In the Mason Region, there was a large crevice in a narrow mountainous region.
This was the crevice between the surface world and the subterranean world. Through the passageway, the living beings of the surface world and the subterranean world could connect with each other, allowing them to enter and leave.
In the past, this passageway had always been heavily sealed. Not only was it covered by many spell formations, there were also large numbers of Magi stationed here at all times to prevent the subterranean world from invading.
This was why the Dark Elves of the subterranean world had been discovered so quickly as soon as they had migrated.
"Your Majesty, there's no need for you to enter personally."
Cral's expression was grave as he looked at the figure in front of him, "It's just to investigate the situation. You can leave it to the other Magi, there's no need for you to take the risk."
"If Your Majesty is worried, I'm willing to personally lead a team to investigate the situation!"
He said solemnly as he looked at Adil in front of him.
"I'm also willing to take a look." Beside him, Gloria also spoke up softly. She looked at the crack in front of her and sensed the aura coming from it, and a look of surprise appeared on her face, "I'm also very interested in this sort of plague in the subterranean world."
"There's no need to say anymore," Adil's voice sounded out in front of her.
Silence stood in front of the passageway, wearing a pale white robe. A pair of pure silver eyes looked down, and the aura around his body was profound like that of an ancient mountain. Just by standing there, he gave off an unshakable will and spirit.
"I'll go take a look myself. Teacher, you can wait here with the others."
He turned to look at Cral in front of him, evidently having made his decision.
"This …" Cral looked a little hesitant, but in the end he still said, "If Your Majesty must go down, please bring me and Miss Gloria with you."
"Even if we can't help Your Majesty, we can at least get rid of some of the disturbances along the way."
He looked at the Dark Elf Magi standing beside him and said meaningfully.
Adil nodded, not objecting to this. He turned around and slowly walked down the stable passageway that had been opened.
Streams of light flickered all around. When the long passageway was over, a dim but glimmering world gradually appeared before Adil's eyes.
Unlike what he had imagined, the Underground World wasn't completely dark. Instead, it was filled with light and was only slightly darker than the Surface World.
Around the wilderness, there were patches of fireflies flickering. They were plants that emitted light on their own. They grew widely in the underground world and brought a wide range of light sources to this space.
In the sky, the elements were also gathering bit by bit. The massive elements were constantly reacting in the air hundreds of meters away, simulating the effect of the sun, illuminating the entire space.
"There is also a difference between day and night in the underground world."
Beside him, a Dark Elf Magus of the subterranean world explained, "But unlike the surface world, day and night in the subterranean world are not determined by the sun, but by the activity of the elements."
"When the elements are active, the sky will automatically light up, illuminating the entire subterranean world. When the elements are not active, the light will disappear, and the world will turn into night."
"The cycle of the elements being active until they stop is one day in the subterranean world, which is roughly equivalent to two days on the surface world."
"One day in the subterranean world is equivalent to two days on the surface world, huh." Beside him, Adil nodded lightly. He then raised his head and slowly looked around.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time he had truly come to the subterranean world. Everything in the subterranean world was very fresh to him.
He looked around and saw that in the bushes, there were glowing fruits hanging high on the branches of the trees, emitting a myriad of colors.
In the distance, unique subterranean creatures were reproducing in the wild. They were constantly emitting their own voices, which were accurately transmitted to Adil's ears.
This was supposed to be a very peaceful and serene scene, but in the end, it made Adil frown. He felt that something was amiss.
Bits of grey energy were spreading in all directions. Like elemental particles, it started from the most basic level and slowly spread into the surroundings.
The influence of this energy was very small, and the speed at which it spread was also very slow. Not to mention ordinary people, even powerful Magi would not be able to sense it.
Only Adil, who had already advanced to rank 5 and possessed the Jade Blood, could sense this happening.
The Jade Son was born from the power of the Jade Mother and was nurtured by the origin of the Jade Mother. He was extremely sensitive to nature.
The scene before him might be able to fool others, but it could not completely block off the senses of Adil's bloodline.
Silence raised his head and carefully sensed for a while. Adil raised his head and gradually locked onto a certain direction in the distance.
According to his spiritual sense, the source of this strange energy was coming from that direction, and it was slowly spreading in all directions.
"That was originally the encampment of the Mind Flayers. It became a barren land decades ago, and there are no longer any residents there."
Seeing that Adil was looking in that direction, an elderly dark elf Magus stepped forward and introduced it to Adil.
"Mind Flayers." Adil nodded, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.
Mind Flayers were a famous race in the subterranean world. They were famous even on the surface.
Back then, before Adil had advanced to rank 4, he had personally seen a few powerhouses of the Mind Flayers. He had seen the strange energy that could control people's minds.
"Let's go take a look."
Looking into the distance and sensing the surging source energy, Adil raised his head. His figure instantly became illusory, and the surrounding space started to tremble slightly.
A faint silver light wrapped around the surrounding Magi, and in an instant, they disappeared from where they were, following Adil's figure into the distance.
Not long after, a desolate land appeared before Adil's eyes.
On the black soil, giant worms wriggled and crawled. Drops of dark grey liquid flowed on the ground, containing a dark grey energy. This unique energy caused the hearts of all the Magi present to palpitate.
"What a powerful pollution!"
Looking at the land in front of him and sensing the aura that caused one's heart to palpitate, Cular rubbed his chest, his expression changing for the first time.
The land in front of him was filled with powerful radiation pollution. It was different from the intense radiation that constantly spread from the Magi's bodies, but it was something even more powerful.
The moment the Magi appeared, the powerful pollution immediately surged forward, piercing through the layer of radiation that covered the Magi's bodies and trying to pollute Cular and the others' bodies.
This powerful pollution and destructive power immediately caused the expressions of the powerful Magi present to change. They could feel the terror of this thing.
A faint layer of jade-green light slowly rose. Unbeknownst to them, a faint layer of light had risen from Adil's body. The power of jade-green spread down and turned into the most solid barrier, enveloping the people behind him and isolating them from the polluted power of the outside world.
Having done this, he looked in front of him.
In front of him was a large spatial crack that stood there in Silence. It was pitch-black inside, and it seemed to lead to a deeper part of the subterranean world.
"This is … a passage to the depths of the subterranean world!"
Behind him, the dark elven Magi that Adil had brought along cried out in alarm. Looking at the large spatial crack, their expressions changed again and again.
Unlike the surface world, the subterranean world had its own special characteristics, and had been divided into many levels by ancient Magi.
The higher the level, the shorter the time it had been suppressed, and the lower its compatibility with the surface world.
The lower the level, like the world that the dark elves lived in, had in fact been assimilated by the Magus World for a long time. Even though it was still different from the surface world, the differences were not too great, and could be considered the same world.
The deeper levels were different.
It was a true zone of death, a zone of calamity that had yet to be assimilated. It was filled with the enormous power of calamity, and ordinary lifeforms would not be able to survive there. Even if they were to enter, they would be contaminated and assimilated by the power of calamity.
"The passage to the depths of the subterranean world has actually been opened by someone without anyone noticing?"
Looking at the completely open passage in front of him and sensing the endless, terrifying aura that was like a natural disaster, Adil could not help but furrow his brows. His bloodline instinctively felt uncomfortable, and a feeling of disgust arose involuntarily, "Come to think of it, the traces of the outbreak of this plague are very similar to the contamination of the power of calamity …"
* Boom! *
A muffled clap of thunder suddenly sounded.
Bits of grey smoke gathered in mid-air. At this moment, a certain level hidden in the depths of the subterranean world seemed to have sensed the changes, and the consciousness within it was about to awaken.
It was an extremely tall Demon God, and its entire body was shrouded in a layer of black fog, making it hard to see clearly. Its two arms were huge, and there were bone spurs growing from them. At a glance, it looked somewhat like the ogres of the surface world.
However, compared to ordinary ogres, this existence's aura was much, much more terrifying.
Drops of black liquid dripped down, and the fog that filled the sky rose. It was as if the dark consciousness that existed in the unseen was awakening. At this moment, everything in the surroundings was collapsing. Whether it was the mountains, rivers, or all living beings, they all trembled under the presence of this figure, feeling the great terror of extinction.
However, as he looked at this figure in Silence, Adil was stunned. He felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"It's you?"
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