Chapter 404: Each Displays Their Powers
Matthew-Grayrock’s idea was actually very simple: he had never intended to compete for first place in the trial. All he wanted was to “lie low” safely in the Bonsai Secret Realm until the end.
At the beginning of the trial, Matthew-Grayrock had anticipated that a fire element scene would likely appear in the Transformation Trial scenario.
Therefore, to better dig tunnels, one of the transformation directions Matthew-Grayrock had chosen in advance was a desert lizard, which excels at surviving in High Temperature environments.
However, what he never expected was that the fire element scene chosen for the Transformation Trial was not the desert he had anticipated, but volcanic magma!
So, the moment Matthew-Grayrock saw the magma lake, he was completely dumbfounded.
At the same time, he also felt that the examiner who chose the trial scenes for the Transformation Trial must have gone insane!
The Stormwind Valley chosen initially was within his expectations, but he truly couldn't tolerate the volcanic magma.
This could no longer be called a trial; it was completely playing with his life!
If Matthew-Grayrock dared to dig a tunnel, what awaited him was not just a simple High Temperature environment, but magma that could erupt at any moment.
Not to mention, among the contestants of this session, there was also Louis Tor-Turan, an old monster who had mastered the Law Fragment of Burning.
Louis Tor-Turan’s actions of constantly using the power of the Law to detonate magma were, in Matthew-Grayrock’s eyes, nothing short of premeditated murder.
After he himself transformed into a Phoenix, he had maxed out his fire immunity attribute, so he didn't have to worry about being splashed by magma.
However, ordinary contestants like Matthew-Grayrock, who had not mastered a Law Fragment and could not maintain long-term fire immunity after transformation, were simply out of luck to be participating in the trial with him.
“Pfft—”
The moment Louis Tor-Turan detonated the magma, nearly a thousand degrees Celsius of magma rapidly erupted, and Maguire-Storm, who had flown to the center of the magma lake, frantically flapped his wings, desperately dodging the scorching magma.
“Damn it!”
Feeling the sharp pain from his back, Maguire-Storm, who had accidentally been splashed by magma, couldn't help but curse under his breath.
However, Maguire-Storm, whose identity had shifted from hunter to prey, did not complain, and despite the drastic consumption of magic power within his body, he accelerated with all his might, flying towards the other end of the magma lake.
At the same time, Jia Na, located in the center of the magma lake’s interior, used her Danger Perception talent to dodge the magma while constantly thinking of countermeasures.
Just like Matthew-Grayrock, before the Transformation Trial began, Jia Na had also anticipated that a fire element scene would appear during the trial.
Moreover, according to Lily-Meg’s historical review of previous Transformation Trials, the fire element scene for this year’s trial was highly likely to be a desert environment.
However, the moment the Elemental Tide receded, the sight of volcanoes and magma everywhere made Jia Na’s mood more serious than ever before.
“Plop—”
Just as Jia Na was still contemplating a countermeasure, an unusual sound, like a pebble falling into water, successfully attracted her attention.
Turning her head, she saw a crimson ant, about the size of a fist, leap up and directly jump into the orange-yellow magma.
“Is that Kunbu-Poison Spine?”
After jumping into the magma, the crimson ant was not burned to death; instead, it calmly swam through the magma, rapidly heading towards the opposite bank of the magma lake.
“So it’s a Fire Ant.”
As a top student with a perfect score in Basic Biology, Jia Na immediately recognized the ant that Kunbu-Poison Spine had transformed into as a Fire Ant, which possesses fire immunity and can melt metal with its mouthparts.
“Plop—”
Another slight sound echoed, and a contestant who had transformed into a completely black, smooth-skinned Fire Salamander also followed Kunbu-Poison Spine into the magma, similarly swimming towards the other end of the magma lake.
“It seems that even in such a harsh magma environment, there are contestants who can calmly cope.”
Boom— Just as Jia Na couldn't help but exclaim, an explosion occurred. As the magma violently churned, the floating rock where Jia Na was located was once again eroded by the magma, causing its already small area to shrink further.
“Staying here will only lead to waiting for death.”
After quickly analyzing the current situation, Jia Na took a deep breath. Smelling the sulfur flowing into her nasal cavity, the emotions in Jia Na’s eyes quickly became resolute again.
“Ever-changing—”
Without any hesitation, looking at the constantly eroding floating rock, Jia Na immediately chanted the incantation for Elementary Transformation to transform.
“Crack!”
As the incantation finished, Jia Na’s skin immediately turned crimson. Immediately after, her body differentiated, and in an instant, Jia Na’s originally slender and long body rapidly elongated, stopping only when it reached over thirty meters.
“A vine?”
Not far away, Hai La - Herheim, who had been closely monitoring Jia Na’s movements, showed a hint of interest in her eyes when she saw Jia Na preparing to transform.
However, when Hai La - Herheim saw that her transformed appearance was just a seemingly ordinary crimson vine, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
“It seems her preferred transformation direction is only Plant-based creatures.”
From the color of the vine, Hai La - Herheim could roughly deduce that the vine Jia Na transformed into should be a magical plant with good fire resistance.
However, a magical plant is still a type of plant, and even with relatively good fire resistance, it would be futile in the face of magma at over a thousand degrees Celsius—
“What?”
Just as Hai La - Herheim was about to withdraw her gaze, she saw Jia Na, transformed into a crimson vine, plunge straight into the magma.
“It’s actually a magical plant that can be immune to magma!” Watching the nearly thirty-meter-long crimson vine plunge into the magma completely unaffected, Hai La - Herheim was greatly surprised and gained a deeper understanding of Jia Na. “It’s actually a Fire Vine! How did Jia Na learn about such a small variety of active magical plants?”
In the audience seats of the Glory Arena, Gavin-Tuer, whose attention was highly focused on Jia Na’s astonishing transformation operation on the big screen, couldn’t help but quietly exclaim.
“Jia Na, Jia Na, how many more surprises do you have that I don’t know about—”
Compared to Gavin-Tuer’s heartfelt praise, the attention of other audience members was mostly focused on the fierce battle between Louis Tor-Turan’s transformed Phoenix and Maguire-Storm’s transformed azure giant eagle.
