Steel steam and flame

The light came from an almost pure white fire pillar, which instantly attracted the attention of everyone within the scorched earth. There was a very brief pause in their movements, but they were all connected smoothly, and their respective battles continued, only the movement and aftermath of the battle became even greater.

At this time, not only Nonoska and Hilarelli, but also members of the enemy side simultaneously evacuated towards the huge tornado in an orderly manner during the battle, trying to shorten the distance between themselves and the pillar of blazing white fire as much as possible.

The two of them rushed forward in coordination with each other, and Chilman blocked two enemy members alone, giving them a chance to break through from the scorched earth. At this moment, the enemy also began to communicate in coded language. In just one breath, the situation on the field had changed. The original number of them was slightly insufficient, and they squeezed out two people and were separated from the other side of the scorched earth. The situation was roughly the same as that of Hillary and others. Under the protection of almost everyone, they rushed towards the forest a little late.

Just when the two of them were about to disappear into the forest, a figure suddenly appeared and rushed towards them with a visible air flow. One person is forced to stay and deal with it, giving the other person a chance to leave.

"There are no protective members around Cassia?" Seeing an enemy in the perception network who was only a little slower than herself, Hilarelli couldn't help asking, "There is at least a hundred kilometers away from the huge tornado storm, so how can Kasia With Xia’s speed, as long as one person is released from the scorched earth, he can catch up with Cassia within this distance.”

"It's indeed very suspicious." Nonoska responded immediately, "So we should rush over quickly. It is very likely that Cassia had a vague perception of Cross, and had no choice but to use herself as bait to make an idea. A trap that you can understand by thinking about it. I feel threatened and want to lure Cross out of hiding."

"If Cross appears, the plan will be successful. If not, Cassia will be left to run to the tornado alone. In short, both results are extremely beneficial to Cassia."

While the two were talking, another pillar of blazing white fire shot up into the sky. The light penetrated through the tree canopy and burned a sparse spot of light on the ground. Hillary exhaled: "It seems that the plan is successful, but we don't know what the situation is ahead. Cross is very strong, but to what extent, we have no idea. Thinking about it this way, the enemy must be It was the arrangement of members who were also hiding around Cassia that led to their lack of numbers in Scorched Earth."

The light of the third pillar of blazing white fire was captured by the two, and the expanding air carried heat, hitting the induction field spread out by the two of them layer by layer.

"Don't worry, with Cross's strength, he won't be killed in such a short time." Seeing what was on Hilary's face, Nonoska said, "It will only take less than half a minute. It’s not that I can’t delay it. Rather than worrying about Cross’s situation, I care more about what’s wrapped around the pillar of fire. I have to care about things.”

Hilary didn't know how to respond at the moment. She was also concerned, but she knew that she could only be wary of it now and not think too deeply about it.

The wind roared in their ears, and the enemy behind them had no intention of attacking at all. The three of them had exactly the same purpose at the moment, to rush to the front as quickly as possible and formulate the next action plan depending on the specific situation.

In one or two breaths, the three of them ran a distance of six to seven kilometers one after the other. The pillar of blazing white fire no longer appeared after that. Hilarelli began to sense it, and a look of confusion and solemnity appeared on her face again. When the distance shortened to nearly two thousand meters, the same expression appeared on Nonoska's face.

The two of them have been calculating the distance. From their current position, their perception should be able to cover the front and successfully observe Cross and the enemy. There is nothing perceptible, except for himself and the enemy behind him. Other than that, there are quiet ancient trees around him.

There was a silence as if they were discussing. Neither of them spoke and kept running forward. The destruction caused by the corridor was in the sight of the two people. As the distance shrunk steadily, there was finally a little movement in the perception, a vibration from the ground.

The light ahead became brighter, and the unextinguished flame flickered, although it was still dim. As the two people advanced, an irregularly shaped open space suddenly became clear and appeared in front of them. Counted as a circle, the diameter of the open space is only two thousand meters.

It's just that the open space is completely like a man-made swamp. The ground is being eroded by a substance and turning into turbid mud. It has settled down two or three meters and turned into a low-lying area. The mud is gray-white, stirring up countless bubbles the size of an adult's head. Whenever a bubble bursts, a fine powdery substance can be seen spreading out and gradually dissipating into the air.

More than a dozen ancient trees had fallen inside, some still bearing fresh traces of char, but most of them had been eroded and decayed, becoming nutrients for this low-lying swamp. Rain is pouring into it and it will take some time to fill it up.

On the opposite side of the low-lying clearing, there were unusually obvious traces of being burned by high temperatures until it was obscured by ancient trees. Hilarelli and Nonoska immediately moved along the edge of the low-lying land, but did not forget to observe the man-made swamp with huge bubbles constantly rising on the side.

"It was Cross who won." Nonoska said, pointing to a location in the low-lying land where a nearby ancient tree was set ablaze by him.

Under the firelight, there was a patch of mud that was rich dark red, and two gray-white skeletons were half exposed there. There was still a little bit of flesh and blood on the bones, but in the blink of an eye, it was corroded into a thick mud-like state and could no longer be seen. Clear corrosion marks can also be seen on the two skeletons. The skull has even been eroded with several thumb-sized holes. Only the corner of the weapon on the side of the skeleton that has not been submerged in mud still retains a little visible luster. However, there are still dense small pits on it, and it is only a matter of time before they are completely eroded away.

"Is this Cross's strength?" Hillary sighed, as if saying to herself again.

Nonoska shook his head: "Maybe, but that's not all. This is more like a manifestation of Mr. Cross's ability. For example, bacteria commonly used to deal with corpses cannot be defended even by high-level surgeons, and they are extremely corrosive. "

The two walked around the low-lying clearing, following the traces burned by the high-temperature flames.

"The guess is correct. Cassia felt the hidden Cross. She originally wanted to lure him out, but in the end she became the prey." There were not only clear footprints on the ground that had not been washed away by the rain, but also There are palm-sized corrosion marks that have also sunk into the ground and become pits. Some of the pits that had not been washed away by cross-flow rainwater were filled with bubbles. "It seems that three people were arranged. Seeing that the situation deviated too much from what was expected, the last person took Cassia and escaped..."

"It's just that the last person's body has been infected with bacteria and is being eroded all the time. The flesh and blood is decaying, separated from the body bit by bit, and eroding the ground when it falls. It will definitely not last long." Hilary Riley After answering, he looked forward and asked, "Can Cross control the eroded target, or is Cassia itself immune to erosion?"

"It should be both. Cross knows how the target needs to be dealt with to meet the requirements, and it is impossible for him to do anything that would damage Cassia's body. Think about the extremely large number of second-type creatures that Cross can control, Then it doesn’t seem impossible that he has a way to subtly control these swarms of bacteria.”