"——Pfft!"
Somewhere in the underground passage of Tania City, the figures of two players, a man and a woman, slowly crawled out from the piles of mud. Among them, the man in gray robe struggled to take the mud off his body. , and at the same time looked up at the looming hollow above his head: "The amplification effect of the magician's disc is actually so strong? The quagmire technique actually corroded the ground more than ten meters deep..."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for people who are stuck in the quagmire to climb out." Immediately next to him came the chuckle of Ningyu Ninglan: "Unfortunately, there is space underground here, so this road to survival has emerged. .”
"Fortunately, this road is wide enough." Duan Qing sighed softly, and then retracted his gaze: "Otherwise, if this place was blocked, we would have no room to escape now."
"But we are not out of Tania's range now." The voice belonging to Ningyu Ninglan had moved to the entrance of the passage not far from the hole. Along with it, she was attached to the corner of the passage and looked carefully. Looking at the action ahead: "Now we can only place our hope on the defensive magic array that covers the whole city..."
"I don't have supernatural powers that can even detect the underground world."
Listening carefully to the sounds coming from the front of the passage, the maid player then nodded her head gently, and her dirty face with her own smile faced Duan Qing who came forward, as if He was waiting for the next instruction in the voice spoken by the gray-robed magician: "In this case, we have to take it one step at a time... Oops, my adventurer's manual has become the imperial version, about the principality. The records have now disappeared.”
"Sir and Ninglan should be at this location now." So Ninglan opened her adventurer map: "The intersection of Yaer Street and Central Street, the area directly below this intersection... hmm."
"The vertical position corresponding to the underground world seems to be a place we have never reached." She blinked her eyes, and her eyelashes seemed to tremble slightly with the rapid rotation of her thoughts: "It's far away from this place. The closest one is Pulisi's 'Hall of Smiles', which is about two to three hundred meters away from us."
"Hall of Laughter?"
Blinking his eyes, Duan Qing lowered his voice involuntarily: "Where is that place? Why have I never heard of it?"
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, sir, because that place used to be one of the nests of the three underground forces." Ningyu Ninglan replied in a low voice: "Since the last battle in Tania, that place has been abandoned. ”
"Is it because of the demise of the underground forces?" Duan Qing sighed softly: "It has been such a long time, and things have changed to an extent that we cannot even estimate. Even Hank's kind of change by things None of the people who survived have been found now.”
"Ninglan can't be sure now, because the map information in Ninglan's hand is from a long time ago." Ningyu Ninglan, who quietly came over, replied in a low voice: "The underground passage map that was detected at that time, when we get to this place, It’s already the border.”
"You mean..."
Blinking his eyes, Duan Qing tried his best to focus on the surface of the map in the hand of the maid player: "The location we are currently in is not connected to the original underground passage?"
A moment of silence then appeared on the surface of the adventurer's manual where the two people's eyes were focused. Finally, they all turned forward and disappeared into the boundless darkness in the distance of this underground passage. It was different from what they had encountered before. Only then did the passage wall slowly appear within the sight of the two players as their attention shifted. The wall surface made of bricks and stones also showed a different old look as their eyes swept over it, as if they were showing the mystery and antiquity of this unknown land with a silent paleness. Duan Qing's hand touched this ancient stone and then slowly raised his head along the extension of these polished bricks. Finally, his eyes fell on the straight upward hole he had just created behind him: "It is true that misfortunes and blessings depend on each other. What a coincidence."
"We shouldn't stay here for a long time, sir." Ninglan's warning voice also sounded in Duan Qing's ears: "We'd better leave quickly."
"The question is how to go." Pointing to the adventurer's manual in the opponent's hand, Duan Qing's brows gradually frowned: "It is known that the central hub is located in the center of the city. We are not sure whether it is connected to the underground pipeline. It’s clear, but from what we’ve been there before, it’s at least connected to the furnace.”
"The underground passage can naturally lead to the furnace. We have gone there countless times before." Ciyu Ninglan replied with a smile: "But the biggest problem now is that the passage we are currently in is unknown."
"I didn't expect that there are many more places to explore in this city than I imagined." A hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and Duan Qing, who had cheered up, took the lead and walked forward: "Forget it. In this case, let’s take a few tentative steps forward.”
"Anyway, find the right direction first." After confirming the east, west, north, and south in the darkness, Ciyu Ninglan then pointed in the direction Duan Qing was facing when he stepped into the darkness: "If you are lucky, you might be able to find something similar to what you have already seen." There may be a hidden secret passage connected to the underground passage——"
call.
The harsh sound of breaking through the air mixed with the shocking feeling that shocked the body and mind sounded from behind the two people. Accompanying it was a strong wind that suddenly poured in behind the two people with a strong sense of oppression. They felt this abnormal feeling. The two people also hurriedly hid in the darkness inside the passage, and carefully looked in the direction of the hole they had just created with the quagmire technique. The change of light and shadow then flashed over the circular hole reflecting the dim light, and then with an increasingly obvious sky-covering shadow, it covered the place directly above the intertwined mud and gravel. The strong wind pressure followed by the screams of countless players and principality soldiers, completely covering up the light reflected above the hole: "What, what is this?"
"Don't come here! Don't-ahhhh!"
The exclamations that rose up one after another were replaced by screams, followed closely by a dragon roar that shook the world, and powerful pressure was poured into the hollow with the appearance of this dragon roar. , and finally with a tremor stronger than an earthquake, all the earth and rocks above the entire cavity collapsed: "...Huh."
"Finally found."
The scene of the earth shaking and the mountains then appeared in front of Duan Qing, accompanied by the terrifying pressure that suddenly came from the completely collapsed dark depths, and an indifferent voice that was completely inconsistent with this pressure followed. It also sounded in front of the two people, and the tone that was taken for granted was followed by some doubts: "I didn't expect that you mortals would actually try to hide such a secret in your own nest... Huh?"
"You are?"
A pair of bright vertical pupils suddenly shined at the end of the passage that turned completely black, and two stunning golden lights flashed out from the center of the pupils.
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"I suggest we set off immediately, Your Highness."
At the same moment, in the lobby of Taran Town outside Tania City, the fully armed Xue Ling Huan Bing clasped her hands together and performed a formal courtesy. At the same time, she looked at the face of Princess Reina with stern eyes: "In the city Something has happened and we don’t have time to delay here any longer.”
"We are the investigation team of the empire, and we are also the envoys representing the authority of the empire." Her long golden hair was fluttering gently in front of her, and Princess Reina's answer was as calm as her expression: "No matter what We cannot interfere in the principality’s internal affairs in public at any time and anywhere. Please ask your Qingling Adventure Group to—”
"Something must have happened in Tania City."
Interrupting the other party's words unceremoniously, Xue Ling Huan Bing's serious eyes were a bit cold: "If we don't attack, I'm afraid we will lose the best opportunity."
"You seem to be in a panic." Without showing any anger because of the other person's rebuttal, Reina's eyes fell on the other person with interest: "What exactly did you notice?"
"My sword is shaking."
After lowering his head in silence for a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing gritted his teeth and raised the long sword sheath in his hand: "I have been an adventurer for so long, and I have never seen such a situation happen."
"There must be some kind of powerful enemy in the city." She put down the sword blade again and stared at the opponent's face with extremely serious eyes: "We should go to the city to take a look, immediately."
"I know you are worried about your companion." Reina sighed slightly: "But even so, it is almost impossible to enter the city at this time."
"In this case, I would like to ask the investigation team to temporarily retreat."
After lowering his head and remaining silent for a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing then turned around and walked toward the far side of the hall: "It's best to leave this place immediately and find a safer place to camp."
"In the next period of time, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to protect you."
Ignoring the surveillance glances around her that never stopped, she pushed the door open and walked out of the town hall without looking back. Then, facing the heavy rain that kept falling outside, she looked at the players who were approaching. Their eyes met: "Let's go."
"Do you really want to come by yourself?" Then the voice of Cangyun Barrier came to her ears: "It doesn't matter to us in Lanshan, after all, we have the strength in numbers, but -"
"Don't do this, you have been looking forward to a decisive battle with the principality for a long time." Xue Ling Huan Bing interrupted the other party unceremoniously: "If you want to cause trouble, go ahead, I am not qualified to command you. "
"Don't be so blunt. After all, so many people below are paying attention to our actions." He gestured toward the inside of the surrounding rain curtain, and Cangyun Barrier showed a successful expression: "The situation has reached a stalemate here. For so many days, we have to face the arrogant faces of those principalities every day, and everyone’s hands have already become unbearably itchy.”
"If you really want to cause trouble, I suggest you go in another direction."
Opening his adventurer map, Xue Ling Huan Bing's eyes gradually took on a serious tone: "The east side of Tania has higher terrain, both from a strategic point of view and from a weather point of view. The most suitable place, since you like to command armies, then you should go in from that way."
"Will you choose the west?" Cangyun Barrier's eyes showed a bit of surprise: "Okay, we will attract enough attention to you."
"It's good to know." Watching the other party gradually leave this place, Xue Ling Huan Bing turned and looked at the remaining people staying there: "The empire's noble legions cannot be counted on, and of course the royal magicians cannot be counted on, so we We can only rely on our own strength and the intelligence we have on hand."
"According to my understanding and what Brother Lin said before, the west side should be the exit of Tania's underground waterway." Holding the shield, Gedman nodded his head: "But that place should have changed now. It has become a vast ocean, and I wonder if we will still have a chance to successfully enter it."
"It's you who are going to make it in."
Shaking his head, Xueling Huanbing once again made a surprising decision: "We have another way."
"any solution?"
"Of course it is - magical teleportation."
Pointing at the face of a ragged player who was being held behind by Asahi Dongsheng, Xueling Huanbing cast an inquiring gaze on him: "Remember when you appeared in front of us, you used teleportation spells, right? Can you cast it again?"
"You think the teleportation spell is just for fun." As expected, the voice of Yunmeng's protest sounded in her ears: "Last time, I happened to have a piece of... er, no, it was just a teleportation spell scroll. , that is a one-time consumer product and will evaporate after being used once!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as you can use it."
A calm voice sounded behind him. It was the voice of Violet who had appeared in the corner at some point: "I will provide you with the materials you need, and I will leave the rest to you."
"Hey, do you have to use this dangerous and unreliable method?" Yun Meng struggled and pointed at Violet behind him: "Since she is here, let her take you in and it's over. ?”
"My strength has not yet recovered, and there is a powerful energy barrier in that city now." Violet smiled and shook her head: "But the most important thing is - you should have a way to find that guy through random teleportation spells Location."
"Time is tight, and we can only use this method." He reached out and grabbed the other person's arm. Xueling Huanbing then pulled the magician without refusal and walked towards the depths of the rain in the night: "Your Combat strength is also what we need now, after all..."
"What we need to face next is most likely a powerful enemy like the Dragon Clan."
