Although it was only a semi-divine artifact, the 【Blade of Hollow Mark】, bestowed by Violet’s old friend, was indeed the most suitable tool for the current situation.
Holding the silver dagger, she moved around the area. Although Violet didn’t understand spatial magic and couldn’t detect such traces herself, the 【Blade of Hollow Mark】 specialized in this.
The detection method was simple: the closer she got to a location where a spatial rift or passage had appeared, the brighter the blade would glow. Conversely, it would dim when moving away from such a location. This made it easy to pinpoint specific areas with such traces.
“Hmm... It should be around here.”
After searching for a short while, the priestess successfully locked onto the target area. There were two locations where traces of spatial teleportation remained.
One of these spots was near the scattered remnants of powder, undoubtedly left when Silvester used an item to teleport directly into the fire elemental domain not long ago. The other...
It was about three islands scattered amid the magma. The priestess, holding the increasingly bright silver blade, glanced at the sky and then seemed to realize something.
“Above, huh... Ugh, these dumb creatures never seem to stop bothering me. They’ve already gathered again so soon.”
Fire elementals, unlike conventional creatures, were not afraid of high temperatures and magma. On the contrary, the hotter it was, the stronger they became. Hence, more powerful fire elementals lived directly within the magma.
Standing on the islands was fine, but when Violet brazenly crossed several landmasses in succession, it was like she was jumping on their heads, naturally angering the already low-intelligence and irritable flame elementals.
“I should have waited a bit longer before sending Snow Wing back... I don’t have time to play with you guys now. Slash!”
Bare hands waved casually, and several streams of silver light swept through the air. Sevenf fire elementals in front of her instantly cracked into black, twisted voids. A powerful suction from the spatial rifts absorbed and obliterated them in an instant, swiftly restoring the original spatial form thereafter.
Although the inherent abilities of the 【Blade of Hollow Mark】 managed to clear a wave of enemies, Violet knew very well that this could only buy her a few seconds of breathing time.
Unlike Snow Wing, she didn’t have the ability to effortlessly clear a wide area of enemies. Dealing with these small fries wasn’t worth wasting too much time and MP, fighting them was almost meaningless.
“Bang!”
Her long, white feathers spread out like a shield once more, blocking dozens of incoming fireballs and flame beams from afar. The priestess swept away the remaining flames and then soared straight into the sky!
At that moment, the sky and earth suddenly changed color!
A surge of energy, like crimson flames, abruptly rose, almost igniting the entire sky. The sea of magma instantly began to boil!
Hundreds of magma pillars, each with a diameter exceeding a thousand meters, shot into the sky. The intense and volatile high temperatures rose at a terrifying speed.
Within these pillars were exclusively pseudo-god-level Flame Destroyers that Violet had met before, several of them were particularly tall.
Hundreds of pseudo-god-level beings!
For ordinary people, this catastrophic scene was almost indescribable, suddenly descending upon the priestess. Yet, the true terror was not just this.
This spectacle seemed to be just the prelude to disaster, as after that...
Giant figures made of flames slowly rose from the earth and magma below.
They were truly worthy of the name “giants.”
Its height had soared to over several thousand meters, surpassing even the spectacular creature Violet had once seen known as the Leviathan’s Offspring. Like mountains rising from the ground, its crimson body pierced the sky, shattering the fiery clouds that burned like flames, perched atop the peaks revered as 【Sanctuary】.
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Unlike any fire elemental, its body was no longer a formless blaze or red mist. Massive to the point of almost solidifying, its terrifying form, like hardened rock layers, obscured the heavens.
Waves of raging flames churned on its surface like armor, causing the surrounding temperature to rise tenfold, reaching temperatures capable of melting even gold and iron, exceeding a thousand degrees Celsius!
“Infernal... Lord? No...” Violet silently shook her head, dismissing such thoughts.
At this point, she could no longer apply the ratings and definitions from the game to classify or understand the creatures here. That would be absolute arrogance, the same arrogance that had doomed previous squads of players who had come to this place. Violet did not want to repeat their mistakes.
Her snow-white and magnificent wings spread fully in the air, a surging golden light radiated outward from the dark-haired girl’s body, blocking the approaching heat and flames like a mad frenzy.
Just as Violet was considering whether to confront this unknown entity in battle or use the 【Blade of Hollow Mark】 to tear open a spatial rift and leave, seizing the opportunity to track down Silvester and the others...
From the sky, a voice rang out with thunderous authority and deafening interrogation.
【Outsider, why have you come?】
“Huh?”
Miss Violet, who had just been preparing to flee or engage in combat, paused for a moment, realizing that the voice belonged to the terrifying fire giant.
This fellow was actually attempting to communicate with her?
To be honest, this unfolding scenario was beyond what the priestess had anticipated. Ever since entering the Illusionary Realm, she had encountered various entities.
Aside from those she couldn’t be bothered with, the invisible upper-level spirits actively avoided her. She had not encountered any beings she could communicate with until now.
In addition to the information obtained from the outside world, the concept that “elementals are mindless beings” had almost been ingrained deep within Violet’ heart. Therefore, the sudden display of high intelligence by the other party only surprised her further.
It is worth mentioning that after the appearance of the fire giant, all the various levels of fire elementals that had been relentlessly pursuing her just moments ago had somehow prostrated themselves on the ground, maintaining a humble state without daring to make any movements. The pseudo-god level elemental beings were also merely floating around in the airspace, coldly observing. This was one of the reasons why the priestess did not immediately take action.
Another reason was that when the other party spoke those brief words just now, they used a nearly extinct language known as 【Ancient Niel language】, also called “Ancient Divine Language.” There was only one type of being accustomed to conversing in Ancient Divine Language.
【You are... a deity left over from mythological times?】
The girl enveloped in light floated upwards, breaking through the fiery elemental storm that was akin to a death trap for mortals, reaching a height almost face-to-face with the giant, and posed such a question in the same language.
“Boom!!!”
The terrifying visage of the fire giant, where flames seemed to surge from every pore, erupted with intense breaths. Yet, these fiery waves, almost equivalent to a sixth or seventh-tier magic strike, appeared to be mere fluctuations in its breath when its emotions surged.
Violet remained unmoved, the light emanating from her body effortlessly blocking out those flames, waiting only for the other’s response.
Soon, another thunderous roar echoed forth.
【A foreign deity who has mastered the Ancient Divine Language, you have not yet stated the reason for your presence here.】