"THANKS! I can use more heat!" Nixt laughed in return, pummeling the ground with a rush of earth essence. As the dirt shook and cracks surrounded the area around him and his foe, a wave of fire essence then rushed into the ground as well.
Caught off guard, the perennial opponent adorned himself in wind, originally seeing Nixt with only earth essence. But seeing the enormous wave of heat that Nixt had abruptly pumped into the earth, the opponent came to a quick realization.
"You're behind the lava!!"
"Guilty!" Laughing, Nixt didn't care about the sweat and stress that his body felt at the moment.
Despite his confident grin, Nixt's body was in the middle of recovery. Creating that much magma for the trapped fort wasn't easy, even with the gorillas, wildebeests, and stallions supplying the earth essence needed to prepare the rock for smelting. But with flames falling upon them and the plan moving ahead, Nixt decided to no longer hold back.
