The black object held in Hei's mouth is rectangular in shape. It looks simple, but it is actually an extremely sophisticated steel creation. The hard shell is covered with many complicated magic circuits, and there are clear traces of magic flow on it. It seems that Is a precious magic item.
Hei, who was holding it in his mouth, had already noticed that this thing was extremely hard, at least harder than the volcanic rocks around it that were formed by cooling and condensation of magma. The huge dragon eye blinked, and Hei tried to bite it gently with his own teeth. The sharp dragon teeth tore at it, making a sharp and harsh friction sound like a "crunch", but it did not destroy it.
"Roar… "
After playing with it for a while, but with no results, Kui Ye lost interest in this black iron lump, but even so, he still vaguely remembered the mission left by his master.
"Don't let anyone in or out, you stupid dragon, keep your voice down!"
Ignoring the second half of the sentence, Hei stared at the black iron box in front of him.
Can't let anything come out of it? But this thing is already out - what should I do? ,
Although due to the evolution of blood, the huge half-dragon has gained wisdom that is no less than that of humans, the simple thinking circuit of a beast is not enough for it to make correct judgments quickly. After hesitation, Hei suddenly thought of a good idea.
Since the fact that it has come out cannot be changed, just let it cease to exist.
Thinking of this, Hei simply opened his huge mouth that could kill a mammoth in one bite, and then—
It swallowed the thing.
The black steel creation was mixed with lava and was swallowed into its belly. Before that, it chewed hard, trying to completely smash the rectangular steel box, but there was no obvious effect.
But it doesn't matter, because even steel will be consumed by the dragon's stomach. In fact, many dragon species make a living by swallowing steel and chewing iron, not to mention the black ones who have inherited the blood of the black dragon. The half-dragon's stomach is almost a bottomless pit, and the only restriction on its eating is the size of its mouth. As long as it can fit in its mouth, it will eat anything for you to see!
With a grunt, the black steel creation, which was about half the size of an ordinary person, was swallowed into Hei's belly. It was still flashing with blue lightning sparks visible to the naked eye, as if it wanted to stimulate it and let this behemoth swallow it. I spit it out myself, but unfortunately, this has no effect at all, not even scratching the itch.
Feeling that his stomach was secreting a high concentration of strong acid, rapidly corroding the black steel creation, Hei nodded with satisfaction, then turned over and climbed up the black rock channel made by Joshua, closed his eyes, and began to rest after eating.
And on the other side of time and space.
The huge and towering Sigma volcano is emitting a steady stream of gray hot smoke, turning the entire sky into a turbid black and yellow color. It is raining heavily at this time, and mud mixed with water is pouring down from the dark clouds. , covering everything around it with a layer of sticky mud, accompanied by deafening thunder, and golden lightning can be seen flashing in the volcanic clouds.
On the hillside of the volcano, in a strong camp, noisy discussions could be heard endlessly. Many figures were walking around in a panic in the heavy rain, passing news. They went in and out of various rooms, but in the end, everyone gathered in the largest camp. in that hall.
"What's going on? The detector is made of the most advanced high-heat and corrosion-resistant material, Dunim alloy. How could it suddenly lose contact?!"
A figure who entered the hall later and seemed to be the leader roared loudly. Because of the sudden heavy rain, he was covered in mud and looked very embarrassed. This man was extremely angry: "Do you know that the Alliance built this detector?" How many golden Kazan do we need to spend, how many great mages do we need to hire? Let me make it clear that selling all of you is not even worth half of it! If it weren’t for this time to explore the reason why Sigma Volcano suddenly changed from dormant to active, I would I can’t even apply for permission to use it!”
The speaking figure is human-shaped. He has a body structure similar to that of humans. He also has hands and feet, a head and a torso, but unlike humans, this creature has a pair of pointed ears. In this regard, it is more similar to elves. resemblance.
Wiping off the mud on his face, he can see his appearance more clearly - this is a creature that looks extremely similar to an elf in the usual sense, but compared with the average appearance of all elves, his appearance is a little bit higher. Sorry, but his strong body also makes this guy very different from most slender elves. In addition, he also has a pair of purple eyes and silver hair, and his dark skin is covered with dense magic tattoos. It seems that he is caused by extreme Due to anger, these tattoos are now activated, shining with obvious magic halo.
"Captain! I'm really sorry, but we don't know what happened!"
At the front of the hall, there was a huge crystal light curtain, and a much younger guy who was sitting in front of the light curtain stood up. He stuttered a little at first, but then returned to normal and explained quickly: "Lucia and Belia took the detector to the nearby forest to collect soil materials, but after a burst of blue light, the detector disappeared!"
"...Do you think I'm stupid? A burst of blue light disappears. Even the most powerful archmage in the alliance can't do this! The most they can do is play with metal, carve some runes, and manipulate some power of fire and steel. .”
The power of magic was lost in the [Great Escape] thousands of years ago. The so-called great mages now are just the losers of the era who are lingering. But even so, in order to fight against those who possess terrifying power, the powerful As for the weird monsters, they have mastered the highest technology and are still honored guests in all camps. Every time they appear, they represent an extremely high appearance fee.
After the roar, the young man saw his leader's gloomy face that was about to turn black. His hands and feet were trembling with fear, but he didn't know any other information, but a prompt sounded at this time to remind him that this guy hurriedly took control. The screen unfolded an image: "Ah! Captain, look, the detector has transmitted back the images it recorded... Look, at this time, the volcano has not shaken yet, and there is no mud rain. Beria and the others are collecting soil and A sample of the plant, where the detector is located.”
Brutally pushing away the others and coming to the screen, the leader frowned and stared at the image on the light screen - as the young man said, everything was normal at this time, the detector was constantly moving around. It is a green forest that is taking samples from various places and collecting them into its own body.
Yes, nothing is wrong, so how did you lose contact
Just as the leader was thinking, a burst of blue light suddenly appeared, and as the two people named Belia and Lucia exclaimed, the surrounding scenery began to change suddenly - the detector seemed to be located in the dark Like the starry sky, everything around him disappeared, leaving only a dead silence.
"At this time, I converted the detector to defense mode..."
The young man was still explaining, but a strong arm held his head, stopping his words. The leader stared at the dark scene with his purple eyes, his face was serious, he didn't know what he was thinking, but Then, golden red filled the entire screen, and the unique pulsating sound inside the volcano was also transmitted through the detector.
"Lava?"
He whispered in a low voice, his voice sounded puzzled: "Did he enter the inside of the volcano? But why..."
The other people around who were watching and did not dare to speak all nodded, and they thought so too.
"The detector was originally used to replace us elves in detecting other places in various extreme environments. Lava cannot be destroyed, so it is impossible for it to lose contact... What is it!?"
The group leader who was originally confused suddenly shouted, but no one blamed him for making a fuss, because the others were even more unbearable than him. Suddenly, the whole hall was filled with panicked exclamations, and it was extremely noisy.
All this is because of the scene that suddenly appeared on the screen - without anyone being prepared at all, a terrifying mouth that seemed to be able to swallow the entire hall suddenly appeared, and then bit it fiercely, and in the detector shell Amidst the sharp screams, it was caught in the mouth and then thrown to the solidified volcanic rock. A huge golden dragon eye with vertical pupils appeared in front of everyone.
The terrifying coercion ignored time, space and distance and was transmitted from the other end of the detector. Everyone was instantly shocked and unable to move. After staring at the terrifying dragon eye for a while, it disappeared.
But before everyone could catch their breath, the giant mouth appeared again.
This time, there was no follow-up. As the detector continued to stir in the darkness, violent corrosion sounds were heard... and then everything fell into complete silence.
The hall fell into an eerie silence. Everyone looked at the screen, their eyes wide open and their expressions strange.
Anyone could tell that the detector had probably entered the belly of some creature and been digested.
"Then... what kind of creature is it?"
Taking a deep breath, the leader's face looked extremely ugly. He clenched his fists and veins popped up on his brows. But even so, he was extremely puzzled: "It can actually digest the fifth-grade poison made of Dunim alloy." Generation detector... Could it be said?"
And the others couldn't help but start discussing in various ways.
"What kind of monster was that just now?! That mouth can easily swallow an adult!"
"Moreover, to say the least, the half-human-height detector is like candy to it! Moreover, its teeth can actually hit hard with Dunim alloy without breaking. This kind of hardness is completely unmatched among existing materials. exist!"
"Oh my God... Judging from the size of his mouth, this guy is at least eight meters tall, and his body is no less than fifteen meters. This is a real behemoth, compared with those [monsters] from the sky. Not inferior, even better!"
A few keen people discovered something even more incredible: "Wait a minute, recall carefully - the scene from the detector just now proves that the surrounding area seems to be full of lava, right?!"
"Yes... that's right! So this monster actually emerged from lava? How is that possible? How can there be any living thing living in lava?!"
This discovery shocked everyone and even caused a brief silence in the entire hall, but then more noisy discussions filled the entire camp.
Everyone was analyzing the monster from before, completely forgetting that they were now on the mountainside of an active volcano and forgetting their responsibilities.
The team leader who was still worried about the detector before now had no intention of blaming his team members. Now, an incredible thought came to his mind. The tall man ignored the discussion of the people around him and said to himself in surprise: "Could it be that...it is the reason why Sigma Volcano is activated?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the entire audience was silent. After being reminded, greater fear surged into everyone's hearts. It was fear and judgment that were covered up by the excitement of seeing an unprecedented creature.
If it is really the cause of the activation of Sigma Volcano, then - this monster is very likely to be near them!
Waiting for the plane at the airport, if the plane is late, then there is another chapter.
(End of chapter)