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"Not good!" Xing exclaimed.

"Caesar!" Lucy and Wright's hearts sank to the bottom in an instant!

Caesar was like a kite with a broken string, and was blown away by the violent shock wave of the explosion.

Falling straight down towards the lake below which had just begun to spew out magma!

"Caesar——!!!" Lucy and Wright screamed heartbreakingly, both of them like crazy.

He desperately followed the metal pipe on the lake and ran towards the center of the fire lake, the direction where Caesar fell!

Lucy's tears instantly burst out, blurring her vision. She just wanted to run faster and faster!

It seemed as if he could rush to Caesar and grab her falling body!

But the distance was too far! The pipeline couldn't even reach the center of the lake of fire.

There was no way they could get there before Caesar fell to the ground!

He could only watch the familiar figure getting smaller and smaller in his field of vision, accelerating towards the area below where destructive magma and deadly crystals were intertwined.

Lucy rushed to the end of the pipe closest to the center that she could reach.

A huge feeling of powerlessness and despair instantly engulfed her. Her legs went limp and she collapsed powerlessly on the metal pipe, tears pouring out like a broken dam.

"No...don't...Caesar...you..." She murmured absentmindedly, her voice broken.

Then the uncontrollable, heartbreaking sobs finally broke out.

I thought that after many twists and turns, Pompey's life and death were finally reversed, and the hope of saving the Lake of Fire was just around the corner.

But they never expected that they would lose their leader in this way in the end... The overwhelming grief made her almost unable to breathe.

At the end of the pipe, Lucy's figure looked extremely small and desperate under the light of the rising magma.

Caesar's figure had already disappeared in the hell below, where roiling flames and eerie crystals intertwined.

Everyone in the chat group also fell silent, and a heavy feeling of suffocation filled the air.

Xing, Danheng, Sanyueqi of the Starry Sky Train crew, travelers Ying and Paimeng, and Zhe all watched the tragedy happen but were unable to do anything.

Dan Heng, in particular, had his fingers clenched tightly around Jiyun until they turned white due to the force. This scene stung his deeply buried memories.

A feeling of regret and powerlessness came over me - they were careless!

After the joy of successfully purifying Pompeii, performing miracles, and the brief excitement of igniting the Lake of Fire, they actually ignored the deadly danger that was so close!

Just when this desperate silence was about to swallow everyone up, Zhe, who had been staring at the direction of the fire lake with a frown on his face, suddenly had a stern look in his eyes!

"Wait! There's an abnormal spatial disturbance!" Zhe's voice was filled with a hint of disbelief and suspicion.

The dead silence was immediately broken, "It's near us! Something is approaching!"

This sudden warning made everyone's nerves tense instantly!

Except for Lucy, who was still immersed in great grief and collapsed on the ground, Ying, Xing, Danheng, March Seven, and Wright all subconsciously clenched their weapons or took a defensive posture!

Could it be that Lucius has returned? Or has the explosion attracted an even more powerful Yi Hai?

Everyone's eyes nervously scanned the direction Zhe pointed - it was above a suspended pipe near where Lucy collapsed.

The air there was fluctuating and distorting violently like the surface of water.

An unstable space crack with a faint purple light flickering on the edge suddenly appeared out of thin air less than two meters above the pipe!

Inside the crack is a bizarre and incomprehensible turbulence of colors, emitting strong spatial fluctuations.

The next second, under everyone's extremely astonished gaze, a familiar figure "fell" out of the crack in a panic along with several pieces of burning bamboo dragonfly fragments!

It's Caesar!

Ying's reaction was lightning fast! The moment Caesar appeared and began to fall, she had already precisely released the wind elemental power she had already gathered in her hands! "Wind, hold her up!"

An extremely soft and precise green vortex of wind appeared out of thin air from under Caesar, like the softest cloud, steadily supporting her falling body.

The wind elemental force cleverly relieved the downward force, and carried Caesar slowly and safely to the pipeline platform where Lucy was.

"Hey, everyone..." Caesar's voice was a little hoarse, but full of energy. She waved to the stunned crowd, "See you again!"

Chapter 38 The tragic loss of beloved!

Caesar's clothes were burnt black and torn by the high temperature, and his face was covered with soot, making him look very disheveled.

But those eyes were surprisingly bright, and there was even a hint of the iconic confident curve at the corners of his mouth, a sign of surviving a disaster!

This extremely dramatic scene petrified everyone!

So that’s it! Zhe understood instantly!

Beneath the surging core area in the center of the fire lake, there should be an extremely unstable space crack hidden that connects to this place!

This is the secret of how the first generation "overlord" was able to miraculously survive after risking his life to break into the center of the fire lake and throw the flint!

Caesar lost control and fell under the impact of the explosion, and by some strange coincidence he replicated the escape route of the first overlord!

"Caesar!!!" Lucy finally reacted. Tears were still on her face, but she was already smiling with ecstasy.

"Huh..." It wasn't until Caesar's feet stepped firmly on the metal pipe that Wright breathed a sigh of relief. He felt as if all his strength had been drained away, but his face was filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.

Lucy rushed forward and hugged Caesar tightly: "That's great... That's great... You scared me to death!"

After facing a life-and-death situation, Lucy's usual arrogance had long been thrown out of the window. At this moment, there was only pure worry and ecstasy of regaining what she had lost.

Caesar patted Lucy's back a little embarrassedly, grinning and comforting her: "It's okay, Lucy, look, I'm fine! I'm very strong!"

Everyone gathered around, their faces filled with incredible joy and relief.

This miracle of twists and turns and survival from a desperate situation made everyone's heart feel like it was on a crazy roller coaster.

Only Xing's face suddenly fell after the initial surprise.

Her eyes swept across the cheering crowd, finally landing on Caesar's empty head and the twisted and charred remains of the bamboo dragonfly on the ground.

"No!..." Xing let out a cry of grief, and then did something that no one expected.

She fell to her knees with a thump, pounding the hard ground with her two small fists like drums, and let out a miserable (and extremely exaggerated) wail towards the sky:

"My bamboo dragonfly!!! I worked so hard to save up points to draw this bamboo dragonfly!!! It just took up its post not long ago!!! And it died so heroically!!! I'm so sorry!!!"

This sudden "abstract" performance art instantly froze the atmosphere that was originally filled with warmth and joy after surviving the disaster.

Sanyueqi's mouth twitched, and he covered his face, feeling so embarrassed that he could dig a hole in the ground with his toes. "Hey! Xing! Everyone's celebrating that Caesar's fine! You, you're too..."

Ying and Paimon looked at each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Ying shook her head helplessly, her eyes full of smiles.

Paimon even rolled over in the air, holding his stomach and laughing: "Hahahaha! Xing! Your focus is so weird! But... it's really a bit miserable!"

Caesar finally reacted. Looking at Xing's grief-stricken (acted) face as she pounded the ground, he thought of the magical little prop on his head that saved his life but was eventually shattered to pieces.

His face showed a mixture of gratitude and huge apology: "Xing...um...I'm so sorry! I...I didn't expect to...damage your precious aircraft..."

Lucy also stood up and said, "Yes! Xing, whatever compensation you want, we, the Sons of Calydon, will do our best to get it!"

Xing was still immersed in the "sadness" of "losing his beloved", pounding the ground and wailing, as if he didn't hear Caesar's apology at all.

Sanyueqi couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he went forward to pull Xing up, but found that this guy was incredibly strong due to his grief, and he couldn't pull him up at all.

Dan Heng said calmly, "This item isn't that valuable. Saving a friend is already its greatest use. There's no need to feel guilty."

"And my friend is just in a bad mood. He will be fine after a while."

The appearance of this funny guy diluted all the previous tension and sadness, and added a touch of relief in the air after surviving the disaster.

The relaxed atmosphere didn't last long. Ying was the first to stop smiling, her gaze turning towards the lake of fire that had just undergone a dramatic transformation.

"Alright, enough joking around," she said in a clear voice, drawing everyone's attention back. "We should check the situation in the Lake of Fire."

Upon hearing this, everyone dropped their joking or awkward expressions and turned serious. They walked together to the edge of the pipeline platform and looked out at the burning crystal lake that was once covered in ether crystals but was now undergoing a drastic change.

I saw that the huge pillar of magma that was towering into the sky had subsided, and in its place the entire lake surface was like a sea of ​​lava that had been completely awakened!

The hot, viscous, orange-red magma emitting destructive high temperature is violently churning and surging in the lake, making a dull and shocking "gurgling" sound.

The dark purple ether crystals that previously covered most of the lake surface had long since disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed, completely swallowed and melted by the violent magma.

A scorching heat wave hit him in the face, distorting the air. The entire space was once again filled with suffocating heat and orange-red light.

The tremendous energy fluctuations announced that the energy lifeline of the outer ring had been successfully ignited, and it was rejuvenated with tremendous vitality!

Caesar walked to the front, his hands on his hips, a confident smile on his face, and his eyes reflected the surging flames.

"The Burning Crystal Fire Lake is burning again! At least for a few years, no one will have to worry about the outer ring's energy supply!"

Zhe responded, "The etheric crystals have been completely cleared, and the energy reaction is stable and abundant. Fairy said that the Fire Lake has fully recovered its function and is even more active than before."

It was confirmed that the Fire Lake was safe, and the ultimate goal of this deep-dive into the void—igniting the Fire Lake and resolving the outer ring energy crisis—had been successfully accomplished.

The tense nerves can finally relax completely.

"Then, it's time to leave here." Dan Heng said calmly, his eyes sweeping over the unconscious Pompey, "Take him with you."

Everyone nodded. Lucy and Light took the initiative and carefully lifted the still unconscious Pompey to his feet. Ying and Dan Heng assisted, ensuring a smooth transport.

Xing finally got up from the ground and brushed off the dust on his pants, although there was no trace of "sorrow" for "losing his beloved" on his face.

After all, a small prop is no match for a friend's life. She just wanted to attract everyone's attention.

Then, under Fairy's guidance and everyone's cooperation, they followed a relatively safe path, quickly left this still extremely hot but reborn crystal fire lake, passed through the complex hollow structure, and finally returned safely to the ground of the outer ring.

The blinding sunlight streamed down, and although the air was dry, it felt a hundred times fresher than in the cave. With my feet planted on the ground, the sense of having survived the catastrophe truly welled up in my heart.

Caesar, Lucy, and Light exchanged glances. As the core of the Sons of Calydon, they knew there was one final hurdle to overcome.

"Let's go to the competition," Caesar said in a deep voice, his eyes sharp. "It's time to take back what belongs to the son of Calydon, and it's time to make someone pay."

"Yeah!" Lucy and Light nodded vigorously, fighting spirit burning in their eyes.

Caesar turned to the chat group and bowed solemnly. "Everyone, thank you so much! If it weren't for your help this time, both Uncle Pompey and the Lake of Fire would have been..."

"The Son of Calydon will always remember this friendship! We must now go and deal with the aftermath. We'll thank you when we return!"

Ying nodded on behalf of everyone: "Go ahead and take care of your business. We'll also go to the scene later."

Without much greeting, the three sons of Calydon walked with firm steps towards the finish line of the Hellfire Cycling Race.

Chapter 39 The Venue Ends

The venue at the finish line of the race was already bustling with people.

The audience had been waiting for a long time and were anxiously discussing why Pompey, the leader of the triumphant group, and Caesar, the son of Calydon, had not reached the finish line yet.

All kinds of speculation and rumors are flying around.

When Caesar, Lucy, and Light appeared at the entrance, covered in traces of battle, they instantly captured everyone's attention! The noisy venue fell silent.

Caesar showed no sign of stage fright. She strode to the podium in the center of the venue, looked around at the audience, and said loudly:

"Everyone! The Hellfire Riders, the winner is decided!"

Her voice carried throughout the venue through the loudspeaker system with unquestionable penetrating power.

"Caesar, the leader of the Sons of Calydon, has successfully reached the Burning Crystal Lake and cast the Flint Stone, reigniting the flames! According to tradition, I, Caesar, will take over the position of 'Overlord' of the Outer Rim!"

After a brief silence, the venue erupted in deafening cheers! The spectators and drivers who supported the Son of Calydon were especially excited.

Caesar raised his hand, signaling for silence. Her face became serious and sad:

"But! This victory was not smooth sailing! We encountered a despicable conspiracy!"

The whole audience fell silent again, everyone held their breath.

"Pompey, the leader of the Triumphant, has discovered his subordinate, Lucius,'s conspiracy to collude with the New Eridus Ether Enterprise, attempting to use the 'Ether Aggregation Catalyst' to permanently extinguish the Burning Crystal Fire Lake and subvert the Outer Rim's foundation! Pompey fought desperately to stop it, but was severely injured by Lucius's ambush!"

Caesar's voice was filled with anger and a sense of justice. "We happened to encounter the seriously injured Pompeii leader who had escaped in the cave! Lucius and his henchman Morse, seeing their conspiracy exposed, have fled in panic!"

"What?!" "Lucius? How dare he..." "What happened to Boss Pompey?" There was an uproar in the audience, and emotions of shock and anger spread.

Caesar continued, "Captain Pompey is seriously injured. We have immediately sent him to the residence of the son of Calydon, where he will be treated by the best physicians!"