Chapter 154: Danger lurks

The dark red sky, the devastated earth, crisscrossed by cracks of varying thicknesses, and from time to time there would be red flames bursting out, except for a few small black grasses scattered here, there were no other plants here.

Although he had some imagination of the harsh environment in the Land of Trials, Leach never expected it to be so bad.

Before, he was quite disdainful of Kuma's incessant storage of food and water, but when he was actually there, Leach realized that it was not only not superfluous, but also necessary. At least from what I could see, there was no food or water at all.

Another point, Leach found that there was no one around who had entered before them, and after asking Kumar, he learned that the timing of entering the gate of hell was directly related to the location of the place where he arrived at the place of trial, no wonder the tribes would deliberately wait for a while when they entered, it turned out to be because of this.

Of course, due to the Iron Alliance with the Red Mastiff Tribe, the two tribes were activated at the same time by the Gates of Hell with tokens, and therefore appeared in the same place in the Land of Trials.

As for what to look out for in the Land of Trials, Kumar was the first to elaborate. Of course, most of the purpose is to explain to Leach and Saya, two outsiders.

In the Land of Trials, the most important thing is to pay attention to the cracks that can be seen everywhere.

It's not that the crack is so deep that if you accidentally fall down, you'll fall to your death, after all, some of them are not even a foot wide, and even if you really step on it, you can't fall down, what you really need to pay attention to is the flames that spit out from the crack from time to time.

If it is an ordinary flame, even if it is stained, as long as it can be extinguished in time, it will not have much impact, but the flames in those cracks have more than just incineration.

In addition to being very hot like an ordinary flame, and even hotter, the flame in the crack also carries a very deadly toxin, it can be said that although the high temperature of the flame is full of lethality, it will not kill people for a while, but the toxin in it can instantly turn a complete living person into a puddle of pus, and then be burned by the flames.

Kumar looked very solemn when he said this, and repeatedly told everyone to pay more attention, because there was no pattern to the timing of the flame's appearance, and the only thing that was certain was that it would not appear continuously, at least at least ten seconds or so before it came out again.

There is no definite number of how long it will be, and sometimes there will be no new flames for several days.

Therefore, to move forward in this place of trial, we must avoid those cracks, which we really can't avoid, and we must also find those who have just erupted, and if you want to go straight in a straight line in the way of waiting for the rabbit, it is tantamount to a fool's dream, and a lot of time is wasted.

In addition to the cracks that can be seen everywhere, it is also necessary to pay attention to the so-called "villains" who were imprisoned here by the god of the steppe and punished.

There are many types of "villains", not only limited to humans, but also the ghost lizard that is the target of their trip is also one of these "villains".

Legend has it that in ancient times, in addition to humans, there were many races such as elves, winged people, dwarves, orcs, etc., each race had its own territory, and there were both enemies and friends with each other, but there was never a great war between the races, at most there was a small friction at the adjacent border, and that's it.

Later, a group of invaders came from outside the sky, and these invaders were called demons by the local natives.

The demons act unreasonably, as long as they see the local natives, they will not talk nonsense at all, just one word, kill.

At first, the various races did not have any hostility towards this group of extraterrestrial visitors, and even thought of increasing their knowledge of the Outlands through friendly dialogue.

But after contact, everyone realized that the reason why the demon came to this world was purely for aggression.

After thousands of years of development, all habitable places in this world have been developed, and if the demons want to gain a foothold in this area, it is inevitable to eradicate the indigenous people.

For this reason, the relationship between the two sides could not be reconciled at all, and with the tragic extermination of some weak races, everyone realized the seriousness of the problem and united to expel the demons.

The reason why the demon acts unscrupulously is because its strength is far superior to that of the natives of this world, even if all the races are united, the overall strength is only slightly stronger than the demon.

Although the expansion of the demons was curbed, they did not have the strength to completely destroy or expel them, and the war continued like this.

After discovering that they could not conquer the world by force alone, the demons resolutely changed their strategy. They began to lure people of all races who were not firm or greedy by nature.

The demon has a fruit that can greatly enhance the strength of the user, and for the demons, this fruit has no side effects, but for the natives of this world, once they take this fruit, their individual form and their own personality will be turned upside down.

But for those who are already unhappy, and those who are not determined and not satisfied with the status quo, the temptation given by the demons is simply irresistible, and the slightest side effects cannot stop them from walking towards the abyss of sin.

The ghost lizard is the product of some winged people who couldn't resist the temptation and ate the devil fruit.

According to legend, the most obvious symbol of the Winged Terran is the white wings that are two people tall, and the appearance of the Winged Terran is handsome men and beautiful women, second only to the elves known as the children of nature.

But after taking the Devil Fruit, the pair of white wings of the Winged Terran turned into a pair of dark red fleshy wings, and their handsome appearance no longer existed, and even their bodies could no longer maintain their human form, but instead changed into a lizard-like form, and it was the ugliest.

Paying such a price, in exchange for not only the improvement of strength, but also the ability to become invisible is also obtained.

However, since all the feathers on its wings have fallen off, the ghost lizard's ability to fly does not increase but decreases. The original winged people can stay in the air for a long time, but the changed ghost lizard can only stay in the air and glide for a short time, and it is no longer possible to soar beyond the nine heavens like the original.

Of course, the ghost lizards that are now living in this place of trials naturally cannot be the original batch, not to mention whether their ancestors can survive until now, the strength of those ancestors alone is not something that Kumar's group of young people can deal with. If that's the case, wouldn't the so-called hunting of ghost lizards be a big joke?

Leaving aside the first two points, the last thing to watch out for is the threat from the Frostwolf Tribe and its allies. But now that everyone has been assigned to different areas, this last point will not be a worry at all for a while.