6 _I oO r A v P 37 bT C c ڕ is both the source of life and the means of death. 】

[The species in Ngoro Volcano are very rich, and the Flame Ant Clan once planted their nests in this fire area. Evangeline the Queen rules the crater, and she and her offspring feed the pyrocalyptic energy and lava residue in the magma, and sometimes prey on lava-jet beetles, ash-burning creeps, and fire-burning insects. 】

Flame ants?those big, orange-red, fire-breathing ants? don't they live on the hills?" Barrett pressed the question in her mind and continued to listen.

[But one day, the Ember Web Spider clan migrated from the depths of the volcano, and a protracted and tragic war broke out between the Spider Mother Bethtilak leading a massive army of Ember Web Spiders and the blazing ants ruled by Evangeline. Eventually, the queen ant and her group were driven out of Ngorongoro by the spider mother Bethtilak, and had to retreat to the 'Chemoran Hills', where they struggled to survive on a few thin lava flows underground. 】

Spiders and ants at war, none of this has anything to do with me. I'm just going to sneak in quietly, load up some hot lava, and sneak out quietly, that's all. Barrett thought to herself.

Watch out for the ember spiders, they are greedy and ruthless predators who prey on all prey they can see. They wrap their prey tightly in cobwebs and drag them back to their lava-filled nests for later consumption. Of course, if you have the chance to reach the nest of the ember spider and tear open the web chrysalis hanging from the rock wall, you may get a little unexpected "surprise"......]

No, why should I do this? just for the uncertain gain? The brute shook his head, ignoring the unreliable suggestion.

"Well, I'll go in, be careful yourself, big uncle. The little ghost said.

Barry nodded, watched the little ghost disappear into midair, and crawled to the crater alone.

The crater is surrounded by lush vegetation, especially the silvery arrowweed with silvery fluffy leaves and the spiral-shaped aloe vera plant, with occasional fiery red kapok, desert roses, lava pitcher plants, etc.

Barrett stepped on the ground formed by porous volcanic rock and gray-black volcanic ash, cutting a few cacti and bushes formed by dwarf palms in his way, and easily reached the low summit of Ngorongoro.

At the top of the hill is a circular depression shaped like a bowl with a thick layer of heat-tolerant bryophytes. In the center of the depression is a large funnel-like hole that seems to lead straight into the volcano's interior.

Barrett cautiously slid to the edge of the cave and peered inside. The cave was not pitch black, but a faint red glow shimmered in the depths, and there were constant waves of heat.

If you want to get your hands on the third item, the magma of Mount Ngorongoro, it seems that the only way to go down from this cave is to go down.

"Well, it's not a good job, and I hope the spiders in it are all well fed and rested. The barbarian muttered to himself.

He took out the demonic rope that the little mage had lent him from the spatial ring, followed by three long iron nails. After driving the nails into the rocks near the entrance to the cave, he tied one end of the rope firmly to the three nails, and then tugged hard to make sure nothing was lost.

Barrett continued to muttered to himself while busy with the work at hand, "'Flame is both the source of life and the way to death,' and I really want to make an appropriate choice between being eaten by spiders, burned by magma, and killed by other monsters." ”

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Descending the demonic rope, the temperature around her getting higher and higher, Barrett felt like a suckling pig trapped in the oven, constantly steaming from the outside in.

On the way down, he stumbled upon a small red and black snake slowly wriggling on the cave wall. The back of the little snake has a fiery red pattern, which is like crystal clear glass, which is very beautiful, and there seems to be magma flowing slowly inside.

As Barrett descended to his level, the serpent suddenly catapulted out of the smooth wall of the cave and struck Barrett like a galloping arrow.

The barbarian hanging in mid-air was already prepared, and he copied the small snake with the fiery red pattern in his hand with his left hand. The pattern on the back of the little snake was so hot that Barrett barely grabbed it. The next moment, the head of the little snake suddenly swung in the direction of Barritt, and then the snake's mouth opened widely, and there was a hidden fire light inside.

"Damn!" the brute twisted his head to the side in the nick of time, narrowly avoiding a torrent of flames shooting out of the snake's head.

Torrents of flame slashed past his ears, curling Barritt's hair on the left side. He angrily grabbed the snake's head with his other hand, and with his left hand, he summoned a sharp dagger from the spatial ring, and cut the snake's head directly off with a single sword.

The headless body of the little snake swayed violently in Barrett's hands, and even curled up on his arm and strangled him deadly. But after three heartbeats, the headless snake slipped off Barrett's arm, not moving.

Barrett put the dead snake into the spatial ring, and looked at the snake-burned left hand, fortunately the burn was not serious, but I don't know if it will affect the use of the weapon.

"Well, I should have thrown it away in the first place. Barrett was a little annoyed by his subconscious greed, "It's just that this guy has been sent to the door, how can you not want it?"

Barrett was on his guard for 12 points after a rough start, but there were no other surprises.

After successfully landing at the bottom of the cave, he first took out some straps and wrapped them around his slightly burned left hand. Then he pulled out the 'Iron Bride' and waved it a few times.

The burn did have some effect, and the palm holding the hilt of the sword was not too daring to exert force. Barrett shook his head, handed the saber to his other hand, took another deep breath, and walked in the direction of the red flame.

He made his way down the lava-washed path, the air around him getting hotter and hotter, reminding him a little of his adventure in Hot Springs.

However, the air near the hot spring was hot, but at the same time it was humid. This time, the air was not only scorching, but also extremely dry. After only a short walk, Barrett felt his lips shriveled and cracked, and each breath felt like a blade had slashed through his nose.

At the end of the road, there is an empty cave. Barrett looked sideways and found a large pool of magma in the cavern. Orange-red to dazzling magma flowed out of the hole in the top of the pool, filling the scorched pool and flowing slowly like a stream into the distance.

And near the lava pool, he saw a battle like no other.

The one fighting is a type of fire elemental, the Lava Giant (should it be earth, fire, or giant?, I classify it as a fire elemental here, and it doesn't affect anything.) ）。 Its tall body was made up of many red-hot rocks, and in the gaps between the rocks, hot lava was still flowing outward.

On the other side of the battle were more than a dozen large orange-red spiders with spikes and eight legs with flickering flames, which should be the ember web spiders mentioned by the magnetic voice.

Giants and spiders, the battle between the two sides is about to break out.

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