Two days later.
In front of the exit of another tunnel, Grimm silently observed the flowing dark-red light that was transmitted through the light membrane. Vaguely, he could even hear the rumbling of the flowing magma outside the light film.
"Lord Grimm, we'll have to rely on your protection for this operation!"
The two Grade 2 Fire Magi sent by Molten City were a pair of siblings. The older brother had a serious expression on his face as he briefly introduced them to Grimm. The younger sister did not say a word, following closely behind her brother.
However, from the few times she stole glances at Grimm, it was clear that she had a lively personality and a decent appearance.
"Alright, we'll act according to the situation." Grimm gave a simple reply and took the lead to step out of the light membrane.
The two Grade 2 siblings did not dare to walk directly into the sea of lava like Grimm. Instead, they quickly cast spells, buffing themselves with elemental auras and drinking some potions that could quickly recover their energy. Only then did they carefully step out of the light membrane.
If a Grade 1 Magus was a beginner who had just caught a glimpse of the Hall of Truth, then a Grade 2 Magus would be a true believer in the truth.
The sea of lava before them was already 300 meters deep. It was impossible for a normal Magus to survive here. Although the two Fire Wizard siblings could withstand the scorching flames and the high pressure of the lava, they were losing their strength every second.
In this aspect, they were not as casual and natural as Grimm.
Those who could become Fire Magi had naturally completed their elemental transformation.
Amidst the surging, dark-red lava, three almost transparent flaming figures looked at each other and silently snuck into their predetermined positions.
In order to prevent the lava from invading the underground mine of Molten City, countless defensive spell formations had been set up. Unfortunately, many of them had been destroyed by the Grade 3 Flaming Tiger, causing great damage to the interior of the mine.
Although the lava in the tunnel had been emptied and the defensive spell formations had been repaired, the entire mine's defensive system was in a mess. It was no longer as united as before.
This time, the Rune Master of Molten City had started from there. He had purposely left a seemingly unintentional loophole in the mine's defensive system to lure the Flaming Tiger into the trap.
However, such a trap couldn't be too obvious. Therefore, it was unknown whether the flaming tiger would take the bait or when it would take the bait!
Grimm and the two Fire Magi's mission was to lie in ambush in the depths of the lava and wait for the Flaming Tiger to fall into the trap before rushing out to block the Flaming Tiger's path of retreat.
It was easier said than done. Therefore, the two Fire Shamans from Molten Fire City followed closely behind Grimm. They were anxious and could not calm down.
As Tier 2 Fire Magi, the siblings were naturally very powerful. After transforming into flaming figures, their concealment methods were also astonishing.
However, when they shifted their attention to the Tier 3 Mythic ranked Fire Wizard, they could not help but inwardly praise him. As expected of a Mythic ranked Fire Wizard …
Both sides were so close, yet, and yet, they could not sense the slightest bit of difference.
Like the flames that could be seen everywhere in the lava, Grimm slowly walked through the dark-red lava. If not for the siblings being able to see each other with their naked eyes, they would not have been able to distinguish Grimm from the flames in the background.
The three of them quickly traversed the lava, and very quickly, they arrived at their predetermined location.
There, a three-meter-thick, five-meter-tall spindle-shaped runestone floated in the lava, moving slowly. Sensing the three's arrival, the runestone's strange inscriptions lit up one after another, flickering with a faint glow.
The female Fire Magus took a step forward and placed her transparent palm on the Elemental Barrier propped up by the runestone. As she muttered an incantation, the runestone shook slightly, and the outer Elemental Barrier split open, revealing a small door on the surface of the steel-like boulder.
Without any hesitation, the three of them quickly entered the portal.
The space inside the runestone was not large to begin with. Now that the three Magi had entered, it immediately became somewhat cramped.
When the entrance to the runestone closed up, the three of them sat cross-legged inside, barely able to fit inside. However, if the three of them moved a little, they would inevitably bump into each other and have physical contact.
The runestone was a part of the alarm system installed by Molten Fire City to detect movements outside the mines. If the Flame Tiger really wanted to sneak into the mines, it would definitely avoid this place.
Therefore, it was safe for the three of them to hide here.
In order to avoid any awkwardness, the two Fire Magi could only close their eyes and rest, silently waiting for news from afar. Grimm, on the other hand, kept looking around at the runestone he was in.
The inside of the runestone was not empty. Countless strange runes and inscriptions were densely etched on the surrounding rock walls.
Grimm could clearly see that some of them were energy storage runes, some were energy absorption runes, some were defense runes, and some were alarm runes. Although he did not know much about the mechanism of the runestone, he could understand a lot just by looking at these strange runes.
Using a runestone alone as a part of the alarm system was too monotonous and rigid. It would be very difficult to prevent enemies from sneaking in. Therefore, the runestones here were usually guarded by Magi.
With the tireless power of the runestone and the powerful spiritual force of the guarding Magi, it would be extremely difficult for ordinary enemies to sneak in unknowingly.
Just like now, Grimm could clearly sense that the runes etched on the walls of the runestone were resonating with the two Grade 2 Magi. The two complemented each other, and the combination of their aura and abilities gave their spiritual force a qualitative improvement.
Grimm could not help but ask, "Did you buy this runestone, or did you make it yourself?"
The Fire Magi siblings opened their eyes and looked at Grimm curiously.
In the end, it was the elder brother who spoke.
"The basic knowledge of the runestone was bought from the Silver Alliance, but the actual manufacturing process was done by Lord Dorian himself. From what I know, most Magi organisations do this. After all, it is impossible to rely on others to build up our own defense system. It's safer to build it ourselves … "
Grimm nodded silently and closed his eyes again.
The two siblings looked at each other and could only shrug their shoulders helplessly. Once again, they turned their attention to the detection and scanning of the surrounding lava sea.
However, the silence did not last long. The female Fire Magus suddenly opened her eyes and whispered in pleasant surprise, "There's movement in the mine! That flaming tiger seems to be destroying the walls of the mine … "
Grim's eyes widened as a pensive look appeared on his face.
… …
At this moment, a flaming tiger was frantically destroying the walls of the mine in the outskirts of Molten Fire City.
Unlike the rocks in other regions, the walls of the mine did not show any signs of softening or collapsing even though they were soaked in the terrifying lava. The large amount of metal mixed within made the volcanic rocks as hard as steel, but they could withstand the corrosion of high temperatures for a long period of time. Hence, it was extremely difficult to destroy them.
However, the flaming tiger did not seem to mind.
It stood in the surging magma, waving its huge flaming claws and digging at the rock wall that was as hard as steel with loud bangs.
No matter how powerful the Magi of Molten Fire City were, it was impossible for them to protect an entire mine that spanned tens of kilometres with runic spell formations. Hence, the most concentrated runic spell formations were usually concentrated at the weak points of the mine and at the entrance.
Today, however, the flaming tiger that had disappeared for a period of time actually did the exact opposite. It did not attempt to enter the mine, but instead chose to dig at the outskirts of the mine that the Magi would not be able to protect.
The constant absorption of eternium essence over the past few days had made the flaming tiger's elemental body slightly different from before. Every time the tiger's sharp claws made of pure flames attacked, not only would they contain a powerful might of flames, they would also bring along a whistling wind, displaying its frightening physical attack power.
With a swipe of its claws, a pit that was half a metre deep appeared on the wall that was harder than steel. At the bottom of the pit were terrifying cracks that were as dense as a spider's web. The flaming tiger's claws dug without stopping, and in the blink of an eye, it had dug out a huge pit that was seven to eight metres deep.
With this speed, it would not take more than half a day for the flaming tiger to dig through more than thirty metres of the wall and directly into the tunnel of the mine.
This scene was obviously out of the expectations of the higher-ups of Molten Fire City, and the few Tier 3 Magi who were hiding behind the scenes could no longer sit still.
With a violent wave of magic, two Tier 3 Magi simultaneously appeared in the sea of lava.
Unlike Grim, who had transformed into a fire elemental form and was one with the sea of lava, these two Tier 3 Magi were obviously not suited to battle in the sea of lava.
However, the current situation was a little different from before. The flaming tiger did not step into the trap of the spell formation, so the two Magi could only hold back their hatred and attack, hoping that they could lure it into the trap.
That Kyrak and Wizard Dorian stood on a huge rolling stone ball. They pushed aside the obstructing magma and angrily rushed towards the flaming tiger.
Both sides immediately started a fight to the death outside the mine.
However, although it was a fight, the two Magi were actually just defending, trying their best to nullify the flaming tiger's endless attacks.
In the sea of lava, the flaming tiger's battle power was simply astonishing.
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