It was a pure white world, full of towering and sharp rocks, and there was not the slightest life around it, only the cold wind wandering freely, making a terrible whistling sound. This is the fourth level of the abyss, which is more dangerous than the first three layers, and is often infested with demons.

As a second-order warlock, Tang Ke was barely able to enter here. His mind turned into a phantom in his head, and he searched everywhere until he finally found a real demon. Through his mind, he felt the power of this demon.

The demon sat hovered over a skeleton, not knowing what it was thinking. His body was white, resembling the bones under his feet, with spikes on his back, and his limbs were very slender, but his palms were unusually large. The demon's skull-like head hung down, squinting at the sorcerer's thoughts that flew in.

Tang Ke didn't think much about it, and floated straight in front of the demon, bowed his head slightly, and said respectfully, "Venerable Demon Lord, do you have time to answer me a few questions now?" ”

"What do you want to ask?" There was no emotion in the demon's tone. In fact, he was willing to answer questions entirely because he was bored right now.

"I want to know about the Abyss's attack on the Material Plane three thousand years ago. I found a demonic camp on the material plane, but I didn't know what was inside, so I didn't dare to enter it, so I wanted to come here to find out. ”

"I thought you were going to learn spells from me. I didn't expect you to test my history questions. I'm just two hundred years old, and I don't know what happened three thousand years ago. ”

Tang Ke was slightly disappointed and said with a wry smile: "I'm just talking about personnel, although it means that I don't have much hope, but I also have to try my luck." ”

"Dispel that thought. You can't get an answer to this question. The abyssal world is endless, and even if a lord of one layer has attacked your material plane, the demons of other layers may not know about it. What's more, only the deep abyss world has the ability to open up the spatial passage, and you are so weak that you can't reach there at all. ”

Donk's hopes are dashed, and he decides to accept the demon's advice and abandon the idea of finding out from here.

"I see, thank you for your teaching. By the way, would you like to be my contract demon? "Donk wasn't going to come in vain, even though it was an abrupt request.

"In your strength, you are not worthy to drive me to fight for you." The demon reached out its bony claws and grasped Tangk's mind in his hands.

Donk's eyes were dark, and when he saw the light again, he had returned to his body in the tent, and he made a helpless expression, lay down on the mat, and closed his eyes to rest.

For seven days in a row, in addition to resting and cultivating, Tang Ke would go out to stand guard every fixed time. During this time, the Fountain of Fire did not appear, but various beasts attacked them from time to time. In the morning, Rose also killed a ten-yard-long "Fire Serpent".

As time passed, Donk's patience was eaten away little by little, and he felt that it was not the way to wait, so he came up with a risky plan.

Outside the tent, the bare Rose was roasting the meat of the "Fire Snake", and since there was no wood to be found here, he could only put slices of snake meat on the body of the sword and roast the meat with the hot sword qi.

Hannibal is teaching Ross a lesson to stop this physical, physically demanding stupidity. Rose endured in silence, and when he saw Donk coming out, he beckoned, "Donke, do you want to come and have a bite?" The meat of this 'fire snake' is tender and has a distinctive taste. ”

"Let's eat later. I have a proposal for you to tell you that this proposal will allow us to find the Fountain of Fire in advance. Donk spoke very formally and loudly, drawing Randall and Fergil, who were resting in the tent, in.

Ross stopped the act of roasting. Hannibal walked up to Donk.

Tang Ke and the others arrived, spread their hands and said, "I don't think it's a way to wait for the rabbit like this." This kind of action is too conservative, and you are all powerhouses above the fifth order, is it necessary to be so careful? ”

"You mean to take the initiative?" Ross came in an interest.

"That's right, we should explore a few craters and caves to find the Fountain of Fire, and then set up an ambush at the spot where the Fountain of Fire haunts."

Hannibal frowned and denied, "That would be too dangerous, and it would go against our plans. ”

Knowing that Hannibal would be the first to refuse, Donk spread out a map with several cross-sections showing some of the caves in the lava island, but all the cave passages were only on the periphery, and after a little deeper, they became blank.

No one has ever come out alive from the inside, and naturally there is no detailed map.

"This is a map of Lava Island, and although the interior is missing, the situation at the outer entrance is still clear. This map was drawn by people who went into the island to explore and then came out alive. In other words, the existing positions on the map are relatively safe, and with our current combat strength, they are enough to get out of the way. We might as well take a look at the entrances of these caves and maybe find something. ”

"That's a good suggestion, I agree!" Rose was the first to jump out.

Randall touched the wide scar on his face: "It's a good idea to only explore within the known range, but not to venture deeper." ”

"It's true that the odds of waiting for the Fountain of Fire like this are too small, and it's easy for us to wait in the wrong place." Virgil also sided with Donk, a mercenary who joined for the money, and of course hoped to complete the mission early.

"If the minority obeys the majority, I've won 4-3, and the pastor seems to want to abstain." Donk smiled and looked at Nanni, who was hesitant.

Hannibal glanced around, took in everyone's attitudes, and said firmly: "I am the leader of this group, and I do not agree with this dangerous proposal." I repeat to you, this is a long-term and conservative task, and you all have patience with me and not to think too much. Wait like this for a long time, and sooner or later you will wait until the Fountain of Fire appears. If we wait in the wrong place and the Fountain of Fire escapes back into the volcano, change the location and wait until we get our hands on the Fountain of Fire! Do you see what I mean? ”

"I don't think my plan is risky and safe."

"There are dangers in those caves that we can't predict, and I can't joke about seven lives, let alone that these seven lives are the mainstay of the Greenland Empire." Hannibal approached Donk step by step, casting a shadow as tall as a mountain.

"We're not that weak, the mainstays are tall." Donk looked directly into Hannibal's gaze.

"We're here to wait, and if there's any danger, we can retreat to the Mercury on the shore and have some security. But once we're in that damn cave, there's no way back. Do you understand, adventurous pirate leader? ”

Donk could see that Hannibal would never change his mind, and in that case, it was up to him to change his mind. His gaze sharpened, and his attitude became more aggressive.

"Admiral, I know you're out of caution and don't want everyone to take risks. To dispel your concerns, I have come up with a new plan. This time I will be alone in the interior of the island, while you will remain on the outside. If I find a fountain of fire inside, draw it out. If I only find traces, we can also adjust our stationing location through these tracks. How do you feel about this suggestion? ”

This was undoubtedly a very risky plan, and a team of many strong men did not dare to enter those caves, let alone Tang Ke entered alone.

Donk didn't care, if he wanted to get the Fountain of Fire, there was only one way to go. If he acts in order, the Fountain of Fire will only fall into the hands of the Greenland Empire. If he wants to get the Resurrection Spring, he can only create an opportunity for the Fountain of Fire and the team members to fight and lose, and then profit from it.

Hannibal wondered, "Why are you so anxious?" ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to finish the task early?" Donk spread his hands.

"You underestimate this place of lava island, this place once buried the lives of eighth-order powerhouses, and there is a great danger hidden, and you can't enter and exit alone."

"So what does it matter? My life is for adventure. Take my advice. I'm just a royal pirate to you anyway. If I succeed, we will be able to accomplish this task with pleasure. Donk has a lot of faith in this proposal.

"Don't be so impulsive, this is not a joke." Rose whispered.

Randall and Virgil both looked expectant, and they weren't the ones who were going on the adventure anyway.

Hannibal shook his head slowly as everyone watched.

"You're underestimating Lava Island, and you're underestimating me. In this mission, I am not judging by my own will, but by my capacity as a general. I have the responsibility of being a general on my shoulders. I can't be as quick as you, I want to keep everyone safe. In my eyes, you are the same as Rose, Nanni, and Aru, all members of this team, and cannot be used as outcasts. ”

Donk only felt that Hannibal was too stubborn, and continued to argue: "The Admiral's sense of responsibility is admirable, but I think that it is our real task to obtain the Fountain of Fire rather than to ensure everyone's safety. I hope you'll think about it again. I volunteered to go on the adventure! ”

"Any risky suggestion, I will dismiss it, no need to think about it." Hannibal made a gesture of not entering.

No matter what Donk said, Hannibal just didn't listen, and this suggestion could only be shattered in the end. Donk said that Hannibal could not be moved, and returned to the tent in anger. It wasn't long before Ross followed, convincing Donk to give up the messy idea.

The next day, Hannibal announced that he was going to change his camp and go to another volcano. Don Ke silently packed up his things and followed the group.

The group made rapid progress for five hours, climbed over a dozen hills, and crossed three narrow and winding valleys. On their way, they passed a tall cave with a mouth large enough for five carriages to drive side by side, and it was pitch black like a portal to another world.

Rose stood in front of the entrance to the cave, looked inside curiously, and muttered, "What the hell will be inside?" I'd love to go in and have a look. ”

"Don't do anything stupid, hurry up." Hannibal urged.

Donk also looked at the entrance of the cave, he stared into the deep darkness, and with his superior eyesight, he pierced the darkness layer by layer, and saw the scene inside. The cave is littered with rocks, and in the depths there is a pangolin-like beast burrowing into the ground.

Hannibal wouldn't have agreed to enter the cave anyway, Donk turned his head after a glance, but he found something out of his corner and hurriedly turned his head back.

In the depths of the darkness, there was a crimson glow that was rapidly amplifying.