367: Chapter 367 The Wooden Man Game

The current situation clearly left no room for anyone to overthink.

Facing this Corruptor with an overwhelming aura, those present did not even have the courage to fight it, or rather, they had absolutely no chance of winning.

In an instant, the Transcendents in the area began to flee frantically, surging toward the exit where they had entered.

"Croak~" A frog's croak sounded out.

Before anyone could react, a scorching heat rushed toward them; the massive Golden Flame Molten Toad had already blocked their path.

As the Golden Flame Molten Toad opened its mouth, a fleeting shadow suddenly appeared, and immediately afterward, one Transcendent vanished without a trace.

The high-rank Transcendents had quick reaction speeds and scattered to flee without any hesitation.

However, as one after another fleeting shadow appeared, their numbers dwindled; the Transcendents were devoured by the Golden Flame Molten Toad like mosquitoes.

Some people in the area lost their heads and began to launch attacks against this powerful Golden Flame Molten Toad.

But the gap in strength between the two was simply too vast; the attacks they unleashed could not even be considered a scratch for the Golden Flame Molten Toad, not even causing a ripple.

With a fleeting shadow passing by, the Transcendent who launched the attack vanished.

"Everyone, don't move!" A sudden, sharp, feminine shout rang in everyone's ears.

Amivika, although incredibly panicked inside, forced herself to appear calm on the surface, analyzing the Golden Flame Molten Toad's movement patterns.

But faced with a Corruptor of this level, who would dare to stop and play the "Statues" game?

However, the situation was ever-changing.

A knight who had wet his pants in fear stood foolishly in mid-air.

People around him were being devoured one by one by the Golden Flame Molten Toad, but this knight seemed to be ignored; despite being the closest, he was not attacked.

Seeing this scene, everyone had no choice but to grit their teeth and stop.

Winning the fight was impossible, but seeing someone unharmed, even if they were unwilling, they had to try stopping.

Because if they did not do so, the next one to die would most likely be them.

And as the Transcendents stopped, the Golden Flame Molten Toad truly ceased its attacks, and the entire area fell into an eerie silence.

Many Transcendents did not even dare to breathe, merely holding their breath while hovering in mid-air.

Some people closer to the buildings wanted to hide more discreetly.

But the moment their bodies moved even slightly, a fleeting shadow swept past, and they were already gone.

From then on, none of the Transcendents dared to act rashly again.

Perhaps because no one was moving, the Golden Flame Molten Toad seemed to have lost its motivation; it just stayed there quietly, showing no intention of attacking the Transcendents.

Seeing this, everyone felt slightly relieved.

They secretly speculated that this might be some habit of frog-like creatures, which it had retained even after being corrupted.

But the problem followed: how were they supposed to leave?

After all, there would come a time when their stamina was exhausted; relying solely on absorbing Elemental Power was clearly insufficient to maintain the energy their bodies required.

...

As time passed, two days went by in the blink of an eye.

At this point, the number of people in the ruins was dwindling; the original group of a hundred was now only about one-third left.

Meanwhile, thanks to Amivika's warning, Yishi Mansion had not lost a single person.

During this period, everyone tried various attempts, all of which ended in failure without exception, even the act of carefully consuming pills to replenish stamina was impossible.

The Golden Flame Molten Toad's attacks were incredibly swift, and it had also blocked the exit of the ruins.

What was even more despairing was that gray mist was constantly emerging from the crevices below, and some people had already noticed something was wrong.

The gray mist was not aggressive, but it could slowly corrupt their bodies and incite their negative emotions.

If this continued, they were merely waiting for a slow death.

...

Compared to the Transcendents hovering in mid-air, Nie Ning seemed much more carefree at this moment.

Because he had fled in the opposite direction earlier, although he could not use the god-forbidden ring to leave, he had hidden in a spot where the Golden Flame Molten Toad could not see him.

His group had prepared a large amount of food and had also purchased a large quantity of various medicinal herbs and materials, enough to sustain him for a long time.

Although the mist in the area could corrupt bodies, with his current resistance to corruption, it could not affect him; he even had the spare capacity to absorb the Power of Corruption inside Xiaoguang.

However, compared to Nie Ning's Transcendent recovery ability, Xiaoguang's was significantly worse.

Due to the severe injuries from before, coupled with the soul damage caused during the forging of the god-forbidden ring, although she had now taken on a human form to reduce energy consumption, it would still take a month or so to fully recover.

Looking at the grayish-pale and scarred Xiaoguang, Nie Ning knew that continuing like this was not a solution.

Even if he could hold out for several years, it would be difficult for him to improve to a level capable of defeating the Golden Flame Molten Toad in such a short time.

Furthermore, just because he could endure it did not mean Xiaoguang could.

If she did not receive timely treatment, Xiaoguang would only become weaker and weaker.

But the Golden Flame Molten Toad was blocking the exit passage, and his speed was simply not enough to evade the Golden Flame Molten Toad's eyes.

Judging by the previous situation, he would likely be gone the moment he showed his head.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning sighed to himself.

If he had known, he would not have forged the god-forbidden ring here.

If his guess was correct, it was highly likely that the commotion caused by the lightning tribulation had awakened the Golden Flame Molten Toad sleeping in the magma.

At the time, he had sensed the changes in the fire element and foolishly thought it was a treasure left behind by Iron Mountain Fortress.

But who could have imagined that this thing was hidden so deeply!

It was one thing that Malice Perception did not work, but under the cover of the magma, he had not even detected the abnormal aura of corruption.

If he had noticed something was wrong earlier, he would have long since...

Uh... he probably would have still gone to check it out.

After all, since obtaining corruption control, he had almost made it his duty to eliminate Corruptors.

Not for anything else, but simply because he did not want too many innocent people to suffer because of it.

Perhaps some people might think he was a "saint," but plainly speaking, he was human and had his own seven emotions and six desires; the image of killing everyone on sight really did not suit him.

Of course, if he had known the Golden Flame Molten Toad was this strong, he would naturally have fled without hesitation, waiting for the right moment to return and eliminate it.

After all, he still had that much self-awareness.

He was just easy to talk to, not truly stupid; kindness and stupidity were two different things.

Just like now, he would probably need to use the Transcendents in the air next.

Nie Ning did not particularly hate those people.

In this world, it was impossible to cultivate peacefully; robbing was always the fastest and most convenient way to become stronger.

If he had the ability, he would also go and rob those big shots of their treasures.

However, if there was an opportunity, Nie Ning naturally would not let this group have an easy time; after all, he was in the right on this matter!

Now he stood at the pinnacle of morality, and was in the safest position in the entire area.

As a partner of justice, he naturally had to fiercely criticize this group of people who plundered others' treasures!