Chapter 60 The Demon General

As the final hand seal of "Tiger-Ox-Monkey" was completed, Naruto's chest swelled, and the roar bursting from his throat actually overpowered the Ogre's bellow—

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"

A fierce stream of water erupted from his mouth, solidifying into a dragon's head with bared fangs the instant it left his body, two or three steps away.

The entire stream of water became increasingly mighty and turbulent, from the dragon's head to its body, finally transforming into a water dragon three or four meters in diameter, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, carrying a fierce momentum as it crashed into the Ogre's descending Explosive Fireball.

But.

Rather than a fireball, describing it as a river of fire would be more accurate.

The enormous fireball held by the Ogre in one hand was like a volcanic eruption; the intensely hot flames surged forth like a fiery river, incinerating everything!

"Bang—"

The moment the water dragon collided with the fireball, a clang like forging iron erupted from the plaza at the base of the tower.

Boiling steam instantly filled the circular plaza, nearly a hundred meters in diameter, transforming the cold, damp space into a sauna in an instant, and the Goblin corpses on the ground were directly steamed into mummies.

The space at the base of the tower was also completely divided into two halves; one side blazed with dazzling firelight, while the other rippled with an ethereal blue water glow.

"How... how terrifyingly powerful..."

"Is this the Ogre's 'Fireball'!"

"High-tier species, so frightening."

The three women hiding behind Naruto deeply felt the Ogre's power and terror.

Facing such a fierce sea of fire head-on, ordinary adventurers, let alone resisting, would even be scared into mental collapse and lose the will to fight just by seeing it.

Not to mention confronting the Ogre's Explosive Fireball.

"Naruto is so amazing; he successfully withstood the Explosive Fireball."

The Sword Saintess looked at Naruto's back, her beautiful eyes gleaming with a strange light.

But she didn't daze off; her chanting finished, she waved the balance sword staff, and a massive, solidified golden light shield materialized in front of Naruto, protecting him.

Of course.

Naruto's Water Dragon Bullet was sufficient to extinguish the Ogre's Explosive Fireball.

"Light of the Gods, obstructive matter, vanish completely, Anti-Magic!"

The Witch looked serious, one hand leaning on a wooden staff emitting purple light, the other hand extended forward, and a spherical, ethereal blue light cover spread out from her as the center.

The light cover made contact with the greatly weakened Explosive Fireball, immediately deflecting it back, the raging flames recoiling to engulf the Ogre.

"A few bugs!"

The Ogre, enduring the backlashing flames, roared, blocking its face with its arm, its body suffering the pain of being burned by the fierce flames, and then swung its metal weapon, which resembled both a club and a greatsword, fiercely forward, cleaving the sea of fire apart with just the powerful airflow.

"Bugs, all of you, die—"

The Ogre continuously swung the metal great club wildly, creating gusts of fierce wind that forced Naruto and the Sword Saintess to retreat repeatedly, causing them to scatter.

Naruto didn't rush to attack, saying, "The Ogre won't cast a second Explosive Fireball for a while; seize the opportunity to attack!"

"Don't worry at all; I'll back you up. A mere Ogre can't harm you!"

His seemingly arrogant words brought immense peace of mind.

Because the women knew Naruto wasn't lying; his easy deflection of the Explosive Fireball with the water dragon just now was the best proof.

"To grow, to become stronger, and even to defeat the Demon God King, facing high-tier species is a necessary process."

Naruto knew that overprotecting his teammates wouldn't allow them to grow.

He could carry the team, he could solo everything, but his teammates couldn't be too weak either.

"Archer, do your best to interfere from mid-to-long range and draw aggro."

"Alicia, you're responsible for defense, protecting yourself and Meina (the Witch's name), while Meina prepares her magic to create an opportunity for a combined attack."

Naruto crossed his arms, standing on the second floor of the cylindrical tower, observing the battlefield.

Though he had no intention of attacking, he still provided a strategy for the team fight.

"Understood!"

The Elf Archer hugged her kin, her agile figure running across the plaza at the base of the tower, first arriving behind a large boulder, where she set down the Upper Forest person female, a sharp glint flashing in her emerald eyes.

"Naruto's teammates are all so strong; I absolutely cannot be a burden."

The Elf Archer took a deep breath, dispelling her inner fear of the Ogre, then leaped onto the boulder, and with a "whoosh whoosh," fired three arrows in a volley, accurately piercing the Ogre.

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered, and one arrow even struck the Ogre's eye.

The Ogre roared in fury, reaching out to pull the arrow from its eye socket, bringing more blood.

"Do you think you can kill me like this?"

"You're greatly mistaken—"

"Because I am immortal!"

As if proving the Ogre's furious roar, its sturdy, tower-like, stone-sculpted body suddenly hissed, emitting a burst of white, high-temperature steam.

Within the white, high-temperature steam, both the severe burns from the fierce flames and the pierced eye healed at a visible speed.

"Hoo hoo, your time to die has come!"

The Ogre glared with its eyes, which had black sclera and golden irises, and with a sneer, took large strides directly towards the seemingly weakest Sword Saintess and Witch.

The metal great club was once again raised high, over its head, and then slammed down fiercely onto the two women like a collapsing stone pillar.

This strike.

If taken head-on, without the protection of blue-grade armor, they would definitely be smashed into a bloody pulp, even if they had bathed in Dragon Blood once.

"Dong—"

A resounding tremor, like a great bell, echoed through the plaza at the base of the tower, deafening.

The metal great club was seen being blocked by a massive golden shield.

It was the Shield of Salvation that had previously protected Naruto!

"It's just a shield that's all show! Watch me smash it to pieces!"

The Ogre fell into a frenzy, its two millstone-sized hands gripping the metal great club, which weighed a thousand pounds, its arm muscles bulging, veins throbbing.

It roared, swinging its weapon up and down, up and down, forming a fierce, torrential attack that made the Shield of Salvation totter, its cracks constantly widening.

The Elf Archer, of course, was not idle either.

She continuously moved with her nimble movements, firing volleys that all struck the Ogre.

But the Ogre, relying on its super healing ability, completely disregarded the Elf Archer's harassment, letting the arrows pierce its skin as if it were merely an itch.

"Crack!"

"Bang—"

Under the Ogre's fierce assault, the Shield of Salvation finally shattered completely, turning into specks of golden light and vanishing.

"Meina!"

The Sword Saintess cried out in alarm, raising her balance sword staff and releasing the second Shield of Salvation she had prepared.

"Sleep Cloud!"

At the critical moment.

The Witch completed her chant, waving her wooden staff, and a rose-red mist floated out, encircling the Ogre like a light veil.

The Ogre sniffed a few times, and drowsiness immediately overwhelmed it, its movements instantly softening, its massive body swaying.

Naruto shouted, "Don't miss this chance! Now!"

The three women exchanged a knowing glance, each preparing their "ultimate moves."

The Sword Saintess chanted the miracle spell for [Judgement Spear], the Elf Archer drew three sharp arrows and nocked them on her bow, and the Witch, as the main damage dealer, multi-tasked, casting spells while enchanting the Elf Archer's arrows.

"Oh Sun, oh Stars, grant the firelight of all things, Ignite!"

With a "whoosh," the Elf Archer's three arrows suddenly ignited with dazzling firelight