owlsbooks Chapter 1368 A sudden fierce battle
Chapter 1368 A sudden fierce battle
"what happened?"
Noticing the unusual changes ahead, Lei Xiao and others at the center and rear of the team immediately tensed up and tightened their weapons.
Judging from the nervous expressions on everyone's faces, they obviously haven't fully recovered from the shocking scene in the mirage just now.
While feeling awe in his heart, Lei Xiao calmed himself down and looked toward the front of the team.
In a corner of the mine, I saw a group of trembling strange figures huddled together. Judging from their clothes, they were exactly the same as the phantoms in the mirage just now.
"How can there still be illusions? Are we still in a mirage?"
Broy's eyes widened, his face filled with confusion and nervousness.
"No, there is no energy fluctuation of illusion. This is not an illusion."
Xiao Huan followed closely beside Lei Xiao and denied, "They definitely did not appear here through the mirage."
"If it's not a mirage, then why can we still see these images?"
Fanny also looked like she was not daring to be careless at all. The tip of the staff in her hand was emitting a faint magical light, and it was obvious that she was ready to attack at any time.
As Fanny finished her words, the confusion on the faces of the other members of our team grew even more intense, with beads of sweat even beginning to appear on their foreheads.
I have to say, after having just experienced that unforgettable mirage, such a vision really makes one dare not be careless at all.
Just when everyone was still wondering what was happening, those figures apparently noticed our presence and slowly raised their heads, revealing pale faces and bloodshot eyes.
It is not difficult to tell from the faces and features of these strange figures that they are dark elf miners.
"We are just a group of pathetic people abandoned by God, why do you want to kill us all?!"
The leading dark elf miner yelled angrily, then raised the war hammer in his hand and attacked our group.
Around the leading dark elf miner, the other dark elves also had ferocious faces. They made the same attacking movements and rushed towards us together.
For a moment, a corner of the mine that had been as calm as water was suddenly filled with murderous aura and became turbulent.
Faced with such a sudden attack, although everyone on our side had a lot of question marks in their hearts, there was no panic at all. They all lowered their bodies and prepared to deal with it.
They felt an inexplicable murderous aura coming towards them, especially the light half-elves who were in the lead. They were obviously well-trained. The dazzling magic light and sharp blades immediately formed an impenetrable and deadly net, and rushed towards the opponent.
However, at the moment when several physical warriors of the light half-elves, led by Myron, were about to come into contact with the other side, those dark elf miners with hideous faces and madly attacking disappeared one after another, as if they had never appeared.
With the disappearance of the dark elf miners, the whole environment suddenly became quiet again. Only our people who still raised their weapons were left looking at each other with puzzled expressions.
"Why did they suddenly disappear again? Where did they go?"
Broy carefully controlled the two sixth-level alchemical puppets to stand guard nearby, still not daring to relax.
"It is still unknown at the moment, but judging from the fact that the other party was able to react to us and even release murderous intent, it is indeed completely different from the illusion in the mirage just now. After all, the mirage just now was just a recording illusion and it would never react to us."
Ruth was also not willing to be careless. She stared at her surroundings and responded, "I think these dark elves are entities, but they disappeared again for some reason."
"But it's been more than 3,000 years since then. Why do they still look exactly the same as they did back then?"
Fanny frowned, looking puzzled, "I have never encountered such an incredible thing."
"It is indeed puzzling, but what is more concerning is the words of the leading dark elf."
Chris took over the conversation and said thoughtfully: "They call themselves the Forsaken of God. What does that mean?"
"I think that's easy to explain."
Lei Xiao hesitated for a moment and responded, "Based on the analysis of the scene in the mirage just now, we have reached a few consensuses. One of them is that this place encountered a god-level attack, which made the dark elves at that time completely unable to fight back."
"What is certain is that the dark elves at that time must have been favored by some gods, but at least from the scene in the mirage, no other gods came to save the dark elves, so most of the dark elves were just praying in vain."
Lei Xiao concluded: "At this point, the answer is self-evident."
"In other words, do these dark elves think they have been abandoned by the gods? That's why they call themselves the Forsaken of God."
Ruth gently stroked her fair chin and continued, "It makes sense when you think about it this way. But then again, why did the gods of the dark elves watch their favored people being attacked? This is indeed a bit unreasonable. After all, the gods are omnipotent and they would never sit idly by."
"This is the mystery of the Blank Age. Perhaps these gods were also attacked. Perhaps these gods were the attackers themselves. Perhaps the gods no longer favored this land at that time."
Lei Xiao shrugged and responded: "As long as we understand the truth of the blank era, all of this will naturally be solved."
"As for the dark elves that attacked us just now, although we don't know how they appeared, from the current situation, they are not a big threat. You just need to be careful and cautious in dealing with them."
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, everyone's confused expressions gradually disappeared, and they all focused their minds and concentrated on the surrounding scenery.
"Your Majesty, speaking of which, could the abnormal energy fluctuations we felt at the beginning be those dark elves that attacked us just now?"
Broy tried his best to suppress his nervousness and asked Lei Xiao again.
"The energy fluctuations of those dark elves just now were filled with hostility, without any concealment. They were obviously completely different from the obscure energy fluctuations at the beginning."
Lei Xiao carefully recalled what he had seen and heard in his mind, and responded: "The difference between the two is still obvious."
"I agree with His Majesty the Human Race's opinion."
Ruth nodded and agreed, "I felt a kind of life force from those dark elves just now, which is completely different from the vague life force at the beginning."
"Mr. Ruth, what does the seemingly life force mean?"
Nar's dragon still had a confused look on his face. He asked, "Could it be that the dark elves that attacked us just now were not real life forms? Then what are they?"
"That's what confuses me. They seem to be something between living things and non-living things."
Ruth's face was also filled with confusion. She smiled helplessly and said, "It's not just you. I've never encountered such a situation before."
"First there was the obscure vitality, then there was the sudden mirage, and now there is a seemingly life form? It seems that this ancient mine has yielded more than we thought."
Lei Xiao clapped his hands lightly, signaling everyone to continue exploring, and said, "Let's take a good look at what secrets are hidden in this ancient mine."
After saying that, Lei Xiao looked at Ruth meaningfully again.
The secret that Lei Xiao was referring to naturally included what was speculated at the beginning, what Ruth and other light half-elves really wanted in this ancient mine.
"Your Majesty is right. We must not let this restrict our steps."
Ruth didn't seem to realize what Lei Xiao meant, and quickly reorganized the exploration formation of the light half-elves and walked at the front of the team again.
After that, the group discovered several more teams of dark elf miners similar to the ones they had just seen. Apart from the number of people and their appearance, there were almost no other differences between them.
Most of them suddenly disappeared while attacking us, and only a few chose to escape after seeing us, and soon disappeared from our sight.
I have to say, even though these seemingly life forms did not really engage in a fight with us, the sudden appearance of a group of strangers around the corner and the sudden murderous aura still made our group feel awe-inspiring and we dared not slack off in the slightest.
Unconsciously, a strange atmosphere began to spread quietly among our team.
"Your Majesty, the area ahead should be the management area for this area."
In front of a passage that exuded a deep atmosphere, Ruth nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "The management area is the core of the entire mining area. It is located in the most conspicuous position throughout the mine. It is usually where the mine leader works and stores precious resources. The magic traps deployed are also the most rigorous, and it may even be the location of the self-destruct array. So please wait for a moment and let us clean it up first."
"I see. I'll have to trouble you all."
Upon hearing the voice, Lei Xiao led all of our warriors to retreat a few steps.
"Your Majesty is too polite. We will be back soon."
Ruth took a deep breath and then walked into the passage with a group of light half-elves, and soon disappeared around the corner of the passage.
At the entrance of the passage, Lei Xiao had his eyes slightly narrowed.
Although Ruth's face was solemn just now, there was a hint of excitement in her words. From this, it is not difficult to see that what the other party really wants is very likely in a management area of this ancient mine.
However, this ancient mine is full of twists and turns, and there are traps everywhere. It is not easy to find what you need. Therefore, Lei Xiao is not worried that the other party will get something so quickly. Instead, he can judge the approximate location of the thing he really wants based on the other party's footprints.
The reason why Lei Xiao was so concerned about what the light half-elves really needed was mainly out of curiosity.
Firstly, they were curious about what the dark elves were really looking for, and secondly, it was the reason why the light half-elves were willing to lower themselves to find out. After all, it was an extremely interesting thing in itself that a group of light half-elves traveled through mountains and rivers to find something in the ruins of the ancient mine of the dark elves.
Just as Lei Xiao thought of this, an extremely violent energy fluctuation suddenly came from the corner of the passage ahead, and then, a strange and vast aura suddenly swept out, exuding a strong murderous aura.
"Your Majesty, it's the energy fluctuations of the summoning array. It seems that Lady Ruth and the others accidentally triggered a magic trap!"
The dragon standing guard at the door had a solemn and nervous look on his face. He quickly asked Lei Xiao, "What should we do?"
"Of course we can't just sit back and do nothing."
Lei Xiao turned his palm upward, and several sixth-level detection scrolls immediately appeared.
He was seen activating the passage and saying, "Let's go and take a look."
After saying that, a group of our strong men flew out in formation under the command of Lei Xiao and rushed into the passage.
As the group moved forward, after passing the corner of the passage, we soon arrived at an extremely spacious hall.
In the center of the hall, Ruth and ten other light half-elves were surrounded tightly by more than twice the number of black stone golem puppets. Judging from the energy fluctuations, the opponents were obviously all at the sixth level.
Just as our group appeared, the golden magic patterns covering the black stone men grew stronger, and one by one they rose into the air, swinging their giant fists from all directions, aiming directly at Ruth and the others in the center.
All of a sudden, the attack momentum of more than 20 sixth-level warriors was overwhelming, and the fierce energy fluctuations stirred the space, blowing up the thick dust covering the entire hall into a sandstorm.
"Fortress of Light!"
Ruth and the others reacted very quickly. Thick magic walls composed of light curtains quickly condensed in an attempt to slow down the opponent's offensive.
The thick black fist smashed the magic wall, making a crisp sound of breaking glass. In front of the golem puppets that were obviously stronger, the defensive spells cast by Ruth and other six-level magicians were obviously not worth mentioning.
But at this moment, our strong men led by Lei Xiao and the strong dragon men had already rushed over and engaged in a melee with the enemy.
Among them, the powerful flower and wood fairies led by Fanny and Chris also summoned more than a dozen sixth-order golem puppets of various shapes, instantly eliminating the opponent's strength advantage.
After Lei Xiao and others joined the battle, the hall, which was already filled with murderous aura, became even more turbulent. One after another, powerful forces collided with each other in mid-air, causing continuous strong winds to stir everywhere.
But when our warriors were fighting fiercely with the sudden appearance of the golem puppets, no one noticed that a mysterious black shadow quietly poked its head out and was silently watching everything from the shadows at the corner of the passage. (End of this chapter)