Shade comforted little Mia, who seemed very excited because she hadn't seen him all night, and took Emilia's hand to ask her to sit down and listen to him:
"The [Tree Hole Association] united with other illegal ring magicians and found many relics controlled by the Paradox Bug in the forest. Originally, Luvia and Bella thought that the 'Clockmaker' was also in the forest outside the city, but in fact
Go up to her in the city."
"Where?"
Emilia looked around worriedly:
"She won't be in this concert hall, will she? Will she show up in a moment disguised as someone we know well? Maybe we should worry about everyone who is taller than Agelina."
Shade was amused by her:
"That's not true. I can't believe it when I say it, but there seems to be an ancient elven ruins underground in Vista City, or Ximu Town. This is something that even the Nightsong elves who lived here in the fifth era can't believe.
What I know is that the ruins belong to the ancient Second Age and were built by people sent by the Elf King after sealing the remains of the World Tree."
Shade paused for a moment, remembering that the long-haired flame Luvia mentioned this ruins a few hours ago:
"The clockmaker is now in that underground ruins."
Emilia then looked at her feet again:
"Relics of the Second Era? I remember the book said that no such ancient relics have been excavated since the Sixth Era. Even if remnants of the Second Era have been found, they are just ruins like those in the forest."
"Yes. The ancients in the forest may have known about the existence of this ruins for a long time. It is even possible that Ximu Town chose this land because it knew what would be under this land."
Shade gently squeezed the elf's hand. This was certainly not an attempt to take advantage - although the touch of her hand was indeed very good:
"Luvia and Bella just divined that the clockmaker was underground. Just now, I led a team with Miss Hayley Aurora and Margaret on the outskirts of the city to intercept a group of ring warlocks from the [Tree Hole Association], and combined them
Only with the intelligence and knowledge of the church did we infer the existence of such ruins underground, and the local church only knew a few legends.
The clockmaker should have been hiding since before this war started, but don't worry, her assistants have been repulsed by us. Miss Olanold will be here soon, not only us, but also the church and the college have arranged
The team will escort you into the underground ruins. Emilia, we will all accompany you."
No one knew the information about the "ancient elf ruins" that suddenly appeared beforehand - except Rapunzel. But since the "clockmaker" is hiding in it, Emilia must make this trip. The ruins are extremely far from the surface of the earth.
It is deep and protected by an unknown force. Even the girl in Dieyi can only barely know its general position using spatial perception.
Luvia also spent one of the two remaining coins to find out the best way to enter. After Emilia packed everything, the group was officially ready to set off.
The next action must be quick. Although the forwards of the third wave of insect waves have been suppressed, it should be no problem even if some people are temporarily withdrawn. But as tonight's war continues, the city's forces have begun to show signs of fatigue.
, so they cannot stay underground for too long, otherwise they may find that the city is gone when they emerge from the ground.
In addition to Shade and Miss Olanode, the church is still accompanied by Mr. Gerald, the "Constructor Master" who created the church. Although he is cursed like Vanessa, it does not affect the display of power;
Because all the manpower on the college side was tied up outside the city, they only sent a small team from St. Byrons, and no Thirteenth Ring appeared;
On the contrary, the elves directly asked Mr. Eldron, the only thirteenth-level "Lord of Rivendell", to lead a team composed of all high-level elves to participate in the operation.
The exploration of unknown ruins requires the accompaniment of a diviner, so Bella also rushed into the city with Miss Olanode, and the Oracle Association also squeezed out two high-level diviners from the Strategic Command to participate in the operation.
Therefore, there are three people in the thirteenth ring (level) of this operation plus the ancient witch, 21 people in the high ring, and two people in the middle ring - Shade and Emilia.
Because it was an underground operation, it was not convenient for the little unicorn to accompany him, so Shade left it with little Mia for Margaret to take care of. The butterfly-winged girl who sent Miss Olanold and Bella into the city originally wanted to
Accompanying her, Shade asked her to return to the ship:
"Now the only fighting force left on that ship is Miss Elisa, and they need you. And once we come out of the ruins, the final battle will begin, and you will not be missing by then."
After the assembly, the team of 26 people entered the city underground through the sewer entrance at the entrance of the concert hall. After the three diviners checked the location that Shade obtained from Luvia, "Constructor Master" Gerald Delon
The gentleman threw a heavy-looking brass-colored metal ball. After the ball hit the ground, it was immediately scattered into densely packed small brass parts.
During this period, everyone in the team moved closer to Emilia, who was in the middle of the team. After throwing five balls in succession, the metal parts formed a cube around everyone and wrapped everyone in it:
"Stand still!"
Mr. Delong warned, and then everyone felt the ground beneath their feet shake slightly, and the cube wrapping everyone began to slowly sink downwards.
This is not a thaumaturgy or a spell, it is simply this gentleman controlling the metal parts to corrode the ground. At first, everyone did not sink very fast, but after just half a minute, Ai, who was held by Miss Olanode,
Milia felt like everyone was in free fall.
There were no holes on the surface of the metal cube, so she didn't know what was going on outside at the moment. It took three minutes for the "fall" to end with a muffled bang, but at least the cube decelerated appropriately when the fall stopped, so it landed
It was fairly stable at the time.
The brass metal cube immediately disintegrated, and the densely packed metal parts scattered from the feet of the group, and then regrouped into five metal balls suspended next to Mr. Gerard Delong.
Everyone in the team has "dark vision", so everyone can see what kind of scenery this dark world has at this time.
Specifically speaking, the scene at this time is not complicated. Behind everyone is a thick rock wall. A huge elven rune array is painted on the rock wall with purple luminous paint. If Emilia sees it correctly, it is very...
It may be the space lock at the entrance to this underground ruins.
There was complete darkness above their heads, and the highest rock wall was a hundred meters high from them. And under their feet was a bridge wide enough for ten carriages to drive side by side.
Neat blue rectangular bread stones with typical ancient elven skills formed the bridge deck, but there were no guardrails on both sides of the bridge deck. Looking out of the bridge, the darkness stretched into the invisible distance. According to Emilia, it was not
He has very strong spatial perception, and there is almost an abyss under the bridge.
In other words, although this bridge has a base that extends into the darkness underground, it can still be regarded as a "single-plank bridge" "suspended" above the abyss.
One end of the bridge is a rock wall carved with purple luminous elf rune locks, which is where everyone is currently. Looking ahead, the other end of the stone bridge is a majestic ancient temple standing in the darkness. Holding shields and holding swords
of two
Giant elf stone statues stood on the left and right sides of the other end of the stone bridge. Their lower bodies were in the darkness under the bridge, and their upper bodies were exposed on the bridge. Their faces covered with visors looked at the group of people in silence.
direction.
A temple in the style of ancient elves was built between two huge stone statues, or the bodies of the two stone statues were also part of the temple.
It stands in the darkness, and the seemingly flat and smooth bridge connects everyone to the entrance of the palace. Although it seems to be unobstructed, everyone present knows that the next section of the road will definitely not be uneventful.
The formation changed, and Emilia was still surrounded in the middle. The academy team was responsible for the left wing, the elf team was responsible for the right wing, and the church team was at the end. Miss Olanold stood in the center holding Emilia's hand.
The three diviners stood around them and were guarded by the teams behind them. The "Lord of the Valley", "Master Constructor" and "God Caller" - that is, Shade stood at the front of the team.
"The ability to move in space is disabled here. Although it can be used forcefully, it should trigger the defense of the ruins itself."
Shade said.
"Try not to fly. I have read stories of exploration of similar ruins in the clan's books. If you stand on this bridge, you will be regarded as a guest. Even if you force your way forward, you will only be regarded as an unwelcome guest. But once you leave,
The bridge deck will be regarded as the enemy. We can only take this path and must not deviate."
said Mr. Elderon, who wore a gold ring on his head.
Finally, Mr. Gerald Delon, the “Master Constructor” who created the church, reminded:
"I feel that there are many things hidden in the darkness. I am afraid that the 'clockmaker' has prepared gifts and is waiting for us."
He stood in the middle of the leading three:
"The three of us will lead the way in a moment, everyone must follow closely."
As she spoke, the rustling sounds echoed in the darkness, and Emilia somehow thought of the dense spiders crawling on the rock walls above her head and around her.
The speechless people successively released buff magic to cover the entire team. Even Shade raised a ball of silver moonlight and suspended it at the front of the team. His moonlight can effectively kill evil. This is the strength of the Outlander.
It’s something you’ll know by then.
Just as everyone was making preparations, a huge roar suddenly came from directly in front of the straight stone bridge. It was like a heavy object falling to the ground, but it was also like an ancient gear mechanism suddenly starting up.
Then, the eyes of the two huge stone statues standing on both sides of the Elf Palace suddenly glowed with purple-black light, and the expressions of the two diviners from the Prophet Association and Bella changed at the same time.