A black, dark cloud-like thing appeared from the horizon and floated above them with great speed, almost obscuring the sky.

Without the sunlight, the surrounding qiē dimmed almost instantly, as if night had fallen in an instant. The deepest part of what was once an ancient ocean was immediately replaced with an eerie and terrifying face. Only in a few places there are still some unknown ores that are radiating a terrible light.

And the black clouds that covered the sky and the sun seemed to be even more terrifying at this time. It is not pure black, with occasional orange or dark red glows at its core, as if a furious heart has been nurtured beneath its pitch-black exterior. It's a spectacle that a psychic warlock has never seen before.

This is the world of Athas, a world of fire and sand, blood and dust. There is almost no surface water system here, and there is no transpiration of vegetation, how can you see such a large area of dark clouds here?

The light of the dark sun continued to retreat into its own territory, and even the light on the horizon was obscured by the sudden dark clouds, and the bottom of the rift was as dark as nightfall, and the wind was blowing.

Without any fluctuations in thought, Muhadi confirmed with his own psionic energy, what the hell was that?

"What shall we do?" asked Amal ibn Haran. "Observe first?" Faced with this sudden vision, the adventurers were quite calm.

"The wind is blowing. The Psychic Warlock licked a finger and felt it stand up. "The wind is shearing, and it's fast. ”

No one else nodded in the dark, but others noticed it. Originally, at the bottom of this rift, the wind was not strong, similar to the storm encountered in the ordinary desert. At this time, the wind suddenly increased and kept rising, almost making people unstable.

The wind howled and whistled up the salt and stones on the ground. Muhadi concentrated on opening his psionic shield, and the others used their own methods to resist.

"I thought there wouldn't be clouds on a windy day. The Psychic shouted at the female druid in the wind. "Any professional insights?"

"It's not a product of nature. Camila simply said, looking up at the sky, thoughtful, and failed to give a further explanation.

The Coral Witch pulled out a small bronze mirror-like object from the hidden pocket of her robes, which Muhathir had thought she had used to dress herself, but now he noticed that it was leaking a faint magical aura.

"It's a magic item. Satili simply explained to everyone, "I need to use it to divinate what we are going through. ”

Exciting magic items also consume vitality, but that is always less expensive than casting spells yourself. The Coral Witch must have thought about the casting of spells after entering the Salt Sea before venturing, and she apparently brought a lot of magical items with her in case of emergency.

It is said that there is a psionic ability that can easily identify information and background knowledge about an object, but Muhadi has not yet fully mastered it, so they can only rely on Sadiri's magic.

The Coral Witch cast her spell very quickly, and she didn't see her speak, just stared at the magic mirror for a moment, and then she looked up. "I see. She said without worry.

"What the hell is that?"

"Vengeful black clouds. Sadiri explained, a hint of worry flashing across her face. "It can be said to be an elemental creature, a combination of wind and fire, the embodiment of ruined miè. ”

"It's closer to a natural phenomenon, like volcanoes and earthquakes, than to living things. Camilla corrected the legendary mage's claims and offered the expertise of the Starch Spencer Pai druid. "It doesn't meet the conditions of living things, it doesn't exchange matter with the outside world, it doesn't reproduce. ”

"Whatever the hell it is. Muscle Daddy interrupted the druid. "Is this thing dangerous?"

Without waiting for others to answer, Heiyun himself gave the answer.

In the black sky, the occasional orange or dark red spot suddenly increased, as if a long-brewing calamity was about to break out of the cocoon. In the next moment, a rain of fire poured down from the clouds that covered the sky, and the tongue of fire ignited the licking qiē, and this sudden strange cloud revealed its own danger.

The flame was also orange and had an unbearable heat. Everywhere it licked, it turned black. There was a foul stench in the air, like sulfur, and in the synaesthesia of the psychic mancer, the smell glowed ominously red.

The adventurers saw the flames descend and flashed to the edge of the cliff, which had not yet been splashed by the rain of fire, but no one knew how long this safety would last.

"Balloons!" Khwarazmi was startled at the sight of the flames falling from the clouds. He pointed to his own creation, as if he wanted to rush to protect it. "Can't let it get lit!"

Starch Spencer sent the druids to summon a translucent shroud, temporarily blocking the rain of fire and preventing the balloon from being affected. "There's no way I'm going to keep going like this. She warned as she struggled to maintain her magic.

"Get all the gas out!" Mouhati shouted at Khorazi. "Otherwise, it might explode!"

"Let all the light air go?" cried out the old man in disbelief. "Do you understand what that means? We don't have enough water to make enough gas again! We can't fly anymore!"

"If you can't fly, you can't fly. Muhathir said. "If we encounter this thing while flying, it's really a big problem. Now that we're standing on the ground, we're almost lucky!"

The old man tried to defend himself, but the Coral Witch gave the order. "Do as Muhathir says. ”

"But then we're going to the Pure Fortress? We're going to die of thirst before we're halfway there. ”

"We have to live through today before we have a chance to die of thirst, so hurry up now. Satili's tone was unmistakable.

Seeing that the argument was fruitless, Hua Razi could only obediently obey the order. He unscrewed the safety valve underneath the balloon, and the gas inside the two layers of balloons was quickly dispatched. The huge airbag quickly deflated and spread to the ground.

The rain of fire that fell from the black clouds became denser and hotter. "What are we going to do next?" asked Muscle Daddy anxiously. "Shall we fight this black cloud?"

Can a man defeat the wind? Muhadi felt that he didn't have it, and if the black cloud was some kind of elemental creature, it wasn't like any elemental creature that the Psychic had ever seen before. The Psychic Warlock pondered all the psionic powers he had, and didn't know what abilities could affect it.

"Let's find a place to hide first!" Camila said suddenly.

"Hide, where to hide?" Amar said, and the rain of fire poured down, almost enveloping it.

"The stones you just got, the ones that make ballast. The female druid suddenly said something that seemed irrelevant. "Where did you find it?"

Amal didn't expect the other person to ask him this question. "What does this have to do with that, druid. ”

"It's unusually heavy, isn't it? Camila ignored the other party's doubts and continued to ask.

"You say that," Amal replied quickly after a moment's thought. "Yes, there is. But what does it matter?"

"That's right. Starch Spencer said the druid. "That's not a stone, that's manganese nodules. ”

"Manganese tuberculosis, what's that?" asked Muscle Daddy and Amar in unison.

Muhadi had heard the term before, when he was still on Earth. He remembered as if it was some kind of precious mineral enriched in the deep sea, and he didn't know what use it would be for solving their predicament.

"It takes too much time to explain it. Camila said unceremoniously to Amal. "Just tell me where you appeared. ”

"It's over there. The thief pointed with his hand, "I picked up these black stones from the salt layer where they were clinging to the cliff." ”

"Then we'll go that way. The female druid ordered. "I know that because of my identity and political position, you may despise me in your heart...... Whatever you want, but remember for me that today, here, I saved your lives. ”

"My balloon is destroyed, and even if I am saved now, I don't think I will live long. Elder Khwarazmi said with a headache. "I'm going to stay here!"

Camila casually swung a green flash and hit the old man on the back of the head, and Khwarazmi fainted suddenly. "Carry him on his back. She instructed Muscle Daddy.

The muscular daddy looked at Sadiri and Muhadi, and seeing that they did not object, he carried the old man on his back. The university scholar is not heavy, and in the hands of a strong, muscular daddy, he is like a rag doll.

The druid shielded himself from the flames that fell from the sky. At this time, the rumbling black cloud had already shown its full power.

The storm howled, and the firmament cracked, and the flames rolled, as the earth cried out in pain. Everyone marched slowly step by step.

The endless thunder and light raged, and the entire Salt Sea Plain seemed to tremble and tremble as well! The wind raged endlessly, and even a step became extremely difficult.

The whole earth trembled and groaned in pain, and the monstrous flames came in waves, never ending, as if bursting with its endless rage.

"It's almost time for Abellachili's Shaping Spell. Muscle Daddy whispered as he staggered forward, and Muhathir felt the same way.

The ground that had been scorched by the rain of fire seemed to become crunchy, and with every step, it sank to the ankle. The air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur, which made people feel sick.

"Where did this thing come from, and why did it attack us?" asked Amal.

"The results of my divination feedback are vague. Coral Witch admitted. "This may be a relic from the time of the War of Purification, a tool of war summoned or manufactured by the mages of the Anti-Primordial Warlocks, set to hunt humans. But it is also possible that its history is much older, lost in the mists of time. ”

"You're the most powerful mage I've ever known on Atas, Satili. Amar said. "Can you find a way to get rid of it? or I'm afraid that even if we dodge it now, it will come out in the future." ”

"If this were in the desert, I might be able to. Sadiri shook her head helplessly. "In the Salt Sea, I can't cast spells freely. ”

Camila leaned against the shield to find the location of the thief's manganese nodules, "This is it." She saw a few black stones sticking out from under the white-flowered salt layer on the edge of the cliff. "If I'm right, there should be a good hiding place for us to take shelter from the fire. ”

It looks like the rest of the place, with a flat salt plain beneath your feet, and the salt layer of the white flowers is hundreds of feet thick. On one side is an unattainable cliff, and the section near the ground is almost perpendicular to the ground, like a high, endless wall. If it weren't for the rain of fire cast by the black clouds that emitted light, at this depth, you should not be able to see your fingers at this time.

"Why?" Muhati wondered.

"Because there is a creature called fire worms, they are often clustered in colonies where manganese nodules are abundant on the seabed. The female druid seemed to treat him better than the muscular daddy, at least she explained, albeit in obscure ancient biology. "If manganese nodules are found here, there is a chance that there were fire worms in the vicinity. ”

Camila said as she put her hand on the cliff, as if sensing something. The more intense the rain of fire outside, the more difficult it was for the air to breathe, raising concerns about how long the druid's shield would last.

"Right here, found. The female druid spoke up in satisfaction, pointing to an inconspicuous gray-white cliff.

"Fire worms have a burrowing habit, and their powerful mouthparts can cut through rocks and dig long tunnels, similar to earthworms. Camila explained.

"What is an earthworm?" interjected Muscle Daddy.

The female druid ignored him and continued to talk to herself. "Sometimes, a network of intricate caverns has even formed in places where large numbers of fire worms live. Although in terms of size, these things are not very long...... But the rocks they have destroyed are extremely crunchy and I can easily break them. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she started to move, only to see a dazzling green light burst out from the female druid's body, and then the entire stone wall in front of her was dug out of a deep cave by divine magic. "Go here," Camila ordered. "The fire and rain can't hurt us. ”

The rest of the people looked at each other and saw that there was no other way, so they had to follow the female druid to hide in the cave to temporarily avoid the fire and rain. "Won't we suffocate if we stay here?" Muhadi wondered. But Camilla replied, "Not if I was there." ”

After entering the cave, the druid still did not carry it, and continued to use magic to carve out a larger space. Outside, the rain of fire had not subsided, and a fierce wind poured in through the mouth of the cave, and let out a terrible howl.

"We're finished!" said the old man, Kharazimi, who woke up at this time. "Don't you see, we're dead!"

Muscle Daddy looked at himself, "I think as a dead man, I'm quite mental." ”

"We're going to be fine. Muhadi reached out to reassure the scholar, and he used a little hypnotic technique. "We're going to be fine. There was a certain mysterious persuasiveness in the voice.

Khwaraz was a little calmer, but he still looked desperate. "Don't you understand? We're at the bottom of the ancient trench, more than 20,000 feet away from the salt plain above, and how are you going to go up without my balloon?

The psychic mancer admits that the problem he said is true, but it is not possible to abandon the balloon at this moment, there is no way to have the best of both worlds.

Time seemed to stand still, and there seemed to be no end to the raging rain of fire. When the howling of the wind finally subsided, people couldn't believe it was real for a while.

"If only we could get out safely now," the thief Amal was the first to break the silence. "I might be able to think of a way to get you back up the trench. ”

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P.S. I'm really sorry for the slow update this time, and I apologize to all readers. I've basically conceived the plot of Pure Fortress and the next section, but I'm stuck in the connection of this section of the Salt Sea. In addition, I couldn't help myself in the bench press and sprained my left hand, so it was delayed.

Vengeance Cloud is from the A1-Qadim canonset, but if you do look it up, all I can say is that the details don't get too serious.

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