"There! I see a cave but it would not fit Kanlaon." Adrian pointed out at an opening he saw in a mountain.
The blizzard is almost catching up to them and Adrian would always cast Chrono Shift on himself because he is slower than Kanlaon. Adrian did not want to get carried by Kanlaon because it would increase his load more and they might slow down. Thankfully, Adrian noticed a cave like opening on a mountain but it is only about eight feet high.
"The blizzard is catching up. Kanlaon throw Levin Cloud to the entrance of that hole immediately." Adrian commanded via their soul link.
Kanlaon nodded and he did a spiraling motion to generate force. Levin Cloud though looks like he is about to puke due to suddenly spinning in the air. Kanlaon threw Levin Cloud with all his might and Adrian even used Chrono Shift to make his momentum faster. Levin Cloud plopped onto the snow face first and still a bit jazzed up by his spinning vision.
When Kanlaon threw Levin Cloud, Adrian told the dragon that he is next. Adrian knew that he would not make it in time with the blizzard approaching fast. Kanlaon did the same spinning motion to build force and threw Adrian away.
Adrian immediately sealed Kanlaon after being thrown away. It was a good decision to do that as the blizzard almost hit Kanlaon after a few seconds of Adrian being thrown away. Adrian controlled his fall with his wings and Levin Cloud immediately pulled him inside the cave.
Before Adrian could ask his best friend to seal the cave entrance, Levin Cloud already started chanting and spiky rocks started rising from the cave walls to close the entrance. The blizzard finally hit but the wall of rocks is not sturdy enough to block the intense winds and snow it carried. The wall started cracking which made Levin Cloud use more mana than he should have.
Adrian decided to use Rewind to immediately fix the cracks. When Adrian's spell took effect, he immediately grabbed Levin Cloud's arms to proceed further into the cave. Adrian knows that they could not beat a natural calamity so it is better to take shelter deeper into the cave.
The two began walking and they felt something about the cave. The cave is like any other normal thing except for one thing and that is its temperature. The air inside of the mountain is not like the air outside of it which is cold. The inside of the cave felt temperate and the temperature rises more and more the deeper the two went inside of it.
"It's amazing that the heat does not permeate onto the outside of the mountain or else all the snow in it would melt." Levin Cloud commented.
"It's amazing that there is a molten lava system inside a mountain in a region where only ice dwells." Adrian added.
"Let's just hope that this demigod blacksmith is here in this area or else we just wasted our time. Thankfully, you know the coordinates for the teleportation." Levin Cloud stated but Adrian suddenly went silent for a few moments before replying.
��Yeah…About that. I kind of just teleported us at a location that my information source pointed as at." Adrian replied but Levin Cloud still maintained his calm.
"At least he pointed you to the right direction right?" Levin Cloud asked with a smile but deep inside he is not smiling.
"Yeah!" Adrian immediately replied but deep down this is his thought, "I should not tell him that I just teleported as at the location where Pann pointed his finger at the map.
They proceeded into the delpth of the cave and they could finally see red and brown crystals forming on the walls. Adrian tried touching one of the crystals to harvest them but it is hot to the touch. They wanted to collect them but since none of the have a mining sub job class then they would just break the crystals by just roughly collecting it.
It did not take long for the two of them to enter into a large cave structure where there are rivers and puddles made of lava. There are even poisonous fumes coming out of the cracks and holes in the ground. They can finally be sure that they are not in a mountain but in an inactive volcano.
The thing that bugged both of them is who made the hole. The cave they entered in did not feel natural but rather man-made. Levin Cloud even commented it that it might be an entrance that is made by intelligent monsters. Either way, the two did not let their guard down.
The two stopped when they heard something like a clinging and clanging sound. The sound is rather vague and distant which is why the two thought it might be monsters with metallic shells ramming against each other. The two decided to follow the sound but there are monsters they encountered on the way.
Monster: Fire Raptor (Infant)
HP: 1,000, 000 / 1,000,000
MP: 1,500,000 / 1,500,000
Description: Bipedal fire monsters that are said to be a very distant relative of the Fire Drakes. Unlike Fire Drakes, Fire Raptors do not have wings and are unable to fly but they are very fast when on land. They can run at a speed of 130 miles in under an hour all without breaking a sweat.
They like living in warm areas and eat Molten Crystals in order to power up their body that is always in need of heat.
The monsters in front of the duo looks like a velociraptor about five feet in height but with flames burning atop its head. The skin is red but the eyes are orange with a black reptilian slit as the pupils. The arms are so short but the jaws of the monsters look strong as they are chewing the red and brown crystals that the duo found just scattered around the cave.
"The scary thing is that those are just infants. How big do you think the mother is?" Levin Cloud whispered to Adrian.
"We can probably take them out. There are only five here. Even if the mother comes it would be ten levels higher at best." Adrian replied.
"You are right. I am a bit sad we could not get experience from the snow eagles earlier. Those are high leveled monsters but we did not finish them off because of the blizzard." Levin Cloud stated and the two planned their method of attack.
Meanwhile, Frey who finally got bored waiting and is currently meditating by herself heard noises and explosions but it is somewhat distant.
"I think I hear fighting from afar. Should we investigate?" Frey asked Brunhild.
"I think it is just wild monsters outside of Lord Aurgelmir's home. Pay it no mind but you can check it out if you are bored here waiting. Sometimes fights of creatures would give inspiration to a fighting style but it is best if you just observed. If it is something major then report back to us immediately.
You must not fall before your big battle arrives." Brunhild reply and Frey bowed to her and went to check what it happening