Zhou Huai's consciousness was inside Gandalf, watching this scene that could be called shedding the golden cicada's shell, and he couldn't help muttering inwardly.

Polina's self-preservation method was indeed bizarre.

It was very much like Orochimaru he had seen in anime in his previous life.

Fighting and fighting, she spat out a completely intact person from her mouth.

It was simply outrageous.

Controlling Gandalf, his figure flickered, and he leaped down from the cruise ship, landing lightly on the frozen island.

Walking to Polina's side, he spoke calmly.

"Your moves don't seem to have much effect on him."

"Next, let me do it."

Hearing this, Polina did not continue to push herself.

She merely pouted unconvinced, her azure-blue beautiful eyes filled with annoyance and disgust.

"I calculated everything, but I didn't expect to run into a gay guy."

Zhou Huai chuckled inwardly.

So that was it.

No wonder this woman always dressed so revealingly.

As long as the opposite sex felt even a trace of desire for her appearance, she would have the opportunity to control them.

And facing those who had no desire for her, she was completely helpless.

Looking at it this way, this profession wasn't so unbeatable after all.

If she went to Chuan Capital, most of her skills would probably become useless.

Polina evidently figured this out as well, shrugging with a hint of helplessness on her face.

"Since that's the case, I'll leave it to you."

Finishing her words, she executed another pretty backflip, jumping back onto the cruise ship and leaving the battlefield entirely to Gandalf.

On the island, Park In-maeng looked at the newly appeared opponent, his expression becoming slightly solemn.

Compared to that flashy Polina, the Forbidden Spell Mage from Great Xia Nation brought him a much greater pressure.

Zhou Huai controlled Gandalf and watched him calmly.

"You checked Polina's information."

"Then have you checked my information?"

Park In-maeng shook his head very sincerely.

"Your Great Xia Nation protects you very well."

"There is very little information about you."

"At present, I only know that your name is Gandalf, and your profession is an Forbidden Spell Mage."

"Very mysterious, and very powerful."

Speaking of this, Park In-maeng changed the subject, a trace of excited Battle Intent actually burning within his cold eyes.

"However, to be honest."

"I'm a bit excited right now."

"In my country, I haven't had the chance to fight against peer SS-Rank Experts."

"You are the first!"

He raised the staff in his hand high, pointing it at Gandalf, his voice filled with absolute confidence.

"I will let you know."

"Even among SS-Level Mages, there is a gap!"

Hearing this, Zhou Huai likewise smiled confidently.

"I give these exact words back to you."

The moment his voice fell, Park In-maeng moved!

The staff in his hand slammed heavily onto the ground!

"Boom—!"

A deep blue flame, like a breached flood, crazily spread in all directions centered on him!

The solid ice, the moment it touched the flames, melted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, steaming up large patches of white mist!

Sizzling!

In an instant, the entire ice island, along with the endlessly surging beast horde surrounding it, was completely ignited by this bizarre blue flame!

The flames spread wildly across the sea surface, turning this sea area into a true purgatory of fire!

The surviving trees on the island instantly turned to ashes!

"Roar—!"

High-pitched dragon roars suddenly rang out from that deep blue sea of fire!

Followed by one, two, three...

Dozens of huge fire dragons completely condensed from deep blue flames swam out from the churning sea of fire!

They coiled behind Park In-maeng, their huge dragon heads held high, their eyes formed of flames locked tightly onto Gandalf!

Zhou Huai did not rush to counterattack.

He just raised his hand calmly, a thought moving in his mind.

"【Arcane Barrier】!"

Hum—!

A translucent magic shield instantly enveloped him.

"Roar—!"

The dozens of fire dragons behind Park In-maeng opened their huge mouths simultaneously!

Puff! Puff! Puff!

Basin-sized deep blue fireballs, like dense artillery fire, carried a terrifying aura of destroying everything as they smashed crazily toward Gandalf!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of explosions rose and fell one after another!

-5214!

-5478!

-5199!

A series of damage numbers floated crazily from above Gandalf's head.

Every single flame attack did at least over five thousand damage.

The damage was not low.

Change it to any other S-Level Professional, under this kind of saturation attack, they probably wouldn't even last ten seconds.

But what he encountered was Gandalf.

Now, one 【Arcane Barrier】 could withstand nearly nine hundred thousand damage.

Comparable to the HP of a level 45 Calamity-class BOSS.

Looking at the shield that only rippled slightly yet remained as solid as before, Zhou Huai chuckled softly and shook his head.

"Just to this extent?"

"It seems... not quite good enough either."

Park In-maeng's expression didn't change, only letting out a cold snort.

"Don't be anxious."

"This is just the beginning."

He raised the staff in his hand high, chanting obscure incantations in his mouth!

"Roar—!"

The sea of fire churned, dragon roars shook the heavens!

Dozens more deep blue fire dragons crawled out from that endless sea of fire!

They were dense, blocking out the sun and sky, completely submerging the entire island!

Countless fireballs, like a violent storm, completely covered Gandalf's figure!

At this moment, Polina and the others' cruise ship had sailed away a certain distance.

Li Hao and the members of the Dragon Fang Special Forces were standing at the bow of the ship, watching the distant island completely swallowed by blue flames with faces full of worry.

"Can our Captain... be a match for that Park In-maeng?"

"That guy's flames are so bizarre; they can even ignite seawater!"

Polina stood at the bow, the sea wind blowing her brilliant golden long hair.

Hearing Li Hao's words, she turned her head somewhat surprised.

"Isn't he your Captain?"

"You guys don't seem to understand your Captain's strength at all."

Li Hao nodded as if it were only natural.

"Our Captain is a top talent secretly cultivated by the military."

"We naturally aren't clear about his specific strength."

"However, although the Captain is at a slight disadvantage in Level, he definitely won't be much worse than that Park In-maeng!"

Hearing this, Polina's azure-blue beautiful eyes flashed with a bright light.

She watched the island covered by blue flames with great interest.

To be honest, she also very much wanted to know what kind of strength this new-generation expert from Great Xia Nation actually possessed.

On the island, Gandalf still stood calmly in place, allowing those endless fireballs to crazily bombard his shield.

A full two minutes passed before the dense rain of fire finally stopped.

Seeing that the 【Arcane Barrier】 on Gandalf still had the last one-fifth of its shield value remaining, Park In-maeng felt his heart was impacted.

This was the first time he had encountered someone who stood tall without falling after enduring two minutes under such a dense offensive; this shield was simply too thick.

However, at this time, Gandalf was seen shaking his head with a slight look of disappointment.

"Is this your strength?"

"To be honest, your damage is a bit low, with completely no pressure."

Park In-maeng felt he had suffered a great insult, his handsome face instantly turning flush red, and the veins on his forehead bulging.

"What did you say?!"

"Your shield is about to break, and at that time, it will be your death day!"

However, the moment his words fell, he saw Gandalf leisurely raise his right hand.

"【Arcane Barrier】."

Hum—!

A brand-new, even thicker magic shield appeared out of thin air, perfectly overlapping with the previous shield that was about to shatter, instantly refilling the shield value that originally only had one-third left!

The expression on Park In-maeng's face instantly froze, the whole person stunned on the spot.

He... what did he just do? Replenished another shield?

His own dozens of fire dragons ground away for half a day, and as a result, the opponent just raised a hand and filled the shield back up?

No... is such a thick shield's cooldown this short?!

How is this still supposed to be fought?!

At this moment, Park In-maeng felt like a clown performing acrobatics, performing vigorously here for half a day, yet in the opponent's eyes, it was just a boring farce.

He was about to flare up when he heard Gandalf's flat voice slowly sound.

"Alright, your turn is over, and next, it's my turn."

The words fell as he raised 【Eternal Judgment】 in his hand high.

Ancient and obscure incantations were chanted leisurely from his mouth, every single syllable seeming to contain a certain terrifying power that could shake the Origin of the world.

The surrounding air began to vibrate violently, and a strong sense of unease suddenly surged in Park In-maeng's heart as some solemnity appeared on that handsome face.

"No, his spell-casting must be interrupted!"

The staff in Park In-maeng's hand shook violently, and the dozens of deep blue fire dragons within the flames seemed to have received some kind of instruction, becoming violent again!

They gave up long-range attacks, their huge bodies stirring up the sea of fire, like arrows leaving the string, launching a desperate charge toward Gandalf's location!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dragon after dragon slammed fiercely against the 【Arcane Barrier】, terrifying explosions rising and fell one after another!

Every explosion could consume nearly fifty thousand shield value, the solid shield shaking violently under such crazy impact with ripples visible to the naked eye blooming in circles across its surface.

However, Gandalf's chanting did not have the slightest pause, the expression on his face as calm as water, as if the world-destroying scene before him had no relation to him at all.

Just when the 【Arcane Barrier】 was about to completely shatter, Gandalf's chanting ended.

The final syllable fell, and the whole world seemed to have been pressed with a pause button at this moment—the dragons' roars stopped, the burning of the flames stopped, and the churning of the seawater also stopped.

A death-like silence enveloped this sea area.

Then the wind rose.

At first, it was just an insignificant gentle breeze, gently blowing past everyone's cheeks, but the next second, that gentle breeze turned into a violent hurricane!

Whoosh—!

The shrill wind howling resounded through heaven and earth, and under the blow of this fierce wind, that deep blue sea of fire that was originally burning crazily was forcefully torn apart!

The flames were whipped up into the sky, seawater was likewise whipped up into the sky, and the entire island began to vibrate violently and fracture!

Countless gravel and soil were forcefully stripped from the ground by that terrifying suction, getting swept into that chaotic storm!

"This... what is this?!"

Park In-maeng's few team members who had just broken free from the ice freeze had faces full of horror, not even having time to figure out the situation before an irresistible terrifying suction descended from the sky!

"Ah—!"

Shrill screams echoed through the clouds as their bodies, like broken kites, were rolled by the violent hurricane and instantly sucked hundreds of meters up into the high sky!

Inside that death vortex composed of countless wind blades, flames, seawater, and gravel, they were instantly shredded into a sky full of blood mist!

"No!"

Park In-maeng let out an angry roar, slamming the staff in his hand heavily onto the ground as the deep blue flames around his body soared into the sky, turning into a huge flame tornado attempting to contend against that world-destroying storm!

However, his resistance did not last long in front of this wild storm, and ultimately, he was also swept into that sky-blocking death storm.