When everyone heard that there might be a chance to mine the Source Fire Vein, their eyes lit up one by one.
They all had a certain understanding of mineral veins. The Source Fire Vein was a second-sequence vein, and there was a certain probability of mining Magic Crystals from it.
This was exactly what the major guilds had always been lacking, especially the Zero Wing Guild, which needed a massive amount of Magic Crystals.
The guild was constantly recruiting new members, and the number of members that needed training was growing ever larger. Although there was the Arena for training, they still needed to fight in the Trial Tower of the God-Demon Arena.
First, the Arena couldn't accommodate that many people.
Second, the God-Demon Arena was designed to train players' comprehensive abilities while also testing their personal limits.
If they could obtain a large quantity of Magic Crystals, the newly recruited players would quickly become fighting strength, instead of being nothing more than numbers on paper with no real combat power to show for it.
This was exactly why the current guild members could only operate near Silver Wing Town and were unable to truly develop throughout the entire Beastman Empire.
"Whether we can mine it or not is something we'll only know after trying. Right now I can only say there's a twenty to thirty percent chance." Shi Feng shook his head, not entirely confident in his own assessment.
When it came to the lava monsters, everyone knew they were extremely difficult to deal with, but they didn't know that the lava monsters also had a very obvious weakness — ice and water-type attacks were highly effective against them. Additionally, in ice or water environments, their reactions became extremely sluggish.
Once they were slowed down, they became much more manageable.
However, this gorge was crawling with lava monsters, and with their low levels, attracting even a single monster could draw out a whole swarm, not to mention the fact that there was an 80th-level legendary monster — the Lava Hellhound.
Moreover, this was the Demonfire Valley. The environment was so harsh that even with their fire-resistant gear and Grandmaster-grade fire-resistance potions, they were still significantly affected. They couldn't deploy their full combat power, and facing an 80th-level legendary monster like the Lava Hellhound would be suicide.
So his confidence wasn't high.
"A twenty to thirty percent success rate? That's amazing!"
"It's better to have hope than none at all. Guild Leader, just tell us what to do."
When everyone heard Shi Feng say there was a twenty to thirty percent chance, they weren't disappointed at all. Instead, they grew excited.
The Source Fire Vein!
Even among the superpowers, very few factions controlled such a vein. If the Zero Wing Guild obtained it, given some time, it was entirely possible for them to grow into a top-tier guild. At that point, Zero Wing would truly stand on the stage of vying for dominance in the Divine Realm, rather than remaining limited to being just the top guild within a single kingdom.
For Shui Se Qiang Wei, who had once been an honorary elder of the veteran first-rate guild Dusk Echo, this was something she had never even dared to imagine.
After all, this was something that Dusk Echo had failed to accomplish despite years of effort, and now Zero Wing actually had a real shot at it.
"All right, since no one has any objections, then Shui Se Qiang Wei, you and the others prepare your magic. You've received the Sea God's Legacy, so you should have learned quite a few water-type spells. The other Elementalists should prepare ice-type magic. The key is to use large-scale spells as much as possible — I don't need you to attack the monsters directly. Just turn this whole gorge into a world of ice and water."
"Once the environment changes, all the lava monsters here will be weakened, making them much easier to deal with. At least we won't be completely helpless."
"Ke Le, Ban Jiu, and Ye Wumian — once Shui Se and the others start, the three of you need to find a way to draw all the monsters away from the gorge entrance. Especially when it comes to the Lava Hellhound — Ke Le, you'll be the tank. Just draw it away, that's all. As for everyone else, use these water-type and ice-type magic scrolls."
"I won't need you to stall for too long. Just try to hold them off for five or six minutes. And under no circumstances use the Power of Darkness during this time — I have a major use for that skill later."
After Shi Feng finished laying out the plan, everyone couldn't help but glance at the Lava Hellhound, whose body stood a full seven or eight meters tall, and swallowed hard, their confidence flagging.
The other level-70-plus monsters would be one thing, but stalling an 80th-level legendary monster for five or six minutes was an enormous test. Without any suppression, a legendary monster of that level could probably kill them with a single slap, let alone the restriction against using burst skills like the Power of Darkness to buy that time.
But compared to everyone else, Ke Le's fighting spirit was surprisingly high.
"If there are no other issues, then let's move out." Shi Feng saw that everyone was ready and gave the order.
After spending a little over ten minutes, Shui Se Qiang Wei and the others took up their predetermined positions in the gorge, while Ke Le and his group were prepared to draw out every monster inside at a moment's notice.
"All right! Go!" Shi Feng saw that everyone was in position and gave the command without delay.
In an instant, Shui Se Qiang Wei and the others began chanting incantations, inscribing divine glyphs in the air, drawing massive amounts of water and ice elements to converge around them.