Following the path indicated by Purgatory Lava, Reilo and Canary continued flying deeper into the Underground World.
Rumble, rumble, rumble.
The tectonic plates grew increasingly unstable, and the heavy grinding and cracking of the plates could often be heard.
At the same time,
from the steadily rising magma pools, astonishingly hot lava fountains erupted. These fountains originated from the Star Core in the deepest reaches of the Star Curtain World. Even after losing much of their energy along the way, they could easily exceed a thousand degrees. Even many Legendary Creatures could hardly withstand them.
It was no wonder that the extremely heat-resistant lava creatures that once lived here had gone extinct.
At last,
when Reilo and Canary reached the route Purgatory Lava had indicated at top speed, they discovered that the passage that had once been here was now blocked by a rushing waterfall of lava.
"What is that...?"
Canary spotted something.
Even it couldn't help crying out in astonishment.
Reilo had naturally noticed the strange sight as well.
He had been about to force his way through the lava waterfall with his powerful true form, but now he stopped and stared at the astonishing scene. Unused to being without the Capricorn Mask, he rubbed the bridge of his nose.
Millions of tiny, double-winged fire ants swarmed before them. Each one was about the size of a baby's arm. At a glance, the countless ants formed a cloud of fire, rushing toward the lava waterfall as if fleeing for their lives.
The ants at the front were instantly burned to ash by the lava, but those behind them didn't care about their own lives. They surged forward one after another, eventually forming a swirling passage through the waterfall—a startling sight.
"Faced with the threat of extinction, even these lowly