The underground world was shrouded in boundless darkness, and the long tunnel was silent. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of the underground water seeping into the rock layer above and dripping to the ground.
This kind of voice only rang out once in a long time in the depths of the abyss where one couldn't even see one's own fingers.
Metisha had to stop and rest after driving away a large number of uninvited guests from the underground. Even though she was a ghost, it did not mean that she did not know fatigue. The activity of the Soulfire restricted the movement of undead creatures to a certain extent.
However, she didn't need any light. In the darkness, a faint fluorescent light was hidden in her pupils, allowing her to see very far in the dark.
The Silver Fairy Princess did not sit down, but leaned against the wall to rest with her spear in one hand. Her body was surrounded by the fragments of the Rock Leopard, and these incomplete corpses were scattered far away.
Unlike Brando, she was attacked almost as soon as she entered this level. She had killed a bloody path to reach this place. After a moment of silence, the Silver Fairy Princess asked the other side of the darkness:
"Is there an elevator here?"
Metisha was not alone in the darkness. The only sound came from the other side of the tunnel.
"Yes."
That voice replied.
But Metisha was not at ease. Just as she finished speaking, she put her hand on her spear and looked in the direction she came from. But just as she turned her head, her face lit up with joy and she shouted:
"My lord."
It was Brando and Scarlet who came.
They raised the illuminating crystals in their hands and shone the light in their direction. When they saw Metisha, they were not too surprised. They had followed the traces left by the Silver Elf Princess all the way here.
Brando was not too surprised when he discovered that the so-called 'powerful person' might be Metisha. There were only a few of them in the underground, and if it was not the Silver Elf Princess, Kodan, and even Jutta did not have the strength to do so.
But when they saw the other person in the illuminated area, they were stunned.
"Metisha." Brando asked: "This is?"
He looked at Kodan, who was sitting on the ground without saying a word. He was a little confused. The previously majestic old man was now in a sorry state. His forehead, face, and blue-gray uniform were covered in blood, and his gray hair was a mess.
"Mr. Kodan is injured." Medissa replied. This Elven Princess was smart enough to stop there, but there were still many things that she did not say out loud. But she knew that Brando would understand what she meant.
The old man snorted: "I am a captive, what is there to hide? But this little girl saw that my old bones still have some use, so she signed a non-aggression agreement. " "But she's very respectful to you, boy. She said that the final decision is in your hands, 'My Lord'. Tell me, do you want me to kill you or cut you up?"
Although he said that, he couldn't help but curse the Fairy Princess for being so cunning. When the tunnel collapsed, everyone's first reaction was to protect themselves. It was as if it was an instinct to save their own lives. Even Gold-ranked existences like them were no exception.
But Kodan didn't expect that not everyone present was a 'living being'.
When the landslide happened, Metisha's first reaction was not to retreat to a safe place, but to attack him while the rocks were falling. This was a suicidal attack. Even someone as calm as Kodan couldn't help but jump in fright.
However, a battle between Gold-ranked existences could be decided in the blink of an eye. Although Kodan was much stronger than Metisha, he had used all his strength to chase after Brando, and he wasn't prepared for the landslide. In the end, he was heavily injured by Metisha.
In the end, if it wasn't for this little girl pulling him out of the rubble, he would have died in the mine.
But even so, he couldn't help but admire Metisha's courage. If it was him in that situation, he wouldn't have made the same choice. No matter what the reason was, Kodan, as a veteran soldier, had nothing to say about being defeated on the battlefield.
But if he knew that Metisha was just a spirit, he would probably regret underestimating her.
Hearing his words, the young man nodded and asked: "Promise?"
"Mister Kodan promised to lead me to you and return to the surface. He is very familiar with the terrain here. He knows where the tunnels are, where it connects to the next level, and where it can be opened without causing a large-scale collapse. "Metisha explained in detail. Although she was speaking in Cruz, it was as if she could naturally sing an Elvish aria." My Lord, there is an elevator not far from here. It leads to the main tunnel on the third level. There are many tunnels leading to the surface, so it shouldn't be blocked. "
She smiled: "If it wasn't for Mister Kodan, I wouldn't have been able to find this place so quickly."
Brando knew that she was talking about the elevator that Cohen and the others came down from. He remembered that the tunnel was very large, with three wooden tracks.
He nodded and looked at Kodan: "What is his condition?"
"Let Mister Kodan tell us."
Kodan glanced at Brando: "Boy, I know what you're planning to do. Originally, as a prisoner, I had nothing much to say. Now, you can naturally take over this place as you wish. It will take at least a month, and at most three months. Lord Palas won't notice any clues. "
He paused for a moment: "My condition is simple. I don't want to end up like Graudin."
[He knows?] Brendel's heart skipped a beat.
The riot in Abies could not be kept a secret, but not everyone knew about Graudin's death. It was common knowledge that a riot in Erouine's territory was not a big deal, but other than a few unlucky ones, no one had ever heard of a lord with real power being killed in a riot.
Therefore, after the riot in Abies, most people guessed that Graudin had escaped through a secret tunnel. Only a few of the higher-ups in Brendel's organization knew that Graudin could not be more dead.
Brendel looked at Kodan deeply. If the outside world knew about Graudin's death, then the situation would be completely different. Lord Palas might not be able to wait and send out his troops, and Count Randner might not give Tónigel enough time to deal with the problem himself.
If the old fox sensed that his territory was in danger of being separated, he would send out his army in less than two weeks.
Brando hoped that the news would not be balanced to buy time. If Count Randner did not know whether Graudin was dead or not, then he would be inclined to let his useless son deal with the problems in his territory.
At that time, they were just a bunch of rioters in the eyes of the nobles. Rioters were nothing to be afraid of, and Graudin had many retainers under him.
But with Graudin's death, this small rebellion was treated as a rebellion. Even though he knew that he was starting a rebellion, even if it wasn't to divide Aouine, his actions were seen as a serious challenge to the rules of the game in the eyes of the nobles.
According to Brendel's plan, Count Randner would only realize this after Lord Macsen and Lord Palas were defeated.
Brendel still had one or two months before that.
Kodan seemed to have seen through his thoughts. The old man smiled mysteriously: "You don't have to worry, it's just a rumor. But when I see you all here, I'm 80% sure that the people in Firburh aren't rioters! "
Kodan shook his head: "But I don't know if it's you or me who's crazy. Ever since the Year of the Zither, Erouine hasn't had a rebellion for almost a hundred years."
Brando nodded.
The Year of the Zither was the era of Hesse the First, who was nicknamed the 'King of the Roads'. He was the most notorious king in Erouine's history, and one of the last rulers of the Seifer Dynasty. This nickname came from the fact that he organized an army to rob all the merchants who passed through Erouine, regardless of whether they were local or foreign.
He openly declared that all property in Erouine's territory belonged to him, and all merchants who traveled on the roads had to pay him two-thirds of the value of their goods. This act of his angered everyone except for him. In the end, Hesse the First was ousted from the throne after only three years. He was the only king in Erouine's history to die in the hands of the angry people.
Of course, from His Majesty's performance, it could be seen that the people of Aouine were in dire straits at that time. That was the darkest era in Erouine's history. If not for the rise of Madara, the current Erouine would not have been as chaotic as it was then.
That was also the era in Erouine's history when uprisings, riots, and rebellions were the most frequent. In Wohnde's world, it was rare to see the word 'uprising' in the history books.
But perhaps this was the so-called power and fortune of the nation. Madara had to borrow Aouine's strength to rise, so the Corvado Dynasty was able to rise under the same circumstances. But under better conditions, Princess Gryphine's reforms failed.
But Brando did not have time to sigh. He shook his head and said, "This condition is too vague. We can coexist peacefully here, but once we leave the underground and reach the surface, how can we guarantee that you won't run away and spread the news?"
It was not unreasonable for him to think this way. If it was the Subterrane Dwellers, he could ask Tagiv to swear to their gods. But humans were probably the least religious people in the world. Although they often talked about Lady Martha, even if they swore to Martha, most of them would not take it seriously.
Brendel was a human himself, so he knew this better than anyone else.
But Kodan shrugged and said, "This old man is seriously injured. I can't run away even if I want to."
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