Unas all his buffs, drank the Fire Protection Potion, picked up a massive steel shield, and walked to the edge of the lava pool. Fearing the shield wouldn't be heavy enough, he also wrapped his right arm around a large rock to ensure he had enough weight to sink.
The last Fire Elemental had already entered the vortex, and as soon as it passed through the tunnel, Unas was about to go down as well. Looking at the boiling lava, he felt a little scared. When he turned around, he saw that the gazes of the crowd were filled with worry, expectation, and awe, as well as those of the expressionless ones.
"Don't be nervous, everyone! With the Holy Light above, we will surely win!" Unas shouted to boost morale and bolster his own courage.
Several young people echoed loudly, while the seasoned veterans maintained a subdued atmosphere, their enthusiasm waning. Just as Unas was about to deliver a few more words of reprimand, Du'an announced, "You can enter in ten seconds. My estimate is no more than two seconds off!"
With fifteen samples to extrapolate from, Unas had no doubts. He took a deep breath, silently counted to five, made a victory sign, and then, like a diver, plunged headfirst into the lava.
He closed his eyes tightly to prevent his delicate eyeballs from being burned by the lava. The Fire Protection Potion worked, and his face felt numb, but he didn't feel burned. The weight of the armor, the giant shield, and the large rocks carried him quickly to the bottom of the pool, where he was sucked into the whirlpool with a whoosh.
Once he was freed from the magma, he felt a chill all around him. He opened his eyes to take a look at the spatial passage, but was instantly thrown away by a tremendous force, and the feeling of being enveloped by magma returned.
His eyes stung, and he was surrounded by a semi-transparent red liquid. Looking down, he saw a vortex the size of a millstone spinning rapidly, generating a suction force that pulled at his body.
He passed through the Spatial Rift in an instant. Without thinking, he quickly threw away the large rock, put away the giant shield, and desperately tried to push himself up by kicking his arms and legs. However, his body was still slowly sinking. Fortunately, two Fire Elemental swam over from the left and right, lifted him up by his arms, and pushed him back up.
Unas burst out of the lava pool, rolled on the spot with a big movement, fling off most of the lava sticking to his body, drew his giant shield, and crouched down to defend.
Those inside the large cave saw all this through the Water Mirror and immediately cheered. Unas felt that it only took a moment to pass through the Spatial Rift, but it took more than two minutes for those inside the cave to see him reappear. The passage of time in the spatial passage seemed to be different from that outside. Huoye immediately cast a fireproof barrier on Nightmoon, and the female Elf remained silent, shooting into the pool like a swordfish.
On the other side, the Flamewaker's ranged weapons seemed to be almost exhausted, and they hadn't fired for a while. Suddenly, a human climbed out of the pool, causing an uproar.
Just as Lucifron was about to order an attack, the enemy peeked out from behind a shield and shouted, "Lord Ragescale, I've come to offer you tribute!"
The Flamewaker chieftain recognized the human who had spoken with it earlier, lowered its attack gesture, and loudly replied, "Foolish mortal, how dare you trespass into my territory! I admire your courage!"
"I have never forgotten your heroic figure, sir. Knowing of your invincibility, my previous rudeness fills me with fear. I have come specifically to beg for your forgiveness," Unas racked his brains for lines to stall for time. "Chieftain, please don't stand so far away!"
Lucifron was pleased by the compliment, but remembering why he had retreated so far and the pain of the bombing, he roared, "To show your respect for me, bring out those traitors now! I want to deal with them myself!"
The traitor it refers to is probably the Fire Elemental. Indeed, in the eyes of Fire Elemental beings, Fire Elemental who obey humans are traitors, regardless of whether they were forced to do so.
At this point, there were still five Fire Elemental left in the lava pool, each holding at least one high-explosive grenade. Several Fire Elemental hiding under the lava had been shot dead, and their bombs had been collected by their surviving brethren.
Unas made a hand gesture out of thin air, one of the pre-arranged coded signals that the people inside the cave could see through the Water Mirror and receive his instructions.
"He demanded that all the remaining Fire Elementals be moved up there. Isn't that just creating a target for the enemy?" the water- Blood Elf mage questioned.
"Do as the master says!" As the captain of the elite squad, Marcus was the temporary commander in Unas's absence.
Angela nodded, and the messenger mages sprang into action. The five Fire Elementals quickly swam ashore and stood behind Unas. His thinking was actually quite simple: these Fire Elementals were worrisome in combat, especially against Flamewaker. If they died, so be it; the most important thing now was to buy time for the others to arrive.
"Chief, I have summoned all these traitors. I will bring them to pay their respects to you now."
Unas made a move to advance, but Lucifron immediately screamed, "Stop! Mortal, hand over all the crystal bombs in their hands, or you are not allowed to take another step!"
Unas gestured for the Fire Elementals to hand over the high-explosive bombs—eight in total. He held one in his hand, toying with it, then put the rest into his backpack. After thinking for a moment, he raised the bomb high and shouted, "I'll throw it to you now, Chieftain!"
His arm strength was unmatched by the Fire Elemental. Although the Flamewaker had retreated far, he was confident that he could throw it in front of them and give them a surprise.
However, Lucifron wasn't out of his mind. He hadn't been fooled by Unas's tricks after all this time; rather, his arrogant mind simply didn't grasp the concept of human invasion. Invade this place? What a joke! Since when did insignificant mortals dare to attack the noble Flamewalkers?
"Mortal, the second warrior of the Rage Scale Tribe will come before you to receive the bomb. If you dare to play any tricks, it will chop you to pieces!"
"Accept the bomb" is a good saying. Unas weighed the crystal in his hand, and saw a burly figure wielding a gleaming broadsword emerge from the ranks of the Flamewaker.
Suddenly, a sound came from behind him. He turned around and saw a phantom shadow disappear in an instant, while the surface of the lava pool rippled slightly.
"Don't move, it's me." A soft female voice sounded in my ear; it was Nightmoon's voice.
The female Elf finally arrived. It was worth it for Unas to delay for so long. As soon as she appeared, she used the Night Elf racial ability— Shadowmeld —and hid in the back of the Warden. The Flamewaker in the distance could not detect her arrival at all.
"What are your plans?" Nightmoon asked softly.
"No, let's just keep dragging it out until Angela arrives."
What should we do about that approaching Flamewaker?
"Get ready, wait for my signal to attack, and try to finish it off in one round."
The female Elf didn't reply, silently concentrating on adjusting her combat stance, and the two quietly awaited the enemy's arrival.