In the corner, several bloodstained bandages lay carelessly scattered on the ground. The blood had already dried. Judging by the quantity, quite a few members of this group had been injured.
Lin Li recalled the bizarre creatures that had burst from the lava lake earlier and the vicious Skeleton Soldiers that had appeared among the surrounding ruins. He sighed inwardly. Being able to escape those monsters with only injuries was already a blessing.
The midday sun grew increasingly scorching, and his stomach appropriately rumbled with hunger. This sunshade happened to make an excellent place to rest.
Lin Li had no intention of starting a fire to cook. There was still plenty of the cake and bread Su Yue had given him yesterday, so he could simply eat those for lunch.
He took out the food and sat beneath the shelter to enjoy it.
The lava lake not far away continued to churn without pause.
"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle..."
Huge bubbles constantly rose from the bottom of the lake and exploded with a boom on the surface, splashing scorching lava fragments across the sky. The heat waves in the air grew even thicker.
As Lin Li ate lunch, he gazed at the churning lava lake and silently thought, Don't let anything strange come crawling out again while I'm eating.
Even after he had filled his stomach, the surroundings remained completely peaceful. Not a single bizarre creature appeared.
Fed and satisfied, drowsiness slowly crept over him.
Without the Cold Soul Hammer, in this sweltering environment, forget taking a midday nap—even sitting steadily would have been difficult.
Now, cold air swirled around him, cool and comfortable. Lin Li could not help yawning several times as waves of fatigue surged over him.
He casually took out a folding lounge chair, set it up beneath the