Herman was surprised that Philip would give Oberon such a high evaluation. Of the four ancient battlefields, the battlefield of beasts was the cruelest and with the highest overall strength, but they never had a decent expert. Hearing Philip’s remark, Herman looked at Oberon but did not notice anything. Another quarter of an hour passed before the compass in Herman’s hand hummed. Herman got up and said, “Get ready, the entrance is here.” Everyone got ready to enter the blackout zone. Energy gushed from Herman’s body, and a huge pattern appeared in the air. When the pattern disappeared into the yellow sand, a huge cave hole that looked like a man-eating beast appeared where they stood. Herman yelled, “Let’s go.” Everyone jumped into the entrance of the cave one after another. A brief moment later, the hole disappeared and yellow sand filled the space again as if nothing had appeared. After entering the hole, Philip found himself falling. After an unknown amount of time, he hit the ground with a loud crash. It was pitch-black, and no one could see anything. Illuminating stones appeared in some people’s hands, and everyone found that they were in a huge palace at this moment. Strangely enough, this palace had no roof. The surrounding walls were full of murals that depicted all sorts of stories. Before everyone had time to explore, they discovered two passages in the distance. Everyone looked at Herman, who said coldly, “Everyone, now that we’ve entered the blackout zone, anything you get depends on your ability… It’s my first time in the blackout zone too, so don’t look at me. I don’t know which way to go either.”
Everyone remained silent as if waiting for Herman’s choice. Herman was speechless, but he randomly walked into one of the passages. Freyman and Waldo followed him, but Philip did not move. The remaining people glanced at each other. Everyone felt insecure about unfamiliar places. In the end, they followed Herman. Philip looked at them and went the other way. The moment he entered this passage, Philip discovered something different. Here, the energy in his body was suppressed. As he went deeper, the passage became bigger. Even without the illuminating stone, Philip could see the passage around him clearly. As the light source grew brighter, a pontoon bridge appeared in front of Philip. Magma flowed under the bridge, but he was surprised to find that the river formed by the magma was not hot at all. Philip could not help wondering, “Is this an illusion?” “I don’t think so, Master. Look at this…” Golda said and threw a bone in his hand into the magma. It started smoking immediately and melted into the magma. Philip also saw some creatures swimming in the magma. Philip explored this strange place with his senses and said, “Be careful. If you run into any danger, enter Verge Tower immediately.” The two nodded. Then, Philip stepped onto the bridge, and a flame burst into the sky. There was a slight burn on his hand, but he could not feel the temperature on it, which surprised Philip. In the end, his whole body was shrouded in flames, which was his comprehension of the rules of fire.”