Chapter Twenty-Three: Mission Objectives
The Flaming Mountains, as the name suggests, are mountains with flames. Even though it was night, the mountain was illuminated by a path of lighted flames.
Long Ling and his party had already entered the Flame Mountain Range, and the air was starting to get dry. On the outskirts of the mountain range, tall trees grew green, and soon after Hu Li set out, he came to Long Ling's side and explained that the tree was called the Empty Tree. Although the tree looks tall, in fact, only a small circle around the periphery is a tree, the center is empty, its roots are very deep, it can absorb water from deep underground, this tree has a strange habit, it can only survive in areas with dry air, so in addition to the desert, there are such trees near the Flame Mountains.
Passing through the outer woods of empty trees, a bare, straight avenue appeared in front of everyone. Hu Lijian has already arrived here, and he has also walked in front of the team. Looking around, there was no movement, and then an order was issued: "Fast mouse, you go to the front and scout the surroundings." Gangxi, you eliminate the breath in the rear. Miss Feng Ming, Ji Kai Xiaoyou and Yan Lao stood in the center of the team, and the rest of the people were scattered, ready to fight at any time. β
There was no objection, and each acted as arranged. The fast rat lay down and turned into a mouse, crawling to the front of the group, sniffing with his nose against the ground. Everyone else seemed to know the abilities of the fast rat, and there was no reaction, only Long Ling was taken aback.
"This is the [Shapeshifter]?" Long Ling had also studied in school and knew that he had the ability of [Shapeshifter], but this was the first time he had met an ability.
"Yes, but this type is only the lowest type of [Changer]. Feng Ming's charming voice came into Long Ling's ears.
The two of them were a little far away from the position before, and it was already dark outside the mountain range, so Long Ling didn't see this stunner clearly. The light in the mountains illuminated her, and the two of them were so close that they could even smell the unique fragrance of the girl emanating from her, and her bold and thin clothes added to her charm.
Long Ling had never seen such a stunner with his own eyes, his face was slightly ruddy, and his eyes were a little wandering. However, he controlled himself in time, and instantly looked away, facing forward, and replied: "I see, thank you girl for mentioning it." β
Although Long Ling came back to his senses relatively quickly, his instantaneous reaction had already been observed by Feng Ming, and Feng Ming smiled: "It's good to call the little girl Feng Ming." β
"It turned out to be Miss Fengming, in Xia Jikai. Long Ling didn't squint and stared straight ahead.
"It turned out to be Ji Kai's son. Where is Mr. Ji Kai from?" Feng Ming asked.
"In the country alleys, I must have never heard of the wind tea girl. Long Ling said without emotion, and his intuition told him that it was better not to get involved with Feng Ming.
"Childe is modest. Feng Ming also heard the rejection in Long Ling's words, and stopped asking.
Due to his identity, Feng Ming has been a mercenary who looks down on the mercenary union since he was a child. But it is also limited to ordinary mercenaries, some famous mercenaries, presidents, elders and others dare not underestimate them. Seeing that Hu Li, who was the president of the branch, and even the elder Yan Shi had a good attitude towards him, they naturally had some interest in him. Seeing that Long Ling has the intention of rejecting people, although she seems approachable on the surface, she is also extremely proud in her heart, and if she is not necessary, she will not put a hot face on her cold ass.
The demonic beasts of the Flame Mountains are very active during the day and not very active at night, which is why they chose to carry out the mission at night. Occasionally, a few demonic beasts will also rely on the sense of smell of fast rats to avoid them, and the smell left by the group will also be eliminated by Gangxi, who has [Breath Elimination] in the back. I really couldn't dodge, so I quickly killed Hu Li and Li Kaiyan in front of him.
In this way, the group went deeper and deeper into the Flame Mountain Range, and the scenery of the mountain range also changed, and on the uneven ground, there were many magma pits, and a small circle of burning trees grew around the pits. According to Elder Yan, this is one of the few trees that can grow in the middle of the Flaming Mountain Range, called the Magma Tree. This kind of tree can only grow around the magma, with flames all over the body, and will produce magma fruits once a year, ranging from three to five at a time, after absorption, it can improve the sensitivity of those who have fire attribute abilities to fire, and it is also a good tonic for Warcraft, during that time, there will be Warcraft above the fifth order next to each magma tree, and they will compete for it, so Magma Fruit is still very rare in the market.
After arriving in this area, because the temperature was too high, the smell of the fast rat was also affected, and the smell of the surrounding monsters could not be detected.
"Everyone, gather towards the middle of the line, and the fast rat returns to the center of the line, and the wings are protected. Huli gave the order.
The fast rat returned to the center of the line, and the originally scattered queue became compact. A strange fluctuation came out of the body of Yan Lao in the center, and a feeling of isolation from the outside world arose. Long Ling couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yan Lao, but he saw that the others acted as if they didn't feel it, acting under Hu Li's orders.
After that, he occasionally encountered demonic beasts wandering outside, but wandered around as if he hadn't seen them.
"Grandpa Yan's [Space Blockade] is really a masterful cultivation, and it can be so skillfully separated from the space that people can't detect it. Feng Ming soon knew that this was done by Elder Yan and exclaimed.
After a period of unhindered progress, they soon reached the mouth of a cave. Around the cave was a small clearing with a lava river flowing through it, and many magma trees grew on both sides of the river.
"Be careful to protect yourself with magical energy and cross the lava flow. Huli looked back and said.
Pale blue magic energy appeared around its body, and with a light touch of the ground, it jumped to the opposite bank.
One after another, the group crossed the magma flow, and in the end, only Yan Lao, Feng Ming and Long Ling had not passed.
"Grandpa Yan, you go first. Feng Ming said to Elder Yan with a smile.
Yan Lao smiled and said, "You two little guys, don't be unable to keep up with my old bones. I saw Yan Lao walking step by step with his hands behind his back. As he stepped into the lava flow, it was as if an invisible staircase held him up. Without hurry, Yan Lao arrived on the other side.
"This ability is really strong, and it can be used like this. Long Ling looked at Elder Yan's actions and sighed.
"Among those with spatial ability, Elder Yan is extremely high-ranked, and he can command the power of space like an arm. Feng Ming said.
"I see. Long Ling looked at Elder Yan who was standing with his back on the other side and said.
"Childe, I'll go over first, please don't fall too far behind. Feng Ming said to Long Ling. Without waiting for Long Ling to answer, she jumped on the spot, the wind elemental surging around her, carrying her through the lava flow.
Seeing that she had also passed, Long Ling looked at the magma flow in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief. Long Ling gathered his demonic energy in his legs, feet, and one foot to exert force, and the power was so great that it left a small pit on the ground. Long Ling also relied on this force to rush to the opposite bank almost clinging to the magma.
"Ji Kai's strength is controlled very precisely, and he can move close to the magma. Feng Ming exclaimed.
"Don't dare to be. Miss Fengming's control of the wind element is strong. Long Ling said politely.
Feng Ming saw that Long Ling didn't mean to talk anymore, so he didn't say more.
When Huli saw that everyone was coming, he said, "The cave ahead is the destination of this trip." When the time comes, I will enter the cave and lure Lei Yanhu out, and we will drag Lei Yanhu back. Li Kaiyan, Ji Kai, Feng Ming, the three of you enter the cave and take out a Lei Yanhu's egg as mentioned in the intelligence, remember not to damage it. Although there is Elder Yan in charge, after all, it is a seventh-order demonic beast, everyone should be careful not to be injured by Lei Yanhu. Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded.
Seeing that everyone understood, Hu Li stood up and commanded the group to find their positions.
Except for Li Kaiyan, Long Ling and Feng Ming who were hiding behind a big rock next to the cave, the rest of them were waiting in the open space in front of them.
Hu Li stood in front of the dark entrance of the cave, and a scorching wave of air came out of it. Hu Li turned around and handed out an inquiring glance to Yan Lao, and after seeing Yan Lao nodding, he took a light breath, and a light shot out of his eyes, and magic energy surged around him: "Water swamp." With Huli as the center, a swamp gradually spread, covering the entire cave entrance, "Tao Long Yin!" Two water dragons burst out of the swamp, accompanied by the sound of dragon groans, interacting in mid-air and interacting as fast as lightning into the cave.
Silence β
"Whewββββ"
A tiger roar shook the cave, with wind pressure, mixed with a sizzling sound suddenly came out, and the power carried in the roar made all the caves except Hu Li and Yan Lao all be shocked back a small step.
"Z-bang!"
An object glowing with thunder instantly rushed out of the hole and collided with Hu Li fiercely. A mist of water spread out, covering them out, leaving only a yellow and red shadow and a human figure to be seen.
"Let's go!" Li Kaiyan gave an order, and the three of them rushed into the hole.
Yan Lao saw the three of them enter the cave, and smiled faintly, "Space blockade!" The imperceptible enchantment was expanded by Hu Li's location, covering the entire cave entrance, "Do it." β
In the middle of the Flaming Mountains, in a large rift valley, a group of demonic beasts that could not be seen at a glance rested in this place, and their large numbers made people's scalps tingle. These groups of Warcraft are distinct, like a huge army of Warcraft.
Flame Blaze casually killed a patrolling demonic beast, stood at the edge of the canyon, looked at the dense demonic beasts below, and frowned: "The scale has expanded again, and the royal family of the kingdom has actually decayed like this." Flame Blaze looked at the huge army of demonic beasts with indifferent eyes, "Now, let me see how much power I can restore with the energy I absorb." β
The flame lines on the back of Flameless' left hand flashed, and a flame giant sword appeared in his hand, the sword body was hollow, and countless flame runes were intertwined in the sword body like blood vessels. His arm was climbed up by runes, and the runes on the hilt of his sword connected the flameless veins, and life and death were shared.
Flame Blaze jumped up and slashed down with his sword: "A sword...... Break the sky!"
Rumble..................
The loud noise, the vibration, made the whole mountain range noisy. Countless demonic beasts poured out of their nests, and the roars were endless. Some monsters watched vigilantly around, while others headed towards the canyon under the rule of their leader.
Hu Li and his party on the outskirts of the mountain range were fighting with Lei Yanhu, and the roar and vibration caused the two sides to distance themselves, and they all looked into the depths of the mountain range.
"What's going on?" Hu Li asked as he observed Lei Yanhu's movements.
"I don't know," Yan Lao said with a hint of uneasiness in his heart, "Hold on to Lei Yanhu and don't let it retreat to the cave." Now we can only hope that they will complete the task sooner. β
Hu Li nodded, focusing his attention entirely on Lei Yanhu.
"Human, what the hell do you want to do!" Lei Yanhu actually said viciously. If no one answered it, Lei Yanhu suddenly felt that something was wrong, if it was a human attacking the mountain range, it would not generally sweep the weak demonic beasts outside the mountain range, and no one knew how these humans found it when it came from the core of the mountain range. Moreover, these humans were not of the same level as the human powerhouses who had attacked the mountain range, and a hint of surprise could be caught on their faces when the ground shook before.
Lei Yanhu grinned and looked at the human who was just confronting him not far away, his body suddenly shook, and his body turned into a lightning bolt and wanted to enter the hole. The invisible barrier blocked its place, and the ripples spread outward like water waves. The power of the fire erupted at the point of contact, and the barrier began to be a little unstable.
At the same time, Hu Li shouted and quickly approached Lei Yanhu: "Stop him, don't let him break out!"
"Swamp, condensation!" Countless whirlpools appeared on the ground, and the dark soil was dragged into the air, enveloping the Thunder Flame Tiger that was impacting the spatial barrier. The ground returned to its original state, and Lei Yanhu was completely wrapped in the swamp mud, and there was no movement.
Hu Li didn't breathe a sigh of relief, because he knew that it was impossible to trap Lei Yanhu with this level of attack alone, and the silence at this time was just to accumulate strength for the next outburst.
Boom - Boom -
Flames glowing with lightning leaked out of the clods of dirt, shattering it in an instant. What appeared from it was the Thunder Flame Tiger with thunderous eyes flashing, red and yellow body stripes, and orange flames burning all over his body.
"Hurry back! Lei Yanhu has exploded!" Hu Li shouted, but his movements were not slow at all, and he retreated.
Although a few people around also retreated, they did not react as quickly as Huli, and obviously fell behind. At the same time, Lei Yanhu roared angrily, and the flame ripples spread out at an extremely fast speed, smashing several people. A mouthful of blood spurted out and fell to the ground. Lei Yanhu stepped out with a palm, "Dare to touch my child, human, don't even think about escaping!"
Somewhere in the Flaming Mountains, a little girl sleeping on a treetop was woken up by a vibration.
The fiery red hair naturally hangs down, and the face with pink makeup is very cute. The little pink hand rubbed his eyes and looked towards the vibration. "Finally someone came, it's so boring, it's finally time to move!" the little girl jumped to her feet, ran her hand into her clothes, and took out a black headband. The little hand was wrapped around the back and tied into a ponytail.
"Let's go!" kicked the trunk of the tree with the sole of his foot, and the wings of fire behind him spread out and flew into the sky.