Chapter 107: The Other World of Heaven and Fire
On the edge of the pillar of flame, Lasso was like a fallen leaf, struggling to navigate the scorching storm.
Due to the existence of the Flame Pillar, the climate within a radius of hundreds of kilometers is in a strange and inexplicable state. Often, there are dark clouds and torrential rain, but there is not a single raindrop on the ground, and everything is evaporated in mid-air. And in the great desert centered on the Great Flame Pillar, giant tornadoes hundreds of meters high blow all year round, lifting up the overwhelming sand.
Even in this environment, there are still tens of thousands of little monsters living in the desert.
Outwardly, these little monsters can be said to be a degraded version of the swamp. Both in size and other aspects, it is completely inferior to the swamp monster. However, their shells made of sand and solidified magma make them look a bit threatening. However, if you look closely, you will find that they move at an alarmingly slow speed, and they actually drop slag as they walk, which shows that the intimidating effect of this shell is far greater than its defensive effect.
That said, the ability of the little demon to devour the corpses of its own kind to make itself evolve is also an extremely troublesome power. If you start with a hundred small monsters with only one-star strength, and fight to the end, maybe you are facing a two-star ordinary or even a two-star elite enhanced version of the monster.
In view of this, coupled with the many dangers hidden in the desert, Su Xing chose to take a shortcut from the sky to the place where the black ship was, which was also the place of origin that Ethel said.
It struggled to keep its balance in the gusts of hot wind, flying about three kilometers from the pillar of flames, moving in a gentle arc.
If you choose to bypass the entire Flame Pillar area from the outside, then you will have to fly for at least two days and three nights, and there will be no less trouble on the way. Coupled with the guidance of Ethel El, they boldly crossed the entire desert from here and plunged into the mountains opposite.
The strange climate caused by the Pillar of Flame formed several well-defined areas around it, from the inside to the outside are hot wind lava fields, thunderstorm areas, and tornado areas. They were now at the junction of Zone 1, where hot winds and magma were raging, and Zone 2, where thunderstorms were constantly blowing and boiling water. Here, two very different areas were in a dangerous and fragile balance, and if it weren't for the fact that Lasso still had a little bit of Freisberg blood in him, allowing it to influence the wind to some extent, they wouldn't have progressed so well.
The fiery red glow dyed Su Xing's whole body with a layer of vibrant bright light, and he was now equipped with the Firefox armor, and for a moment, he couldn't tell whether it was a flame or a real person.
"Ethel El, at this rate, how long will it take to cross this place?" Su Xing asked the little girl with the winged man who was holding him in his arms in a hoarse voice. This gust of hot wind made his mouth dry, if it weren't for the heat resistance enhancement brought to him by the Firefox armor, I'm afraid Su Xing would have been roasted into dried meat long ago.
Ethel shrunk in Su Xing's arms, a pair of wings that were slightly huge compared to her body were on Su Xing's chin, and when she heard this, she rolled her eyes: "I don't know, it's like this here, it's already very good that I can tell the direction, okay, if you have to ask, how long will it take to leave the range of the Yanzhu......" She squinted into the distance, and replied after a while: "As long as this big stupid bird can hold on, there will be about another three or four hours." β
Lasso exclaimed weakly from below, "Priest of Dawn, you are so ruthless! I would never have stepped into this kind of place if it weren't for the Lord Fire Bearer, and you damn little fellow is still sitting so comfortably on my back!"
"The big stupid bird is the big stupid bird, I don't understand the rules at all, I'm now the chief priest who serves the gods, you're just a mount, you dare to talk to me, wait out of this hellish place, see how I clean you up!"
Despite the redness of her little face in the hot wind, Ethel was still bickering with Lasso, beeping and talking.
Su Xing grimaced, trying to ignore the extremely naΓ―ve quarrel between the two of them.
"Whew!"
Even the miracle who stuck out his tongue and looked weak couldn't help but scream, and angrily gave them one of them a claw.
There was a lot of noise, and the group of people all wilted, panting hotly.
"Ethel El, what do you know of the place of origin?"
Su Xing stroked her hair and asked casually. The bright red strands of hair slid in his hands, as if soaked in flames.
She subconsciously reached out and pressed on the back of Su Xing's hand, and she could feel it through the armor that her palm, which was less than half the size of Su Xing's palm, was hot and hot.
Organizing the language, Ethel said, "Even in our accounts, the place of origin is one of the most mysterious. Those who are not qualified will not be able to see its existence even if they stand at the entrance, and only the seven tribal chiefs of each term will be carried there by the ship of the underworld that comes to pick them up before they die. Because I am a reserve priest in the tribe, I will know more than others. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, there was a huge city here, but none of us who were born later have ever seen it. The city was inhabited by the lives of thousands of races, and the Winged People were just one of them at that time. β
"For unknown reasons, the Abyss appeared, tearing the earth apart, destroying most of the city, and the survivors fled, leaving only a small number to fight the Abyss and the monsters. It was at that time that the Winged Man became the eternal guardian of the City of No Return, guarding the last remaining stronghold for the gods. β
Su Xing's brows furrowed slightly from under the helmet, and he noticed something awkward, but Su Xing did not interrupt Ethel El from speaking, but continued to listen.
"The gods have given us the power to return from the afterlife and fight for Him again. At the cost of each complete rebirth, we lose all memories and seal away knowledge and experience in the depths of our souls, gradually unsealing them as we age. β
Speaking of this, she slapped Su Xing's hand armor hard, "It's all your fault! Throwing my bones into that kind of place will make my rebirth incomplete at all, and it will shrink as seriously as it is now." β
Su Xing just smiled and didn't answer her.
Thunderclouds from Area 2 began to appear in the distance, indicating that they were about to leave the place. Su Xing suddenly asked, "I forgot to ask, how did you die?"