Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

"King, the reconnaissance squad reports they've spotted support convoys from two other cities. They're less than 100 kilometers out."

Alpha's voice came through.

"Good. Have the Pioneering Group speed up their assembly!"

Yu Yuan withdrew his gaze from Unicorn Rhino.

The Loser's Cube appeared in his hand, and Knight's figure materialized beside him.

"Let's begin, Knight! Show our Unicorn Rhino what you're made of!"

"Yes, Master." As Knight spoke, the clothes on his body began to combust on their own.

Crimson patterns emerged on his charred black body, and the surrounding temperature started to rise.

Sparks spewed through the air.

With a flicker, Yu Yuan distanced himself from Knight and appeared on the shore of the lake island.

The Loser's Cube flickered again, and in the next instant, a massive figure materialized in Gado Lake.

It was the Cangjia Rock Turtle.

"Little one, connect this island to the opposite shore."

Yu Yuan pointed at the lake bank two kilometers away.

Moo—

The Cangjia Rock Turtle let out a cry before diving into the lakebed. Moments later, Yu Yuan felt the earth begin to tremble.

It seemed as if something was rising from the bottom of the lake.

The lake water began to churn as a dark shadow emerged from the depths, then broke the surface.

What appeared was a bridge formed from the lakebed's mud and rock, rising upward. Under the Cangjia Rock Turtle's control, these materials gradually became smooth and hardened.

The bridge extended from the lake island toward the opposite shore, splitting the lake water in two.

Meanwhile, Knight had completed his transformation into demon form.

He had become a molten giant standing ten meters tall, his body flowing with searing lava and charred, petrified skin.

Lava dripped to his feet, cracking the earth beneath him. Flames and heat surged upward through the fissures.

In some places, the rock itself began to melt and carbonize.

ROOOAR—

Knight, now transformed into a Molten Demon, opened his massive jaws and unleashed a roar at Lakeside City.

Sparks blasted outward, and a thick scent of sulfur enveloped the surroundings.

Immediately afterward, dense psychic energy condensed around Knight.

He raised both hands above his head—anyone with eyes could tell he was charging up a massive attack.

And Unicorn Rhino certainly saw it.

In fact, the terror on his face was no longer concealed.

"A S-Silver-tier creature... how is this possible?!" His voice trembled.

"A Molten Demon? Could he be from the 'Fallen Abyss'? But isn't Yu Yuan Shelter a Wolf Clan operation? Since when did they get so chummy with demons?"

"Wait..." Unicorn Rhino suddenly froze in place.

He had felt something was off from the very beginning but couldn't put his finger on it.

Now, he finally understood.

Wolf Clan. Wolf Clan.

The intelligence said that Yu Yuan was the Wolf Clan's rising prodigy, and all his combat forces were werewolves. Lord Artus had assigned this task to him precisely because of that.

After all, no matter how powerful a werewolf player was, facing his encirclement tactics, escape would be utterly impossible.

But what was happening now?

Where were the werewolves?

The promised werewolves?

Guns had appeared!

Mechanical Armor had appeared!

Armored vehicles and missiles had appeared!

And what the hell was that damned turtle, possessing terrain-altering abilities?

Finally, there was this Molten Demon—where the hell did it come from?

But...

Which of these things was remotely connected to those damned werewolves?

At this moment, Unicorn Rhino desperately wanted to ask Artus just how much of his intelligence was actually correct.

Had he somehow offended Artus? Was Artus trying to destroy him?

These thoughts flashed through Unicorn Rhino's mind in an instant.

But he knew all too well that this wasn't the time to dwell on them. That Silver-tier Molten Demon was definitely preparing a devastating skill.

He absolutely could not let it successfully unleash.

Knight, however, knew none of this.

Nor did he need to.

Because his ultimate move, 'Molten Volcano,' had finished charging.

As a Silver-tier creature, he possessed no special abilities. He couldn't casually cross worlds like the Wendigo.

Nor could he create minions or maintain infinite stamina in frozen environments like the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend.

He had inherited only one ability from the Molten Demon.

And that was destruction.

Pure, extreme destruction.

And now, sensing that his ultimate move's energy had finished charging.

His destruction was about to begin.

This was his first battle since being subdued by his master, and he absolutely refused to allow any mistakes.

That damned vampire had earned the master's high regard through alchemical means.

He couldn't do alchemy, so he would become the most dazzling underling in combat.

With this thought, the flame energy around Knight grew even denser.

Then, all that flame energy condensed into his hands.

It formed a fiery red lava orb, which he viciously smashed toward the ground in the direction of Lakeside City.

"Molten Volcano!" The demonic words roared out along with the motion.

The moment the lava orb struck the ground, the lake island began to tremble.

Then the orb simply vanished into the earth.

A stream of fiery red molten energy shot toward Lakeside City.

In the blink of an eye, it had crossed the walls and the Energy Shield, entering Lakeside City from underground.

A dozen laser designators appeared on Lakeside City's walls, targeting Knight. The next moment, rockets loaded with special alchemical potions launched.

Knight responded with a scornful smirk.

His hands swung out continuously.

One after another, fiery red fireballs a meter in diameter flew from his hands.

These fireballs collided with the rockets mid-air, detonating on impact.

The entire sky turned purple from the explosions.

And just as the rockets exploded.

The ground's trembling ceased.

But less than two seconds later.

BOOM—

A scorching, surging, destruction-filled torrent of lava erupted from underground, shooting thirty or forty meters into the air.

Magma began to spew forth—viscous, crimson, like molten iron overflowing from the earth's gaping wounds.

It flowed at a deceptively slow pace, carrying an undeniable aura of annihilation.

The slaves who had just transformed under the alchemical potions, achieving Bronze-tier combat power.

They had been about to attack.

But they were instantly swallowed by the lava, managing only a few agonized screams before their bodies turned to bone in the scorching magma.

BOOM after BOOM echoed. Other areas of Lakeside City also saw their ground crack open, lava erupting from these fissures one after another. Soon, the entire city was engulfed.

Lakeside City was large, but also small.

Large on the lake island, but its actual area was tiny.

So tiny that in the blink of an eye, the entire city couldn't withstand a single ultimate move from Knight, a Silver-tier high-level demonic servant.

The whole city was turned into a lava bath.

The air became scorching and acrid. The smell of sulfur was everywhere. Thick black smoke shrouded the sky.

In an instant, the lake island was completely transformed.

It had become a scene straight out of hell.

Unicorn Rhino, wearing a gas mask, stared at the city below his tower, now a sea of molten fire.

For the first time, he felt despair.

"A Silver-tier creature... so this is a Silver-tier creature..."

By all rights, once he completed this mission, he could exchange for a Silver-tier promotion item from 'Snake Kiss.'

But now, Unicorn Rhino could only think about how to survive.

He turned to look at a creature behind him—one with a pair of horns on its head, its body covered in black scales, and weighed down by heavy shackles.

"You've forced my hand, Yu Yuan... I have no idea what kind of monster I'm about to create..."

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