Grimm tried his best to expel Mary's thoughts from his mind and inserted the A.I. Chip into the control core of the Demon Crocodile Hunter.
Everything around him suddenly became silent. When Grimm's perception extended to the strange world formed by the endless earth elements, he discovered that the slightest tremor on the ground would cause the earth elements to ripple.
However, these ripples were extremely weak and only occurred between the earth elements. Therefore, it was very difficult for non-earth element creatures to perceive even the slightest movement in the distance.
But Grimm did it!
When his perception was immersed in the strange world, he could sense the slightest tremor within a hundred meters. Even the sound of snakes and scorpions crawling in their nests could be sensed through the subtle spiritual connection between the earth elements. Then, it would form a spiritual projection in his mind that was no different from reality.
Due to the limitations of his spiritual force, his perception could only extend to a distance of a hundred meters. Beyond this range, he could only vaguely sense the direction of the tremor, but it was very difficult for him to directly copy the scene near the source of the tremor in his mind.
On the ground, this distance of a mere hundred meters was too short. Any apprentice could look into the distance from a high vantage point, and if they could fly into the air, their vision could even reach a range of a hundred meters. However, in this underground world that was surrounded by thick rock strata, sand, and soil, a range of a hundred meters was already an astoundingly vast area.
In the underground world, if two people were separated by a thick rock wall, even if they were only ten meters apart, it would still be very difficult for them to detect each other's existence. In a strange place like the Gloomy Cave, the deeper one went, the higher the metal content in the rock layer, and the greater the interference to spiritual perception and detection spells. Therefore, without any special means, there were many examples of people not being able to detect each other with only a thin layer of rock wall between them.
After all, soundless sneaking and night vision were basic skills that all intelligent creatures living underground must have.
Grimm was like a person who was immersed in a dream. He could not help but murmur to himself, describing the situation around him one by one. Suddenly, his body trembled, and a voice as soft as a mosquito reached Mary's ears.
"17 degrees southeast, 100 meters away. Two humanoid creatures. Strong elemental aura detected. Preliminary judgment: apprentices."
Mary's body stiffened, and her scarlet eyes narrowed slightly.
The direction of the epicenter was in that direction, and now the two Sorcerer-Apprentices who suddenly appeared also came from that direction! Needless to say, the possibility of something bad happening was far greater than something good!
"Can you identify them? It's best if we can figure out how strong they are! "Mary whispered into Grim's ear.
Grimm was still immersed in his senses as if he did not hear anything. "They are coming towards us, but they are off by 4 degrees … There are 3 tunnels and 2 caves in between, the distance is 93 meters … They have reached the first cave, there is a huge collapse, there is no direct path to us … They seem to be casting some kind of spell, there is a strong elemental reaction … Wait, they seem to have something in their hands that can detect us … That is …"
Grim suddenly opened his eyes and said in shock, "It's a communication crystal! They have the communication crystals that we distributed before we split up, and are now using the aura from the crystals to locate us! "
Before entering the dark cave, the members of the team had left their personal imprints on each other to facilitate communication. Now that the other party had obtained a communication crystal that only the members of the team could have, it meant that one of their team members had fallen into their hands.
Grim took out a blue crystal the size of a fist from his waist pouch and was about to throw it away. But in the next second, Mary stopped him.
"If they are really using the aura from the communication crystal to locate us, then we might as well set up a trap for them …" Speaking of killing, Mary's eyes were filled with killing intent.
Both of them were ruthless people. After a brief discussion, Mary grabbed Grim's communication crystal and disappeared into the darkness. Grim grinned and lightly stepped on the magic crocodile. His whole body slowly sank into the mud under his feet.
… …
Anna led the way through the twisted and broken tunnel.
Before she entered the next cave, she quickly scanned her surroundings.
Her gaze swept through the silent darkness and landed in the distance. At the edge of the twisted tunnel, broken peaks and stalactites were arranged in a crisscrossed pattern. Some blurry light of unknown origin shone through the shadows, like the sharp fangs of a demon when it grinned.
Tilting his head and listening carefully, he could hear a rumbling sound coming from the ground below. Thin mist constantly spewed out from the cracks on the walls, reflecting the faint magical light emitted by the moss and fungi growing on the walls, forming a strange and dazzling illusion.
In such an environment, it was extremely difficult to chase after the enemy.
The battle that happened in the distance had a serious impact on the terrain here. Many familiar roads had become unrecognizable. This also weakened the terrain advantage of the underground 'natives'.
The enemy they were chasing was obviously cunning and could not leave too many traces in the air. So Anna had to cast a spell to check the enemy's position every time they moved forward.
Anna placed the blood-stained communication crystal on the ground and softly chanted a strange incantation that others could not decipher. When she finished casting the spell, a pale woman with no facial features and long hair appeared in front of her.
"Great Ancient Vengeful Spirit, please show me the enemy's position!"
Hearing her request, the faceless vengeful spirit focused on the communication crystal. It slowly turned its head and finally fixed its position in a certain direction.
"Looks like they're moving towards Area 11!" The black-robed Quasi Sorcerer Gary who had been following behind Anna could not help but say excitedly.
Gary's interruption had clearly caused the 'spirit summoning' ritual to backfire. The faceless vengeful spirit's head turned back again. Its cold gaze pierced through the long hair and stared at the black-robed Quasi Sorcerer Gary. It opened its mouth and was about to let out a soul-sucking scream.
As a high-level apprentice, Anna suddenly bit the tip of her tongue and spat out a mouthful of hot blood, hitting the faceless vengeful spirit's face. With a shrill soul scream, the vengeful spirit disappeared.
Anna let out a muffled groan. It was obvious that she had also suffered from a backlash.
The black-robed Quasi Sorcerer Gary did not feel the slightest regret for his reckless actions. With a wave of his robe, he turned into a whistling gust of wind and disappeared. His rapid words echoed in Anna's ears for a long time before slowly dissipating.
"I'm going to chase after the enemy. Hurry up and catch up! "
When she was the only one left in the field, a trace of hatred and resentment appeared in Anna's ice-cold eyes. However, she also knew that with her status as a high-level apprentice, she could not afford to offend these Quasi Sorcerers. If it was not for the fact that they wanted to borrow her 'spirit summoning' ability, these Quasi Sorcerers would not have allowed her to join their hunting team.
Their targets were a beginner apprentice and a high-level apprentice. Such a weak team dared to travel underground. Sometimes, Anna couldn't help but wonder if the brains of the Magi on the surface were damaged. To actually send such a weak team to the underground, they were practically sending themselves to their deaths!
Anna hurriedly packed up the items in the field and wrapped her black robe tightly around herself. She quickly ran along the pitch-black tunnel. If she was too slow, the Quasi Sorcerer Gary would not leave any loot for her. Now, Anna could only hope that the high-level apprentice among the targets could resist a little longer. That way, she would have the chance to capture a beginner apprentice.
In the Elysium City of the Fallen Sorcerers that lacked resources, the resources that a beginner apprentice on the surface could exchange for were enough for Anna to live a leisurely life for half a year.
The dark tunnel continued to extend in front of her. The jagged and rugged terrain made it extremely difficult for her to run. Fortunately, the strong wind elemental aura left behind by the Quasi Sorcerer Gary had not dissipated in the tunnel, so Anna did not have to waste any effort to identify the path.
However, just as she passed through the last tunnel and was about to reach the huge cave in Area 11, Anna suddenly stopped in the middle of the tunnel.
For no reason, a terrifying intuition of danger surged in her heart.
Rumble …
The sudden tremor caused Anna to turn pale with fright. She could clearly sense that the source of the terrifying tremor was actually under her feet.
The violent tremor caused the tunnel in front of her to crack. Under the violent dislocation of the rock layers, tons of sand and soil poured down from above, quickly forcing her back into the cave that she had just passed through.
And there, in the dark and ice-cold world, there was a strange human figure silently waiting for her.
To outsiders, the darkness was the source of terror, but to Anna, who lived underground all year round, it was the best cover and protection. However, at this moment, she still could not hide the shock in her heart. From afar, she sized up this surface Sorcerer acolyte who dared to challenge her.
It was that high-level acolyte!
Based on the strength of the spiritual waves, Anna quickly identified the identity of the other party.
"Let your companion come out!" Anna's intelligent brain quickly analyzed the whole story. "I really did not expect that a beginner acolyte could actually have the ability to pass through the soil! Looks like he's the most suitable person here! "
The micro-earthquake just now happened at the right time, and the strength was just right. It made full use of the terrain here to separate her from the black-robed Quasi Sorcerer Gary. It seemed like the other party was planning to devour the weak and take advantage of her, a high-level acolyte.
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