It was clear that something was going on beneath that pillar of smoke. Catherine wasn't sure if the black smoke was caused by the combustion, but she decided to go over and take a look.

"You also said that there is no fire elemental here. The goblin scholar said, "The pillar of smoke resembles a sacrificial activity in which sacrifices are burned for the purpose of sacrifice." ”

"The plume of smoke alone doesn't say anything. Catherine walked in the direction of the plume of smoke, "Let's go check it out now." ”

The old professor did not refute, but followed the female mage to see what was going on.

The two of them followed the smoke column for a short time before they saw three monsters sitting on the ground not far away. The monsters were surrounded by a pile of silver flames that resembled campfires, and the black plume of smoke came out of them. The three monsters all had long faces, no facial features on their faces, only a sharp straw-like mouth. They have no hair on their bodies, but they have very large bellies and bulging pouches.

The monsters squatted on the ground, their hind limbs on either side of their stomachs looking very thick. They have a lot of upper limbs, like the arthropods of insects. The silver flames kept burning, and the monsters took turns breaking off one of their upper limbs and throwing them into the flames. As a result, the flames burn more violently and emit black smoke.

Every time the monsters break off an upper limb, new limbs will start to grow back into the wound, but this process is not very fast. So from a distance, the upper body of the monsters has long and short "arms", like an abandoned garden that has not been pruned for a long time.

Catherine and the old professor looked at the monsters from afar. The mage said, "Do you know what they are?"

"I don't know. The old professor observed and analyzed, "But I think they look close to insects." I guess they also have intelligence. Because their actions are supposed to be a kind of sacrificial activity. Sacrifice is one of the most basic social characteristics of the intelligent race. And burning one's own body is one of the oldest rituals of sacrifice. ”

"Since it is an intelligent race, there is the possibility of communication. Catherine said.

"That said, but we don't know if they welcome outsiders. The old professor shook his head and said, "Maybe this is a barbaric people, and it is extremely aggressive." And we'd better not disturb their rituals. ”

However, while the two were talking, the monsters spotted the duo. One of the monsters suddenly disappeared in place, and before Catherine and the others could react, there was another monster around them.

The monster crouched behind Catherine and the old professor, looking at them. Catherine and the old professor were simultaneously aware of some kind of danger from behind, and they felt a pinprick pain on the surface of their bodies.

"Do you see how he got here?" asked the old professor beside her. But she didn't dare to make any moves. For fear of attracting monster attacks.

"I didn't see it, and suddenly it disappeared. As soon as the old professor's words fell, the monster flashed in front of the two of them.

The monster is still squatting. The female mage did not see that he had an eye-like organ. But Catherine didn't doubt it. The monster was looking at both of them.

The monster's head slammed down. His sharp mouth was actually digging into the hard ground. It was the body of the Silver Dragon King, and it was much harder than ordinary rock. Ordinary swords can't hurt the skin of the silver dragon at all, let alone the king of the silver dragon.

I saw that the monster's stomach was getting more and more bulging. Seems to be sucking the blood of the Silver Dragon King. And his "arms" of varying lengths are growing rapidly at a speed that can be seen.

Finally the monster pulled out its mouthpiece, and there were no wounds left on the ground. He "looked" at Catherine and the old professor, and disappeared again.

This time, though, Catherine caught a trace. The mage looked up and saw a small black dot in the air. The little black dot flickered by, and the campfire turned back into a three-headed monster.

"It's a jump. The old professor obviously saw the name of the hall as well, "That monster moves by jumping, and it also sucks the blood of the Silver Dragon King. Interestingly, I think most of them are lice living on the Silver Dragon King. It's a new species, so it's better to call it dragon lice, and it's definitely worth writing down. ”

"Dragon lice?" Catherine's face was a little strange, "it's unheard of that lice have intelligence, and they are still engaged in rituals. The dragon lice jumped up to look at us, seemingly thinking we weren't a threat to them. ”

"Well, that's a good sign. The old professor said excitedly, "Why don't you take this opportunity to get closer and study it carefully." You know, what a remarkable discovery for a whole new species, and probably also to form its own cultural system. ”

After the goblin scholar finished speaking, he hurriedly ran forward with small steps. Catherine was about to stop her, but the old professor's figure disappeared in a flash. The mage hurriedly looked again, and was shocked to find the goblin scholar by the campfire in the hands of a dragon lice.

The dragon lice held the old professor aloft and made a gesture of worship to the sky, and then threw the poor goblin scholar into the silver flame bonfire.

"Damn!" Catherine didn't have time to think about it, and immediately ran towards the campfire. The silver flame burned violently because of the new sacrifice, and the column of smoke that came out was a full circle thick.

The dragon lice happily jumped in place. But at the same time, they also spotted the female mage who had arrived, and two dragon lice instantly appeared on either side of Catherine.

Catherine only felt a blur in front of her, and her head began to dizzy uncontrollably. She subconsciously closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she found that she had also been carried to the campfire. She could see at a glance that the goblin scholar was writhing in agony in the silver flames.

As soon as the two dragon lice let go, Catherine was thrown into the campfire.

There was a loud "boom", and the silver flame exploded wildly as if it had been stimulated by something. Like a flower blooming in spring, it opens one petal after another from the center of the flower. And in the depths of the flower, the thick black smoke was wrapped in some force and gathered into a huge smoke ball.

The smoke ball slowly rose into the air, and bundles of black smoke rushed left and right in the smoke ball, but they could not rush out.

Catherine suddenly opened her mouth and screamed, the sound so penetrating that it tore the silver flames apart. The goblin scholar fell out of the silver flames first, followed by the female mage rolling to the ground. However, both of them looked very bad, especially since the old professor's hands and feet had been burned off. He lay on the ground dying, as if he was going to die at any moment.

The female mage seemed to be fine, but she was languishing and extremely tired. She struggled to sit up, her eyes fixed on the black smoke in the sky. (To be continued......)