Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife

Everyone knew that although the giant beast had been subdued, the peace of the island still needed to be guarded at all times. Zhang Shi led the soldiers to comprehensively upgrade the island's defense facilities. They reinforced the watchtower on the seaside, replaced the original wooden structure with a more solid stone and metal mixed material, and installed a new magic telescope on the top of the tower, which could more clearly observe the movement of the distant sea surface, and the warning range was expanded several times.

The magic attack system of the defense tower was also improved. Ge Dalong worked together with several magicians on the island to redesign the magic gathering array, which increased the attack power of the defense tower by nearly 50% and greatly shortened the firing interval. In addition, magic traps were set up in the shallow sea area around the island. Once an unidentified ship or creature approaches, the trap will be triggered, releasing a paralysis current or raising a huge wave to block its approach, thus ensuring the safety of the island in all directions.

Zhao Feng took the initiative to volunteer and formed an elite patrol team, regularly driving a special warship to patrol the sea. The warships were painted with intimidating magic runes on their hulls, which could resist the erosion of seawater and magic attacks to a certain extent. The patrol team sailed along the seas around the island to clear out sea monsters and pirate gangs that might threaten the safety of the island.

During a patrol, they found a group of pirates attacking a merchant ship. At Zhao Feng's command, the patrol team quickly attacked. With superb combat skills and the advantages of warships, they defeated the pirates and rescued the merchant ship. The captain of the merchant ship was grateful and sent generous supplies as a thank you. These supplies further enriched the island's reserves, allowing the island to move forward steadily on the road of protection and development.

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Although the old man had warned that the secret treasures in the volcano should not be taken again, Zhang Shi's curiosity grew like wild grass and was difficult to suppress, which prompted him to make a series of risky moves.

Zhang Shi hid it from everyone, called Ge Dalong and Zhao Feng, and chose a dark and windy night, quietly brought simple bags and weapons, and headed towards the ancient volcano. The island at night was full of dangers, and the road was rugged and difficult to distinguish. He relied on his memory and the weak moonlight to carefully cross the dense jungle. The nocturnal beasts in the jungle roared from time to time, which made him sweat coldly, but curiosity got the better of him, so he gritted his teeth and continued to move forward. When approaching the volcano, the hot geothermal heat made the ground under his feet softer and softer. Every step was steaming, as if he would fall into the hot magma at any time. He climbed along the steep mountain road regardless of the danger, trying to explore the hidden corners of the volcano that had not been discovered during the day under the cover of night, hoping to find clues related to the lizard man and the secret treasure.

The three of them finally climbed to the vicinity of the crater in the dark. Under the moonlight, the dark cave entrance was like the open mouth of a giant beast, revealing unknown dangers. Zhao Feng frowned and lowered his voice, "Shitou, do we really want to do this? It's dark here, what if something goes wrong..." Zhang Shi looked determined and patted Zhao Feng's shoulder gently, "Brother Feng, I know what I'm doing. This time, maybe we can solve the mystery that has troubled us for a long time." Ge Dalong silently mobilized his magic power and gathered a small group of soft blue light in his palm to illuminate everyone.

As soon as they approached the crater, a gust of hot wind with a pungent smell of sulfur came in their faces, choking everyone to cough. Zhang Shi endured the discomfort and walked in first, crouching. After a few steps, there was a slight vibration under his feet, as if something was awakening underground. Ge Dalong's face was stern, and he said vigilantly, "Something is wrong. The flow of magic power inside this volcano seems to have become disordered. Everyone be careful." Before he finished speaking, strands of dark red magma slowly seeped out from the surrounding rock walls, winding down like strange vines.

Zhao Feng quickly swung his battle axe and held it horizontally in front of him. The golden magic halo flickered on the axe blade, ready to chop down the incoming objects at any time. Zhang Shi performed the Shadow Step, and his figure shuttled through the dangerous passage like a ghost, trying to explore the ancient runes covered by magma. Not long after, he found a stone wall densely engraved with symbols at a corner. These runes were more complicated and mysterious than those seen before, and faintly emitted weak magic fluctuations.

Just as Zhang Shi approached to take a closer look, Zhao Feng suddenly exclaimed from behind. Turning around, he saw a monster with blue flames burning all over its body, which looked like a lizard but had wings, breaking out of the ground. It opened its bloody mouth and spewed out pillars of scorching flames. Ge Dalong reacted quickly, dancing with both hands, and instantly built a thick ice wall in front of everyone. The flames hit the ice surface, making a "sizzling" sound, and the ice wall melted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What the hell is this!" Zhao Feng roared, and rushed towards the monster. His battle axe, wrapped in powerful magic, chopped fiercely at the monster's head. The monster dodged flexibly, and its long tail swept across, knocking Zhao Feng back several steps. Seeing this, Zhang Shi seized the opportunity, and the old sword in his hand flashed cold light, and he used a sharp sword move to pierce the vital part of the monster's abdomen. But the monster also had a magical self-healing ability. The sharp blade only scratched its skin, splashing a few blue sparks, and its flesh and blood quickly healed.

During the fierce battle, Ge Dalong cast defensive magic for his teammates while taking the time to observe the surrounding environment. He found that every time the monster launched an attack, some runes on the ground would light up briefly, which seemed to be closely related to the source of its power. "Zhang Shi, Zhao Feng, pay attention to the runes under your feet while attacking it!" Ge Dalong shouted.

The three of them cooperated more and more tacitly. Zhang Shi focused on the monster's lower body and used his agility to interfere with its movements; Zhao Feng found the right time and swung his battle axe to chop with all his strength; Ge Dalong continued to use magic to restrain and protect. After several rounds, the monster gradually showed signs of fatigue, and the flames on its body became weak.

Just when everyone thought that the monster was about to be subdued, a low roar suddenly came from the depths of the volcano, and then a powerful magic wave surged like a tide. The ground shook violently, rocks rolled down, and the entire volcano seemed to be about to collapse. Zhang Shi's face changed drastically: "Not good, we have touched the deeper seal of the volcano, let's go!"

The three did not dare to delay for a moment and ran towards the exit with all their strength. Zhao Feng wielded his battle axe to split the falling boulders and clear a path for everyone; Ge Dalong continued to release ice magic behind him to slow down the flow of magma and block the hot currents that could engulf them at any time; Zhang Shi used the Shadow Step to explore the way ahead, looking for the safest and fastest escape route.

However, the mountain road was rugged, and his vision was blocked in panic, so Zhang Shi stumbled and almost fell. At the critical moment, Zhao Feng was quick to grab him and shouted, "Shitou, be careful!" But this delay allowed the magma behind to surge in, and Ge Dalong's magic power was over-consumed, and the ice magic barrier became weaker and weaker.