When we arrived at the west city gate, we could already see the silhouette of that monster from far away.

The round, red creature looked like a fireball with eyes and a mouth, slowly making its way towards us along the long bridge.

No wonder it needed a bridge, turns out it's a fire-type monster.

But...

If this thing gets into the city, it would be disastrous, because this creature has an extraordinary name.

Blast Beast LV50

Fire type

Attacks with explosions, becomes vulnerable after explosion, strong defense before explosion

Why do I feel like an atomic bomb is approaching the city? Or is this the creature that blew up the school earlier?

Wait, are all members of 【Snake Eye】 from the demolition department? Are they planning to demolish all the buildings here and rebuild them?

What a great ideal it is!

Who cares about your ideal! Can you not be so ambitious at a time like this?

If you're going to be ambitious, at least give us a strategy. This is just like starting from scratch!

"Captain of the city defense, once that monster enters the city, it will explode! Find a way to stop it from advancing!"

"Exp... explode?"

"Do you know how Duoge Academy and Grey Academy disappeared?"

"Oh no..."

"That's right, if you don't want this city to become history, then stop it!"

"But... how can we stop something that huge?"

"Can I ask, can I blow up the bridge?"

"What..."

"If I blow up the bridge, the monster will fall into the water, rendering it immobile. But in doing so, the bridge will be destroyed."

"This..."

As soon as the captain heard this, he fell silent.

"Well... maybe..."

"Are you saying that the bridge is more important than the lives of the people in this city?"

"I know, indeed, destroying the bridge can immediately eliminate that thing, but... I don't think the Lord would agree."

The captain swallowed, then continued speaking.

"I will immediately consult the Lord, you guys try to stop that monster."

"This is really a difficult task... well, I can only do my best."

"Thank you very much!"

After saying that, he immediately turned and headed towards the horse stable, then rode his horse towards the castle.

I shook my head helplessly and looked at Oyado and Chunbai.

"No choice, let's give it a try."

"Yeah~"

Both of them nodded.

Why are you guys so happy? Are you already used to it after hanging out with me for a long time... sigh, seriously.

At the same time, I contacted Bai Yueguang at the inn. Of course, I didn't ask him for help, but told him to be prepared to flee the city if the monster broke through the defense line.

After all, with a monster like that, even I, unable to stop it with my greatsword, would find it difficult, right?

Accelerating, our group quickly rushed onto the bridge. After running for a distance, we saw two huge waves coming towards the Blast Beast from both sides, slapping the monster and producing white smoke.

But the monster's HP didn't decrease much, and its pace didn't slow down at all.

"Damn it! Even the 【World Destruction Torrent】 couldn't stop it? What kind of monster is this!"

A woman in a deep blue robe complained while drinking a magic potion.

"Where is your captain? It's clear that we can't stop it anymore! We can only blow up the bridge!"

"We can't make the decision ourselves, otherwise we'll be the ones getting beheaded."

"If that guy makes it to the city, will there even be a chance to argue about beheading anymore?"

"Well..."

The guards looked at each other in silence.

"Leader, don't push them anymore. They won't come to a unanimous decision. They're waiting for one person to agree so that the others won't have to take responsibility."

I walked over quickly and spoke.

The soldiers seemed like they wanted to say something after hearing my words, but they thought better of it and stayed silent, looking to the side.

"Oh, isn't this Felice? It's good that you're here to help."

"Don't count on me. I may be strong, but I'm not invincible. But to avoid trouble, we should give it a try."

After saying that, I took out the staff made from a Hell Flower and chanted some incantations at the monster in front of me.

"...Grand Arcane · Pale · Frozen Tundra!"

The long incantation I recited earlier was just nonsense. I didn't want others to see that I could cast instant spells.

As the magic was released, a triple-layered blue magic circle enveloped the monster and its surroundings. Then, with a sound resembling a crack, the monster, the bridge, and the lake surrounding it were instantly frozen into blocks of ice!

"Ohoh, it finally stopped!"

"Mage is really amazing!"

"No no no, it's these mercenary mages who are amazing. I don't think those lazy National Mages would be able to do it!"

The soldiers around immediately cheered happily.

They were probably genuinely happy that the monster had been stopped, while on the other hand, they were pleased to be rid of the title of "the ones who destroyed the bridge."

But in my opinion, the situation wasn't over yet, because the monster's HP hadn't decreased at all...

Ordinary creatures that were frozen would enter a state of frostbite and rapidly lose health, but this monster showed no signs of that happening.

Could it be because it's a fire-type creature?

If that's the case, even the Great ultimate frozen spell wouldn't be able to stop it.

Moreover, the water-type magic that Maristo had just used was also a Great ultimate spell, but water couldn't defeat fire. What other solutions were there?

Even more infuriating was that we had to ask for instructions during this critical moment. It was simply suicidal.

"Brother."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

I turned my head in response to Oyado's call.

She pointed at the ice-encased monster and said,

"It seems like the monster is using magic."

"What!?"

I immediately looked at the monster, and sure enough, its body was slowly turning red!

"Run! That monster wants to self-destruct!"

"What!"

Hearing my words, the soldiers around me immediately ran backwards, and I grabbed Oyado, Purewhite, and Maristo and dashed back 100 meters.

At that very moment, a wave of heat surged from behind. I felt my whole body tremble, then a noticeable intense burning sensation hit me from behind!

I lay flat on the ground, allowing the wave of heat to pass through. After about 5 seconds, the burning sensation finally faded.

Looking back, there was already a sea of fire behind me. The fortresses on both sides of the bridge had turned into piles of fire, and the soldiers had become pillars of charcoal standing on the bridge.

The center of the heat wave was too blurry to see anything, only a sea of red light. Even the lake surface was on fire!

Is that monster filled with oil inside?

But even so, I was able to lock onto the monster in the middle.

At this point, it was already very weak, with only 10 HP left. However, it's not easy to get close because it's in the center of a sea of fire.

Letting it survive would definitely be a great trouble!

"Arcane... Rock Spear!"

Unfortunately, I know magic of all elements~

A long spear directly rose from the ground, piercing the monster in mid-air. The monster let out its final scream and turned into red powder, disappearing.

Battle over

Gained 10,000 experience points

Obtained items

Magebeast Core

Learned skill

Summon Magebeast (Small)

Before I could catch my breath, I heard a roar from behind.

"Oh my god! Capture these rebels! They actually destroyed the Blue Lake Bridge that has a hundred-year history. They deserve to die!"

I turned around and saw several squads of knights behind me, and in the middle stood a middle-aged man dressed in fancy clothes. Upon closer inspection, one could see that he is the lord of Blue Lake City, one of the three dukes of the Witte Empire, Duke Somerlundor.

Really, it seems like troubles never end.