A massive hand reached straight for Chen Rui and the others, stirring up a towering torrent of magma in its wake, carrying an immense pressure.
Lola blinked. The giant hand began to change midway; before it could touch them, it dispersed into liquid and fell away.
Chen Rui detected no unusual data through the Analytical Eye. This should be what the Fire Elemental Monarch had called an "elemental body without consciousness." The Fire Elemental Monarch had also said that given the environment of this underground volcanic range, elemental bodies ought to be able to gradually develop into Fire Elementals. Yet under the influence of that strange power, they could remain nothing more than pure energy forever, unable to form true life.
Since they had no consciousness, they had no concept of friend or foe. Under the control of the strange power behind them, they merely instinctively attacked all invading outsiders.
The instant that giant hand was destroyed, it was as though a fuse had been lit. The surrounding magma began to change rapidly, and all sorts of bizarre forms surged forth—some resembling humanoids, others monsters—as they lunged at them.
These elemental bodies were not particularly powerful. With one area attack from Lola, every nearby enemy scattered apart. Yet they were swiftly reborn from the magma, endless in number, and their attacks gradually grew stronger. They were exceedingly troublesome.
Although Dodo had been startled at first, he quickly sensed that these enemies were all weaker than himself. He had wanted to put on a show before his master, but these Fire Elementals had no true physical bodies. This lord shapeshifter felt as though his fists were striking cotton, unable to exert any force. In particular, his prized transformation and immortality abilities had no chance to display their might. He could only