An unusual phenomenon was occurring on the mountain. Fog and steam mixed together to create a thick white blanket that nearly reduced visibility to zero. The knights could feel the ground burning with heat, and the lake had begun to bubble like a pot of boiling water.

“Hoo… Haa… Haa…” The knights gasped for air as the hot steam sucked every single drop of water from their bodies and dehydrated them.

The Imperial Knights were growing exhausted past their limits. A few moments before, a wave of molten lava had come crashing down on the lakeshore, forcing the knights to beat a hasty retreat into the lake. The lava soon surrounded the shoreline and blocked every possible exit

A wave of molten lava came crashing down onto the lake a few moments ago, and the knights hurriedly retreated into the lake. The lava surrounded the lake’s shoreline and blocked every possible exit for them. Just like that, the Imperial Knights were completely trapped.

Seyra gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath, “Damn it… Why is there lava in an ordinary mountain range?”

The wave of lava was not a natural disaster, and it was no mere coincidence that the amount of lava was just sufficient...