Over the next two days, Grimm, accompanied by the beautiful Freana, toured almost all of the public areas of Molten City.
Molten City was not small. If it was on the surface, it would be at least the size of a medium-sized city. However, the population of the entire underground Molten City did not exceed three to four thousand people. Seventy percent of the workers and servants lived in the outskirts of the stronghold.
The core area, which could support twenty to thirty thousand people, only had two to three hundred Magi. Most of the Magi were either in the library or in their laboratories. The few who went out were in a hurry. As a result, even though there were so many botanical gardens, gardens, and other man-made landscapes in the huge core area, there was not a single person to be seen.
Grimm could see that Freana was drooling over him. If he beckoned with his finger, this beautiful Magus would come to his bed in the middle of the night.
However, Grimm had something on his mind and was not in the mood to play games with her. Over the next two days, the resentment in Freana's eyes was obvious.
Grimm was not in the mood to care about this. The more he learned, the stranger he felt.
This time, it was very likely that his' enemy 'was someone he knew!
When he found out from Freana that the one causing trouble in Molten City was a Grade 3 Flame Tiger, his heart began to beat faster. When he saw the magical image Freana pulled out from the Surveillance Crystal, he was even more certain that it was the Grade 3 Flame Tiger Sindar that had snuck over from the Fire Elemental Plane.
Speaking of which, Molten City had suffered an unexpected calamity.
In order to prevent enemies from invading, they had set up a large number of Wizard Formations and Magi on the outskirts of the mine. Above the mine was the Wizard's Pagoda guarded by the Grade 4 Wizard.
Under this kind of protection, it was impossible for any external enemy to invade.
But what the people of Molten City didn't expect was that the enemy didn't come from above, but from the depths of the lava sea where the mine was located.
Two years ago, a Class 3 Flaming Tiger with extremely high intelligence emerged from the underground lava sea. In one breath, it invaded many underground mines. Not only did it devour a large amount of exotic ores, it even caused the lava sea to pour into the mines, killing more than 600 Molten Fire City miners in one breath.
From then on, this Rank 3 Flaming Tiger seemed to have the intention to settle down in Molten Fire City. Usually, it would hide in the depths of the Lava Sea and sneak into the underground mines whenever it was free. Over and over again, the output of Molten Fire City's metal ores plummeted, and the recruited miners also suffered heavy casualties.
As the managers of the mine, the Magi of Molten City naturally would not sit by and watch a strange beast wreak havoc in their family's territory. They had also formed teams to encircle and annihilate the flaming tiger a few times. Unfortunately, the flaming tiger would always escape using the ever-present lava sea.
If the number of Magi they sent out was too little, or if their strength was not enough, they might be bitten by the flaming tiger instead. The number of sorcerers that were sent out increased, and the flame tiger was very cunning. It turned around and disappeared into the depths of the lava sea.
Although there were a few Fire Magi in Molten Fire City, they were only at the level of 2. Searching for the flaming tiger in the Lava Sea was like throwing a meat bun at a dog. The rest of the Magi used spell formations to isolate themselves from the boiling lava and were barely able to fight. However, if they were to venture deep into the Lava Sea, they would not be able to return.
Therefore, the Magi of Molten City had all put down their work and guarded the vicinity of the underground mine. They were in a terrible state and were suffering unspeakable hardships.
They had no choice but to issue a high-grade mission, hoping to recruit a powerful Fire Magus to kill the flaming tiger. Of course, worried that a single Fire Magus would have a hard time dealing with the flaming tiger alone, Molten Fire City also recruited a level 3 Sealer.
A level 3 Fire Magus, a level 3 Sealer, and a level 3 Magus from Molten Fire City … With this kind of strength, it should be more than enough to kill the flaming tiger!
After understanding all of this, Grimm could not help but ask Freya to take a look at the vicinity of the underground mine.
Freya hesitated for a moment, then used a spell to ask Lord Kyrak for permission. Only then did she bring Grimm to the underground tunnel.
After walking through the winding underground tunnel for half an hour, Grimm could clearly feel the density of the fire elemental energy in the tunnel increasing rapidly. The smell of sulfur in the air was also becoming stronger.
In a spacious underground hall, Grimm finally saw a group of people that he had not seen in a long time.
This was a place that one had to pass to reach the underground mine. The spacious underground stone hall was crowded with non-humankind slaves, who were wearing shackles and had their upper bodies naked, with only a piece of ragged cloth covering their lower bodies.
They were all well-built and had tanned skin. Their naked upper bodies were covered with grease, stains, and crisscrossed whip marks. Although they were tall and mighty, their eyes were filled with numbness and patience. There was a long queue of people waiting to receive their tools to enter the tunnel.
On the other side, there was a group of slaves of different races that had just come out of the mine.
Each of them carried a wooden basket that was almost as tall as themselves, which was piled high with black ores. The surface of the ores reflected the fluorescent light from the walls of the cave, creating a colorful scene that was very beautiful.
These were all extremely crude ores. Although the ores contained quite a lot of metals, without further grinding and filtering, it would be very difficult to distinguish which metals were more abundant.
The people in charge of inspecting, weighing, and recording were all acolytes. Beside them were large groups of human mercenaries who were in charge of maintaining order in the underground hall. As for the two Magi stationed here, they were lying on wooden chairs at the side of the hall, drinking tea and discussing something with animated expressions on their faces.
Naturally, the miners, slaves, and subordinate mercenaries used another passage to enter and exit. On the other hand, Freya brought Grimm to the upper passageway that only Magi could use.
Seeing Freya's arrival, the two Grade 1 Magi quickly stood up and bowed to greet her.
"Did that strange beast come to cause trouble in the past few days?" Although Freya was like a little bird in front of Grimm, she was very dignified in front of these low-ranked Magi.
"No, no …"
"Then open the tunnel. I want to go take a look at the Lava Sea with this Lord!"
"Yes!"
With Freya leading the way, the two Magi naturally had no objections.
Under their guidance, Grimm and Freya entered a small, cold path. After a few turns, they arrived in front of a stone wall that was as smooth as a mirror.
The two Magi each took out a strange magic wand and pointed it at the center of the stone wall. Following a strange wave of magic, a huge stone door appeared in the center of the originally greenish-grey stone wall. Then, the stone door silently slid to one side, revealing the dark red viscous magma flowing outside the light film.
As soon as the door opened, an energy barrier rose up and blocked the boiling magma outside.
Even so, the temperature in the tunnel began to rise rapidly, quickly reaching 100 degrees.
If an ordinary person were to be placed in such an environment, their flesh and blood would probably be cooked within a few seconds. Even the two Magi stationed here could not help but wipe the sweat off their foreheads.
Grimm scanned the area, and the A.I. Chip scanned the stone door as well as the dark red magma sea that filled his vision.
"The environment in the Lava Sea is rather complicated. Let me accompany you for a walk!" Freya said with a smile.
Grimm shook his head and said indifferently, "I won't go far. I'll just stay nearby and scout the environment. This way, I'll have more confidence in the battle later …"
After saying that, he didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with the other party. He took a few steps towards the light membrane, and a layer of light red magic light suddenly rose from his body. Only then did he slowly pass through the light membrane and submerge into the surging sea of lava.
Although the magma sea before him seemed to be motionless, the viscous magma was constantly surging. It was just that the entire space was filled with boiling, dark red magma, which gave people an illusion of the senses.
The moment Grimm passed through the barrier, the barrier suddenly felt a crushing force of over a thousand kilograms. The boiling magma that corroded his bones and flesh was squeezed towards the center from all directions. Being in the middle, Grimm naturally had to endure this strange force.
Grimm hesitated for a moment before slowly withdrawing the barrier into his body. The boiling magma in the surroundings squeezed over and tightly wrapped around him.
When the boiling magma came into contact with his warm skin, there was no sizzling sound. Instead, waves of heat flowed into Grimm's body, making him feel so comfortable that he almost moaned.
If he was still at rank 2, he might be able to withstand the extreme heat, but he would not be able to withstand the terrifying pressure. Now that he had advanced to rank 3, his body's affinity with the fire elemental essence had reached an extremely high level. Now that he was in the Lava Sea, not only did he not feel any pressure, he felt as if he was a fish in water.
However, Grimm had to divide a portion of the fire energy from his body and spread it around him to protect his Magus robes. While he might be able to withstand the terrifying heat, his clothes would not.
If he did not want to run around naked, he could only use the fire energy to protect his clothes!
Other Magi might find it difficult to pass through the Lava Sea, but a Fire Magus would not have such a problem.
Grimm chuckled, and his entire body immediately turned invisible. He turned into a humanoid flame that quickly traversed through the sticky magma sea. Relying on the different angles of the flames, Grimm darted left and right in the depths of the Lava Sea. His speed was several times faster than when he was flying in the air.
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