The Sunset Mountains are not too vast, but they have six or seven relatively tall peaks, each of which is an active volcanic crater that has erupted. The rocks solidified by the lava flow do not allow plants to grow, so the vegetation at the bottom of the mountain peaks is lush and the peaks are gray and white. If anyone were able to make it to the top, they would probably see the surging magma directly down the open mountain pass - but they weren't manic right now. Until geological changes have gathered enough strength for it, the magma is even more docile than the water.

As long as you don't take the initiative to walk in.

He said he was confined to a special chamber where lava was insulated, but not heat. "There's also an exit to the outside world, which was used by the people who sealed him to get in and out. After breaking his seal, we can enter through that exit - of course, be prepared to insulate and moisturize. ”

"The sealer wants to leave a path for the sealed, and be empathetic enough to block the lava for him?"

"Lava but not heat—probably to torture him, for a long time," Delkora shrugged, "heat and dehydration are the greatest torture for a kraken." ”

The map given by Mocaros points to one of the peaks – which Del Cola named Fishhead Peak — and along the perimeter of Fishhead Peak, Mocaros marked four detailed locations that surround Fishhead Peak.

"The four points are in the surrounding forest, and according to Mocarus, those four points are four magic patterns inscribed into the ground and reinforced by magic, and each circle has a magic item that acts as the core of the cycle," Delcora recalled, "We can choose to dig up and take that magic item to forcibly stop the cycle of magic patterns, or we can dig to a certain depth and directly physically destroy those magic patterns." Anyway, no matter which method you choose, digging is always unavoidable. ”

"I'm more interested in those four magical items, if they were used as the core of the formation, they shouldn't have broken by now," Satya said, "and those things might be used as a reward." ”

"Actually, we have no other choice, forcibly destroying the Demon Pattern Array, with our current strength, it is impossible," Assas thought for a moment and said, "To be able to seal that Mocarus, and to be able to arrange a Sealing Magic Array of this range, his strength must be much beyond our level." The magic pattern that has been reinforced by him is unlikely to be shaken with our current strength. ”

"That's what I thought," Delkora nodded, "Mocarus said we could use the power of lava to destroy those patterns, but I'm afraid I'll lose more than I can gain if I'm swallowed by the lava." Mocaros also taught me how to take out those magic items, hoping that his method would work. ”

"How could he know so much about his seal?"

"Since the seal was loosened, he began to use his spiritual power to explore every corner of the seal, although he couldn't break it directly, but he had seen through the inside and outside of the seal. Delkora shrugged, "After all, there is no other entertainment here, and he probably has to think of ways to break the seal to pass the time." ”

The seal core closest to the three-person team was about two or three kilometers away, and Delkora didn't waste time on the walk, and after making sure that there were no large birds of prey and predators in the air, he picked up the vitality of the wind and applied the light body and levitation techniques to the three of them again, and flew into the air. After leaving the dense forest, their vision suddenly widened, and the three of them flew to the core at the nearest distance, and then stopped not far from the core in his memory, observing the situation around him.

Considering that those magic patterns have been engraved in the ground, and the circulation core must be embedded in a certain source point of the magic pattern, large-scale excavation is absolutely unavoidable. There are many powerful predators hidden in the jungle here, and with their strength, quite a few of them are simply not able to deal with them. If Del Cora doesn't want their digging to attract the attention of predators, they'll have to plan ahead—

However, elemental fluctuations when using magic are difficult to hide. Delkora and the others, who flew in mid-air with the use of levitation, immediately attracted the attention of many powerful predators, and for a while, the beasts roared one after another, and the powerful predators warned strangers who intruded into their territory with threatening roars, and they stared at the uninvited guests in the air, ready to give a fatal blow when the opponent landed.

In this tense atmosphere, they did not notice in the slightest that in the depths of the dense jungle, three inconspicuous humans had infiltrated it.

"Just like that, when dealing with these sensitive but not very intelligent monsters, sometimes arcane magic is much more useful than elemental magic," Delkora raised his hand triumphantly, holding a gem in his hand, "Of course they can catch elemental fluctuations, but arcane magic doesn't have elemental fluctuations - let them continue to daze at the illusion in the sky." Let's get to work. ”

Yes, the only ones that flew into the air with the help of levitation and lightness were only three illusions, and the real trio had already slipped into the jungle while most of the predators were being attracted to attention. The roars of the beast laid out a clear roadmap for their safety, and they could safely reach their target location by following them—and they did.

As we mentioned earlier (at the beginning of Chapter 9), elemental magic, which uses complicated magic formulas and spells to unleash elemental power, accounts for only half of the magic system, and the other half is the more mysterious arcane magic in the eyes of ordinary people. Arcane magic does not harness the power of the elements, but chooses to infinitely amplify its psychic power to achieve a variety of incredible effects—space magic, summoning magic, contract magic, and, more commonly, illusion and covert magic. Some argue that arcane magic is a divine art in its own right, as it seems to work in a way that uses the power of rules, but it does not require the use of holy light to cast arcane magic. More people believe that arcane magic is another "back door" left by God to intelligent life, and it does not have a fixed upper limit like the Holy Light, perhaps arcane magic is the foundation of civilization progress-

The threshold for casting arcane magic is still relatively high, first of all, a sufficient level of mental power is required, and secondly, various mediums are needed, the most common are mined body gems, and the magic crystals condensed in the bodies of non-attribute demonic beasts. There is nothing special about these hedrons in themselves, not even elemental powers, but when modified in a special way, they can amplify and distort their psychic power into specific frequencies to enhance the effects of arcane magic—such a modified gem is no less expensive than a wand of the same tier. A hedron corresponds to only a specific arcane magic. But without such a gem, the release of arcane magic would become very complicated, and it would test the magician's ability to control his mental power-

So it's rare for a mage to major in arcane magic. Because it's just too expensive.

"I've only brought out five Arcane Gems," Del Cola said, "and I feel like I'm missing." ”

"Enough, after all, most of the time, simple elemental magic will solve the problem. Assas said, "Do you want to disarm the projection? Arcane magic consumes too much mental power. ”

"It's okay, I'm fine," Delcora shook her head, "just hurry up and dig the earth." At that point, at that point, I dug more than ten meters and dug it. ”

“...... You simply don't want to get dirty," Satya debunked him, "in the name of maintaining the illusion." ”

"But I did maintain the illusion—and my mental energy was drained all the time. Delcora shrugged, "It's a mage's prerogative, and melee classes always have to be at the forefront. ”

“...... I'm going to be a magician. It's not that difficult at all. Assas sighed, drew his broadsword, stood where Del Cora was pointing, and thrust his sword down.

The power was infused into it, and the sharp sword qi penetrated straight through to a depth of more than ten meters until it hit a solid obstacle. Assas drew his sword and nodded at Del Kora, "There's something down there. It's so hard that my sword qi can't penetrate him. ”

"In Mocarus's description, this should be a large magic pattern structure with a diameter of tens of meters, and the meaning of the existence of the four magic pattern circles is to charge the sealing chamber in the middle, and the four must all be destroyed before the sealing chamber can really lose its energy supply," Delkora instructed, "You dig a hole that goes straight down first, and I will use stone shaping to help you stabilize the structure below." You've also taken a class in Demonic Patterns, right? The magic item that is the core of the cycle must be embedded in the source point, it may be inconspicuous, but I'm sure you'll find it!"

"I just didn't believe I could dig such a deep hole. Assas took a deep breath and raised his cherished sword, "Knight's Creed".

"Partner, I'm sorry to use you for this...... I'll take care of it for you. ”

The sword flashed with light. He used his strength, activated his skills, and stabbed down with one sword.

Then, the dust flew. His figure quickly disappeared into the mound.

Satya looked at this scene, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

“...... I believe in the strength of Assas. I'm not going to bother him. ”

She comforted herself, deliberately ignoring Del Kora's expectant look.