klisemfg Chapter 38 The Hot Trench
Chapter 38 The Hot Trench
When Akikawa heard Claurind's question, he replied, "Chee has been training with the instructors; he's probably been gone for about 16 days."
Qiuhe is actually very worried now. He really can't understand what kind of training could allow someone to walk for 16 days straight; it's too strange. He hopes nothing bad will happen to her.
Qiuhe and his group didn't leave the vicinity of Baisong Town. They went into the water nearby, figuring that traveling by water would quickly get them to the ruins. At first, Qiuhe and his group knew their way, but after a while...
And then, an unexpected problem arose. Yes, everyone is now lost and can't tell which way is which. "Uh, Leyi, which way do we go next?"
Tian Yaochen just stared at Qiuhe, who was also extremely embarrassed. He didn't have a map, and the real Fontainebleau was so vast; it seemed their group was still deep in the sea.
Looking to the side, they didn't see any land. Then, Kelly looked around and said, "Everyone, follow me." Seeing that Kelly seemed to know the way, everyone followed.
Qiuhe casually asked, "Kailer, do you know how to get there?" "I don't know which ruins you want to go to, but it seems you don't know how to get out. I remember the way we came in; let's go out first."
The group was relieved that at least one of them knew the way; otherwise, they would have been completely lost. After they emerged from the trench...
Suddenly, the sea currents became swift, and everyone held tightly to each other's hands to avoid being separated, drifting with the current. When the current finally stopped, the group had no idea where they were.
"Um, Kelly, can you still find your way now?" Kelly pushed up her glasses and said decisively, "No." This made the situation extremely awkward.
Qiuhe wasn't very familiar with the routes at sea, and Kailuo, the only one who remembered the way, was thrown off balance by the strong current.
Qiuhe noticed a deep trench not far away and swam towards it. The group followed. "Leyi, what's this?" Qiuhe wasn't sure; the trench just seemed somewhat familiar.
"I'm not sure if this is the place we're going to, but we can go down and take a look first," Qiuhe thought. If it was a place he was familiar with, there shouldn't be any major problems. Then the group entered the trench.
After entering the trench, everyone discovered that its end resembled a cave. They also noticed that, for some reason, the water temperature seemed to increase as they went deeper into the trench.
Then Qiuhe and his group surfaced, and they discovered it was indeed a cave. Not only that, the cave was extremely hot. Qiuhe looked at the cave and felt an increasing sense of familiarity, but he couldn't quite place it.
He looked at the red branches hanging from the stone above him, and a red sapling beside it, its trunk bearing patterns that resembled lava, and its leaves also a lava-like red.
Everyone started exploring. After all, they were on an adventure, and suddenly arriving in unknown territory made them all very excited.
Aside from Claire, he clung to Peruvier's arm the whole time, and said in a trembling voice, "Pepe, I feel like the atmosphere here is so strange."
Peruvieri also sensed something strange about her surroundings, wondering why it was so hot, but she casually reassured Claire, "It's alright, Luo Li is here, everyone's here, nothing will happen."
Tian Yaochen then noticed a small red hill in the center of the cave that looked like two sharp points. He approached it and tapped it with his hand. "Le Yi, look what this is. It feels so hard. It looks like the shell of something."
Upon hearing this, Qiuhe turned her head to look at the thing in front of Tian Yaochen. After staring at it for two seconds, her pupils suddenly dilated, and she shouted, "Tian Yaochen! Get out of there!" Tian Yaochen hadn't even realized what was happening yet.
Everyone felt the cave tremble, and the small hill next to Tian Yaochen slowly emerged from the ground. Tian Yaochen looked at the shadow on the ground, and the mechanical team also turned their heads.
She then discovered that there was a huge crab standing behind her. If it looked like a small mountain when it showed its two pointed tips, it now looked like a medium-sized mountain.
Qiuhe finally understood why he felt a sense of familiarity; this was none other than the territory of the Ironclad Molten Emperor, the domain boss.
Suddenly, the Ironclad Molten Emperor raised his enormous pincers and slammed them down at Tian Yaochen. At that moment, Klorind swiftly pulled Tian Yaochen out of the Ironclad Molten Emperor's attack range.
Everyone was utterly shocked by the enormous crab before them. Claire, terrified, asked, "What is this thing? How can there be such a huge crab?" Kelly, looking at the giant crab, suddenly remembered...
He had seen this creature in the book about the original sea monsters. "This thing is the Ironclad Molten Emperor, an extremely powerful monster with a very high level of danger. Even 10 Hilichurl Kings might not be as dangerous as it."
Everyone gasped upon hearing Qiuhe's words, but it seemed there was no turning back. The group then drew their weapons, preparing to fight.
Qiuhe also took out a prototype Zhan Yan sword, gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, and stared firmly ahead.
He took a deep breath, instantly channeling his inner energy into the blade, which immediately filled with a dark purple energy. Navia and Clorind followed behind, firing their guns at the Ironclad Molten Emperor.
Bullets rained down, striking its hard outer shell and sending sparks flying. Qiuhe leaped high into the air, stepping on a rock, and slashed fiercely at the Ironclad Molten Emperor.
The blade was already imbued with extremely dense energy, and with a powerful aura, it slashed fiercely at the Ironclad Molten Emperor. However, the expected cut did not occur; instead, a very loud "clang" was heard.
Qiuhe felt his whole body go numb in an instant, and the sword in his hand almost flew out of his grasp. His eyes widened, and he exclaimed inwardly, "So...hard...shell!"
The Ironclad Fire Emperor seemed to sense Qiuhe's attack. It instantly raised its hand, clamped Qiuhe's sword with its huge pincers, and then swung it fiercely, sending Qiuhe flying.
Qiuhe tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. Seeing the danger, Peruvieri, Tian Yaochen, Lily, and Cindy rushed forward to help Qiuhe.
But as soon as they approached the Ironclad Molten Emperor, its two large pincers slammed into the ground with a dull thud. The force of the impact forced everyone back several steps, and cracks appeared in the ground beneath their feet.
Claire quickly checked on Qiuhe and asked anxiously, "Leyi, are you alright?" Qiuhe slowly stood up and shook her head to indicate that she was fine.
Despite being injured when he was knocked away by the Hilichurl King, he didn't feel too much pain now. Qiuhe thought to himself, it seemed to be because he had absorbed a large amount of Durin's power.
The cursed power within Peruvieri's body greatly enhanced and strengthened his physical abilities. Aside from feeling a slight numbness throughout his body, he wasn't seriously injured.
Meanwhile, the situation on Peruvieri's side also turned dire. Several figures took turns attacking, their offensives fierce and their movements swift; however, the Ironclad Molten Emperor struggled to land a hit. Nevertheless, their attacks...
Similarly, they were unable to inflict any substantial damage on the Ironclad Molten Emperor. Even the bullets fired by Navia and Clarind sparked numerous times, but failed to harm the Ironclad Molten Emperor in the slightest.
At this point, everyone was stumped. This shell was so hard, how were they supposed to fight it? Meanwhile, the two pairs of horns on the Ironclad Molten Emperor's back slowly turned red, and he stood still, no longer moving.
It looked as if something was about to burst forth from those two horns. Qiuhe, seeing this, realized something was terribly wrong; the Ironclad Molten Emperor was preparing to launch a fireball attack.
"Peruveli Tian Yaochen, watch out! That giant crab's two horns on its back can shoot fireballs, don't get hit!" Everyone entering the station immediately became alert upon hearing this.
After charging up, the Ironclad Molten Emperor unleashed a barrage of fireballs, and everyone tried their best to dodge. However, some fireballs exploded on the ground, and the resulting flames still burned Keller, whose agility wasn't very good.
"Kailo!"