High temperature of 1200°C.

Instantly ignites the clothing and skin of the elemental controller.

Even if the excess flames were sucked in by the storm of the Elemental Vortex in an instant, there was a safe zone around the Elemental Manipulator's body.

The flames that have been lit are still raging on it!

"Ah, help!"

"Ahhh

The extreme pain made the awakened unable to help himself.

He roared loudly, waving his arms as he rushed towards the lake behind him.

“……”

On the other side, Lindsay seized the opportunity and aimed with a flaming flintlock pistol in her hand.

The crosshairs are instantly locked on the enemy, and the skill even calculates the trajectory of the opponent's jump into the lake.

Lindsey couldn't have given the enemy a respite.

But just as Lindsay was about to shoot, something unexpected happened.

The pain caused by the burn leaves the elemental controller unable to concentrate and lose control of their craft.

The elemental vortex he had created with his own hands stopped working at this moment.

The massive force lost momentum and then expanded outward from the compression state, causing an even more exaggerated explosion.

Boom ——!

The visible shock wave exploded from the edge of the lake, mixed with fragments of various objects, and rushed outward like bomb fragments.

"Huh?"

Lindsay immediately opened his bag, took out his materials, and built an earthen wall in front of him.

Immediately there was a crackling sound on the other side of the earthen wall, as if there were raindrops hitting it.

Just for a moment.

The center of the valley's secret realm was in shambles.

Dirt, rubble, tree debris, and cloudy droplets of water splattered everywhere, mixed with flames, scattered and burning weeds and trees.

As for elemental controllers......

This guy's back happened to be hit at close range by the explosion of the elemental vortex.

Like a cannonball, he smashed into the lake where he wanted to jump, and the whole person never moved again.

“……”

Lindsey emerged from behind the potholed bunker.

He opened the map and looked at it.

The nearby markers had been emptied of all of them, leaving only the symbol of himself, left alone in place.

"This ......"

Lindsay's expression was a little subtle.

The flame bomb he threw was only the first attack in the battle, and he had no intention of winning.

But there is a good saying

Making the right choice in the right situation often leads to the greatest results.

The situation just now fits this description.

So just a few flame bombs caused a chain effect, directly helping Lindsay defeat the enemy.

With a delicate mood, Lindsay came to the edge of the lake.

Beneath the murky water, not far from the shore, he saw a vague figure lying there, motionless.

Whoosh - smack!

Lindsey flung out her whip and pulled the corpse of the elemental controller out of the water.

The other party was first burned by the fire, and then directly hit by the explosion of the elemental vortex, and the pitch-black corpse had many broken bones, and the whole person was like a building block toy with broken joints.

“……”

Look at this horrific corpse.

Lindsey scratched her cheek and subconsciously opened the properties panel.

[Gamers] treat all goals equally.

So on [Hunting Notes], Lindsay also opened the first achievement of hunting humans.

Human: 1/25.

There's also an elite kill count underneath: 1/1.

“……”

Lindsay suddenly felt a little sick to his stomach.

He didn't feel much when he saw the corpses of the enemies he had killed.

But on the game board, keep track of the number of humans killed, and you can benefit from it.

It's a pretty weird feeling.

"In short, it can be regarded as the end of your aid."

Lindsay straightened her emotions and shook her head slightly.

He turned his head to look around.

Years of adventure have allowed Lindsay to develop a very good and down-to-earth habit.

So he took out the wooden barrel from his bag, scooped a few buckets of lake water, and first extinguished the fire scattered around to prevent a bigger forest fire.

and so on.

Lindsay took the corpse of the elemental controller and walked in the direction of his companions.

Achievement rewards and collection materials are also available on the way.

[Weapon: Guillotine Axe]

[An axe used by an executioner, stained with human blood.] This weapon will cause more harm to humans; After killing a human, the next attack increases the damage for a short period of time. 】

【Executioner's Set - (1/5)】

[Moderate value. 】

It was a rugged axe with a simple structure, but its surface was stained with dark red blood. The cold blade of the axe was wrapped with some kind of perverted desire to kill, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable at the first glance.

Lindsey held it in her hand.

I feel that I don't need to dress up, and I can immediately go to a horror movie and make a cameo appearance as a senior perverted murderer.

“……”

Lindsey silently put the [Guillotine Axe] into her bag and looked at the materials she had just gotten.

[Strange Things/Materials: Essentia Seeds]

[The special entity condensed by essentia, after ordinary people take it, will increase the probability of becoming an awakened person; It can also be used as a material to make other props. 】

[An extremely rare magical item with a high value.] 】

Lindsay tried to put it on the workbench as an ingredient.

【Essentia Seed*3=essentia crest】

“……”

"Has it really become a cannibalistic world?"

Look at the text on the properties panel.

The first thing that came to Lindsay's mind was the common sense she had learned on the hidden frontier.

Such objects are of extraordinary value to themselves and others, and can even cause unimaginable disasters.

"Tsk-"

Lindsey shook her head.

If you kill an enemy and get this item from them, it's fine.

But because of the pursuit of gain, they deliberately kill people......

"It's not really fighting monsters and explosive equipment in RPGs, it's almost."

Lindsay carried the corpse on her shoulder.

It wasn't long before footsteps were heard in front of the forest, and he looked up.

The figure of the adventurer is coming towards him.

The explosion just now was also apparently noticed by Razor, who was still dealing with the captives, but now rushed to help.

At this moment, I saw Lindsay's figure.

Razor breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked:

"Lindsay, I heard a very loud explosion over here."

"Are you alright?"

Lindsay pointed to the corpse he had brought:

"It was a little bit of a twist, but I won."

Razor leaned over to examine the body.

First it caught fire, then it was caught in the explosion.

The corpses of the elemental controllers were in shambles, and they couldn't be identified by their appearance alone.

Looking at the tragic condition of the corpse, the explorer asked in a subtle tone:

"How did you die like this?"

Lindsey shrugged:

"He made the explosion just now, and that's the result of that explosion."

“……”

The two exchanged information and returned to the edge of the valley before them.

The expedition's companions had cleared a clearing here, and the Hidden Ones, who had just fallen unconscious, had awakened.

He sees Rezer and Lindsey returning.

His eyes immediately locked on the latter, and his expression changed from calm waiting to madness:

"You guy, that's you! How did you find me? ”

"Tell me, how did you do it!"

The Hidden Ones' tone was frenzied, and there was a strong longing in his tone. The struggle was so violent that the rope broke through his skin, but it still couldn't stop him.

Razor shook his head beside Lindsay, and his tone was a little emotional:

"It's inevitable that someone will see through the skills of a lifetime's training, and this kind of reaction will be there."

“……”

Lindsey also had a subtle expression.

He couldn't answer the other party, saying that he saw you running over from the small map, right?

That's just at this time.

After being captured next to him, Flavi, the perceiver who had been acting honestly, saw the corpse of the elemental manipulator.

He wanted to say something, but was restricted by the merchant's contract.

Flavi had no choice but to say awkwardly:

"You...... You killed him? ”

Lindsey turned her head:

"In a life-and-death fight, you can't expect me to keep my hand, right?"

"But...... It could be ......" Flavi's eyelids jumped uneasily.

He looked at the pitch-black body, and his subtle perception made Flavi aware that something was going on around him.

The perceiver speaks as far as he can:

"I think there's something wrong with you killing him......"

(End of chapter)