Vol 21 Chapter 2: Under the volcano

Although the place we met before was near the volcano, it was actually quite far away. m [Let ’s see the novel ~] As we get closer, the temperature in the surrounding area is getting higher and higher, and a lot of surface lava flows begin to appear on the ground near us. These orange-red lava flows flow along the of the ground toward the low-lying foot of the mountain like a stream, and upstream of the lava flow, there is a gradually enlarged lava waterfall. Except for a few small areas at the top of the entire peak, where black rocks are bare, the rest has been completely covered by a lava waterfall.
Wikipedia pointed to the bare rock on the mountain and said to me: "As long as you get there, you can see the tunnel entrance."
"I can pass, but are you all right?" I asked while looking at Wikipedia.
Although this place is still a short distance from the top of the mountain, the surrounding temperature has exceeded 60 degrees. Normal people can't stay in this place without any protection. The player's resistance in the game can resist some high temperature, and the players' equipment will not have fire resistance, so the players are much better than the high temperature resistance in reality, but this ability is also limited, at least For most players, magma is still something that must not be touched. A touch of it is a large piece of burn, let alone let it fall, even if it is immediately pulled out. Even if the lava area is large enough, or in a closed area, ordinary players will start to lose blood as soon as they enter this place, and the closer the lava is, the faster the blood will be injured.
The area we are in now is open land. There isn't much lava, but even this group of people around has already had a noticeable overheating reaction. Everyone in the team looked abnormally red, and panted very quickly, and there was a layer of glittering sweat on each person's head.
"How did you get there last time?" Looking at the seven people, I was very doubtful how they had passed before. Probably know what I suspect. Vicki took out a red, strange pill as big as the sugar ball in front of the lollipop, and handed it to me. I took a curious take a closer look and then turned to look at Wiki with his eyes and asked him what it was.
Wiki responded very cooperatively: "This is the flame candy."
"Flame candy? Is there any candy?"
Wiki nodded and said, "This is a candy made by a very special player here. Just eat one and it will have the corresponding effect. This one in my hand is specially resistant to fire, as long as the candy is contained in In the mouth. Before the candy is completely melted, it can have a certain degree of fire resistance. We used this thing to pass through the lava tunnel last time. However, the price of this thing is quite expensive, we only have six each, considering that we are back It may be used at times, so three must be left for preparation, so everyone can only eat three on the way. "
"Did you not eat until now because the three supports did not have enough time to pass through the entire tunnel?"
Wiki admits: "In fact, the three are just enough, but the channel has changed a bit since we last passed, and it may take a bit to pass now, so we must set aside some extra time to deal with unexpected situations. . That's why we endure that we have n’t eaten until now, and we plan to use it when we ca n’t eat it. "
"Surely there is such a candy?" I heard that there are still candy with attributes. I was also curious. After thinking about it, it won't be too long anyway. I simply said to Wikipedia: "Discuss something with you."
"what?"
"Let's wait for us to come back from there. Can you take me to meet the player who makes attribute candy?"
When Wikimedia heard what I said, he said, "We used to plan to level up. If we can reach it safely, we won't be back for at least a month. As for the dessert chef you said, I don't think we need to lead the way. Right? Just go to Reykjavik and ask someone for a magic dessert. The other person definitely knows. "
"So famous?"
"Isn't the candy that can be used as medicine famous? Although the price is expensive, the attributes are better than the medicine in the pharmacy, and the most important thing is that this candy has a long timeliness. Medicines are used much more. Of course, the taste is really good and true. "
I thought about it and called Xiaofeng with a ring finger. Then he said, "Make a deal with you again. Anyway, everyone along the way will consume three flame candy, and my magic pet can give you additional fire protection, so your candy is saved. [ ] As long as each of you gives me two, I'll ask her to help you protect, so that each of you can save one more when you come back, so that's all right? "
When they heard that there was fire protection, they agreed without thinking. After all, the price of buying only six candies at a time must be quite exaggerated, otherwise they would not buy just that, so even if they could make one, they would have made it, so these people agreed with me without hesitation. Of course, there are two other benefits of trading with me: safety and comfort.
They worry that the flame candy time is not enough, so they have not dared to eat it, but the surrounding temperature is actually quite hot, but it has not reached the point where it can cause the health value to drop. However, it ’s as if people do n’t necessarily die if they do n’t blow the air conditioner in summer, but everyone still likes the air conditioner. No one wants to endure the high temperature roasting here for no reason, so it is obviously more cost-effective to get fire resistance earlier. As for the safety issue, naturally it is because we have to protect against fire for longer than medicine. After all, my magic pet can supplement them at any time during the halfway, so the time limit does not exist. In this case, even halfway If anything is delayed, don't worry about being burned alive beyond the time limit of candy.
When they agreed to my request, they immediately gave me two candies, and Xiaofeng immediately added a fire-resistant enchantment to all of them, and then all of them felt cool for a while, just like the big summer. From the road under the scorching sun, I ran into the air-conditioned shop on the side of the road, and it felt really refreshing from the bones.
At Wikimedia they feel that cool thrill. I just dropped a candy in my mouth. The flame candy, which is very expensive for them, may not be too expensive for me, so I lost one directly into the mouth without saving.
Although I don't care about this money, of course, rushing to eat this kind of flame candy is certainly not to understand 馋, although I am quite interested in food. But this is not the case. The main reason for trying to eat is that I want to know the specific effect of this thing, and the taste is second. As a new class of profession, if this kind of profession that can make attribute candy can become the strength of our guild. I believe it is of great significance to our guild. Of course, the premise is that this thing is really effective.
The first thing candy comes out of the mouth is not attributes. It's taste. A kind of sweet watermelon smell suddenly filled in the mouth, the cool and refreshing feeling is really intoxicating. In fact, the effect I tasted is far from the comfort of ordinary players, mainly because my fire resistance is too scary. Even if I stand in such a place of magma everywhere, I don't feel the slightest heat, and because I am not hot, So eating this candy like iced watermelon did not respond so exaggeratedly. If it is an ordinary player, the whole body being roasted at a high temperature is uncomfortable, and at this time suddenly eat a piece of this candy. The surrounding air temperature dropped to the normal temperature instantaneously. At the same time, the cold and sweet sensation of the frozen watermelon in the mouth spread out. The huge contrast stimulus can absolutely capture a large group of taste animals.
It has to be said that this taste alone is quite a kind of food for cattle. As for the attributes ... I have just finished feeling the taste, and the attributes have already taken effect, but also because my fire resistance is too high, I ca n’t feel the change of that attribute at all. It can only be seen from the number changes in the property list that this thing really increases my fire resistance.
"How's it? It tastes good, right?" Wiki asked when I saw a candy.
I nodded and said, "It's really good. It seems necessary to meet this great dessert chef. But before we do, let's get things done here first."
"Oh, of course. So let's go up the mountain first."
Like most mountains, the volcano has a flatter bottom. It got steeper as we went to the top. At the beginning we were still walking up the mountain, and then we almost climbed with both hands and feet. Fortunately, the volcanic mountain wall is not very flat, and there are many protrusions on it, so it is not as exaggerated as those cliff climbers climbing on TV. The rock wall in this place looks like one. The messy steps are piled together. Although the steps are steep and there is no regularity, they can always stand by. It is not a problem if you pay attention to them.
In fact, if it wasn't for the presence of the next few, I could fly up on my own. After all, I'm not afraid of magma, so even if sprayed on, it's okay, but the protective enchantment on them can only block the high temperature. It still hurts, so for their safety we can only climb up on foot.
In fact, as long as you are not afraid of high temperatures, the top of the crater is not as dangerous as you think. (When I read the novel.) At the foot of the mountain, in addition to paying attention to the lava flow on the ground, we also need to pay attention to the lava that fall from time to time in the sky. These lava are small clusters of lava that have been ejected from the main jet by lava from the crater. Although it is a small group, it is relative to the main lava column. In fact, these lava groups can be as large as one meter in diameter and small as large as a basketball. They will be cooled by air in the air, and then form a hard rock crust. As the inertia is exhausted, these lava clusters that have condensed the rock crust will fall from high altitude. When they hit the ground, they will look like eggs falling downstairs. It usually breaks down instantly, and then the magma that has not cooled down will scatter, just like a bomb.
Because of these fallen lava bombs, our trip at the foot of the mountain was actually not safe at all. If it were not because I used magic missiles to detonate the lava group aimed at us in the air, it is estimated that I would have to go up the mountain. Someone was recruited. But at the top of the mountain, this kind of problem is gone. Because the height of the lava jet is exaggerated, the flying lava cluster will not be too close to the jet mouth after landing, so the closer it is, the more it will not be hit by lava bombs, but you need to be aware of the high temperature emitted from the lava column.
In reality, you can never have the opportunity to stand next to the crater that is erupting and experience the power of the volcanic eruption. In the game, as long as the attributes are high enough, this is not a problem. Although I used to encounter volcanoes or lava crypts in missions, this is the first time I've seen the volcano erupting.
Standing far away didn't feel anything. As we approached the caldera, this terrifying world of heaven and earth became even more terrifying. Standing at the crater at this time, the feeling of sky-rocketing even my heart beat faster than I could control. Less than five meters in front of me was a rising lava column. The extremely high pressure makes the lava shoot directly into the sky like a water column launched by a high-pressure water cannon. Of course, a high-pressure water cannon cannot have a caliber of 38 meters. This crater is so large.
Because the speed of the lava is very fast, it looks like it is a high-speed train passing by in front of you at close range. The difference is that the lava column is a bottom-up movement, and it is bright orange-red, and With a deafening roar. No, this can no longer be simply a roar, because the ground and the internal organs of my body are driven by this horrible shock and are following the tremor. The magnitude of the vibration on the ground is at least a magnitude of 13 or more, and it is impossible to shake so a trampoline.
At this point, I and Wiki were completely unable to talk to each other. They were too loud, and they couldn't even hear them shouting against each other's ears. In fact, in order to protect the ears, they closed their ears with a special protective plug in accordance with Wiki's order at the mountainside, and I closed the dragon soul suit helmet and opened the sound barrier, although My helmet isn't special for noise protection, but I have to say that the Dragon Soul suit is too advanced. So even if it's not dedicated, it's many times better than those earbuds. After activating the sound wave shielding, the ears were finally cleared. Although the rumbling sound was still heard, at least the ears would not be noisy.
Because we can't communicate with sound, we are all using gestures now. When it really does n’t work, I will use Phantom to help everyone connect to the spiritual network, but this is more troublesome, and because the fire element of the crater is too active, so that the use of psychic spells has been greatly affected. The magic power consumption goes up without saying, The quality of communication is not as good as the walkie-talkie, the noise is scary.
"Is it there?" After standing close to the crater and feeling the power of the volcanic eruption, I took Vicki's hand and pulled him up, and at the same time connected to his spirit through phantom for communication.
When Wikipedia heard me, he looked in the direction of my finger www.7ket, then nodded, "That's where it is."
In fact, I mean the location is not far from us, the straight line is at most seven or eight meters, but we cannot pass through the magma, we can only go around the edge. Moving in such a place is not a simple matter. The left side is the crater. Although the lava erupted more than five meters from the outer wall of the crater, it is not a vacuum zone between the lava and the mountain wall. Filled with high-speed airflow. Although I have not tested the speed of the airflow, I have no doubt that if I jump in, I will be blown away immediately, because I accidentally kicked a stone into it before, and then the stone slammed like a cannonball into the sky. . Our right side is outside the mountain. Although there is no high-speed airflow, it is not very safe. After all, it is quite steep. If you accidentally fall, it will definitely burn to death in the lava.
Fortunately, I have dragon tendons. Of course, they also know that it is best to take a rope for climbing, but what rope do you think can be used at a temperature of nearly 1,000 degrees? Before, they used fire-resistant candies to survive the high temperature, but the ropes couldn't eat sugar, so they knew they were useless and simply didn't bring them. But there is no problem when I come. Dragon ribs are my equipment. It is not afraid of fire. At least the temperature of the lava will not affect it. With dragon tendons, I can string everyone together, so that even if one or two people fail, others can hold them.
After carefully moving to the hole I saw before, I had to connect to Wiki again. "How did you go down?"
The edge of the crater where we are standing is still more than three meters high from the cave below. This height is not a big problem even in reality, but the problem is that the cave is inside the crater, although it is still a distance from the lava Three or four meters away, but what about the surrounding airflow? We just jumped in and never fell down, but were immediately blown into the sky.
Although Wiki's answer surprised me, they have to say that their solution is the most reliable solution under their conditions.
The wiki they use is to wait. According to them. The volcanic activity is very regular, erupting once every four days, and the eruption time is accurate to the hour, and the error before and after does not exceed one hour. The length of each eruption is about three hours and thirty-seven minutes. The error before and after does not exceed ten minutes. Because the eruption time is very accurate, the eruption time can be calculated manually. At the end of the eruption, the last lava was shot into the sky. The crater will then erupt within five seconds, at which point all airflow and lava will disappear. And the lava that is shot in the sky will fall after about 17 seconds, with an interval of about 12 seconds in the middle, and the reaction speed of the average person is about one second, so that it takes about ten seconds to jump off the The height of meters, and then drilled into the cave. Usually this series of actions can be completed in five to six seconds, so time is not a problem at all. As long as you don't make mistakes, it is a safer way to enter.
"How long is this eruption?" I asked after hearing the solution.
Wiki looked at the time and said, "About forty minutes to fifty minutes."
I thought about it and thought it would be a waste of time to wait here. So with my ring finger, Everett appeared directly next to me. Tell Wikipedia not to resist, and then I let Everett attach to Wiki's body in armor form, and then rely on Everett's limbs that turned into hammers and climbed into the cave like a gecko along the rock wall.
Compared to us, the shape of Everett can be adjusted by itself, so the streamlined shell is beneficial to reduce wind resistance. At the same time, the limbs with his barbs can be inserted into the rock and counteracted by its own powerful force. The upward force of the airflow. In this way, you can forcibly drill into the cave in the high-pressure steam erupted. Of course, the premise of all this is that Everett is not afraid of high temperatures. After all, the high-speed air flow that erupts can be water vapor from lava. The temperature of the stuff can definitely steam people instantly, except for Everett, it is not true. Few people can survive this temperature. of course. The dragon and the phoenix are certainly not afraid of this high temperature, for luck and plague they are just the sauna. But considering their size, I gave up on the idea of ​​letting them be lucky. Fortunately, if he enters the jet zone forcibly, even if he has great strength, he can catch the rock, but with such a large lifting force, it is estimated that he will eventually tear the rock with him and take it to the sky. Freet is much more reliable.
After Wikipedia was sent into the channel, Everett automatically disintegrated and crawled out again, and then brought people down one by one. As for me, I do n’t have to worry about it. I cover eternity on the fingers www.7ket and the toes to form a grapple. Then, using the wings to form a fairing at the back to reduce wind resistance, relying on my own fire, I was not afraid of high temperatures, so I just climbed in.
Although it was quite troublesome to smash it over and over, it was not slow at all, and it took him more than two minutes to come in. After everyone entered the cave, Wiki took the lead and walked down. I was walking behind Wiki, so it would not affect his lead, and he could exchange places with him as soon as possible when he was in danger.
There is a magic barrier at the entrance of this cave, indicating that the channel is not formed naturally, at least artificially processed. After entering the entrance, the downward passage also has obvious artificial traces, because the descending spiral ladder is too regular, and there is obviously a strengthening matrix on the wall of the cave. It seems to absorb the surrounding fire elements as power, which in turn strengthens the rigidity of the wall. Prevent caves from being destroyed by lava.
Following the spiral staircase all the way down to the ground for at least a few kilometers, then the channel changed from vertical to horizontal, but the horizontal channel on this side is obviously natural, because this side is simply a lava tube, the ground and surrounding There were obvious traces of lava condensation on the walls, and we also found a lot of volcanic stones in the passage. The structure of this volcanic stone is similar to that of opal, but it is not a thing. It is neither expensive nor useful. It is basically nothing special except that the surface is smooth and somewhat translucent.
"This is the tunnel that goes all the way to the bottom of the sea?" I was born after we all entered the horizontal passage. There is no more roar here. Although there is a rather large lava river flowing in the middle of the passage, our location is in the upper part of the passage. Here there is a protruding platform along the wall, just like a spiral ladder, although It is relatively narrow, but normal walking is no problem at all, and the temperature is still very high, which is basically safe.
After I questioned, Wikipedia pointed in a direction and said, "You can go to the bottom of the sea in the same direction. I don't know where the other is going in the opposite direction. We are safe about a dozen kilometers from here. There is no danger other than high temperature. The problematic part is in the front, and you will understand when you get it. "
"That means we can now safely run a dozen kilometers ahead, right?"
Wiki nodded: "Yes, but we'd better hurry up, otherwise we will delay a lot of time on the road."
"You can rest assured, since there is no danger, speed is guaranteed. But is this passage always so wide?" My idea is to summon luck to take us directly through the lava river. Anyway, the dragon can take a bath in the lava, so letting them down the magma is the same as when we enter the hot pool of the bathhouse, there is no threat at all. Moreover, because the direction we are going to happen is also the direction of the lava flow, if you swim through the lava it is equivalent to flowing down, it must be faster than walking. Of course, summoning flying birds is the fastest. Unfortunately, flying birds are not heat-resistant, and there are too many people.
Hearing my question Wiki shook his head directly: "No, the thinnest part of our passage will gradually widen in the front, and it will eventually become three or four times the size here."
"As long as it doesn't get narrow." After I turned, I was lucky enough to jump out myself. I haven't taken a bath for too long, and luck seems to be very excited. I slammed into the lava directly from the void, scaring me to quickly support a protective cover to block the lava splashing. Although I'm not afraid of lava, these latter ones are more delicate, and I don't want this kind of meaningless accidental injury.
Fortunately, he got into the lava, rolled over, soaked his whole body in the lava, and then raised his head to drill out his face. "It still smells like sulfur, and it feels like home."
"If my family had this taste, I would rather move." I said again and again, "Okay, you're almost washed, come up and help us for a while, don't mess around anymore."
"Yes, I'm up."
Fortunately, eventually, the obedient floated up, then spread the wings and put the edge on the rock platform where we stood. We slid directly along his wings to his back, and then fortunately took back the wings and started to swim forward.
Although I often ride lucky to run around ~ EbookFREE.me ~, they are the first time to ride a dragon on Wiki, and they are obviously a bit over-excited, especially the three youngest members of the team, who ca n’t sit still and will run to The lucky tail looked back at the lucky swinging big tail, and then ran to the side of his neck again to try to climb to the lucky head, but unfortunately he was almost thrown into the magma by throwing his neck.
I saw the three guys so excited and had to dissuade him: "Don't climb on his head. The dragons are very proud. Usually they fly with their claws, even if they take people to fly. Few people put people on their backs. Yes, today you were brought up because of special circumstances. It is the pride of the Dragons on your head that you can never touch except for my master. "
When the three guys over there heard me say that it was quiet, I started to ask about the mumbled city during the journey, and Wiki knew everything. Just when I thought I knew it, Lucky suddenly told us that the flow of lava was accelerating, and Wiki told me immediately that we were close to the problem site.
According to Wiki's suggestion, fortunately, we resumed walking ashore and walked to the so-called problem area after a short walk. When that area came into my sight, I was stunned by the sight in front of me. I have to say that I did not expect this situation before, and it is no wonder that Wiki has never said what happened here. It turned out that he could not find words to describe the scene in front of him.