"This is the Edan Mine. It's been closed for a long time. How do you know about this place?" Tini, who was glowing all over, sighed. "Fifty years ago, this was a lively mine. Our people dug here and found a rich vein of shadow iron. Driven by profit, we kept digging down, but we dug too deep and dug to the Shadow Corridor. It's a passage that connects to the Shadow Nest. Passages like this are everywhere in the underground world. It's the main transportation route for the Shadow Demons, and we personally released the demons. "
"Miss Tini, if it's possible, can you restrain your light? You know, in the underground, your light is like a lighthouse in the dark, pointing the way for the Shadow Demons, "Brother Luo said softly.
Tini quietly retracted her light, revealing a body with plump feathers. She folded her wings, and the wings kept shrinking into her body. Then, she was no different from an ordinary person. She was very tall, and walked barefoot on the cracked ground. The sharp edges could not scratch her smooth skin. As for the cold air coming from the cracks, it did not damage her at all.
At this moment, Allen and the others had entered the Edan Mine that Tini mentioned. It was indeed very big, and there was a hall at the entrance. The hall had obviously been reinforced. Even though the mine had long been abandoned, they could still feel the good air circulation, which showed that the ventilation system was well done. The dome of the hall was high up, supported by a few load-bearing stone pillars. On the ground, there were tracks leading to different tunnels. Rusty mining vehicles could be seen around, and tools were scattered everywhere on the ground. It was as if a catastrophe had happened, and the miners were scrambling to escape.
"A long time ago, I was a miner here." Brother Luo picked up a digging tool, squatted on the ground, and said, "Like Miss Tini said, it was a memorable time. We found a large amount of shadow iron here, and the vein was so rich that it made people crazy. Our enthusiasm was at an all-time high, and all of us dug as deep as we could. Then, we dug to the Shadow Corridor. At that time, we did not know what it was. But soon, we found out that it was a passage for the demons to pass through. The Shadow Demons entered the surface through the corridor. Many people died, but some were brought to their lair by the Shadow Demons. "
"The Shadow's Nest!" Tini exclaimed. "Someone was brought to the Shadow's Nest and managed to escape?"
"Yes, I escaped back. That was an unbearable memory. But when I heard that you were going there, I wanted to go back again. Because my loved ones are in the Shadow Nest. I hope that I can bring their skeletons back so that they don't have to stay in hell forever. "
Allen said indifferently, "Then lead the way?"
Tiny said softly, "Because of our race, the Shadow Demons and I are attracted to each other. If I need to, I can search for their traces and find the way to the Shadow's Nest. But conversely, the Umbra Demons can also sense me, so if it's possible, let's let this guide who has been to the Shadow's Nest lead the way. "
Brother Luo, on the other hand, took up the responsibility and walked toward one of the tunnels. Allen and the rest followed behind him. Brother Luo said, "It's a strange place. The Shadow's Nest is located deep underground, but I'm sure that it's not underground. I swear that I saw the deep starry sky there, heard the whisper of the wind, and the beautiful music of the flowing water. A place like that shouldn't exist underground, but I can't explain why. But I know how to get there because I escaped from the Shadow's Nest … "
"What you need to pay attention to is that when we pass through the Shadow Corridor, we should bump into the Shadow Guards. The Shadow Guards monitor every Shadow Corridor day and night, and only the Umbra Demons can pass through. Any other life that passes through will attract the attention of the guards and cause them to attack. "
"I know, those are some ancient life forms. Even I don't want to provoke the Shadow Guards. Fortunately, they only stay in the Shadow Corridor all year round. And the Shadow Arbitrators, those high-level demons that protect the Shadow's Nest day and night, they are simply a living nightmare, "Tini said softly." So I'm very puzzled, how did you escape? "
"Because I know a shortcut, Miss. A shortcut that can bypass the Shadow Arbitrators and pass under the eyes of the Shadow Guards. So when we reach the Shadow Corridor, please follow me closely. At that time, I probably won't be able to care about you so much. But with everyone's background, obviously this won't be a problem. "
They walked into the mine. The mine was deep and surrounded by smooth walls. The walls were reinforced with equipment everywhere, which allowed the mine to not collapse even after so many years of abandonment. As they went deeper into the mine, there were more and more branches. Allen's amazing memory began to draw a maze-like map in his mind, and it was just the beginning, but the map was so complicated that it made one speechless.
An hour later, the mine was no longer extending forward and forking, but up and down. So Allen adjusted the map in his mind, and the map had quietly changed from a flat surface to a three-dimensional structure. Allen began to notice that the things that Brother Luo used to identify directions and forks were some fungi that grew in the mine. Those things would emit red, blue, white, and purple lights when touched by hand. And Brother Luo would only choose the direction that emitted the purple light. Allen asked, "What are these things?"
"They?" Brother Luo said, "I don't know what they are called, but I know that when the Shadow Demons pass by them, they will emit purple light when they are pressed. Don't ask me why, because you can see these things everywhere in the Shadow's Nest. They are the main illumination of that place, and they are all purple. "
"That's amazing," Allen said.
When they turned out from a fork in the mine, there was a sudden flash of green light in the distance. Vaguely, Allen saw a vague outline. But he heard Brother Luo suddenly exclaim, "Stop."
"What's wrong?" Allen frowned.
Brother Luo didn't seem to expect such a thing to happen. "It's the Shadow Guards, damn it. We haven't even passed through the Gate of Death, how can there be Shadow Guards? Shouldn't those things be entrenched in the Shadow Corridor! "
Tini said in surprise, "Are you sure it's the Shadow Guards?"
"I'm sure." Brother Luo groaned. "The Shadow Guards are different from ordinary Shadow Demons. Most of their bodies are also translucent energy bodies, but their bodies will flow with green lava. Seeing green flashing objects underground usually means the existence of the Shadow Guards. That's the sign they left behind."
"So there's a Shadow Guard in front?"
"Maybe more than one," Brother Luo said in a deep voice. Brother Luo said in a low voice, "The guards are in contact with each other. Once a guard sees us, the entire underground world will know of our arrival."
"So?" Allen stared into the distance. "We can't sneak into the Shadow's Nest quietly?"
"I'm afraid so."
Allen said indifferently, "Then let's kill our way in."
Brother Luo smiled bitterly. "Sir, there are countless demons there. Even if there are only a few Shadow Arbitrators, there are at least one or two thousand of them. Kill our way in? That would be suicide. "
Tini, however, was very confident in Allen. "If it's this sir, there's no problem at all."
"How about this, let's attract the guards here first." Allen looked at Tini.
The latter understood and immediately began to emit a silver glow from the surface of her body. After a while, the light emitted from Tini's body had illuminated this section of the mine. Other than Allen, Twilight and Bai were ready to fight. Even Lucy was holding the Golden Rose. However, after Tini emitted the light for a long time, the mine was very quiet. So Tini retracted the light and only emitted a faint fluorescent light on the surface of her body.
"What's going on?" Allen asked her.
She shook her head. "That's impossible. My light is the thing that the Shadow Demons hate the most. If there are Shadow Guards nearby, I've already attracted them here. "
"In other words, there are traces of guard activity here, but the guard is no longer here?" Allen spread his hands. "Then what are we waiting for?"
After a while, they came to the side of the green fluorescent thing. It was a claw mark, which looked like the guard had left such a green claw mark on the wall of the mine. There was some Source Power left in the claw mark. This Source Power was bone-chilling and carried with it a very strong Shadow Energy. It was indeed left behind by the Shadow Guards. Allen deduced that such a strong Shadow Energy could be left behind by just a casual press. It seemed that the Shadow Guards' combat power was at least at the level of a General in the Federation. Even if they were not General, they would have the combat power of a Major General or Lieutenant General.
After bypassing this fork with the traces of the Shadow Guards, they walked for a while before a door blocked the way. The door was tightly shut. It was completely black and had rough patterns on it. It looked like it had not been polished. It was directly cut from the raw materials and then installed. Brother Luo put his hand on the door and said, "Everyone, we've arrived at the Door of Death. This was the deepest part of the big mine back then. Behind the door is a natural underground pit, which is the territory of the demons. "
Tini walked over and looked at the dark door. "After the demons were released from here, we spent a lot of effort to drive out the demons that entered the mine. After that, the Gate of Death was erected here to seal the pit connected to the Shadow Corridor and also to warn outsiders. "
"But you're obviously still digging for shadow iron," Allen said.
Tini nodded. "But now every mine has a strict depth standard. It's just that the Shadow Demons already know of our existence and often go to the surface."
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