The Lord of the Flames' terrifying voice brought with it a violent power that could destroy the heavens and earth. It stopped all of the surging magma, and then flew down towards the fire lake at an even more ferocious speed.
In that instant, the magic barrier that had been flying up with the magma was affected by the surging magma. Not only was it unable to rise higher, but it also rapidly fell towards the fire lake below.
"Not good!" Fire grand magus Marceau exclaimed with a face full of fear. She said anxiously, "The Lord of the Flames is controlling the lava's descent. I've used up too much mental strength right now, so I can't control the barrier to fly out."
Han Shuo, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Marceau, "So you're saying that we're trapped in the fire lake?"
The kind-hearted female knight Sophie was also at her wits' end in this situation. She looked worriedly at the scorching magma that was sweeping towards them, not knowing what to do.
Suddenly, fire grand magus Marceau revealed a helpless expression and said to Han Shuo and Sophie, "I'm very sorry. I don't think I'll be able to leave the fire lake with you two. I'm sorry!"
A strong magical fluctuation suddenly came from where Han Shuo and Sophie were. Just like the last time when Han Shuo had left the barrier, the area where Han Shuo and Sophie were was cut apart by a sharp weapon amidst the sparks. It was directly removed from Marceau's barrier.
Without the support of Marceau's magical elements, Han Shuo and Sophie were immediately drowned in the surging magma and fell towards the fire lake.
"Rather than the three of us dying together, it's better for me to escape alone. This is something that can't be helped, so please don't blame me!" Marceau murmured coldly to herself as she watched the two quickly drown in the magma and fall towards the bottom.
"Roar …"
The earth-shattering howl grew closer and closer. Marceau was shocked and didn't dare to stay any longer. She activated the barrier that tightly wrapped around her body and slowly moved upwards against the magma that was pouring down like a waterfall.
"Ah …"
The Lord of the Flames' loud roar drowned out Sophie's screams as she fell towards the Fire Lake. Other than Han Shuo, who was leaning close to her, no one else heard her screams of despair.
Even female knights with great strength would instinctively show their cowardice when facing the threat of death and knowing that they were doomed to die. Such a desperate cry was not shameful.
However, if this kind of exclamations were to ring incessantly in one's ears, no one would be able to bear it, and Han Shuo was no exception.
"Miss Sophie, can you stop screaming?" Han Shuo said to the screaming Sophie with a pained expression as he held onto Sophie's waist with one arm.
Strangely, the magical barrier that Marceau had left behind didn't suddenly shatter due to Marceau's departure. Instead, it was covered by a layer of dark light. The dense magma in the surroundings crashed into the dark barrier, but it didn't move at all. Only rays of dark light slowly seeped out of Han Shuo's body and tightly attached to the dark barrier.
Sophie quickly recognized the situation after being berated by Han Shuo. Her bright eyes quickly scanned the surroundings and she suddenly cried out in joy, "We're actually not dead!"
"Of course, I've just recovered a bit of my strength. I think we can still hold on until we leave this mysterious existence!" Han Shuo smiled at Sophie and comforted her.
Suddenly, Sophie realized that her waist was still being held by Han Shuo's arm. She immediately straightened her body uncomfortably and broke free from Han Shuo's arm, maintaining a tight distance from Han Shuo.
Seeing that Sophie had already woken up from her panic, Han Shuo didn't purposely take advantage of her. He smiled apologetically at Sophie and said, "I had no choice just now, I hope you don't mind. The Lord of the Flames will return soon, we need to leave immediately!"
"That Marceau is a famous figure in the Brut Merchant Alliance. To think that she would do such a thing. What a despicable person!" The kind Sophie was still brooding over Marceau's actions and angrily rebuked him.
Han Shuo felt that it was only natural and didn't think that Marceau's actions were inappropriate. After all, the three of them had only met by chance and didn't have any true friendship. In times of danger, of course one had to think for oneself. Marceau's actions were also because she had no choice. Han Shuo didn't hold any grudges against her.
This was because if he was in Marceau's shoes, Han Shuo would definitely have done the same!
However, Han Shuo didn't say much and only shrugged with a smile. He then focused on circulating his magical yuan and slowly flew towards the lava.
At Han Shuo's current level of magical yuan, he was able to naturally form a protective shield around his body with his adept control of magical yuan. As long as his magical yuan didn't run out, Han Shuo would be able to keep the shield unbroken and resist the invasion of the lava and flames.
Compared to Marceau's previous boundary, Han Shuo's protective barrier had a moderate temperature. The various threats in the surroundings couldn't penetrate the barrier and land on Han Shuo and Sophie. The two of them flew at an extremely fast speed and passed through the layers of lava. They quickly identified a relatively narrow crack and charged upwards against the blazing sparks.
During this process, Sophie had been paying attention to Han Shuo's protective barrier. She had a puzzled expression on her face, and even more carefully extended her hand to touch the protective barrier that was circulating with black light. She felt a strange sensation, and was lost in thought.
As he flew upwards, Han Shuo's expression was relaxed and confident. There was no trace of the pain and difficulty he had shown earlier. This caused Sophie, who had been observing him, to be astounded. In the end, she couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Have you been injured before?"
Han Shuo suddenly understood when she said this. He turned his head to glance at Sophie and revealed a bitter smile, "Don't think that I'm fine just because I look relaxed. I've actually been enduring heart-wrenching pain all this time. It's just that I have to show my strong side in front of a beauty. Only then will I leave you with the impression of a strong man!"
Sophie obviously hadn't expected that Han Shuo would actually say this. There was a hint of ambiguity in his words, and Sophie could naturally hear it. She was stunned at first, and then rolled her eyes at Han Shuo. She said with some amusement, "You're really an interesting person. Who talks like that!"
Shrugging his shoulders, Han Shuo pretended to be in pain. He even circulated his demonic arts and broke out in hot sweat, causing his face to turn pale. He panted heavily and said with difficulty, "You see, this is actually my real situation. I might not be able to hold on at any time, and then we'll fall into the fire lake together to see the beautiful lotus!"
Han Shuo's sudden change in demeanor made Sophie extremely uncomfortable. She cried out as if she had been frightened, "Don't scare me. Regardless of whether you're real or fake, I still want to see your unruffled appearance just now!"
"No problem!" Han Shuo laughed heartily. The painful expression on his face disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the traces of sweat on his forehead also magically disappeared. He winked at Sophie with a mischievous smile and teased in a relaxed manner, "Isn't this better?"
"Pfft!"
Sophie couldn't help but laugh softly. She waved her fist and punched Han Shuo's chest, panting with rage as she waved her fist in front of Han Shuo. She said amusedly, "You evil fellow, so you've been playing with me all along!"
"Haha!" Han Shuo laughed proudly, bringing Sophie along as they broke through the layers of magma obstructing them, charging straight towards a crack that had appeared above.
"You guys are actually fine!" Suddenly, fire grand magus Marceau of the Brut Merchant Alliance cried out in alarm from the boundary that was enveloped by a large ball of magma below Han Shuo and Sophie.
Marceau seemed to have been drenched in rain. Her entire body was drenched in sweat, and her face was pale as she panted weakly. She moved the magic boundary with difficulty and slowly moved it upwards.
Her current appearance seemed to be something that Han Shuo had purposefully put on earlier. It was obvious that she had expended a great deal of mental strength, and it was becoming more and more difficult for her to hold on. This was especially so when she discovered that Han Shuo and Sophie had passed over her body like arrows and were flying towards the ground. She was even more shocked.
"Hey, let's meet up above!" Han Shuo looked down at Marceau beneath his feet and said this with a smile. He then circulated his magical yuan and rushed towards the crack in the ground, ignoring Marceau's astonished gaze.
One of the yin demons remained at the lake of fire below, while the other two remained in the valley. Han Shuo had observed the entire situation clearly through the three yin demons.
When the Lord of the Flames abandoned its three opponents and returned to the Kingdom of Fire, out of the three powerful creatures that were fighting it, only the Silver Giant Ape went forward to stop it. However, it was easily beaten back by the Lord of the Flames.
Without the golden dragon and cyclops' cooperation, the giant silver ape had no way of dealing with the Lord of the Flames. It could only watch as the Lord of the Flames entered the largest crack in the ground and sank into the depths of the ground along with the thick, turbulent magma.
After the Lord of the Flames disappeared, the proud golden dragon seemed to finally remember the purpose of coming to the valley and immediately began to attack its ally, the cyclops. The cyclops seemed to have known this would happen, and began to fight with the golden dragon. They forcefully blasted open the valley's passageway and gradually fought their way out.
When the Lord of the Flames fell into the Kingdom of Fire, the giant silver ape knew that it didn't have any more chances. It pounded its chest and stomped its feet as it left the passageway the golden dragon had torn open, disappearing without a trace after a few leaps.
This information had been obtained by Han Shuo through the two yin demons he had left in the valley. The only yin demon left near the lake of fire had also finally discovered the Lord of the Flames' enormous body. It had mixed with the turbulent magma and was slowly sinking to the bottom of the lake of fire.
"Roar …"
A long howl sounded from a crack in the ground as a sharp black arrow shot out and instantly hovered in the air above the valley.
Having escaped death, Han Shuo was in such a good mood that he let out another long howl. The black light swirling around his body cracked and shattered like an eggshell. Streaks of black light intertwined together like lightning and slowly sank into Han Shuo's skin.
These wriggling black lights writhed on Han Shuo's exposed skin like nimble tattoos, displaying a soul-stirring, bewitching beauty. As Han Shuo let out a drawn-out dragon's roar, the black lights slowly receded and Han Shuo's skin returned to its normal color.
"How much longer are you going to hold on for?" Sophie watched the series of changes on Han Shuo's body and couldn't help but glare at Han Shuo to remind him when she saw Han Shuo clinging to her waist.
Because the protective barrier had shattered, Han Shuo was afraid that Sophie would fall directly from the sky. Therefore, in his panic just now, he'd once again used his right hand to wrap around Sophie's slender waist, feeling the elasticity and softness of Sophie's slender waist. The long howl from before had been indescribably pleased and satisfied.
"Eh … I had no choice, heh heh, I had no choice!" Han Shuo didn't feel the slightest bit awkward as he chuckled, "I don't know if you'll fall to your death if I let go!"
Looking unkindly at Han Shuo, Sophie glared at Han Shuo and pointed below, "The ground is only a few meters above me, and there's an empty space around that hasn't been covered by lava. Do you think a knight who dares come to the Dark Forest alone will fall to his death from a few meters in the air?"
"Eh … I don't think so. You should've warned me earlier!" Han Shuo rubbed his head and grinned cheekily. He tightened his right hand around Sophie's slender waist, feeling the softness and wonder of her slender waist for a moment before letting go and letting her fall to the ground.
"Roar …" Suddenly, the Lord of the Flames' strange howls sounded from the depths of the ground.
Through the observation of the yin demon below, Han Shuo discovered that the Lord of the Flames' enormous body had completely melded into the lake of fire. The fire lotus that had sunk into the lake of fire was held in its iron-like palm. Waves of enormous intent descended from the Lord of the Flames into the fire lotus through some mysterious power.
Just as Han Shuo was on tenterhooks, the Lord of the Flames suddenly raised its head and howled repeatedly. It held the closed fire lotus as if it had found a treasure and carefully caressed it. The killing intent on its body vanished, and it hugged the fire lotus to its chest like a mother. The entire lake of fire was instantly filled with a strange motherly love.
"It can't be, it can't be treating the fire elite zombie as its own child, can it?" Han Shuo was flabbergasted as he guessed incredulously.
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