I saw that these soldiers covered in heavy armor were only about 1.3 meters tall, and they all held heavy war hammers and battle axes in their hands.
Compared with ordinary people, although these soldiers are short in stature, they look extremely burly, far from ordinary people. Invisibly, they give people a very heavy sense of oppression.
At this time, Lei Xiao could not see the faces of these soldiers due to the obstruction of the fully enclosed battle helmets.
However, it can be clearly felt.
The hundreds of soldiers in front of them were all above the third-level senior level. The heavy armor and weapons on their bodies looked even more colorful and dazzling.
"A squadron of soldiers with all fourth-level equipment? This is undoubtedly the most advanced configuration I have seen so far.
We encountered a combat force of this magnitude as soon as we came up. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of this city is obviously extremely terrifying."
At this time, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to watch while murmuring in his heart: "Speaking of which, inside this Immortal Gate, there is actually a complete city in operation..."
Lei Xiao just thought of this.
On the other side, among these soldiers, the commander who was leading took a step forward, lifted up the face shield on his closed helmet, and shouted in a deep voice: "Unidentified intruders, leave quickly.
You have entered the great Hearth City without permission. I am warning you as the city gate guard.
If you take another step forward, what awaits you will be our endless anger and fatal blows."
At this moment, the other person's face showed a look of realization after he lifted up his mask.
With their thick, stiff brown beards as thick as wires and their iconic big noses, the race of these soldiers and the city is self-evident.
"Is this the dwarves?"
Realizing something, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and continued to think in his heart: "Before this, I have heard of this famous race that is as famous as the elves many times.
We have also learned that many dwarf ruins have indeed been discovered underground in many areas of Lengyan.
However, after the end of the Blank Age, the dwarves should have disappeared long ago, so how could such a huge city appear in the old mining area of Gelin City?"
Looking at the dwarf city guard who also exuded a vast fifth-level aura and was wearing fifth-level equipment, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, and then showed a look of sudden realization.
It suddenly became clear in my heart: "If this is the case, then naturally there is only one answer left..."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
I saw a group of strong men from the mysterious organization who were surrounded, but did not make any response, but were led by the black-robed man No. 7 and the black-robed man No. 9.
Without saying a word, he walked directly towards the fifth-level dwarf city guard, as if he didn't exist at all.
Next, wait until the moment when the black-robed man No. 7 and the black-robed man No. 9, who are leading the battle, and the dwarf city defender are about to collide.
The opponent actually turned into energy particles and soon disappeared completely.
"Hey, you still want to confuse me with such a low-level illusion? You are simply overestimating your capabilities."
Straight through the siege, the stooped man in black No. 9 snorted coldly, and then said to the other strong men of the mysterious organization: "The position of the formation eye of the illusion should be nearby.
Find it quickly and let me crack it myself. Don't let this little trick delay the progress of our mission!"
"My order! Lord Ninth Shura!" On the other side, all the powerful men of the mysterious organization bowed in unison, and then they flashed and rushed into the Immortal Gate.
Immediately afterwards, the black-robed man No. 7 and the black-robed man No. 9 looked at each other and slowly walked inside.
Only the dwarf soldiers at the door, who still maintained a surrounding and threatening posture, still stood there motionless.
"Lord, this is indeed a simple illusion with no real harm, including these soldiers and the prosperous city scene inside the door."
Seeing that all the strong men of the mysterious organization had entered the giant metal door, Hong Ye on the side raised her eyebrows slightly and said softly: "But.
For a race like the dwarves who are not good at magic, it is quite good to be able to achieve this level and maintain it for thousands of years."
"I see. So, this dwarf city called Hearth City was also destroyed in the blank era?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "Okay, let's go forward and take a look."
"I obey! Lord!" Hearing this, all the subordinates clasped their fists together.
In this way, Lei Xiao, who was still sitting on the Tiger Stick, bypassed the phantom soldiers and stood in front of the Immortal Gate.
At this time, the illusion inside the door has not yet been broken.
At a glance, Lei Xiao couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
Viewed from a closer look, this former dwarf city can be described as very prosperous.
Because the terrain of this Immortal Gate is much higher than the main city area inside.
Therefore, most of the city was completely displayed in front of Lei Xiao.
The first thing that catches the eye is a majestic bridge and a trickling underground river.
On the giant bridge, neatly arranged street lights were flashing, and each one was obviously inlaid with a large number of light crystals.
The light emitted by the street lights on the bridge is completely reflected by the dark blue river below. At first glance, it looks like a quiet night.
Moreover, at both ends of the bridge, there were several small fortresses and checkpoints. A group of dwarf soldiers patrolled by from time to time. They seemed to be extremely heavily guarded.
"It seems that this huge bridge is equivalent to the city wall of this city."
Seeing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and thought to himself: "Although it is just an illusion, I can still vaguely feel the awe-inspiring aura of these dwarf soldiers."
Then, his eyes moved slightly upward and looked further away.
Behind the giant bridge is an extremely large underground square.
Above the square, a large number of street lights also inlaid with light crystals flashed.
It reflects the flat gravel road, stone benches and exquisite fountains of different sizes, and even at the edge, there is a steaming food street with people coming and going.
In the center of the square, there is a burly statue of a dwarf warrior.
There are a large number of dwarf civilians scattered around the statue. Judging from their expressions, they are all very comfortable and relaxed.
Further back is the main urban area of the city, which can be vaguely seen.
Busy streets and neatly arranged residential areas are arranged in an orderly manner, and there is a prosperous scene everywhere.
"I have to say that with such a grand scene, even Fanyin City, which is already considered a prosperous commercial center in the eastern region of Lengyan, is even better.
The most important thing is that this city is actually built underground in the mountains. It is simply unimaginable how much engineering work is required.
Especially for the dwarves, a race that is not good at magic."
Realizing this, Lei Xiao continued to look deeper into the city while marveling.
At the end of the city, there is an extremely huge and simple castle.
In the castle, there are chimneys of different shapes everywhere, constantly emitting thick black smoke, and in some windows, there are even flickering lights.
Moreover, hovering above the castle was an extremely huge earth-yellow magic circle.
Just like a super large exhaust fan, it introduced a large amount of thick smoke into the holes above the city, which seemed to be the city's vents.
All in all, the entire castle feels like a large processing factory.
"Lord, it seems that that ancient castle is a forging base of the dwarves."
At this time, a rough voice sounded, and the tiger stick holding Lei Xiao spoke: "The forging technology of the dwarves is very exquisite and is famous throughout the continent.
Becoming a respected forging master is the dream of countless dwarf youths.
Therefore, it is not unusual for a dwarf city to have such a large-scale forging site."
"I see, remember this city is called Hearth City, which means that the entire castle is like a huge forging furnace?
From this point of view, the description is quite appropriate." Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and thought to himself: "Judging from the level 4 equipment of all members just now.
At that time, the forging level of this dwarf tribe must have been very good, right?"
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao listened intently, except for the noisy sounds of the city.
He could even hear the crisp sound of forging and boiling quenching coming from the end of the city.
However, at this moment, all sounds suddenly stopped.
The entire city in front of them went completely dark as if there was a sudden power outage, and the surrounding dwarf soldiers also completely disappeared.
At the same time, the prosperous scene in front of Lei Xiao instantly turned into a mess.
Using the night vision effect of Star Eyes, Lei Xiao looked at it intently again.
I saw that the bridge at the entrance had been broken into several sections and fell into the underground river bed that had long since dried up.
The lively square, along with the entire prosperous main urban area of the city, completely disappeared.
In the original place, only a huge mottled crater was left, as if it had been hit by a meteorite.
As for the end of the city, the night vision effect is limited.
Therefore, Lei Xiao could only vaguely see a low, dark ruin that had replaced the previously brightly lit giant castle.
Because the changes in the two urban scenes before and after were too abrupt and thorough.
Lei Xiao couldn't help but be stunned. It felt like a different world, as if he had traveled through time again.
"Lord, it seems that the illusion has been broken by that group of powerful men from the mysterious organization."
At this moment, Hong Ye's clear voice rang in Lei Xiao's ears again.
"I see."
Taking a deep breath of the ancient and ancient air, Lei Xiao regained his composure, and then asked the dragon woman: "Hong Ye, where is the other party now?"
"Returning to the lord, after the illusion was broken, the other party's eleven people galloped straight towards the quaint castle at the end of the city."
Bowing slightly to Lei Xiao, Hong Ye responded in a sassy voice: "It seems that the other party is obviously looking for something purposefully."
"I understand. If that's the case, we naturally can't fall behind and keep up with each other."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded to Hongye and Nanxing Nanyue, and then gently patted the arm of the knotweed, signaling it to start moving forward.
In this way, we moved forward along the bumpy, ancient dwarf city that had almost disappeared.
It didn't take long for Lei Xiao and his group of five people, who followed the opponent's footsteps, to reach the low ruins at the end of the city.
Because the other party is holding a light crystal in their hands, while our own side is advancing in secret.
Therefore, this process can be described as very smooth.
"I never expected that such a magnificent and simple castle would now look like this."
Looking at the low ruins not far away, Lei Xiao, who was standing behind a slope, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, his eyes fell on a group of strong men from the mysterious organization in the ruins.
At this time, these men in black robes were seen forming a horizontal line, obviously looking for something.
As the detection magic scrolls were continuously activated, dazzling magic arrays lit up around them, slowly rotating in mid-air.
The black-robed man No. 9 in the center, with a staff like a dead wood in his hand, also had a black magic circle flashing, and he was obviously searching.
Seeing this, Lei Xiao immediately waved his hand, signaling Nan Xing and Nan Yue sisters to hide on both sides of the ruins, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
After the two left, Lei Xiao's eyes moved and fell on the surrounding ruins again.
The size of this dwarf underground city is no less than that of a medium-to-large human city, and its overall area is even much larger than the Gelin City above.
The giant pit that almost completely destroyed the entire city was obviously a wide-area spell of unknown class.
"Being able to completely destroy a city of this size with one strike is obviously far beyond the scope of a fifth-level powerhouse.
Moreover, it can be seen from the dwarf squadron guarding the gate that the overall strength of the city back then was obviously very impressive.
After all, just being a squadron leader-level gatekeeper has reached the level of a fifth-level powerhouse."
Realizing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but take a deep breath again and murmured to himself: "It can be seen from this.
Just like the bright elves near Shen Banxia's territory, the winged human race's boundary area in Shuiyue City, and the Titan temple that appeared as a misplaced object on the outskirts of Fanyin City.
In that unknown blank era, the dwarves obviously also encountered extremely powerful enemies.
Moreover, the enemy’s methods are obviously very ruthless.”
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
The strong men of the mysterious organization who were searching not far away suddenly made a commotion.
