Volume 3 Blood and Fire Chapter 168 Ancient Tunnels (1…
Catherine took out the brooch given by Queen Galadriel, stood in front of the stone door, and shouted: "Open the door!"
The starlight shone for a moment, then dimmed again.
Then the stone door was opened outward along the gap that had been pushed open by the plant seeds, until both doors were fully opened.
Everyone could see a staircase going up inside the door, but further away it was too dark to see clearly.
"I finally know the purpose of this brooch. It is a token left by the high elves. Although I don't know how it fell into the hands of my teacher and how it was given to Queen Galadriel, this brooch can open all the high-level elves."
The gate built by the elves. Just now, the green light of this brooch kept flashing, and I thought of it." Ekaterina said happily.
"Okay, let's go in quickly. The enemy's third wave of attacks is coming. This time their huge Goblin warriors and ogres are coming. They are capable of long-range strikes."
Ilos anxiously ordered everyone to enter the stone gate quickly, but suddenly he sensed several murderous intentions heading straight for Ekaterina and the other druids.
It was the dark elf assassins he had detected before and been on guard against.
Although these dark elf assassins are only at the peak of the gold level, they have survived in the underdark all year round, making their stealth capabilities no less than those of the saint assassins.
But in front of Iloth, who can sense the legendary assassin, the stealth abilities of these dark elves are not enough.
When these dark elves were concentrating on killing the mage Ekaterina and the other druids with one blow, and then retreating, Ilois connected the broken stars in his hand to kill these daring assassins.
Kill on the spot.
Everyone felt a flash before their eyes, and the corpses of several dark elves with dark skin and tall stature emerged from the air and fell to the ground, shocking everyone.
Looking at the corpses of these dark elf assassins who remained in silence, everyone felt that death was so close. No one present except Elos found any trace of these assassins, and they couldn't help but feel a little scared when they thought about it.
However, Yekaterina did not show any panic at all, because she trusted Ilosu very much, and she firmly believed that as long as Ilosu was there, she would be absolutely safe.
Suddenly, several huge rocks were thrown towards the crowd, and they were intercepted by Ilosu and Ekaterina who reacted in time. It turned out that it was the third wave of enemies, that is, the main force, which numbered nearly 10,000 people.
Also coming were large goblins and ogres.
"Quickly retreat into the stone gate!" Elos shouted.
Everyone was at a critical moment, and as soon as Ilosu, who had finally retreated, entered the stone door, countless arrows and boulders hit the place where everyone was standing just now.
After everyone entered the stone gate, Ekaterina took out the brooch and muttered something.
With a loud bang, the stone door was closed, all the light disappeared, and even the noise outside disappeared.
No one was too panicked. They firmly believed that as long as they followed Elos, any danger would be averted.
"Now we have no way out. There is only one way out, which is to go out from the other side of this tunnel. From the last sound just now, it sounds like the falling rocks thrown by the enemies have piled up the stone gate, and two big trees have also fallen.
The gate was blocked, and we had no chance of turning back. It's a pity that those trees were so beautiful and had grown for so long, but they were destroyed in one day."
Elos said to everyone in a relaxed manner that as long as he passed through these dozens of miles of tunnels, he could reach the Crimson Principality.
The only thing we need to be vigilant about now is that this tunnel has probably not been used by anyone for a long time. I don't know if there are other dangers.
Moreover, this tunnel was dug into the mountain using magic, and a large number of rare minerals and magic materials were used as structural supports. Magic arrays were also engraved in some places. The combination of these factors seriously reduced Ilosu's extraordinary ability.
The sensing range may have lost the advantage of early warning.
Therefore, here, Elos asked everyone to be careful.
The druids of the War Eagle clan summoned small beasts, such as squirrels, mongooses, crows and other summons, and spread them out to conduct reconnaissance.
Eloth walked at the front, holding the crystal tube given by Queen Galadriel and letting the faint light emitted from it illuminate everyone.
The broad staircase seemed not to have been damaged by time. They walked about two hundred steps before reaching the top.
At the end of the stairs is another arch and a long corridor leading into darkness.
"Since we can't find any place to eat, let's sit down here. Let's find a place to have a light meal first!" Ekaterina had overexhausted her magic just now and suddenly felt hungry.
Everyone was in favor of this proposal, because everyone had almost exhausted their physical strength in the fierce battle just now.
Everyone sat down on the stairs and corridors. After the group had eaten, Ilosu asked everyone to take a third sip of the high elves' mead. These meads contained the ability to quickly restore physical strength and
Special additives for magic power are also extremely precious materials among high elves.
After resting for a while, everyone started moving forward again. Everyone was eager to complete this journey as quickly as possible. Even if they were exhausted, everyone was still willing to continue walking for several hours.
Because everyone is human beings living on the surface, they are somewhat uncomfortable with dark and confined spaces like tunnels. Although it does not reach the level of claustrophobia, I am afraid that except for those underground species, no normal person likes this.
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Elos walked at the front and led the team as always. His left hand held a crystal tube that emitted light. The light was just enough to illuminate the ground in front of his feet. His right hand held a broken star.
Behind Elos was Ekaterina. Her eyes flashed with a special light in the darkness. It seemed that she had been blessed with night vision magic such as cat vision.
After Yekaterina are the druids of the War Eagle clan. Their vision at the moment is divided into two parts. One part is the current visual scene, and the other part is connected to the vision of the small animals sent out for reconnaissance.
The corridor made several turns and then began to descend. It sloped downward for a long time before finally becoming flat again.
The air began to feel hot and stuffy, but fortunately, there was no strange stench mixed in with it.
Sometimes they can feel fresh air blowing out of the gaps in the wall. There are many similar gaps in the surrounding walls.
In the dim light of the crystal tube in Elos' hand, everyone could vaguely see stairs and arches, as well as other passages that went up, down or simply turned left and right. The terrain of this tunnel was really too complicated.
Fortunately, there is only one main road in the tunnel, so everyone can walk on the correct path.
It's just that this tunnel is really in disrepair for a long time. There are many holes and pits hidden in the dark road, and there are even deep wells that will echo with the sound of footsteps.
There are deep cracks on the walls and floors, and various deep grooves often appear under people's feet.
Some deep ditches were even as wide as seven feet, and the sound of gurgling water could be heard from underneath, as if some kind of huge waterwheel was operating in the darkness.
Due to the constant emergence of these dangers that can be seen everywhere, the speed of everyone's travel has become slower and slower.
The druids who were weaker and had not yet fully recovered their physical strength had even begun to feel like they were walking endlessly at the bottom of the mountain. Some of them were very tired, but they did not dare to leave behind to rest without receiving orders.
Since this time, except for a few pauses, everyone has been walking for several hours without any rest.
Suddenly, Iloth stopped and began to check the direction seriously.
In front of him was a wide arch, leading to three passages. All directions were to the west, but the leftmost road went down, the rightmost road went up, and the middle road continued forward, flat, but very narrow. .
Iloth held up the crystal tube, hoping to find any clues that would help him decide the path, but he couldn't find any traces.
Eloise shook his head and said: "You are all tired. We'd better stay here and rest tonight. Although it is eternal night inside, it should be past midnight outside. Wait until everyone has rested." Okay, let’s make a decision again.”