Chen Yi's Plan

It took Chen Yi an entire night to dig a large cavity beneath the castle.

After recovering his mana through meditation, he immediately cast a spell to form a Flame Sword.

Three Flame Swords were inserted into the soil. As resonance began, Fire Elemental Particles from all around were drawn in.

The temperature near the Flame Swords started to rise rapidly. The original soil turned into lava.

Chen Yi's objective was simple: he wanted to simulate a volcanic eruption.

The first step was to create a large amount of lava. When solid soil transforms into liquid lava, its volume increases. This was the reason Chen Yi dug the cavity. (Does anyone understand this? I couldn't find any data, so I'll just set it like this.)

This process required a very long preparation time. If the enemy realized something was wrong and dug underground, all his efforts could be wasted.

It was the enemy's underestimation that gave Chen Yi this idea.

At the same time, Chen Yi didn't intend to rely solely on the enemy's underestimation. To conceal his actions, he arranged for the Fire Dragon to use skills like Fire Blast at high altitudes, creating the illusion that Chen Yi was still in the sky.

Fire Blast was different from the Fireball that Chen Yi had modified.

The distance from high altitude was enough to cause the flames to lose cohesion, making it impossible to inflict any significant damage on the enemy.

However, it could be used to intimidate and set buildings ablaze.

The burning buildings could mask the abnormal temperature.

As a fallback, even if none of Chen Yi's preparations were effective, he was confident he could earn some War Merit in the cavity filled with lava before making his Escape.

Currently, the underground lava reached a hundred meters long, tens of meters wide, and tens of meters deep.

The lava had completely filled the cavity, leaving no breathable oxygen and no temperature suitable for human survival.

Chen Yi, having transformed into a Flame Demon, was now at the bottom of the lava. He was channeling mana into the Flame Swords below to Maintain them while controlling the lava, keeping it as stable as possible.

This was Chen Yi's First Time transforming into a Flame Demon in the game, and it was to survive in the lava he had created.

The transformed Flame Demon was less than three meters tall, humanoid in shape, and seemed to be composed entirely of lava, radiating intense heat.

It stood in the lava without any discomfort, and no related data appeared on his Damage Panel.

'If I encountered an enemy like a Flame Demon, how should I Counter...'

Such a thought flashed through Chen Yi's mind.

Simulate volcanic eruption.

The second step was to simulate the required pressure!

After the lava filled the space, Chen Yi didn't stop. Instead, he continued to have the Flame Swords attract Fire Elemental Particles to create more lava.

Slowly, the Flame Demon in the lava began to take damage.

[Player Yi took 2 points of crushing damage]

At this moment, the lava below began to intensify its effect on the area above.

The most obvious issue was naturally the temperature. This was no longer a matter of the weather being too hot; it felt like being in an oven, with someone constantly adding firewood.

Carrol's sixth sense within the castle was screaming warnings at him. He didn't even have the mood to taste the blood he had just obtained from the soldiers.

"Damn it! Why do I feel the aura of death?"

"Am I surrounded?"

He transformed into a puddle of blood and escaped through the cracks in the room. He encountered no enemies along the way, indicating that this was not the reason.

Even after escaping to another room, his sixth sense continued to blare.

Carrol furiously kicked over a chair in the room.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

"Even the weather is against me."

The high temperature caused a significant amount of his blood to evaporate as he moved.

"Wait... is this temperature really caused by the weather?"

Carrol was somewhat unwilling. The number of Magic Turrets defending had increased severalfold, making it impossible to get close.

"I have to retreat. If I continue, I feel like I'll die."

No matter how much money you earn, you need to be alive to spend it. Carrol trusted his sixth sense implicitly.

Carrol wasn't the only one who noticed the abnormal temperature. Almost all the mages in the castle had sensed something strange long ago. As the temperature continued to rise, they decided not to stay any longer.

The three princes in the Command Center felt weary. Was fighting a war this exhausting?

"Hey, you, find someone to bring some ice. This damned weather."

"Guards, don't crowd here, it's sweltering!"

"Also, have they dealt with that mage throwing fire from overhead?"

"What's going on with the Magic Turrets? If they keep missing, change the operators. Do I need to teach you this?"

The General earnestly advised, "Your Highness, this temperature is becoming increasingly abnormal. Regarding the investigation underground that I mentioned to Your Highness before, I hope Your Highness will reconsider. For the Magic Turrets to be effective, they require powerful Mental power to control..."

"Shut up!"

The sweltering weather caused the Princes' IQ to drop further.

From birth, they had enjoyed Glory and Wealth, needing no effort, no training.

Everyone told them that a noble Royal Bloodline flowed through their veins.

In reality, they were still Normal Persons.

The General felt he could tolerate the temperature, but they were close to dehydration just from sweating.

"Quick, find some ice, this is an order!"

The remaining General was helpless. He suddenly regretted not escaping with the other two earlier.

Darius looked at the fleeing Mages with surprise and a stern expression: "In Noxus, cowardice will never be tolerated."

The Mages hurriedly explained, stating that the temperature beneath the Castle was abnormally high, and they had lost half their lives just escaping from there.

They even suspected the Castle was built on a volcano, and now the volcano had become active.

From the Mages' report, Darius gained a general understanding of the Castle's situation.

He suddenly thought of the Player who hadn't returned last night, and the dragon that kept gesturing.

So... was this his plan?

Just then, the ground suddenly began to tremble. (Volcanic Eruptions and earthquakes are closely related.)

The tremor was not large in scale, and by the time it reached them, it was already imperceptible.

Darius pondered for a moment, then ordered a ceasefire, leaving the stage to the young Mage.

"Lord Darius has ordered, retreat!"

"Lord Darius..."

The Noxus army, upon receiving the order, quickly halted their advance and rapidly withdrew from the battlefield.

The joy of victory made the Princes overcome the heat for a moment. They excitedly ascended the City Wall to witness the defeat of Noxus.

This would be a battle to be proud of in their lives.

And then, the second tremor arrived.

"Why is it happening again?"

"Your... Your Highness, the ground on the lowest level..."

A guard ran over in a hurry, the situation too critical, causing him to stutter.

"What happened to the ground!"

Cracks appeared on the ground, which was originally neatly paved with stone bricks, and these cracks were shaking slightly, as if they were breathing.

Chen Yi was already trying his best to suppress the lava, but as the lava increased, the pressure grew.

The lava was no longer being controlled by Chen Yi; rather, the lava was pushing him.

[Player Yi took 52 points of crushing damage]

[Player Yi took 57 points of crushing damage]

[Player Yi took 65 points of crushing damage]

The Flame Demon's health was nearing zero.

"This is really the limit this time. If it continues, I might die here too."

"Then let's begin."

Chen Yi relaxed his suppression of the lava; this was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The ground shook as never before, and the surface soil could no longer contain the lava.

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