"So, in order to achieve the goal of destroying the central command system of the rat people, we must kill their leader as quickly as possible. In the lower level of the hell pit!"
As the dwarf messenger spoke, his voice suddenly became louder.
Everyone noticed this.
"Which floor is it on?"
Celta's rough voice echoed in the hall.
"Fifth to seventh floors!"
The dwarf messenger shouted in response.
"Hahahaha... don't tell me that you want us to start looking from the fifth floor and go all the way down to the seventh floor. In that case, I'm afraid the rat leader would have already heard the news and escaped."
Selta laughed loudly. Although it was not meant to be sarcastic, it sounded to the dwarf envoy as if he looked down upon their intelligence. Some of the dwarf guards in Dulong City immediately clenched their fists.
But the next second, Rhodes quickly stepped forward to resolve the embarrassment.
"It's already amazing to be able to find and determine the approximate location of the rat leader. Although the Hell Pit has been severely damaged, it is still not unguarded. The further you go down, the more closely monitored you must be. The rats are not fools, their leader is very clever.
Very, I think, even if the intelligence detected will reach the battlefield, it may not be unchanged."
Rhodes whispered.
The dwarf messenger nodded happily. Thinking about it, he should very much agree with what the Lord of Elengrad said. Rats are not dead animals, they can move, and their intelligence is no worse than humans and dwarves. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly.
, no one can guarantee that the intelligence is accurate, and on the battlefield, no one can guarantee that the enemy leader will be at that location.
"Fifth to seventh floors. Well... it seems that the depth is already thirty meters underground. This depth doesn't matter to you, but it is a big test for human warriors."
Sibes, the leader of the Bear Knights, said after pondering. This is not unfounded worry. In fact, creatures such as dwarves, rats, and greenskins have lived in caves and burrows for many years, and have long been accustomed to dark and light-free environments. But for humans like this
For species that live on the ground for many years, being deprived of sunlight and open space for a long time is a huge psychological pressure. Some people may even develop a psychological disease called claustrophobia. Others may suffer from claustrophobia all day long.
Terrified, afraid that I would be buried in this bottomless underground world.
"So we must act quickly."
The dwarves added—
"The longer we fight on the enemy's territory, the worse it will be for us."
"So, the tunnel is dug directly to the fifth underground level?"
Rod asked.
"Yes, High Lord. But, as I said, for the sake of safety and to confuse the rat people, we will dig tunnels in multiple ways. From different depths. There will also be us on the fourth and third floors.
Engineers are in command."
The dwarf messenger representative answered seriously.
"How many passages are there to excavate the fifth floor?"
Sibes asked additionally.
"Only one."
Faced with expectations, the representative of the dwarf messenger gave an incredible answer.
"Why? Why not dig more?"
Sibes asked in confusion.
"Do you think that digging tunnels is as simple as playing with mud? I must explain. Everyone, you must know that tunnel digging is a complex project. It is not as easy as building large-scale projects on land. First of all, you must calculate
Measure the excavation route and detect the geological environment. The soil should not be too loose or too hard. We should not encounter rock formations or underground water layers. If we encounter rock formations, then we have to go around, otherwise, after several weeks of digging, we may not be able to
It can only dig a short distance."
"In addition, excavation must be done while digging and supporting works. The deeper you dig, the greater the pressure on the soil. The further you dig underground, the more protection work you have to do. The more manpower and material resources are consumed. In addition,
The risk of the project has also increased sharply. To put it simply, the difficulty of digging the fifth layer will be ten times that of digging the fourth layer! Moreover, care must be taken and multiple calculations must be made to ensure that the tunnel will not collapse. Once it collapses, not only will it
Alerting the rats will eliminate the possibility of digging through again."
The dwarf messenger said, and Rhodes nodded thoughtfully. Although he didn't understand engineering, Rhodes still knew the basic principles. In fact, digging down is the same as building a wall up. The higher the height, the harder the construction.
The greater the difficulty, because the greater the pressure on the foundation stone underneath, the greater the probability of the building collapsing. This is the same as underground excavation, except that one goes up and the other goes down. The greater the depth, the soil and rocks will inevitably
The denser it is, so the difficulty of excavation work naturally increases exponentially.
"In other words, this tunnel leading to the fifth floor is actually the main road."
Sibes asked thoughtfully.
"It can be understood that way." The dwarf messenger nodded, "However, this is not entirely correct. In fact, the tunnel leading to the fourth floor will also be a wide and large tunnel. If the tunnel on the fifth underground floor is discovered, or
If an accident occurs, then the troops can go to the upper passage through the branch tunnel. The two tunnels are interconnected. This is also for safety reasons. According to your words, don't put all your eggs in one basket."
The words of the dwarf gave Rhodes some comfort. As a lord and the commander of the legion, he must put the safety of his soldiers in an important position at any time.
"So, what about below the seventh floor? Why is there no information about below the seventh floor?"
asked the high priest Yeskovitch.
The dwarves collectively paused for a moment, obviously this question stumped them.
After a moment of silence, the leader of the envoy said with an embarrassed look——
"Our rangers did not reach the location below the seventh floor. The eighth and ninth floors were calculated by us. Based on comprehensive analysis of the building's load-bearing structure, the distribution of soil and rock layers, and the direction of water flow."
Silence, wordless silence permeated the hall. Obviously, no one knew what was going on in a place that even the dwarf rangers could not reach.
"According to the ranger's oral account, when they reached the deepest level of the seventh floor, they heard an indescribable howl of terror, which was not the sound of any known species. It was like a mixture of beasts and rats, humans, and strange screams of unknown species.
At the same time, the smell permeating there is enough to make you suffocating.”
"I think if we kill the rat leader to the deepest place by then, it will be time to solve the mystery."
The dwarf messenger said in a deep voice.
Everyone was silent. There were still two floors, which were equivalent to the existence of a black box. This cast a shadow of uneasiness on this combat operation. Maybe the two deepest floors underground are where the real rat leader is hiding?