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"Lord, are you going to explore the volcano with us?"

The captain of the exploration team standing aside saw Joshua suddenly say nothing, just staring at the red rock in his hand, and couldn't help but ask, "So should I come out now? Or should I rest for a while?"

This tall and strong Northern Warrior, at least two meters away, originally carried a huge tool kit, but due to long waits, he had already placed the package on the ground. He could see through the gaps in the opening of the package, which was filled with various magical equipment used to detect ore veins and detect ore purity, as well as some equipment for exploration.

"Of course, but not now."

Joshua nodded, and he moved his gaze away from the ancient dragon bloodstone in his hand and glanced around him. He found that there were not many tall vegetation on the hills around the volcano, only some low shrubs and small trees, and the ground was also hard and variegated rocks, covered with countless subtle cracks.

There are four people in the exploration team living in this simple camp, all with the strength of the middle and high-level silver. Including Paladin Lorenda, there are five, the captain is the tall warrior, and the explorers are the archer and a hidden man, that is, the thief. However, they do not steal for the official work, but specialize in reconnaissance and lurking.

The last man was a rare halfling wizard. He had big bright eyes, furry hands and feet and only half the height of an ordinary person. It has to be said that if his staff were not quite conspicuous, the warrior almost ignored him.

The halfling didn't look as active as other tribes. After noticing Joshua's gaze, he bowed silently.

These people all saw the silver girl and the black boy standing behind Joshua, but they did not question it much. As members of the exploration team that needed the most, anyone knew that the existence of being able to accompany this lord to cross mountains and rivers from the Black Forest fortress without breathing is definitely not a simple ordinary young girl, at least they don’t need to worry.

After confirming the Exploration Team's lineup, Joshua seemed to have sensed something. He turned around and looked at the direction of the Black Forest Forest, then nodded and said, "Wait for a while and my war horse will come."

War horse?

Everyone didn't understand why Joshua said he had to wait for his war horse. You know, this is a hilly area around the volcano, with many potholes, and even in some places, there will be rapid high-temperature fountains. Even people need to be careful when passing by. How could they bring war horses?

But soon after, they realized their mistakes.

Due to the slight tremor on the ground, the hidden people and archers around were watching the surroundings. At the same time, something was flying near the distance. They hurriedly looked in the direction of the movement, but a dragon blood swollen gate was running from the distance. The dust raised by its rushing could be clearly seen thousands of meters away. When reminded by the archers, the rest of the exploration team quickly turned their heads, and then took a breath of cold air when they saw the huge size.

Before this, Lorenda, who had never seen black, was also surprised.

This golden-level half-dragon is the war horse that Joshua mentioned?

Don’t joke! Whose war horse is so big, wouldn’t it be better to just say that the mount is! Such a body size is comparable to a kid, and it is already bigger than most monsters!

As the black approached, the huge size became more and more obvious. With enough food, this guy already had rice, three floors high, and his tail was nearly twenty meters long. Its body was wrapped around the fire element visible to the naked eye. His slender figure swung, and it actually brought out a fire ring surrounding it in the volcanic area with dense elements.

Although he inherited the blood of the sea dragon, Hei still liked to run on the ground. With the sound of thunderous trampling, the giant beast came to the camp, and then hissed loudly in front of his master, and a faint pressure spread. A lot of black shadows suddenly flew out of the surrounding forest, and I don’t know whether it was a bird or a bat.

“It’s coming very quickly.”

Completely ignoring the little dragon power that was accompanied by the sound of hiss, Joshua walked forward and patted the forelimbs of his mount. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "It is indeed the right choice to let the people of the academy teleport you from the Nissie Snow Mountain."

Since he was determined to go to the volcanic area from the beginning, how could the warrior have never expected that the black dragon who inherited the bloodline of the black dragon? The half-dragon with the power of controlling the fire element can avoid all dangers, and at least increase the safety factor of everyone by one level. However, this guy is usually stocked in the palm print lake under the snow mountain. If you want to come here, you must pass the teleportation array.

"Luckily, this guy will take a shower by himself after he grows older."

Standing behind Joshua, Ying, who had been taking care of Hei, muttered in a low voice. The little guy seemed to have imagined that he was holding a small brush and cleaning the giant creature. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shivered: "It's so terrible."

Rin also said with resentment: "If you grow up, you eat more. Every day, his food is a big expense... Why do you have to grow up so big? As long as a horse can be ridden by someone! What's the use of being so big!"

At this time, Joshua also turned his head and said to the people of the exploration team who were still shocked: "Take all the luggage and put it on Hei's body, we should leave it."

"Yes, sir!"

"Abide by the order!"

In fact, based on the experiences of the exploration team, monsters of this size have not been seen before, and they are not so surprised. However, the black dragon power is different from ordinary dragon beasts. It has a wild aura from ancient times. In addition, it is surrounded by dense fire elements like armor, which makes everyone wonder about the power of this giant beast in their hearts.

None of the people present had a dragging personality. The second minute after the order was issued, the expanded exploration team walked towards the cave leading to the mysterious area.

The terrain around the Great Eas Volcano is complex and varied, with hills, basins, woods and rock piles. The ecology of the monsters also varies with the environment. Decades ago, except for the golden-level powerful men from the four northern divisions who occasionally came to hunt around, this place has always been a forbidden area for humans. The sudden high heat and toxic steam, boiling fountains, and even the lava gushing out of the holes on the ground. Not to mention the various dangerous monsters living around here.

Before Loranda, the Golden High-level Golden High-level, and the strongest group in the world joined this ordinary exploration team, the entire team was at most exploring the hills around the volcano, and they didn't dare to approach the woods at the foot of the volcano, let alone climbing the mountain. It was precisely because of this that the cave at the foot of the mountain was the first to appear by them.

But now, under the black dragon's power, even the sound of footsteps echoed in the mountains, no monster dared to appear in front of this team. In addition, the huge body of half-dragon is completely unafraid of any terrain. It just took an ordinary step and crossed many obstacles, even the magma pool was easily passed by.

Not long after, the group arrived at the cave at the foot of Mount Great Eas.

Among the undulating hilly piles, there is a rock surface full of obvious red marks, and a small dense forest with brown leaves grows on it. After this forest, there is the entrance to the depths of the volcano. The entrance is extremely huge, at least thirty meters high, and the walls are extremely smooth, and there are even signs of pottery, as if it was fired from high temperatures.

When they arrived at the destination, the exploration team took out the luggage on the black body and took out various equipment and equipment, such as magic gas masks, primary elemental immunity talismans, telescopic ropes, and various equipment used to deal with various accidents.

“Do you need it?”

The Paladin stretched a mask in front of Joshua, but the warrior just stared at him calmly, forcing the guy to regretfully withdraw his hand: "Of course I know you don't need it... But this has nothing to do with strength. In order to save energy, it is also to experience life, you should try it!"

It’s because I’ve experienced it that I don’t want to do it again.

Joshua shook his head. How could he not be familiar with these equipment? He went to some dangerous areas to open up land in his previous life. The whole group had to prepare a set of similar equipment. He had the honor of using this imperial gas mask for a while. The effect was indeed good, but it was easy to cause breathing difficulties during exercise. With the possession of the golden-level fighting spirit, he would not suffer.

Ying and Lin are both divine machines. To be honest, whether it is breathing or heartbeat, they are just a function that simulates humans. As long as they are willing, they can stop breathing at any time, so naturally they don’t need to wear such a mask.

After all preparations, everyone, including Hei, entered the cave together.

Compared to the underground corridor excavated by the dwarves, this volcanic cave is wider and has more branches. Just a few hundred meters have passed, and many cracks or holes leading to other places appeared on the wall of the cave. However, because I came here once last time, the exploration team did not hesitate in these places, but walked straight towards the largest passage. Not long after, it fell more than a hundred meters deep.

There was no accident along the way. Except for the temperature getting hotter and hotter, even half of the monsters had not encountered it. All these were attributed to the stronger dragon power of the black. Joshua even sensed that there was a group of silver-level steel-drill moles in front of the cave, but after sensing the dragon power, they immediately ran back to a secret cave as if they were escaping and disappeared collectively.

Time flies, and everyone continues to silence with the cave deep into the volcano.

“Not far away.”

Through the mask, a dull sound came. The leading warrior wiped the sweat from his forehead. At this time, the temperature around was as high as 75 degrees. The rich fire elements even formed sparks around the surroundings, illuminating the way forward. Because of the Dou Qi and the blessing of primary elements immune skin care, he looked very energetic: "Lord, last time I came here, I even saw the fire elements naturally gathered into a magic crystal. Although they were only the size of rice grains, it was enough to prove the degree of the thickness of the elements here."

“That’s true.”

Joshua, who had no abnormalities on his body, and even sweat had not flowed, noticed this. He looked at the surrounding cave walls, countless particles reflecting faint light, and the slowly condensed fire elements, and said with some emotion: "If this continues, in hundreds of years, this place will become a small flame crystal vein."

This is not a common scenario, I am really lucky.

And just as they were talking, the group walked to the end of the cave and their final destination.

A huge underground cavity of at least two or three square kilometers. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!