"Stupid, stop pulling the bellows!"

 

Ma Yuan shouted, also reminding others.

 

After he finished shouting, he quickly glanced at the mud monster. The other party did not seem to punish him for his words, which made him feel relieved.

 

"Yes! Yes! It can be done this way!"

 

18D suddenly realized.

 

Everyone stopped and rubbed their sore arms, finally able to catch their breath.

 

But before two minutes had passed, the mud monster spoke again.

 

"Reduce firepower!"

 

This made everyone dumbfounded.

 

The bellows were no longer being pulled, so how could they reduce firepower?

 

Actually, there was another answer, which was to dig out the charcoal. With less charcoal, the flame would definitely weaken, but the problem was…

 

This thing was really hot!

 

Lin Baici looked at the fiery furnace and picked up a pine torch, preparing to use it as a fire stick.

 

[These furnaces have strong firepower. Except for the fireworkers, anything put into them will be burned to ashes.]

 

The Gourmet warned.

 

Lin Baici frowned. Does this mean…

 

I can only use my hands?

 

"Baici, hurry up and get the charcoal. When you finish using that torch, lend it to me!"

 

Ma Yuan urged.

 

"If you use the torch or anything else, you will die!"

 

Lin Baici reminded him.

 

"Ah? Then what should I use?"

 

Ma Yuan felt that Lin Baici was being too cautious.

 

"Use your hands!"

 

Lin Baici glanced at his left hand wrapped in a thick layer of red mud, and quickly and decisively reached into the furnace.

 

Whoosh!

 

Lin Baici pinched a piece of charcoal with his index and middle fingers and pulled it back hard.

 

Snap!

 

The charcoal was pulled out of the furnace and fell on the ground.

 

"Oh my god!"

 

Ma Yuan was stunned. Did he have to be so reckless?

 

He clearly had a torch, but he didn't use it just for a "possibility" and pulled out the charcoal with his bare hands?

 

What a ruthless person!

 

Definitely a ruthless person!

 

Ma Yuan felt that within two or three years, this boy would definitely make a name for himself in the world of divine hunters!

 

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt!"

 

Lin Baici curled his lips. "You guys should hurry up and get some too!"

 

"I think Bai's concerns are right!"

 

Xia Hongyao said, reaching for the charcoal.

 

Because of her strong physical aptitude and martial arts training, her movements were swift and agile, almost too fast for Lin Baici to see.

 

Truly a high-A in both strength and speed with a high ponytail!

 

"Well, it doesn't hurt as expected. It seems that wrapping it in red mud is the right thing to do!"

 

Xia Hongyao breathed a sigh of relief. Without this layer of red mud, her whole hand would have been burned.

 

After seeing Ma Yuan take out the charcoal and reduce the firepower, 18D gritted his teeth and also reached into the furnace to pull out a piece of charcoal.

 

"Huh? I'm not hurt!"

 

18D looked at his left hand, overjoyed as if he had picked up a great bargain. "Lin Ge, your prediction is really accurate!"

 

Seeing this, the others immediately ran to the mud pit, wanting to wrap themselves in red mud.【Those who fail to reduce charcoal and lower firepower within five seconds will be judged as failures!】

 

【The failures will die!】

 

The mud monster declared.

 

Everyone froze upon hearing this, the color draining from their faces in an instant.

 

In such a short time, they couldn't even run to the mud pit, let alone cover themselves in mud.

 

Among the onlookers, many ran towards the mud pit and started to cover themselves in mud, afraid that they wouldn't have time later.

 

The TikTok aunt was afraid of death. She still wanted to play mahjong every day, dance in the square, and get free eggs from the supermarket. So she screamed and reached into the furnace, pulling out a piece of charcoal.

 

"Ah!"

 

The TikTok aunt screamed in pain. Her whole hand was burned red, especially the three fingers that touched the burning charcoal, which were covered in grape-sized blisters.

 

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

 

The TikTok aunt cursed, jumping in pain.

 

"Quick, go cover yourself in mud in the mud pit!"

 

Xia Hongyao reminded loudly.

 

The TikTok aunt ran away as fast as she could.

 

"Hurry up, there's no time left!"

 

Xia Hongyao urged.

 

"Damn it, let's go all out!"

 

The female flight attendant made up her mind and was about to reach into the furnace. Suddenly, her body burst into flames with a bang.

 

It was the mud figure she had made in the kiln, which had been ignited because it cooled too slowly.

 

The damage the mud figure received would be fully reflected back to its creator.

 

"Ah!"

 

The female flight attendant writhed in pain on the ground.

 

Her red uniform, hair, and even her leather shoes were all on fire.

 

The other three unlucky ones didn't have time to reduce the charcoal and were all ignited, running and rolling like human torches.

 

But soon, they lay on the ground, motionless.

 

The TikTok aunt looked at the burnt and smoking bodies and suddenly felt that her blisters weren't that painful anymore.

 

"Reduce charcoal, lower firepower!"

 

The mud monster shouted.

 

With the experience from last time, everyone was more calm, except for the TikTok aunt, who was still screaming in pain.

 

"Add charcoal! Pump the bellows!"

 

The mud monster didn't want the tourists to stand around doing nothing.

 

The 18D team scrambled to pick up charcoal and were about to throw it into the furnace when Lin Baici stopped them.

 

"Wait, use new charcoal, not the ones that have been burned before!"

 

Lin Baici reminded them.

 

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan understood that Lin Baici was worried that if they didn't need to reduce the charcoal and cool down later, the firepower provided by a piece of burnt charcoal would definitely be less than that of a brand new one.

 

This could lead to errors and possibly cause the mud figure to fail or be imperfect.

 

"This kid has such a big heart!"

 

Ma Yuan sighed.

 

In the midst of the constantly deadly rule pollution, Lin Baici was still able to maintain a calm and rational mindset. He was truly amazing.After another twenty minutes of tedious work, the fourth step of the firing process finally ended.

 

"Remove the charcoal!"

 

"Extinguish the fire!"

 

"Open the furnace!"

 

The mudman's voice was melodious.

 

"I'm alive! I'm alive!"

 

The TikTok aunt cried tears of joy, but her expression quickly twisted into a grimace, baring her teeth.

 

She was already soaked in sweat, looking like she had just been pulled out of the water, and her entire left arm was severely burned, covered in grape-sized blisters that were packed tightly together and looked disgusting.

 

Lin Baici and his four companions pulled out the hot charcoal blocks, and with a bang, the kiln door opened!

 

A wave of heat and sparks rushed out.

 

"Get the mud figures!"

 

The mudman urged them.

 

Although the temperature inside the furnace was extremely high, they had no choice but to retrieve the mud figures with their bare hands. Fortunately, the red clay in the mud pit had insulation properties, so Lin Baici and his four companions wouldn't be burned, but the TikTok aunt couldn't do it.

 

If she put her arm in, it would definitely be ruined, so she immediately ran to the red clay mud pit to wrap mud around her arm.

 

As she ran, the TikTok aunt kept staring at the mudman.

 

If it didn't allow her, she would stop immediately.

 

But this time, luck was on her side, and the mudman didn't stop her.

 

Lin Baici and his four companions retrieved the mud figures.

 

[These self-righteous low-level creatures are doomed. For years, the residents who were disturbed by her square dancing music can finally celebrate with champagne!]

 

After smearing a thick layer of red clay on her body, the TikTok aunt ran back to the kiln, gritting her teeth and enduring the pain, and reached into the kiln opening to grab the mud figure.

 

In the next instant, the mud figure suddenly moved, grabbing the TikTok aunt's wrist and pulling it back violently!

 

This was the consequence of not retrieving the mud figure in time.

 

Ah!

 

In the TikTok aunt's screams of agony, she was pulled into the kiln, followed by heart-wrenching screams and cries for help.

 

The tourists on the platform were all pale with fright.

 

18D gulped and nervously watched the mud figure on the ground that belonged to him.

 

The mudman raised his right arm and placed it flat in front of him.

 

"The people on the left side of my arm are the second batch. The assessment begins. Please pick up your mud figures and wait in front of a kiln!"

 

The unlucky ones who were selected had a gloomy expression. They cursed and complained, but they had no choice but to follow the mudman's orders.

 

Thanks to Lin Baici and his companions setting an example, they had experience now, and they all rushed to grab the kilns near the edge of the mud pit, resulting in pushing and shoving.

 

A good position near the kiln could increase their survival rate, so at this point, everyone didn't care about being gentlemanly anymore and even resorted to fighting.

 

Some tourists even ran into the mud pit again, grabbing wet mud and smearing it on their bodies."Open the cellar!"

 

"Clay figures into the furnace!"

 

The clay figures made by the travelers immediately came to life and jumped into the nearest furnace.

 

Some people who were smearing clay on themselves in the mud pond heard this and hurriedly ran back. They still had clay figures in their hands, but it was too late.

 

"Light the fire!"

 

Following the command of the clay figure monster, the cellar furnace lid slammed shut, and the charcoal in the furnace was ignited.

 

Those clay figures that didn't enter the cellar furnace in time showed cracks on their bodies and then shattered with a crackling sound.

 

Their owners didn't even have time to call for help. Just like their clay figures, they broke apart and died on the spot.

 

The bright red blood flowed, moistening the earth platform.

 

"36 people died!"

 

Ma Yuan sighed. Most of the dead were women. They only thought about applying red clay to avoid being burned. As for the cellar furnace, they felt that they were small and weak, and they couldn't grab a spot, so they planned to choose one casually.

 

But they didn't think about whether the clay figure monster would give them enough time to run to a cellar furnace.

 

The clay figure monster began to give instructions.

 

Every traveler tried their best to be perfect.

 

Since they were mentally prepared, they didn't hesitate when it was time to reduce the charcoal. With red clay on their arms, they only felt a little heat and weren't burned.

 

This gave them great confidence.

 

They could survive!

 

Every traveler's eyes were full of hope.

 

Lin Baici looked at the Rolex on his wrist and compared it with the commands given by the clay figure monster.

 

"Why do you keep looking at your watch?"

 

18D was worried, "Is there a problem?"

 

"No!"

 

Lin Baici finished speaking, and his brows furrowed.

 

Something was wrong.

 

At this time, it should be time to reduce the charcoal and lower the firepower. Why didn't the clay figure monster give the command?

 

Lin Baici looked up at the people standing in front of the cellar furnace, concentrating and waiting for the clay figure monster's instructions.

 

If this continues,

 

They would all die!

 

"It's time to reduce the charcoal!"

 

Lin Baici shouted. He stared at the clay figure monster, and if it didn't allow him to speak, he would immediately shut up.