Chapter 350: Nigon, following the trail, besieging
"The wolf salamander is a kind of low-level abyssal beast. It has the head of a wolf and the body of a lizard. It is gluttonous and good at sneaking around walls. It lives in groups and hunts..."
Looking at the completely dead monster on the ground, an old knowledge he learned from "The Book of Magical Creatures: The Abyss" flowed through his mind again.
It seems so. After the time and space shift at the Tower of Babel, it turns out that I have fallen into the abyss of loss. And if I remember correctly, this dark world that is hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from the surface is ruled by a series of towers.
A strange, terrifying underground city. Even the residents above the ground created an exclusive noun to name this dark, bloody, and unfathomable underground world. That is: Nigon!
For creatures living on the surface, "Nigon" always represents danger and hostility.
Even as early as the collapse of the ancient Elf Empire thousands of years ago, some of the failed die-hard elves fled to the abyss and fled to the abyss. From then on, they have been planning to counterattack the ground. They stayed on the ground and gradually learned how to do it.
Unlike the surface elves who "coexist peacefully" with other races, the elves in the abyss, while maintaining a long-term hatred, are constantly fighting with countless terrifying underground indigenous creatures to snatch living space. They slowly evolved into a
A new branch of elves that are highly militarized, cruel, and ruthless. Moreover, the long-term dark life has also completely changed the skin color of these underground elves, from the original fair and flawless to pitch black, so they are also called darkness
Elf.
Before the Ice Doomsday, almost every few decades, an army led by dark elves and mixed with countless terrifying creatures hungry for sunlight would emerge from a random location on the continent of Antagrich.
"Whole map" attacks and captures local surface residents, and strives to build strong fortresses, hoping to occupy the land for a long time. This is essentially different from the current demon's all-killing mode.
Of course, the ground creatures on the mainland will not allow Negon's shameful act of aggression in trying to occupy Nestlé. Although it has not reached the level of official unity to fight against Negong, among the people, every time it happens
When an underground biological invasion occurs, many strong men and elite warriors from various countries will go to the country where the incident occurred in the name of volunteers to fight against Negon, and it has even become a routine and tradition. Therefore, even if the Negon army is extremely powerful, but in the face of all
The mainland's elite joint attacks often can only abandon the brilliant results achieved in early sneak attacks, and finally have to retreat back to the dark underground world.
However, in the five hundred years after the end of the ice, I don’t know if something happened, or the abyss world was also attacked by a terrifying energy storm. There has been no war involving underground passages attacking the surface. Gradually, the world has changed.
, time flies. Generation after generation of new surface residents have slowly forgotten that there are countless terrifying abyss monsters living under their feet who want to steal their sunlight at all times. Only in some obscure historical or biological classics can they still remember this.
Find records about Negon.
"Well, it seems that finding a way back is not that easy."
For a moment, countless knowledge about the underground world flashed through Moriarty's mind, and finally they all merged into a low sigh.
If it were before the Ice Doomsday, and if one had followed the old path of Negon's invasion of the surface, then it shouldn't be difficult to return to the surface. However, five hundred years have passed, and the traces are hard to find, and we don't know what the situation is like in the abyss now.
Everything can only be explored step by step.
Thinking of this, Moriarty temporarily let go of his thoughts and quickly summoned the second-level spell "Magic Camouflage".
In the abyss world, there is insufficient light and blocked vision, so almost all underground creatures have sensitive hearing, smell, and infrared heat detection capabilities. Therefore, any living body that does not cover up its own body temperature and radiates it naturally, even if it is physically concealed
No matter how good it is, in the eyes of underground creatures, it is a steaming and conspicuous "self-propelled takeaway".
The "magic camouflage" released by Moriarty can choose to block the dissipation of one's own body temperature, making it the same as the surrounding cold cave environment. However, the duration of this spell is only about half an hour, and once it reaches the point, it will still be needed
Summon again.
At the same time, there is another point that makes Moriarty wary. Since the classics describe the wolf salamander as "living in groups and hunting", then the abyssal beast killed by the gargoyle in front of him may be a stray beast that strayed from the main force.
Alone, the main force of the wolf salamander group should be not far from here.
As soon as he thought of this, after the spell was cast, Moriarty, who had lost all body temperature, raised his head and looked at the stone wall above his head. At the same time, his "Secret Eye" turned. Immediately, a faint gray-white mark appeared on his left side along the cold and smooth cave wall.
Showed in the eyes.
Sure enough, although the wolf salamander is an abyss native and is good at hiding and ambush, it is not a powerful magical creature that can completely hide its traces, so it will still leave clues in the areas it travels. And that thin gray line is
Although the mark left by the body temperature of the wolf salamander on the rock is very dim and will disappear completely over time, it is still invisible under the prying eyes of the powerful "Secret Eye".
"Then, let's go and have a look."
Smiling slightly, Moriarty found some kind of "signpost" for the first time in the underground world and walked along it to explore the front of the cave.
For him now, the biggest danger is not the known or unknown terrifying abyss creatures, but the fact that he cannot find the right direction and keeps getting lost in the maze-like underground passages, unable to get out the right way. Over time,
The supplies in Moriarty's extra-dimensional pocket are not endless, and there is a natural risk of dying of starvation. At the same time, he is also deeply worried about the situation in Olympus and Rheinburg on the ground. Although the current war situation in Kent is
Things are getting better, especially when super demons like Yahya Dule are also imprisoned. The demons should no longer be able to organize an effective counterattack, but considering the turbulent military and political affairs in the county and the entire Kingdom of Erathia,
Moriarty still felt worried about the situation, so he very much hoped to rush back as soon as possible.
Now, if there is an opportunity to come into contact with the natives of Negon, no matter whether the contact is benign or malicious, Moriarty can try to get in touch with the "civilized world" of the abyss, thereby obtaining the necessary information and trying to find
local allies and explore possible ways home.
Following the gray line on the cave wall, he walked forward for twenty minutes and passed two forks. Moriarty finally walked out of a low passage and came to a high platform on the stone wall. And what appeared in front of him was
, is a huge cave with almost no ceiling visible and as wide as a small plain. Even calling such a space a cave Moriarty feels a little inappropriate, because it is clearly no different from the world on the ground.
The vastness of the difference can't be seen at a glance. It's just that there is no sunlight and it is still dim.
And on this small plain, I saw more than a hundred abyssal salamanders surrounding a group of about thirty humanoid underground natives walking upright on two legs, attacking in groups.
"That is…"
Moriarty's eyes immediately lit up when he saw the besieged humanoids. If he remembered correctly, these abyssal natives, who were only half a man tall, covered in red and green stripes, and even had bone spurs on their backs, were the most powerful in the underground world.
One of the intelligent races that has a huge number but has never occupied a dominant position in Nigon: the cavemen.
However, looking at the situation before us, we can understand why cavemen have always had a huge population base but can only be at the bottom of the "civilized world" with the lowest status:
However, there are more than a hundred wolf salamanders, which are similar to the wolves on the ground. Any mid-level human knight with a company of elite warriors can easily defeat or even kill them all; but on the other hand, the cavemen on the small plain, although the leader
He is also a fifth-level warrior. He is called a fifth-level "cave hunter" according to the caveman's racial combat position. He has many helpers around him, but he has always been suppressed by the wolf salamander, and even has no power to fight back, so that the fifth-level
The cave hunter himself was wounded and on the verge of death.
We can't let these cavemen be rounded up and eaten like this!
No matter how weak the cavemen are, they are still one of Nigon's "civilized races". Moriarty will naturally not let the wolf salamanders kill all his precious clues.
Silently, all twelve red crystal gargoyles were summoned. Except for the two guarding them, the other ten gargoyles formed a red whirlwind and swept towards the wolf salamander group. And this time, Moria
Di does not intend to use the armor-piercing series of arrows. Due to the disruption in logistics, every alchemy item is now a consumable item that is difficult to replenish and can only be used at a critical moment.
The red crystal gargoyles were made entirely of cold crystals, without any temperature, and they glided down silently collectively. Therefore, it was not until they were almost landing on top of their heads that the cavemen and the wolf salamanders, who were in the middle of a battle, discovered these at almost the same time.
uninvited guest.
Immediately, a sharp roar sounded from the wolf salamander group, "hissing and rustling", like a snake's cry and a wolf's howl.
Immediately, dozens of wolf salamanders heard the sound and got up, leaving the cavemen alone and swarmed towards the ten gargoyles that were rushing towards them. Look at the posture, it was like the uniformity of a strict army, with orders and prohibitions. No wonder the cavemen were on the side.
Even though there is only a level 5 cave hunter, the battle is still at a disadvantage. It seems that there is a powerful head salamander in the wolf salamander group that is constantly commanding, which makes the opponent overwhelmed and unable to continue.
However, just when the large group of wolf salamanders turned around and gathered up, a red light suddenly flashed on a high platform on the mountain wall in the distance. Immediately afterwards, a fireball roared over and exploded right in the center of the wolf salamanders.
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Immediately, the dozen or so Abyssal Beasts closest to the bullet point were either dead or injured, and howled in mourning, while the Wolf Salamanders further out were in a panic to dodge, and their original dense formation was immediately broken up. (
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