Chapter 1274 From the Brink of Ice and Flame

It is difficult to distinguish between day and night in the volcanic area.

The thick volcanic ash obscured the skylight, and the high temperature brought by the geothermal heat made the temperature change between day and night not obvious.

Only mechanical timers such as pocket watches can accurately judge the time.

Camping by the lakeside of a huge lava lake is really not related to the word "comfortable".

The ground is so hot that it can burn the skin and flesh, and the scorching heat and strong light radiating from the lava lake, as well as the "pop" sound of boiling magma rolling

Only hunters who are used to various extreme environments and whose nerves are not like humans can fall asleep in such a harsh environment.

Alva took out his pocket watch and took a look. It was already three o'clock in the morning, and it was time to change shifts.

He nodded to Ted, who was on duty at night, and then woke up Hayata and Aibo.

They will be responsible for the night watch next.

Aibo rubbed his eyes and wanted to wash his face, but it was not easy to find clean water in the volcanic area, so he had to pat his cheek hard and finally woke up.

Hayata whispered to her, "I'll keep my eyes on the sky, and you just pay attention to the surroundings."

Aibo nodded.

As soon as he said this, Ted was already snoring loudly.

The two looked at each other and smiled, not caring. People who can fall asleep next to the boiling lava lake will not be annoyed by this little noise.

Taking out a piece of food, paired with cold drinks, chewing slowly, Hayata raised his eyes from time to time to survey the dark sky without stars.

No one is sure when the ice dragon will come, or whether it will come.

This uncertainty makes them feel uneasy.

However, this kind of uneasiness is a luxury for ordinary people. At least they only feel "uneasiness", not "fear" or "powerlessness".

Ted's snoring mixed with the sound of boiling and rolling magma, forming a wonderful white noise.

Aibo stared around, alert to possible dangers.

Hayata smiled and reminded, "Relax, don't be too nervous, it's easy to get tired.

Also, it's enough to eat two pieces of food, don't eat too much, you will feel sleepy."

"Oh oh." Apo shyly withdrew his hand that was about to take out another piece of food.

The two chatted in a low voice, which made it easier to stay awake and pass the time.

Apo told Hayata the story of the mysterious stone that her grandfather gave her, and Hayata also talked about some things in the past. Unconsciously, the gray clouds covering the sky were a little brighter.

"What kind of person is Lieyan?" Facing Ai Bo's question, Hayata thought for a while, "She is a lively child, but for some reason, she doesn't like to speak.

Well, she can't be called a child. She is the same age as Fengying, both in their twenties.

She is a very talented and hardworking person. Considering her dragon-controlling skills, she may even be stronger than Fengying overall.

Another point is that she never holds back when facing monsters, and she is more murderous, but this is not her problem.

The Land of Fire is rich in resources and there are many monsters. In the past, there was the problem of hundreds of dragons walking at night. Hunters there seem to be like this, and they are more decisive in hunting."

"Eh——"

Hayata glanced at the sky in the north, and was about to say something else, but her eyes suddenly condensed and she stood up.

Noticing the former's abnormality, Ai Bo also looked in the direction of her sight.

Under the night sky in the early morning, a blue figure was wearing the skylight that slightly penetrated the gray clouds, and it was coming.

Ai Bo quickly pulled down the multi-functional eyepiece on his head and adjusted the focus.

Exclaimed: "That's it! Ice Curse Dragon! It's coming!"

Ted, who was still snoring a second ago, and Aiden, who was sleeping on his back, opened their eyes almost at the same time.

In order to deal with emergencies that may occur at any time, they did not take off their armor and kept their weapons beside them.

Before the brain was fully awake, the body moved first, put on the helmet, checked the armor, and picked up the weapon.

Almost in the blink of an eye, it was ready for battle.

And the Ice Curse Dragon from the north also broke through the sky at this time and came to the sky above the large lava lake.

It spread its wings in the air, and with a clear whistle, large pieces of ice and frost appeared on its body, forming a set of gorgeous ice armor in an instant.

This is obviously some special fighting posture.

"Battle preparation!"

Hayata shouted, drew out the flying dragon sword [Black Yao], and locked his eyes on the blue ancient dragon flying high in the sky.

Ted strode to the front of the formation, set up his gun and shield, and Aiden also pulled the bolt hard to load the crossbow.

The Ice Curse Dragon swooped down.

But its target was not the hunters on the shore of the large lava lake. It didn't even look at the hunters and plunged straight into the center of the lava lake.

The magma here was almost blazing white, and it was the hottest area in the entire lava lake.

The hunters were stunned.

This behavior seemed to be no different from suicide.

Only a very small number of creatures have evolved a special structure of shells in countless years of evolution, which can adapt to the high temperature and high pressure inside the magma.

But they are all native species in the volcanic zone, such as the Flame Dragon, the Lava Dragon, the Armor Dragon, and the Tyrannosaurus.

But the Ice Curse Dragon is obviously not among them.

Past sightings of this ancient dragon were all in the extremely cold zone without exception.

There is no reason for a monster born in the cold zone to ignore the high temperature of thousands of degrees in the core area of ​​the lava lake.

“Boom!”

As the Ice Curse Dragon rushed into the magma, the originally calm lava lake seemed to be thrown into a giant bomb, and the boiling magma exploded like a volcanic eruption, rushing hundreds of meters into the sky.

“Stand behind me!” Ted roared, raising his big shield.

The sticky and hot magma clumps fell like heavy rain, but fortunately there were no large pieces that hit the area where the hunters were.

With the big shield in Ted’s hand, everyone escaped.

When the magma rain stopped, Alva rushed out from behind Ted, staring at the direction of the center of the lava lake, and roared excitedly.

"Steam explosion! A creature of the size of the Ice Curse Dragon can't make such a big 'splash'. It's a steam explosion!

Just like a wet finger inserted into molten iron for a moment will not be burned, relying on the protection of the ice armor covering its body, it can move in the magma for a short time, but the question is what is it going to do?!"

Ai Bo stared at the glassy stone pieces that were smashed to pieces on the ground, but still exuded brilliant light.

She walked over quickly and picked up a small piece.

These stone pieces formed by the rapid freezing of magma were not as hot as she imagined, but with a hint of coldness.

More importantly, the texture of these stone pieces was almost exactly the same as the mysterious stone she carried with her, except that it was more fragmented, rough, and shapeless.

The next second, their question was answered.

After drilling into the bottom of the lava lake and disappearing for a few breaths, the Ice Curse Dragon rushed out of the lake and returned to the air.

The ice armor on its body had disappeared, replaced by a dazzling blue scale armor.

Alva quickly adjusted the focus of the eyepiece, shouting, "Oh oh oh! So that's it! I understand, the so-called mysterious stone is actually the scales of the Ice Curse Dragon!

It creates a layer of hard glass scales by freezing the magma!"

Aibo, who is always noisy, just tightly holds the "mysterious stone" in his hand, with inexplicable emotions in his eyes.

She has been looking forward to this moment for too long, this is the answer that grandpa has been looking for!

The hunters had no time to pay attention to the two guys' enthusiasm for knowledge. While the Ice Curse Dragon has not yet attacked them, Hayata took out the flare and shot it into the air.