A Prophecy Fulfilled
The newly acquired [Emblem of Ice and Fire] has already come in handy.
By expending some Essence, Linsey can imbue her movements with the power of ice and fire. She can switch between the two at will, and they can take effect simultaneously.
It is faster and more effective than the traditional method of burning water.
Adhering to the principle of conserving resources, Linsey changed his digging tools from a pickaxe to Aetal Iron Dagger that was almost indestructible.
After a few minutes, use this method to create several cracks.
Linsey then used Steel Ingot to synthesize several wedges, which he then drove into the Source Isolation Ice Jade following the excavation path.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Several more minutes of clanging and banging.
With a crack, this difficult-to-deal-with rare ore finally yielded under the combined force of fire, water, and wedge-driven splitting, revealing a huge crack with several fragments that could even be picked up directly.
"I finally managed to get it done."
Linsey was all smiles and naturally didn't stand on ceremony.
He first stuffed a few fragments into his bag, then began to knock and smash, preparing to sweep all the materials away.
But it wasn't until he cleared out the Source Isolation Ice Jade around the crack that things changed.
A faint red hue appeared before my eyes in the darkness.
This red hue originated from the depths of the Source Isolation Ice Jade, and it was only because Linsey had excellent eyesight that she was able to see a faint afterimage through the crack.
"..."
Linsey instinctively pulled up the map, only to find a hole right below her.
He glanced at the description of the Source Isolation Ice Jade in his hand—[Often used as a material for safes].
"So I spent half the day digging up a safe?"
Linsey looked completely bewildered.
He was already quite satisfied with obtaining rare materials, but who knew there was more to come! Now there was no reason to be polite, and Linsey's hands moved even faster.
Click—click—click!
The crack gradually widened, and Linsey could vaguely see what was below.
Inside this safe made of Source Isolation Ice Jade, there seemed to be a blurry human figure lying there!
"..."
Linsey was practically lying on the ground.
He also casually placed a ring of torches around the area to increase the lighting.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it really was a person lying there, and it looked like a young girl! "My treasure has turned into Sleeping Beauty!"
The first thing Linsey thought of was her complaints when she was waking up the Glacier Elemental.
"Could this be considered a self-fulfilling prophecy?"
The treasure was actually a person! Linsey scratched her head, looking puzzled. "No, it could also be something else in human shape?"
He still couldn't quite believe it.
The real treasure hidden beneath the Black Scale Lizard Dragon's habitat turned out to be a living person.
Who would believe such a thing if it were told to others? And what would this person eat and drink while lying here? Won't they suffocate underground? The truth can only be found through practice.
Linsey continued working with her doubts, preparing to dig open the Source Isolation Ice Jade and personally go to its side to confirm.
Click—click—bang!
Linsey continued, but this time the situation changed drastically.
As the crack widened, and then widened again, the ground suddenly trembled! "How could hitting a rock cause an earthquake?!"
Linsey looked surprised and stopped what he was doing. He was sure this was not the result of his mining.
Sure enough, even after he stopped moving, the ground continued to shake slightly.
"Is the Dragon Beast angry again?"
"Is this what you hid with the Black Scale Lizard Dragon? Why are you so excited!"
Linsey continued to attack, cursing and swearing.
It was at this moment that...
As the ground continued to tremble, a new message appeared on the Task Bar.
[Earth Fire]
A volcano buried deep underground was triggered by an earthquake, and the volcano escaped within a limited time.
[Task Reward: A small amount of attribute/ Skill Experience Points.]
"Is an underground volcano about to erupt?"
Linsey then realized where the constant tremors were coming from.
It wasn't that the Dragon Beast was constantly raging here, but rather that the earthquake it had previously triggered had also caused damage underground, directly leading to an underground volcano prematurely entering an eruption state!
"..."
At this moment, Linsey's gaze was fixed on the text description in the Task Bar.
The task reward is barely anything, and the information it contains suggests that the task is quite simple.
Linsey can now simply pack up his gear and run away.
With his speed, he could definitely escape the danger zone before the crisis arrived.
But the person sleeping inside is definitely dead! "Two possibilities."
"This guy was one of the rebels against the Dragon Beast, but for some reason, perhaps because he himself had value, he was not killed immediately after being captured, but kept here."
"This guy is my enemy, hiding beneath the Black Scale Lizard Dragon's lair for some peculiar purpose."
Linsey quickly came to a conclusion.
Then the decision was made almost instantly.
Life is never a joke! Even if this guy is his enemy, he still has to pull him out of the water, confirm his information, and then kill him.
Linsey would never give in to the threat in front of her.
Throw potential rescue targets and unknown truths into the impending eruption of lava!
Linsey increased the consumption of his Essence, his hands moving one after another.
The cracks on the Source Isolation Ice Jade continued to widen almost visibly.
At the same time, the ground tremors gradually intensified, the temperature of the muddy swamp ruins rose, and water vapor rose.
Thick black smoke even began to rise from some of the deep underground fissures.
The air was filled with the smell of Sulfur and rotten eggs.
As Linsey continued to chisel away at the Source Isolation Ice Jade, his senses became even clearer. His sense of smell, enhanced by the Lizard Dragon Hood, even allowed him to detect a metallic odor from his surroundings.
"..."
Linsey remained silent, wiped his sweat, and changed the Mountains Crest to the Magma Crest.
Besides his obsession with digging out the people below, he also had other thoughts in his mind.
Some inexplicable ideas also began to emerge.
The magma released during a volcanic eruption typically has a temperature between 700°C and 1200°C.
If it is Basaltic Magma, the temperature range is lower, even reaching 700°C.
However, if the Rhyolitic Magma, the temperature would be between 1000°C and 1200°C.
Possessing the Magma Crest...
No, 1200°C is enough to deal with the Flame Mark. He can even swim in the lava for a minute!
"Linsey tried to swim in lava!"
Click!
Just as Linsey was rambling on about her random thoughts...
He finally broke through the Source Isolation Ice Jade below and immediately jumped in, not forgetting to stuff the other Source Isolation Ice Jade into his bag.
At this moment, the ground was shaking so violently that it was almost impossible to stand.
Linsey didn't have time to check any details.
He scooped up the sleeping girl, took out clods of earth from his bag, placed them under his feet, and began to rise from the spot.
Finally, we saw the ground.
Linsey didn't want to do anything else. He took out his staff, summoned Snow Wolf, and threw the sleeping girl onto the wolf's back.
"..."
At that moment, the world fell into a brief silence.
Boom! The violent earthquake finally reached its peak at this moment.
A loud bang came from underground, thick smoke billowed up, and the earth cracked.
A colossal beast seemed to be roaring, breaking free from the earth's crust, its crimson heat, like molten iron, incinerating everything.
The magnificent power of nature far surpasses the earthquakes caused by Dragon Beast.
The two are not comparable!
Amidst the heat and roar, Linsey's furious shouts and commands resounded amidst the sudden eruption of nature's fury:
"Follow me! Run!"