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Chapter 34 Crisis in the Lake of Fire!

Gunshots rang out in the hollow! Bullets struck the abandoned vehicle, sending sparks flying. The location was very close to the bunker where Caesar and his men were hiding!

exposed!

Caesar reacted extremely quickly, raising his shield in front of him at the moment when Morse could turn the gun.

Wright and Lucy also immediately entered combat mode. The three of them no longer hid and stepped out of the shelter.

Ies continued to hide, determined not to cause any trouble to the battle.

"Surrender! Morse!" Wright took the lead, his right fist glove spraying flames, accelerating his body, and then he punched forward.

Morse was not good at close combat, and when he saw Wright rushing towards him with great momentum, he subconsciously wanted to dodge to the side.

However, just as he moved, Lucy swung the bat and hit Acao out, accurately blocking Morse's retreat!

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Morse could only hold his gun horizontally to block the attack.

Before he could catch his breath, Caesar also rushed up and cooperated with Wright to attack from both sides.

Morse knew that he could not defeat these three people, so he could only find a way to escape.

He kept rolling to avoid the attacks of the three men, while retreating and firing back to delay Caesar and the others' offensive pace.

After forcibly catching Wright's punch, Morse spat out blood.

But he also seized the opportunity. While being beaten back, he rolled over and escaped into a nearby space rift.

The three were about to give chase, but they didn't expect that the previous battle had attracted a lot of corpses.

There was no other way, the three of them had to solve the current trouble first.

But these series of accidents have made the three of them a little nervous.

A few minutes later, the three of them dealt with the remaining corpses and without stopping for a moment, they quickly rushed to the locomotive location, ready to speed towards the fire lake.

At this time, the support team was also speeding up their journey.

I saw Xing riding the bike with one hand and holding the flame spear with the other hand, with a strong protective force protecting her.

When faced with obstacles in front of him, he would just knock them away violently, just like Caesar when he was riding a bicycle.

It even surpassed it. After all, Caesar had to use the slope next to him to fly past the ether crystal.

Xing chose to crash into all obstacles except the oil pipeline.

Because Ling reminded her that these pipes might still be useful.

Xing rushed forward, and Sanyueqi shouted from behind, "Hey! Xing! Slow down! We're not here to demolish the house!"

Unfortunately, her voice was drowned out by the roar of the engine and the sound of collisions, and Xing couldn't hear it at all.

【Zero·Ling】: "Everyone get ready, we will meet Caesar and the others in about five minutes."

[Absolute Zone Zero Bell]: "Then, at full speed, we'll reach the Burning Crystal Lake in about three minutes. Before that, be sure to prepare for battle."

Paimon hugged Ying's waist tightly and replied in the group with difficulty.

[Genshin Impact·Paimon]: "No problem, I'll remind them, don't worry."

[Genshin Impact·Paimon]: "How are Caesar and the others?"

[Zero·Ling]: "Everything is fine. They have found the car and are speeding towards the Lake of Fire."

Different from the crazy rush here, the end point of the Hellfire Ride is in front of the Burning Crystal Fire Lake.

Pompey was a little bored. "The son of Calydon kept saying he wanted to fight us, but I didn't expect him to even catch up with us along the way."

Lucius on the side said with a smile: "It's rare that Big Brother thinks so highly of that Caesar, but it seems that they are a little disappointing."

Pompey took out the flint and walked towards the Fire Lake, "Well, it's a good thing that the competition is boring. After all, I don't have to worry about the Fire Lake for the next few years."

After saying this, he threw the flint into the lake of fire.

The result was a lake of fire that should have erupted magma and melted all the surrounding ether crystals.

But suddenly a large number of ether crystals appeared.

"Curious, right? You wonder why there are ether crystals?" Lucius chuckled with a look of triumph.

"[Ether Polymerization Catalyst] can accelerate the rapid crystallization of free ether particles. This is a special Fire Lake version provided by a city enterprise."

Pompey turned to look at Lucius. "Could it be that you..."

"That's right! Brother Pompey, I've replaced your flint, and this lake of fire will soon be extinguished."

Lucius seemed to have everything under control. "Haha...Brother, those outdated freedoms and morals should have been abandoned long ago."

"Oh, yes, and those weaklings and losers. As long as I cooperate with the city's businesses, I can use the power of the ether to establish a new kingdom in this outer ring. A kingdom of mine."

Pompey's eyes were bloodshot, he took a deep breath, and swung his sword at Lucius!

This sword was filled with anger but had lost some of its strength and accuracy.

Lucius dodged sideways, and the sword cut a wound on his right cheek.

He raised his hand to wipe away the blood and looked at Pompey, who was coughing violently due to the forced strength, almost unable to stand, and could only use his sword to barely support himself while kneeling on one knee.

The anger in his eyes was instantly replaced by a coldness like a cat playing with a mouse.

He said sinisterly, "I forgot to tell you, big brother, when you use this catalyst, the concentration of ether around you will soar. For you, whose ether adaptability is abnormal now..."

"Look at your body. It must be fun to watch it slowly erode away."

Pompey coughed up another mouthful of black blood. "I actually had expectations of you... I was really blind!"

Lucius sneered, "You're not blind. After all... I'm about to become the 'King' of the Outer Rim! Not some 'Overlord' you play around with."

Just then, Lucius' communicator rang.

After he answered the call, a voice came over: "Boss, we've found traces of the Sons of Calydon. They're about to reach the Lake of Fire. There's also a new group of people, which is very strange."

It turned out that Morse escaped from Caesar and his men and was monitoring near the fire lake at the end.

"They are really resilient! Even so many explosives and corpses couldn't stop them." Lucius was a little annoyed.

Then he took out a dagger and prepared to quickly evacuate after understanding Pompey's transformation into a corpse.

This would not only achieve the goal of extinguishing the lake of fire, but also frame the death of Pompey's elder brother on Calydon's son, killing two birds with one stone.

But as he looked at Pompey, whose body was slowly emerging from ether crystals, he suddenly came up with an idea.

"Brother, brother, haven't you always wanted to compete with that Caesar? Then I'll give you this opportunity."

"It's a pity that I won't be able to see this perfect drama."

After saying that, he threw the dagger aside and walked towards the retreat route he had prepared earlier.

Pompey's body was so severely eroded that he could not even support himself.

He collapsed to the ground powerlessly and could only watch Lucius leave helplessly.

Not long ago, Caesar and others successfully met up with Xing and his group who came to support them, and were rushing to the Fire Lake with all their might.

Fairy suddenly reminded, "Master, an abnormal increase in the concentration of Fire Lake Aether has been detected."

Zhe quickly told everyone, "Hurry up, there must have been an accident at the Fire Lake."

Everyone was silent, just stepping on the accelerator and sprinting forward.

Seeing this, even though Fairy reminded Zhe later that the heat source range of the fire lake was beginning to shrink, Zhe did not speak again.

Because everyone has already tried their best, urging them further will only make them more nervous and will be of no use.

A few minutes later, everyone finally arrived at the Burning Crystal Fire Lake.

The locomotive roared out of the passage, and a shocking scene suddenly came into view!

Before my eyes was an orange-red lake emitting a devastatingly high temperature! — The energy lifeline of the Outer Ring, the Burning Crystal Fire Lake!

Huge and complex metal collection platforms and thick transmission pipelines are built on the lake, like the blood vessels of a giant beast.

The entire space was illuminated in a red glow, and the heat waves distorted the air.

Everyone rushed to the lake of fire, but found only Pompey lying on the ground.

Chapter 35: Pompey turns into a skeleton, and Paimon shows his power again!

Everyone's eyes were focused on the collapsed figure beside the lake of fire - "Overlord" Pompey.

Caesar rushed forward first, carefully turning Pompey over and supporting him.

The scene before them made the onlookers gasp.

Pompey's eyes lost their color, his face was as pale as paper, and his breath was so weak that it was almost imperceptible.

What was even more terrifying was that ominous purple-black veins could be seen faintly under his skin, and a number of ether crystals gleaming with faint light had condensed on his face and arms!

The terrible ether erosion was spreading wildly in his body, and one could even see with the naked eye the crystals slowly "growing" out of his body.

Zhe couldn't help but exclaim: "What a serious erosion reaction!"

Before Caesar could reply, Lucy's anxious voice could be heard from the side: "Caesar! Something's wrong with the Fire Lake! There are ether crystals everywhere! What should we do?!"

Caesar angrily pounded his right fist into the ground, "Damn it! What the hell happened here?!"

"Uncle Pompey! Wake up!" Caesar then shook Pompey, the only one who might know the truth.

The severe pain seemed to bring Pompey back to consciousness. He concentrated with difficulty, but his eyes were still cloudy and distracted.

He opened his mouth, but only made a meaningless sound, followed by another violent coughing fit, coughing up black blood mixed with crystal fragments.

Pompey knew that his situation was hopeless and there was no way to turn things around.

At this moment, his only remaining thought was to reveal Lucius's conspiracy and the truth about the Lake of Fire!

He used up his last bit of strength to try to grab Caesar's arm, making a hoarse sound in his throat.

Just then, Ying and Paimon exchanged a look.

There was no need to say it explicitly; the tacit understanding they had gained from fighting side by side for a long time allowed them to instantly understand each other's thoughts.

"Paimon!" Ying shouted softly, his eyes as sharp as an eagle. He drew his sword from its sheath in an instant, with the tip of the sword pointing diagonally at the ground. His whole body exuded a cold and alert aura.

She stepped forward, standing between Caesar and Pompey, and said in a deep voice, "Caesar, step back!"

Caesar was frightened by Ying's aura, and subconsciously let go of Pompey's hand and took two steps back.

Although she didn't understand what was going on, the serious expressions on the travelers' faces made her feel that perhaps they still had a way.

At the same time, Paimon's small figure had flown above Pompey.

Her little face was tense, her eyes were focused, and her little hands clenched hard in the air!

hum-

A wrench emitting a soft silver glow appeared out of thin air in her hand.

This is the manifestation of the "power of optimization" that she relies on to purify the energy of the abyss and eliminate wear and tear!

Pompey's cloudy eyes saw the silver wrench hanging above his head.

In despair, he thought this was the relief given to him by the other party - a quick ending.

It was just a pity that he still couldn't reveal the real culprit of this incident. He didn't know whether Caesar and the others could save the Lake of Fire and the Outer Ring. A kaleidoscope of things began to flash before his eyes.

Pompey closed his eyes, gave up all struggle, and even waited for the end with a sense of relief.

"Give it to me! Get well!" Paimon gathered his strength, his little face flushed slightly due to the force, and he knocked the wrench firmly on Pompey's forehead!

As before, the wrench penetrated Pompey's body without any hindrance.

In an instant, an extremely complex and exquisite golden magic circle with a diameter of about one meter suddenly lit up under Pompey!

The magic circle is composed of countless tiny runes and streams of light, slowly rotating, emitting an indescribable solemnity and sacredness, while also bringing a reassuring warmth like the winter sun.

The active and restless ether in the entire space seemed to be slightly smoothed by this gentle force.

"!" Xing, Danheng, Sanyueqi, and Zhe from the train crew all held their breath and stared at this magical scene intently.