"Uh, nothing …" Chen Rui returned to normal after a long time, "Torre, what's the matter?"
Torre replied, "The earth elemental who left brought their leader. Leader Delong is asking you to go over."
Chen Rui asked, "How many earth elementals came?"
"Only these two."
Chen Rui nodded. It seemed that things were going well. Otherwise, the rebel leader of the earth elementals wouldn't come to the "enemy's" nest alone.
Athena saw that he was about to leave and asked, "What happened?"
Chen Rui told her about the earth elementals and Athena said, "Let's go together. After a nap, my strength has almost recovered."
Chen Rui thought that there shouldn't be any danger this time, so he agreed. The three of them walked out of the cave together.
Doug brought a light cyan earth elemental who looked similar to the two earth elementals who fought against Queen Medusa and Chief Tauren. He should be the leader that Doug mentioned, the leader of the three elite elementals under the Earth Elemental King, Tag.
Chen Rui walked forward. The comprehensive strength shown by < Analytical Eyes > was indeed impossible to judge.
Tag's body was smaller than Doug's, and he was slightly shorter than the taurens. His facial features and body were closer to that of a human. His eyes were flashing the same white light as Doug's instead of the pale yellow light after the "mutation".
Since the taurens couldn't communicate with the earth elementals, even though there were only two earth elementals, Delong and the others still showed considerable vigilance. The taurens around them were all on guard. After all, the light cyan earth elementals were very powerful and could compete with Chief Tauren.
The light cyan earth elemental saw Chen Rui and took the initiative to greet him, "Hello, I'm Tag. Thank you for letting Doug go."
The communication of < Analytical Eyes > could be divided into range and individual communication. Chen Rui didn't want to cause the taurens to misunderstand, so he expanded the range of < Analytical Eyes > so that the taurens around him could understand his meaning.
"Hello, I'm Chen Rui, the tauren's best friend. Leader Tag came here today. Is he here with sincerity? Or is he here with the intention to fight? "
"You really have the magical power to communicate with the elementals." Tag nodded solemnly to Chen Rui. He didn't look down on him because he was weak. "I only brought Doug here, which is enough to prove my sincerity. But at the same time, I still have a doubt."
The others couldn't understand Tag's language. Chen Rui listened while translating to the tauren and Athena.
"The Earth Elemental King of the Earth Realm has always been the supreme ruler of us earth elementals. Although I led some earth elementals who were unwilling to accept the mutation to escape, we are unwilling to be enemies with the great king, and we are even more unwilling to kill our own kind with our own hands. In this case, I don't think the taurens or medusas will be willing to accept us, the defected earth elementals. However, in order to show the friendliness of the earth elementals, I still came with sincerity. I don't want to be your enemy. "
"In this case, I don't think the taurens or Medusa will be willing to accept us, the defected earth elementals. But in order to show the friendship of the earth elementals, I still came with sincerity. I don't want to become your enemy." After listening to Chen Rui's translation, the Chief Tauren was silent. He just waved his hand and let the taurens who were on guard retreat.
Regardless of whether he accepted it or not, Tag's sincerity was still worthy of recognition. There was no need to make such a hostile posture, which would make the taurens look weak and timid. Chen Rui could see that Tag was not the kind of arrogant and unreasonable guy. He said, "Tag, first of all, thank you for your honesty.
"So, I want to ask you a question. Before you were forced to leave the Earth Realm with your companions, did the earth elementals often kill other creatures wantonly?"
"So, what about now?" Chen Rui's words made Tag lower his head. Chen Rui didn't give him a chance to explain and immediately said, "Now, except for the taurens and Medusa who are struggling to resist, all the creatures underground have been exterminated by those mutated earth elementals. Not only that, even you, who are also elementals, are not spared. I heard from Doug that many earth elementals were brutally destroyed because they were unwilling to accept the mutation. At this time, where are the so-called rules of the earth elementals? "
Tag lowered his head even more. Chen Rui continued, "The alliance between you and the taurens and Medusa is not to kill your fellow earth elementals, but for your own survival! Even if you don't help either side, once the taurens and Medusa are destroyed, then only you, the earth elementals who defected will be left. Do you think you can escape the killing of your own kind? "
Without the lips, the teeth would feel the cold. This logic was obvious.
Tag pondered for a while and suddenly raised his head. He said firmly, "The great king is just in doubt because of some special reasons. I believe that with his powerful strength, he will definitely be able to dispel the doubts in his heart and return to his original normal state."
Chen Rui's heart moved and he asked, "I've always been curious about this matter. Why did the Earth Elemental King undergo such a huge change? What is the 'doubt' you mentioned? Please tell me what you know, not only for the survival of all of us, but also for the great king of your earth elementals. Maybe we can find a way to help him return to normal as soon as possible. You don't want to die in the hands of your companions without knowing why, right? "
Hearing the last sentence, the white light in Tag's eyes brightened. After pondering for a while, he finally said, "This matter has to start a long time ago, probably … about 400 years ago."
There had always been a balance in the subterranean world. Thousands of years ago, people dug through the surface. Due to various reasons, most creatures were unwilling to leave the subterranean world, especially the few large races that relied on the Spring of Life to survive. Later on, the passage was sealed again. This was just an uneventful episode. For the most powerful earth elementals, although the newly born great king had the power to easily break the seal, the elementals had their own survival rules. They would not easily interfere with other civilizations, so they did not unlock the seal. Instead, they continued to live a peaceful and leisurely life in the Earth Realm.
However, one day, there was a sudden change. A strange outsider broke through the powerful seal and came to the underground. He killed many creatures along the way. Initially, this had nothing to do with the Earth Realm, but this outsider killed a few earth elementals indiscriminately while killing the underground creatures. The earth elementals' rule was that they wouldn't offend others if others didn't offend them. This time, the Earth Elemental King could no longer sit back and watch. He personally went to kill this enemy who dared to kill the earth elementals.
The strength of this enemy was far beyond imagination. With the power of the Earth Elemental King, he actually couldn't take it down for a while. The amazing battle continued to the gathering place of the earth elementals, the Earth Realm. It lasted for a day and a night. The Earth Elemental King finally won by relying on the "home field advantage" of the Earth Realm and eliminated this enemy.
According to the Earth Elemental King afterward, this enemy's strength was quite terrifying. He was already seriously injured before the battle. Otherwise, even in the Earth Realm, he might not be this person's opponent.
Chen Rui was shocked: The earth elementals have the strongest combat power in the earth, and the Earth Elemental King is the same. This person can actually fight with the Earth Elemental King to this extent when he is seriously injured. He is definitely a powerful Demon Overlord. How could such a powerhouse come to the underground inexplicably, slaughter the underground creatures, and even have a conflict with the earth elementals?
Tag continued. Although the enemy was eliminated, things were not over. The man was crushed by the king, leaving only one thing that emitted a strange power. It actually caused a strong interference to the power of the earth elements in the entire Earth Realm. The Earth Elemental King had to personally suppress this thing in the palace with the strongest power of earth elements in the Earth Realm – the Earth Palace.
This item was very likely to be the key to everything! Chen Rui's thoughts turned quickly. He stopped translating and interrupted to ask, "What kind of thing is it?"
"This is a mask! It's very scary! The appearance of the mask is a bit incomplete. It doesn't seem to be complete, but it has a very strange power. People who approach it feel like their souls are attracted to it! "
When Chen Rui translated the mask to the tauren and Athena, the tauren looked puzzled, but Athena looked thoughtful.
"In the beginning, the king just held the mask in his hand and suppressed it with his power." Tag's facial features couldn't express too many expressions, but there was a bit of fear in his voice, "However, one day, the mask was somehow worn on the king's face!"
The Earth Elemental King, who was wearing the mask, began to gradually become weird. He sat motionless in the King's Court all day long. Previously, he communicated a few words with the three elite earth elementals under him. Later on, he didn't say a word and forbade anyone from approaching. The power of the earth element in the entire Earth Realm had also undergone some kind of change. The earth elementals all felt it.
Just like that, more than a hundred years had passed. A strange flying creature began to appear in the Earth Realm like a fly. This creature had never appeared in the underground world. At first, the earth elementals didn't care. Later, these "flies" gradually increased. The Earth Elemental King who had been silent suddenly issued an order: No earth elementals were allowed to hurt these demonic flies.
The appearance of the demonic flies caused more and more strange things to happen. The most obvious thing was that the ever-flourishing fountain of life was gradually drying up. After many years, the silent Earth Elemental King issued another order: Attack the underground creatures near the Earth Realm! Those creatures obviously didn't invade the Earth Realm. The elementals were very puzzled by this order that violated the rules, but they still faithfully executed the will of the king.
The strange thing was that after eliminating those creatures, the number of demonic flies increased significantly.
Since then, the Earth Elemental King became even weirder. For years, he rarely spoke. Whenever he opened his mouth, it was an order to kill. The number of demonic flies also increased greatly. Many earth elementals began to have doubts. The three elites, Tag, Tag and Sog, jointly went to the Earth Palace several times to admonish the king, but they either didn't get a response or were reprimanded.
After a while, the Earth Elemental King spoke again, claiming that he had obtained a powerful revelation previously. He had been studying this revelation. Now, he finally succeeded and mastered the mutation method to make the earth elementals more powerful. However, the earth elementals needed to accept the mutation without resistance. The most loyal elite earth elemental, Tag, took the initiative to accept the secret method. His strength was indeed enhanced, but the strange thing was that Tag seemed to have lost his past memories. He didn't even recognize Tag and Sog. He even led all his trusted subordinates to accept the mutation.
The mutated earth elementals all lost their memories, so they executed the king's orders more efficiently. They began to kill more underground creatures and eliminated the most populous troglodytes.
Tag and Sog were suspicious of the "mutation". They placed the most important suspicion on the mask. Sog secretly went to the Earth Palace to find out the truth, but he was accidentally discovered by the Elemental King. When Sog came out of the Earth Palace, he became the same as Tag. The mutated earth elementals didn't even let go of their own companions. Many earth elementals who resisted were destroyed. In this case, Tag determined that the Earth Elemental King was affected by the mask. He had to escape the Earth Palace with some earth elementals who were unwilling to accept the mutation. He looked forward to the day when the Earth Elemental King could wake up and restore himself.
After listening to Tag's words, Chen Rui felt that many doubts in his heart were solved one by one. Some obscure key points in the past could be faintly connected together. The whole truth was about to be revealed.
The abnormal change of the Earth Elemental King was definitely related to the mask. The same was true for the appearance of the demonic flies. The demonic flies were small in number at first, but their numbers increased as they eliminated the enemies. They seemed to be able to rely on life and flesh to strengthen themselves. This could also be explained as the reason for attacking other creatures.
The "mutation" of the earth elementals was definitely not simple. It should be a special method used by the Earth Elemental King to manipulate these subjects who were already suspicious. Logically, with the Earth Elemental King's Demon Overlord-level strength, it shouldn't be difficult to eliminate the underground creatures or suppress the doubters. This only explained one important problem: The Earth Elemental King couldn't exert his power for some reason! He couldn't even leave the King's Court!
The number of demonic flies was already quite large, so what was the purpose of the Earth Elemental King continuing to control the earth elementals and demonic flies to attack the underground creatures? To unify the underground world?
Chen Rui had a stomach full of assumptions and doubts. After translating what Tag said, Athena said cautiously, "Chen Rui, are you sure the names of those demonic flies are bloodthirsty demonic flies, corrosive demonic flies and heart-eating demonic flies?"
Since Athena came to the bottom of the main pit, she had been fighting almost non-stop. After teleporting from the Medusa's Lair to the stone beam, the two were immersed in intimacy, so they didn't mention this aspect.
When Chen Rui was translating just now, Athena began to pay attention to these details. Her eyes kept changing as if she thought of something.
"I'm sure." Chen Rui nodded. The data displayed by [Analytical Eyes] should be correct.
After getting a positive answer, Athena blurted out, "I know what that mask is! And the person from 400 years ago! "
"Who?"
"That mask is one of the seven artifacts of the Demon Realm, the God-Eating Mask! That person is Glorfin. Beelzebub from 400 years ago! "
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