"Lord Adil, you've come," a hoarse voice sounded out in a quiet place.
On a plain plain, a middle-aged elf in a gray priest robe looked at Adil, who was walking toward him from afar. He couldn't help but walk forward.
"Child, what's the situation here?"
Looking at the middle-aged elf before him, Adil nodded and asked casually.
The middle-aged elf was one of the few Archpriests that Curaldo had sent to assist Adil. His strength was quite good even for a Magus who had undergone a metamorphosis. He was also very experienced and could handle many matters well. He had helped Adil quite a bit during this period of time.
"This … The situation is a bit complicated."
Standing in front of Adil and hearing Adil's words, Child revealed a bitter smile, "Please come with me."
After speaking, he saw Adil nod, and he turned and led a group of people on horseback.
They hurried through the wilderness and soon arrived at a small campsite.
In the distance, there was faint black smoke. In the campsite, some elven guards were lighting a fire and cooking, while others were standing guard at the side, bringing some smoke and fire to this place.
After arriving at this place, Childe called over a few attendants and led Adil to a cave on the side.
"This is?"
After walking into the cave, Adil frowned as he sensed an unusual aura in the surroundings, "The aura of the subterranean world?"
"That's right."
In front of Adil, Child nodded, "This is a new entrance that we've discovered. It looks like it's the same as the other places, allowing beings of the subterranean world to pass through."
"Are you sure?" Adil frowned as he asked.
Strictly speaking, there were many entrances between the subterranean world and the surface world, but not all of them could be passed through.
While some entrances existed, due to various reasons, they were not suitable to be used as passageways. As such, there was no need to worry about them.
There were very few passageways that could allow beings from the subterranean world to enter, and almost all of them had been discovered in the past. Hence, there were always people keeping an eye on the entrances, setting up many spell formations to prevent those subterranean beings from entering.
This was also the reason why the Devil Calamity was not too serious.
Most of the Underworld creatures that entered the Surface World entered through some small entrances that had been missed. Not only were there great restrictions, but they also had to pay a price to enter. It was far inferior to the tunnels that had been opened long ago.
"We suspect that the dark elf Magi who attempted to assassinate His Majesty Kasi may have entered from this newly discovered passage."
Standing before Adil and walking forward, Chad explained, "Otherwise, there's no way to explain how they could descend so quickly."
"Let's go in and take a look," Adil said with a frown, remembering the Dark Elf Prince named Andrew.
They continued to walk forward. After walking for more than half an hour, they finally reached the end of their journey.
Rays of light shone from the front, and the silver radiance illuminated the surroundings, making the surroundings extremely bright.
Feeling the light, Adil looked forward.
In front of him was a very spacious place.
The cave had been specially widened by someone, and the space inside was very large, enough to fit thousands of people.
At the top of the cave, a few large crystals hung high, giving off a faint silver light and illuminating the surroundings as if it were daytime.
In this place, the corrosion that originated from the underground world was getting more and more intense, and there was a faint black mist in the air. Occasionally, a few roaring silhouettes would condense in it, and faint roars could be heard from time to time in the surroundings. It was terrifying.
Arriving here, Adil closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surroundings.
Amidst the dense corrosive aura, there was indeed a familiar aura circulating around him. Even though it was very faint, he could still sense it.
It was the aura from Andrew's body. The unique aura that the moon elf bloodline had formed after adapting to the subterranean world was something that Adil could not forget.
With this discovery, Adil's expression immediately became more serious.
He did not speak. He only raised his head and looked into the distance. There was an extremely dense stench of blood and decay there, and he could not help but furrow his brows.
With his powerful vision, he could even see the mountains of corpses and bones in the distance, as well as the dried flesh and blood on the ground. They were giving off a disgusting stench that could be smelled even from far away.
"This is a blood sacrifice." Faral, who was following behind Adil, also furrowed his brows as he spoke. Sensing the tragedy in the distance, a hint of disgust appeared on his face. "I can sense the sorrowful cries of the dead spirits. I'm afraid that at least several thousand elves have died here, and there are even powerful elven sorcerers among them."
"It seems that most of the elves who have gone missing in the area recently were captured and brought here."
Childe's expression was also a little ugly, but he could still maintain his composure. "A few of us priestesses have calculated. If it were only the dead spirits and other underground creatures causing trouble, there shouldn't be so many elves dying.
"The reason why those undead and underground creatures are appearing so frequently is probably to create an illusion so that we will ignore our surroundings."
"But we still discovered this place," a priestess interrupted.
"No, it's too late." Childe shook his head. "The blood sacrifice here has been completed. It's unlikely that we will be able to fortify this place."
"The Dark Elves have achieved their goal. I'm afraid that in two or three years, the tunnel here will be completely broken through, and the underground creatures inside will surge out."
Hearing this, the elves around them all looked a little ugly.
There was a moment of silence until Adil's voice rang out again.
"Let's go down and take a look," he said, looking at the piles of corpses and bones below.
Hearing Adil's words, the others nodded silently and continued forward.
As they moved forward, the stench of blood in the distance became stronger and stronger, mixed with the unpleasant smell of flesh and blood rotting.
However, most of the elves present were Sorcerers. Although they were not completely used to such a scene, they would not lose their composure. Thus, they all walked forward calmly, without the slightest bit of fear or worry that ordinary people would have.
Roar!
Waves of roars came from all around, mixed with the sound of weapons falling to the ground. The roars echoed in the cave for a long time, as if coming from all directions at the same time. It was terrifying and strange.
In the distance, a few Ghouls whose corpses had already dried up slowly stood up. At this moment, they looked extremely ferocious, struggling to crawl toward Adil and the others. Their eyes were filled with confusion and bloodshot light.
These corpses have been infected by the spiritual impurities and the aura of the underground world.
Looking at the Ghouls struggling to crawl around, Farar frowned and made this judgment.
There were many Ghouls in front of them. Perhaps because they were too close to the entrance to the underground world and had not died for long, the probability of the corpses being demonized was very high. Out of every ten corpses, one would turn into a Ghoul. At this moment, after smelling the aura of Adil and the others, they all stood up. It looked like a dense sea of corpses.
Bang! Boom!
Several loud explosions sounded in the surroundings, accompanied by the roaring and boiling of magic power.
Around Adil, a few Elven Wizards also stepped out. The light of magic spells circled around them, covering the surroundings and sweeping away the Ghouls that were gradually gathering.
Although these ghouls looked frightening, they were not actually that powerful. Apart from a few ghouls that were knights and wizards, the rest were very weak. They would immediately crumble upon contact with an official wizard's spell. It was impossible for them to fight back.
Within the spacious cave, the light of magic spells continuously lit up, and it only slowly stopped after ten or so minutes.
"Later, send people to burn all of the corpses here."
Looking at the fallen corpses in the distance, Adil said, "I don't want to see these things every time I come down."
As he spoke, a faint aura spread out from his body. The Moon Elf bloodline's innate ability to control ordinary Elves was activated, causing the other Elves to feel a chill in their hearts.
"Yes," Farar respectfully said from behind him.
After saying this, they once again fell into silence. Only the crisp sound of footsteps could be heard from where they were standing.
After walking for a while, they finally reached the end of the path.
It was a large altar, and on top of the altar, there was a huge statue standing there.
This statue was very large, and it looked like the image of a beautiful woman. However, it had six arms, and its face looked beautiful and intelligent, but it also had a strange smile on its face.
And below this statue, in the center of the altar, there was a huge hole there, and there was a faint black fog continuously rising from it, bringing along all kinds of corrosive aura.
[Detected unknown force field, suggested to leave immediately …] In his mind, the A.I. Chip's robotic voice sounded again.
Hearing the A.I. Chip's prompt, Adil raised his head and looked at the statue in front of him.
"This statue … is very dangerous."
Looking at the statue in front of him, Adil's expression gradually became solemn, and an abnormally sharp intuition arose in his heart, giving him an instinctive sense of danger.
That was the power of Nature Detection at work, causing him to instinctively feel that this statue was dangerous.
And it was the same under the A.I. Chip's detection.
This statue was filled with a powerful force field that Adil had never seen before. It was similar to the aura of the subterranean world, strange and filled with corrosiveness. However, it was much more powerful and complex, causing the A.I. Chip to be unable to analyse it thoroughly in a short period of time.
"This should be the statue of the Mother of Darkness." At the side, Childe's voice sounded.
At this moment, he was looking at the tall statue in the distance, and his expression became more and more solemn.
"A.I. Chip, bring out the information on the Mother of Darkness." Standing where he was, Adil said inwardly.
"The Mother of Darkness was an active ruler of the ancient Glorious Era. She had the appearance of a beautiful woman with six arms, and was the embodiment of darkness and evil. She had the power to bewitch living beings …"
"In ancient times, the Mother of Darkness and the Ancestor of Radiance waged war. After she was defeated, her corpse fell into the subterranean world. Her flesh and blood turned into demonic qi, and her bones became curses …"
The A.I. Chip's voice sounded continuously in his mind, and large amounts of data surged into Adil's mind.
"Ancient Evil God …"
Hearing this title, Adil's expression became somewhat solemn.
In ancient times, those who could be called Evil Gods by the ancient Magi were not simple.
Since the Mother of Darkness was called the Evil God Ruler, her strength was probably even more terrifying.
If possible, Adil did not want to have anything to do with such a terrifying existence.
"That is the entrance to the subterranean world." At this moment, Faral suddenly spoke. He looked at the huge black hole in the middle of the altar, and his expression was somewhat solemn.
"The repelling force of the surface world towards the subterranean world is still present, and these subterranean creatures will not be able to come up in a short period of time."
Childe spoke up, "However, the power of the blood sacrifice has strengthened this passageway, and the defenses here are rapidly weakening."
"Can we go down and take a look?" At this moment, Adil spoke up.
"This … Yes, I can."
Hearing this, Childe was somewhat hesitant, "However, the repelling force of the subterranean world towards the surface also exists. Even if we go in, we will at most be pacing around the passageway, and will not be able to enter the subterranean world."
"Also, doing this has some risks."
"It's fine." Adil spoke up, "The repelling force of the two worlds is still present, and there are most likely not many powerful Magi on the other side. With a group of us going in, we should be able to ensure our safety."
He looked at the huge passageway in front of him and sensed his body as he spoke.
Hearing this, the other priestesses around him nodded in agreement.
However, standing beside Adil, Childe was still somewhat worried, "Even so, doing this still has some risks. Why don't you let me bring some people down to investigate?"
"That's fine." Hearing this suggestion, Adil nodded. After thinking about it, he did not reject it in the end.
After receiving Adil's approval, Childe did not hesitate. After roughly tidying up his belongings, he led the few priestesses down the passageway carefully.
Time passed for a long time, and it was only after more than two hours that Childe and the others came out again.
Compared to before they entered, the few priestesses, including Childe, all had ashen complexions. Their auras were somewhat chaotic, and it seemed that they had expended a lot of magic power.
Seeing the puzzled expressions of Adil and the others, Childe did not say anything. He only smiled bitterly and took out a blue crystal ball, and then infused the last bit of magic power he had left into it.
The blue crystal ball instantly lit up, and the blue radiance formed a series of images, recording the scene of Childe and the others entering the passageway.
In the images, Adil and the others saw the mountains and plains covered by the subterranean creatures.
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