Suhlen already knew about the tunnels that the grey dwarves had found. When he killed the necromancer last time, he learned from the necromancer's diary that the necromancer had come here from one of the tunnels.
The necromancer was not a normal person. Why would a normal person keep a diary and write down everything they knew? Wasn't that helping the enemy?
One of the tunnels led to the Underdark, which was the base camp of the drows. It was much more dangerous than the underground world that Suhlen now occupied. Suhlen had no plans to go there for the time being. Besides, he had to guard against the enemy's sneak attack.
After looking at the surrounding topographic map, Suhlen was very interested in the ruins that the grey dwarves had found. He sent someone to summon the grey dwarves who had found the ruins.
A few minutes later, two grey dwarves were brought in by the guards.
"Is this the ruin that you found?" Suhlen asked directly.
"Yes, master. When my team and I were exploring the surrounding mineral veins, we found that there were monsters gathered here. Oh, by the way, there's a tribe of goblins living near the ruins. They should know more about the ruins," the grey dwarf said respectfully.
"Tribe of goblins? We're short of manpower here. Capture them, "Suhlen said directly.
It didn't take too much manpower to deal with a tribe of goblins. Suhlen took a hundred grey dwarves and two teams of centaurs and prepared to go. Hathaway heard that there was a ruin there and strongly wanted to go with them.
The army made some simple preparations and set off quickly. Suhlen rode in the middle of the team on a pegasus, while Hathaway rode on a black-maned horse with a look of resentment. She originally wanted to ride with Suhlen on the pegasus, but the pegasus was unwilling and wouldn't let Hathaway on it no matter what. Obviously, the little guy was still very vengeful.
The underground ruins were not far from here. After passing through two tunnels and an underground cave, the group arrived near the underground ruins.
"Master, there are the underground ruins. The goblins living here are in the northeast direction," the grey dwarf who acted as the guide said.
"Lead the way. Let's capture the goblins first before exploring the ruins," Suhlen said with a nod.
The group continued to move forward under the lead of the grey dwarf. The underground cavern was huge, and they could vaguely hear the sound of an underground river flowing. Moss and mushrooms grew on the ground, and on the other side of the underground cavern was a large stalactite cave.
Flutter!
At this time, the sound of wings flapping suddenly came from the karst cave. It seemed to be approaching here. Su Lun looked up and soon saw a black cloud flying out of the dark karst cave. At the same time, there was a squeaking sound.
"It's a vampire bat!"
Upon hearing these noises, the grey dwarves immediately reacted. As underground creatures, they were very familiar with the sounds of vampire bats. Vampire bats were notorious in the underground world. Individually, they weren't strong, but there were too many of them.
Every time they moved out, there would be tens of thousands of them. Furthermore, they liked to swarm the enemy when they attacked. These palm-sized bats were extremely ferocious. Even an elephant would be sucked dry of blood in less than a minute.
Due to their large numbers, small size, and agile bodies, they were very difficult to deal with for ordinary creatures.
As soon as he finished speaking, the thousands of vampire bats quickly flew over. At the same time, these vampire bats continuously emitted strange sound waves. Although these sound waves couldn't be heard, they made people feel dizzy and uncomfortable.
Ice Storm!
Thunderstorm!
A tornado formed by ice blades suddenly appeared. Along with the sharp ice blades, large numbers of vampire bats were cut into pieces and fell to the ground. For a moment, the surrounding air was filled with the smell of blood.
Then, a dazzling flash of lightning appeared. Accompanied by the roar of thunder, large numbers of lightning snakes jumped and swam in the sky. The vampire bats that had just flown over were immediately turned into charcoal by the lightning snakes and fell to the ground.
Soon, the ground was covered with a layer of vampire bat corpses.
After clearing out the vampire bats, the army continued forward. After more than an hour, Suhlen finally saw the underground ruins. The gnome tribe was about two to three kilometers away from the ruins.
Without stopping, the army launched an attack on the gnome tribe. There were many bugbears and earth goblins in the tribe. These bugbears were about 1.6 meters tall and were much stronger than their cousins, the green goblins. Moreover, they were very disciplined.
After discovering that someone was attacking, they quickly formed a simple spear formation. Although most of their weapons were bone spears or rusted metal, it wasn't easy to form a formation in such a short time.
However, the gnomes were still gnomes. Although their neat formation made them look threatening, under the superior weapons and armor of the dwarves and the arrows of the centaurs, the bugbears were quickly scattered and captured.
Seeing that the battle was over, Suhlen stepped forward and asked, "Which one of you is the leader?"
"…" The gnomes looked at each other, but no one answered his question.
"Sir, the gnomes don't speak the surface language!" A gray dwarf whispered to Suhlen. Suhlen was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the light was dim, so no one could see clearly.
"Ahem, Hathaway, cast Language Proficiency on me!" Suhlen coughed.
Hathaway held back her laughter and cast Language Proficiency on Suhlen. Suhlen asked the gnomes again.
"Sir, our leader has just been killed by you!" A gnome trembled as he spoke.
“...”
"Alright, which one of you knows the specific situation of the ruins?" Suhlen changed his question.
"Sir, Borat is the most familiar with the ruins," a gnome stepped forward and said.
"You are Borat?" Suhlen asked.
"I am, sir," the gnome said flatteringly.
Suhlen nodded and said, "How much do you know about the ruins?"
"Sir, there is a devil's curse in the ruins. You will be affected by the curse if you go near it. There are also many terrifying monsters in there."
"Devil's curse?" Suhlen raised his eyebrows.
"It's a devil's curse. People who go near it will be cursed. Their bodies will become weak and their minds will go crazy. Some people will mutate and become horribly twisted. However, without exception, they will become crazy."
"The monsters in there are also very crazy, but the strange thing is that these monsters will not leave the area. The curse will weaken after leaving the area."
"Bring us there. According to what you said, there won't be any big problems in a short time," Suhlen said directly. He then waved his hand and left some soldiers to watch over the captives. He then led the rest to the ruins. As for Borat's objection, it was directly ignored.
"Hathaway, come with me. I keep feeling that there is something wrong with the devil's curse."
"Okay."
Soon, the group was divided into two groups again. More than half of them stayed in the gnome tribe to watch over it. Suhlen led two groups of grey dwarves and a group of centaurs to the ruins.
As Suhlen's group approached the ruins, they could see many broken walls scattered on the ground. These buildings had been there for a long time and were severely damaged. It was impossible to recognize their original appearance. Many places were in a mess. It seemed that other people had been here to search.
This situation was normal. It would be abnormal if no one came to search the ruins. They did not waste any time outside the ruins. They continued to go deeper into the ruins.
Rustle rustle rustle!
Some faint sounds came from the ruins. Suhlen waved his hand and signaled everyone to stop. Soon, a huge black shadow rushed toward them.
"It's the Death Pincers. Run!" When Borat saw the black shadow, he was so scared that he turned around to run. Unfortunately, as soon as he turned around, a grey dwarf soldier beside him kicked him to the ground. Then, a sharp axe was placed against his neck.
"If he runs again, cut off his legs!" Suhlen said coldly.
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as the voice faded, the rocks in front were all smashed away by the shadow. Then, a huge eight-legged armored creature appeared in front of them. It had a pair of exaggeratedly huge jaws in its mouth, and its huge mouth was filled with sharp teeth. Its whole body was wrapped in a layer of black carapace, and it rushed forward violently.
"Hiss!"
When the grey dwarves saw this ferocious looking insect, they all gasped. This thing was too big. It was even bigger than an elephant.
The Death Pincers! (Mutated Creature, Challenge Rating 12 +)
The huge monster in front of them was actually a type of mutated insect. It had mutated because of the Mana pollution radiation. Its huge jaws could easily bite a dwarf's armor in half. At the same time, its body had a strong defense. Its carapace had a layer of metallic luster, and its vitality was also very strong.
For the grey dwarves, this type of mutated monster was still a big threat. However, it was unlucky to encounter Suhlen. A monster of this level would only give him some extra loot.
"Lightning Spear!"
A spear made of lightning suddenly appeared. A large amount of lightning gathered, and in the next second, the lightning spear instantly hit the charging Death Pincers. The huge Death Pincer Worm's body instantly stiffened, and a fist-sized hole appeared in its hard carapace. Then, its entire body was covered in lightning, and its eight legs twitched a few times before it collapsed with a loud bang.
A large amount of blood gushed out. The Death Pincers was done for.
He waved his hand and asked a few grey dwarves to drag the body of the Death Pincers over. The meat of this kind of beetle was inedible, but its carapace was still a good material. It was suitable to be used to make shields or armor.
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