In the Tidal World, the locations where fire element creatures exist are very rare. The Region of Fire is the largest gathering area for fire element creatures. The vast majority of fire element creatures are born in the Region of Fire.
Because of this, when Dangross suspected there might be a fire element creature, the first reaction was, could it be from the Region of Fire?
If it truly originated from the Region of Fire, and if the creature encountered an incident outside, Dangross wanted to lend a helping hand.
However, Dangross also knew that any fire element creature capable of going out must be quite powerful. If even they encountered an accident, with Dangross’s abilities, it most certainly couldn’t offer much help, and it would require Angel to step in. Therefore, it looked at Angel with a pleading gaze.
Angel thought for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, considering you have been behaving well lately."
Dangross was stunned for a second, then somewhat bashfully said: "Have I been good lately... Thank you."
Angel patted the edge of the boat, indicating Speedy to change direction.
His words were ’for Dangross’s sake,’ but in reality, it was just something he said casually. When Dangross brought up the possibility of the fire element creature, Angel already intended to take a look.
If it was indeed a fire element creature from the Region of Fire, there was a likelihood that it was part of the troupe dispatched by Mr. Magu to distribute dramatic Shadow Boxes.
This troupe had a connection with Angel, and he didn’t wish for them to encounter any mishaps outside.
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With Speedy at the helm, it only took half a minute to reach the vicinity of the mountains where the black smoke was located.
As they approached the black smoke, Dangross immediately said: "I have sensed it, it is indeed the energy of flames!"
Previously, due to the distance being too far, they could only guess based on the drifting sparks and couldn’t completely confirm the presence of a fire element creature. At this moment, when they sensed it up close, they could clearly detect the flame energy.
Angel also sensed it, there was indeed flame energy within the black smoke. Moreover, the arrangement of this energy was not naturally formed, but bore traces of being manipulated.
This meant that Dangross’s guess was highly likely to be true; there might indeed be a fire element creature within the black smoke.
Angel: "Let’s go down and have a look."
As the Gondola descended, they got closer and closer to the source of the black smoke. At this time, Angel also paid attention to the surrounding environment.
The black smoke was coming from a valley surrounded by mountains.
The lower they descended, the more they could feel the surging Flame Power within the black smoke; however, apart from the Flame Power, Angel also discovered another type of elemental energy. Although its breath was subtle, its distribution was even wider than the Flame Power.
"I smell a foul odor." Dangross frowned.
Lobal: "It’s the power of water."
Angel nodded, he also felt the Water’s Force, a power completely different from the Flame Power, intertwined within the black smoke.
Soon, they descended to the valley floor. They were at the edge of the valley, and from there, they could see where the black smoke was coming from, but nothing suspicious was noticeable. However, they could see the black smoke spreading rapidly and it wouldn’t take long before the entire valley would be shrouded.
While the black smoke obscured the naked eye, it couldn’t prevent the probing of spiritual power.
Angel extended his spiritual power tendril, and after surveying the black smoke, he saw what was inside.
He turned to Lobal and said: "Can you blow the smoke away?"
Lobal nodded: "I can, but since there’s elemental energy interwoven inside, it seems like a fire element creature and a water element creature are battling. If I clear the smoke now, will it cause misunderstanding?"
Lobal meant that if it intervened, it might make the battling parties inside turn their attention towards it.
It was not worried about being unable to defeat them, just unwilling to cause trouble.
"Don’t worry, the battle inside has already ended." Angel said.
Upon hearing this, Lobal didn’t hesitate any longer, it suddenly expanded dozens of times in size, transforming into a gigantic beast like a small mountain. It took a deep breath, and amidst a clamorous roaring sound, it opened its mouth and exhaled the air it had previously inhaled.
The air transformed into countless white streams, carrying the terrifying Wind’s Force, and blew toward the valley with the endlessly rising black smoke.
In just a few seconds, after a whirlwind, the majority of the smoke in the valley was blown away into the surrounding mountains, disappearing from sight.
Only the source of the smoke continued to emit fine smoke threads, but with the constant wind blowing around it, these smoke threads were gradually dissipating.
However, although the smoke dispersed, the valley was filled with a strong wind. This wind was so intense that if an ordinary person entered, their skin would likely be torn.
For Angel, though, these winds were not harmful, and he directly stepped inside.
Half a minute later, Angel arrived at the source of the black smoke.
Originally, this should have been a grassy lakeside, but now, the grass was burned to ash, and much of the lake water had evaporated, leaving it in a mess.
The cause of this scene, however, was two little creatures.
Judging by age, they definitely couldn’t be called "little," but in terms of size, these two elemental creatures were much smaller than other mature elemental creatures.
One was a red frog that stood barely as tall as Angel’s thigh, lying on the Scorched Earth full of plant ash.
The other was a small cat in a mix of light and dark blue, a circle larger than the red frog, lying on its back on a rock by the lakeside.
Both the red frog and the blue cat had spiral eyes, clearly having fallen unconscious.
Judging from the scene, it appears to be a case of mutual destruction.
The red frog should be the fire element creature and was also the creator of the previous rolling black smoke, because even in its current unconscious state, black smoke continued to puff from its mouth, without anyone knowing what happened.
As for the blue cat, it was undoubtedly a water element creature. Although it wasn’t emitting smoke, water was trickling continuously from its mouth, and it didn’t seem to be in good condition either.
As Angel observed these two elemental creatures, Dangross quickly jumped off the Blood Night Shelter, interlocking its index and middle fingers, and ran over to the vicinity of the red frog to closely inspect its face, checking if it was a familiar face.
Due to the red frog being unconscious, it didn’t resist as Dangross handled its face back and forth.
After a long pause, Dangross let out a sigh of relief, jumped down from the frog’s belly, and returned to Angel, saying: "I took a careful look, it’s not a fire element creature that I know. The flame waves on it are also very unfamiliar to me."