The crater of the volcano had a diameter of more than 100 feet, and the water pillar that was spewing out was also more than 100 feet high. Therefore, the water was very large.
If nothing unexpected happened, the island would be completely submerged in an hour at most.
It was too late to build a ditch now, it was completely useless. However, the residents of the island all knew how to swim, so as long as there were no Xuan Beasts attacking them, they would not drown.
"Kill, kill all the Xuan Beasts!"
Lu Li shouted and the Green Dwarfs rushed forward like a sharp sword.
Patriarch Nine brought five Green Dwarfs with him, and he brought seven with him. The remaining three were guarding the Blood Evil Island.
Lu Li, Patriarch Nine and the rest of the warriors made their moves. Lu Li and Patriarch Nine fought against the Second-rank Xuan Beasts while the average warriors of the Xuan Wu Realm fought against the First-rank Xuan Beasts.
Lu Li didn't release his Bloodline Skill, which could only last for an hour. He would only use it as a last resort.
Even so, his combat power was still very strong. Liu Yi had helped him buy an Earth-ranked armor, and with an Earth-ranked Xuan Artifact in his hand, he had activated the Rolling Thunder Xuan Skill. His strength had reached fifty thousand kilograms, and he could easily kill an ordinary Second Grade Xuan Beast.
"Wow ~"
A huge fish beast shot out from the water. Its mouth was even bigger than Lu Li's body and it was filled with sharp teeth.
Lu Li didn't even look at it. He swung his halberd backhandedly and the big fish was smashed away. Its head was bleeding.
The Green Dwarfs were even more ferocious. They could deal with Second Rank Xuan Beasts effortlessly. One green claw could kill a Xuan Beast. Towards the end, Lu Li and Patriarch Nine didn't even have to do anything. The Green Dwarfs could suppress them easily.
"Xiu!"
A shadow flew over from afar. It was Hunchback Tian. It seemed that the Nine-Tentacled Octopus was killed by him.
Third-rank Xuan Beasts were comparable to warriors of the Soul Pond Realm, but Hunchback Tian was at the peak of the Soul Pond Realm. It was within Lu Li's expectation that he could kill the Nine-tentacle Octopus easily.
"Ninth Elder!"
Lu Li rushed toward Patriarch Nine and said, "I will guard this place with Hunchback Tian. You take the three Green Dwarfs with you to check other places on the island and kill all the Xuan Beasts."
"Alright!"
With Hunchback Tian and the Green Dwarfs here, Patriarch Nine felt reassured and left with the three Green Dwarfs.
Lu Li and Hunchback Tian stood on the peak of a small mountain, keeping their eyes on the volcano in the distance. They let the Green Dwarfs wander around nearby to kill all the Xuan Beasts in the water.
"Hunchback Tian, what's going on with this volcano?"
There was no danger for now, so Lu Li asked. Hunchback Tian thought about it and said, "The terrain of the Thousand-island Lake is lower than here, so the water here cannot be from the Thousand-island Lake. There are only two possibilities."
"Oh?"
Hunchback Tian had lived for more than 100 years. He was experienced and knowledgeable. Lu Li asked curiously, "Tell me about it."
Hunchback Tian stroked his sparse beard with pride, pretending to be profound. Lu Li stared at him. Hunchback Tian immediately put on an obsequious smile and said, "Either a huge underground river changed its course and connected to the bottom of the volcano.
Either … there was a treasure in the volcano, or a powerful water-type Profound Beast had affected the flow of the water.
Other than that, there is no other explanation. "
"The underground river changed its course?"
Lu Li believed this deduction. As for powerful Xuan Beasts of the water attribute?
This was a small volcano, and the space inside was not big. How could a powerful Xuan Beast appear here?
The stronger a Xuan Beast was, the larger its body would be.
"Treasure?"
This piqued Lu Li's interest. Which warrior didn't like treasures?
If there really was a treasure of the water attribute that caused the Thousand-island Lake to erupt, it was not impossible.
The crater was still erupting. Lu Li could vaguely see some Xuan Beasts coming out. Of course, Lu Li didn't dare to send anyone into the volcano to investigate. He had to wait and see.
Fortunately, the Xuan Beasts that came out later were not powerful. They were all of the First or Second Rank. There were no more Third-rank Xuan Beasts.
Hunchback Tian didn't do anything either. It was the Green Dwarfs who did the cleaning.
Patriarch Nine came back once. The Xuan Beasts outside had been completely cleared out. Lu Li asked him to leave the Green Dwarfs behind and help Liu Yi organize people to relocate the tribe people on the island.
The volcano was still erupting water. It would be better for them to leave.
Four hours passed.
The water spouting out from the crater began to die down. Lu Li was relieved. It seemed that a huge underground river had changed its course and triggered the eruption.
There were many underground rivers and lakes in the underground. It was normal for some Xuan Beasts to live in them.
There were thousands of people on the island. More than 1000 were killed, and the rest were being relocated. It should be almost time.
That being said, Lu Li dared not to leave before he was completely sure that it was safe.
Another hour passed. The volcano stopped erupting water, and the water level in the crater was dropping fast.
Lu Li and Hunchback Tian went to the crater. They looked at the deep and gloomy crater in silence.
"Hunchback Tian, how about we go down and have a look?" After a while, Lu Li thought about it and said, "What if there really is a treasure down there?"
Hunchback Tian was tempted. He glanced at the Green Dwarfs behind Lu Li and said, "I don't dare to go down by myself unless you go with me with the Green Dwarfs."
With the Green Dwarfs, Hunchback Tian would have a chance to escape even if he ran into a powerful Xuan Beast.
Otherwise, if he went down by himself and encountered a Fourth-rank Xuan Beast, he wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
Lu Li looked at the deep and gloomy crater. He blinked and hesitated. Finally, he made up his mind and said, "Okay, I will ask someone to find some ropes."
If there were ropes and there were people pulling them, he could get up easily. With the Green Dwarfs and Hunchback Tian here, he would be safe.
The volcano was erupting water out of nowhere. He would feel uneasy if he didn't go and have a look. Patriarch Seven and Patriarch Lu were not here, and Patriarch Nine was arranging the evacuation of the people on the island. As the Island Owner, Lu Li had to shoulder this responsibility.
Lu Li sent someone to the tribe to find some ropes and asked several people to wait at the crater. He tied the ropes around his waist, waved his hand and said, "Let's go down!"
Hunchback Tian was so powerful that he didn't need ropes. The Green Dwarfs' sharp claws could easily pierce into the walls of the volcano without ropes.
Lu Li and several people at the crater agreed on a secret signal and slowly climbed down.
Hunchback Tian was the most powerful one. He took the lead. His Xuan Energy glowed and he jumped down directly.
In midair, he stabbed the golden saber in his hand into the wall of the volcano and stopped his fall.
The eight Green Dwarfs did the same. Their sharp claws easily dug into the wall and they climbed down quickly.
Hunchback Tian released his Xuan Energy which could illuminate the situation down there.
The water level in the crater was dropping fast. They had gone down for thousands of feet, but there was still no water.
The inside of the volcano was quiet and spooky, making people's hair stand on end. With Hunchback Tian and the eight Green Dwarfs, Lu Li was born brave, so he didn't feel anything.
They continued to climb down. After more than 10,000 feet, they finally arrived at the bottom of the volcano.
There was no longer any water or lava below. There was only wet ground and a lot of algae and other things.
"There is a hole here!"
The bottom of the volcano was not big, only with a radius of more than 10,000 feet. Hunchback Tian circled around and saw a big hole in the corner, slanting towards the underground.
"Does it lead to the underground river?"
Lu Li untied the ropes, walked over, took a look and said, "Let's go and have a look along the hole."
Now that they were down there, they must have a clear look.
If it was an underground river, then they could just ask someone to block the passage. Next time, such a tragedy wouldn't happen and so many people would die.
Hunchback Tian walked in the front, followed by the Green Dwarfs, and Lu Li at the back.
The two moved forward along the slippery underground tunnel. The tunnel slanted towards the underground. Where would it lead to?
An hour!
Lu Li and Hunchback Tian walked for an hour before they reached the end of the tunnel. They glanced over from a distance, only to be shocked.
They saw an underground lake. If it were an ordinary underground lake, they wouldn't be surprised.
But this lake was not ordinary because it could glow. There was a bright glow at the bottom of the lake which lit up the entire underground lake.
"Rare treasures?"