Chapter 6: Dragon Blood Mystic Lock
Upon hearing these words, Loranda remained silent, her thoughts unknown, while Joshua continued walking, leading the group behind him to the center of this massive cavern—a slightly elevated area where magma had gathered.
In this submerged ancient dragon's nest, the boiling lava, scorching hot winds, and the seemingly roaring endless elemental tide had surged back and forth for centuries. But now, all of it fell silent and still at the footsteps of a single warrior. The exploration team, who had originally stood at the cave entrance unable to approach due to the intense heat, suddenly noticed that as time passed, the surrounding temperature was gradually dropping. The overflowing fire elements ceased their dance, losing their dangerous vitality and sinking into a deathly stillness.
After hesitating for a moment, confirming that the temperature around them was indeed steadily decreasing, they gritted their teeth, gripped their talismans, and stepped onto the solidified black rock path, sprinting rapidly to stand behind Joshua—the instincts of exploration team members and their inner curiosity made it impossible for them to convince themselves to stay put. Instead, they wanted to observe this marvel more closely and in greater detail.
Venturing deep into a cavern covered in lava—this was not an adventure just anyone could experience!
Black followed closely behind the group, treading through the lava... no, it had actually submerged its entire body into the molten rock, twisting its form and swimming over slowly.
And it seemed this creature felt no discomfort at all; in fact, it appeared quite comfortable. When passing through a zone of golden-red high-temperature lava, it even let out a cheerful hiss, its chest core growing brighter.
It could be seen that the surging force that had previously clashed with Black's inherent fire element around its body had vanished, never to reappear.
The warrior paid no attention to the group's approach, merely giving a brief warning that if anything went wrong, they should retreat quickly. Then, frowning, he gazed at the center point in midair.
This enormous underground cavern was filled with scorching lava and air currents, twisting and rising, turning the space into a distorted inferno. The blurred air prevented everyone from clearly seeing the not-so-high ceiling—but before them lay a gateway to an intact world, a spacetime door of infinite possibilities!
(To be continued.)