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That's what Merlin is facing. And what bothered Merlin the most was those arrow-tailed Capricorns. This creature resembles a goat, but is very different. They are clever and sensitive, with a sword-like head and a penetrating power. The stiff bristles on the tail are like spines, and when provoked by them, the muscles of the whole body tend to contract, and then press the needle hairs to fire...... Worse still, because the needles are on the tail, their attack direction is not only flexible, but also extremely elusive. If it was a group of arrow-tailed Capricorns firing needle hair, it would be a disaster.

It is an active volcano that is active all year round, but there are no major eruptions, resulting in fertile ground and amazing plant growth at the foot of the volcano. The circulating food chain allows the animals to happily forage here. The foot of the volcano, in particular, has become the territory of the arrow-tailed Capricorns, who are so strong that they refuse all other animals to enter the foot of the volcano.

Merlin hadn't dealt with the Arrowtail Capricorn before, but that didn't stop her from knowing about the animal, which was slightly larger than an adult bull, making them wild, and the impact was no less powerful than even a toothed tiger.

With the help of clumps of plants and the shadow cloak on her body, Merlin took another potion of concealment, and then made her way upward...... Flying puppets, she also dare not use them, God knows what kind of perverted ferocious birds will be lured over.

Probably out of his domination over the place, and his confidence in their strength, the arrow-tailed Capricorn who was foraging for food did not spot Merlene, the stowaway.

Merlin mimics the movements of the arrow-tailed Capricorn as much as she can, quietly approaching the crater, and then climbing upwards little by little.

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I can't describe how Merlene feels right now, wasting three hours climbing this volcano.

The danger is not only the flocks of arrow-tailed Capricorns below, but also the ferocious birds that appear in the sky from time to time. During the climb, you can always come across some small cracks between the mountains. Don't underestimate these little cracks, the heat that comes out of them can see the fiery red magma flowing. One does not pay attention, and the magma that spews out inside, will make you remember its terrible.

In the middle of the volcano, there are basically no signs of large-scale plant growth, and only a few heat-tolerant plants are still surviving, but the number is scarce...... Mei Lin even saw several medicinal herbs of fairly good quality, but this was not the time to pick.

It took three hours to climb to the edge of the crater, and Merlin felt like she had just been fished out of the water, drenched and sweating profusely, and although the wizard's robe had a certain cooling effect, it still seemed a little powerless in the face of the mighty forces of nature.

Standing in the crater, there is a feeling of walking on a tightrope, and it seems that it is possible to ...... at any time Falling!

Merlin felt that the crater suddenly turned into a large mouth, and the thick black smoke turned into black tentacles.

An uncontrollable suction force sucked her towards the big mouth, and her body struggled slightly, and she was immediately bound by those black tentacles.

Bang! The big mouth closed with a bang, and a huge darkness came over the sky.

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It was as if it had fallen from an extremely high place. Suddenly hitting the ground, when Merlin regained her senses, she felt like she was falling apart.

"I seem to have been swallowed by the crater's mouth!"

The last scene was so amazing that Mei Lin still felt a little incredible when she thought about it now, with her strong mental power, even the illusion spells cast by a third-level wizard could not shake her, but at that moment, she actually felt a sense of powerlessness.

"It's hot! What is this place?"

Merlin only felt as if she had fallen into a large oven, and she shook her head and got up to look at the scenery around her...... It looks like a closed and narrow basement, the walls around it are red, emitting endless heat, and in the middle of the room, there is a sculpture of a manticore, but this sculpture is dark red, which looks a little weird.

The Manticore is said to be a creature from the Hellish plane, which does not exist in the wizarding world, and most wizards have only read about this creature in some books about Hell, where there are also physical descriptions and traits related to manticores.

Merlin just glanced at it and didn't pay any more attention, her eyes turning to the wall to find an exit...... She didn't notice, and just as she turned around, a flash of red light flashed in the eyes of the manticore statue.

Suddenly, a bright red light erupted from the wall, and Mei Lin's eyes suddenly became blood red, and at the same time, a sharp sound of breaking the air came from behind her, and Mei Lin didn't have time to think that an energy shield enveloped her.

"Rotate the force field!"

Almost at the same time, Merlin unleashed a witchcraft...... The strong wind that had been hitting her heart behind her suddenly changed direction in the force field, and a 'pop' fell beside Merlin, smashing the ground into a splash of rubble.

By this time, the red light had dimmed, and Merlin's vision had returned to normal, and she could finally see clearly that beside her, there was a whip-like object, one end of which had sunk deep into the ground.

What a familiar feeling...... Merlin's heart sank, and she turned her head to see the manticore shaking its huge head, and the whip was retracted with a 'boom', it was the manticore's tail whip, which was raised high at this time, the dark red hook tip flashing with a palpitating luster, and a low roar came from its throat.

A hot breeze blew across her face, and Merlin felt as if the hairs on her face were about to burn...... In fact, her face is as smooth as jade, how can there be any hair or anything like that?

It's just that the oppressive feeling brought by this manticore is too powerful.

"Is it an illusion or a puppet?" Merlin frowned suddenly, although she had thought the statue was a little strange just now, she didn't expect it to be able to move...... And it is capable of attacking people.

Among the creatures of hell, the Manticore is a very powerful creature, not only possessing biological instincts, but its mouth can spit shadow fireballs, but even more terrifying is its scorpion tail, which is not only agile in attack, but also contains poison.

Whether it was a puppet or an illusion, Merlin didn't dare to let it get close. After activating the Twelve Movements of Angels, she continued to maintain the whirling force field sorcery, and at the same time, threw two more power grid spells,

However, Merlin knew in her heart that the rotational force field was indeed strong against the defense of the Scorpiontail Hook and the Shadow Fireball, but it had no effect on the manticore's attack, and the power grid technique could only temporarily contain the manticore...... To put it simply, in terms of strength, this manticore is actually above her.