Chapter 1089 - 842: Adventure

After several breaks and lunch, according to the timer they carried, it was already evening. Finally, a not-so-small cave appeared on the side ahead, which bore signs of use.

"This is where we rested a few days ago, I didn’t expect to come down so quickly," Nordwich expertly prepared the campfire and stove, and threw some simple food into the pot. Soon, a rather ordinary scent began to waft from the hot soup.

"Would you lords like to eat something?" Nordwich asked, holding a simple bowl.

"No need, we no longer require food to maintain our strength," said Kabein.

Nordwich’s face was full of envy, then he picked up his bowl, took out some dried bread and dried meat from his bag, and started eating off to the side.

Honestly, including Kabein, all the mages of the Ancient Mage Tower were a bit envious at this moment. Whether it was the ordinary-smelling aroma or the sound of Nordwich eating, they all made their stomachs grow hungrier. But from the start, Nordwich had reminded them to bring food, and it was they who had mocked Nordwich. Now, to turn back and ask Nordwich for food? It must be said, they simply couldn’t lose face like that!

After finishing his meal, Nordwich said goodnight to the mages and then went off to sleep to one side. The mages sat together, looking at each other, not knowing what to do now.

"Let’s sleep!"

Kabein said helplessly.

Upon waking, Nordwich was ready to go, but the mages from the Ancient Mage Tower lacked the excitement of the previous day, maintaining silence all along the way. Hunger and monotony enveloped them.

What changed everything was the heat faintly coming from ahead, along with the smell of burning sulfur.

"Lords, you now need to maintain an air purification spell and a heat insulation spell, because we are about to approach the territory of the Lava Lady," Nordwich reminded them.

"The Lava Lady?" Kabein was puzzled by this unfamiliar term.

Nordwich told Kabein that the so-called Lava Lady was the guardian of the golem, whose energy had given her life, and she had made protecting the golem her purpose. Over the long past years, she had always been guarding around the golem.

Which meant, if they wanted to see the golem, they had to go through the Lava Lady’s domain.

As everyone moved forward, the heat kept rising. Ahead, they could vaguely see a red light. Finally, an incredibly vast lake of magma appeared before them.

When they reached the lake’s shore, a giant magma beast slowly rose from the center of the lake, but when the magma beast spoke, it was with a pleasant female voice: "Little Nordwich, didn’t you just leave?"

Nordwich quickly said, "Respected Lava Lady, it’s these lords from the Ancient Mage Tower who wish to pay their respects to the great golem."

Kabein stepped forward and spoke loudly, "Greetings, Lava Lady, we come from the Ancient Mage Tower. We’ve heard that a once powerful golem is hidden here, and so..."

"So you wish to possess the golem to fight for you?" the Lava Lady asked.

Kabein’s face turned a bit awkward, clearly the Lava Lady was not someone easy to fool.

"Well, if you’re ready, then find a way to get through here," she said.

The Lava Lady said no more, simply retracting back into the lake of magma.

In the center of the lake, a stone platform slowly rose, with a teleportation array atop it.

"Nordwich, explain," Kabein said, not daring to make any rash moves. Everything here was beyond his imagination, after all, it related to the Giant. And once it related to the Giant, things immediately became abnormal.

"In fact, the Lava Lady is not interested in what we want the golem for; she just acts according to the golem’s will," said Nordwich.

"Are you saying the action is just to get through there?" Kabein asked.

"Yes, by crossing the magma lake and reaching that teleportation array, you can see the golem itself. But it’s definitely not simple," Nordwich said.

"It’s just magma, what’s the difficulty?" Kabein didn’t understand.

"So, how do you plan to get across?" Nordwich asked.

Kabein was immediately stumped, as he quickly realized he had no suitable method to cross the magma lake. First, you couldn’t fly, and second, you couldn’t teleport.

So, walk across?

"All the magma here obeys the Lava Lady’s commands, so stone-based spells are of no use. And since there’s no water, water-based spells cannot be used either, while just a heat insulation spell will not support standing on magma," Nordwich’s words made everyone’s heart chill.

"So, we can only use a Freezing Technique?" Kabein said.

"Yes," Nordwich confirmed. "But that’s not easy."

"How is it not difficult?" Kabein looked at Nordwich.

"You can try it yourself," Nordwich said.

Kabein gestured to the people around him, and ten of them approached the edge of the magma lake, their Sanctuary Halos springing open behind them. At the same time, a mage cast a Freezing Technique on one spot, and instantly, a section of the magma solidified into rock.

"Heh, what’s so hard about this?" a mage said with a laugh. Then he was the first to jump onto it, but almost immediately, he panicked and jumped back! Though the spot had solidified, the rock was still soft!

"It’s so hot here, my Freezing Technique couldn’t solidify it into rock!" the mage said nervously.

"Cast together!" Kabein immediately commanded.

All ten cast their Freezing Techniques at once, and finally they created a large and firm piece of rock, stable enough for someone to stand on.

But how to move forward? The ten of them began to freeze a path ahead, but as they took a few steps, the rock behind them immediately melted, losing its connection to the shore, and the entire slab of rock started to wobble and even began to drift on its own!

"Quick, get back!" Kabein shouted loudly.

Everyone quickly turned around to cast their spells, and in their panic, the entire rock slab nearly capsized!

In the last moment, everyone jumped back to the shore, but still, one person accidentally stepped into the magma and immediately, the smell of charred flesh accompanied a scream.

Fortunately, the person next to him gave a tug, or he might have tumbled into the magma entirely!

Kabein looked at the mage who was still screaming nonstop, his gaze somber.

He almost immediately remembered what Nordwich had said before entering the cave, "At least a hundred Sanctuary Powerhouses could possibly make it through, at least two hundred for safety. The more Sanctuary Powerhouses, the better. He really wasn’t exaggerating the danger!"

"Let’s go back first and summon all mages from the Ancient Mage Tower of this planet. This time, we must obtain the Golem!" Kabein said excitedly to himself. He knew that if things went well this time, he might really strike it rich! He even thought that if the Golem could still fight, perhaps with the power of this Golem, he could even become the strongest in this Plane! Not even the Ancient Mage Tower would dare to mess with him!

"My old legs really can’t make the journey, shall I wait here for the lords’ return?" Nordwich cautiously said.

"You wait here for us? If we left, you’d be roasted alive in an instant!" Kabein said with a smile.

"No, I won’t." Nordwich shook his head, leading everyone to the other side of the magma lake, where there was a huge rock. Behind the rock, there was a series of Arrays, and as Nordwich placed a Cosmic Stone fragment in the center of the Array, all the heat disappeared immediately.

"This Array was left by my grandfather and his peers, they lingered here for an entire month to contemplate strategies. Of course, in the end, they still failed," Nordwich said.

"This time! We won’t!" Kabein said firmly.

The ten people quickly left the place. This time, without the burden of Nordwich, all the mages cast enhancement spells on themselves to allow faster progression. Next time, they must be fully prepared, and then they would obtain the Golem in one fell swoop!

Meanwhile, at the edge of the magma lake, the seemingly hunched old Nordwich started to deform and turned into Long Yi!

"God, it’s quite a thrill for a big guy like me to impersonate an old man," Long Yi said, stretching his arms and legs vigorously.

Xiaodie stood by with a giggle, not saying a thing. Long Yi looked down and saw that although his body had changed, his clothes had not; the originally loose clothes were now tight on his body, looking as if they were about to burst at any moment.

"Stop laughing!" Long Yi quickly cast a spell to revert to Nordwich’s appearance, then tidied up his clothes.

"Brother Long, do you think that Kabein will really summon everyone?" Xiaodie asked.

Long Yi nodded and said, "This Kabein is a man who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals. To ensure that he can secure the Golem, he will definitely leave no room for error and is sure to bring everyone, even the one who got burned by the magma earlier."

Indeed, that was the case. As soon as Kabein returned to the Imperial City, he immediately used his highest authority to issue an order, demanding all mages from the Ancient Mage Tower to hurry to the Imperial City within half a day for an urgent mission.

Upon receiving the command, members of the Ancient Mage Tower who were enjoying their new lives quickly gathered and met directly inside the Imperial Palace, but no one knew exactly what was happening.

Once Kabein appeared and confirmed everyone was present, he immediately led them to the cave. When they arrived this time, the staff who had been waiting outside were gone without a trace. Kabein did not pay attention to these details, but instead ordered everyone to follow him into the cave and warned them against flying.

More than three hundred people lined up and rushed down. When they reached the magma lake, they saw from afar Nordwich gesturing to them from behind the large rock.

A mage went over, activated the thermal barrier, and brought Nordwich over.

"I’ve already made the rules very clear on the way here! Use the Freezing Technique to create a path!" Kabein shouted loudly.

"Yes!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)