When the familiar feeling of weightlessness passed by, and when Lei Xiao's vision became clear again, he found that he had passed through the portal and arrived in an extremely spacious and humid underground space.
"Guiding light!"
As Xiaojie in elf form released a row of lighting magic light balls, Lei Xiao further noticed.
This place is exactly the same as what Old Nick described. The space can be said to be extremely vast. Even if Xiaojie's row of magic light balls flew hundreds of meters in a fan shape, it still could not completely illuminate the surrounding area.
The space is indeed extremely exaggerated, with a height of at least four to five hundred meters.
"Is it really located deep underground?"
Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, listening to the gurgling underground river not far away, while looking into the depths of the space.
Under the reflection of the magic light ball, an extremely large ancient city is revealing the tip of the iceberg. The ancient mottled stone walls are faintly reflecting the light of the light ball, and the outlines of buildings with interlaced light and shadow are everywhere.
"Xuanji, have you noticed the aura of "Eclipse"?"
Lei Xiao gathered his thoughts and immediately asked the other stone elf in the form of an elf.
"Returning to the master, I haven't found anything yet."
Xuanji closed her eyes for a moment, shook her head and said, "There is no life here. Apparently no one has been here for a long time."
After hearing Xuanji's words, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
The other party was right. Although Old Nick and his party also visited this place back then, they were quickly devoured by a sudden "eclipse" and only Old Nick escaped from this place.
Compared with such a huge space, the vitality brought by Old Nick and his team has long since disappeared.
While Lei Xiao was observing, the accompanying Jasmine, Carol, Old Nick and others, as well as the main powerhouses, were also following closely. More magic light balls flew out, and soon the surrounding area was illuminated.
brightly lit.
Even so, hundreds of meters away, it was still pitch black everywhere, and the end of the space could not be seen at all.
"Take care of them."
Lei Xiao nodded to the group of sixth-level strong men, who immediately protected Carol and others in the middle of the team.
The reason why Lei Xiao brought them here was firstly to let Carol and others who were guarding here know more about the current situation, and secondly to let Old Nick lead the way and confirm the location of "Eclipse".
After hundreds of strong men lined up, Lei Xiao immediately took steps.
The group had just walked more than a hundred meters when they saw Old Nick's old face turned pale. He pointed at an underground river not far away and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, that's where those "eclipses" appear!"
"Thank you for your hard work, old man."
Lei Xiao gently patted the other party's shoulder, trying to ease the other party's nervousness, and then led the powerful men over.
When he got closer, Lei Xiao looked around and saw that the water flow here was gentle and crystal clear, which was the source of the sound of running water he heard at the beginning.
"Lord, this place is indeed filled with energy fluctuations of earth-attribute magic leylines."
Chris retracted her wings, and after sensing it for a moment, she nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "The nearest magic leyline is probably a few hundred meters below the river bottom."
As a great earth mage who is good at building cities, the leader of the wood elf clan is obviously extremely sensitive to energy fluctuations of corresponding attributes.
"Lord, my subordinates have also felt it."
Fanny, who is also the great earth magician, also touched her chest and saluted, and echoed: "Moreover, there are still some traces of the earth attribute magic leyline explosion here, which happened about a year ago."
"That's when Old Nick and the others came here, and everything clicked."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and asked again: "Can you tell when the next outbreak will occur?"
"Back to Lord, at least judging from the current situation, there are no signs of an outbreak yet, but most of the magic leylines are extremely unstable, so my subordinates cannot make accurate judgments."
Chris shook her head helplessly and responded, and Fanny also looked the same, obviously having the same view as the former.
"I understand, at least it hasn't broken out again yet."
Lei Xiao didn't hesitate anymore and continued to lead people towards the ancient ruins.
"Lord, I am confused about something. Since there is no smell of "eclipse" here, where have they gone?"
The troll leader Han Ershu, who had just been subdued by Lei Xiao using [Amethyst of Contract], stroked his chest and saluted, with a trace of doubt on his rough blue face.
"This is not simple. As long as the magic leyline breaks out, they can come and go freely between here and their nest without being affected by the outbreak in any way. This means that they may take advantage of the outbreak before it.
Went back when it was over."
Jasmine's tone was relaxed, without any nervousness at all, and she responded lightly.
Then, there was a hint of solemnity in her tone, and she continued: "Or, perhaps, they have left this cave through some means without using the teleportation array, and quietly blended in among the human race.
"
"This situation is actually not uncommon. From time to time, some traces of "Eclipse" will be found in my hometown, but they are quickly eliminated. After all, the [God's Stone] is extremely restrained by these weird creatures, and even if they are parasitic,
When you touch someone, their appearance usually changes a lot, and it’s still easy to distinguish.”
Hearing Jasmine say this, the atmosphere in the team began to become more solemn.
Especially Old Nick, who had personally experienced the horror of "eclipse", could not stop trembling all over, and his old face had no color at all.
This undoubtedly means that those extremely terrifying things may appear anywhere on this land!
"I'm just saying maybe. Even in my hometown, only a handful of them can be discovered only after more than a hundred years. Since the blank era, there have been only sporadic cases of large-scale hiding in the dark, and they have all been wiped out.
Apart from."
Looking at Old Nick's pale old face that was about to faint, Jasmine, who knew that she was speaking a little uncontrollably, coughed slightly, and added: "Furthermore, according to the information I learned, 'Eclipse' generally only targets people who stand tall."
The top forces at the top of all races are interested, so you can rest assured!"
However, although Jasmine tried to ease everyone's tension, she blurted out several large-scale hidden things at the beginning, which further aggravated everyone's worries, and instead made the situation darker and darker.
After all, "Eclipse" appeared here not long ago, which means that the other party has already become interested in this land.
"In any case, don't forget that your Majesty has defeated many "Eclipses" in the past. As long as your Majesty is guarding the human realm, we don't need to worry about anything!"
Carol's unswerving and determined voice sounded, appearing calm and powerful.
After hearing Carol's words, everyone's nervousness gradually eased, and they all turned their attention to Lei Xiao.
That's right, as long as His Majesty still stands here, no one can shake the boundaries of the human race!
"Don't worry, Crystal Blue City and Ice Stone City where [God's Stone] is deployed will appear anywhere. As long as "Eclipse" appears, I will never sit still and wait for death."
Noticing the respectful looks from everyone, Lei Xiao first looked at Jasmine helplessly, and then added something.
At this point, the tense atmosphere in the team has completely stabilized.
"Sir, so you have known about the existence of "Eclipse" from the beginning?"
While Lei Xiao led everyone towards the ancient ruins again, he asked Jasmine: "Can you tell me more about it in detail?"
"Good boy... Your Majesty, you are trying to get information from me all the time."
Please collect_()
Jasmine curled her little mouth hidden in the hood, then shrugged and responded: "Forget it, this is not a secret among the top leaders of the first-rate forces, so there is no harm in telling you."
"That's right, as early as more than 2,900 years ago, with the discovery of [God's Stone], my hometown has learned about a series of divine revelations, including "eclipse" and "eclipse".
The method to deal with "Eclipse" is as you know it, but I am not the holder of the [God's Stone], so I only know some basic information."
Jasmine's response sounded, and she continued: "Not only my hometown, but other first-rate forces have also discovered all this one after another, so this has always been a secret among the first-rate forces. Only some high-level officials know about it. As for the second-rate forces,
The power, even the third-rate power, is naturally unknown."
"After all, obtaining the [God's Stone] is not an easy task in itself. It is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. Compared with these, most forces are more concerned about how to survive in this land of the jungle, so the magic crystal,
Technologies such as alchemy and forging are the goals pursued by most forces."
Hearing what Jasmine said, Chris, Fanny, Broy and other heads of the clan also nodded in agreement.
The other party is right. Whether it is magic crystal, or alchemy and forging technology, as long as it can be mass-produced, it can improve the overall strength and foundation of the force. This is much more useful than the [Stone of God].
"Then since you have known all this a long time ago, why haven't you obtained the truth of this world yet?"
Lei Xiao frowned slightly and asked again.
"The truth of the world? Oh, I see, you are talking about the truth of the blank era, right? That's what the old fogies in my hometown call it."
Jasmine pondered for a moment, and then responded: "But those old die-hards don't seem to be interested in this. What they care more about is how to obtain more magic crystals, or forge a few magical weapons."
"Not interested? Don't they want to know the truth about the blank era?"
Lei Xiao frowned more and more and asked.
"Maybe you are interested, I don't know, but what I know is that most of the races that were so prosperous back then were destroyed in the blank era, and only a few survivors were left lingering, and they had somehow forgotten everything. In this case
, what can we, the orphans of all races, do if we know this? What can we change?"
Jasmine shrugged and continued to respond: "Furthermore, most of the [God's Stones] are in the hands of each peak force. Although there are many conflicts between the peak forces, it is difficult to do anything to each other. Since
If you can't do anything to the other party, how can you get more [Stones of God]?"
"This is indeed an endless loop. Each force has a lot of [God's Stones] in its hands, but is unable to obtain other forces' [God's Stones]?"
Lei Xiao heard the sound and nodded thoughtfully.
In this way, everything will indeed be explained.
Suddenly enlightened, Lei Xiao asked again: "Then why don't you choose win-win cooperation?"
"His Majesty the human race is joking, my forest elf... Well, my hometown is the one that truly stands at the pinnacle of all races. How can I lower my posture and ask for cooperation from others? Isn't that something that needs to be seen by those hairy monsters and birdmen?
Aren’t you? Not to mention those other guys who think they are orthodox.”
Jasmine put her hands on her hips, raised her head and said, "Having said that, even if they take the initiative to cooperate, we are still worried about some conspiracy. How can we let them succeed?"
"It seems that the dwarves, winged humans, and other elves think the same way."
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, then thought of something again, and asked: "The last question, so you have already known that the source of the catastrophe is "eclipse"?"
"This surprises me. I didn't expect you to have guessed this. This is something that even most of the second-rate forces don't know about."
There was a trace of surprise in Jasmine's voice, and she nodded and said: "Yes, when the prophecy appeared, we, who had fought against "Eclipse" many times, had already guessed it, while other first-rate forces did not
Say, I’m afraid I already knew it.”
"Since you know that a disaster that will sweep everything is about to come, you still haven't chosen to cooperate with each other?"
Lei Xiao's brows knitted into a knot and he asked again.
"Anyway, I haven't seen any signs of cooperation, but what I can confirm is that we have been working on measures to deal with the catastrophe, but these are core secrets, and those old diehards will not tell me easily.
.”
Jasmine shrugged and responded: "But you don't have to guess to know that unless other first-rate forces are willing to respect us, we will never be able to share any information, let alone cooperate."
As Jasmine finished speaking, the group was already very close to the unknown ancient city. Under the reflection of the magic light ball, Lei Xiao could even clearly see the wall carving patterns carved on the ruins of the front wall.
"Strange, these are not the remains of our dwarves."
After observing it for a moment, Broy could not help but feel doubts on his face.
Whether it is from the architectural style or the wall carvings, this is obviously very different from the style of the ancient dwarves.
"It does seem that way, but if that's the case, why is the teleportation array at the door made by you?"
Jasmine frowned slightly, obviously aware of this.
After that, Jasmine sensed something again, her fair face was full of awe, and she quickly said to Lei Xiao: "Wait a minute, the situation has changed!"