As they get closer to the lava canyon, the hunters become increasingly wary.

Volcanic areas always give the impression of being extremely harsh, whether it is the old volcanoes of the Old World, Latio Volcano, or the lava caves of the Western Continent.

Actually, yes, but being in a bad environment doesn't mean being barren.

Not to mention small reptiles such as insects, lizards, etc.

large herbivores such as crippanosaurus and crustacean that are resistant to high temperatures; Small monsters such as giant bees, red speed dragons, and lava beasts, as well as a variety of large monsters, can be seen.

But now, before really entering the lava canyon with the most extreme environment, just in the nearby area, there is no sign of any life activity.

The entire area seems to have turned into a dead zone.

Gordon gestured, and the group of two, a cat and a dog stopped, and they found a rock recess with a good view, and hid and rested for a while.

While eating and drinking cold drinks, Gordon asked his companions, "Have you found any corpses of any creatures?" ”

"No meow."

"Nope." Hayatta looked around vigilantly, "There shouldn't be silence like this here. ”

"Actually, that's a good thing in a way."

Gordon swallowed the food in his mouth and bared his teeth, "If you see a corpse, that's the most dangerous situation." ”

Pork Chop's ears twitched, "It means that there is a top predator meow here who is extremely territorial and aggressive?" ”

"It could be more dangerous than that." Hayatta was silent for two seconds before continuing, "Apex predators generally don't actively attack tiny creatures.

If there is an extinction of an entire region, it is more likely that there is some kind of terrible monster that spreads virulence or spreads disease. ”

"Well, if that happens, you'll have to retreat immediately." Gordon nodded in agreement.

Having drained the cold drink and tossing the glass flask into the lava flow beside him, he continued, "Now it seems more likely that there is some kind of ancient dragon, or similar powerful creature entrenched in the depths of the canyon, scaring other creatures away.

Pork chops, gale, do you feel some kind of deterrent momentum, breath or something? ”

"Whew."

"There is no meow, if there is a discovery, it will be reported a long time ago."

"Strange thing."

Gordon muttered and stood up, "You're almost rested, get ready to continue exploring the canyon, or the same sentence, be wary of the foot and the magma lake, these two places are the most convenient for large monsters to hide." ”

Entering the canyon through the pass, the hunter party, which continued to scout, became more cautious.

The so-called lava canyon is actually more like a basin, surrounded by volcanic mountains, forming a relatively closed environment.

Due to the low terrain and the relatively thin crust, a large number of lava flows converge here, forming one lava lake after another, and even in the middle of the night, the blazing golden red light still dazzles people.

The heat wave is steaming, and the pungent sulfur-smelling air runs down the hunters' mouths and noses, and even if they drink cold drinks to relieve the heat, they still feel a burning pain in the trachea and lungs.

The effect of cold drinks has also been weakened a lot, and hunters have to take cold drinks more frequently to keep their body temperature within a relatively safe range.

"There are a lot of things that are wrong, when I came here a few years ago, although it was hot, it was not to this extent, and it felt like the magma was activated."

"That might explain why all the creatures in the neighborhood have run out?" The pork chop carefully stroked his beard, which was about to be scalded, "Even a volcanic creature is going to be meowed to death!" ”

"It's possible."

Gordon checked the amount of cold drinks in the lower sac, "We will move in the canyon for half a day at most, and then we will have to leave, otherwise the cold drinks will not be available, and it will be too easy to suffer from heat stroke and shock in the volcanic area." ”

Looking at the uncrossable lava river in front of him, Hayatta looked worried, "Then we can only selectively reconnoiter one or two locations, there are too many areas where the magma flows, and it will take a lot of time to go around." ”

Gordon thought for a moment and looked at Pork Chop, "Pork Chop, do you remember the lava lake near the ruins when we and Anhill came to dig the talisman in the past?" ”

"There is an impression meow, that lava lake feels super big, and I can't see the edge meow!"

"yes, I'm going to go over there first."

"Is there anything special about that lava lake you are talking about?" Hayatta asked.

"It's not very special, but I don't think there is a magma field in the lava canyon that is larger than that lava lake.

If the magma activation is really related to the unknown monster, it should be close to the heat, and considering the creature's scary size, the massive lava lake should be the most comfortable habitat.

After all, except for the crustacean species, there shouldn't be any monsters that like to move in cramped environments. ”

"It makes sense, lead the way down!" The pork chop jumped on Gale's back and tugged at Gale's ears, and the latter took a step and sprang out.

In such a hot environment, the most uncomfortable thing is the two of them, the hair all over the body is full of burnt and hot marks, and it is estimated that they will have to shave bald once after returning this trip.

With a clear goal, the forward efficiency is naturally much higher than that of the previous dragnet reconnaissance.

Dozens of minutes later, Gordon and his party arrived not far from the huge lava lake.

Suspecting that some terrifying creatures were inhabiting the lava lake, they did not dare to approach the lake's edge directly, but temporarily hid among the ruins of the scattered ruins nearby.

The magma in the lava lake is a dazzling bright gold, and the rocky ground near the lake is dyed a dark red under the astonishing heat radiation, showing that it is about to melt.

The pork chops and the gale were jumping on their feet, and the temperature on the ground here was no longer enough to withstand with a little patience, even if they were wearing the weeping dragon leather foot covers sewn by Hayata, it would not work.

The same goes for Hayata, the fire resistance of the Black Erosion Dragon's armor is quite average, if not very poor, and the heat enough to burn a person quickly penetrates her shin armor and burns her feet.

She could only try to tiptoe to reduce the touch on the ground, and at the same time take recovery medicine to hold on.

The only exception is Gordon.

[He Yao]'s fire attribute resistance was even lower than that of the Black Eclipse Dragon armor, and he was quickly burned, but this also stimulated [He Yao]'s dragon energy activity.

The bright red light appeared between the cracks in the armor, and the dragon qi filled the armor, making this set of armor "live".

The heat of the environment was completely isolated, and in the strong contrast, Gordon even felt a little cool.

"The temperature of this lava lake is too high, you can't hold it, and you have to retreat to a position where at least you won't be burned." Gordon lowered his voice and said to his companions.

"What about you?" Hayatta asked.

"[He Yao]'s dragon qi activation has been triggered, and I can withstand the temperature here." Gordon poured another cold drink and put his helmet back on.

"Don't worry, I won't mess around, let's go around, search around this lava lake, and I'll retreat whether I find it or not."

Hayatta hesitated for two seconds.

Gordon was right, if this continued, the feet of the three of them would really be burned, so they had no choice but to nod and retreat with the pork chops and the gale.

"We will not withdraw out of sight, if there is danger, we will rush to the first time, Gordon seniors should be more careful."

Ps.

In the game, the ambient temperature and the resistance of the equipment attribute are irrelevant, and "heat resistance" and "fire resistance" are two different things, which should be emphasized here.

High fire resistance can alleviate scalding in volcanic areas, which is a second assumption, and should be considered reasonable under realistic considerations.

(End of chapter)