The underground volcano city had changed a lot, and it was even hotter than before. There weren't many adventurers, just a few scattered around, and there wasn't a single fire beast in sight.
Last time, it seemed like Caitlin was going to be developed in collaboration with the guild; I wonder how it went.
Luo Fan flew to the vicinity of the crater and slipped inside using the shadows.
The crater is clearly expanding and appears to have submerged parts of the lower layers, showing an upward trend. Fire Beasts can be seen occasionally emerging from the lava; they will retaliate if attacked by adventurers, but they won't come out.
If anyone tries to attack with water or ice, those guys will just hide deep in the lava, and the situation remains deadlocked.
Angela mentioned that defeating the Fire Beasts in the current volcanic dungeon is extremely difficult. The guild previously attempted to completely freeze the lava to locate the Fire Beasts' lair, but this resulted in a volcanic eruption, flooding a significant portion of levels 5 and 6.
The monsters inside have become much stronger, and the harsh environment has hindered adventurers from exploring further.
Later, fearing a stronger backlash and worse consequences, the guild abandoned its plan to investigate the secret realm further.
However, the fire beasts that keep appearing on the lava lake have become a stable resource and have attracted the attention of many adventurers.
The hot spring town thus prospered.
Since the arrival of the Vulcan Temple, they have completely surrounded the area and even actively steal other people's discoveries. Although some guilds have intervened, they haven't achieved much success.
During this period, Angela and her friends only went to the dungeon and had no plans to hunt in the lava.
Ordinary mercenary groups don't have the courage to challenge the Temple of Fire, which has led to fewer and fewer adventurers in the dungeon, making it almost the Temple of Fire's private hunting ground.
Luo Fan was observing from the shadows when he saw a mage make a move on the lava.
A ring of fire easily imprisoned a fire beast that had just emerged. Just as he hovered above the magma, compressing the fire beast, a large number of fire pillars spewed out from within the magma.
The onlookers on the shore were unimpressed. However, for some unknown reason, the fire mage's shield was shattered, and his body was completely engulfed in flames.
There were still quite a few people squatting on the shore in the corner, meditating, completely unaware of what was happening here.
"Third brother, stop pretending. That little flame can't hurt you! This time, bring back a lot of Fire Flame Liquid to nourish the children in the sect."
Another man from the Temple of Vulcan laughed loudly, also searching for his target. Several other people stood nearby, chatting and laughing.
"Yes, Third Master, stop pretending!"
"This little flame is no problem for you!"
Just then, the third brother suddenly screamed and plunged headfirst into the lava, where he was surrounded and pulled down by the fire beasts.
"Third Brother!" Realizing something was wrong, the team leader quickly flew over. They were the main force of the team that had entered the secret realm this time, and they couldn't afford to be lost in such a wretched place.
He charged straight into the lava with his shield, but instead of finding the third brother, he sensed that his life was in danger.
Just as he was about to rush out, an attack appeared out of nowhere beside him, severing his throat, and then he was completely engulfed by lava, without even having time to make a sound.
Hiding in the shadows, Luo Fan was still carefully calculating, knowing that with the Archmage's perception, he couldn't be found right now.
The spatial node I left here last time, although it was covered by lava, can still be quite effective, and it can easily kill a few ordinary mages.
After his breakthrough, his control over spatial elements became even stronger, and he even managed to get his hands on those two guys' spatial rings, making a small profit.
After a long time, there was still no movement inside the magma, but the fire beast hiding inside showed signs of emerging again.
"Why hasn't our eldest brother come out yet? Quickly go and inform the elders." The remaining people were anxious, their eyes still fixed on the situation in the lava, not daring to fly over directly to hunt.
Immediately afterwards, someone took out a communication stone and got busy.
"Is Big Brother alright? And what happened to Third Brother? Was he attacked by a high-level Fire Beast just now?" someone asked cautiously, while many others hid in a corner.
"I don't know either. Whose pet can withstand the high temperature of lava?" the remaining mage asked, looking at the lava.
No one answered. To withstand the intense heat of magma, the best monsters are those with pure fire elemental attributes, or those that are native to magma.
Besides, everyone can see that there's something strange about the lava; rushing in would be suicide.
"Second brother, let's wait for the elders to arrive. The others are even weaker."
As they were talking, the magma suddenly became agitated, with a large number of bubbles surging, as if something bad was happening.
Holy crap, these guys are still outside? They're going to scam us again!
Luo Fan has already taken a trip into the secret realm and obtained a considerable amount of fire-type spiritual materials, enough to last him for quite some time.
Previously, the Fire Spirit Liquid was used to increase fire resistance, which yielded good results. Combined with the significant increase in recovery ability after advancement, it can now withstand shallow high-temperature burns.
As he vanished, the secret realm erupted in chaos, with countless fire beasts swarming out once again, even more densely than before.
boom!
A violent explosion occurred beneath the magma, sending out large amounts of magma that threatened to completely engulf the area.
Those two guys from the Vulcan Temple actually brought quite a few fire-element scrolls, which just happened to be a good opportunity for the troublemaker Luo Fan.
"Retreat immediately! There are signs of a volcanic eruption!"
A lot of chaotic sounds, and many people maneuvering their mounts to fly out, only to crash head-on into the horde of fiery beasts rushing up from the lava.
The pitiful screams echoed throughout the mountainous region. Many people were ambushed by Luo Fan and turned into part of the volcanic ash. Several magic bags were burned, and many fire-type magic cores were released, becoming spoils of the Fire Beast.
Not long after the Fire Beasts went berserk and rushed out of the volcano, an old archmage arrived. He only saw seven or eight disciples, covered in soot, running out under the archmage's escort, with a large number of Fire Beasts still chasing after them.
"What on earth happened?!"
After receiving the disciples who had joined the group in the hall and repelling the raging fire beasts, the old man roared at the remaining two archmages.
"Fifth Elder, we don't know the specific reason either. A violent explosion suddenly occurred in the volcano, and many disciples were affected. Only we escaped."
He then recounted the events that had occurred, including the sudden spatial fluctuations.
"So, the eldest and third brothers are both dead? And they were killed by these fire beasts?"
"Are you kidding me? They're all Archmages, Archmages!" The old man slapped the two guys away and rushed towards the crater.
The fire beasts that he had previously forced back and scattered, sensing the old man's powerful aura, all fled into the lava.
Several adventurers who were watching the show noticed that many more Fire Beasts were flying into the dungeon and secretly followed them.
As for Luo Fan, after killing several disciples, he slipped back to the hot spring town. What happened next was no longer his concern.
Anyway, they disposed of the body and covered up the evidence, keeping everything very clean.
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