Lea Ke is an amazing person. At the same time, he is also one of the few miracle professionals in the world - the heir to the Son of the Forest. As a miraculous profession that could once be ranked alongside the Black Emperor, the Children of the Forest possess extraordinary natural affinity and can easily communicate with all things in nature and fight with them.
However, the Children of the Forest have a weakness that cannot be ignored.
Their personal combat effectiveness is very weak, horribly weak.
If the son of nature in the forest can compete with the gods, then the son of the forest in the duel field where the use of props is prohibited may overturn even the golden enemy. Because their main ability is to defend against enemies together with nature, rather than fighting alone. In addition, these children of nature are loose by nature. Therefore, the enemies of the children of nature take advantage of their weaknesses to carry out assassinations. The miraculous night of the children of the forest also gradually disappears over a long period of time.
But Leah was a surprise.
Eluma still remembers that in the third restart, the Demon King's army wanted to take advantage of the child of the forest's low ability to fight alone to launch a sneak attack on her, and specifically attacked her forest laboratory, hoping to strangle her in the cradle. Then, these sixteen Kamaki trolls rushed into the laboratory...
Then it was compressed into a RAR file by Lea Ke who controlled the fiery giant tree.
As a Muqi person, Liya Ke understood the truth that it is better to rely on the heaven and the earth than to rely on oneself, and she began to rely on natural forces for practice early on. Coupled with Mr. Muqi's teachings, Lea Ke received the pure blessing of nature's power by becoming one with nature. Therefore, her own strength has reached a peak.
but···
Looking at the towering ancient tree in front of her that contained endless natural elements, Eluma's heart was still filled with shock. It was hard for her to imagine that this almost miraculous creation was actually created by humans. And just when Eluma began to sense the magic energy content, a somewhat harsh sound came from the side.
"Is he the envoy of God?"
Wearing weird glasses made of gold and copper, her long black hair was styled into two slightly off-center balls. The girl was wearing a white and red feathered coat, wearing a pair of open-toed sandals, and braked the wooden car steadily. Stopped in the trees nearby.
Patting the messy leaves on her body, the girl raised her weird glasses on her head, revealing her slightly reddish eyes and her cute face with intellectual beauty. Looking at the somewhat surprised Eluma in front of her and the calm-looking Don Quixote beside her, the girl showed a bright smile and said:
"Hello, Lord God Envoy, my name is Liya Ke, and I am the director of the Institute of Natural Science and Technology. This is the natural technology vehicle we just studied. Now I am the only one in the institute who can drive this thing, so the only experimental personnel are Sorry, I'm sorry."
"Ah...it's okay."
Eluma came back to her senses. What she cared about was not Xiaoke's awkward parking, but the wooden car that looked very strange from anywhere. Of course, she doesn't have the time to care about these things now. Eluma looked at Liya Ke and asked, "How are you going to send me to the Third Oriental Court?"
"this···"
Liya Ke paused. She took out a white notebook from her arms, opened it and read it carefully for a moment. Then she raised her head and said solemnly: "Are you claustrophobic?"
"No."
Eluma shook her head. Just when she was about to say something, she suddenly remembered something. She turned to Don Quixote and asked: "Don Quixote, what about you?"
"I?"
Don Quixote hesitated for a moment, then hesitantly said: "I can do without."
"That means no."
Xiao Ke took out a pen and made a mark on the notebook. Then she looked at the two of them and said, "Four months ago, under the instructions of Mr., we started to develop the underground caves in Muqi Forest. Because there is this With the existence of the Ancient Tree of Life, our development went very smoothly, and it took us less than three months to explore 75% of the cave.”
Taking out a booklet and opening it, Xiao Ke pointed to the photo above and said to the two of them: "According to our observations, the vastness of this underground cave is far beyond any of our imaginations. It can be said that this is a complete underground cave." World. According to estimates, the entire underground cave spans at least half of the continent of Gaia, which is the distance from the Republic of Muqi to the Three Eastern Courts."
Pointing to a document filled with data and marking the data of [4,512 kilometers], Xiao Ke continued: "The exploration goals Mr. gave us include how to pass through underground caves in the shortest time. Arriving at Dongfang Santing. After twelve repeated tests, we decided to use Tunnel No. 6 as the basis to open up the west side of Tunnel No. 7, so that we only need to go through a distance of 4,512 kilometers. Arrive at the eastern part of the Three Eastern Courts.”
Looking at Eluma, Xiao Ke pushed up the glasses on his forehead and asked with a serious expression: "Master God Envoy, I must repeat it again. Although the size of the underground cave is far beyond our imagination, this does not mean that It will be vast and empty, and most of the time, it will be a narrow, deep and lightless tunnel. The data of 4,512 kilometers was explored by 320 of us by marking base points. In fact, The strongest of our minds have advanced less than five hundred kilometers."
"Five hundred kilometers?"
Don Quixote on the side was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked in confusion: "Can't multiple people enter at the same time? Or did you not bring enough supplies?"
"Our exploration team will be kept at more than five people every time, and the food supplies are carried with void seals to last for half a year."
Shaking her head, Liya Ke denied Don Quixote's conjecture, "What really stops these exploration teams is silence and light."
"Silent and lightless..."
After being stunned for a moment, Eluma seemed to think of something, "Is it a rune?"
"It's those walls."
Biting her finger, Liya Ke frowned and said slowly: "According to our investigation, the rocks that make up the walls of the sixth, seventh, and eighth tunnels are all a relatively unique rock, which we temporarily call Dead rocks. These dead rocks will suddenly absorb all surrounding sounds and lights at random times, and people will instantly fall into a situation where they are completely unable to perceive the outside world. We still can't crack these dead rocks, so..."
Eluma and Don Quixote immediately understood why there was lingering worry in Lea Ke's expression when she mentioned these tunnels.
For a dark tunnel located underground, the lack of light and sound is a desperate hell. In that case, the strength of ability is meaningless, and only the mind is the only weapon.
"Master God Envoy, do you really want to take this path?"
Liya Ke looked at Eluma in front of her nervously, with worry in her eyes. As the initiator and guide of this activity, she knows very well how mind-breaking this long and deep underground passage is. Stone walls that absorb light and sound will make people unable to perceive the outside world, and narrow passages will always give people an indescribable feeling of suffocation. Even Liya Ke, who could mobilize the power of nature, couldn't bear that kind of double mental and physical torture.
"Um."
What Liya Ke didn't expect was that even though she had clearly explained the pros and cons and told the other party what this tunnel represented, Eluma had no intention of backing down. In fact, she didn't seem to care about it, as if it was just a small problem that didn't matter.
The worries in Liya Ke's heart became more intense. She knew that four thousand kilometers was actually not a problem for most bright and even demigod-level professionals. After all, at this level, long-distance movement is an extremely basic ability.
However, for this lightless hell, the distance is only an insignificant part. What is truly terrifying is the feeling of despair of being abandoned by the world. Even if a tunnel can accommodate several people at the same time, in many cases the light- and sound-absorbing walls will make people feel suffocatingly lonely.
"Lord Angel, this tunnel is really different from what you imagined."
Gritting her teeth, Liya Ke said: "This tunnel is really easy to destroy people's minds. I'm not worried about you or looking down on you. In fact, we are already developing another tunnel. It will only take ten days at most. time, we will..."
"That's too late."
Shaking her head, Eluma smiled softly, and said softly as if comforting the other person: "Xiao Ke, we don't have much time, and believe me, it's just a tunnel, it won't be very long."
Liya Ke was stunned. She didn't expect that Eluma would call her Xiao Ke so naturally, and she didn't hate it at all. She even felt vaguely familiar with it.
"Ms. Hede, thank you for escorting me here."
Turning around, Eluma said to Don Quixote: "I won't trouble you for the rest of the journey."
"How is this possible?"
Don Quixote was startled for a moment, then quickly said: "Abandoning the people I protect midway would be a dereliction of duty for me. I can't do this!"
"I'm not worried about your ability or stamina."
Shaking her head, Eluma smiled and said: "It's just what I have to do next, and I can't involve more people."
Don Quixote was also stunned. She saw the heart-stopping determination in Eluma's plain smile. It was as if she had made up her mind a long time ago to accomplish something that was beyond the reach of ordinary people. She wanted to say something, but found that she didn't know how to say it or how to do it.
She and Xiaoke discovered that the gentle girl before them was far more tenacious than anyone imagined.
"I'll go back to Magnum."
After a moment of pause, Don Quixote said slowly: "Don't worry, I won't waste my life carelessly."
Eluma understood that Don Quixote would not simply return to Magnum and continue to lie dormant. She would make a fuss, spread rumors, and spread rumors that she and she had acted together. In this case, a large part of the twelve quarters of attention will be focused on her, and Eluma can leave with more peace of mind.
Eluma did not reject Don Quixote's kindness. She just nodded and solemnly said: "Protect yourself."
"do not worry."
Touching his chest and saluting, Don Quixote's voice was full of calmness and confidence, "While the glory in my heart is still there, I will be unstoppable."
"Master God Envoy, we can set off in four hours at the latest."
Xiao Ke on the side hung up the communicator, looked at Eluma, and said with a complicated expression: "Sir, tell me to let you do what you should do."
Things that should be done.
There was some confusion in Eluma's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by enlightenment. After a while, she smiled and said to Xiao Ke, "Please tell him."
"I never hesitated."
Four thousand five hundred and twelve kilometers is an astronomical distance for an ordinary person. Coupled with the unique environment of the tunnel, most people will be trapped and die in the tunnel even if they cannot persist for one day.
As a god-given professional, distance is not the main problem that troubles Eluma. Her biggest confusion at present is that whenever the dead rock attacks, she will always think of many people and many things in the silent and lightless world. There are many things that have not passed away but will never happen.
She thought of Tiya, the pearl of the empire. She remembered that every time the battlefield restarted, this calm and slightly cunning girl would always stand in front of herself and Zhou Li, using her last strength to rush into the enemy's formation. She will also never forget the suffocating feeling of heart tightening when the news of Tia's death came in this originally full-fledged restart.
Eluma sometimes thinks of Zhou Li. She and he have experienced so much that time seems a little insignificant to the two of them. She would sleep on the same bed with Zhou Li, use the same toothbrush cup, and never care about each other's dishes or utensils. She thought that if peace really existed, she and Zhou Li might have held a wedding under the witness of Helinen and lived peacefully in the town long ago.
Many, many things that Eluma had no time to think about came into her mind. For Eluma, fantasy is a very precious thing. Her time and energy do not allow her to imagine the future, nor do she allow her to spend every day with expectations. But now, in this dark cave that makes others feel despair, Eluma's heart is surprisingly calm and indifferent.
It seemed that she had long been accustomed to this kind of depth and darkness.
On the fifth day, Eluma had walked a thousand kilometers. The distance behind was relatively open, so she accelerated her pace and reached the 222nd mark on the tenth day, which was 2,200 kilometers.
Along the way, she didn't talk to herself like others, nor did she force herself to find something to do. What she was doing was just thinking about things that were impractical and about her and Zhou Li's married life.
Just like that, she reached her final destination.
Three Eastern Courts.
(End of chapter)
