Chapter 50: The Knight Squad Fled in Fear!

"My lord, what is this?"

The scout knight exclaimed.

Because he saw that the tip of the temple knight's greatsword had been scorched red!

"Lava!"

The temple knight said grimly.

Behind them, the other knights also stepped forward.

Several knights drew their swords and scraped away the upper layer of ash.

This layer of ash was thick—over half a meter deep.

After this layer was cleared away, the scene beneath was revealed.

Beneath the ash lay red-hot lava!

"My lord, it's the same over here!"

A knight who had run several hundred meters shouted.

"My lord, it's here too!"

Another knight, who had run several hundred meters in the opposite direction, said.

"My lord, it seems the ground beneath this entire area is lava—but where did this lava come from? Could there be a volcano underground?"

One knight asked in confusion.

The temple knight flicked the lava off his greatsword and stared at the vast expanse ahead.

This area was huge.

Each side was at least one kilometer long.

It was also several hundred meters wide.

The ground in this area was clearly different from the rest.

The ash here was very dark, and lower than the surrounding ground.

All the surrounding land was normal—only this patch had lava beneath it!

Some knights had already tested it: the lava wasn't particularly deep.

In time, the temperature will drop, turning into ordinary ash.

This meant there was no volcano beneath.

Indeed, it didn't look like there was a volcano at all!

"My lord, have you figured anything out?"

One knight asked.

The temple knight frowned.

Many possibilities flashed through his mind.

But each possibility was terrifying.

After a moment, he said: "Though I am no mage, faint magical ripples still linger here—detected by my divine armor."

His voice grew low: "Therefore, this may have been a battlefield—this land was carved out by a mage's spell, and from the signs, it was a single strike!"

Magic!

The temple knight's words stirred unrest among the knights.

"My lord, what kind of mage could create an attack this large?!"

One knight could not believe it.

Even though this knight had fought in many wars, he had never seen magic of this caliber!

Even the most powerful temple mage in the kingdom might not be able to do this!

Even the large-scale spells he had seen cast by many mages combined lacked such a wide area of effect—and such devastating power.

Two words came to the temple knight's mind, and his eyes widened slightly at the thought.

"Forbidden Spell!"

He uttered those two words.

Those two words instantly sent the knight squad into chaos.

Forbidden Spell!

The knights had little understanding of mage ranks, especially high-rank mages.

Most of them only knew that Sixth Rank was a Magus.

What lay beyond Sixth Rank?

Unknown.

But they all knew the words "Forbidden Spell."

In the legendary tales of heroes across the continent, "Forbidden Spell" appeared constantly.

It represented supreme power, terrifying destruction.

Of course, they did not know exactly what state or realm the term implied.

But they only needed to know these two words were terrifying.

Instantly, all the knights stepped back, fearing the terrifying Forbidden Spell mage might be nearby.

"Don't go any further! Let's turn back—we can't touch this place anymore."

The temple knight made an immediate decision and led the dozen knights back.

Though unwilling to admit it, they had indeed been frightened away!

In fact, not only were they frightened—when they brought this news back, many people in the human kingdoms west of the Mist Mountains were terrified as well.

Originally, because of this great fire, that human kingdom had even started entertaining some thoughts about the eastern beastmen nation.

But now, those thoughts had been completely extinguished.

First, because the miasma forest of the Misty Mountains had not yet been burned out, and the army still could not get through.

Second, because the news this knight squad brought back was truly too astonishing.

One had to know that, when the great fire had been burning for a month earlier, the royal family had likewise dispatched a flying-beast squad of no small strength to come inspect the situation.

The result was that they went and never returned.

These two matters combined revealed information already sufficient to make that human kingdom, not knowing the true situation, dare not act rashly!

Mm, that flying-beast squad had indeed been wiped out by Lin Yan.

The reason was very simple.

A few wretched birds and the people on them actually prepared to urinate on the most fiercely burning flames!

The one burning most fiercely within the flames could naturally only be Lin Yan himself!

Dare to do such a thing — if not you, then who gets wiped out!