Chapter 2169 Lava Lake <TOC> Chapter 2171 Clash of Ice and Fire
Translator: SumTLMan
Two minutes later, Angel lifted his head, his gaze firmly fixed on the surface of the lava lake.
He had already sensed that the fire elemental energy beneath this lake had become agitated.
“Whoosh——”
Following a dull and sticky sound, Eremy, transformed into a fiery red phantom, emerged from the magma.
After coming ashore, Eremy did not sink into the shadows but chose to stand in front of Angel. The Blue Lantern Flower on his head swayed in the wind, and the fiery red shadow immediately turned into a pure white one.
The change in color also signified a change in energy properties.
The power of flames transformed into the completely opposite aura of cold ice.
These series of actions by Eremy were not commanded by Angel.
The intense change in Eremy without the master’s intent meant only one possibility: the defensive state had been activated.
In other words, an enemy had launched an attack on Eremy or Angel!
Angel’s eyes moved past Eremy, looking towards the nearby lava lake surface. The lake appeared the same as before, with a large amount of magma churning, the only difference being a strange “gurgling” sound coming from beneath the lake.
As this sound grew louder, the cold icy aura emanating from Eremy also intensified.
Until a fiery red figure leaped out from beneath the lava lake, Eremy’s surrounding aura reached its peak, turning into numerous pure white ice blades, shooting straight ahead.
The fiery red figure was also startled, not expecting to face a rain of ice blades just upon emerging. It was too late to dodge.
Just as the pure white ice blades were about to pierce the body of the opponent, a bizarre black barrier blocked the initial few blades.
However, this black barrier only withstood less than four ice blades before cracks appeared, ready to shatter at any moment.
Although the strength of the black barrier couldn’t compare to the penetrating power of the ice blades, it at least gave the fiery red figure a moment to breathe, and it turned around and leaped back into the lava lake without hesitation.
Bang.
After a crisp sound, the fiery red figure slipped and fell onto the ice.
Yes, the ice.
Above the lava lake behind it, a crystal clear layer of ice had formed unknowingly, and it hadn’t jumped back into the lake but had hit the ice surface.
This ice layer came from a first level spell, Quick Freeze, cast by Angel.
Normally, a mere first level spell would definitely not be able to freeze a lava lake, even without touching the magma itself.
Moreover, this is a place where fire elemental energy is extremely active, and the spell might have vaporized immediately upon casting.
However, now with Eremy’s frost aura as an assist, Angel directly used the frost aura as a base to release the Quick Freeze spell, successfully forming an ice surface.
The ice layer, under the high temperature of the lava lake, had already started showing signs of melting, but its purpose had already been fulfilled.
It stopped the fiery red figure for a moment, leaving the rest to Eremy.
Eremy, as an Awakened Demon from the Panic World, does not have the restrictions of elemental cultivation. The frost aura he releases corresponds to his own power level, a true knowledge level elemental energy.
The moment the fiery red figure fell, a large amount of frosty white aura wrapped around it.
The extremely low temperature, combined with the energy of true knowledge level, instantly froze the fiery red figure.
Even through the transparent ice, Angel could clearly see that the orange-red flames burning on its fur were also frozen.
This kind of freezing power seemed to not only freeze matter, but also congeal time and space.
From this, it could be seen that the energy level of Eremy was extremely high.
After confirming that there would be no problem with the frozen fiery red figure, Angel turned his head to Eremy: “What happened? What’s the matter with it?”
The Blue Lantern Flower on Eremy’s head swayed, and several bubbles were spit out. When the bubbles vanished, a series of images entered Angel’s mind.
All these images were what Eremy saw and heard after entering the lava lake.
Angel had asked Eremy to scout for the invisible “sprout”-like creatures, and Eremy did just that.
In Eremy’s vision, Angel could clearly see that the sprout was even longer than he had imagined, plunging deep into the lava lake.
With the depth Eremy dived, the true body of the sprout was still not visible.
Eremy, in order to complete the task, continued to dive deeper. The deeper it went, the more astonishing the scene in the images. Because Angel saw not just one sprout, but many, all rooting towards the deepest part of the lava lake.
Previously, almost all low-flying scouting puppets encountered a red screen situation, which seemed to be the work of the sprouts. That is to say, the surface of the vast lava lake should have a large number of sprouts.
And these sprouts were all gathering towards the deep part of the lava lake.
The deeper it went, the more dense they were.
Angel even wondered if all the sprouts were actually from a single fire elemental creature? And was this fire elemental creature hidden in the depths of the lava lake?
In the images, it was apparent that Eremy wanted to explore deeper to investigate the situation of the sprouts.
However, before Eremy could sink to the bottom, a fiery red figure discovered him.
Eremy was sensible. Here, where the fire energy was extremely active, and he was in a lava lake full of magma, a battle here, no matter how slight the movement, could lead to a huge disaster.
Therefore, Eremy decisively turned around to ascend, jumping out of the lava lake surface, switching to the ice element, to avoid triggering a fiery energy explosion.
After watching the entire scene, Angel was very satisfied with Eremy’s performance: not stale, decisive, and possessing high battle intelligence. Deserving of being from the Panic World, even a formal wizard would be wary of an Awakened Demon like Eremy.
After the sentiment, Angel once again focused on the sprouts seen in Eremy’s images.
The deeper Eremy went into the lava lake, the more sprouts there were, and they were clearly gathering towards the bottom of the lake. This made Angel increasingly believe that they might indeed originate from the same elemental creature.
The sprouts might be the tentacles of this elemental creature, sensing the outside world.
If this guess was correct, then this elemental creature, capable of spreading its tentacles throughout the entire lava lake, must be extremely large in size.
Although a large size does not necessarily mean strong power, as an elemental creature, in such an extreme environment, being able to snatch resources from other elemental creatures and build such a large body size, its strength must not be weak.
Angel sighed in his heart: “It seems that the previous intuition about this lava lake was not wrong. The reason why it’s so calm is not because it’s safe, but because there is a stronger presence, directly suppressing any potential storm.”
While Angel was reflecting, Eremy’s thought entered his mind.
Eremy requested to explore the bottom of the lake again.
Clearly, he was quite concerned about failing on his first scouting attempt.
Angel shook his head: “Forget it, the creatures in the lava lake are definitely not simple, let’s avoid it for now. This time, the main focus is still on scouting for information…”
Before he could finish speaking, a voice filled with anger came from behind them.
“Scouting for information? You are spies for Frost Iseth!”
Angel and Eremy simultaneously turned to look, but there were no other elemental creatures around.
“I felt something was off before, why is there a presence of ice power here, so that’s it…”
The slightly sharp voice due to anger appeared again, and this time Angel successfully located the source——
It was coming from the previously frozen fiery red figure.
Angel looked at the “ice sculpture” with some confusion. He had noticed the appearance of the creature inside before; it was a furry monster about half the size of a person, with slender legs. If it wasn’t entirely red, it almost resembled a long-haired coal ball.
Angel had never seen this type of creature before.
However, elemental creatures do not necessarily mimic real animals accurately, and odd-looking creatures are common.
Initially, Angel hadn’t paid much attention to it.
The main reason wasn’t that it was frozen, but because this furry monster was an elemental sprite.
Elemental sprites generally lack intelligence, so Angel, even when conversing with Eremy, didn’t bother to conceal their conversation.
Unexpectedly, this fire elemental sprite was not only intelligent but could also speak.
An intelligent life form capable of communication immediately piqued Angel’s curiosity.
“You mentioned Frost Iseth, I don’t know them. May I ask, who are they?” Angel looked towards the ice sculpture.
“Hmph, you’re still pretending! I am the descendant of the great Kalomaches… I’ve seen through your deceit!”
Angel: “And who is Kalomaches?”
“Kalomaches is the greatest and most wise Flame Lord, and I won’t tell his identity to a spy like you.”
Angel stroked his chin: “So, a Flame Lord…”
“Eh! How did you know? I see! …Damn, you really came prepared!” The annoyed voice, with a ‘yah yah yah yah’ shriek.
Angel silently observed the frozen furry monster: Is this guy’s brain not quite right?
“Let me out, I want to duel with you!”
Angel not only ignored its clamor but also turned his head to Eremy: “It can’t break free, can it?”
Eremy shook his head, indicating it was impossible for it to break free from the frost’s shackles. However, after nodding, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes; he didn’t understand how the furry monster could still talk while being frozen.
Well… that’s not important, as long as it can’t break free.
Once sure it couldn’t break free, Angel began to think about how to hoodwink the furry monster.
Although the furry monster was intelligent and could speak, and seemed to have an impressive background, this did not cover up its slow-thinking.
To deceive such a ‘single-minded’ elemental sprite into divulging information was exceedingly simple.
With this thought, Angel had already started considering from which information to start. Information about Freud? That’s important, but it requires some buildup, so let’s start with the Flame Lord he mentioned…
Angel was about to speak when suddenly, a simple furry creature interrupted: “Kalomaches, you must help me this time. The spy of Frost Iseth has already arrived here. It won’t be long before the ice envelops the earth. I must get this message out, to that detestable new king… Magic Fire Midir.”
Angel: ? ? ?
“What are you talking about? Who is Kalomaches?”
As Angel pondered in confusion, a violent red light suddenly burst forth from an ice sculpture.
“This is… Elemental Self-Destruction!”
An elemental creature compresses all its energy for a destructive explosion, known as Elemental Self-Destruction.
Such an explosion is irreversible. Once initiated, the elemental creature will completely dissipate from the world. Intelligence and wisdom will vanish with the explosion.
Angel didn’t expect this furry creature to be so resolute.
Resolute isn’t just a simple character design!
And, I’m not any spy of Frost Iseth. Your rash self-destruction is completely in vain!
Angel internally screamed, but reality left no room for explanation.
Terrifying energy began to accumulate, ready to reach the explosive limit at any moment.
This elemental sprite wasn’t strong; even compressing all elemental power, the explosion wouldn’t cause much damage. But this place was a zone of intense fire energy.
An explosion here would elevate the energy level by two realms.
Moreover, there was a lava lake nearby. One misstep could set off the lake too.
With this in mind, Angel could wait no longer.
Since the furry creature had entered the self-destruction process, an irreversible state, there was no need to stop it, nor was it possible.
The only option was to retreat.
Angel quickly retreated, knowing that opening a gateway now could expose him to the blast. To avoid being affected, he opted for soul separation, grabbing his physical body and using the Gravity Lines to swiftly move back several miles.
As Angel retreated to a safe distance, a massive explosion resounded in the distance.
Standing on the original cliff, Angel looked towards the horizon to see a dazzling light.
Accompanied by the brightness piercing the daylight, a rumble filled his ears.
Simultaneously, the ground trembled.
Flames rose from the ground, and elemental creatures previously hidden in the magma were blown out. Strange and bizarre creatures filled the sky, all staring at the distant explosion.
The energy wave from the explosion soon hit.
Even miles away, Angel was swept by the energy wave. His mental shield activated, and Eremy transformed into a shadow to envelop him.
The energy wave wasn’t very strong, but it triggered a major aftermath.
The active fire energy around was agitated by these violent waves.
Explosions of flame erupted everywhere.
From the ground to the sky, in an instant, it all turned into a sea of fire.
However, these fires had little effect on Angel. His primary concern was the nearby lava lake.
Would the lake be affected by such a nearby explosion?
If it was, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Chapter 2169 Lava Lake <TOC> Chapter 2171 Clash of Ice and Fire