The underground space occupied by the unknown monster as a lair is not small, about more than a thousand square meters.
The cave is very dry, unlike most monster lairs that are full of fishy smell.
The surrounding area was empty. There were no "nests" made of branches, straw and other materials, and there was no filth such as bones and excrement. There was only a large pile of broken ore of different colors, which inevitably made people wonder whether this nest had been there for a long time. It was abandoned.
After quickly checking the surrounding environment and noticing that in addition to the passage through which they came, Julius said to Ancil:
"Anhil, guard the three entrances and exits."
Anhil nodded, found a location with the best view and could monitor three cave entrances at the same time, set up a heavy crossbow and started to be on guard.
"Let's start looking."
"Um."
Julius and Gordon walked towards the only possible location of Gunpowder Rock - the pile of colorful rubble.
As the hunter who discovered Gunpowder Rock said, it's not hard to find.
Gordon and Julius slightly pushed aside a layer of crushed ore, and six or seven oval-shaped dark red rocks with rough surfaces appeared in their sights.
"Don't tell me, if I didn't know they were rocks, I would have thought they were eggs, too regular in shape, right?" Gordon clicked his tongue in surprise.
Julius took off his wrist armor and gently touched the gunpowder rock with his palm, "The temperature is around sixty degrees, and if you continue to hold it, you will indeed get low-temperature burns.
Gordon, try it. Can the Fire Dragon suit block this temperature? "
Gordon also pressed his hand on the gunpowder rock. After a while, he shook his head and said, "It will get better, but not for too long."
Julius tapped his chin to show his understanding, "Then let's try to be as quick as possible. Gordon, you can hold one first and feel the weight. If you are confident, take two more."
Gordon picked up a gunpowder rock with one hand and weighed it. "It's no problem. It's not too much of a burden to me, but the size is a bit in the way."
After saying that, he bent down and picked up the second one.
"Change the formation, I'll open the way, Gordon is in the middle, Ancier is behind, let's go!" Julius shouted softly and took the lead to walk towards the passage they came from.
Gordon was holding two watermelon-sized gunpowder rocks. He was swaying as he walked, but his speed was not too slow. This was the advantage of being tall and strong!
Anhil, who had put away his heavy crossbow, followed at the end. From now on, he would have to shoulder at least half of the security and defense tasks.
Gordon, who had both hands used to carry gunpowder rocks, could not draw his weapon to defend himself. If it came to the point where he had to draw his sword, it would mean that everything would have to start all over again.
The three people's spirits were completely tense.
The two to three hundred meter long tunnel will soon come to an end. A dozen meters further, you will reach the edge of the magma lake within the mountain, which is also the biggest difficulty on this route.
Julius, who was walking at the front of the team, raised his fist and made a "pause" gesture.
He turned around and said to his two companions who also stopped slowly: "You guys take a break while I check out the situation."
After that, he walked quietly towards the entrance of the cave alone.
After carefully sticking his head out of the hole and observing for a while, Julius stepped back again, his face not very pretty.
"What?" Gordon asked: "The lava beast is still squatting at the entrance of the cave to guard us?"
"That's not true," Julius denied.
However, most of them are still lingering on the side of the lava lake near the cave entrance. It is certain that we will be discovered when we go out now.
"What should we do? Do we need to use sonic bombs to open the way?" Gordon looked at the gunpowder rock in his arms.
Although he still had sufficient physical strength, he already felt some burning pain where the inner arm was in contact with the gunpowder rock.
Julius thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No need yet, my swords are light weapons and flexible enough. In this way, I rush out first and attract the attention of the lava beast and even Yan Gelong.
You guys wait for a while before going out. After walking out of the cave, run straight in the direction leading to the outside of the mountain. Anhil, don't fire unless it is absolutely necessary.
Even if we fire, we should mainly use deterrent shots. We must not kill the lava beast, otherwise we will be targeted by Yan Gelong and we will be in big trouble. "
"OK."
"no problem."
"Gordon, drink the force-taking potion, and drink another bottle of cold drink. If the burn has already begun, drink the recovery potion as well." Julius adjusted the position of the straps of the swords and said.
Gordon raised the gunpowder rock in his hand to indicate that he had no hands.
Anhil rolled his eyes, walked up, took out three bottles of potion from the prop bag on Gordon's waist, opened the bottle mouth and poured it into him.
"You can't be gentler, it'll all spill out." Gordon smacked his lips and complained.
An Xil looked like he saw something dirty, "It's good to give you some medicine. You talk a lot of nonsense. If you get burned soon, don't give me any medicine. I'll just reply with a bullet on your head!"
Gordon laughed dryly.
I almost forgot that Ancil's crystal rifle can be loaded with recovery bullets.
This special ammunition, which is a mixture of healing potions and hollow fruits, has no lethality. When shot on teammates, it can help heal injuries, but it is a bit painful.
"The forcible drug has also taken effect. Be prepared to run wildly." Julius, who also drank a bottle of the forcible drug, moved his limbs, gave Gordon and the others a signal, and then rushed out alone.
"Hey!" Julius shouted as he ran out of the cave.
The lava beasts with quite keen hearing were instantly attracted by his shouts. At least seven or eight lava beasts screamed "Gah-Gah-Gah-Woo", climbed up the lake shore, and moved their four short legs to surround him.
Julius did not run away immediately, but continued to shout and wave his arms to attract the attention of more lava beasts.
It was only when the fastest lava beasts were about to rush in front of him and surround him that he suddenly pulled out the "Holy Saber", raised the two swords above his head, and struck each other.
"Clang!" With a clang, red light spread from the place where the two swords collided, instantly covering Julius's whole body.
Become a ghost!
His heart was beating rapidly, and the blood all over his body was rushing through his veins at several times the speed before.
With a flip of his wrist, the two swords in his palms turned into backhand grips. Julius lowered his body, and in the next second, his whole body turned into an afterimage and jumped out.
The surrounding lava beasts were unable to stop his pace. After a few turns, he had already broken out of the encirclement of the lava beasts.
"Fuck this speed." Gordon, who was secretly paying attention to the situation outside with Ancil, couldn't help but curse.
This is the first time he has personally experienced the strength of Julius, who is known as the "Chief of the Young Generation".
Even if the opponent hasn't actually made a move, this speed alone has already put most hunters and even dual-sword users beyond the reach.
After breaking out of the encirclement, Julius did not run too far.
Instead, he temporarily exited the demonic transformation, slowed down his pace, and while recovering his physical strength, waited for the lava beasts to approach again, and then repeated the previous steps.
Guide them step by step away from the entrance of the burrow.
"It's still a little bit close, it's still a bit close." Ancier said to himself, constantly estimating the number and distance of the lava beasts.
When more than 80% of the lava beasts in the magma lake surrounded Julius, Yan Gelong was also attracted to his sight.
An Xil shouted softly: "Now, let's go!"
The two of them rushed out of the underground cave one after the other.
(End of chapter)
