747 The Morning Dew Heaven Mage
The Third Ancestor brimmed with confidence. Lawrend nodded his head and urged Aleshia and the others to break their gems and head down the staircase.
Lawrend followed behind them and the staircase closed.
The staircase released a serene glow as rare gems were inlaid across the walls. They gave enough illumination to help them head down.
“Master, what if this is a trap?” Ramiela asked.
She stood close to Nephilim and focused her senses on the surroundings. She was ready for any booby trap that might attack them.
“I don’t know. Let’s just keep going. I believe those gems are real.”
Lawrend couldn’t offer them assurance as he himself was clueless about what was at the bottom. Though, his instinct was telling him that the Third Ancestor was trustworthy.
The group soon reached the very bottom. A bubbling pool of lava greeted them. It released heat that could cook a steak in a matter of minutes.
“I will go in first,” Lawrend said.
He wanted to make that it was safe before he let them go down. He cracked the gem, and it created a semi-transparent orange sphere around his body. Lawrend observed it carefully and found that it was working as expected.
He jumped into the lava pool.
“Master!”
All of a sudden, he went horizontal as a powerful current pulled his leg to the right. He hurriedly used his magic and stopped himself from getting pulled away.
“I’m okay. The current is real. Jump in.”
Aleshia and the others were stressed as they kept getting scared for the past few days. They didn’t know if something bad would happen to them before they could realize it.
“Thank you, Master. Let’s go. Fufufu.”
Aezel urged Veronica and jumped into the lava pool. She and Veronica were pulled by the current and disappeared. Aleshia and the others followed right behind her.
Lawrend let the current take him after everyone left.
The magma current acted like liquid water as it moved rapidly. Lawrend was separated from it by the bubble created by the gem. He was able to watch the magma rapidly fly past his head.
“What an ingenious way to move people out,” Lawrend muttered out loud.
An outsider would think that the magma underneath would be deadly. But the Ignis Clan managed to find a way to utilize it for escape. It was a great way to escape without letting any invaders know.
Lawrend sat inside the stream for several hours. He was able to feel the others ahead of him due to the traces of mana they left. Soon, the current slowed down, and he was able to feel himself turning around a round corner.
*Plop*
Lawrend floated out of the lava. He was still moving, but it was only at walking speed at most. He flew up, and the others were already waiting for him.
“Master, this is the Inner Region!” Ember exclaimed.
She opened her arms wide in excitement. This was also her first time using this escape route. It made her feel proud of her clan.
“It is indeed interesting. We need to go on.”
Lawrend ordered them to go south. They crossed the Inner Region for half a day and arrived at the Outer Region.
The journey was quite smooth, and they didn’t experience any hiccups. Another half a day passed, and they arrived halfway through the Outer Region. Even at their speed, the Outer Region was still quite big.
Lawrend suddenly sensed something behind him. He turned behind him. A second later, Ember looked behind too.
And then everyone looked back. They all sensed a disturbance from the back.
The fire mana in the air suddenly became suffocating. Lawrend tried to absorb them into his body, but they refused to listen to him. They then disappeared and headed to the center of the Ignis Clan.
“Another Heaven Mage spell…”
Lawrend was shocked.
But then a wave of cool air rushed in from the outside. It followed behind the wave of fire mana.
“A Water Heaven Mage spell?”
Lawrend stopped flying and focused his attention on the center of the clan. He could faintly see a giant flaming phoenix extend its wings and a huge tsunami of water appearing out of nowhere to drown the phoenix.
Their huge size was enough to let Lawrend know that they were casting Heaven Mage spells over there.
“Amazing…” Nephilim muttered.
She was amazed to see a Water Heaven Mage spell. She could use water magic so even though she was seeing it from afar, she still learned something from it.
“Master, look! A huge steam explosion!” Elena shouted and pointed.
Her excitement was understandable. This was the first time she had seen one. She missed it last time when Aezel and the Guild Master fought. That fight created a powerful steam explosion that destroyed a huge portion of the port.
“It is indeed a steam explosion…”
Lawrend was speechless, seeing the power of two Heaven Mage spells colliding with each other. His Earth Mage Combination Supernova Spell was nothing compared to them. Comparing the two was like comparing a drop of water and a lake.
“Master, let’s continue on. We aren’t sure if someone knows about that exit route,” Humility said.
She knew a lot about the risks of using a predetermined escape route. The previous Undrasil Kingdom had one in the royal castle. There was a chance that someone knew about it and was waiting for them somewhere.
They might already be far from the escape route, but that still doesn’t mean there was no one monitoring a large area for any movements.
“What a smart young lady,” a feminine man’s voice sounded behind them.
Lawrend turned around and widened his eyes. It was a man with thick makeup on his face. He wore a loose robe that was for women.
“A Water Heaven Mage!” Lawrend exclaimed.
“Oh! You know me, the Morning Dew Heaven Mage??” the gay man excitedly asked.
“Aren’t you supposed to be with them?” Lawrend asked and took a stance with his palm pointed at them.