Chapter 658: Hot feet
As they approached the lava canyon, the hunters gradually became wary.
Volcanic areas always give people the impression of extremely harsh environments, whether it is the old volcanoes in the Old World, the Latio volcano, or the lava caves in the Western Continent.
In fact, this is true, but a harsh environment does not mean desolate.
Do not mention insects, lizards and other small reptiles.
Large-scale herbivores that are resistant to high-temperature environments, such as Draposaurus and Crustacea; small monsters such as giant bees, red velociraptors, lava beasts, and even a variety of large monsters can all be seen.
But now, we haven’t really entered the lava canyon, which is the most extreme environment. But in the nearby area, there are no signs of any life activity.
The entire area seemed to have turned into a dead zone.
Gordon made a gesture, and the team consisting of two people, a cat and a dog stopped. They found a rock recess with a wide view, temporarily hid and rested.
While eating and drinking cold drinks, Gordon asked his companions, "Have you found any corpses of any creatures?"
“No meow.”
"No." Hayata looked around, "It shouldn't be so quiet here."
“Actually, to some extent this is a good thing.”
Gordon swallowed the food in his mouth and bared his teeth, "If you see a pile of corpses, that would be the most dangerous situation."
Pig Chop’s ears twitched, “Does it mean there is an apex predator here who is extremely territorial and aggressive? Meow?”
“It may be more dangerous than that.” Hayata was silent for two seconds and continued: “Apex predators generally do not actively attack small creatures.
If the extinction of biological groups in the entire area really occurs, the greater possibility is that there is some kind of terrible monster that spreads poison or disease. "
“Well, if you encounter that situation, you can only retreat immediately.” Gordon nodded in agreement.
After draining the cold drink and throwing the glass potion bottle into the lava flow aside, he continued: "Now it seems that the greater possibility is that there is some kind of ancient dragon or similar powerful creature entrenched in the depths of the canyon and scared away. of other creatures.
Pork chop, strong wind, do you feel some intimidating momentum, breath or the like? "
“Wangwu.”
“No meow. If I found anything, I would have reported it already.”
“Strange things.”
Gordon muttered and stood up, "You've almost rested. Let's continue exploring the inside of the canyon. Again, be careful under your feet and in the magma lake. These two places are the most convenient for large monsters to hide."
The group of hunters entered the canyon through the mountain pass and continued their reconnaissance, becoming more cautious.
The so-called lava canyon is actually more like a basin, surrounded by volcanic mountains, forming a relatively closed environment.
Because the terrain is low and the earth's crust is relatively thin, a large number of lava flows gather here, forming lava lakes one after another. Even in the middle of the night, the hot golden-red light is still dazzling.
The heat wave is steaming, and the pungent sulfur-smelling air penetrates along the mouths and noses of the hunters. Even if they drink cold drinks to relieve the heat, their trachea and lungs will still feel burning pain.
The effect of cold drinks has also been weakened a lot, and hunters have to take cold drinks more frequently to ensure that the body temperature is maintained within a relatively safe range.
“There are a lot of things that are wrong. When I came here a few years ago, although it was hot, it was not to this extent. It felt like the magma had been activated.”
“This may explain why all the nearby creatures have fled, meow?” Zhupa carefully stroked his beard that was about to be scalded, “Even the volcanic creatures will be heated to death, meow!”
“It’s possible.”
Looking at the uncrossable lava river in front of him, Hayata looked worried, "Then we can only selectively scout a few one or two locations. There are too many areas where the magma flows, and we can't cross it. It would be a waste to go around. time."
Gordon thought for a while and looked at Pig Chop, "Pig Chop, do you still remember the lava lake near the ruins when Ancil and we came to dig out the stone protection?"
“I have an impression, the lava lake feels so big, I can’t even see the side of it!”
“Yes, I’m going to go over there and have a look first.”
“Is there anything special about the lava lake you mentioned?” Hayata asked.
“It’s not that special, but in my impression, there should be no magma area larger than that lava lake in the lava canyon.
If the activation of magma is really related to that unknown monster, it should be close to high temperatures. Considering the scary size of that guy, a large-scale lava lake should be the most comfortable habitat.
After all, except for crustaceans, there should be no monsters that would like to move around in a cramped environment. "
“That makes sense, meow, come down and lead the way, meow!” Zhupa jumped on Lifeng’s back and pulled Lifeng’s ears, and the latter took a step and ran out.
In such a high temperature environment, the two of them are the most uncomfortable. The hair all over their bodies is full of burnt and curled marks. They will probably need to shave their heads after returning from this trip.
With a clear target, the forward efficiency is naturally much higher than the previous drag-net reconnaissance.
Ten minutes later, Gordon and his party arrived not far from the huge lava lake.
Because they suspected that there were some terrifying creatures living in the lava lake, they did not dare to approach the lake directly. Instead, they temporarily hid among the ruins of scattered ruins nearby.
The magma in the lava lake is a dazzling bright gold. Under the amazing heat radiation, the rocky ground beside the lake is dyed with a layer of dark red, showing that it is about to melt.
Porkchop and Gale kept jumping on their feet. The temperature of the ground here was no longer at a level that they could endure with just a little patience. Even if they wore the dragon skin foot coverings sewn by Hayata, it still wouldn't work. .
The same goes for Hayata. The fire resistance of the black dragon armor is quite average, and can even be said to be very poor. The high temperature that can burn a person quickly penetrated the greaves and burned her feet.
She could only stand on tiptoes as much as possible to reduce contact with the ground, and at the same time take recovery medicine to hold on.
The only exception is Gordon.
The fire attribute resistance of [He Yao] was even lower than that of the Black Dragon Armor. He was burned quickly, but this also stimulated the dragon energy activity of [He Yao].
A bright red light emerged between the gaps in the armor, and dragon energy filled the armor, making the armor "alive".
The high temperature of the environment was completely isolated. In the strong contrast, Gordon even felt a little cool.
“The temperature radiated by this lava lake is too high. You cannot withstand it. You have to retreat to a position where you will at least not be burned.” Gordon lowered his voice and said to his companions.
“What about you?” Hayata asked.
“[He Yao]’s dragon energy activity has been triggered, and I can withstand the temperature here.” Gordon drank another bottle of cold drink and put on his helmet again.
"Don't worry, I won't mess around. Let's search around this lava lake. I will retreat whether I find anything or not."
Hayata hesitated for two seconds.
Gordon was right. If this continued, the three of them's feet would really be burned. They had no choice but to nod and retreat with the pork chops and Gale Wind.
"We will not retreat out of sight. If there is danger, we will come as soon as possible. Senior Gordon, please be more careful."
ˆPs.
In the game, ambient temperature has nothing to do with equipment attribute resistance. "Heat resistance" and "fire resistance" are two different things, which should be emphasized here.
Having high fire resistance can alleviate burns in volcanic areas is a secondary design, and should be considered reasonable based on realistic considerations.
(End of this chapter)