This was a strange city filled with fire creatures.
Fire creatures were not good at building and forging, so most of the buildings in the city were dug into the dark red rock walls and connected by winding tunnels. In order to accommodate the large size of the fire creatures, the top of the cave was very high, and the tunnels were wide enough.
Just like most human cities, this fire city also had inns, taverns, general stores, secret shops, auction houses, and other similar buildings. However, the ones managing these places were not necessarily fire creatures that grew up in the fire elemental plane.
Grimm mixed into the crowd and walked around this city that was less than 3 to 4 miles from north to south. There were only about 20 to 30 shops in total, and he unexpectedly found a material shop run by a Magus.
Torc Material!
Seeing the name of the shop written in the Magus language outside the cave, Grimm's heart skipped a beat and he could not help but walk in.
This was a very simple cave with an area of about 100 to 200 square meters. There were rows of stone slabs on the walls of the shop, and on them were some strange items that were hard to understand. But without exception, they were all soaked in the rich power of fire.
A listless little Vulcan was lying on the counter. When it saw a customer, it slowly stood up and looked at Grimm.
From its appearance, it seemed to have the strength of a high-level Acolyte.
Of course, Grimm still had the appearance of a tall Grade 1 Vulcan. His blazing red body slowly dragged a fiery tail behind him as he slowly walked into the shop.
The moment the little Vulcan stood up, its nimble, fox-like face revealed a hint of joy. When he saw Grimm's Fire Spirit form, the excitement and enthusiasm on his face faded, and he returned to his original listless self.
"Would you like to buy something or buy something? If you want to sell something, I'm afraid it's not convenient for the shop these days. If you want to buy something, everything in the shop is displayed here. You can choose whatever you want … "
It seemed to have memorized this set of words a long time ago, and as soon as it opened its mouth, it spouted a lot of words. However, Grimm's attention was not focused on the flame materials it introduced. Instead, he was thinking about the change in the little Fire Spirit's expression when it saw him.
The moment it saw the customer, its face lit up with joy. This was human nature and understandable. But after seeing Grimm's appearance, the joy on its face gradually disappeared. It seemed that it was not happy that a customer had come to visit.
There seemed to be something strange going on!
Grimm scanned the store and discovered a few unknown items with runes engraved on them. Judging from these signs, it was certain that the store was related to wizards.
"Are … you … the … owner?" Grimm's Fire Spirit asked in a slow and hesitant tone.
The language of the Fire Elemental Plane was an ancient native language. The vocabulary was extremely sparse, and the accent was abnormally strange. It would be difficult for non-experienced Plane Travelers to grasp it.
As a Tier 2 Wizard, Grimm did not have this problem.
Using the Spirit Assimilation Spell, one could easily extract the knowledge related to language from the soul fragments of native creatures. As for the unique accent of the flaming creatures, it could be imitated by modifying the internal structure of the flame incarnation.
Therefore, apart from absorbing the flame essence to increase his affinity with fire, Grimm spent most of his time observing and imitating the native creatures.
As for Grimm's Fire Spirit form, he wasn't suspicious at all and shrugged helplessly.
"I don't own this store. I'm just a helper hired by a human Magus. Our … owner … has been captured by the Lord. It's been a few months, and he hasn't been released yet … "
Grimm's heart trembled. He immediately knew what he had done wrong.
To be honest, ever since he entered the Fire Elemental Plane, all the flaming creatures he had seen seemed to have intelligence. However, they were still stupid, sluggish, and not agile enough. He had originally thought that the rank 3 Flame Tiger was a special case, but now it seemed that he had underestimated the Lord of the Flames.
The Lord of the Flames had captured the Magus who had opened the store, but did not order it to close down. It was obvious that he was trying to catch the fish in the net. Everyone who entered the store would probably be interrogated by the Lord of the Flames' subordinates.
Although his disguise was very realistic, if he was caught by the Lord of the Flames and investigated, he would definitely give himself away.
At this moment, Grimm's keen senses allowed him to detect seven or eight powerful flaming figures rapidly approaching the store.
"Does this store have a back door?" Grimm grabbed the little Fire Spirit and asked urgently.
"Yes, it's behind …" The little Fire Spirit quivered in fright. Before its tender little hands could reach the back door, the tall Fire Spirit had already turned into a streak of flames and flashed past the narrow door, disappearing into the winding stone path.
As soon as Grimm's Fire Spirit disappeared, the shop was filled with heatwaves. A large group of ferocious Lava Giants barged into the shop.
"Where's the big guy that just came in?"
"Tell me, where is it?
"Tell me …"
A few Lava Giants that were 5 to 6 metres tall surrounded the little Fire Spirit that was only 1.5 metres tall, roaring furiously in a deafening voice.
The little Fire Spirit that only had the strength of an Advanced Acolyte was so scared that it almost fell to the ground. It trembled as it pointed towards the back of the store.
The few Lava Giants immediately flipped over the counter that was in their way and broke through the stone door that was only half the width of their bodies. They quickly chased after the Fire Spirit.
Grimm quickly passed through the alleyway behind the store. As he sprinted, his tall Fire Spirit body quickly changed shape. By the time he arrived at the entrance of the alley and joined the flow of people, his body had already grown from the previous five meters to three meters. Even the details of his face and appearance had changed slightly.
If the Lord of the Flames had followed his previous appearance, he would never have suspected a skinny Grade 1 Fire Spirit like him.
Furthermore, Fire Spirits, Flame Spirits, and Fire Elementals were the most common forms of fire creatures in the Fire Elemental Plane. Almost half of the flaming creatures on the street were in humanoid form, just like Grimm. At most, there were some differences in some details.
However, these differences were hard to detect for creatures that were not natives of this plane.
In the past few days, Grim had dissected and scanned many low-ranked fire elementals and Fire Spirits. With the help of the A.I. Chip's fine control of energy, he was able to replicate the Fire Spirits he had encountered in detail.
* Thud! Thud! Thud! * A few Lava Giants ran out of the alleyway and grabbed the Fire Spirit that was closest to them. They pulled it in front of their eyes and examined it for a long time.
Most Fire Spirits were violent and wild, and were not restrained by any sort of discipline.
The Grade 1 Fire Spirit was suddenly attacked. Although it knew that it was not a match for the Lava Giants, it was still enraged. Flames surged around its body, and a stream of high-temperature flames swept towards the Lava Giants.
The Lava Giant's rough and rigid face revealed a sinister smile. He grabbed the Fire Spirit and smashed it onto the ground. With just a single strike, the Fire Spirit's body was smashed into pieces. After more than ten seconds, the Fire Spirit condensed its body of flames again, wrapping its core up.
"Under the orders of Lord Artes, spies from the outer world have infiltrated the Dustfire Canyon. All Fire Spirits, follow me to the Lord's Hall to verify your identities. If anyone dares to resist, you'll end up like this fellow! " The leader of the lava giants stood up straight, stepped on the unlucky Fire Spirit, and announced loudly in all directions.
Upon hearing such an order, the previously peaceful Flame City instantly erupted into an uproar.
The Fire Elementals were all hot-tempered, so how could they tolerate this? They waved their arms angrily at the Lava Giants. Some of the more hot-tempered ones even began to condense fireballs in their palms, looking as if they would start a fight at the slightest provocation.
While the entire street was in chaos, Grimm mixed in with the enraged Fire Spirits. He was the first to throw an elemental fireball at the 6-metre-tall, sturdy Grade 2 Lava Giant. In the next moment, hundreds of fireballs of various shapes and sizes whistled towards the Lava Giant.
The expressions of the Lava Giants instantly changed.
My goodness, so many fireballs! Although they were not very powerful individually, with so many fireballs stacked together, the resulting explosion was not weak either. Even the Lava Giants, whose bodies were as solid as steel, did not dare to take it head-on.
The Lava Giants immediately hugged each other and crouched down, using their sturdy backs to protect the weaker parts of their bodies.
Bang bang bang …
After the earth-shattering sound, a small mushroom cloud slowly rose from where the Lava Giant was entrenched, followed by a blazing flame shockwave that spread in all directions.
At this moment, the entire Flame City could not help but tremble slightly!
"How dare you! Defying Sir Overlord's order is a rebellion. Come on, bring them back to the prison … "With a deafening roar, the lava giants who were responsible for guarding and alerting all over the city rushed out of the fortress and attacked every fire spirit within their sight.
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