After the assault scouts established a defensive line, the extraordinary and extraordinary ones boarded the ruins.
The moment Griffith left the boat, ripples appeared on the calm lake surface, and a huge roar and roar came from afar.
"It's starting again," the acting bishop Osiris said loudly, "The regicide has been attacking our defenses and dare not let the loyal believers of the gods get close to the truth. However, we are still half a step ahead of him, isn't it? team leader?"
Griffith did not respond to the double agent. Osiris' mission has always been related to the King of the Undead in the Void Realm, and this ruins may very well belong to this outer god.
After confirming safety, the commando team prepared and entered the ruins. Some Extraordinaries and a dozen well-equipped assault scouts served as the vanguard, and the Extraordinaries led various Extraordinary squads to follow closely behind.
Griffith was a little confused. This lake is not too big, and the top of the ruins exposed in the center of the lake is even more limited. If Erza and Alandel's advance team had arrived and were trapped here, at least the wreckage of the battleship should be visible nearby.
Professor Lordes saw through his doubts and explained:
“This is not the only entrance, there is an underground river in the valley, leading to a secret tunnel, which is where the advance team entered.
"Unfortunately, the Regicide's forces discovered the place and the fighting destroyed the entrance."
Well, the professor is a little enthusiastic today... Griffith listened quietly and said casually:
"The Confederacy is launching an offensive in the Sebasto region, and a high-level wizard like you is needed to take charge."
"Aaron's ability is more suitable for large-scale wars," Lordes walked beside Griffith and said slowly, "Not long ago, His Excellency Yasol Yahan, one of the members of the Arcane Council, and Valkyrie The young lady’s advance team went underground together, which is necessary to fight against the mystery.”
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The ruins in the crater lake are quite similar to those in Bellomont Swamp.
Mutated moss grows on the cold stone walls, emitting a faint light. Even without using lighting, you can barely see the outline of the surroundings.
Lourdes and the others obviously had some information and walked straight down a dark passage.
Griffith and Amber walked in the middle of the group. The air here didn't smell damp and musty, but instead made him feel refreshed and refreshed. This shows that the underwater ruins must lead to some huge open space with good air circulation.
After advancing for a certain distance, Lordes stopped the team. In front of the team were several dark and deep forked roads, leading in different directions.
"Joker, get your bearings."
Following the extraordinary wizard's order, the Sequence 6 collector known as "The Clown" walked out of the team. He shook his cloak, abandoned a few mice, and rushed into the tunnel separately.
Griffith looked at the extraordinary summoner from the side and saw a pale face with no expression under the drooped hood. If there is any characteristic about his appearance, it is that he has no characteristics at all, which makes people forget and ignore him in a blink of an eye.
However, the clown's ability is quite efficient. He completes the search at an extremely fast speed and then reports:
“I found traces of the Huntress and some humans.
"The mysterious lord is in the other direction.
"They were quite far away from each other and were moving very quickly. At least a day's journey if you take the road constraints into consideration."
If we want to talk about ranks, Asor Ahan, a member of the Arcane Council, must be above Erza. When the advance team enters the ruins, this big man should also be the commander-in-chief to restrain Erza, who is the Hand of God.
However, not knowing what happened to the advance team, the extraordinary wizard who was supposed to be in charge of the situation and the huntress were separated.
"Tracking Erza Valkyrie, she is the highest priority," Lordes said, then turned to Griffith, "Captain Flag, your mark is a powerful psychic beacon, I can activate it in a short time. The engraving allows you to resonate with Miss Huntress's psychic energy and have a certain probability of locking her location.
"After the seal is activated, you can also call Valkyrie and seek her response.
"However, other God's Hands may also receive your message and lead to the pursuit of the Kingslayer."
Griffith quickly weighed it and replied:
"Then do it."
Time is very tight. If Griffith can find Erza as soon as possible, decipher the secret of the underground ruins, or defeat Commodus, he can get amazing enhancements.
With the power of three God's Hands, he can rush back to Sebasto, intervene before Roland and the Senate decide the outcome, and finally crush Canaan like a snowball and end the Sacrifice of the Chosen One.
With Griffith's permission, Lourdes cast a spell. Griffith immediately felt an abundant spiritual energy wash over his body, and the three crossed swords were once again condensed in the hole. .
"Oh——!" Amber looked into his eyes and couldn't help but exclaimed.
As his thoughts flowed, Griffith felt that his consciousness was invisibly expanding, extending towards the vast space. Unfortunately, in the dark void, he found nothing.
“Don’t be impatient and try every half hour,” Lourdes said. “Let us know as soon as you receive the message.”
At this moment, the sentry at the front suddenly raised his hand to warn. The entire commando team fell silent for a moment.
The terrain here slopes downward, with a wide tunnel in the middle and dense potholes and depressions on both sides. The surroundings are very quiet. Griffith and Amber immediately found a place to hide and observe carefully.
"What is it?" Griffith asked Amber in a low voice. He saw nothing, was not very inspired, and found no signs of danger.
"I don't know." Amber shook her head, looking less inspired.
Although they saw nothing, the Extraordinary who served as the vanguard felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy. They are Extraordinaries directly under Lordes, and among them are the sentient ones specially selected for this mission.
One of the Extraordinary team led by the Joker opened the package and took out a dragonfly-like gadget. He opened his hand, and the object flapped its wings and flew into the darkness. Immediately afterwards, the extraordinary people present heard a tendency coming from somewhere.
"Dingdong——"
"Human mask," the clown said coldly, "mutated creatures common in underground ruins. They occupy a hall in front as their lair."
"Oh, little bug," Bishop Osiris snorted, "Don't waste your time here, I can crush you to death with one kick."
"If you want to be dinner for thousands of bugs in the entire insect nest, then go ahead," Lordes said coldly. "Our mission has just begun. This is the ancient ruins of a barbaric race. I ask everyone to be careful and vigilant. ."
"A detour? Master Wizard," "Sword Master" Jeremia asked, "The Regicide may appear at any time, and it is very dangerous to fight him now."
Professor Lordes ignored it. He Shi Shiran stood up, drew out his wand, and while drawing a magic circle in the air, he ordered:
"Assault reconnaissance troops, lure the bugs out."
The Assault Scouts move into action. They did not need complicated orders, and there were no discussions or disputes. The entire squadron rotated methodically like a complex machine.
The soldiers occupied the shelters on both sides of the passage and formed three levels of queues. A small team took off the equipment they carried and assembled it in the gaps between the battle lines.
Griffith observed and found that these soldiers were assembling a weapon similar to artillery. The soldiers first spliced and fixed the two-section barrel and breech, and then loaded the sub-cannon loaded with gunpowder and lead bullets into the breech and locked it.
This artillery component is smaller in size and simplified to a specification that can be carried by a single soldier in order to adapt to combat needs in special environments. There are even some artillerymen who have loaded sub-cannons on standby, waiting to be loaded again after firing.
It's very interesting. It solves the problem of difficulty in carrying heavy weapons... Griffith looked at it carefully.
Amber came over and whispered:
"This is the masterpiece of the southern engineers. The latest rapid-fire infantry cannon, specially designed to defeat infantry units. Do you want to give it a try?"
Of course, what man can refuse to have sex! Griffith gritted his teeth and restrained his impulse.
The underground creatures seemed to detect danger. A pinprick-like premonition of danger suddenly spread from all sides and enveloped him all at once. Although they were bugs, they had keen perceptions and discovered the gathering of psychic energy from extraordinary wizards and the movements of the soldiers.
A shrill, human-like scream immediately came from the tunnel, and then a fog-like black shadow emerged from the darkness of Mo Lake. The lurking swarm of insects made a horrifying rustling sound, seeming to crush the rocks along the way into powder as they swarmed in frantically.
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"Ready to fight!"
Griffith felt a dense sense of oppression coming down on him. When he stared carefully at the surging black shadows, he suddenly saw deathly gray wailing faces floating in the air, and shrill wails came and went, almost making people feel like they were there. In hell.
"Holy light," Bishop Osiris gasped, "there are so many bugs living in this place!"
"Artillery ready!"
Artillerymen stood guard near the assembled rapid-fire guns.
"Closer." The squadron commander ordered.
In a matter of seconds, layers of insects had already rushed in front of me. They walked through the ruins of underground ruins, wearing obsidian-like carapace, with deformed wings protruding from their backs, and waving scissor-like claws wantonly. Their heads, mouthparts, antennae and jagged textures look like human faces.
"Hurry up and fire!" Jeremiah was shocked, "What are you waiting for!?"
"Follow my orders." The squadron commander still raised his clenched fist, and the soldiers remained motionless.
Swarms of insects swarmed in, and the overwhelming density seemed to annihilate and devour all living creatures. There is no way to escape in this underground ruins. Several of the Beyonders present even stepped back.
"Fire!" The commander suddenly waved his hand. The rapid-fire cannon sprayed out a large sheet of dazzling fire, and hundreds of lead bullets whizzed up like a shower.
The human-faced beetle, which had rushed less than five steps in front of the defense line, suddenly hit the invisible wall and exploded with a crackle. The lead bullet penetrated the insect's carapace and flesh.
At the same time, the line of assault scouts threw a round of grenades forward. The artilleryman who was waiting solemnly on the side immediately took out the sub-cannon from the barrel, loaded the prepared second sub-cannon into it, locked it, and fired.
All these actions were completed smoothly, and in the blink of an eye, another fire and bullets rained down. The insect swarms that had just been blocked by shelling and grenades fell backwards.
