Chapter 322: De Rui Tan's Powerful New Ally (12)

Southern part of the Holy Elf Empire, Doomsday Cape, Smelting Furnace Basin.

This place is located at the extreme south of the White Continent; the climate outside the basin is extremely cold, but inside the basin it remains scorching hot all year round.

On the boundless basin plain, black smokestacks bulging up can be seen everywhere, and many bubbling high-temperature lava pools can also be seen.

These lava pools are scattered here and there, east and west, like small lakes dotted across a swamp.

In the past, aside from a few reckless adventurers, there were basically no living creatures to be seen in the valley.

But now it is completely different.

On the open ground beside each lava lake, vast expanses of dark red vines actually cover the area.

The vines are extremely dense, almost completely covering the scorched earth.

They are completely unafraid of high heat; their roots sink deep into the scorched ground, some even directly into the lava, directly obtaining growth energy from the lava.

And amidst the dense vine network, huge cylindrical fruits actually grow, each over 15 meters in diameter and 30 meters tall.

These fruits are very numerous, their surface steel‑red, scattered east and west among the vines, spreading together with the vines throughout the entire lava basin.

At a glance, they look like silent giants towering over the earth.

Amidst this strange array of 'giants', two people are strolling along a path between the vines.

One is male, the other female.

The man's appearance is exactly the same as De Rui Tan's; he wears the loose robes commonly worn by high elves, looking like a knowledgeable scholar.

The woman wears deep‑red metal rune armor that seals her body completely.

Because the helmet blocks the view, her exact face cannot be seen, but deep‑red long hair can be glimpsed through the helmet's gaps, and the custom‑fit armor reveals a tall, sturdy figure.

She is half a head taller than the man beside her.

This scarlet‑clad heroic female warrior gazes at the vines spreading across the lava valley and praises them sincerely.

"De Rui Tan, I have to say, in the field of life modification you are truly a genius."

The man called De Rui Tan shows a modest, restrained smile on his face.

"I wouldn't call it genius; I've just studied for a long time and accumulated much experience."

He then added: "Miss Beilu Dandi, I once again thank the great Haigelete for his timely assistance."

"Of course, I am also deeply grateful to you for your great help. If you hadn't timely pointed out that there is a traitor in Atalasen, I would still be suffering covert attacks from the vile Natural Emperor."

The scarlet woman warrior smiled, raised her hand to open the eye‑guard grille on her visor, revealing a pair of crystal‑clear deep‑blue eyes and a small part of her face that is almost luminously white.

Her deep‑blue eyes narrowed slightly, showing a hint of restraint: "I have to say, in the field of warfare you are quite inexperienced."

"That's fine; as Haigelete's most trusted war commander, I will naturally help you make up for those shortcomings. Oh~~ over there a fruit seems to be ripening—let's go take a look."

Just under three hundred meters away from the two, a huge cylindrical fruit emits a faint red light and begins to tremble slightly.

Two mortal avatars of the Void God quickly rush to the vicinity of the cylindrical fruit and observe patiently.

One sees countless vines connecting to various parts of the cylindrical fruit, a full twelve of them.

Each vine is as thick as an adult's thigh, like an umbilical cord linking a gigantic womb, pouring rich power and boiling elemental broth into the cylindrical fruit.

As the vines keep infusing, the cylindrical fruit grows brighter and its vibrations increase.

'Hummm~ hummm~ hummm~~ Crack!'

A sound like metal tearing appears, and a crack opens in the steel‑red outer shell of the fruit.

'Whoosh~~ crack~~~ crack~~'

From the opening protrudes a pair of huge hands glowing with deep‑red metallic luster; the hands grip the edges of the crack and pull outward, easily tearing a huge opening in the fruit's hard shell.

Immediately after, a strange humanoid creature bursts out from inside the fruit.

This creature stands fifteen meters tall, looking like a giant, with an extremely bulky build—especially the torso, which is round and round; compared to that, its limbs appear rather short.

Its entire body is covered with a layer of dark‑red tough hide resembling rhinoceros skin, but many times thicker.

Finally, on his back he has a pair of wings resembling dragon wings, but several times sturdier.

After he appears, he turns and runs to a nearby lava pool, plunges in with a 'plop', and starts gulping with a 'gurgle‑gurgle', looking as if drinking it is even more enjoyable than water.

After drinking for over five minutes straight, his body becomes ever more rotund, the dark‑red thick skin on his surface grows ever shinier, almost glowing, and the six pairs of eyes on either side of his head directly blaze with intense deep‑red light.

The woman warrior watches the strange giant happily swimming in the boiling lava and is very pleased.

"Not bad~ very not bad~~ healthy and strong, movements also very agile, even better than Haigelete's Destruction Magic Statue."

She also couldn't help but exclaim: "The Tree of Life Branch is truly a rare divine artifact. Of course, your life‑modification skill is also indispensable."

De Rui Tan is also extremely pleased with this terrifying life‑form that regards lava as food.

Because this thing is a perfect war construct he forged by combining Truth Warriors, Destruction Magic Statues, and all his knowledge.

In terms of single‑combat power, one Lava Giant Warrior can match over a dozen Truth Giant Dragons; in group combat, it can perfectly respond to the commands of the scarlet woman beside him.

He personally feels that once the number exceeds ten thousand, it will surely be able to defeat any mighty foe of the mortal world.

And as long as this Smelting Furnace Basin exists, given him enough time, he can continuously produce mighty warriors.

In one year he can produce a hundred thousand; in ten years, a million; then, by infusing the warrior souls accumulated by the elves over nearly ten thousand years, he can forge an invincible Destruction Legion for the mortal world.

He believes this thing will absolutely not get sick; even if it does, it will not spread widely.

First, because of the high temperature.

Second, because he expended great effort to give each Destruction Warrior an individual bloodline barrier.

That is to say, each Lava Warrior may look alike, but in fact each is a unique existence.

At this moment, his mind and spirit are almost boiling like lava.

"Miss Beilu Dandi, I guarantee that in one year there will be a hundred thousand mature Lava Warriors."

"I will also do my utmost to increase production, guaranteeing that in five years there will be a million Destruction Legion!"

"If you encounter any special situation on the battlefield or have any specific requests, please tell me right away; I will surely do my utmost to meet your demands immediately."

He holds great respect for the female warrior beside him and is also very humble.

One is because the opposing party is the subordinate god "Crimson Lady" most relied upon by the 18th-rank Great God Haigesite.

Two is also because its own power reaches 14.9, just one step away from entering the Great Realm, making it a powerful god.

The previous attempt to ambush Luosen failed, and he almost got killed by him, which also made him deeply realize how terrifying the current world is.

He clearly realizes that relying solely on his own power, which is less than 13th rank, is already completely insufficient to control a plane.

Therefore, when his plea for help to Adela failed and he turned to the War God Clan, he had already fully prepared himself psychologically to follow behind them as a supporting god.

His attitude pleased Beilu Dandi greatly.

With such a powerful god as her backup, and a vast empire of two billion souls as her foundation, she also has full confidence in defeating the two mortal empires in the northeast of the continent.

In her view, the current Elves Empire's minor troubles are not worth mentioning at all; instead, they only intensify her battle lust.

But De Rui Tan obviously lacks her confidence; he whispered a reminder.

"Crimson Lady, among the mortal empires, the Radiant Empire is actually not that impressive; what's truly frightening is the Natural Empire hidden behind it."

"You have also seen that the entire empire hides behind a thick soul mist, making it impossible for anyone to see the true situation inside, but the occasional power tendrils it reveals are astonishing and growing ever more astonishing."

The Crimson Lady is very confident, but not arrogant; she nodded in agreement with De Rui Tan's statement.

"The Natural Empire is indeed not simple, and it's becoming increasingly restless."

In war between armies, intelligence is of utmost importance.

As the most trusted and relied-upon war commander of the War God Lord, her emphasis on intelligence is unparalleled, and her understanding of the Natural Empire far surpasses that of De Rui Tan.

She knows the Natural Empire supported Nawate and helped rebuild the Nawate Republic.

She also knows that the weapons aided by the Natural Empire account for over eighty percent of the Radiant Empire's weapon consumption.

Moreover, she knows that the emperor of the Natural Empire is a person who loves adventure, is very dissolute, but undeniably also extremely powerful as a mortal.

She even knows that the Natural Empire has already begun to preliminarily master the ability of the "Perfect Law Ring".

If we just let it develop for a while, not too long—perhaps as little as fifty years—then no one in this world will be able to restrain this mortal nation.

By then, the emperor of the Natural Empire will surely unify the plane and elevate it into a true divine realm.

Not only will it completely block the Void Gods outside the law ring, but it will also continually support other planes, thoroughly driving these Void beings out of the mortal plane.

This is naturally absolutely unacceptable.

Therefore, in Beilu Dandi's view, the essence of this plane's war is a survival struggle for Void life.

Unfortunately, few people share her view; even the Great God Haigesite thinks she is overestimating this mortal nation.

As for that, Beilu Dandi does not argue.

Even the current Natural Empire does not yet possess invincible power.

Relying on these lava warriors, plus the foundation of the Sacred Elves Empire, and her own command, defeating these mortals should pose no difficulty.

She also clearly sees that her greatest advantage is that she can expend all elves as cannon fodder on the battlefield without counting the cost.

Even if the losses are heavy, or even total annihilation, it doesn't matter.

Meanwhile, the Natural Emperor absolutely cannot do that.

Therefore, her core tactic is to launch a fast, fierce barrage of punches without counting the cost, smashing the mortal empire to pieces!

Thus, she narrowed her eyes at the lava warriors bathing in the magma pool: "Don't worry, De Rui Tan, we will ultimately win."

(End of chapter)