Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

A dozen or so lava crabs (LV.20) with shells as red-hot as rocks stormed at them, brandishing their giant pincers and spitting out arrows of fire from their mouthparts.

After taking down the lava crabs, the group paused for a brief exchange.

"We'll probably encounter those lizards if we go any further!" Jiang Yi said. "Everyone needs to be prepared!"

The fire lizards are level 50. Although their level isn't high, there are many of them. Although they are called lizards, they are actually more like elemental creatures that mimic stone golems. They have high intelligence and are immune to fire, which means they are not affected by fire damage.

After Jiang Yi cast a group invisibility spell on everyone, they entered the fire lizard's territory. Not far away, they saw some fiery red lizards, about the size of crocodiles, swimming around in the lava river, occasionally devouring the lava crabs.

The five people thought that they would be fine after using invisibility, but they were immediately discovered by the fire lizards as soon as they got close to the lava river.

These guys immediately climbed out of the lava river and rushed towards the group, their bodies ablaze with fire!

"What's going on?" Yin Qianyu asked as he began throwing spears.

Liu Nian said, "These guys' senses are probably related to heat sources, so conventional stealth methods should be ineffective!"

"So troublesome? How are we supposed to sneak in?" Lin Ying's invisibility was also a similar optical invisibility, which meant that he also had no way to infiltrate the lizards' nests.

Are we supposed to fight our way in?

That's not impossible, these things are only level 50, but the problem is there are so many of them! It probably won't be that easy to get through.

Moreover, these things are naturally immune to fire magic and can see through invisibility. In addition, they are an NPC faction, not wild monsters, so they also have intelligence and the ability to communicate!

There were originally seven fire lizards in the lava river, but only six rushed towards them. The remaining one swam upstream, probably to call for its companions!

No wonder even the Frost Giants found this thing troublesome; it really is difficult to deal with!

After dealing with the lizards, Liu Nian said, "How about this? We'll use a counter-strategy to lure them away. You find a strategically advantageous spot here that's easy to defend and difficult to attack, and treat it as a training ground, constantly drawing them to attack you! I'll then seize the opportunity to infiltrate their lair!"

"Can you manage on your own?" Yun Xiangrong asked with some concern. "Why don't we let Lin Ying go? He's faster."

Liu Nian said, "My survival ability is stronger, and don't forget I just changed into a pair of legendary shoes, so my speed isn't slow either. Once the mission is completed, I'll teleport away immediately, without worrying about being trapped inside! If we all go in, to be honest, if it triggers a riot in the nest, it will be much harder for the five of us to escape unscathed!"

Liu Nian persuaded everyone. He explained that they were also under a lot of pressure and needed to keep luring out fire lizards, as many as possible, so that he could more safely infiltrate the nest.

If he succeeds in sabotaging them, he will be teleported back to Wu Zhan's side; if he fails, he will be teleported back to their group and they will think of another way.

"Alright! Jiang Yi and I both have the mage's teleportation skill, and Xiao Yin and Lin Ying also have teleportation-type skills. It shouldn't be a problem for the group of us to run away. Well... be careful!" Yun Xiangrong said, patting Liu Nian on the shoulder.

Liu Nian glanced at her and nodded.

Jiang Yi, who was standing to the side, secretly curled up the corner of his mouth.

What does this mean? Why is my sister Yun suddenly getting physical...?

Following Liu Nian's instructions, the group of four found a suitable location and began to create chaos, using various powerful spells to attract the fire lizards to attack.

The violent thunder and energy fluctuations echoed and reverberated within the enclosed cave. Soon, one after another, fire lizards swam down the lava river, while others emerged from holes in the rock walls, emitting threatening hisses as they charged toward the four.

The four retreated unhurriedly, leading the fire lizards into a passage.

According to the map provided by the Frost Giant, the main structure of the Salamander's lair is an irregular net-like structure, with a huge "lava lake" marked in the core area.

The map marks several main paths, one of which is specially marked as the "Hidden Path." This is the path that the Frost Giants discovered during their reconnaissance, leading directly to the Salamander Mother's Nest. Its entrance is hidden above a narrow tributary of lava, requiring one to climb a steep rock face to reach it.

Seeing that the fire lizards had chased the four of them far away, Liu Nian took a deep breath, activated Shadow Step, and relied on the agility and movement speed brought by his new legendary equipment to climb the scorching rock wall like a gecko. He quickly found the cave entrance that was half-hidden by stalactites.

Infiltration begins.

The hidden path was narrow and rugged, and not without danger. Liu Nian encountered several native creatures, most of which were prey for fire lizards:

For example, the Lava Slime (LV.15) is like viscous magma, moving slowly and spewing out high-temperature lava from its body. However, its level is too low, and Liu Nian can kill it with a single slap.

There are also some flame spirits (LV.12~LV.15) with different appearances. They are also energy bodies made of pure fire element. They are not very aggressive and will not be harmed as long as you don't touch them.

Of course, there are also some areas where accidentally stepping on them will trigger erupting pillars of fire. Although it hurts a bit, it's negligible compared to his extremely high health.

The journey was fraught with danger but ultimately safe. He avoided several forks in the road where dense crawling sounds could be heard, and followed the map's guidance, continuing to descend deeper and deeper into the core heat region.

In the five-person area channel where they were doing the mission, Liu Nian was communicating with several people, and everyone was safe for the time being.

Finally, after Liu Nian passed through a narrow crevice that could only accommodate one person, the view suddenly opened up before him.

He reached the heart of the lair—an underground cavern the size of a football field.

There is a huge lava lake inside the cave.

The lake surface was far from calm; huge bubbles were constantly churning and bursting, splashing up viscous lava spray.

The lake was filled with suffocating heat and toxic sulfurous gases, and the air above the lake began to distort due to the high temperature.

In the center of the lava lake stands an island the size of a basketball court.

The island was entirely dark brown, with a layer of cooled, uneven lava crust covering its surface.

What is striking is that hundreds of red eggs are densely distributed across the island!