owlsbooks Chapter 1551: Towards the Depths and Doubts
Chapter 1551: Towards the Depths and Doubts
Deep in the rift valley, as the group walked forward cautiously, the already dim sunlight above their heads quickly disappeared, and was replaced by illuminating magic light balls floating in the air.
Under the illumination of the magic light ball, Lei Xiao looked around and saw that the group had already entered a vast underground space, which was exactly the same as when they were in Guanwang City.
However, the "eclipse" there no longer needs the help of magic veins to appear, and there is no thick magic mist produced when magic erupts.
However, this similar feeling of stepping into the underground space still made Lei Xiao and his party feel awe-inspiring. After all, apart from getting acquainted with the old city lord and others, the Battle of Guanwang City was not a good memory.
As for Lila and other stone giants, they did not dare to be careless at all. In the neatly marching queue, the stone giant heavy infantry holding five-meter giant shields walked at the outermost edge, further inside were the giant axe infantry and giant sword infantry, and on the innermost side were the magicians and archers holding giant staffs and longbows.
At the core of the team, thousands of fifth-order stone giant magicians were sitting cross-legged in a mobile magic tower and chanting in a low voice, apparently providing energy for the absolute defense barrier covering the entire team.
"Mountain mist dissipates!"
As gusts of wind whistled past, the giant robes of a group of stone giant wind magicians fluttered in the wind, and the giant staffs in their hands pointed directly at the swirling magic fog in front of them. Wherever the giant staffs pointed, the thick fog was dispersed to both sides, making the blurry road ahead instantly clear.
"This place really seems like a watchtower."
Jasmine blinked her eyes, sometimes appearing on the top floor of the Stone Giant's mobile magic tower, looking out from above, and sometimes appearing back beside Lei Xiao, nodding her head and saying, "Are we going back for no apparent reason again?"
After saying that, Jasmine shuddered involuntarily, causing the pink hood to tremble slightly. It was obvious that she recalled the scene in which she was besieged by the possessed creatures not long ago.
"Although the environment is somewhat similar, the soil in this underground space is obviously much harder, and there are no underground rivers flowing around."
As a great earth mage, Chris was obviously very sensitive to geology. She nodded to Jasmine and said, "Don't worry, sir. We haven't returned there yet. Don't worry."
"I, I'm not worried at all. I can't wait to go back and fight those Eclipses again!"
Jasmine put her hands on her hips and said stubbornly, "Even if a bunch of Half-Step Seventh-Level Devourers come, I will never retreat a single step!"
Just as Jasmine finished her words, there was another extremely violent tremor coming from the front.
All this happened too suddenly, causing debris to continuously slide down from the sky at the top of the underground space, hitting the absolute defense barrier above everyone's heads with a crackling sound.
Not only that, there were also extremely powerful energy fluctuations that continued to surge out, causing strong winds to howl everywhere in the underground space and fog to swirl back and forth.
Although everyone was covered by the absolute defense barrier, the sound of breaking air around them was endless and the momentum was extremely shocking.
Seeing this, especially the three Xuanji stone elves following Lei Xiao, all frowned slightly.
In the raging energy gale, they all vaguely felt an extremely violent and crazy wave, which was the breath of "Eclipse", and there was quite a lot of it.
"Your Majesty, the magical ley lines are erupting again. What should we do?"
Faced with the increasingly serious changes, Lila subconsciously looked at Lei Xiao and asked.
When she first led the crowd here, the situation was not as serious as this, but now there is probably a large amount of "Eclipse" that has come here with the eruption, plus there is an unknown mysterious city. This undoubtedly means that we will face two unfathomable opponents.
For a moment, even though he was followed by three of the most elite fifth-order stone giant legions, the stone giant chief still felt uneasy in his heart. In front of the "Eclipse" and the unknown city, everything seemed to be increasingly pale and powerless.
"Keep going, if we leave it alone, the situation will probably get worse."
Lei Xiao, who was in telepathic communication with the stone elves, knew about the arrival of "Eclipse" at the first moment and nodded slightly to Lila.
Lei Xiao was naturally well aware of Lila's concerns.
If there is no means to fight against "erosion", even if there are 10 fifth-order legions standing here, the most they can do is to block the opponent. If they are not careful, they may be quietly parasitized, and the result is self-evident.
But his group had gone through several fierce battles with "Eclipse", so their experience was far greater than that of the stone giant.
Furthermore, since the mysterious city has been fighting against "Eclipse", it undoubtedly shows that the two sides are also in an antagonistic relationship.
Therefore, although we are facing two forces, we may still have a chance to find out the true face of the mysterious city.
As for the surging "Corruption", the amount that appeared was limited after all, provided that the Demon-Barrier had not yet become ineffective. It was impossible for it to be endless like that in the Watchtower City.
"It's all up to His Majesty the Human Race to order!"
Seeing that Lei Xiao did not hesitate at all, Lila felt a surge of confidence in her heart and began to lead the way.
The group, along with the three stone giant legions, moved forward in the underground space that was sometimes spacious and sometimes slightly narrow, and soon the view in front of them became clear again.
At this moment, what filled the ears of the group was not only the whistling energy gusts, but also the continuous sounds of fierce energy collisions.
This undoubtedly means that the mysterious city has once again engaged in a fierce battle with "Eclipse".
"Your Majesty, the mysterious city is just ahead!"
As soon as Lila finished speaking, Lei Xiao could already see some strange magical lights looming in the magic mist at the end of the space ahead, like a swarm of fireflies.
"Mountain mist dissipates!"
The stone giant wind mages chanted loudly again, causing the fog at the end of the space ahead to completely dissipate.
As the fog dissipated, Lei Xiao noticed it.
It turned out to be a very special amber magic protective wall. The magical light on it was not like the waves of water like most barrier walls, but was dotted and kept shining like the night sky.
"Your Majesty, that is the magic barrier that we are powerless against!"
Lila pointed at the amber magic wall and frowned tightly.
"Let's go and take a look."
Lei Xiao held Rolandel across his chest, and the other powerful men who accompanied him also looked ready for battle.
When he came within a hundred meters of the magic barrier, Lei Xiao noticed further.
Although the amber magic light dotted on its surface is not dazzling, it does exude an unshakable and powerful force.
Such momentum undoubtedly far exceeds the absolute defense barrier of ordinary scale.
Looking inside the barrier, a few kilometers away, one can indeed vaguely see the outline of a large city.
It was just as Lila said, the light from the city was extremely dim, and coupled with the thick fog and the long distance, it was impossible to see the true appearance of the city.
Faintly, one could only see the magical light surging above and below the city, like a flashing light, and it was obvious that a fierce battle was going on.
"My Lord, it is indeed Eclipse that is besieging the city!"
Although the specific scene could not be seen in the thick fog, Xuanji and other stone elves still confirmed the other party's breath at the first time.
After hearing Xuan Ji's words, Lila and other stone giants became nervous and immediately commanded the three legions to deploy a defensive formation, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
"I have never seen this kind of magic barrier before. It is definitely not the product of those scruffy bearded men. It looks very ancient."
While Lila and the others were busy making arrangements, Jasmine, with a calm and curious look on her face, began to study the amber barrier.
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
This girl was right. This magic barrier did look extremely ancient and should be a relic from the Silver Moon Era.
As for the sloppy bearded man, he refers to the dwarves. You know, the elves and dwarves, who are both the top forces among all races, have always been at odds with each other, so much so that they have given each other a lot of derogatory names.
"It really doesn't look like the magic barrier of the dwarves. The magic barriers of the dwarves are mostly simple and practical types that can send bricks flying with great force, but this magic barrier is obviously much more delicate."
Xuan Ji, who was also quite knowledgeable, nodded slightly, agreeing with Jasmine's opinion, and said thoughtfully: "Since it is not the masterpiece of the dwarves who are accustomed to living underground, and the barrier is very ancient, then this mysterious city could be..."
"I'm afraid it's a misplaced object."
Lei Xiao took over the conversation and said affirmatively: "Just as we inferred before, it seems that this mysterious city has existed here since the blank era, but the outbreak of the magic vein has made it reappear in our field of vision."
After hearing Lei Xiao's analysis, the Lila sisters, who had just returned from giving orders, nodded in agreement.
This illustrates a problem, that is, this mysterious city may come from any force among all races, except the giants.
Seeing that the other party was still fighting fiercely with "Eclipse", Lei Xiao simply led a group of strong men to move forward and began to observe this magic barrier closely.
The other party can't take care of us now, so this is naturally the best opportunity for us to find a way to break the barrier.
When they got closer, everyone's eyes were filled with surprise.
Looking inside along the glittering amber barrier in front of me, the hazy unknown giant city seemed to be sealed in amber, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.
"Then again, this barrier is probably strong enough to rival a large city of a first-rate power, so why can't it stop those 'Erosions'?"
While feeling surprised, Jasmine tilted her head and said, "It's impossible that they put Eclipse in here on purpose, right?"
"It's unlikely. Lila once said that they care very much about their territory and will never take the initiative to let other forces in, including Eclipse."
Lei Xiao hesitated for a moment and denied it, "In my opinion, it is probably because of its age that this barrier is no longer airtight, and the "Erosion" poured in through a certain gap, or it is because of the gushing of the magic veins that directly penetrated the weak part of the barrier. It is still unknown."
"So, if we find this gap, can we bypass the barrier?"
Jasmine's starry eyes hidden in her pink hood lit up, and she blurted out, "It seems we have found a way to get in!"
"Having said that, don't forget that those 'eclipses' come from deep underground, and I'm afraid the cracks don't exist on the surface."
Lei Xiao stroked his chin gently and said thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty is right. I led the soldiers to carefully circle the entire territory and did not find any cracks."
Lila nodded heavily and agreed, "Besides, since Eclipse has occupied the rift first, even if we find the location, I'm afraid a fierce battle will break out."
"The most important thing is, if it is really the eruption of the magic vein that broke through the barrier, then wouldn't it be equivalent to heading to the eruption point of the magic vein?"
A little cold sweat seeped out of Kayla's white forehead, and she swallowed involuntarily.
You know, although the invincible "Eclipse" is not afraid of the gushing of magic veins, with such a fierce scale, let alone ordinary soldiers and strong men, even she, who is half a step to the seventh level, is not sure that she can pass it safely.
"This is indeed full of uncertainties. At least for now, it seems that we don't need to take such risks."
Lei Xiao affirmed Kira's words and continued to observe.
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. Unless it is absolutely necessary, there is really no need for us to do this."
Fei'er followed Lei Xiao closely, first agreed with him, then frowned slightly, obviously encountering some difficult problem.
"Fei'er, what happened?"
Lei Xiao keenly noticed the Pelican Princess's expression and asked curiously.
From the moment he approached here, Lei Xiao noticed that the latter had been thinking about something, but seemed unable to find the answer to the question.
"To be honest, Your Majesty, I think I have seen this rather special barrier somewhere before."
Fei'er nodded to Lei Xiao, and said anxiously but helplessly, "It's just that Your Majesty also knows that I have forgotten a lot of things, and I can't remember them for the moment."
Let's talk. The expression on Fei'er's fair face became more and more obvious. She said to Lei Xiao, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I can't help you."
"It doesn't matter. It's a great help that you can stay by my side."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and waved his hand to signal the other party not to take it to heart.
"By the way, Your Majesty, since this mysterious city has been standing here since the blank era, how do the people here live here?"
Jasmine obviously didn't notice what was happening on Lei Xiao's side, and she came over again, jumping and skipping.
As soon as Jasmine finished speaking, the turbulent battle suddenly stopped, causing the underground space, which had been roaring constantly, to become quiet in an instant.
Then, an old and deep cold snort reached everyone's ears.
"It's true that just as the jackals left, the tigers and leopards came again. Since you half-giants have tried to covet our territory again and again, don't blame us for being rude!" (End of this chapter)