1456 Let Them In (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”Damn it, they managed to get away!” Mu Xumian stomped the ground angrily and vented her frustrations on the Shadow Mage. She waved her hand, summoning a gust of wind from nowhere to toss the Shadow Mage into the air.
The Shadow Mage slammed heavily onto the ground and broke his front teeth. When he fell right beside Mu Xumian's heels, she even stomped on the back of his hand.
”How stupid are you? How did you even let the girl run away!?” Mu Xumian swore.
The Shadow Mage did not dare retort. He kept mumbling under his breath, begging for mercy.
”It's not going to make any difference hiding in there. We have the place under control. Do they think they can just fly away?” Tong Li smiled.
”The curtain of White Lava is a little strange. It's not going to be easy getting into it,” Qi Shan said uneasily.
Qi Shan sincerely hoped that everyone in the underworld cave would end up dead. He could not afford to let the outside world know what had happened here. He wanted to get his revenge on the Mui Clan and Mui Nuxin, but he did not want the world to know he was an unforgivable jerk and traitor!
”You, go test it out!” Mu Xumian ordered, pointing at the Shadow Mage on the ground. She was as cold-blooded as a demoness when she fell out with someone.
”Right away!” The Shadow Mage clearly had no clue about how dangerous the White Lava was. He naively thought it was a great chance to redeem himself. He immediately rose to his feet and headed toward the White Lava.
He hesitated for a moment to observe the White Lava. However, after hearing Mu Xumian's cold harrumph, he immediately prepared his defenses to resist the White Lava.
The White Lava lunged at him in an instant. The Shadow Mage had yet to even touch it; he was only probing it with his magic, but that alone had been enough to provoke the White Lava!
The lava was strong enough to burn a Ruler-level creature into ashes; there was no way a normal Shadow Mage could withstand its heat. The White Lava spread across his body angrily and burned whatever it touched to ashes. The Shadow Mage stared at his arm in disbelief, watching the White Lava spreading towards his head and body.
”AHHHH! Help me!” The Shadow Mage's last words echoed in the cave, chilling the others!
It was not like the others refused to lend him a hand, but they did not even have a chance to react. The White Lava was just too quick at burning the guy to ashes!
”This...this...” Tong Li stammered. His ugly face was terrified.
”I already told you, this White Lava is very terrifying!” Qi Shan exclaimed anxiously. He did not understand why Mu Xumian did not want to listen to him.
”Seeing is believing. Now we know that we can't afford to touch it, so how did that kid go inside?” Mu Xumian replied, unmoved.
”Oh, so that's what you meant,” Mu Xumian finally realized. ”Things are a lot more complicated if that;s the case. But it's fine; it's not like they can just hide inside without eating or drinking. We'll just guard the exit. They are going to surrender eventually, no matter what they have up their sleeves. Besides, I don't believe that's the only way to enter the White Lava,” she continued.
”We can force them to come out here. We'll tell them that we'll kill a person every minute starting now,” Tong Li suggested, glancing at Mui Guangqing, Dongfang Xifeng, Mui Zhuocheng, and the others tied up by the ice chain.
”They wouldn't have run away in the first place if holding these people as hostages was going to work. That Mo Fan is very cunning; he's obviously not the kind that will come out here to get himself killed,” Mu Xumian judged shrewdly.
”We'll wait here and think of a plan then,” Qi Shan said.