The lava river suddenly began to churn. Countless bubbles gurgled up from the riverbed, and the moment Lily saw what was happening, she let out a shriek and jumped ten meters backward on the spot. "What the hell did I poke?!"
Everyone else immediately went on full alert and stared at the roiling, viscous liquid. Hao Ren held up his shield and stood in front of Nangong May. The Siren girl was usually good at defense, but in this hot, arid place, she had become the least capable of protecting herself among them. After the lava river churned violently for more than ten seconds, it suddenly let out a strange glugging noise, and a gigantic monster abruptly rose upright from the scalding lava!
The monster had a roughly human shape, but its entire body was formed from boiling lava. Its upright upper body stood three or four meters tall. It swayed unsteadily on the surface of the river, and although it had no facial features, its movements conveyed a sense of bewilderment. It kept turning its head in every direction, seemingly searching for scents in the air. Huge drops of lava dripped from its body into the river with every movement, sending up clouds of white steam.
Hao Ren felt his scalp prickle when he saw this "creature" that seriously challenged common sense. "What is that?"
"Don't be afraid. It's just a Molten Demon." Lanina had everyone retreat a little, then frowned at the lava creature and asked uncertainly, "Bolu?"
The gigantic Molten Demon immediately reacted when it "heard" those two syllables. It bent toward Lanina slightly and let out a string of meaningless gurgles. Lanina took a few steps back to keep the lava dripping from its body from landing on her head, then began communicating with it in