Dragon's Origin

Chapter 230: Running on Lava (Part 2)

Lava is a non-Newtonian fluid with a density of approximately 2.5 tons per cubic meter, a viscosity 100,000 times that of water, and a temperature between 700 and 1200 degrees Celsius.

This density is many times higher than that of the human body, which means that even if Wang Sheng jumped directly into the lava lake, he would not sink but would float on the surface, burning.

Wang Sheng chose to land on the red areas of the lava lake, which are also the coolest parts, around 900 degrees Celsius. The glowing areas, on the other hand, could exceed 1000 degrees.

At the same time, the water in Wang Sheng's boots vaporized upon contact with the lava, taking away a large amount of heat and further reducing the temperature of the contact surface. This temperature was not high enough to ignite Wang Sheng's boots instantly. With each step, Wang Sheng controlled the release of water from a certain storage ring onto the soles of his boots, keeping them moist and cool.

Of course, the most important thing was that Wang Sheng was running fast enough. He touched the lava and left immediately, with an average contact time of no more than 0.1 seconds. And as an added precaution, Wang Sheng had soaked his legs below the knees in water to ensure that the water vaporized and carried away heat, preventing his pants and entire body from catching fire.

The significance of a non-Newtonian fluid, simply put, is that if Wang Sheng were standing on the lava, he would slowly sink. But because he was running quickly, the lava surface would only be slightly elastic and would not hinder Wang Sheng's movement. The premise was that Wang Sheng was fast enough and the contact time was short enough.

Wang Sheng's liquid bulletproof vest worked on the same principle. It was soft normally, but it would instantly harden when hit quickly by a bullet or a sharp weapon.

Thus, what everyone saw was Wang Sheng with steam rising from his feet, but even the soles of his protective boots, which were in direct contact with the lava, showed no signs of burning.

Right before everyone's eyes, Wang Sheng, carrying the female boss horizontally, crossed the hundred-meter-wide lava lake in less than ten seconds and reached the small flat ground on the other side.

The moment Wang Sheng picked her up, the female boss's mind went blank. It was as if she felt joy and shock simultaneously. But when Wang Sheng carried her into the lava lake, even with her boldness and trust in Wang Sheng, she couldn't help but close her eyes, reach out, and tightly hug Wang Sheng's thick neck, burying her face in Wang Sheng's broad chest.

If she had to die, dying with Wang Sheng like this wouldn't be so bad, at least they would be holding each other tightly, not separated. Before dying, having a man who made her feel so safe by her side, it seemed that dying like this wouldn't be a regret.

But the female boss did not wait for death to come. She only felt that she was moving very fast. When she opened her eyes, she saw that Wang Sheng was carrying her and was about to cross the lava lake.

It wasn't until Wang Sheng put the female boss on the ground, her feet firmly planted, and she confirmed that this was neither a dream nor an illusion, that she realized she was still tightly holding Wang Sheng's neck and hadn't let go. Wang Sheng had to bend over so she could reach his neck.

"Okay, let go!" Wang Sheng gently patted the female boss's back and comforted her, "We can watch the show now."

The female boss let go of Wang Sheng, first carefully examining herself and Wang Sheng to make sure that both of them were completely unharmed, and then she confidently turned her gaze to the opposite side, watching the new boss's subordinates, who had wanted to monitor her and kill her at any time, turn into wooden statues.

Flying Fox and the others were indeed stunned. How was this possible? They were in the same Earthfire Fire Vein, they were all humans, and they were wearing the same protective suits. How could Wang Sheng carry the female boss across such a large Earthfire Fire Vein without any problems, while his own subordinates were burned to ashes just by standing on such a small Earthfire Fire Vein?

Could it be because he was running fast? Thinking of Wang Sheng's desperate charge just now, everyone was a cultivation expert, and they immediately came to this conclusion.

One of the fifth-level master guards didn't believe it. Since Wang Sheng could rush over, then theoretically he should be able to rush over as well. He gritted his teeth, greeted his companions, then took a few steps back, took a running start, increased his speed to the maximum, and imitated Wang Sheng's appearance, charging towards Wang Sheng's side.

His idea was correct, but just as he charged in and hadn't even gone ten meters, everyone saw that the boots on his feet had already caught fire. Wang Sheng, however, was unscathed, without even a spark on his body.

If only the boots were on fire, it wouldn't be a big problem. As long as he could rush to the other side in time and take off his boots, he would be safe and sound. The problem was, would Wang Sheng allow him to rush over?

With a flick of his fingers, a steel ball appeared in his hand, and Wang Sheng aimed at the guard running in the lava and flicked it out. The steel ball, like a bullet, flew across dozens of meters and accurately hit the guard's sword blade.

It wasn't that Wang Sheng's aim was good and he happened to hit the sword blade, but that the guard had drawn his long sword while running and accurately slashed the steel ball with his sword.

This set of movements was done in one go, but Wang Sheng's steel balls were not just one, but several. The guard was not simple either, blocking several steel balls in a row, but he forgot that he was standing on lava and needed to run.

A few pauses were enough to make his boots and pants burn completely. The high-temperature flames ignited his upper clothes. The poor guard was blocked in the lava and burned into a torch.

By the time he realized something was wrong, knew he couldn't rush to the other side, and hurriedly turned around and ran back, he had already missed the best time to escape.

Less than three meters away from the edge of the lava lake where everyone was standing, the fifth-level guard fell down. A companion by the lake who used a long weapon pulled him out of the lava lake in time. When everyone scrambled to put out the flames on his body, this master already had severe burns over 95% of his body. Fortunately, his cultivation was high, and he was still alive, clinging to his last breath.

If there was a divine pill at this time, and if that Resurrection Pill really had the effect of bringing the dead back to life, maybe this guard could still survive. But the problem was, knowing that the divine pill might be in that cave, everyone couldn't get it out, and could only watch this guard groan in pain, his vitality draining away bit by bit.

Flying Fox looked at Wang Sheng and the female boss on the opposite side with hatred, walked to the side of the burned guard, looked at his painful appearance, gritted his teeth, and ended his life with a sword, giving him a quick death.

"We'll break the formation! Ignore them!" Flying Fox ordered, gnashing his teeth. As long as they got the divine pill, they would leave immediately, and then see how these two dogs of a couple would be suffocated to death in the underground palace.