He could feel several °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° presences coming from the sunken area ahead, guarded by several giant stalagmites; one of them was particularly solid and violent.

Suddenly, at the tip of the tallest stalagmite ahead, two points of exceptionally dazzling ghostly green soul fire snapped to life, like the eyes of a demon opening in the darkness!

"Skreeee——!!!"

A sharp, highly penetrating eagle cry suddenly rang out, carrying thick anger and warning!

The sound echoed through the Stone Forest, stirring up countless reverberations.

Immediately after, the figure atop the stalagmite suddenly spread its wings, reaching a wingspan of nearly six meters!

Its bones were thick, gleaming with a metallic, deathly white luster, starkly different from the grayish-white of ordinary Bone Eagles.

Its head was larger, its jawbone protruded, and the soul fire in its eye sockets was a deep green, burning fiercely as it locked onto the three uninvited guests who had intruded into its territory.

It was precisely that 【Lv15 Bone Eagle Elite · Bone Eater】!

Following its shriek, four grayish-white figures fluttered out from the surrounding caves and rock crevices of various sizes, quickly gathering in the air to form a loose encirclement around Lin Feng's trio.

These ordinary Bone Eagles were between levels 12 and 13, their soul fires flickering with intense hostility.

“We’ve been spotted! Prepare for battle!”

Zhao Hu growled, immediately entering a combat state, holding his guardian round shield high, the halo of his Iron Wall Body ready to trigger.

Shadow Snake’s figure blurred as she silently slid into the shadow of a thick stone pillar, her ghostly green claw blades reflecting a cold light.

Lin Feng's gaze was cold as he looked directly at the high-and-mighty Elite Bone Eagle.

This fellow was even more perceptive and irritable than expected.

The Elite Bone Eagle seemed to pay extra "attention" to Lin Feng, who was clearly the leader, its deep green soul fire flickering as it let out a murderous hiss.

In the next moment, it violently flapped its wings!

It wasn't a dive, but rather a gust of grayish-white, foul-smelling wind!

The wind carried countless fine bone fragments and sharp sonic waves, blanketing down upon Lin Feng’s trio!

【Skill: Bone-Eroding Hurricane】!

An area-of-effect attack with slight corrosion and interference effects!

“Lord, be careful!” Zhao Hu instinctively wanted to activate his Iron Wall Body.

“Don’t use your shield!” Lin Feng shouted low, stopping Zhao Hu.

A sharp light of decisiveness flashed in his eyes, “Zhao Hu, Shadow Snake, fall back and avoid the storm!”

As he spoke, the corrosive storm was already upon them!

Lin Feng did not dodge or hide; he even tilted his head back slightly, letting the hurricane mixed with bone dust and death energy slam solidly into his body!

Chiii——!!

-80!

A damage number jumped above Lin Feng's head. His skin felt bursts of stinging pain and numbness, and the high-frequency sonic waves buzzed within his mind.

But that was all.

With 1240 Health Points, it had dropped by less than one-sixteenth!

Negative effects that would be enough to make an ordinary Awakened suffer in agony and have their movements hindered...

...were forced through by Lin Feng, thanks to the Mental Fortress trait inherent in his Hero Template and his terrifying health buffer!

In exchange, he had gained the most precious things—time, and an opening in the Elite Bone Eagle's defense!

At the exact moment the Elite Bone Eagle finished releasing its area skill and its body momentarily stalled from the exertion!

“Now!”

Lin Feng's gaze intensified, and the crimson spear light condensed to the extreme at the tip of the Wildfire Spear suddenly erupted! It shot out violently toward the massive figure in the air!

Swoosh——!!!

A crimson trajectory, moving at a speed difficult for the naked eye to track, shot straight into the center of the Elite Bone Eagle's chest, where the bones were relatively sparse due to its skill activation!

The Elite Bone Eagle clearly hadn't expected this human to instantly launch such a terrifying counterattack after tanking its hurricane; it was too late to flap its wings and dodge!

Puchi——!!!

-115!

The crimson spear light accurately pierced into the core area at the very center of the Elite Bone Eagle's breastbone!

Destructive fire energy exploded wildly inside its body!

"Skreeee——!!!" The Elite Bone Eagle let out an unprecedented, shrill scream that nearly tore its soul fire apart!

Its massive body twitched and rolled violently in the air, its deep green soul fire dimming at a visible rate.

Burning bone shards and fragments constantly splattered out from its chest!

Almost at the same moment Lin Feng threw the spear light, he had already moved!

The brief stiffness from tanking the hurricane had just faded when he charged out like a cannonball, the rock beneath his feet shattering. He rushed toward the Elite Bone Eagle, which was falling out of control due to the intense pain, at an explosive speed far exceeding his usual pace!

“Its attention is on me!”

Lin Feng's roar echoed across the battlefield, “Zhao Hu, Shadow Snake, clear those ordinary Bone Eagles! I'm leaving them all to you!”

This was a new division of labor—he, with his absolute health and single-target burst, would force-kill the elite;

Zhao Hu and Shadow Snake would be responsible for clearing the rest of the enemies, maximizing the experience needed for them to level up!

“Understood!” Zhao Hu instantly understood Lin Feng's intention.

He no longer guarded Lin Feng, but instead contracted the halo of his Iron Wall Body to cover himself. Like a heavy chariot, he crashed violently into the two Bone Eagles on the left!

The bone-crushing greatsword swept out with a force that could split mountains and shatter rocks!

The moment Lin Feng's words fell, Shadow Snake had already cut into the flank of the two Bone Eagles on the right like a true ghost, silent and invisible.

Her ghostly green claw blades drew a deadly arc through the gray mist, aiming straight for the fragile neck joint of one Bone Eagle!

At this moment, Lin Feng had already met the falling Elite Bone Eagle head-on in mid-air!

Despite being wounded, the Elite Bone Eagle's ferocity did not decrease but rather increased, the deep green soul fire in its eyes flickering wildly.

It actually ignored the still-burning wound on its chest, its claws like hooks, tearing down toward the lunging Lin Feng with a suicidal determination to take him with it!

This strike was a desperate gamble, the wind from its claws so sharp it could tear through steel!

Facing this desperate counterattack, Lin Feng's eyes remained calm.

He didn't even choose to dodge completely, merely tilting his body slightly to let those deadly bone claws scrape past the outside of his left arm!

Squelch!

-110!

The leather armor on his left arm, along with the flesh, was torn open in a deep, bone-deep gash! Blood sprayed out!

But Lin Feng didn't even frown! With 1240 Health Points, he had the capital to withstand this level of damage!

And what he gained in return was a perfect attack angle and a moment of vulnerability in the enemy after its full-strength strike!

“Die!”

The Wildfire Spear let out a blazing hum in Lin Feng's hand, the dark red flames at the tip compressed to the extreme, turning into a cold star that pierced through the void!

He didn't use an area skill, but instead concentrated all his strength into this most simple and unadorned, yet also most sharp and precise thrust!

The target: the core area at the very center of the breastbone that had been heavily damaged by the crimson spear light!

Puff——!!!

-155!