Although there are many burn marks here, none of them point to the whereabouts of the mysterious three-headed dog.
Seeing that she had no luck, Lia lowered her head and her gaze fell on the red treasure chest that was stuck deep in the snow.
Could it be that the dog also crawled into this treasure chest?
That's absurd.
Lia laughed.
But she still remembered that Victor had insisted that he had come out of this treasure chest.
She actually hoped that Victor would emerge from the crimson chest once again.
What if?
Driven by this sudden thought, Lia reached out and tentatively touched the crimson treasure chest.
As a result, the moment the treasure chest was touched, it seemed to sense something.
Click—
With a crisp click, the treasure chest opened a crack and gradually began to open.
Suddenly, crimson smoke rose from inside the box.
The smoke swirled rapidly in the air and then spread along the snow, enveloping everyone present.
Losing their sight and surrounded by crimson smoke, the crowd panicked.
Various voices of amazement and skepticism arose one after another.
The crimson smoke grew thicker and thicker, and the people gradually lost sight of each other in the smoke.
Even Leon, who was next to Lia, quickly drew his weapon and looked around warily.
Her gaze was sharp; though she couldn't see the other demi-human guards, she still firmly issued the order:
"Protect Miss Lia."
Her voice seemed to pierce through the thick fog and travel far and wide.
Within this crimson mist, Leon heard a series of metallic scraping sounds.
However, there was no sound from Lia around.
Suddenly, an ominous premonition rose in Leon's heart, and her forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Leon seemed flustered, searching everywhere for Lia.
She strained to see through the red mist, calling out Lydia's name loudly:
"Miss Lia, Miss Lia!?"
"Stop shouting."
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the fog, interrupting Leon's call.
Leon realized that the voice did not belong to Miss Leah, but she had no time to think any further.
Then, the crimson smoke slowly dissipated, revealing the demi-humans still standing on the snow.
They gripped longswords and daggers tightly in their hands.
They looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Leon's gaze quickly and sharply searched for Lia's figure among the demi-human group.
However, Lia seemed to vanish in an instant, leaving no trace.
Miss Lia has disappeared!
This realization struck them like a bolt from the blue.
Their gazes turned to Cocotte almost simultaneously.
As a fifth-tier mage, Kokot had become their only support at this moment.
Leon was extremely anxious, looking anxiously at the elven queen, hoping she could offer more help.
Do you know where Miss Lia went?
An anxious voice echoed in the cold air, while Cocotte sat atop a cloud, looking down at the crimson treasure chest that had closed again:
"Look, it's right here."
This answer caused all the demi-humans present to involuntarily lower their heads.
Including Leon.
They all gathered around the treasure chest, their faces showing confusion and bewilderment.
Miss Lia, did you go into this treasure chest?
How absurd.
But Kokote did not deceive them; as a fifth-tier mage, his perception of the outside world far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Under the cover of that thick red smoke, only she saw the truth.
The moment Lia touched the crimson treasure chest, it opened automatically.
As the smoke rose, it was as if an invisible hand was firmly gripping Lia.
They then dragged her, along with the red armor beside her, into the treasure chest.
"To be precise, she entered another dimension through this treasure chest."
Recalling what he had just witnessed, Kokot looked at the treasure chest and said with a hint of certainty:
"If nothing unexpected happens, this treasure chest should lead to the Gates of Hell."
...
A deep, mechanical roar echoed around the fiery land, which was filled with gears.
The scorching lava, like an angry beast, surged and churned on both sides of the earth.
The hellfires, writhing and twisting like long snakes, rose up recklessly in all directions.
And among them stood a woman.
Her eyes were tightly closed, and she clenched her fists in extreme fear, placing them tightly in front of her chest.
Soon, Lia slowly opened her eyes, looking at the chaotic and turbulent scene around her, and her heart trembled.
Uh... where am I?
Damn it, did she really go into that mysterious treasure chest?
Unexpectedly, what Victor said was true; this treasure chest really did hide a space.
So what should she do now? Where should she go?
Lia was now in a state of utter confusion and didn't know what to do.
Then she looked up, but the sight before her made her eyes widen in surprise.
High in the sky, there was a chaotic and frenzied crimson vortex.
The fierce orange flames, heavy as clouds, swirled continuously in the air.
Below that sky stood a terrifying gate engulfed in flames.
It looked as if it were cast by machinery.
A steel goat skull adorns the very center of the gate, surrounded by an eerie atmosphere.
At the entrance, there lay a giant, vicious dog with a body made entirely of steel skeletons and surrounded by orange flames.
Its six eyes gleamed with a scorching and terrifying fire, as if each breath could unleash a scorching storm.
The raging flames relentlessly eroded the surrounding space, and a powerful and violent aura spread across this steel-clad land.
Leah sensed the intense and frenzied aura, and her gaze trembled as it fell upon the three-headed hellhound.
Then, her voice, filled with disbelief, rang out softly:
"Cerberus?"
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