Chapter 1997: Chapter 1636: Volcanic Treasure Hunt (Double-Length)

“Who?”

Su Ran was startled by the sudden words. Turning his head, he saw roughly thirty tribal people staring at him with alert eyes.

Leading them was an elderly man with white hair, wearing a solemn expression. The words just now must have come from his mouth.

“Grandfather, he is not a bad person. He too was forced by wicked people and fell into this Sealed Land.”

Two children waved excitedly at the elder, shouting, “He’s the chosen one we’ve been waiting for, here to save our tribe!”

Sealed Land?

Upon hearing the child’s words, Su Ran hesitated. The ironsmith had told him this was a forbidden land, so why was it now called the Sealed Land?

Truly strange!

“Chosen one? You’re a foreign warrior?”

The white-haired elder was moved, and he quickly walked up to Su Ran, examining him with doubtful eyes, “The legend says there are five chosen ones. Where are the others?”

“Oh, don’t mention it,”

Su Ran sighed, but the Bone Soul Ghost Fire in his eyes flickered. It wasn’t hard to tell from the elder’s words that it was already time to trigger the mission! He gathered his emotions and then said, “There were indeed five of us, but we were harmed by wicked people, almost buried by the Double-headed Bone Dragon. The whereabouts of the other four are still unknown.”

“Double-headed Bone Dragon!”

Other tribe members turned pale upon hearing these words, instinctively stepping back a half-step.

Su Ran saw all this, understanding with a sense of realization, but said nothing more.

“Who exactly is the wicked person you’re talking about?”

The elder was moved to the core, his tone became slightly urgent, his dark face showing a hint of blush, clearly quite agitated.

“Senior, don’t be displeased when you hear it. That person is actually one of your tribesmen, the ironsmith!”

Su Ran said word by word. The term ‘ironsmith’ was absolutely a keyword. How could he not mention it at such a critical moment!

“Of course, it’s him! Scoundrel, he’s caused the Lava Tribe to lose face!”

The elder was furious, stomped the ground heavily, and shouted in anger, “Unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable! Such people should be expelled from the tribe!”

“Chief, such people deserve to die! Expelling him from the tribe is too easy for him!”

“Yeah, chief, it’s already come to this, why be merciful? Our tribe becoming ruins is all thanks to him!”

“I won’t rest easy if he’s not killed!”

The tribesmen erupted on the spot, accusing the ironsmith of his crimes. It seemed this guy’s reputation had been completely ruined, leaving him a target of everyone’s scorn.

“Chosen warrior, I have a difficult task I wish you to undertake. However, this task is very dangerous; death could be imminent at any moment. Of course, it’s entirely voluntary, and if you refuse, we certainly won’t blame you.”

The chief stared intently into Su Ran’s eyes, although his words seemed unquestionable.

“Senior, whatever the task may be, just say it. As long as there’s no penalty, I’ll take it on!”

Su Ran had been set up before, so when accepting tasks, he wouldn’t blindly take them on. As long as there’s no penalty, he doesn’t mind accepting thousands of tasks!

“Warrior, you’re overstating it. How could we possibly punish you? That would be repaying kind with evil, wouldn’t it?”

The chief shook his head slowly, “Chosen warrior, listen to me carefully. You have the right to know about the events that happened in the Lava Tribe.”

“Senior, please don’t take your time explaining. My companions are currently unknown in life or death. How could I have the heart to chat idly here? Please focus on the key points.”

Upon listening to this, Su Ran was anxious. The Double-headed Bone Dragon, driven by the anger triggered by him, wouldn’t simply wait patiently at the original place. If time dragged on, Wan’er and the others were bound to land in danger!

“Good, the warrior truly values loyalty and righteousness. With this task in your hands, we can rest assured.”

The chief nodded with satisfaction, stroked his goatee, and continued, “Then I’ll make it brief. Listen closely, warrior.”

“This is the Sealed Land of the Double-headed Fire Dragon, it’s been peaceful for hundreds of years. Unexpectedly, it was exploited by that rascal ironsmith. To assist the Double-headed Fire Dragon in escaping this Sealed Land and into a demon, he abandoned his body to become the Bone Dragon we see now.”

“Regrettably, our entire tribe failed to realize the danger. This Bone Dragon conducted a night raid on the tribe, resulting in a tragic end of ruined homes and family. The tribe was destroyed; only we survivors remain, driven by that bastard ironsmith into the Sealed Land. It’s infuriating!”

“However, as the tribe’s leader, I possess the tribe’s heritage, which includes a control device for the Sealed Land. The Double-headed Bone Dragon, now a demon, was sealed here once more. The ironsmith left us survivors alive to find the whereabouts of this control device, allowing us to luckily escape with our lives…”

“But the situation now is very dire. The ironsmith somehow found an evil ritual, strengthening the Double-headed Bone Dragon’s power relentlessly. I feel this Sealed Land is nearing its limit to contain it. Once it breaks free, disaster will be imminent!”

“Human warrior, I hope to borrow your hands to destroy that evil ritual. Also, it’s best to eliminate the menace of the Double-headed Bone Dragon to prevent further harm!”

“As for the traitorous ironsmith, leave him to us for tribal punishment!”