Even though Carl was now wearing nearly two-meter-high power armor, he could only occupy about one-tenth of the cave entrance when standing at the entrance.

As soon as I got near the cave entrance, I felt a sense of resistance.

High-pressure water gushed out from the entrance of the tunnel, almost making Carl lose his balance.

Bending slightly, Carl adopted a posture with less resistance and moved towards the tunnel.

A layer of fluorescent moss grew on the inner wall, which had been washed very smooth by the water. As soon as you stepped on it, the moss secreted a sticky liquid that was slippery.

Relying on the weight of the power armor and the hard material of the gauntlets, Carl directly pierced the gauntlets through the stone wall in the tunnel, created a series of grip points, and continued to move forward.

The deeper you go, the larger the space becomes and the smaller the water pressure becomes.

Gradually, Carl was able to stay steady in the water flow, and it even became easier.

However, as Carl moved forward, he could feel that the temperature around him was gradually rising.

"In a few days, the influence of the elemental plane should change. The increase in water temperature should not be caused by the fire element, but by the lava river."

Thinking about the shape of the tunnel and its smooth inner wall, Carl felt that his judgment should be correct.

It takes a long time for a tunnel to be rounded by water alone, but the situation will be different if the water contains acidic substances.

Sulfur dioxide and other substances emitted by lava rivers dissolve into water and become acid.

"Fortunately, the new material of the power armor is extremely corrosion-resistant. I didn't expect that I would encounter such trouble if I randomly chose a hole."

After moving forward for a distance diagonally upward, Carl suddenly saw water appearing in front of him.

"What's going on? How could there be water at this altitude?"

Taking the water surface of the forest pool as the horizontal line, the current position is at most -50 meters? With doubts, Carl's arms and legs exerted force at the same time, allowing him to jump high upwards.

As he jumped out of the water, the power armor lost its buoyancy and sank suddenly.

Looking up, the first thing that came into Carl's sight was the lava river flowing in the distance.

The orange-red light seemed to emit a kind of heat in itself, and just seeing it made Carl feel hot all over.

This is a vast cave about ten meters high. Judging from the abnormal water surface, it should be well sealed.

As Carl entered the cave, the bubbles formed by the underwater breathing magic pattern inside his helmet shrank slightly.

This means that the atmospheric pressure inside the cave is very high.

After just standing in such an environment for a while, Carl's power armor shell became hot.

The Khyber Dragon Crystal on the chest gradually took effect under the joint stimulation of magic power and magic patterns, and the temperature inside the power armor dropped rapidly until it was maintained at around 25 degrees.

Carl took a step forward and ran quickly.

But after running a few steps, dark shadows suddenly rose up from the rocks and the ground around him.

"Fuck! Python!"

On the surrounding rocks, pythons thicker than Carl's thighs seemed to have sensed Carl's presence and were now coiling with their upper bodies erect.

The scarlet letter was revealed, as if warning Carl.

Although Carl's power armor was enough to ensure that the pythons would not bite him, he was still frightened from the bottom of his heart.

Just when I was thinking about whether to leave here, suddenly, a giant python half a person's height lying flat came rushing towards me from a distance.

Such an exaggerated size scared even Carl, who was born in Eruden, a little.

"boom!"

Carl only had time to take a defensive posture before he was knocked back by the opponent.

"This snake is at least large, with a challenge level of about 4, right? Isn't this just perfect for use as a food reserve for the future?"

His legs plowed two shallow grooves on the ground, but Carl was no longer as scared as before. Instead, he was eager to try.

"Da Da Da"

He raised his arms on both sides, and the rifle with the rapid-fire weapon magic pattern began to fire bullets.

This large snake obviously had not yet reached the point where its body could defend itself from bullets, and it was hit so hard that blood splattered everywhere.

But snakes' pain nerves are different from humans'. Even if their heads are chopped off, their bodies can still move for a while.

The big snake suddenly leaped upwards, protecting its "weak spot" as it pressed down towards Carl.

Seeing the right moment, Carl dodged by turning sideways, then hit the snake's scales with a thunderous fist.

Thunder Fist is another conventional attack method of the Armored Division's power armor mode. It can inflict ultrasonic thunder damage to the hit enemy while attacking.

With this punch, layers of "flesh waves" appeared on the snake's body.

At this moment, a piece of snake tail swept over.

Carl was hit again, and the violent impact made him cough.

But this little damage was nothing to Carl. After taking two deep breaths, he rushed towards the snake again.

As the saying goes, hit the snake at its most vulnerable part.

This seven inches does not necessarily have to be that long, but it is a position that can be enlarged or reduced in proportion to the size of the snake.

During Orochi's two actions, Carl felt that he had roughly grasped the opponent's "weak point".

Carl stomped his feet hard on the ground, jumped three meters high, straightened his left foot and bent his right foot, assuming a knight kicking posture.

And the place where he landed was exactly what he thought was the snake's weak spot.

But although the idea was good, Orochi did not intend to fight with Carl here.

The huge body curled up again, and a snake pile in the shape of poop took shape instantly, and Carl's kick only hit an unimportant position.

Realizing that he could not defeat the giant snake with fighting skills alone, Carl immediately did a backflip to avoid the snake's counterattack, and then muttered a spell.

At the same time, Carl stretched his hands out to both sides and then brought them together to his chest.

Magic power gathered between his hands, and the big snake on the opposite side also felt a hint of danger and turned back into a pile of snakes.

But how could Carl make the same mistake twice?

With his left hand extended forward to serve as a crosshair, Carl raised his right hand and threw it forward violently.

Three flashing darts formed by magic fields scattered in the air. The snake tried to avoid them instinctively, but was hit by all three flashes at the same time.

With its two eyes and a mouth open, the vital parts of the snake's head were hit by Carl's magic missile.

The damage caused by the magic power made the big snake realize that the strange creature in front of him might not be as easy to deal with as he imagined. He turned his head and was about to slip away.

"Damn it! Take my thunder wave!"

Carl accelerated to catch up with the big snake and used his second 1st-level spell slot of the day without hesitation.

Invisible ultrasonic waves spread out in all directions, and the thunder damage accumulated to a certain level caused the snake's body to fall into a state of paralysis.

Seizing the opportunity, Carl fired directly at the opponent's weak spot.

With a thud, the snake's body collapsed instantly as if its muscles were pulled out. Apart from a slight twist, it no longer moved.

"Appeal~, this thing is quite difficult to deal with!"

Seeing the other person fall down, Carl was about to take a rest.

But at this moment, a ball of fire suddenly exploded on the surface of the snake.

(End of this chapter)