Chapter 2170 Elemental Self-Destruction <TOC> Chapter 2172 Domain of Ice and Frost
Translator: SumTLMan
The only advantage of the massive aftermath of the explosion was that it temporarily dispersed the dense smoke, allowing Angel to clearly see the situation of the lava lake even from several kilometers away on the cliff.
From the onset of the explosion, the lava lake began to react.
The magma churned incessantly, occasionally erupting like a fountain, spewing out large columns of fire.
Moreover, as time passed, there were more and more fire columns. The energy of the lava lake itself was already quite unstable, and now it was showing signs of chaos.
The situation was developing in a direction Angel least wanted to see.
Angel, with a headache, rubbed his temples. He just wanted to probe the current situation of the Tidal Realm, but things had escalated unexpectedly.
“Chirp.” Toby chirped softly as he poked his little head out from the pocket, his crimson eyes reflecting the dance of flames, unconsciously gathering bits of fire energy around him.
Angel noticed Toby absorbing the fire energy but did not interfere. It was normal for Toby, who had a fire form, to absorb fire energy.
What he was most concerned about now was the subsequent development of the lava lake: “If it continues to develop towards a disaster, we might have to leave temporarily.”
Although he said this, Angel was still waiting for a variable.
There were so many elemental creatures in the lava lake, it was unlikely they would allow a disaster to occur, right? Of course, he also knew that no matter how big a change occurred in the lava lake, it was still a field of fire, and there probably wouldn’t be any threat to the life of fire elemental creatures.
However, if there were changes in their dwelling place, the residents would surely have some reaction, right?
Half a minute passed, and the boiling of the lava lake became more apparent, the fire columns had turned into fiery serpent tornadoes, no longer just erupting but ravaging in all directions.
The disaster of fire seemed imminent.
Just then, in the energy vision, a large number of bean sprouts began to rise into the air. These sprouts extended to a height of a hundred meters and then began to intertwine with each other, forming a dense net.
The moment the “net” was woven, it slowly began to press downwards.
All the erupting fire serpents and restless energy, upon touching the net, seemed as if their souls were being drawn out, slowly calming from the chaos.
When the net fully descended, the boiling lava lake began to cool gradually.
Seeing this, Angel let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, the native inhabitants of the lava lake did not allow the disaster to develop unchecked.
Moreover, although this incident caused a big stir, it was not without gains. The current situation of the lava lake confirmed some of his speculations.
The intertwining of bean sprouts to form a net, such a delicate operation, was hard to be accomplished by multiple elemental creatures. It was only possible if done by a single elemental creature.
That is to say, his guess was correct, the bean sprouts spread across the lava lake actually all came from a single elemental creature.
However, there was another possibility: group intelligence. This is a unique behavioral pattern of ants, bees, and other creatures. Its control is distributed, and the group has self-organizing properties, which is why such a perfect net could be woven. But this is a very exceptional case, at least it has never been heard of among elemental creatures, so Angel temporarily dismisses this consideration.
Confirming this information is very important for Angel’s future exploration. Because an existence that can easily mitigateway this disaster is definitely not to be underestimated, and if he wants to continue exploring the heart of the region of fire, he should avoid it as much as possible.
As the lava lake calmed down, the surrounding energy also began to return to normal, and everything seemed to be developing for the better.
The only pity is that the communicative and intelligent elemental spirit is gone.
Regrettably, its mind was somewhat faulty; without clarifying anything, it chose to destruct along with its adversary.
While Angel lamented, he was unaware that at the unseen lakeshore of the lava lake, amidst the billowing fire sea, a tiny fireball silently fell into the lava lake…
“Although the naive furball creature perished quickly, it did provide some information.” Angel murmured a few names.
Frost Iseth, this was the first name the furball creature mentioned. Its identity was unknown, but with “Frost” as a prefix, it was likely an ice elemental being.
It was normal for Angel to guess this since Ermi previously used the power of ice to freeze the furball creature.
And for the furball creature to directly mention a real name, this Frost Iseth might be a pinnacle ice elemental being, perhaps an ice king?
Angel recalled the Tidal Realm map, indeed depicting an ice elemental creature, a humanoid elemental being with a frost cape and a crystalline crown, white-haired——the Snowstorm Queen.
Frost Iseth, very likely, was the Snowstorm Queen.
Thinking of the map, the region where the Snowstorm Queen resided was quite far from the current land of fire, separated by several areas.
If compared to human civilization, it was like having several countries in between. Could the furthest nations really be enemies? Starting a war wouldn’t be easy.
Even if the ice was to encroach upon the land, wouldn’t the intervening nations have grievances?
Indeed, the furball creature was truly naive.
Apart from Frost Iseth, another name that caught Angel’s attention was the Magic Fire Midir, mentioned by the furball creature.
The furball creature seemed not fond of this Magic Fire Midir, but it intended to inform it about the spy, because its identity was… the new king.
The new king, could it be the king of this fiery region?
Could it be the black fire monkey depicted on the map? If so, what was its strength?
The reason Angel cared about this Magic Fire Midir was that after the furball creature mentioned passing the message, it promptly self-destructed.
Although elemental self-destruction completely dissipates the creature’s intelligence, the furball creature’s readiness indicated it was certain that the message would be conveyed after its demise.
If the information indeed reached the Magic Fire Midir, Angel speculated that staying in this area could soon lead to an encounter with this new king.
Now, Angel was pondering whether to temporarily avoid this situation.
The so-called spy matter was purely a misunderstanding. He could explain it, but he didn’t know the new king’s temperament. If it was another naive being…
Being naive was one thing, but if Magic Fire Midir was also powerful, it would be quite troublesome.
His stealth abilities were ineffective here.
After pondering, Angel decided to first avoid the situation and leave some scouting puppets to ascertain the Magic Fire Midir’s status.
Having made this decision, Angel prepared to take out his scouting puppets and then retreat into the mini-passage.
However, at that moment, Angel felt a gaze tightly locked onto him.
Discovered? Angel wasn’t surprised by this, but the gaze on him vaguely raised a sense of threat.
Angel slowly raised his head, looking towards the distant lava lake.
There, in the midst of the lava lake, a colossal giant, its body engulfed in roaring flames, had emerged at some unknown time.
Only the giant’s head was visible, already comparable to a small building in size, suggesting that its full stature might be close to a hundred meters tall!
At this moment, the giant’s gaze was fixed on Angel.
There was no emotion in its eyes, neither malice nor goodwill discernible. However, Angel had noted that the giant hadn’t appeared when he was at the lake’s edge earlier, but now it emerged, watching him intently.
Angel didn’t believe it was just showing its face without reason.
While they locked gazes, the upper body of the Flame Giant began to slowly rise from the lake. It leaned forward, its hands resting on the shore, its gaze still firmly on Angel. There was no doubt that Angel had become its target.
The subtle threat in its gaze made Angel realize that this Flame Giant was formidable.
Though a direct confrontation might not necessarily end in his defeat, defeating it would surely not be easy, especially since this was the giant’s domain.
After pondering, Angel prepared to open the gateway for a tactical retreat, planning to fight, if necessary, away from the center area where the flame energy was most intense.
Before he could open the gateway, however, Angel sensed a rapidly approaching energy from beneath the ground.
Reacting swiftly, he retreated over ten meters in a flash, hovering in mid-air in front of the cliff.
Simultaneously, from atop the cliff, a dark purple ghostly flame erupted from the ground. The already parched and cracked earth exploded, forming a large hole.
As the ghostly flame subsided, Angel found himself eye to eye with a pair of dark green orbs.
This was his second encounter with these eyes. The first time was through a scouting puppet’s vision; then, the eyes were cold and emotionless. But now, they sparkled with a fierce battle intent.
The Dark Flame Werewolf.
This elemental creature, previously seen wandering near the lake, now appeared atop the cliff, right before Angel.
It hunched over, its hands nearly touching its knees, but its head was raised high. The dark flame of its fur, combined with the green flame of its eyes, wove a ferocious intent to kill.
As this intent surged, its hands touched the ground, and it lunged forward with all four limbs, like a purple firebomb, charging straight at Angel.
Angel was aware that the Dark Flame Werewolf’s speed on all fours could nearly match the speed of sound.
In a blink, it had leaped to Angel’s height.
Angel could clearly see the werewolf’s ferocious and cruel smile, its claws, ablaze with purple fire, slashing viciously towards his face.
However, at the very moment of the attack, a pure white shadow intervened in front of Angel.
The claws did not touch Angel but met a shield of ice created by the white shadow.
The purple flame was swiftly extinguished upon contact with the icy shield.
Furthermore, a terrifying frosty aura emanated from the shield, rapidly encasing the Dark Flame Werewolf’s claws in ice.
This freezing spread quickly, engulfing more of the werewolf.
Upon witnessing this, the Dark Flame Werewolf, without hesitation, severed one of its hands and, utilizing the counteracting force of the flames during the severing, rolled backward, landing atop the broken cliff.
Once the Dark Flame Werewolf landed, its severed limb began to burn with new fire, reshaping into new lethal claws.
This is the innate ability of elemental creatures; unless faced with a counteracting elemental force or a powerful energy assault, it’s exceedingly difficult to completely annihilate them. As long as a speck of their elemental spirit remains, they will not perish.
Although the Dark Flame Werewolf recovered swiftly, Eremy did not remain idle.
Eremy’s head, adorned with a blue lantern flower, swayed gently. Terrifying coldness immediately engulfed the area, the quality of which far surpassed the external fire energies, forming a domain of icy fog.
This was Eremy’s awakened talent, forcibly altering the environment.
In such conditions, the Dark Flame Werewolf could not exploit any geographical advantage.
Even though the Dark Flame Werewolf’s purple flames had reached the damage level of a formal wizard, they were still suppressed by the cold air. Coupled with Eremy’s own strength, the Dark Flame Werewolf was left virtually defenseless and was promptly frozen into an ice sculpture.
Having accomplished this, Eremy immediately returned to Angel’s side. He did not dispel the icy fog domain but instead turned and, with vertical pupils, gazed towards the distant Flame Giant.
The Flame Giant, at the moment Eremy froze the Dark Flame Werewolf, had already braced its hands on the shore. As Eremy turned, the Flame Giant forcefully pushed, its nearly hundred-meter-tall body leaping out of the lava lake and, with immense force, charged towards Angel.
In an instant, the Flame Giant leaped above Angel.
Angel looked up to see the enormous figure of the giant blocking out the sun, and a meteor-like fiery fist hurled down towards him.
It was too late for Angel to open the gateway now.
Eremy also charged forward, creating a massive arc-shaped ice shield, confronting the flame fist head-on.
In that moment, there was a direct Clash of Ice and Fire.
Chapter 2170 Elemental Self-Destruction <TOC> Chapter 2172 Domain of Ice and Frost