The sky was covered with endless dark dust and was so gray that it took all the effort for sunlight to get out. The dark brown earth was like the skin of a giant, with cracks and charred skin rolled up, and strange-shaped shrubs scattered here and there.
On this land, life is scattered, birds and animals are extinct, and it is a desolate scene.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of stampeding came from far away, and a team riding black rhinoceros slowly marched on the ground. The black rhinoceros' hooves as big as a human face stepped heavily on the ground, making a muffled sound.
In the center of the team, Allen was sitting on the back of a black rhinoceros, looking around. Most of the day had passed since they set off.
It was approaching evening, and the surrounding scenery was already different from that near Blood Underworld City. Now they had entered the war zone between the human race and the Balrog clan, which was also the place where the volcanoes in the Flame Realm were most densely distributed.
The volcanic ash brought by the perennial volcanic eruptions poisoned the land, causing the area to wither away life, forming this unique and disgusting bad scene.
After looking around, Allen looked at the front of the team, a strong man wearing gray armor and always holding a battle ax in his hand.
The size of the black rhinoceros under him is larger than that of other people. He is the leader of this team, Mingke, and the only one among the twenty-eight high-level knights who is appointed by the Lord of the Blood Underworld City.
Sent.
The twenty-seven people, including Allen and Barton, are all high-level mercenaries recruited by the Lord's Palace of Blood Hades City this time.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, there was a sound of stepping on the ground in the distance in the north, and a figure riding a black rhinoceros slowly approached, and the marching team stopped with tacit understanding.
"Nothing unusual."
After this person approached, he just said something to Ming Ke in front of him, and then silently returned to the team. After a while, three more people returned from the east, west, south, and a few minutes later, four more people left in four directions.
Since everyone is in a war zone at this time, it can be said that the situation is not safe. Here you can encounter greedy mercenaries, hungry and ferocious monsters, and you are even more likely to encounter Balrogs.
Of course, with the strength of the team, most dangers cannot threaten them.
However, this does not mean that the group can relax their vigilance. They must be vigilant. After all, if they are ambushed by a large-scale Balrog, they will inevitably have to flee in confusion and even suffer losses.
Looking at the vast and lifeless land in front of him, Allen couldn't help but frowned. He had been walking for such a long time. Mingke only told him that the destination was the Kechila volcano group, and he didn't reveal what the mission was at all.
, which makes people confused.
The Kechila volcano group is very famous in the Fire Realm because it is the most dangerous volcano group in the entire Fire Realm. There are more than a hundred complete volcanoes, and half of the volcanoes are erupting at any time. There seems to be no dormant period.
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Many of the mercenary groups that went to the Kechila Volcano Group to hunt monsters and collect cultivation resources were completely wiped out. Over time, the evil reputation of the Kechila Volcano Group spread.
After Mingke revealed that the destination was the Kechila volcanoes, everyone in the team was very resistant and even shouted to give up. After all, they had spent so much money to be promoted to high-level knights, and no one wanted to die.
Even Allen was stunned after hearing this. Even extraordinary people would not dare to face the volcanic eruption. If they were hit by the hot lava that erupted, it would be very painful for extraordinary people.
Fortunately, Mingke explained that they did not need to enter the Kechila volcano group, otherwise Allen estimated that at least half of the team at this time would be missing.
"Stop, we will set up camp here tonight and set off again early tomorrow morning."
The team came to a concave slope. Ming Ke, who was walking in front, looked up at the sky, waved his hand and said.
After driving for most of the day, even if everyone's body can bear it, they are still a little depressed. Besides, it is getting dark soon. The dark night in the Fire Realm is not the home of humans. It is a wise choice to stop and rest for the night.
Everyone jumped off the back of the black rhinoceros, grouped the black rhinoceros into one place, divided them into four groups, set up warning devices around them, and assigned personnel to keep vigil at the same time to ensure nothing went wrong.
Allen took Barton and sat down at the edge, eating the food that Old Dus had prepared yesterday.
At this time, Allen's eyes flashed and thoughts raced in his mind. According to his judgment, Blood Underworld City decided to make a big move this time. It seemed to be planning something, and Chaofan was very likely to participate. The location was basically
It must be the Kechila volcano group.
Since Allen and others have joined in, it means that they are also part of this operation. However, Ming Ke said before that there is no need for everyone to enter the volcano group. Could it be that this mission requires them to watch from the outside?
He didn't believe that Xue Ming City spent a huge amount of money to hire people like them just to watch the show, but what their mission was, without Ming Ke revealing it in advance, no one knew.
When night falls, the blood-purple moonlight shines down, but it is smeared by the dark dust in the sky. It is like shining a black light into a dark space, which is useless.
At this time, it was extremely dark around the camp. Even if Allen had eaten the Kraken Eye, he could barely see things within a hundred meters vaguely under the cover of the gray dust.
This is also the reason why humans basically do not choose to fight the Balrogs in the dark. Compared to the Balrogs, humans have greater restrictions in such areas.
The Balrog clan comes from the volcanic Phoenix Island, and they are born with a pair of eyes that can adapt to such an environment. Even in such darkness, they can barely hunt.
The night was dark, except for the occasional howling wind, the surroundings were extremely quiet. Even the black rhinoceros closed its eyes and made no sound. There was no light in the camp. Most of the people here were living in the wild for many years.
Mercenaries will naturally not make such common sense mistakes.
Late at night, in the darkness, dozens of figures slowly approached the camp of Allen and others. They were wandering around the camp, making no sound as they walked, as if they were observing something.
The two high-level knights who were watching the night did not notice at all. The night and the environment seemed to limit their perception, and the figure in the darkness was staring at them.
Suddenly, the dozens of figures no longer hesitated, and like wolves pouncing on prey in the dark, they let out a destructive roar and rushed towards the camp.
boom!
Instantly, an explosion sounded, and the trap placed by the team on the periphery was triggered. Once this trap device called "Gari Bead" is opened, as long as a creature steps on it within a three-meter radius, it will explode immediately, and its power will increase with time.
It was small, but the fire and sound of the explosion were huge.
The two high-ranking knights on guard were stunned for a moment, then realized and shouted: "Enemy attack!!"