It was several kilometers below the surface, and it was pitch black.
The tunnel is as quiet as the grave, and the darkness makes people frightened.
The lighting rod illuminates the area around 60 meters. You can see that this is a team of about thirty people.
In the light, you can see lichens, fungi and mosses growing in the tunnel, emitting dim light in the sun. However, carrying light sources in dark areas is very dangerous. In large caves, sun poles and torches can be detected from a distance, which means that nearby creatures have plenty of time to decide whether to avoid these surface residents or ambush them.
After walking in a small corridor for ten minutes, the pressure on the body was lightened.
Rolek passed through the barrier and looked around. There was darkness in front of him, and behind him was the elves' team.
Roleke stepped over another place and his eyes suddenly became clear.
"What a dark and endless existence!" Luolaike's pupil shrank.
This is the underground sea.
The underground sea is different from the sea on the ground, but at first glance, it is vast, distant, deep, just like the sea of ​​night, stretching for dozens of miles.
And around there are countless domes.
"His Excellency Rolek, there is an underground sea here, which is obviously a very suitable territory because it has sufficient space and resources to maintain the jungle of huge fungi, moss and other strange plants." A female voice said: "And, although the sea water here is not fresh water, it can be purified and there are also a large number of fish and shrimps in it."
"Yes, Miss Avesy, it seems that this is probably one of the residences of the elves?" Rollek said.
"It is possible that the dozen underground exploration teams sent by my Lord are very likely to have residences for land elves. This is based on the elves' sense." Avesie said: "But now, let's find a suitable camping site first! You have night vision, so you should check it for us first."
Luolaik nodded silently. After he became a dark mage, he gained the power of night vision and walked carefully along the slope downwards.
Danger? Of course there is danger, but since you are a subordinate, there is always danger, as long as you don’t die.
Just bypassing a huge rock lying across, Roleke made a discovery under night vision.
On the ground on both sides of the valley entrance were several rough spears, each with a skeleton strung on each.
Rolek immediately became cautious, he immersed in the shadows around him, and a low spell rang.
Level 1 Spell: Invisible servant
Summoning invisible power (similar to ghosts) is very fast. Although the summoning time is not long and only a few minutes, it can explore a considerable area through the visual sharing of the mystery.
Only in the air, an invisible force suddenly emerged and began to float forward, looking at the surrounding area with the Eye of the Secret Art.
After going a little deeper, the invisible servant heard the noise becoming clearer and clearer, with footsteps in it. In a moment, a group of humanoid creatures walked out of a hole.
"It's actually an orc!" Rolek saw the appearance of this group of creatures through the invisible servants.
In the areas where humans are notified, foreign races are actually rare. I won’t talk about elves, dwarves are rare, and orcs are basically only available in barbaric areas.
These orcs, it is said that they had reproductive on the ground before, but were led by the Lord of Light to drive out of the dark area, so they settled in caves. The caves near the surface not only blocked the hateful sunlight, but also became extremely easy to defend after simple work. Therefore, most orcs were very happy to use these.
Rolek immediately hid himself in a darker corner and observed the group of orcs.
Among the orcs, half are taurens, and some are bears. They have equipment on them. Although they are not exquisite, they also represent civilization.
"Damn it! It seems to be an area where orcs are concentrated, so it's not easy to deal with now!" Luolaik couldn't help but curse. After a few minutes, the invisible servant collapsed.
What shocked Rolek the most was that this insignificant fluctuation suddenly attracted the attention of a tauren. It raised its head and glanced at it a few times.
However, I didn't notice anything. After waiting for half an hour, the orcs left.
After a deep look, Roleke waited for a moment before leaving and returned to his original location.
"Rollek, why have you been there for so long? Did you find anything?" Avesy said in a low voice.
"Yes, I found out that a group of orcs, half of them were bears and half were taurens, all of them were powerful warriors. By the way, there seemed to be priests inside." Luolaik did not hide it, explaining one by one.
Although other elves did not know the common language of humans, they had no communication with him, and their eyes were cold, Rolek still reported it seriously.
Now, in the human world, Rolek cannot get through. If he loses the protection of the elves, then...
"Well! It is very likely that there are sacrifices. It is said that orcs also have their own gods. Although they are said to be not strong in power, they are also gods!"
"Mr. Avesy, can you say more? Only by knowing the details can we act better."
"Yes, it is said that orcs and humans have been produced at about the same time, and it has been nearly ten thousand years now. However, because the orcs' wisdom is generally not high and the tribal system is not high, and they cannot concentrate on large-scale faith. Therefore, it is said that there are only three gods and their power is not very strong!" Speaking of this, Avessie took out a holy emblem and prayed for a moment, a small halo appeared on the holy emblem.
"Now, otherwise you will be able to feel their names. These three gods are the main god of the orcs, and a god who controls orcs and power."
"The second is the orc's war god Pult, who controls war and conquest."
"The last one is the orc's god of death. As you can see, these gods do not master life and creation, but win with strength and conquest. This is also the characteristic of orcs!"
"I understand, but even so, the gods are still gods. If the orcs settle here, the elves of the land should not be here?" Luolaik thought for a while and asked.
Avesy's eyelids twitched and said, "Not necessarily, but it is said that the earth elves have also developed many powers underground, and..."
Speaking of this, it is difficult to get too tickled: "And it is said that secretly colluded with some demon lords, and there is actually a legend of believing in the demon gods, and maybe they can still survive here."
"No matter what, since we have come with our Lord, we must explore clearly. If there is an elves on the ground, we just need to report to our Lord. How to deal with it will be given instructions."
Roleke smiled bitterly and said nothing.
"The most urgent thing now is to find a place to camp." Avesy said again.
"This is easy. There are tens of thousands of caves nearby, and most of them have no traces of activity. We only have thirty people. It is not difficult to cover up the traces. I send my magic pet to find it." Rollek said, his magic pet was a black spider: "It would be better to be an abandoned camp in the past. In this way, there will be no people and some convenience."
As he said that, he directed the demon pet to enter the darkness.
Half an hour later, a camp that met the requirements was discovered. With a goal, they continued to move forward carefully, and after half an hour, they entered here.
This is indeed a ruined camp. The cave has dust, gravel and messy things, and there are some creatures inside. However, the tunnel is quite tall and spacious, without any obstacles.
Although the sound of the elf's footsteps is slight, it can still be heard far away, forming an empty echo.
"Miss Avesy, it is difficult to hide sounds in this cave environment, so it is unlikely to attack." Rolek said conscientiously, not only for the team, but also for himself, he did not want to perform a mortal mission.
"Yeah, I understand."
There are many places where the tunnel seeps.
In the quiet environment, the clear dripping sound of water coming from time to time from the shadow makes people feel even more numb to the scalp. However, this is actually a good thing, and these waters are fresh water that can be consumed directly.
"The water vapor in the underground sea will condense on the surrounding cave walls, so if we have few people, this kind of water alone will be enough, and there is no need to spend any effort to purify the sea water." Rolek continued.
After walking forward for a while, a foul smell suddenly came to my nose.
"Please note, this is the smell of corpses." Rollek said.
The illumination staff shines around the vicinity, showing the orcs' original living area. The rotten smell in the air becomes even stronger. You can see that many bones are thrown around the ground in a mess.
From time to time, you can also see mice, scorpions, and snakes.
"How come there are so many skeletons here!" Avesy frowned.
"It's food. Look, there are traces of biting on the bones. This place should have been the living area of ​​orcs. Everyone knows that orcs don't pay attention to cleanliness." Rollek said: "I just don't know why, but this place was abandoned."
Sure enough, after a few steps, I saw a few vessels placed there. They were very unique in shape, and they were originally pottery fired by orcs.
"Cleaning them!" Avesie issued an order to the elf's men. This was not enough for Rolek. No matter what, Rolek was a mage who was almost level 5 to level 6 and should be respected.
Immediately, the command was executed.
After a while, the camp was basically cleaned, and all the bones were cleaned out to an area outside. The entire team of people camped inside. At this time, the enemy situation was still unknown, so they did not dare to light the bonfire, so they could only eat some dry food quietly in the clear water.
"Tonight, we will repair our night, and tomorrow we will explore the surrounding situation in a planned manner, with a period of half a month. If we cannot find traces of the earth elves, we will retreat." Avesy said at the end of the order.
Half a month?
Luolaik breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It was not too long. I hope that the elves of the exploration land will go smoothly at this time!
However, even Rolek understood that with the concentration of the sea elves, the fire elves are temporarily restrained by the queen, so the following actions are of course to look for the elves of the earth and the wind (wing) elves.
Chapter completed!