The roars of the demons echoed in the deep cave, and the roars of the dwarven warriors intertwined with the clashing of swords and sabers.
It had been two days since the bronze furnace returned to the Dwarf Kingdom.
And in the mine under the southern mountains, the battle between the dwarves and the demons started again.
The seal trembled again, and with the strong breath of the abyss, countless demons poured out of the cracks of the seal again, rushing toward the ground, and then fighting with the dwarven warriors who had already been prepared.
The dwarves had experienced a similar "tide of demons" countless times.
Although they could successfully repel the demons every time, they would also suffer heavy losses, and the cracks of the seal and the scope of the abyss' corruption would be further expanded.
Rather than a victory, it was more like being nibbled away bit by bit.
However, today's situation was a little different.
Although today's "tide of demons" was unprecedentedly strong, the dwarven warriors' morale was high, and they showed a fighting spirit that was far higher than usual.
And in particular, the legendary dwarf warrior at the front, the "Sky Knight" Bronze Furnace, was the most eye-catching.
Behind him, there was an old dwarf wearing a gorgeous robe and a tall crown on his head.
The old dwarf held a beautiful statue of a goddess emitting a dense holy light with both hands, and his face was serious and solemn.
All the dwarves knew who he was.
It was the current pope of the national church of the Dwarf Kingdom, His Holiness Gray Shirt.
And behind them, there were dwarven guards in full armor, each of whom had the strength of the upper silver rank.
That was the most elite force of the Dwarf Kingdom at present, the kingdom's royal guard.
They followed behind Bronze Furnace, escorting the dwarf pope, and rushed into the depths of the cave.
They had entered the depths of the mine, and it could be said that this was already the scope of the underground world.
The surrounding land had been eroded by the power of the abyss, and the number of demons was increasing.
The "Sky Knight" Bronze Furnace casually chopped down a small demon that rushed up, and then looked at the silver axe in his hand.
This axe was called the Axe of Purification. It was said that a legendary forger of the elves in the silver civilization era gave it to the dwarves, and now it was in the hands of Bronze Furnace.
Although it was not an artifact, nor was it a weapon that Bronze Furnace was used to, it had a strange power.
That was to purify the enemies that were killed, and to a certain extent, it could sense the degree of abyss corruption in the surrounding environment.
The stronger the corrosion, the brighter the light of the axe. It was a warning to the wielder.
The Bronze Furnace had relied on this axe to persist in the battle against the Demons until now.
However, he didn't bring the Axe of Purification here just to kill demons …
Looking at the dazzling light on the axe, Tong Lu's eyes gradually grew solemn.
"Your Holiness, this is already the limit of how far we can go. If we go any further, I'm afraid even you and I won't be able to resist the corrosion of the power of the abyss."
He turned around and said to the Dwarf Pope behind him.
The Dwarf Pope nodded slightly, looked around, and said, "That's right.
"Then let's do it here. The elves said that the closer the summoning location is to the Abyss, the better. Let's hope that everything goes smoothly."
After saying that, he gently put down the statue in his arms.
The dwarves stopped moving forward, and the surrounding demons rushed up in an instant. They surrounded the dwarves and kept attacking their formation.
"Hmph!"
The Bronze Furnace snorted and raised his axe to join the defense, buying time for the Dwarf Pope.
However, because the dwarves were too deep, the surroundings had become a sea of demons. Even if the Bronze Furnace, who had legendary strength, was fighting with all his strength, there were still dwarven warriors dying in the battle. The formation was on the verge of collapse.
The Dwarf Pope didn't pay attention to the battle around him.
His expression was serious as he took out a golden ring from his bosom.
It was a Legendary-level interspatial ring that was forged by a dwarf Legendary-blacksmith and a human Legendary-mage. Its internal volume was close to 1,000 cubic meters.
A spatial ring of this size was even more precious than a legendary subdivine artifact. It was comparable to a demigod artifact.
And this ring was filled with all kinds of high-magic materials that the Dwarf Kingdom had accumulated over thousands of years, including some high-quality large magic stones, elemental essences, magic cores of all kinds of high-level magic beasts, and so on.
These magic materials were the essence of the Dwarf Kingdom and the Dwarf National Church accumulated over thousands of years. Although they were damaged in war after war, the scale was still terrifying.
Even a legendary spatial ring with a volume of close to a thousand cubic meters could barely hold it.
With so many magic materials, if they were exchanged for gold pounds, they would be worth over a hundred million …
Not to mention, many of these things were priceless.
Of course, this was nothing compared to obtaining victory in the sealing war.
Magic materials could be gathered again, and this wasn't all the heritage of the Dwarf Kingdom. But if this sealing war was lost … then the dwarves would have nothing.
The Dwarf Pope placed the spatial ring in front of the beautiful and holy statue of the Goddess. He clasped his hands and solemnly chanted:
"The great Goddess of Life, Mother of Nature, Protector and Ruler of the Elves, Her Holiness Eve …"
"I, the 173rd Pope of the Dwarf National Church, Gray Shirt, represent the dwarves and ask for your summoning …"
The cadence of the incantation came from his mouth, and the spatial ring in front of him gradually floated up.
At the same time, a faint radiance began to condense on the holy statue of the Goddess!
… …
In the core area of the Elven Forest, in the kingdom of the World Tree.
The current Goddess of Life, Eve, was half-lying on a reclining chair made of Divine Power. Just like Serrandier in Sandstorm City, she crossed her legs and enjoyed the service of the elemental fairies. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked in a certain direction in the distance.
"Has it begun …"
She whispered.
She sat up slightly and gently waved her hand. An image condensed by Divine Power slowly formed in mid-air.
In the image, an elderly dwarf was praying incessantly. Around him were demons and dwarven warriors who were fighting each other.
A faint radiance gathered in front of Eve. Accompanied by a small sacrificial array, a glittering golden ring appeared in front of her.
Eve sensed a little and was a little surprised.
"So much?!"
Feeling the ring full of magic materials, she thought she had sensed wrongly.
Although there was a price to pay for summoning, Eve just wanted the dwarves to bear the cost of teleporting her to the players. She didn't expect these honest dwarves to sacrifice so many magic materials.
After all, the cost of space replacement was not as much as normal teleportation.
She roughly sensed it. Not to mention the uses of these materials, just the magic they had was enough for Eve to make the players swap back and forth several times …
"Keep it well. There are quite a lot of forging materials. Whether it's swallowing them to recharge or selling them to the players, it's a good place to go."
"The dwarves are so sincere. Then I should seriously fulfill the contract …"
Satisfied, Eve put away the ring. Her expression gradually became serious.
"Fennel, start the cross-space summoning. Do it according to the order of registration."
She changed her position and ordered the Elemental Fairy King, Fennel, who was excited and busy beside her.
"Okay! Your Holiness! "
… …
Elf Forest, Gray Harbor.
Li Mu put down the watering can in his hand and looked at the system message that appeared in his field of vision …
"It's finally begun."
He murmured.
His expression was somewhat expectant.
He smiled slightly and put down the watering can in his hand.
"Nezha, help me water the flowers. I'm going to do a dungeon instance."
Li Mu shouted.
However, there was no response.
Li Mu looked back and found that his elemental fairy had disappeared. However, on the small map, there was an additional light spot that symbolized the little guy in the courtyard of Xiamu's house next door.
Li Mu was speechless.
"This guy … went to lick Dingdang again?!"
… …
Northeast of the core area, Fei Lengcui.
Demacia, who was scrubbing the toilet bowl, suddenly jumped up with an excited expression.
"Hey! This event is finally open. This time, I must get the Divine Artifact Restoration Points Scroll! "
After saying that, he threw the toilet bowl in his hand and got up to leave.
However, just before leaving, he hesitated and glanced at the toilet bowl.
"Every time, I give up halfway … Is it not too good … This time, I'm finally going to get my reputation back …"
He said with some hesitation.
However, when he looked at the number in the queue that was constantly jumping in his field of vision, it seemed that it was going to be his turn soon …
He gritted his teeth.
"Forget it, I don't care. As long as I'm happy! I'll talk about reputation next time! "
After saying that, he picked up his equipment and ran …
As he ran, he opened the chat system and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Brother Mu! The Battlefield Quest is here! "
… …
In the northern district of the Elf Forest, in front of a demon beast that had been killed.
Jasmine Under the Moonlight wiped the blood off the Blade of Repentance and raised her head slightly.
"Has it started?"
Her gaze paused on the quest information, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.
"Kill any demon that I see?"
Her fighting spirit gradually surged.
"Caesar, hurry up and pack up the spoils of war. We have to get ready to enter the map."
"Don't worry, we're still in the queue. We'll be late …"
… …
Gloom Mountain Range, Mountain City.
Salty Meow had changed into a full set of Divine Artifact equipment, and the dazzling light was blinding.
Behind her, there were many players who were also fully armed.
They were all members of the Mengmeng Committee.
As the first guild to know about the Battlefield Quest, they were also the first batch of players to sign up.
"Is everyone ready?"
Salty Meow asked.
“OK！”
"No problem!"
"Ready!"
The players responded one after another.
Salty Meow nodded and smiled brightly.
"Uh-huh, they always say that the members of the Mengmeng Committee are all casual people. This time, we'll take the lead and open the way!"
With that, she tapped on the "Accept the Supplicant's Summon" option on the system interface and chose "Yes".
Then, a golden array formed under her feet, and the dazzling light gradually drowned her … …
… …
In the mine deep in the mountains in the south.
The holy goddess statue kept flashing with golden light, and a sacred and majestic aura kept gathering.
The whistling wind began to rotate with the statue as the center, blowing the dwarf pope's beard away.
He squinted and looked at the shining statue with a surprised expression.
"There's a response! There's a response! "
The sacrificial ring had disappeared.
This … meant that the Life Goddess had accepted his request!
A faint pressure gathered on the statue and kept increasing.
The elemental wind formed by the agitation of magic became more and more violent.
At this moment, even the whole cave was trembling slightly.
The demons besieging the dwarves growled uneasily, and the dwarven warriors' morale was boosted, and they pushed back for a while.
At the same time, many people focused their gazes on the statue in the center of the cave.
The light on the statue was getting brighter and brighter, illuminating the dark cave as bright as day.
Finally, the light reached its peak and turned into a ripple-like light wave, spreading to the surroundings with the statue as the center.
Every dwarf who was swept by the light wave felt the exhaustion in their bodies being swept away. Even their spirits, which had become somewhat sluggish under the erosion of the power of the abyss, were revitalized.
At this moment, all the dwarves had a realization —
This was a blessing from the Life Goddess!
And then, a series of obscure spatial fluctuations began to ripple in the cave.
Under the excited gaze of the dwarf pope, under the hopeful eyes of the "Sky Knight" Copper Furnace, and under the surprised gazes of the dwarven warriors, a circular array flashing with golden light slowly formed.
With the statue as the center, these arrays radiated to the surroundings, filling all the open spaces in the cave.
"It's a summoning array! This is the summoning array of the gods! "
In the team, there were dwarven priests who recognized some of the patterns on the array and said excitedly.
The next second, the spatial power reached its peak, and tall figures began to outline above the array.
Although they hadn't been able to see their appearances clearly, the indistinct armor and swords, tall hats, and staffs in the light had already made the dwarves' imagination run wild.
Copper Furnace opened his eyes wide, wanting to see clearly what these Chosen Ones, who were both chaotic and orderly, evil and good, looked like.
Finally, the summoning array completed the transmission.
They saw elves in gorgeous equipment, handsome, beautiful, and elegant, appearing in the sight of the dwarves.
The one closest to Copper Furnace was a female elf.
She had slightly curved pink hair, a sweet appearance, and a tall pointed hat on her head that flickered with faint divine power fluctuations. The robe outlined with complicated patterns and magic patterns on her body was incomparably gorgeous.
And the magic staff in her hand that held a gem the size of a head was brewing terrifying magic fluctuations.
Looking at the female elf mage in front of him, Copper Furnace's eyes widened, his face full of astonishment.
He opened his mouth and couldn't help but cry out:
"Your Excellency Salty Meow? You … You're the Chosen One?! "
And Salty Meow, who had completed the summoning, smiled and greeted him sweetly:
"Yo! Sir Copper Furnace, we meet again. "
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