I looked over the burning crater again, this time together with the girls. Thick smoke was rising from it, and it was so bad that Lin Yixin let out a cute yelp of surprise, put a hand on my shoulder to support herself, and coughed repeatedly.

"Ugh!"

Pressing her lips into a thin line and supporting Lin Yixin, He Yi said, "Is it okay if we stay here while you head down to grab the loot, Lu Chen? This is just too much for us. Also please refresh your buffs on your idol, Beauty Guanyue. It would suck to win the boss fight only to die to environmental damage…"

Pure Love let out a giggle of acknowledgement before refreshing all the buffs on my person. Finally, she dropped Lesser Restoration and said, "Come back alive after you grab the loot, Lu Chen!"

I nodded. "Don’t worry. I will!"

I took out an Earth-grade sword from my bag and held it in my left hand. Then, I jumped into the burning dragon’s lair. The walls of the crater were almost perpendicular to the ground, so I was able to thrust the Chill of the Nine Provinces into it and use it to slow down my fall. It wasn’t exactly effective because the blade cut through the wall like tofu, but...