Clinging to the Witcher world to become a god of martial arts

"That direction is the Elemental Tide Zone." Rudolf looked at the constantly gathering crimson vortex clouds with a solemn expression.

"I've never encountered a situation like this before," Nina said, frowning.

The group had been to the fire elemental zone many times, but had never reached the central resource area.

The three members of the team were unfamiliar with the scene before them and were somewhat at a loss.

A vortex? A bad feeling rose in Lorne's heart.

Isn't that a harbinger of a tornado? And now we're in a fire elemental zone... a fire-attribute tornado?

"Hurry up and get there," Rudolf said to the group.

"I think..." Lorne objected this time, "we should turn back as soon as possible."

After all, it involves one's life and fortune, so it cannot be taken lightly.

Rudolf's decision could put the entire group in a very dangerous situation.

So Lorne didn't care whether he would offend him or not; he should have turned and run before the vortex had fully formed.

Rudolf ignored Lorne's suggestion and simply cracked his whip: "Get through there as fast as you can!"

"Let's go!" Nina followed closely behind on horseback, trusting Rudolf's decision.

Two horses galloped wildly across the barren plain.

The dark red vortex on the horizon was twisting and deepening, as if someone was constantly stirring it with a spoon.

"Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up!" Nina kept cracking her whip, urging the brown horse to run faster.

Every minute counts in determining their fate; they are racing against time!

What's the difference between this and courting death?

Amidst the howling wind, Lorne felt increasingly uneasy.

The closer one gets to that crimson vortex, the stronger the heat becomes, and even the burning sensation in one's breath becomes more intense.

Combining his fire resistance ability, Lorne quickly realized that fire elements were gathering towards the center of the vortex!

"We can't go any further!" Lorne shouted, patting Nina on the shoulder.

Nina ignored Lorne's attempts to stop her and kept whipping the whip, but unfortunately, she couldn't increase her speed.

The brown horse was clearly running at full speed.

Lorne had no choice; Nina completely ignored his warnings and was determined to go through at full speed.

She had control of the brown horse, and even if Lorne was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.

Without horses, it would be impossible to escape this storm on foot.

He has no leadership in the team, and if the others insist on doing things their own way, he can't change anything.

The ground began to shake violently.

At first, Lorne simply assumed it was caused by the horses running fast.

Until the tremor became stronger and more obvious.

Not far away, a large group of salamander-like creatures, their bodies entirely red and their backs ablaze with flames, were desperately crawling away from the vortex of fire elements.

They were heading towards Lorne and his group.

They emerged from the cracks in the ground, leaving scorch marks on the withered grass, accompanied by billowing smoke and dust.

"Whoa!" Nina looked at the scene before her with worry and brought the brown horse to an abrupt stop.

She rubbed her head, a sharp pain shooting through her mind, her mental energy rapidly depleting.

"Something's wrong!" Lauren leaned painfully against Rudolph's back on the black horse that was following closely behind. "The fire elemental corrosion has become extremely intense!"

Rudolf's mental energy was also severely depleted, but he remained calm: "It's too late to turn back now."

The escape of the supernatural creature clearly made him realize that he should hurry to escape before the storm took shape.

But things had come to this point, and turning around and running away was no longer realistic; few people had the mental strength to leave.

Then let's go full speed ahead!

"Stop wasting time!" He grabbed the whip and lashed the black horse. "Giddy up!"

"Ah!" Lauren, who was behind him, cried out in unbearable tearing pain.

"Nina! It's not too late to turn back now!" Lorne tried desperately to persuade Nina to turn back.

Nina was clearly also feeling unwell due to the depletion of her mental energy, but she still shakily took the reins.

Holy crap!

Lorne grabbed Nina's shoulder, flipped her to the side, pulled her off the horse, and then controlled her on his knees.

He then took the reins.

"Lorne, what are you doing!" Nina was caught off guard.

Lorne knew exactly what he was doing. He wasn't exactly docile or obedient; he just knew what he needed.

Because they needed the team's help to complete the task, they had no objections to their decisions.

But if we continue to listen to them now, we'll lose our lives!

Lorne values ​​his life and won't follow their nonsense. As for the bounty, who cares about a little money when they're about to lose their lives?

Nina was in terrible condition; her mental energy was nearly depleted, leaving her with no strength to resist Lorne, and she was firmly held in front of him.

"Put me down!" she cried weakly, a hint of anger rising on her pale face.

Lorne ignored her and simply pulled the reins to the left, turning the direction around.

Despite having lived two lives, this was Lorne's first time riding a horse, a rather novel experience.

He placed the balls of his feet on the stirrups, gently squeezed the horse's flanks, and shouted, "Giddy up!"

The brown horse began to run.

"Wait!" Nina's face showed a rare hint of embarrassment. "I'm going to fall!"

Lorne found it rather interesting; this was the first time the woman had shown such an expression since joining the team.

Based on our interactions over the past two days, she always seemed nonchalant and aloof; I never expected her to make such a fool of herself...

Lorne held Nina back to prevent her from falling, while simultaneously cracking his whip to increase speed.

As for Rudolph and Lauren on the dark horse, he couldn't care less.

Lorne had already warned them that if the two of them went to their deaths, there was nothing he could do.

Above the sky, the crimson vortex, after gathering to a certain extent, suddenly exploded.

The blazing red stars suddenly tore through the sky, like an enraged beast breaking free of its cage.

The air distorted under the intense heat, and shattered pieces of fire poured down onto the ground.

Nina, who witnessed this scene, suddenly remembered seeing a similar scene in a book.

The book is titled "The History of Elemental Catastrophes," and it covers topics that Lauren had previously researched.

"This is... a fire elemental upheaval?" Nina had a vague recollection of it.

The book doesn't mention the omens of the crimson vortex; it only describes the scene when elemental upheavals occur.

This scene is exactly as described in the book.

Nina hoped Lauren would realize this as soon as possible and that they could hurry back together.

The only outcome of going head-on is... certain death.

As the elemental upheaval occurred, corresponding problems arose, and the ripples on the brown horse's body were constantly dissipating.

This protective rune was applied by Lauren.

Meanwhile, Lorne rode his brown horse in the opposite direction and had already traveled some distance.

The coverage of mental energy is limited; once you leave Lauren's side, the runes will slowly disappear due to the loss of their energy source.

Nina couldn't imagine what would happen to the brown horse if it lost its protective runes in such a fire-elemental turmoil.

"Go back!" Nina shouted at Lorne, "The protective runes are about to fail!"

If the runes fail, they will have no chance of survival after losing their horses.

"Shut up!" Lorne looked down at Nina and slowly pulled a glowing...stone from his pocket.

Nina was stunned.

Only then did she notice that there hadn't been a ripple on this unassuming boy's body from beginning to end.