Chapter 486: Wandering in the Lava and Climbing the Volcano

That's right, it's a lava bath! The demons of the South Abyss Alliance were not surprised that there was such a large and solid site in the Lava Kingdom, but Illidan was surprised.

The environment of the Lava Kingdom was originally very harsh, with lava rivers flowing everywhere; after the awakening of the Fire Demon Emperor, volcanoes and caves erupted everywhere, and the number of lava rivers and lava lakes increased greatly. How could such a flat ground with at least dozens of square kilometers without lava rivers and even lava caves everywhere exist naturally?

After "seeing" the appearance of those fire elves, Illidan was even more certain that this piece of ground must have been made by the local residents of the Lava Kingdom in order to trap the South Abyss Alliance troops! To put it bluntly, this rare flat ground was just a trap.

In fact, the demon kings of the South Abyss Alliance were not without doubts and vigilance in their hearts, but the fire elves themselves blended into the underground magma, which was really not something that ordinary demon kings could find, and this flat ground without magma was really rare, so they had to let the troops rest here.

However, when the fire elves stirred up the magma wave underground and surged along the cracks and tunnels that had been opened long ago, the demon kings with keen senses finally noticed something.

"Not good!" Murphy, the strongest demon king, was the first to wake up. In his feeling, the energy around him suddenly became extremely violent, and a burning energy was stirring under his feet, just like... just like a volcanic eruption!

That's right, it was a volcanic eruption! Looking at the spectacular scene in the distance, Illidan could only describe it this way.

The demon soldiers who were originally lying or sitting on the ground to rest, when the demon kings noticed something was wrong and gave warnings, they all stood up alertly and looked around for possible enemies.

But they never thought that the danger came from the solid ground under their feet. When most of the demon soldiers found that the ground began to tremble, it was too late.

This large piece of flat ground without magma was originally formed by the fire elves and some other creatures in the lava kingdom splicing many large pieces of solidified lava together. Therefore, the narrow but deep cracks that reach the ground at the joints are everywhere.

After the fire elves underground used their innate abilities to stir up the magma, these cracks quickly broke open under the impact of the magma. The consequence of this collapse is that a large amount of magma rushed out of the ground, sprayed high because of the pressure, and then sprinkled around.

At first, facing this sudden magma eruption, the reaction of the demon soldiers was relatively calm. In the previous march, they had also encountered the sudden eruption of lava caves they passed by, and ten days was enough to cultivate experience in dealing with such situations.

But just when the demon soldiers were about to evacuate quickly to a place without magma eruption, they found that this time it was not so simple. As far as the eye could see, there were magma fountains everywhere on the ground where the Nanyuan Alliance troops were resting!

Speaking of which, such a scene was still quite spectacular. If it was safe, the demon soldiers would also be happy to see these magma fountains as a landscape. But if the lava from these lava fountains were to pour on themselves or spray directly from their crotch, no demon would feel wonderful.

Floating in the air, more than 30 demon kings and other demons with flying ability at the cloud level and above looked extremely ugly. After this round of sudden lava eruption, the demon troops of the Nanyuan Alliance may suffer a lot of losses. However, although their faces looked ugly, the actions of these middle and upper demons were not slow.

Except for those demons with wings, demons around the cloud level could only stay in the air for a short time. Under the command of the demon kings, they flew away from the place that had turned into lava and waited in front.

Other demons with flying ability, under the organization and leadership of the demon kings, began to rescue the demon soldiers struggling in the lava.

To be honest, although most of the demon soldiers were not fire attributes, they still had the strength to temporarily resist the lava invasion. However, if they were to be immersed in the lava for a long time, most of the demon soldiers below the Cloud Level would have no choice but to die, after all, the energy that could be erupted for body protection was limited.

Fortunately, the upper demons above the Cloud Level rescued them in time. With the demon kings also trying their best, most of the demon soldiers survived. But the loss of that "small part" was enough to make the Nanyuan Alliance heartbroken.

When they set out, the Nanyuan Alliance had more than 300,000 demon troops, and even after marching in the lava country for ten days, there was not much loss of personnel. But in the large-scale lava eruption just now, more than 50,000 demon soldiers were lost.

These demon soldiers were all directly above the lava eruption, or because they were too weak to hold on until the upper demons rescued them, they died under the erosion of the lava.

Looking at the tragic scene of the demons of the Nanyuan Alliance, Illidan laughed in the distance. In fact, compared to the lava kingdom which is relatively far away, if the blood elves are exposed, they will definitely have to face the conquest of the demon kings of the Abyss first. It’s just that no one pays attention to some minor changes in the abandoned land now - especially after Yu Fei found three demon kings to cover them.

Therefore, the loss of the demon king forces in Wuyuan Land was something that Yu Fei was happy to see. Even just now, Illidan actually helped those fire elves, using his identity as a fire demon to quietly incite the eruption of magma, making it more intense.

And such behavior also brought some unexpected surprises. After the death of some demons, Illidan also provided a lot of experience, but the experience that these numerous but weak demon soldiers could provide could not cause any changes to Illidan who had reached level nine.

The demon kings were not fools. The doubts about the rare flat ground in the lava kingdom just now had turned into anger at this moment. It's just that the fire elves were too slippery. After inciting the underground magma wave, they moved quietly along the underground magma river. Even if the demon kings kept scanning the surrounding areas, they could not find anything.

After a fruitless search, the demon kings could only admit the loss this time. However, this caused some disagreements about the next action.

To be honest, the demon kings in the South Abyss Alliance would obey the orders of the Great Demon Lord Murphy only because of the situation. The so-called leader of the alliance is actually the first bird pushed out by these demon kings.

The demon kings in the southern part of the Wuyuan Land were already afraid of the Flame Demon Emperor, and they hit it off with the proposal of the Great Demon Lord Murphy to form the South Abyss Alliance. But in fact, not many veteran demon kings would be convinced by the new demon king Murphy, who was less than a thousand years old.

In the eyes of those veteran demon kings who had fought against the Flame Demon Emperor, the Great Demon Lord Murphy was a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers. And this is what they wanted to take advantage of.

If the Flame Demon Emperor, the tiger, was really overturned under the leadership of the calf of the Great Demon Lord Murphy, everything would be fine. If the Flame Demon Emperor was not weak or even if he was weak, he could lead the Lava Kingdom to defeat the South Abyss Alliance, then the Great Demon Lord Murphy would be the final scapegoat.

Demon Lord Murphy himself actually knew this, but he didn't care.

First, he really had the same view as other demons. Although he valued the Flame Demon Emperor, he was not afraid of him, and he had never faced him directly. Second, he wanted to command dozens of demons to build momentum for his title of the first demon king.

However, this harmonious scene of mutual consent had some signs of disappearing after the Nanyuan Alliance troops suffered the first major setback.

Some demons clamored to go back, saying that the Flame Demon Emperor and the Lava Kingdom could not be invaded and defeated so easily. This sudden magma eruption alone caused the loss of one-sixth of the demon soldiers. The demons who held this view were mostly those who suffered heavy losses in the magma eruption just now.

Most of the other demons were neutral and were watching. Only Demon Lord Murphy and his men and a few demons who supported him insisted on moving forward to find the Flame Demon Emperor and give him a fatal blow.

Finally, after a while of arguing, the demon kings who still wanted to give up the operation compromised. After all, they had come here, and it would be a bit embarrassing to go back like this. And the great demon king Murphy also promised a lot of benefits to appease them, so they continued to move forward.

In the subsequent march, the Nanyuan Alliance troops were more careful, and the demon kings were divided into two groups to alternately scan the surrounding areas where the troops passed to prevent the previous situation from happening again. But even so, they still couldn't find Illidan behind them, and some fire elves who were stalking.

After another ten days of hard marching, the unchanging scenery finally changed. In the distance, it was no longer an endless wilderness with a lot of magma flowing, but towering peaks.

The demon kings were refreshed, and they were going to the volcanic area! In the long-standing records, the place where the Flame Demon Emperor first appeared and lived was the volcanic area of ​​the Lava Kingdom. Next, as long as they crossed the volcanoes, they should be able to find the target of this trip.

Along the way, they were not able to fight the army of the Lava Kingdom head-on, but were instead exhausted by various lava eruptions, which made everyone from the Demon King to the ordinary soldiers feel extremely frustrated. Now that we have waded through the lava and are about to cross the volcano group, the real owner should have reacted, right?

However, Illidan entered the volcanic area before the Nanyuan Alliance troops.