Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

Everyone quickly followed Zhang Shi's instructions. Huo Xiuxiu controlled the cyclone, fiercely impacting the giant's left arm. The giant angrily waved his left arm to resist. At this moment, Zhang Shi seized the opportunity, controlled the shadow to release an arrow at the giant, and then rushed towards the giant's chest core like an arrow from a bow.

The giant seemed to sense danger and attempted to change his stance, but Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong desperately tried to stop him. Old Duan, with the force of his armor-piercing blade, stabbed fiercely at the core. This time, the silver shield still shimmered, but it was Old Duan's blade that was facing the giant's chest. Unfortunately, the blade only barely penetrated the shield, causing no substantial damage to the giant.

The giant roared angrily and struggled frantically, causing the surrounding mist to tremble violently. Zhang Shi tightly grasped Lao Duan, attempting to attack further, but felt a powerful force emanating from his core, pushing him backwards.

"This monster's core is so strong, we have to work harder!" Zhang Shi shouted.

Huo Xiuxiu gritted her teeth, stopped the shaking of the bell, and quickly formed seals with her hands in the air, muttering something. As she moved, the air around her began to rapidly compress, forming a huge air bomb.

Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong stayed by Zhang Shi's side, wary of the giant's counterattack. Huo Xiuxiu slowly pushed a compressed air bomb toward the giant's core, dispersing the fog wherever it passed.

The giant seemed to sense this powerful force, and it tightly protected the core with both hands. However, the compressed air bomb still exploded in the giant's hands, and the powerful impact knocked the giant back repeatedly, and a noticeable crack appeared in the core shield.

The giant covered the core of his chest with one hand, then raised his foot and stomped hard. In an instant, the earth began to tremble violently, the ground began to crack, and streams of red magma oozed out of the surface. A ball of flames swept across the surrounding land indiscriminately, and those moss monsters that didn't have time to dodge were all burned to ashes by the flames.

Zhang Shi and others realized something was wrong as soon as the giant raised his foot, and they left the central area early and escaped.

Zhao Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with fear.

"I measured it. This monster is so powerful that it can cause a huge earthquake with just one kick."

Huo Xiuxiu also looked solemn.

"This is a spell. There must be someone behind this monster!"

Zhang Shi frowned, a hint of worry in his eyes. "No matter who's behind this, we can't retreat. Now that its shield has cracked, it's time for us to attack."

Ge Dalong looked at the scene after the raging lava, clenched the ice pick in his hand and said, "Then we must hurry up before it recovers."

Zhang Shi nodded, unleashing Shadow Step once more, charging at the giant. His body swift as lightning, he leaped high the moment he neared the giant, unleashing a powerful blow. With a whistling sound, Old Duan fiercely stabbed at the crack in the shield.

The giant had just unleashed a wide-area destructive skill, and although his body was weakened, his reflexes were still sharp. He dodged to the side, and Zhang Shi's attack grazed his body. Seeing this, Zhao Feng shouted loudly and attacked from the side, swinging his great axe. With immense force, the axe struck the giant's legs, attempting to restrain its movement.

The giant raised his other foot, attempting to kick Zhao Feng away. Ge Dalong seized the opportunity and unleashed several icicles, which accurately struck the giant's ankle, halting his movement.

Huo Xiuxiu took advantage of this opportunity to ring the bell again, and the cyclone gathered around her again. She controlled the cyclone and swept it towards the giant's back, trying to disrupt its balance.

The giant was somewhat embarrassed by this series of attacks. It roared angrily and sprayed green light from its mouth, sweeping around. Everyone hurriedly dodged. Wherever the light reached, it corroded the ground into large pits.

While avoiding the light, Zhang Shi pondered a countermeasure. He discovered that every time the giant launched a powerful attack, the light at its core would briefly flicker and weaken.

"Everyone, pay attention. When it launches a powerful attack next time, we will rush to its core with all our strength!" Zhang Shi shouted loudly.

Everyone kept Zhang Shi's words in mind and continued to engage the giant. A moment later, the giant clasped his hands together again, preparing to cast a new spell. The surrounding mist quickly gathered around him, forming a massive vortex.

Just as the giant's spell was about to be unleashed, Zhang Shi shouted, "Now!"

Huo Xiuxiu controlled the cyclone and rushed towards the giant first, disrupting its spellcasting. Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong rushed towards the giant's core from both sides, clearing a path for Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi unleashed his shadow clones, and multiple of them rushed towards the giant to attract its attention. His true form, using the crowd's cover, sped towards the core.

The giant's rhythm was disrupted by the sudden attack, and its spell was forced to stop. It waved its arms angrily, trying to repel the crowd. But Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong resisted desperately, and Huo Xiuxiu's cyclone continuously attacked its head, distracting it.

Zhang Shi finally arrived in front of the giant's core. He took a deep breath and concentrated all his strength on Lao Duan. Lao Duan flashed a dazzling light and stabbed fiercely at the crack in the core.

This time, Old Duan, along with Zhang Shi's arm, successfully penetrated deep into the core. The giant let out an earth-shattering scream. The light at the core began to flicker, then gradually dimmed.

The giant's body began to tremble violently, and the surrounding mist quickly dissipated. The moss monsters that were originally under its control fell down one after another, losing their vitality.

Zhang Shi approached the giant's corpse and removed the diamond-shaped core from its chest. Although the core had been split in two by Old Duan's sword, the crystal possessed a strange magical power and healed itself, but unfortunately a crack remained on its previously flawless surface.

The giant's body turned into dust and dissipated in the wind after losing the energy supply of the crystal. Zhang Shi held the core of the crystal and quietly felt the power in it, but found that he had no idea where to start.

Huo Xiuxiu took the core from Zhang Shi's hand and tried to activate it by using magic, but the crystal was like a pocket from another dimension. Huo Xiuxiu's power was like a drop in the ocean, and after it sank into the core, there was no reaction at all.

Huo Xiuxiu shook her head and then threw the core to Zhang Shi.

"You should keep it. It will probably be of great use in the future."

Zhang Shi didn't expect the other party to be so generous, but there was no reason not to accept the benefits that were delivered to his door, so he refused it disrespectfully.

After the giant's death, there were no more threats nearby. Using the two bells to clear the way, the group arrived at their planned destination, the edge of the red area in the fog, unimpeded.

Huo Xiuxiu unfolded the map and pointed to a location.

"That three-headed monster is right here. It hasn't moved since last night. Let's carefully move over and take a look. Be careful not to make too much noise. The monster here is only stronger than the mercury giant just now."