The Bull-Headed Commander's body crashed to the ground. Zhang Shi finally regained his senses at the last moment and, with the help of Pipi, killed him.

Zhang Shi felt an intense ache in every muscle in his body, but he endured the pain and went to Pipi's side. Pipi was fine; seeing that Zhang Shi was alright, it circled around him once before returning to the White Tiger Space to rest.

Wu Qing and Ge Dalong had already dragged Zhao Feng back, and Zhang Shi hurriedly went forward to check the situation.

"Zhao Feng is fine. He's tougher than you. He just has some minor injuries and needs to rest for a while."

Seeing the soldiers take Zhao Feng away, Zhang Shi finally felt relieved and turned to examine the spoils of war from killing the Bull-Headed Commander.

Besides the huge amount of experience points that allowed Zhang Shi to reach level 24, the Minotaur Commander, like the Mountain Demon King, also dropped a purple orb.

Just as Zhang Shi was about to reach out, a spear suddenly shot out from the dense forest. Zhang Shi focused his attention highly, slightly turned his head to avoid the spear, and at the same time grabbed it with his right hand. After swinging it around once, he threw the spear back the way it came.

The spear pierced the dense forest without making a sound.

A moment later, a figure emerged from the woods and casually tossed a spear to the ground. It seemed he was the one who had ambushed Zhang Shi in the forest.

Zhang Shi looked over and saw a tall man with red hair and a ponytail. He was wearing crimson armor with flames flowing around it and engravings in obscure and difficult-to-understand runes. It looked like he was of high rank. Flames were rising under his feet, and every step he took left a fiery footprint.

"Bell, you're too late again. We've already taken care of the boss."

Zhang Shi had seen Bell's face more than once, and immediately recognized the newcomer.

Bell sneered, his gaze fixed on the kitchen knife in Zhang Shi's hand, and responded indifferently.

"I came here specifically to take your life, but it's not too late to meet you."

After observing for a moment and finding that the other party was alone, Zhang Shi gestured to the soldiers, signaling them to take Zhao Feng back first.

After the soldiers were teleported away one by one, only the four of them remained in the arena.

Bell yawned impatiently and asked with a relaxed expression.

"Is it ready? Can we begin?"

Zhang Shi did not answer, but responded with his actions.

A shadowy figure appeared out of thin air and fired three arrows at Bell, while Zhang Shi's main body moved around in an ambiguous area, looking for an opportunity to use Shadow Step to attack.

Suddenly, flames erupted from Bell's body, and he transformed into a ball of fire. With a casual wave of his hand, a fireball appeared, shattering the incoming arrows.

Bell wanted to condense another fireball to counterattack, but suddenly felt his body weaken, and even the flames on his body weakened a bit.

Seeing that both the curse and punishment spells were effective, Wu Qing unleashed another protective barrier towards Bell. Bell tried to leave, but a wall of water and a blizzard suddenly appeared on his left and right sides, leaving him no choice but to retreat.

At that moment, Zhang Shi also activated, flashing behind Bell and mercilessly slicing off his head.

In the critical moment, the flames on Bell's body suddenly surged, and he soared into the sky, gliding for a while before landing.

"They cooperated so well, even I almost failed right away."

Bell clapped his hands, sparing no praise for Zhang Shi and the other two.

Bell's words carried a hint of amusement. He was clearly not flustered by the sudden attack; on the contrary, it had ignited his fighting spirit. His figure was once again enveloped in flames, this time containing an even more violent energy, each flame leaping with the will to fight.

He was met with Ge Dalong's ice spikes.

Bell countered with a fireball, easily shattering the ice spikes. As the mist rose, an arrow suddenly appeared, aimed directly at Bell's brow.

"Hmph, what era are we living in, still clinging to tradition..."

Bell's expression was somewhat contemptuous, but before he could finish speaking, the arrow suddenly exploded, a violent shockwave interrupting his words and knocking him to the ground. Zhang Shi attacked again, intending to finish off a fallen man, and slashed at his face with his blade once more.

Bell used the same trick again, his body erupting in flames, propelling him like a rocket and allowing him to dodge Zhang Shi's attack once more. However, this time he ended up covered in dust and looked quite disheveled.

At this point, Bell couldn't hold back any longer. He stood up with a cold face, conjured a flaming longsword in his hand, and launched an attack on Zhang Shi.

The flaming longsword traced a fiery arc through the air, hurtling towards Zhang Shi with a whistling sound. Zhang Shi dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack, while simultaneously swinging his old sword, Lao Duan, which collided with the flaming longsword and easily severed it.

"Looks like you won't know what's what unless I teach you a lesson!"

Bell roared, and the flaming longsword returned to its original state. He swung it even more rapidly, each strike carrying a temperature high enough to melt steel, distorting the surrounding air.

Zhang Shi dared not be careless, knowing full well that Bell's strength was not to be underestimated. He used the Shadow Step, his figure moving like a ghost, sometimes appearing on Bell's left, sometimes flashing to his right, trying to find an opening. However, Bell's flaming longsword seemed to possess inexhaustible power, each strike blocking Zhang Shi's attack route.

Just then, Wu Qing made her move again. She formed hand seals, and the Punishment spell transformed into a beam of light, once again absorbing Bell's energy. At the same time, the energy transformed into an energy wave and shot towards Bell.

Bell snorted and swung his flaming longsword, easily dispersing the beam of light. However, in that moment of distraction, Ge Dalong's opportunity arrived.

Ge Dalong had been preparing for this moment, and he conjured a giant ice spike, thicker than a person, which he then shot towards Bell.

"Get out of the way!"

Although he didn't know why Ge Dalong wanted him to move aside, Zhang Shi did as he was told, using the Shadow Step to teleport away from the center of the battlefield.

Bell still wore a disdainful expression.

"I told you, it's useless!"

Suddenly, the flaming longsword in his hand extended two meters, and with a single slash, it shattered the ice spike.

Upon seeing this, Ge Dalong quickly created a water wall in front of him and crouched down to hide behind it.

Bell noticed Ge Dalong's strange behavior, frowned, and was about to say something when he realized that the ice spike was not right.

At the center of the ice cone was a large pile of bright red chili peppers, and inside was an arrow-shaped cannonball with a lit fuse that was about to burn out.

Bell realized what was happening and leaped into the air, trying to escape.

However, he discovered it too late. A violent explosion occurred on the battlefield, and a mushroom cloud even appeared in the sky. When the smoke cleared, a large crater appeared on the battlefield, and the entire forest was affected, with broken tree branches everywhere, but there was no trace of Bell.