The scene was utterly terrifying!
A squad of soldiers fled in a panic, pissing themselves.
They ran as they cast aside their helmets and armor.
They did not stop until they reached a dirt slope near the lake.
Still shaken, they dropped to their knees with a thud and continuously kowtowed.
But they were not worshipping the monster in the lake.
They were worshipping a massive iron cauldron before them!
The cauldron was at least ten meters in diameter.
A raging fire burned beneath it, while inside churned boiling magma, bubbling with thick orange blisters and radiating scorching heat.
The Blue Army captain pressed his forehead to the ground before the cauldron. "General Lan, today's feeding for the Dragon King has been completed."
The scene was rather bizarre.
No one answered. Only the magma in the massive cauldron continued to bubble.
The squad of soldiers broke out in cold sweat.
Splash!
A hand that was neither quite human nor inhuman emerged from the boiling magma. It resembled a powerful human hand overall, but its nails were black and sharp, like those of an ancient mountain demon.
The hand gripped the rim of the cauldron and exerted slight force. A naked figure rose from the magma!
He was a burly man with long blue hair. His pupils stood vertically like date pits, a deep yellow color.
Leaning against the edge of the cauldron with half his body immersed in magma, he raised his sharp-nailed hand and casually wiped the magma from his face, then let out a relaxed breath.
It was as though he were bathing in magma—and enjoying it.
The kneeling soldiers trembled even more violently.
The blue-haired man cast a distant glance at the terrifying monster roaring in the lake, then suddenly twisted his face into a ferocious expression.