Chapter 359: Elemental Storm

The mountains were right before their eyes, and the clouds were right beside them.

A rare sight that theoretically should only be seen after climbing very high was encountered very clearly not long after they stepped into the Kelo Canyon area.

When Li En saw the high-density lightning on the dark clouds not far away, he also felt his scalp go numb; even he, stepping into such clouds, would likely meet the fate of instant death.

"I'm starting to understand why those Dark Elves don't come here."

Ten minutes ago, the sky here was still clear and bright; the next moment, dark clouds and lightning were already within the naked eye's range.

"What is this?!"

The sudden cold made Li En shiver.

The next moment, the falling ice crystals and blizzard let the squad experience what was meant by environmental diversity.

"What the hell kind of place is this?"

When they first entered, it was a slightly warm autumn day; in the next instant, the cold air arrived with extreme suddenness.

Broken ice crystals, goose-feather snow, hail, and an ice storm covered just a few kilometers of the journey, yet Li En and his party seemed to have wandered into an Ice Plane.

Even stranger, when Li En turned around, he saw that the direction they came from was still an autumn sky hanging overhead, as if nothing had changed at all.

"Put on winter clothes early."

Li En took a deep breath; flames boiled around him, and inside the Black Dragon's armor, the magic of his bloodline gradually brought warmth.

The others couldn't manage it; the warriors from Radiant City were shivering from the cold.

For ease of movement, they usually wore only a layer of tight-fitting clothes or a thin sweater beneath their armor.

In such an environment, metal armor not only failed to retain heat but even became ice stuck to their bodies.

In actual combat, both high and low temperatures could turn cheap metal armor into a metal coffin.

Those who had already inquired about the local environment hurriedly put on their spare winter clothes, but inevitably, the group's movement would be severely hindered.

"This rotten place; how do the locals survive?" Rubbing his already frozen hands, Alekne exhaled a breath.

The Dark Elves were not a cold-resistant race; their proud racial talents were a certain degree of magic resistance and caster aptitude; living for years in a quite mild underground climate made their resistance to extreme weather terrible.

"I'll do it." The Valkyrie Alekne glanced at her sister, then gripped her hand again; the two individuals merged into one.

Transformed into a Paladin apprentice accompanied by divine fire, she naturally ignored the natural cold before her.

"Heh, locals? They don't exist; there are simply no locals here."

In fact, if the Druids weren't so skilled at regulating the climate, forcibly creating a "Natural Land" amidst various extreme weathers and environments, that order could not have lived here.

Li En looked at his "apprentice"; to be honest, her performance was somewhat far beyond expectations.

Dark Elves were never a class known for physical strength or vitality; and a Paladin whose main attribute was physical strength not being good enough—Li En had never seen one.

She had persisted all along and diligently trained her physical strength and resistance, already far exceeding expectations.

"It really is true; the rumors are true!"

And the most excited one was actually the Archmage Marton, who had joined as a mercenary.

"I've detected two elemental sources; these should be the source of this bizarre environment. Afterwards, let's go over there to investigate. These parameters are too incredible; at least 200% above the current elemental concentration. No wonder people from the Mage Kingdom would come."

Holding the compass instrument in his hand, Marton said to Li En with a face full of excitement.

As a mage, especially an Evoker, how could one resist such an opportunity to approach the mysteries of the elements?

"Two elemental sources? Which two kinds?"

"Uh, one is definitely the Ice Plane; the other seems to be... Fire. Ice and Fire? Why hasn't it exploded?"

Li En fell silent for a moment, looked up at the snow drifting in the sky, then turned his head to look at the slowly boiling volcano in the distance; suddenly, he felt it was truly lucky that this place hadn't been blown sky-high.

"Go, as long as there's time, go take a look—but we don't have enough people; go as far as we can, don't seek death."

Evokers often also study Conjuration because too many Evocation spells are not simply about controlling or transforming elements; their initial part was the Conjuration system "Elemental Summoning."

It was mentioned repeatedly before: that was "Mana" as currency, summoning "Elements" through spatial magic.

And the origin of the elements was the so-called Elemental Planes.