Lava, like a curtain of rain, poured down, sparkling like fireworks blooming in the night sky.
Ed instinctively raised a canopy over his head like tree bark, and quietly watched the scene unfold before him.
As the temperature rose, the noblewoman's dress suddenly burst into flames, which instantly engulfed her body.
The scorching air rippled, reflecting Seraphina's increasingly contorted figure.
Behind the curtain woven from lava and fire, something seemed to be emerging from its cocoon.
Seraphina, the descendant of the fire dragon, is revealing her true form.
The once-unyielding Obsidian Bank melted into a puddle of liquid like Chocolate, only to be lifted by an unseen force and reshaped into a new form.
More and more lava fell from the sky, but it did not cause any damage to the surrounding area. It just kept converging on Seraphina's location, like a torrential rain chasing after someone.
In the rain, the massive dragon's body, tens of meters long, could no longer be concealed. At the same time, a roar filled with unknown emotions resounded through the sky—
" Lao Wu ~"
Ed's lips twitched inappropriately, as he felt a strange sense of déjà vu about the scene before him.
He watched everything unfold before him silently, only stepping back slightly when the lava Spread his feet.
Moments later, the brief turmoil finally ended, and Obsidian Bank had long since vanished.
What now stands where the bank once was is an obsidian egg with a radius of approximately fifteen meters.
Its surface lava has not yet completely Solidification, and the scorching heat irrationally spreads outwards, scorching all the vegetation on the surrounding ground and causing it to wither.
Many unsuspecting players have already mustered their courage and gathered around, staring in astonishment at the "Obsidian Egg" before them.
Many locals living in the city are used to such unrest.
Whether they sensed the ground shaking or heard the resounding cry of " Lao Wu," the locals, accustomed to such occurrences, immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed to safety, awaiting notification that things were back to normal.
Looking at the colossal object before him, Ed's mind was momentarily in turmoil...
He understands the logic, but why did Seraphina suddenly disconnect?
Okay, although the process is a bit abstract, he ultimately achieved his goal.
Having overcome his instincts, Haji Dragon will not seek trouble with Aeldra or Loxor for the time being.
But can she truly attain enlightenment in Longchang?
Nobody knows that.
Ed wondered if Seraphina's mother had truly flown beyond the material realm of this world?
Before she transforms into her original Psionic Energy, will she also have any new insights?
After a brief silence, Ed folded up the blackened bark umbrella and deactivated the non-existent air raid siren in Valhalla.
Many players immediately received a new temporary mission in their task boxes, with each person assigned a few blocks to go and remind the locals that the city had returned to safety.
At the same time, Ed changed his mind and asked Noya to update the "Announcement of Seraphina's Temporary Departure" on the official website.
"Boss, is there something you want to ask me?"
After issuing the announcement, Noya felt as if many eyes were watching her from within the Root Network.
She asked in a trembling voice:
Is there anything I've done poorly at work lately?
Ed shook his head and thought to himself:
"I wish you had a similar experience."
"I understand your desire to make your subordinates stronger."
Noya said with some regret:
"But I'm already dead, and there's nothing that can be done about it."
No, I always feel like...
Ed's tone was quite skeptical:
"The Blue Dragon race may actually be able to exist without a physical body."
"If this is true, then are you really dead?"
Faced with Ed's questioning, Noya's mind surprisingly sharpened for a moment.
The weak dragon soul within the Root Network burst into tears, trembling as it spoke:
"Boss, don't make me fight those two!"
I will be shattered to pieces!
You no longer have a body.
"I will be utterly destroyed!"
"... possibly."
Ed sighed upon hearing this:
"Well, as expected, ' Blue Dragon ' is hopeless."
Is this some kind of weird pun?
"Another inch."
Ed and Noya were talking to each other in a disjointed way, and their materialized plant bodies gradually disappeared from a corner.
A lot has happened recently, and Ed believes he has done his best to cope.
All that's left to do is wait.
The Demon Realm, Central Region.
Chalco, the Border Garrison Warlord of the Skeleton Alliance's " Nether Crossing Legion " (formerly the " Giant Arms Legion "), was kneeling on one knee before his new superior, [ Nether Crossing ], earnestly reporting the intelligence gathered by the skeleton scouts.
After spending some time together, Chalco had come to know the new senator better.
Objectively speaking, [ Nether Crossing ] is not as good as his former boss [ Giant Arms ].
But his intellect made up for it very well.
Whether it's adjusting formations during marches, allocating supplies, or arranging searches and intelligence analysis along the route of advance, this new councilor is far superior to the previous [ Giant Arms ].
To put it bluntly, when [ Giant Arms ] was around, these things were arranged by Chalco and the other three warlords, while [ Giant Arms ] himself was only responsible for fighting.
While they may be very secure in terms of military strength, such superiors can indeed put a lot of pressure on their subordinates.
While the current [ Nether Crossing ] isn't as powerful, he can at least do some of the things that a senator should do.
So even though they haven't known each other for very long, Chalco already really respects him.
Listening to Chalco's report, [ Nether Crossing ] nodded while carefully drawing a map of the Demon Realm in his hand.
It must be said that having four arms does have some advantages over having two arms, except in combat, such as drawing at this moment.
After carefully sketching a river valley and a symbol representing a flat area on the blank map, [ Nether Crossing ], as usual, synchronized the symbol onto a large bone plate that had been pre-polished.
The bone plate must have been the scapula of some kind of creature. After being polished, it revealed an eerie luster, and the runes engraved on it could be simultaneously transmitted to another matching bone plate.
At this moment, another bone plate is located on the opposite shore of the Floating Corpse Sea, in the Sand Capital Palace, in front of the [ Crown ].
As the stripes gradually appeared on the bone plates, beneath the faintly glowing Crown, the skeleton murmured to itself using Psionic Energy:
"So this is... the Demon Realm..."