.
By this time, the Molten Mountain Dragon was visible to the naked eye, less than eight hundred meters from the dock!
The volcano’s eruption finally stopped, its blood loss also stopped, but players still couldn’t stop its advancing footsteps.
The hunting ship, especially the captain, became the only hope for everyone!
“Molten Mountain Dragon!” The captain’s calm voice was carried by the sea breeze to the ears of all players, “I will put an end to your destructive behavior, this is my destiny, and also…”
“Your destiny!”
Upon hearing this, the players immediately switched to spectator mode:
“Awesome! It’s a showdown between a hunter and his prey?”
“Hidden plot?”
“It’s heated up!”
…
“Ancient Dragon hunting group—attack!”
Following the captain’s final order, all the hunters on the ship drew their weapons, leapt onto the dock, and rushed towards the Molten Mountain Dragon, which was already within arm’s reach!
And the Molten Mountain Dragon…
Took a deep breath!
“Roar————”
A giant molten rock was spat out and aimed viciously at the dock!
The captain, with determined expression, leapt up without hesitation—this leap astonishingly reached nearly four meters in height.
In the air, he held the sword with both hands, shouted loudly, mobilizing all his strength, and slashed hard!
A giant deep red Slash Effect about ten meters long appeared in the air, creating a striking scene.
“Cut in half with one stroke?”
“Is the captain so awesome?!”
“Captain: I’m on par with the Molten Mountain Dragon!”
…
Right in the countless pairs of expectant eyes, this strikingly impressive slash collided fiercely with the molten rock, slashing it and scattering a large amount of magma.
But… this slash only cut halfway through, then it lost its momentum, no longer having the strength to block the advancement of the molten rock.
As such—
“Bang!”
The captain in mid-air was fiercely smashed by the molten rock into the dock’s ground, rolled along with the giant ball and then plunged into the sea, eventually crashing hard against the hunting ship, only then finally stopping.
But a large hole was also smashed into the flank of the hunting ship, and seawater began to flow in.
The dock fell into an awkward silence.
But the Molten Mountain Dragon didn’t stop. It raised its head high again, another huge molten rock smashed towards the dock!
The players finally snapped back to reality, running while ranting wildly:
“Are you fucking kidding me?!”
“Destiny? Destiny my ass! Where do you get off talking about destiny?”
“That’s it?! That’s it?!”
…
10 minutes later.
The hunting ship sank, the dock’s login point was destroyed, and all players were wiped out.
The first Molten Mountain Dragon hunting battle, declared a failure.