Serinda was dragged by Lumiere, who was emitting white airflow all over his body. They rushed to the top of the mountain at maximum speed. Behind them were scorching air waves and boiling magma.
The array set up by Count Carlos did not have much killing power, but it penetrated the fragile surface of the ground. The fire elemental runes in it then led to the heat flow from the ground, and finally triggered a volcanic eruption. Those who have not seen a volcanic eruption with their own eyes can never imagine how terrifying the power of nature is. Powerful warriors or priests are only to humans. Before the eruption of heat waves, gravel, poisonous gas and magma, they are not much different from small insects. At best, they are just slightly more powerful insects.
After the teleportation failed, Priest Felix had to release a shield and then tried to fly away, but Master Banderas on the opposite side did not let him go after triggering the volcano. Although an energy shock did not break Felix's shield, it knocked him down from the air. Felix fell into the airflow from the crater and could never fly up again.
His shield was strong, but it could only keep him alive for a few more minutes after he fell into the lava. After the others were melted by the magma, they were left alone in the crater waiting to die.
When Serinda and her group finally climbed over the ridge and ran to another high ground, Serinda suddenly realized that she had neither had time to take a last look at her father nor to see the enemy's demise.
But she had already somewhat understood her father's feelings and thoughts. As the descendant of the Berserker, the Arias family's innate madness was fully demonstrated today.
Lumiere collapsed to the ground. He had just exerted his strength to the extreme and barely escaped from the lava. He fell to the ground and watched the lava erupt in waves, feeling terrified. Among the other warriors, one was hit by flying rocks, and the other slipped and fell. Neither of them was able to escape. The remaining two were so tired that they lay on the ground like dead dogs.
He saw Serinda staring at the volcano opposite and said, "Miss! The magma may flood here at any time. We should leave as soon as possible."
“Lumiere. Do you think he values Arias’ honor more than me?” Serinda asked without turning around. “I am always the last to know the truth about anything related to him.”
"No, miss. The Earl just doesn't want to put too much pressure on you and wants to protect you. That's why he kept many things from you. This is by no means a sign that he doesn't value you. Now... now he has bravely died with the enemy. Please don't dwell on this issue anymore." Lumiere stood up and stood behind Serinda and said, "Perhaps, when you return to Ariac, you may have a chance to meet Viscount Ruiz. There are many things about your father that he should be able to tell you now."
Serinda said, "I always hated him before... My father was a man who didn't care about the family's honor. But now that he is really using his life to protect the family's honor, I feel an indescribable feeling. If he was really that idle playboy, we might still be living a boring and peaceful life in the capital now."
"Miss Serinda..." Lumiere didn't know how to comfort her.
"I saw his last look. He really knew I was coming. He looked calm and relieved. I now believe what you said is true. He had already decided to stay and live and die with those soldiers. This self-righteous man was still self-righteous to that extent until his death." Serinda said slowly.
She turned around, and Lumiere saw the traces of tears on her cheeks, but Serinda wiped her face with her hand, took a deep breath and said, "Let's go. We can't stay here any longer. This commotion will definitely attract other teams from the Temple of Nature."
"Yes, Miss Serinda. We must be careful to hide. If we encounter a team like the one before, we will definitely not be their match." Lumiere said.
"We must rush back to Lagos as quickly as possible. Two hours ago, Li Jia and his men should have encountered the enemy, and he was already injured. I don't know if they have defended the city, but we don't have much time to get there. I don't want to experience the scene here again.
The volcanic eruption has aggravated the space interference just now. We must get out of this space interference area immediately. Then, I will activate the bracelet to go to Li Jia, and you will find a way to come back." She said and looked at a light red bracelet on her hand. This was a gift from Master Banderas to Li Jia when he and Li Jia got married. She and Li Jia each had one, named "Chain of Love".
The Love Chain is a treasure that is close to a holy device. It was originally milky white. When the bracelets are worn by two people, they can sense the state of their owners and notify each other. If one of the owners is in danger and is injured, the owner of the other bracelet can sense this through the change in the color of the bracelet.
If the owner of the bracelet is very tired or has some minor illness, the bracelet will turn yellow; if the owner is slightly injured, it will turn pink, and the color of the bracelet will become darker and darker as the injury becomes more serious; if the injury is life-threatening, it will turn purple-red, and if the owner is dead, the bracelet will turn black.
Serinda had already noticed the change in the color of the bracelet a few hours ago. It turned yellow at first, then slowly turned red. In the past hour or two, the red color continued to deepen. This meant that Li Jia's injuries were getting worse.
Although Serinda was worried, she could not stop looking for her father and could only pray, hoping that Li Jia could survive the crisis. But now, she wanted to be by Li Jia's side immediately.
Serinda and the others walked out together. They cast invisibility spells on themselves and encountered many enemies from the Temple of Nature along the way. However, almost all of them were attracted by the volcanic eruption and almost no one caused them any trouble. After walking for about 20 minutes, Serinda finally could no longer feel the influence of the space interference.
She took off the bracelet and held it in her hand, ready to start, when she suddenly discovered that the color of the bracelet was sliding towards the deepest black. (To be continued)