After clearing the troops of kobolds outside, the excitement of the dwarf Balin could no longer be concealed. For hundreds of years, the dwarves have been trapped in the underground city, facing the attacks and sieges of the subordinate races of Chaos. They have long been weakened and defeated the attack of Chaos.
The desire seems to be getting slimmer and slimmer.
More than ten years ago, the Dwarf King once led a group of the strongest warriors to a small island where a sacrificial body was hidden through a magic circle, established a stronghold, and launched a battle plan to destroy the sacrificial body.
Although they achieved great results in a short period of time, and even obtained more seeds to support the power of the Dwarf Temple, however, after that, the magic circle suddenly collapsed, and the Dwarf King and the people he led disappeared from the world, never to be seen again.
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Almost all dwarves know that the dwarf king without support will no longer be able to survive, and the day of the dwarves' demise is slowly approaching.
However, after more than ten years of almost despair, the dwarves unexpectedly ushered in a new turning point - a group of humans appeared inexplicably on Qin Island, giving them hope of destroying the sacrificial body.
Powerful warriors, terrifying magic, and that weird curse...
Even the arrogant Bahrain had to admit that the humans led by Shiloh had indeed become the last hope of the dwarves at this moment.
Without Shiloh's strange curse, they would never have invaded the kobold kingdom so easily.
Balin gave everyone almost no time to rest, and immediately led the dwarves to the mine behind the low hill. Shiloh was quite surprised when he saw that Balin, who was cautious before, suddenly became so proactive, but he still led the troops closely.
Followed.
After crossing the low hill and walking not far, Shiloh saw the dwarves' former mine. Although the mine was now dilapidated, he couldn't help but feel a little lost after seeing the huge entrance to the mine.
This mine extends underground at an angle of almost 30°. It is built with neat stone steps. Every ten steps on the stone wall there is a small torch basin shaped like a warhammer statue, which reflects an orange light.
On both sides of the mine entrance, there are two collapsed dwarf statues. Although they are broken and stained with moss, you can still clearly see their lifelike faces and the lines on their armor and weapons in their hands.
Rough, yet full of beauty.
Just the decoration of a mine is far beyond the decoration of the ruling hall in Stormwind City.
It has to be said that dwarves are indeed born craftsmen.
"Go down the mine, our target is down there, move faster, don't let the kobolds have time to set up traps!"
Balin roared at the dwarves, and immediately, the dwarves rubbed their hands excitedly and rushed underground quickly.
Shiloh was happy and relaxed when he saw the dwarves in the front. He had seen with his own eyes how difficult the traps of the kobolds were, so naturally he did not want to be a human shield when he rushed to the front. In addition, among the kobolds now
The pandemic influenza is still taking effect, and the kobolds' remnant soldiers cannot exert much strength, so there is no need to worry too much.
His purpose is only to destroy the sacrificial body, not a speed competition. It doesn't matter who rushes in front.
The crowd went all the way down. Slowly, the space in the mine became more and more empty, and the smell coming from the surroundings became more and more foul. Not long after walking, they saw a devoured human body on the ground.
The further they walked, the more and more dwarf bones were found. When everyone felt that the stairs under their feet finally no longer went downwards but became smoother, these bones were already everywhere as far as the eye could see.
, some have even turned into bone meal.
A brief calculation shows that there are at least a thousand dwarves who died here.
Shiloh looked at this tomb-like place and took a breath of cold air, sighing in his heart that he didn't know how many dwarves had died in this mine.
The dwarves seemed very calm. For hundreds of years, they had sacrificed millions of their compatriots to fight against Chaos. They basically witnessed death every day. Their hearts had long been calm. However, their hatred for Chaos was growing day by day.
As long as one of them is still alive, they will never stop resisting.
At this time, the underground firelight had become increasingly dimmer and gloomy. The dwarves took out the special torches they carried and lit them and were about to move forward. Suddenly, they saw that there was still a large area of darkness on the ground that had not faded away. Several Warhammer regiments
The dwarves went to find out what was going on under Forge Iron's order. Unexpectedly, as soon as they approached with torches, the darkness suddenly rolled up and let out a shrill scream. The moment the bright firelight approached them, it moved extremely quickly.
They rushed backwards and escaped into the darkness. When everyone took a closer look, they discovered that the darkness was actually made up of palm-sized bugs. When everyone got closer in surprise, they discovered that these bugs were actually...
It feeds on bones on the ground.
Shiloh was stunned and secretly lamented that almost every time he went underground, he would encounter some strange things. The last time he encountered a black cockroach, he didn't know what he would encounter this time.
"Bahrain, what was that just now?"
Balin shook his head slightly and said: "The dwarves did not encounter that thing when they controlled this mine. It is estimated that the kobolds used this mine as the monster that appeared after the kingdom. However, they seemed to be extremely afraid of the light. Not enough
Out of fear, we move forward as quickly as possible without wasting time!"
Shiloh felt a little uneasy, but seeing that Bahrain had put all his energy into going deep underground at this time, he could only cheer up himself so that he could be prepared early if he found anything wrong.
Everyone continued to move forward. Along the way, they found no trace of the kobolds or even traps. Instead, they encountered a lot of black bugs. Shiloh observed carefully and finally discovered that those black bugs seemed to only have one big picture.
The mouth is full of sharp teeth. Once it falls into the range of the torch, it will twist its body miserably to escape the fire, as if the body will be greatly tortured under the light of the fire, so crazy.
There are even some kobold corpses on the ground, riddled with holes eaten by these insects. Even the body has turned into a nest for them to build a nest. There are bulges in the belly. I don’t know how many are in the body.
Such insects are squirming.
Something's wrong, there's something very wrong with this mine.
Shiloh became more cautious as he walked forward, always paying attention to what was going on around him. At this moment, he suddenly discovered that the dwarves were moving faster and faster, and their body movements began to become stiff. Their footsteps were originally a bit messy.
For some reason, the sounds gradually became uniform, and every dwarf's movements seemed to be copied and pasted without any difference.
Even the beasts of the Slayer Governor became weird, like puppets on strings, moving forward.
Shiloh was feeling strange when he suddenly saw one dwarf directly turning the torch in his hand to one side, followed by the second, and the third... In just a few seconds, half of the dwarves dropped their torches one after another.
Start walking into the darkness.
Shiloh was in a panic. There were those weird bugs entrenched in the darkness. Without the protection of firelight, if these dwarves walked in like this, they would undoubtedly be beaten by meat buns and never come back!
"Bahrain!"
Shiloh yelled, trying to stop the movements of these dwarves, but found that all the dwarves, including Balin, had completely lost their minds and were moving step by step into the darkness.
Hold!
Shiloh didn't know what went crazy with these dwarves. Just as he was about to send someone to stop them, a strange purple light wave suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Being shaken by this circle of light, Shiloh suddenly felt unconscious, and just then
At this moment, the system's beep sounded in Shiloh's ears.
[Ding... It has been detected that the host has encountered mental charm, and it is determined... that the charm is invalid!]
Shiloh's eyes turned from blurred to sober in an instant. He was stunned and saw that the formation of the Stormtroopers around him was also a bit chaotic at this time. Almost all the system soldiers encountered mental charm at the same moment, but luckily
, when Hilo woke up, the system soldiers also regained their consciousness at the same time.
The new recruits of the Storm Army were not so lucky. They could not rely on the system to get rid of the mental charm. At this time, they were like those dwarves, walking in the ultra-darkness with blurred eyes.
Too bad!
Shiloh immediately realized that something was wrong. At this time, there was a chirping sound in the surrounding darkness, and those weird bugs were following them around them and did not leave for a moment.
Shiloh took a closer look and discovered that circles of lavender light waves were emitted from the darkness. Anyone who saw these light waves had their spirits controlled, and they unconsciously approached these ugly bugs. These bugs
He has actually mastered a very special way of hunting, and can lure prey to his door automatically through mental temptation.
"Quick! Get everyone under control!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Shiloh immediately ordered, and 200 system soldiers immediately took action, grabbing the people who were charmed around them and preventing them from getting close to the darkness.
The Tiger Army quickly chased after the dwarves in front. They moved very quickly and quickly caught most of the dwarves. However, there were still some dwarves who had already stepped into the darkness. I saw that these dwarves had almost just stepped into the darkness and rolled over.
The insects that were waiting impatiently swarmed up, opened their big mouths full of sharp teeth, and bit the dwarves.
Some tiger soldiers roared angrily, and immediately chased after the dwarves who were attacked. They immediately swung their swords and slashed furiously. The sword roared and cut off a large number of insects from the dwarves. However, these dwarves were unaware and even continued to move into the darkness.
Take a step.
Shiloh saw that several dwarves had been bitten with bloody wounds, and more than a dozen bugs were desperately burrowing into their bodies, but the dwarves seemed to feel no pain, and continued to move forward with dull eyes.
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The Tiger Army was so anxious that they reached out to grab the dwarves and pulled them back. As soon as they returned to the scope of the firelight, the insects hanging on the dwarves immediately seemed to have suffered major trauma, and they screamed in pain.
The dwarf fell on him, and his body was burned by the fire, sending out wisps of white smoke, as if he would die completely in the next second.
However, in just a few seconds, the insects had bitten holes into the dwarf's hard armor, and even some of the exposed parts had been bitten with blood, exposing the dense white bones.
This was the first time for Shiloh to see such ferocious bugs. In just a few seconds, they destroyed the dwarves' carefully crafted armor. Their sharp teeth were even stronger than swords.
Several tiger soldiers dragged the injured dwarves back to a safe place. Only then did they realize that their originally intact arm armor had several holes. They just stretched out their hands to pull these dwarves. In this short period of time,
Within a second or two, those insects had destroyed their arm armor defense.
What kind of monsters are these bugs?
Everyone tried their best and finally pulled all the dwarves back. A quick look revealed that more than 20 dwarves had been injured all over their bodies, and even clear bumps could be seen slowly squirming under the skin of some dwarves.
Insects invaded the body!
Shiloh immediately ordered everyone to open the wounds of these dwarves and take out the bugs that had entered their bodies. However, even so, he could see that several dwarves had lost their spirits and were about to die.
Having just descended into the cave, without even seeing the face of the kobold, he encountered such a strange opponent. Shiloh's hatred of the underground almost reached its peak for a while.
Ordering the Life Magician to treat these seriously injured dwarves, the vitality that had been accumulated so hard was immediately squandered, but fortunately, precisely because of the existence of the Life Magician, no dwarfs actually died at this time.
However, the beasts tamed by the Slayers were not so lucky. These beasts were also mentally controlled. Without the help of system soldiers, they would have walked into the darkness long ago. Suddenly the bugs swarmed up, like greedy vampires.
, hanging on the flesh and blood body one by one, shaking the body and drilling into the body of the beast. After a while, you can see that the bodies of these beasts are beating back and forth. After they explode, countless bugs fall from them.
The beast's flesh and blood had been devoured, leaving only a ring of fur and bones.
If these dwarves hadn't been caught before, they would probably have turned into this miserable appearance by now.
The most terrible thing is that there are more than 160 dwarves and Storm Army recruits together. Their spirits cannot be restored for a while, and they need to be held tightly, otherwise they will step into the darkness and die automatically.
Shiloh and the others are actually trapped here, unable to move!
"Torch! Pick up the torch! These bugs are afraid of fire and use torches to build a defensive circle!"
Shiloh thought of the characteristics of these insects that were afraid of fire, and immediately asked everyone to pick up the discarded torches and stick them around. This time, they finally gained temporary safety.
However, it is not the same thing to be trapped here all the time. They must find a way to move forward, otherwise they will still be dead when the system soldiers lose the power to control these people.
"Your Highness, what should we do? We can't move now. These people who have been charmed are very strong in resisting. If we continue to delay, they will definitely seek their own death!"
Shiloh also had a headache. He had never known how to fight mind control. Even if he asked him now, he would still be unable to do anything.
Damn it, are we really going to be trapped to death by these bugs in this underground mine... The mental control is unbreakable, and the sharp teeth can break iron and steel. Is there any way to restrain these bugs?
Shiloh thought about it for a long time and felt a little helpless. There were too many of these bugs. He didn't know how many there were, whether it was hundreds of thousands, millions, or tens of millions. Even if he killed them, he couldn't kill them all.
There are such terrifying bugs entrenched in the mine, no wonder the kobold defense force cannot be seen!
Shiloh silently clenched his fists. Just as he was thinking this, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his head.
By the way! Kobolds! How did the kobolds survive in this bug-infested mine and establish a kingdom?
Shiloh also saw kobold corpses among the bones on the ground before, indicating that these bugs do not distinguish whether the intruder is a human or a kobold. As long as they are living creatures, they are their targets. Since kobolds will also be attacked by these bugs
, so how can they avoid the mental control of bugs, or even expel these bugs, so that they can come and go freely in the dark.
Firelight…firelight…
Right!
It's a candle!
These kobolds, whether they are ordinary soldiers or mages, will hold a candle on their heads. At the same time, they will try their best to protect the candle on their heads, even more than their own lives.
"You can't take my candle!"
The most common words spoken by Zhiqiang kobolds rang in Shiloh's ears again. He clapped his hands suddenly and shouted: "Quick! Look for the bodies of the kobolds around you and see if the candles on their heads are still there.
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Under Shiloh's order, the system soldiers who were still able to move freely immediately took action. They held the torch tightly, waved it, and used the firelight to drive away the dense insects. They searched carefully on the ground. After a while, a system
The soldier found a kobold's skeleton on the ground. This skeleton was as broken as before, but his skull was still intact, and above his head, half a candle fell quietly among the bone fragments.
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"Your Highness! I found one!"
"Your Highness, there are some here too!"
"Your Highness, I found it too!"
Not long after, the surrounding system soldiers discovered one by one. They held the candle in one hand and the torch in the other, and ran back to Shiloh. However, the bugs seemed to feel something strange.
There was a hint of anger in the neighing sound.
Shiloh took a candle, took a nervous breath, and then lit the candle with a torch. For a moment, Shiloh suddenly felt as if he was connected to the candle, and his mind suddenly became clear.
This candle really does have magical effects!
Shiloh put the candle into Bahrain's hand, and the big flame danced gently. Slowly, Bahrain's dull eyes regained their clarity little by little, and his frantically struggling body also relaxed little by little. In the end, Bahrain's whole body suddenly
He shuddered, held the candle tightly, and looked at Shiloh in surprise.
"What's wrong? What happened to me just now?"
Shiloh breathed a sigh of relief and finally determined that the kobold candles had the effect of resisting the mental charm of bugs, and the light emitted from them could also protect them from living in the dark and avoid being attacked by bugs. No wonder these kobolds looked at the candles.
It's more important than anything else.
"Quickly, light the candles and put them into the hands of those who are charmed. If there are not enough, go look for them. This place is so big, you will definitely be able to find a sufficient number of candles!"
The system soldiers immediately took action, lighting candles one by one and putting them into the hands of those who were charmed. After a while, a large number of soldiers who were still struggling crazily and wanted to step into the darkness regained their composure.
Seeing that the crisis was temporarily lifted, Shiloh told Bahrain what had happened. Bahrain's face turned pale, and he was frightened when he thought that he might have died unconsciously in the mouths of the insects.
"Where are my compatriots! Where are my wounded compatriots!"
Shiloh saw Balin's anxious look and silently brought him to the injured dwarves. He saw that most of the injured dwarves had parts of their bodies missing, and bandages were used to wrap the wounds, while the dying dwarves were still dying.
Under the magician's treatment, the body's mutilated body was restored to its original state under the influence of life. Except for his pale face due to excessive blood loss, it was almost as if he had not been injured.
"Your Highness, the life force has been exhausted. I can only deal with these few dying dwarves. The rest can only briefly treat the wounds for the time being, and then treat them later."
Shiloh nodded, knowing that the life magician had done his best. He looked at Balin and said: "Balin! Are you still unwilling to make it clear now? In addition to the sacrificial body, what else is buried under this mine?
What is it that makes you want to find it so desperately?"
During the march, the dwarf Balin had a very cautious character. However, just before entering the mine, he changed his character and became extremely eager. He did not even think about the possibility of a kobold ambush in the mine.
, blindly want to get underground as soon as possible. If he said there was no purpose, Shiloh would never believe it.
Now, after suffering such a sudden blow, if the dwarf still wasn't going to tell the truth to him, Hilo would have no choice but to part ways with them and find another opportunity to explore the mine and destroy the sacrificial body.
The dwarf Balin frowned and was silent for several seconds. Finally, he smiled bitterly and said, "Have you noticed it? Human being, you are indeed a lord. You can think of so many things in the face of such a critical situation."
"Indeed, I do have something to hide from you. I didn't intend to tell you from the beginning. Even if we have the common goal of destroying the sacrificial body, this matter is the mystery of the survival of the dwarf race. It is impossible to tell it to another race.
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Shiloh raised his eyebrows, thinking that the dwarf would be more arrogant, but unexpectedly, Balin sighed deeply and said: "Without your help, we will definitely be annihilated in this mine. Now, I
There is nothing to hide from you, so I will tell you everything about another secret hidden in this mine and in the body of the sacrifice."
Balin's tone was extremely solemn, and even Shiloh became serious. Balin raised his head, stared into Shiloh's eyes, and asked: "Human, do you know why the sacrificial body has such powerful power and can seal
Do you live on Qindao?"
"That's a concubine. When Chaos was making the sacrificial body, he integrated his six major abilities into the six sacrificial bodies."
"And the ability possessed by the sacrificial body in this mine was given to it by a strange object called spiritual seed."