Chapter 1369 The crisis ahead and the person behind it
In the turbulent hall of the ancient mine, as Lei Xiao led the strong men to join the battle, those jet-black stone man golem puppets were soon completely at a disadvantage, and they began to besiege Ruth and others and became retreating steadily.
During the fierce battle, Lei Xiao made further discoveries.
Although the physical and magical defenses of these sixth-level stone golem puppets are extremely astonishing, making it difficult for ordinary sixth-level strong men to shake them, their own speed is obviously slower.
Taking advantage of this weakness, under the command of Lei Xiao, our group of strong men first cast restraint spells to further slow down their speed, and then launched concentrated fire attacks. Soon, these tough guys were defeated and restored to their normal state.
Energy particles free in the air.
It didn't take long, as the last jet-black stone man collapsed under the siege of our strong men, the entire ancient hall had regained its calm, and only the dust in the sky was still floating.
"Thank you for your hard work, please rest where you are for a while."
Lei Xiao waved his hand gently, and then looked around. He saw that the entire hall had not suffered much damage except for some superficial energy scratches on the floor and walls.
This is no wonder, even though our strong men who just participated in the fierce battle are all at the sixth level, each one's destructive power is extremely astonishing.
However, because the sixth-level powerhouse has reached a very high level of control over its own energy, almost punching to the flesh, the battlefield does not seem too intense.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty the Human Race, it was my carelessness that prevented me from noticing the hidden summoning magic trap!"
Ruth quickly walked up to Lei Xiao and said apologetically: "Thank you for your help, His Majesty the Human Race. I have caused trouble to His Majesty the Human Race and you all."
"No, I don't blame the eldest lady. It was my reckless advance that accidentally triggered the magic trap in the hall."
Myron quickly took a step forward, shook his head helplessly and said, "I am just too impatient."
"You two don't have to be like this. Supporting you is what we should do. After all, we are all explorers who advance and retreat together, and there is no difference between us."
Lei Xiao waved his hand with a smile, then stopped his smile and said seriously: "But since we treat each other with sincerity, I also hope that you will not hide your thoughts, otherwise the future road will still be full of crises, which is something no one here wants to see.
Things that have arrived.”
Needless to say, what Lei Xiao was referring to was exactly what the light half-elf really wanted.
When he first came to the hall, Lei Xiao noticed it quickly.
Next to where the light half-elves were besieged, there was an ancient room similar to an office, with some energy fluctuations from the summoning circle still remaining on the threshold.
From this, it is not difficult to see that the light half-elves accidentally triggered the magic trap because they were eager to enter the room.
If the other party is just looking for what they are looking for step by step, Lei Xiao may not clarify his words, but if the other party's behavior puts us in crisis, Lei Xiao will naturally not let it continue.
"His Majesty the Human Race is right, we will pay attention to it in the future."
A complex emotion flashed across Ruth's starry eyes, and she nodded slightly.
Lei Xiao had already spoken so clearly, so she naturally understood what Lei Xiao had noticed a long time ago.
After a pause, Ruth added without starting to the end, and said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty and everyone else, please rest assured that everything we do is only for our ethnic group and has no other intentions."
"I believe in the determination of Sir Ruth and you all, let's continue."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and directed the strong men to rearrange their formation.
After that, the group quickly explored the management area and found nothing worth noting.
As for the office room just now, there were only a few kinds of ores on display that had been dusty for a long time, and the other things had long been corroded.
We returned all the way along the corridor we came from. When Lei Xiao and his group turned the corner of the corridor and walked towards the vast area of the main mining area, everyone in our party was stunned by the sight in front of them.
I saw that a dense crowd of dark elf miners had surrounded the entrance of the passage. Everyone had a pale face, and their eyes were filled with violence and forlornness, just like the scene they encountered before.
However, compared with the twos and threes of dark elf miners before, there are thousands of dark elves appearing this time, and they all look at us with gloomy expressions.
Among them, in addition to the ordinary miners from the dark elves and affiliated forces, there are also many heavily armed dark elf soldiers, with obvious vast energy fluctuations exuding from their bodies.
Lei Xiao even saw that the few powerful men at the head were the dark elf demigods who had led the team to attack the twisted giant shadow.
This time, although the other party remained dead silent and did not mechanically repeat the previous words, judging from the gloomy eyes of each one, they were all filled with obvious murderous intent.
"What, what is going on? Why are they gathering here?"
Seeing this unexpected scene, big beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Broy's forehead.
You know, even the ordinary miners here are mostly at level five or above, let alone the more powerful soldiers.
With such terrifying numbers and such amazing strength, once they start a fight with us, they will undoubtedly be able to wipe out all of us in an instant.
For a moment, the steps of everyone in our party could not help but stagnate, and they all clenched the weapons in their hands, not daring to be careless at all.
"I'm afraid the fierce battle just now attracted the attention of these guys."
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath and began to observe the surrounding situation.
Currently, our group is at the corner of the passage entrance, and there is still some distance before we can walk out of the passage. Although this passage is quite spacious, its area is relatively limited after all.
In other words, with the current narrow terrain, we may not be in an overly passive situation.
But this is only a theoretical situation. After all, the opponent is not a real life form, but a specious existence. No one knows whether the passage wall will successfully block the opponent's footsteps. Once the opponent can ignore this, then I
Fang naturally has no danger to defend, and the result is obvious.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao immediately fell into a dilemma. The gap in strength between the enemy and ourselves was too great. One wrong step would surely lead to disaster.
At the front of the team, half-elves such as Ruth and Myron did not dare to move rashly. Their stiff movements and even their daring not to breathe loudly showed that they were obviously aware of this.
"Your Majesty, human race, what should we do?"
Beside Lei Xiao, Fanny and Chris were on the left and right, their fair faces full of solemnity.
They also clearly understand in their hearts that we are only one step away from destruction.
"The appearance of these guys is too sudden, so it's better to be careful."
Lei Xiao pondered for a moment and responded: "At present, although the other party is full of hostility, since it has not taken the initiative to attack, it means that we still have room for maneuver."
"Human, His Majesty the Human Race and everyone, don't worry. Although these guys are quite aggressive, they disappear every time before they reach us. This time may be the same situation."
Nal's dragon, who was caught in the middle of the team, had beads of sweat on his face and said cautiously: "In other words, we don't have to be afraid of them. They can't cause real harm to us."
After Gnar clearly had no confidence, the tension in the entire team not only did not ease, but actually became more tense.
Although that is said, under the current situation, we have no chance to make mistakes. Who can be sure that the other party can really not cause harm? Once we make a mistake in judgment, we will really fall into a situation of no return.
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After a while, Nall obviously adjusted his mood and mustered up the courage to say: "Why don't you let me go up and give it a try first."
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao's nerves immediately became tense. Under the circumstances where everything was still unclear, this was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous move.
According to Lei Xiao's idea, we should first try to send some alchemy puppets or golem puppets forward, instead of directly contacting the opponent.
Just when Lei Xiao was about to say something to stop the other party, a clear and strange female voice suddenly sounded from behind the group of people: "Reckless dragon head, your actions will directly lead to the annihilation of the entire army."
"Who, who's talking?"
Nal was already extremely nervous. After hearing these sudden words, cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his body became extremely stiff.
Not only Naal, but everyone else on our team, including Lei Xiao, also had stern looks on their faces, and they all looked behind them as calmly as possible.
I saw a young dark elf woman wearing a miner's uniform standing there, smiling brightly at everyone in our party.
He looks to be in his early twenties, with a fair and translucent face and long pointed ears that are very eye-catching.
Especially the clothes that were obviously one size larger made the other party look a little baggy and very leisurely.
This scene undoubtedly formed a sharp contrast with the tense atmosphere of everyone on our side.
"Who?"
The energy barrier around Bing Lao, who was in charge of the rear, suddenly became a little stronger, and his face was full of solemnity and nervousness.
With his current sixth-level three-star strength, he actually didn't sense a single breath of the other party, even if the other party was currently close at hand.
"Old sir, don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions and no reason to be hostile to you."
The young dark elf blinked his long eyelashes, tilted his head and said, "I'm just curious about why you are here. You know, since the day I was born, I have never seen anyone outside the mine."
"We are just a group of explorers pursuing the truth."
Lei Xiao waved his hand, first signaling to Mr. Bing not to be too nervous, and then responded: "If there is anything troubling you, please forgive me. We don't know that there are other people here."
"There is no need to explain this to me. I am not an aborigine here. The real aborigines are them."
The young dark elf pointed at the dark elves outside the passage, raised his eyebrows and said, "You have entered their territory without permission, so they will naturally be hostile to you."
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao and the others began to look at each other in confusion.
Although the other party only said a few words, the amount of information seemed to be too much.
First of all, the other party claims that he is not an aboriginal here, but he also claims to be born here, which is obviously contradictory. After all, the other party looks no different from other dark elves. So the question is, what is the identity of the other party?
Secondly, the other party mentioned that the dark elves who are full of hostility towards us are the indigenous people here, but this goes back to the previous problem.
The vitality of those dark elves is specious. They are not real living entities at all, nor are they non-living entities such as golems and puppets. How do they exist to this day? Or in other words, what exactly are they?
Finally, why did the other party choose to show up at this time? Did he want to help us out? But why did the other party do this?
"I know you must have a lot of questions, especially in this difficult time."
The young dark elf shrugged, smiled and said: "Then let's start with my identity."
After saying that, a wave of familiar energy surged out of his body, but it quickly disappeared.
"This energy wave rippling with vitality... So you are the source of that strange energy wave at the beginning?"
Ruth was the first to react and blurted out.
"That's right, I'm not the monster you call me, nor am I trying my best to hide myself, because as long as I am willing, you can't discover my existence at all."
The young dark elf raised his eyebrows again and responded: "Originally, I wanted to say hello to you, but seeing how nervous you were at that time, I had to observe you for a while."
"So that's it. It seems we are too nervous."
Lei Xiao tried his best to use a soothing tone and smiled: "I wonder what you call me?"
"name?"
The young dark elf tilted his head and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I have no name, and I don't need a name here."
"Then I'd better call you Your Excellency for now."
Lei Xiao did not linger on this issue, but immediately asked: "Since you just gave a friendly reminder, it means that you are indeed not on the opposite side of us. So, do you have a way to solve the crisis in front of us?
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"This is easy to handle. I have been with them for thousands of years, so there is no problem."
The young dark elf blinked his long eyelashes and responded: "It's just that doing this can indeed help you solve the crisis, but it is of no benefit to me, so why should I help you?"
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao and the strong men on our side couldn't help but look at each other again. Things were indeed not that simple. It seemed that the other party wanted to take advantage of the situation.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao stabilized his mind and asked again: "I understand, what benefits do you want?"
"What I want is actually very simple."
The young dark elf's starry eyes flickered and he began to look up and down on Lei Xiao's body. ()