The Alchemy Airship stopped about thirty kilometers from the Fire Element Highland.
Any further, and the enriched Fire Elemental Magic Power would interfere with the airship's levitation Runes.
Allen leaped from the cabin door, landing lightly on the dry, cracked earth. Behind him, twelve Spider Slayers jumped down in succession.
A heatwave carrying the stench of sulfur and burning washed over him. His gaze pierced the distorted air, and on the distant horizon, the silhouette of a massive active volcano was clearly visible. Thick smoke billowed from its peak, dyeing the sky an ominous dark red.
This was a zone of high fire elemental activity within the Second Ring Belt, a natural pasture the Seven Towers Alliance used for raising fire-attribute Magical Beasts and harvesting fire-elemental materials.
Without a moment's hesitation, a thought from Allen sent five metal spheres flying out of his Space Ring. They soundlessly dispersed in five different directions.
