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Chapter 158: Demon Race Strong, Trapped in Lava

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Demon Race Strong, Trapped in Lava

Johnnie looked around with curiosity. This place was vast and empty. Below his feet, red-hot magma slowly flowed, and no Fire Spirit appeared.

It seemed even the Fire Spirit couldn’t withstand this terrifying temperature.

"Uh, someone?" Johnnie was surprised. Above the magma, on a raised stone platform, a figure in gray robes was sitting cross-legged, holding a bamboo pole and dipping it into the magma, as if he was fishing.

Fishing in magma? That must be a madman.

"Whoa, there’s an adventurer here?" A surprised voice came from the man. The gray-robed man turned his head and looked at Johnnie with curiosity.

"Demon race!"

Johnnie shouted in surprise, taking a step back. He had just seen the man’s face. Under his gray robe, there were dark red scales, his eyes were dark purple, and his hands and feet were demon claws.

The Demon race had once been a powerful race that invaded Earth. The damage they caused was even greater than that of the Undead and Demonic Creatures.

But the Demon race didn’t appear until the late stages of the game. This was still early in the game, so it wasn’t possible for a Demon race strong to appear.

"How do you know about the Demon race?" The man was a bit surprised.

Zing...

At that moment, the bamboo pole in his hand trembled slightly and was quickly bent.

"Got one!" The man smiled, and with a sudden pull, the pole snapped upward. The magma boiled, and a huge fire-red monster was dragged out of the water.

[Fire Demon; Stage 7, Epic Monster, lives deep in the magma, wields powerful fire magic]

Johnnie saw the monster’s stats.

Then, the man shook his long pole and stabbed it directly into the Fire Demon’s body.

"Roar!"

A scream echoed. The powerful Stage 7, Epic Monster was instantly killed, dropping a red crystal.

Fire-Spirit Pearl!

Johnnie’s eyes lit up. This Fire Demon had dropped a Fire-Spirit Pearl.

The man raised his hand, and the Fire-Spirit Pearl flew toward him, directly into his mouth. His body was surrounded by a surge of Fire-Elemental Power. He could actually use the Fire-Spirit Pearl to cultivate!

Johnnie was shocked. Wasn’t it said that only players could directly refine Elemental Pearls? Otherwise, in the Demon Lair’s The Shadow Abyss, Demonic Creatures strong enough would have been able to master Dark Law.

The man seemed to sense his confusion and spoke calmly:

"Don’t be surprised. We are protected by the same laws as you are."

"Protected by the Demon Lair?" Johnnie furrowed his brow. "Are you also a player?"

"You can say that." the gray-robed man said slowly as he stood up, watching Johnnie with a playful expression. "I can’t reveal my information here, so you might just be stuck in this magma forever!"

Johnnie’s face changed slightly. Before he could react, the man suddenly attacked, a special force surged, surrounding Johnnie. Then, a message popped up.

[Ding, you have received a special law blessing. You will be immediately revived at the spot upon death.]

"What the...?"

Johnnie was stunned. This Demon race strong wasn’t going to fight him, why was he giving him a special law blessing?

Death immediately revives you on the spot — that’s a good thing for players. Only some special large dungeons have this kind of treatment.

But then Johnnie’s expression changed.

This Demon race guy wasn’t giving him a blessing at all — he was trying to trap him here permanently.

Death wouldn’t send him anywhere else, only back to this spot.

Whoosh!

The bamboo pole whistled through the air and quickly shot toward Johnnie.

He didn’t dare to be careless, so he raised his long sword in front of him, trying to block the Demon man’s attack.

Boom!

Johnnie felt a massive force hit him, and his body was uncontrollably sent flying backward. A wave of heat rushed toward him, and below was a boiling, surging river of magma.

His face turned pale. He immediately used The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords, flying through the air, trying to escape this place.

But the Demon man struck again. The bamboo pole came down — a simple, no-nonsense attack.

"Get out of my way!" Johnnie was angry now, and he unleashed Mountain Shatter, one of the Void Sword Arts, a massive sword beam that roared toward the Demon man.

Boom!

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A loud explosion, and the damage number flashed above the Demon man’s head. It had only done over 480,000 real damage.

Johnnie was shocked.Mountain Shatter had 20 times attack damage, and Great Transformation Sword Technique had added more than ten times damage. Yet it still couldn’t break through his defense.

"Impossible!" Johnnie frowned. He could feel that this Demon man’s strongest level was only Stage 8, Legendary. His attack shouldn’t have been this strong.

The only possible explanation was that he had some kind of special defense.

"You actually have real damage. That surprises me. If that’s the case, I can’t let you leave." The Demon man’s expression became serious. The bamboo pole trembled, and the attack he launched was surprisingly similar to Johnnie’s Sword Shock, instantly forming several afterimages that surrounded Johnnie.

This guy’s attack methods were even stronger than his Sword Shock.

Johnnie didn’t dare to be careless. He thought to himself and immediately used Sword Aura Protection and Earth Shield to block the bamboo pole’s attack.

Boom boom...

A series of explosions. The Sword Aura and Earth Shield that surrounded Johnnie both shattered, and two more bamboo shadows struck him directly.

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Two damage numbers flashed. The bamboo pole’s attacks weren’t very high, but the force behind them was massive, and Johnnie’s body was sent crashing into the magma.

He hadn’t even had time to use The Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords or summon his Demon Wing. His body was directly swallowed by the magma.

A burning pain spread through him, and his Health Points dropped rapidly.

[Ding , You are in the magma. You lose 760,000 Health Points per second.]

[You have been killed. Special law protection: You are revived at the spot...]

The message flashed. Johnnie’s Health Points were only 730,000. He couldn’t even last for a second.

As soon as he revived, his Health Points were instantly reset to zero, and he was killed again.

Then he revived again, got killed again by the magma...

And again...

This went on and on, and Johnnie was starting to feel numb.

In just a few breaths of time, he had already died and revived more than ten times.

And it was only thanks to his Attribute Fusion that his physical condition in the real world had been greatly improved. Otherwise, his Mental Power wouldn’t have been able to withstand it.

Even so, this endless cycle of death and revival was too much for his mind. He would eventually be forced to log off.

This wasn’t the worst part, though. If he couldn’t escape the magma, he would be killed and revived endlessly.

He had to find a way out!

[Ding, You were Instant-Killed by Magma. Special Law Protection: You are revived at the spot.]

The message flashed, and Johnnie was revived again at the same spot.

"Enter Canvas of Illusions!"

Johnnie seized the moment of revival and tried to step into Canvas of Illusions.

[Ding, You are in a Special Space. Canvas of Illusions cannot be used.]

[Ding, You were Instant-Killed by Magma. Special Law Protection: You are revived at the spot.]

The message flashed again, and within a second, Johnnie was killed and revived again.

He couldn’t enter Canvas of Illusions?

Johnnie felt despair. Being trapped in the magma, Canvas of Illusions was his only way out.

But here, he couldn’t even open it.

At least, he could log out normally.

But when he logged back in, he would still be in the magma. If he couldn’t escape, he might be stuck here forever.

He had to find a way!

Johnnie was killed and revived again. He instinctively used Fire-Control.

Whoosh!

Flames surged around him, briefly blocking the magma’s attack—just about 0.3 seconds.

That was far too short to escape the magma.

He revived again. The magma surged, and a Monster appeared—a Stage 7 Epic Fire Demon.

The Fire Demon spotted Johnnie, bared its fangs, and rushed toward him.

But before it could get close, Johnnie was Instant-Killed and revived again.

The Fire Demon stood frozen for a moment, confused.

"That thing doesn’t fear magma!" Johnnie watched the Fire Demon, thinking quickly.

The Fire Demon wasn’t strong—just a Stage 7 Epic Monster. It could withstand the magma, which meant it had some special ability.

Fire-Spirit Pearl!

Johnnie thought of the Fire-Spirit Pearl that the Fire Demon dropped. It must be related.

He raised his hand to attack the Fire Demon, but the next second, he was killed again.

Then, he revived in the magma once more.

Johnnie seized that brief moment and used all his tricks: eight flying swords, Fire-Control, several strong magic attacks, and Void Sword.

Boom!

A loud explosion, the magma surged, and the Stage 7 Epic Fire Demon was instantly destroyed.

But the next second, Johnnie was killed by the magma. Fortunately, at the last moment, he had picked up the Fire-Spirit Pearl that the Fire Demon had dropped.

"Huh? He’s lasted this long without being forced to log off?" On the raised stone platform, the gray-robed man still sat with his fishing rod, and he noticed the huge commotion in the magma, looking slightly surprised.

But he didn’t care. Even if he fell into the magma, it would be a death sentence. As for that weak human, there was no way he could survive.

[Ding, You have refined the Fire-Spirit Pearl. Fire-Elemental Gift +2%, current 26%]

The message came. After being killed more than ten times, Johnnie finally managed to refine the Fire-Spirit Pearl.

His Fire-Elemental Gift had increased slightly, and he could feel that the magma damage had decreased a little. But he was still Instant-Killed.

"Not enough!"

Johnnie gritted his teeth. After reviving, he dived deeper into the magma, where more Fire Demons were.

Soon, he found another Fire Demon and repeated the same process, unleashing a series of powerful attacks.

As for Seven Sword and Void Sword, he didn’t worry about losing them. His weapons were all Artifacts, and the magma couldn’t destroy them. Even if he died, he wouldn’t lose them.

He got another Fire-Spirit Pearl, and after more than ten deaths, he successfully refined it.

[Ding, You have refined the Fire-Spirit Pearl. Fire-Elemental Gift +2%, current 28%]

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Johnnie’s head showed a damage number. Seven hundred and twenty thousand damage, but he wasn’t Instant-Killed.

But the next second, his Health Points were drained to zero, and he died.

Then he revived right there.

"It really works!" Johnnie was no longer panicked. His guess had been correct—Fire-Elemental Gift reduced the damage from the magma.

He did some quick math. The magma dealt one million Health Points per second. With 28% damage reduction from his Fire-Elemental Gift, that meant 720,000 damage.

If he kept increasing his Fire-Elemental Gift, he might eventually be able to completely resist the magma’s damage.