AWB Chapter 246 The Killing Furnace
Chapter 246 The Killing Furnace
The sheer number of them was terrifying; as far as the eye could see, they were densely packed, almost filling the entire field of vision, like a surging dark red tide.
"It seems the main course has begun," Lin Tian stated calmly.
He didn't even look at the monsters, but instead raised the Star Devouring Staff. The pitch-black core at the tip of the staff began to slowly rotate, emitting a dark aura that devoured all light.
He stopped using the relatively mana-intensive [Starstorm] skill. Faced with this almost endless war of attrition, he needed a more efficient way to clear the field.
[Fire Rain Technique]!
With a light tap of his staff, Lin Tian instantly created a fiery rain cloud with a coverage area far exceeding that of ordinary clouds above the densest part of the monster tide.
"Whoosh—!"
The scorching rain of fire poured down, each drop containing terrifying heat and explosive energy.
The monsters within the area were instantly ignited, emitting agonizing screams. Dense numbers displaying burning damage appeared above their heads, along with powerful burning and armor-piercing effects. The rain of fire continued unabated, creating a death zone.
At the same time, Lin Tian lightly pressed his left hand against the ground.
Arcane Explosion!
Centered on him, violent arcane energy erupted outwards in a ring!
Wherever the purple shockwave passed, the monsters were struck as if by an invisible giant hammer, blasted away and torn apart in large numbers, falling into a state of arcane disorder, and crashing around like headless flies.
High damage numbers floated up in waves, clearing away the monsters that were getting close to Lin Tian.
This is not over yet.
With a slight thought, Lin Tian's Shadow Clone silently appeared beside him.
The clone possessed 100% of his attributes, and as soon as it appeared, it unhesitatingly unleashed [Universal Pull] on the surging tide of monsters from the other side!
A terrifying gravitational field was generated, pulling a large number of monsters uncontrollably toward a central point, squeezing and colliding with each other. Those with lower health were even crushed to death during the pulling process.
Immediately afterwards, the clone staff spun, and [Shinra Tensei] erupted!
The monsters that had just been gathered together scattered and flew everywhere as if detonated by a bomb, clearing out a large area.
Lin Tian's main body was like a mobile artillery turret, firing Arcane Missiles in rapid succession, precisely targeting and eliminating elite units that rushed in through the gaps between the fire rain and arcane explosions.
Occasionally, add a [Law Imprisonment] to lock down certain troublesome targets who are trying to unleash ranged attacks or control skills.
Celia wasn't idle either; she moved along the edge of Lin Tian and his clone's firepower.
Alternating between [Shadow Weave] and [Succubus's Kiss], she cleaned up any stragglers while simultaneously using the [Shadow Affinity] talent to keenly perceive subtle changes in the surrounding energy.
The battle entered a phase of efficient and brutal slaughter.
Like moths drawn to a flame, the demons surged forward one after another, only to fall in droves in the destructive storm created by Lin Tian and his clone.
Experience points, upgrade points, and the power of domination surged into Lin Tian's body at an unprecedented speed.
His level 50 experience bar was steadily and resolutely climbing at a visible speed.
Celia fought while keeping a close eye on the monsters as they died.
She clearly saw that at the moment the monsters were killed, a somewhat mixed but enormous amount of energy was forcibly injected into their bodies.
Instead of naturally dissipating into the world as it would normally do, it was rapidly absorbed and guided away by the blood vessels and veins on the ground and flesh walls.
This extracted energy, like rivers flowing into the sea, travels along a complex network towards the deepest part of the furnace.
There, a greedy, vast, and somewhat unstable consciousness, like a lurking beast, awaits this "purified" energy feast.
"Master, the energy flow is very clear!" Celia's voice still reached Lin Tian's ears clearly amidst the intense battle sounds.
"They're being rapidly transported to the core area. The aura coming from that direction... it's Kael'thas! He's indeed using the energy fluctuations from your killing of monsters and the monster corpses themselves to replenish his power!"
In the interval between releasing his skills, Lin Tian also used his divine sense to lock onto the destination of that energy flow.
He could sense that deep within the furnace, a powerful entity, like a bottomless pit, was thirstily devouring this energy.
That aura was exactly the same as the one Celia had described about Kael'thas, and it seemed... even more restless and superficial.
"He wants to use me to stabilize his body, which is on the verge of collapse due to his inability to fully absorb the feedback from the abyss?" Lin Tian sneered inwardly. "A clever plan."
Instead of stopping, he increased his output efficiency.
Under his control, the clones began to consciously drive the monsters together, and then the main body released a small-scale [Starry Sky Storm] to clean them up in one go, maximizing the killing efficiency.
He wanted to see whether Kael'thas would get his fill first, or whether Lin Tian would reach the next level first with this massive "experience pack"!
The killing continues.
The Flesh and Blood Furnace was like a giant meat grinder, and Lin Tian was the most efficient operator of it.
He trod upon the corpses of countless monsters, resolutely advancing deeper into the furnace, toward that self-righteous "master," step by step.
This open and calculated game is gradually evolving into a contest of devouring and counter-devouring.
Lin Tian, on the other hand, has clearly seized the initiative.
He was not only breaking the deadlock, but also using the enemy's resources to pave a bloody path for himself to reach a higher realm.
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Stepping across the path paved with corpses, Lin Tian and Celia ventured deep into the heart of the Withered Canyon.
The surrounding scenery appeared increasingly grotesque, with twisted rocks resembling struggling ghosts, and the abyssal aura permeating the air almost solidifying, constantly trying to penetrate the pores of living beings and silently eroding them.
However, for Lin Tian and Celia, this was still like a gentle breeze.
After traveling only a few miles, the terrain suddenly narrows, forming a treacherous pass that can only accommodate four or five people walking side by side.
On either side are smooth, mirror-like, towering black rock walls, as if cleaved by a giant axe, leaving only a sliver of light... if the eternally gloomy, blood-red sky of the Abyss Plane can be considered light.
They stopped right there.
At the other end of the pass, a group of abyssal demons stood silently, like sculptures that had long since merged into the shadows.
They were completely different from the chaotic and frenzied monsters before them. They wore standard black bone armor engraved with twisted runes, held rune longswords burning with eerie green flames, and had cold and disciplined eyes. There were about thirty or forty of them.
The leader was a demon officer who was exceptionally tall and had a significantly more powerful aura.
He was clad in even thicker, more menacing bone armor, his shoulder armor sculpted into the head of a roaring demon, and his scarlet eyes beneath his helmet, like two burning embers, exuded an oppressive aura far exceeding that of ordinary demons—level 50.