Chapter 145: Chapter 111 This is Just the Tip of the Iceberg_1
The coastal volcano that was detected is indeed an active volcano.
Due to its long-term active state, the local towns mostly restrict public access to the mountains, and with the small population of locals, evacuation speeds are relatively fast and adept.
When Jiang Chen piloted his steam mecha to this area, he could already see buses driving away along the road and nodded in approval.
With the support of the local civilization, he could fight without reserve, with far fewer concerns—
After all, he was here to complete an advancement task!
The very few casualties that occurred due to the abyssal monster attacks were unavoidable and would not lower the task’s evaluation.
However, large-scale damage to civilization would inevitably decrease it.
Even naturally evil Fire Plunderer mecha pilots would try to avoid such an event in consideration of their evaluations.
Not to mention, Fire Plunderers slaughtering high-rank mecha pilots and plundering Civilization Potential...
The prerequisite is that the civilization has developed enough to cross the abyss and have the qualifications for Fire Transmission!
During an advancement task, both Fire Plunderers and Fire Transmitters have a very consistent goal:
[Minimize casualties, crush the Calamity]
“Cities that can evacuate their population as quickly as this one are, after all, in the minority...”
“Plus, with the seismic activity caused by underground creatures growing more and more terrifying, there will also be corresponding chain natural disasters...”
“It must be resolved as quickly as possible.”
Jiang Chen piloted the steam mecha, hovered in the air, and activated High-Energy Vision.
Sure enough, he saw the familiar energy fluctuations, expanding layer by layer from deep underground, even spreading into the volcano itself.
At this point, the live volcano, under the influence of the energy fluctuations, had started spewing billowing smoke, entering an active state, ready to erupt at any moment.
There was indeed a sign of underground creatures here.
But the problem was...
It was too deep.
“It’s just that what they plunder are abyssal monsters, not their own kind.”
Jiang Chen waited for a brief moment.
Seeing the buses had taken the townsfolk far away, he no longer hesitated and looked down at the crater below.
At this moment, it was emitting billowing thick smoke.
To dig through two hundred kilometers of earth to find an abyssal monster was somewhat troublesome.
Luckily, it was a volcanic area, which happened to have a suitable, lava channel leading to the underground, saving a lot of time.
“It’s a bit early for a star bath or a nuclear sauna...”
“But a magma bath could be worth the try.”
Jiang Chen felt eager to try and communicated his intention through his trait.
“Yun, are you ready to join me for a magma bath?”
[Bathe with the lord... in a bath?]
Along came feelings of embarrassment, excitement, and agitation.
The steam mecha helmet’s side jets forcefully ejected two streams of white steam.
[Your subordinate... will try my best...]
Jiang Chen:
If he remembered correctly, Bai Ying had carried out the mecha soul prenatal education for Yun with “High-Combustion Remix” and “Hot-blooded Plot,” right?
He was certain nothing strange was mixed in there?
Jiang Chen brushed past the thought and hesitated no longer; he piloted the steam mecha and plunged straight into the billowing smoke of the volcano’s crater, submerging into the fiery lava!
The temperature of ordinary magma is only about a thousand degrees Celsius.
The basic defense of the steam mecha reaches an astonishing 2.5k Armor Value.
Plus, the steam mecha’s inherent high-temperature resistance—without any transcendent attributes—means the magma doesn’t even qualify to break its defense.
Soaking fully in it, not a single Armor Value was lost.