"Is this the entrance to the ancient dark elf mines?"
The moonlight was clear, Lei Xiao stood in front of a hollow circular pit, and couldn't help but exclaimed in wonder.
This place is located at the foot of a continuous mountain range, which is Yingying Peak. Not far away, there is a rapid river flowing past, making the sound of water flowing in my ears endless.
Around the circular pit, there are several large dwarf magic machines deployed, as well as a large amount of piled soil, which looks quite spectacular.
"That's right, Your Majesty, everything is ready."
Broy stood beside Lei Xiao and reported: "The advance team of dwarves has arrived at the edge of the ancient dark elf mine ruins and is waiting for our arrival."
"Thank you for your hard work. Well done."
Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction and looked at the team of strong men behind him.
The first ones to bear the brunt are naturally the three sixth-level powerhouses Bing Lao, Hui Lao, and Yoniel, Louise, Jiang Li and other main subordinates, as well as Xiao Jie and other stone elves.
After that, there is a strong team composed of flower fairies and wood fairies, led by Fanny and Chris respectively, with a total of 20 sixth-level strong men.
As for Shuerte and other strong tree men, as well as other strong men on our side, Lei Xiao arranged them to be on standby at the location where they would fight with the dragonborn army against the trolls and tauren, ready to invite you to the urn at any time.
Keeping a certain distance from our strong team is the strong team composed of light half-elves and dragonborn.
In addition to the old acquaintances Ruth and Myron, there are also 8 other bright half-elf strongmen participating, including a total of 5 sixth-level strongmen including Ruth and Myron, and 5 fifth-level peak and half-level masters.
Step into the sixth level of a strong man.
According to the information obtained by Lei Xiao, these should be all the bright half-elves who came here.
Dragonborn sent a total of 5 sixth-level powerhouses, among whom there was no Winged Prince Davis, but only Gnar and several other Dragonborn powerhouses.
It's no wonder, after all, Davis, who is the main force, is preparing to deal with trolls and tauren on another battlefield, just like Shult and others.
"Your Excellency Ruth, let's get started."
Lei Xiao's eyes finally fell on the strong light half-elf, and he nodded slightly.
"I understand, Your Majesty the Human Race, we have already been ready to go."
Ruth put on a set of pale golden battle robes, and the metal staff in her hand shone with splendor.
Under the command of Ruth, 10 bright half-elves quickly formed the first echelon of the team, followed closely by the dragonborn warriors, and then came Lei Xiao and other powerful warriors on our side.
, began to move towards the circular pit together.
Since the dwarf engineers had built a complete spiral staircase and lighting measures around the circular pit, leading all the way to the depths of the ground, the surroundings soon began to become quieter and quieter with the steady footsteps of a group of people.
As far as the eye can see, there are only thick stairs extending downwards and light crystal stones inlaid around it, and the smell of fresh earth hits the face.
I have to say that in such a short period of time, the dwarf was able to arrange everything in an orderly manner, which really satisfied Lei Xiao.
After walking all the way down the spiral staircase for about ten minutes, the group arrived at the end of the pit.
This is a relatively spacious circular space with some dwarf magical mechanical equipment deployed, nothing special about it.
But in a corner of the space, a simple stone passage is extremely conspicuous. It looks a little out of place both in terms of appearance and the dilapidated condition of the cave wall.
At the entrance of the passage, several groups of dwarf soldiers and alchemy puppets were guarding the entrance. They were obviously the advance team that Broy just mentioned.
Seeing the figures of Lei Xiao and Broy, the dwarf soldiers guarding the passage immediately touched their chests and saluted, and then gave way to the passage for a group of people to come forward to investigate.
"The evil wall sculptures that reveal violence and disorder, as well as the aura of forest and chaos emanating from the passage, are all the style characteristics of the dark elves!"
I saw an old bright half-elf who looked much older than Myron. After checking it out, the old man's face was full of excitement and reported to Ruth: "Miss, you can't be wrong. Here
It should have been one of the passages through which miners entered the mine at that time!”
Lei Xiao listened to the old half-elf's words while looking at the wall sculpture at the entrance of the passage.
What is depicted above is an extremely tragic war scene. Judging from the pointed ears of the soldiers, they are indeed from the elves.
However, behind Lei Xiao, there were two slender and slender figures hidden in hoods. When they heard the sound, they snorted softly, obviously very dissatisfied with the words of the old bright half-elf.
These two people were none other than Erza and Teresa who were specially brought by Lei Xiao. As real members of the dark elves, they heard that the other party's description of the dark elves was undoubtedly a bit too harsh.
Noticing the dissatisfaction of the dark elf sisters, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly.
After all, the light elves and the dark elves are not at odds with each other, and they are currently in a state of tension. No one looks down on the other, and the same goes for the light half-elves who are attached to the light elves. It is not surprising that this situation occurs.
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However, both Erza and Teresa have extremely stable personalities, and Lei Xiao is not worried that the two of them will have a quarrel with the light half-elf, which will affect their next actions.
After hearing the old half-elf's confirmation, Ruth's starry eyes lit up. She first ordered the bright half-elves to get ready to cast spells, and then nodded heavily to Lei Xiao, obviously asking for permission. After all, Lei Xiao was here.
the supreme commander.
"Then please start."
Lei Xiao shrugged and took a step back.
After getting Lei Xiao's consent, Ruth calmed down and returned to the team of the strong light half-elves.
Immediately afterwards, the melodious and melodious chants of the team sounded, and the bodies of Ruth and other bright half-elves were quickly shrouded in a layer of pale golden halo, and under the cold moonlight they looked even more sacred and divine.
Sublime.
In addition, the half-elves are known for their beauty, making the whole scene look dreamlike and quite epic.
"The light half-elves alone are like this. It's hard to imagine what a real light elf would look like."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this in his mind, a wave of energy suddenly surged out from the bodies of Ruth and other bright half-elves, flying straight towards the dark passage.
Wherever the energy fluctuations went, the originally extremely dark and primitive passages were suddenly covered by a golden halo, sparkling everywhere instantly.
Under the golden halo, deep magic arrays shrouded in black energy began to emerge from the inside of the passage. They were obviously the magic traps of the ancient dark elves.
"It turns out to be a detection spell, and the effect is indeed very good."
Looking at the series of ancient magic arrays that were passively revealed, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.
Judging from the increasingly thinner black air on the surface of these magic circles, I am afraid that this detection spell also has the effect of suppressing magic traps.
After that, Ruth and others immediately started to destroy them. It didn't take long for the black energy formations distributed throughout the passage to disappear one after another, as if they had never existed.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao, Fanny, Chris, and Broy looked at each other.
As expected of the existence of the dark elves in terms of attributes, the opponent's speed of erasing the magic circle is indeed extremely fast. If we were to do it alone, I am afraid it would take at least three times more time.
Only Erza and Teresa still looked angry, but they had also confirmed to Lei Xiao that those black energy formations were indeed filled with the aura of the dark elves, and the other party was indeed carrying out the work of destroying them, and There's nothing else fishy.
"Your Majesty, you can pass through this passage now."
Not long after, Ruth returned to Lei Xiao. Judging from her slightly rising chest, it was obvious that she was not as relaxed as we saw.
"Then I'll ask you, Your Excellency, to lead the way."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and then under the guidance of the other party, he walked towards the interior of the ancient passage.
After entering the ancient passage, a long and moist breath immediately hit us.
Feeling the mottled marks washed away by time on the surrounding cave walls, Lei Xiao looked around.
The inside of the passage is much wider than what you see from the outside, enough for five people to walk side by side without feeling crowded.
In addition, despite the passage of three thousand years, there are no cracks on either the stone cave wall or the ground, which is enough to illustrate the power of the dark elves back then.
Among the marching team, especially Erza and Teresa, looked in awe, carefully observing everything around them.
You must know that the number of ancient dark elf ruins discovered in the outer world is relatively limited, and there are even fewer that are actually in the hands of the current dark elf kingdom, and they are all tightly protected.
In other words, even they have never seen the real ruins of ancient dark elves, so naturally they are extremely curious and awe-struck. After all, this is a world that their ancestors once opened up.
As everyone moved forward, after traveling about a hundred meters, the vision suddenly became clear again.
But because the light was too dim, everything was cast in a thick shadow.
Through the automatically activated night vision effect, Lei Xiao further noticed.
This place is extremely vast, even so vast that night vision cannot fully cover it. The distance is still hazy, making it difficult to see the whole thing.
But what is certain is that the area of this ancient mine is obviously much larger than we expected, and has even reached an incredible scale.
"Your Majesty the Human Race, this is the real location of the Dark Elf Mine."
Ruth nodded to Lei Xiao, and then asked: "Your Majesty the Human Race, I plan to completely illuminate this place first. This will also help with the subsequent detection. Please be prepared."
"I understand, you can make your own arrangements."
Lei Xiao slowly surged up the energy in his belly, preparing to observe the entire mine.
A clear chant sounded from Ruth, and in the blink of an eye, a fist-sized ball of light began to emerge from the top of her staff, then slowly rose and floated toward the front of the mine.
In the process of floating, the small ball of light began to expand more and more, and soon it was like the rising sun, illuminating the entire area like daylight.
"Good guy, is this the whole picture of the ancient dark elf mine?"
As the light became more abundant, Lei Xiao's vision gradually became clearer, and he couldn't help but exclaimed in wonder.
This is not an ancient mine, it is simply a huge underground city.
I saw that the central area of the entire mine had been completely hollowed out, extending all the way to the depths of the ground, just like a bottomless man-made abyss.
And around the abyss, there are layers of mining areas, so densely packed that it is dazzling.
These mining areas located in different strata are clearly layered and connected to each other. Each layer can't be seen to the end at a glance. There are dense tracks on it, and there are piles of boulders and mottled mine carts everywhere, as well as a large number of
Mining tools are scattered everywhere, all looking rusty, and there are even a lot of ores piled in the corners.
Judging from the chaos, it was obvious that the dark elves left in a hurry and did not even have time to put away the final results.
The group of people is currently located on the top floor of the mine, with a panoramic view of the entire mine. Compared with the entire mine, a group of dozens of people are like a few sesame seeds scattered on the ground, and they seem insignificant.
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"I didn't expect it to be of such a huge scale. Isn't it enough to accommodate millions of dark elves being mined at the same time?"
Beside Lei Xiao, Chrissy flapped her wings and swallowed involuntarily.
Even if the entire capital city of the Wood Fairy were put together, it would probably not be half as big as this mine.
"That's right, even the dwarves today probably don't even have the largest mining farm like this, right?"
Fanny also looked the same and nodded.
As for the other people on our side, the light half-elves and dragon-born experts, including Ruth herself, they all looked surprised. Apparently they did not expect the scale of this place to be so astonishing.
"Your Excellency Ruth, what do you think we should do next?"
Lei Xiao calmed down and asked the bright half-elf beside him.
"Back to your human majesty, although the mine is vast, it is definitely not full of traps."
Ruth first slowly took a deep breath to stabilize her mind, then nodded to Lei Xiao and said: "According to our understanding, traps should be distributed in various mine corridors, miners' living areas, and tool storage areas, etc."
As for the self-destruction array, it should be deployed in the management area at the core of the mine."
"So please rest assured, Your Majesty, the human race. As long as we understand the structure of the mine, everything will be easily solved. These magic traps have been in disrepair for a long time. With our power, they will all be eradicated soon."
However, before Ruth could finish her words, something happened. ()