The small interlude with the blue flames didn't delay Richard much; after handing the flames over to Ulysses, he returned to the Magma Sea to continue surfacing.
Three days passed in the process of ascending, and on the fourth day, Richard finally saw the rocky wall on the upper layer of the Molten Sea.
All that remained was to carve a tunnel through the rock wall to reach the ground.
Richard touched the wall with his Magic Wand, and a Magic Radiance disappeared into the wall, followed by the wall turning into dust and falling into the Magma Sea.
"Hmm? Turned directly into dust, not mud. It seems that under different Elemental conditions, some spells' effects can change."
Richard released a few more Fossil to Mud spells, effectively carving a hole in the wall large enough to accommodate his body.
He dove into the hole and was instantly out of the Magma Sea.
"It's not easy to get out, huh."
Once inside the hole, Richard started to proceed toward the surface as planned.
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