Jeming remained perfectly still.Beneath his feet, the power of Alchemy silently activated. Under its invisible influence, the scorching ground split apart without making a sound, as rocks and scorched earth flowed aside like water.In the blink of an eye, a narrow tunnel large enough for him to fit inside had been excavated.Jeming slipped into the passage and immediately used Alchemy to seal the entrance, concealing his presence completely.While settling into his hiding place, he gently turned his left wrist, activating a Fourth Level Defensive Talisman Witchcraft Artifact. A faint glow spread across its surface.A moment later, an almost transparent Elemental Shield silently formed around his body.The shield served more than a defensive purpose. The Runes engraved across its surface possessed a subtle ability to isolate his aura and suppress energy fluctuations, allowing him to conceal his presence perfectly within the scorching underground environment.Thanks to the information

The enormous underground cavern was soon filled with deafening explosions and the agonized cries of the Magma Giants.Flames and the brilliant light of witchcraft intertwined as Jeming, surrounded by the Great Light Appearance, charged through the battlefield like a demon god.His Autonomous Floating Cannons continuously cleared away the weaker enemies, while he concentrated most of his attention on the Second Level Magma Giants. The Great Light Appearance directed the bulk of its firepower toward these elite targets, overwhelming them with relentless attacks.The battle lasted nearly half an hour.The Magma Giants were astonishingly powerful in their natural high-temperature environment. Their physical strength and regenerative abilities increased dramatically, allowing them to withstand attacks that would have been devastating under ordinary conditions. Even with his full firepower and the Great Light Appearance combat formation, Jeming had to expend considerable energy before final

Combining plant cultivation with livestock farming, while artificially modifying the surrounding environment to support intensive agriculture, was clear evidence of a highly developed civilization.It was worth noting that even in Jeming's previous life, before the Industrial Revolution, intensive farming on such a scale was something only a great Eastern nation could truly boast of."However... there's a bit of a serious issue." Jeming's expression grew serious as he examined the scene before him.The memories he had extracted from the Magma Giant's Soul contained no mention of this gathering point having plantations or livestock farms.Furthermore, judging by the traces left on the ground, the growth of the plants, and the relatively new artificial lighting equipment, the entire agricultural facility appeared to have been established only recently.This meant their intelligence was outdated, and the Magma Giant settlement had undergone changes they knew nothing about.The other thre

All of this indicated that the settlement was full of signs of active life. Yet his Talisman had not detected even the slightest trace of Red Dust Qi coming from the Magma Giants.There were occasional faint fluctuations, but they came from the lingering traces left by the wizards on the battlefield, not from the indigenous creatures around him."There's definitely something wrong!" Jeming clenched his fist in frustration.He was certain that his Talisman was not damaged. It had remained sensitive to Red Dust Qi in other situations, so there was no reason for it to suddenly stop working here.The problem had to lie with the Magma Giants themselves.Judging from the plantation he had encountered earlier, this stronghold was clearly more than a simple mine or barracks. The Magma Giants had already demonstrated a considerable degree of social organization.They raised livestock, maintained clear divisions of labor, and even had an artificial sun to preserve the balance of their undergrou

The head had been almost vaporized by the intense heat. Its face was badly disfigured, leaving behind only twisted bones and charred flesh.Judging from the faint traces of Spiritual Power remaining on it, the head belonged to the First Level Wizard who had left earlier.He had clearly been killed while attempting to return to the camp with the intelligence he had gathered. The Magma Giant had ambushed him and completely cut off his escape."Intruder, die!"The newly emerged Third Level Magma Giant wasted no time. Its cold gaze swept across the battlefield before locking onto the nearest target, Jeming.It suddenly raised its enormous arm, formed entirely from solidified magma rock. Bringing down the force of a collapsing mountain, it swung at Jeming with a devastating blow, trailing a stream of scorching lava behind it.BOOM!A thunderous explosion shook the underground cavern, sounding like thousands of tons of explosives detonating at once.Jeming's vision blurred as a violent surg