Sir Chen, your wife is missing!

"Hmph... what's so good about it? Hurry up and get to work. Stop being so affectionate."

The unconcealable jealousy was clearly revealed in Shi Huaiya's words and actions.

……

The three-person team rushed to the volcano group as quickly as possible, and met the Rhodes Island combat team preparing to enter the volcano outside the volcanic cave.

Ceylon also joined the team. Together with Tianhuo and Provence, as well as two people from the Guards Bureau and Feng Qingyu, the team had enough manpower.

It shouldn't be too difficult to defeat Pompeii. As long as it's not an EX difficulty raid, a low-level Elite 1 team is enough. The operators here are all Elite 2 or even specialised, so it's only a matter of time before they beat Pompeii.

The only uncomfortable part was that the area around the volcano was very hot, even hotter than when Feng Qingyu first passed by. Before he even entered the cave, the clothes on his back were already soaked with sweat. In just a few minutes, beads of sweat rolled down his hair, and at the same time, his skin was tortured by the hot wind and high temperature.

"Damn it... I really want to finish this quickly and go back to enjoy the air conditioning."

Shi Huaiya fanned herself with the small folding fan she carried with her. Compared with the heat from the hot wind, the coolness she brought was almost negligible.

Others faced the same suffering. Even though they were wearing light clothes, they could not withstand the high temperature inside the volcano, which almost made them feel like they had heat stroke.

The team leader Tianhuo managed to remain calm, although he was also trying hard to wipe the sweat off his face.

"Hold on a little longer, we're almost there. Once we get rid of the big monster, the temperature here will drop immediately. I'll ask Gumi to prepare smoothies for everyone later."

This trick of quenching thirst by looking at the plum had a significant motivating effect, and the team's pace increased.

Forty-one Volcano Lair Master

"There is such a cave on the other side of the volcano. No wonder I encountered so many Originium worms that day, but I didn't find any place similar to a nest around. It turns out to be here..."

Ceylon took out his notebook and wrote down his thoughts in the scorching heat of the cave. A few drops of sweat fell on the paper, spreading and diluting the blue ink. The characters became blurry, but the contents could still be seen.

She couldn't care less. Necessary and timely recording is a quality that scientific workers must possess. Once the best time to record is missed, important details may be missed when looking back.

Entering the interior of a volcano for the first time in my life was definitely an extraordinary experience.

When Ceylon was fully immersed in recording the content, she would forget everything around her, such as her new dress, which was similar in style to the previous one, gorgeous and complicated, with a very long skirt.

Before the hem of her skirt was about to get stuck in the crevice between the rocks, Feng Qingyu lifted it up for her, saving it from being damaged.

"Miss Ceylon, be careful with your skirt. Such a beautiful skirt cannot be ruined by these rocks. Damage to the clothes is a small matter. The rocks here have absorbed the high temperature of the volcano and can easily burn the skin. Keeping records is important, but personal protection is more important."

"Thank you, Miss Feng."

Tianhuo and Provence were exploring the way ahead. The clothes they wore were made of very little fabric and they even put on old clothes. They must have been worried that their clothes would be burned during the battle with Pompeii later.

The lava eruptions in Pompeii are very similar to the volcanoes in Xiaoyang. If you are not careful, you will be hit by the fire. Even if you try hard to dodge, you may not be able to avoid the sparks. Feng Qingyu glanced at his new T-shirt and prepared to buy new clothes.

Feng Qingyu's attitude towards Xilan was too gentle and patient, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Chen Heshi Huaiya, and even suspected him of intending to become the mayor's son-in-law.

"Feng Qingyu, you are so good at flirting with girls. Tell me, how many girls have been captured by Rhodes Island? I remember your roommate, the girl named Zarak Knight from Casimir, and the Doctor have all slept with you. Who else?"

Chen didn't know there were several new "visitors", such as Nian and Xi, and a combat doctor who didn't want to be a guard operator. They used their tails to open up the narrow and warm path, making it a smooth path that everyone could walk smoothly.

Feng Qingyu didn't want to mention any of those guys now. They were too vile.

"Mr. Chen, now is not the time to talk about this. Walk carefully. Be careful not to bump into rocks or get crawled onto by Originium bugs, which crawl up your trouser legs into your underwear."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Heshi Huaiya was surprised. Then Chen slapped Feng Qingyu's thigh with the back of Chi Xiao's knife a few times, and something immediately

"You're right, you're so proud of yourself. Look, there really is an Originium worm crawling into your clothes, and it's burned several big holes in your pants and clothes. Take them off. I think you look pretty good without them."

Feng Qingyu looked back and saw that her pants and clothes were burned by the abominable lava source stone worm. She was very unwilling to see the newly bought clothes, which she had only worn once, die like this.

Mandatory benefits?

In addition, there is some Originium worm mucus attached to the surface of the skin. This mucus is irritating, and now the skin is painful, itchy, and burning.

"Damn...what the hell?"

The strong discomfort from her skin made Feng Qingyu want to reach out and grab it. Xilan blocked her hand and shook her head.

"Miss Feng, I will help you clean the areas that have been touched by the Originium worm mucus. Do not scratch with your hands if you encounter such a situation. If you scratch your skin, the mucus will seep into the subcutaneous tissue, causing the surrounding skin to be affected and aggravating the pain. Originium worms are infectious organisms. Healthy people may be infected with mineral disease, and those infected with mineral disease will have their condition aggravated."

After some scientific analysis, Feng Qingyu was very glad that he did not scratch randomly, otherwise he might be disfigured.

Her face is her advantage that she is proud of, and she is most afraid of getting hurt.

"I...will I be disabled? This is the first time I've encountered such a situation."

Feng Qingyu gritted her teeth and endured the bursts of pain on her back. Ceylon used the mineral water she brought with her to help her clean it. However, the mineral water was icy when it was bought, and when it entered the volcano, it turned into warm water due to the high temperature here. It was not so comfortable to apply it on the body.

"It's not that exaggerated. It's just that you will feel unbearable pain for a period of time, and sometimes it will itch terribly. No matter what the situation is, you can't scratch it with your hands. Remember. I have relevant medicine at home, but unfortunately I don't have it with me now."

"..."

Feng Qingyu felt that she was unlucky. She was licked by Originium bugs even when she was walking. What kind of luck was this? She decided to go back to Yuanshan for divination, then go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, and find a master to help remove the filth on her body.

After this incident, other people began to pay attention to their feet when walking, and immediately drove away the Originium Bugs when they saw them to avoid being possessed by them.

As they got closer and closer to the depths of the cave, the temperature rose, and the amount of sweat increased sharply. Everyone was roasted to the point of dry mouth and sweating profusely.

The salty sweat slid across the abnormal skin, bringing a sour pain to Feng Qingyu. She wanted to turn around and rush out, jump into the cold water and soak to her heart's content. But she had no reason to be a deserter since everyone here was marching forward in the heat.

How big of a deal?

The two superiors around him showed concern from time to time. Feng Qingyu told them that he was fine. Although not too good, he would not do anything that would affect morale.

Going deep into a certain position, some broken pieces of obsidian can be found in a slightly hidden corner. Feng Qingyu picked up one of the obsidian pieces that was more rounded in shape and had fewer edges and corners, and held it in his hand to examine it.

Most of the obsidian sold on the market is mined from inside volcanoes.

"By the way, Mr. Chen, do you want obsidian? It is said that this cave was used to mine obsidian. These pieces of obsidian are left over from the mining. Pick them up as a souvenir."

Chen stuffed the obsidian into his pocket and pretended to be dissatisfied. "If you want to give a gift, you should give a diamond. Isn't it a bit shabby to use the obsidian you picked up as a gift?"

When it comes to diamonds, Shi Huaiya becomes excited.

"My family has plenty of diamonds. As long as you are willing to be together with me forever, all the diamonds are yours."

Some kind of strange competition has begun again.

A few minutes later, the ground began to shake more strongly than in the city of Xiosta. Along with the shaking of the ground, the rock walls and the ground of the cave began to flow and roll like waves.

Everyone thought it was lava and prepared to flee back. However, Provence stared at the reddish-brown "waves" for a while and found that those things were not lava, but piles of lava-sourced stone worms.

They gather together and look like rolling magma.

"Everyone, these are lava source stone worms. Stay away from them. This number is enough to cause volcanic activity."

Behind the countless small lava source stone worms is a huge mother worm that looks like a moving volcano. It lies on the ground with steam coming out of the holes on its back. It looks like it will spew out a large amount of magma at any time and turn this place into a sea of ​​fire.

Arknights players all know that this thing is called Pompeii.

Shi Huaiya saw such a huge monster for the first time, and her face was full of surprise. She began to worry that the double helix in her hair would be burned, and she felt a little troubled.

"What is this thing? It's so big, it feels like it can burn everything here."

It was the first time for everyone present to see such a huge Originium worm, and they expressed varying degrees of surprise.

Tianhuo also began to make records, intending to keep them in the archives as the results of this trip to the volcano.

"The size and heat of this thing are already beyond the standard for an Originium worm. It might be able to melt a heavily armored team in an instant. It is probably the real reason for the abnormal activity inside the volcano. Everyone should be more careful. At present, according to Eyjafjalla's analysis, we need to make it stop being restless and change its route. This will buy more time for the citizens of Xiosta."

Everyone was stunned at first, looking at the huge Pompeii with a dull look on their faces. Provence raised the key question that everyone wanted to ask.

"Wait a minute, how can we solve such a small volcano with just a few of us?"

"Hit it, what else can we do? We are here to beat it up and make it go back to where it belongs. Facing a volcanic eruption, there is nothing we can do but blow it up."

Apart from Ceylon, there are only five people who can fight here, which is barely enough. A slow-moving Originium worm is relatively easier to deal with than the agile Reunion leader.

"As long as we change its direction and make it move in the opposite direction of Xiosta city, we can successfully complete the mission. Everyone, we have to start working and pay attention to the magma."

Provence jumped high, aimed his crossbow at Pompeii's back and started shooting, and the others also concentrated their firepower behind it.

Pompey was taking a nap but was suddenly disturbed. He immediately let out an angry roar and moved his body a little bit in the opposite direction.

As it moved, the ground shook as well. Almost everyone present could not stand steadily and was knocked down by the violent shaking.

"The temperature around me has risen. This guy seems to be irritated."

Tianhuo used magic to hit the small Originium bugs that emerged nearby to prevent them from crawling onto himself and his teammates.

Pompeii seemed to send a signal through its roar, and the other small insects received the signal and swarmed in in a monster sea mode, which deeply interpreted what is the most feared scene for people with trypophobia.

Countless Originium Bugs, densely packed, attacked with overwhelming force. There was no way to clear them all out. Even after defeating them, more would come. It was like a dungeon with infinite monsters.

"Although I feel a little disgusted, I have to endure it for the sake of the mission."

Feng Qingyu used his knife to cut the flying Originium Bugs to help his teammates clear the obstacles. The Originium Bugs aimed at Chen and kept scurrying around her.

Chen chopped off hundreds of them, but the bugs still swarmed up tirelessly.

"There are so many, how long will it take to fight? *Longmen swears*"

The thing that made the Originium bugs chase so enthusiastically might be the obsidian on Chen's body. Feng Qingyu remembered that she put it in her pocket and always carried it with her.

"Mr. Chen, throw away the obsidian on you!"

Forty-two: The first move will win

"obsidian?"

Chen took out the dark green stone from his shorts pocket and couldn't see anything strange about it.

Chen was distracted when Tianhuo was explaining just now, and happened to forget such important information as these Originium worms feed on obsidian.

Feng Qingyu didn't have time to explain it to her slowly for the moment. There were a bunch of Originium Bugs at her feet waiting for her to deal with. She was chopping while talking and was almost crawled onto by the Originium Bugs.

After the bad experience just now, Feng Qingyu didn’t want to go through it again and had to concentrate on killing the bugs.

Tianhuo, Provence, Shi Huaiya and the others were driving away Pompeii, and they were all very busy. No one could take care of Chen for the time being.

"Don't ask so many questions. Throw them away quickly, or they will keep haunting you."

Chen was a little reluctant, so in order to get rid of the annoying bugs, he reluctantly gave up the obsidian and threw it far away. The obsidian was quite beautiful, but he had to sacrifice it to these bugs, which made him feel very unhappy.

As soon as the Originium worms saw the obsidian, they rushed over like crazy and shared it to eat.

"call……"

Seeing this scene, Chen immediately understood what was going on.

"I almost got possessed by these ghost things... It was a close call."

Chen was able to free himself from the swarm of insects, and the Originium insects began to circle around Feng Qingyu again. One of the Originium insects climbed onto her tail and was chopped off by Chen with a knife.

The blade passed close to the tail, it was extremely thrilling.

Feng Qingyu's heart trembled when he saw the Originium worm cut in half at his feet.

"Mr. Chen... don't play something so dangerous next time. It was just a little bit dangerous. But thank you for helping me get rid of the insects."

The tail is too dangerous. Although losing the tail does not completely deprive an animal of the ability to mate, it will always be the one being "visited", which is boring.

Although you are a receiver all your life, the tail is not only a good thing, it also has to come in handy.

Chen didn't think too much about it, and even felt gloating.

"I'm sorry, the situation was urgent just now. If it really gets cut off, I will take care of your happiness for the rest of your life. At worst, I can find the best doctor in the world to reattach your tail. I will pay for all the medical expenses and take care of your daily life."

With such "extreme care", Feng Qingyu only felt a chill on his back and became more and more worried about the safety of his tail.

"I hope this day will never come, Mr. Chen, pay attention to your feet!"

Chen accumulated enough SP and released the skill Chixiao·Drawing the Sword, killing a bunch of Originium bugs. Tianhuo and the other three were fighting with Pompeii, and the battle was fierce.

The enraged giant Originium worm began to spray magma indiscriminately. The clothes of the people present were damaged to varying degrees, and some were burned by the flying sparks and magma. Ceylon's expensive Victorian-style dress, in particular, had the hem severely damaged, which was heartbreaking.

The price of such an outfit is conservatively estimated to be six figures in Longmen coins.

Although their clothes were sacrificed heroically, it was not in vain. Pompeii's movement route was forced to change to the direction they wanted, gradually moving away from the city of Xiosta.

Gradually, they mastered Pompeii's attack routine and rhythm. Taking advantage of the gap between the lava spraying and the next wave, everyone focused their fire and attacked fiercely. Pompeii was outnumbered and became much weaker. It retreated towards its original nest. Other insects followed closely behind. The scene was once creepy. The reddish-brown sea of ​​insects surged and rolled up and down the rock wall.

The Rhodes Island group did not pursue them relentlessly because their goal had been achieved. Pompeii was frightened and crawled back to his nest, buying some time for the citizens of Xiosta to evacuate. Conservative estimates put it at about a month.

Although the time was not too long, it was enough to hold the last Obsidian Festival in Old Xiosta and evacuate all citizens.

"I'm so tired... I finally got rid of the big bug."

Tianhuo and Provence wanted to collapse on the ground on the spot, but they remembered that this was the inside of a volcano and people would get burned if they sat down, so they stood up immediately and moved their sore shoulders and arms.

They really didn't want to stay here for a moment. If they took off their clothes and wrung them out, a puddle of sweat would appear.