novellk Chapter 1460: Pursuit and Fierce Fight
Chapter 1460: Pursuit and Fierce Fight
I saw that the ancient passage full of cracks was pitch black in the depths, as if a giant beast from the abyss was opening its mouth. Even though our surroundings were filled with illuminating magic light balls, it was still difficult to cover the darkness ahead.
Moreover, the entire passage is a downward structure, which means that we are getting closer and closer to the depths of the underground.
"When it comes to the depths of the earth, one cannot help but think of the 'Eclipse'. Although there is no information yet proving any connection between the 'Eclipse' and the lich, it is still better to be careful."
Lei Xiao thought so and looked at the two sixth-level stone elves beside him with a questioning look.
Xiao Jie understood and immediately responded: "My Lord, that weak aura of the same kind is coming from deep in the passage!"
"Your Majesty, what kind of aura is this? Is there another [God's Stone] here?"
Hearing this, Loris couldn't help but look puzzled.
Since before this, the fact that Lei Xiao possessed the [God's Stone] was no longer a secret, so Loris had already guessed the identities of Xiaojie and Xiaojing, so it was not surprising that he had this question.
"Yes, this may be the key to our escape from this predicament."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and described the whole story.
"So it was because of this that His Majesty the Human race deduced that there would be danger underground when he was on the ground just now."
After listening to Lei Xiao's description, Xi Na suddenly understood and said, "Fortunately, His Majesty the Human Race has the [God's Stone], otherwise our situation would be even more passive."
"It's no big deal. We should be cautious and try to turn the passive situation into active one as soon as possible."
Lei Xiao thought about it again and again, but still did not express his concerns about "erosion".
Just as I said, our morale is already extremely low as we are being led by the enemy. If we add the "Eclipse" that cannot be defeated by conventional means, the situation will undoubtedly be even worse.
Besides, I can't confirm whether there is any connection between the two.
Lei Xiao thought so and focused his attention on the surrounding scene again.
Since I have enough sixth-order detection scrolls, and one detection scroll is enough to extend a long distance ahead, we can move very quickly and don't have to worry about magic traps in the passage.
This was indeed the case, until we passed through this ancient passage and came to an extremely spacious underground space without encountering any obstacles along the way.
"What place is this again?"
After his vision became clear, Loris's lion eyes turned, and he looked around cautiously while frowning.
All of our powerful warriors around us also took the same alert actions, and did not relax for a moment.
Everyone present understood clearly that since there was no trap in the passage, the trap must be ahead.
Lei Xiao's eyes also moved quickly, looking at the unfamiliar environment around him.
Under the illumination of the magic light ball, the entire space is brightly lit.
The height here is enough to accommodate two giant dragons, and the area is comparable to a small town, which is extremely spacious.
However, this place was empty. Apart from the old ground and walls which were obviously much stronger, there was nothing else, making it seem extremely spacious.
"This seems to be an unfinished square. Perhaps the alliance forces were destroyed before they could complete it."
After observing for a moment, Xina nodded thoughtfully.
"Maybe so."
Lei Xiao agreed casually, and his eyes finally fell on the passages around the space.
In addition to the passage we just came to, there are more than a dozen passages arranged in sequence here. It is not difficult to see that this open area is connected in all directions and is obviously the hub of the underground city.
"First check if the surrounding area is safe."
Lei Xiao took out a pile of detection scrolls and ordered the strong men to activate them.
Although many of the powerful people present have mastered excellent detection spells, they all require a certain amount of preparation time and consume their own magic power. Therefore, using magic scrolls is undoubtedly the best choice.
As waves of energy surged out one after another, the surrounding area became flat, and there was no trace of any magic traps.
"Which direction is that weak stone elf?"
While detecting, Lei Xiao looked at the two stone elves beside him.
"My Lord, it's in that direction!"
Xiaojie and Xiaojing spoke in unison, pointing to the passage directly opposite.
After that, Xiao Jie and Xiao Jing obviously realized something, their eyes lit up, and Xiao Jing was the first to speak: "My Lord, the other party has also discovered the existence of our two subordinates and is approaching us!"
After Xiao Jing finished speaking, Xiao Jie immediately nodded, obviously sensing the other party's approaching breath.
Lei Xiao looked in the direction the two men pointed, and indeed found that in the depths of the opposite passage, there seemed to be a faint light swaying.
"We can't stay here for long, let's meet them immediately!"
Seeing this, Lei Xiao immediately nodded to Xina and Loris, and the entire team immediately went at full speed and flew towards the passage.
However, just as everyone took a step forward, the faint light suddenly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
"My Lord, there is a sudden surge of fear in the breath of that fellow, and he is retreating at a very fast speed!"
Xiao Jing's voice became more urgent, and she added: "She seems to have sensed that some danger is approaching!"
Before Xiao Jing's words fell completely, a faint vibration sound was heard, accompanied by the muffled sound of boulders rubbing against each other.
Immediately afterwards, a large amount of hostility and murderous intent surged out from all directions, causing the originally peaceful underground space to suddenly become turbulent.
"Your Majesty, this is the breath of the lich and the undead!"
Loris held the giant axe in his hand horizontally, frowned and said: "The other party has set an ambush here!"
As expected, after Loris finished speaking, pairs of strange red dots flashed at the entrances of the originally dark passages, and groups of liches and undead flew out, with murderous auras all around them.
Since we had just reached the center of the open area, the other side quickly formed a huge encirclement and surrounded us tightly.
Even in the air, there was a group of undead creatures similar to birdmen flying. Their pairs of bone wings covered with magic power swayed back and forth, looking down at every one of us from above.
While feeling awe in his heart, Lei Xiao even noticed that even the ancient passage we came from had been completely blocked, and a large number of liches and powerful undead were pouring out.
From this, it is not difficult to see that the muffled sound of the huge rocks rubbing against each other just now was probably the sound of the other party opening the secret passage in the passage.
"Haha, I didn't expect you guys to have the guts to attack here. You really overestimate your own abilities."
A hoarse and teasing voice sounded, and the deputy lich leader who had appeared beside Lucas before slowly walked out, with a haggard face full of disdain and said: "It's a pity that you are about to become one of them."
After saying that, the lich deputy leader stretched out his withered palm, as if he was looking at a satisfactory work, and patted the shoulder of a powerful undead beside him.
I saw that the undead warrior had a dull and broken crown on his cracked skull. A strong scarlet light flashed in his empty eye sockets. His lower jawbone kept hitting his gums, making a dull "thump thump" sound, which looked extremely terrifying.
"Stop talking to yourself, you bastard! I'm going to twist your shrunken head off in a minute!"
Loris swung the sixth-order giant axe in his hand vigorously, then looked at Lei Xiao and asked quietly: "Your Majesty, what should we do?"
Although this rainforest leader has a hot temper, he is not a reckless person and naturally will not rush forward.
After Loris finished speaking, Xina immediately cast a serious look over at him, obviously asking Lei Xiao what he thought.
She had just carefully sensed that the strength of these liches and undead warriors was all above level five, and their number was more than twice that of ours.
The strength of the leading lich and the crowned undead is enough to rival that of himself who is at level six and seven stars. They are definitely not something that can be easily dealt with.
Besides, this is the territory of the lich, and no one can be sure what kind of backup plans the other party has prepared.
For a moment, cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of all our strong men, including Loris and Sina. They did not dare to be careless at all. The background of these liches was obviously much more powerful than we imagined.
Facing an opponent that is stronger and more numerous than us, if we take a wrong step, we will be destroyed.
"According to the planned route, we will break out towards the passage we just visited!"
Lei Xiao responded without any hesitation: "As long as we enter a relatively narrow passage, the opponent's numerical advantage will be greatly limited!"
"Your Majesty is right. Let us fight our way out!"
Loris clenched his giant axe and immediately agreed, while Sina also began to gather her thoughts and prepared for action.
Then, with the assistance of Loris and Sina, and following Lei Xiao's order, our strong men flew towards the passage where the strange stone elves were.
During this process, the opponent naturally would not be idle. Under the command of the lich deputy leader, a rain of arrows and bone spears came again, but they were all blocked by the absolute defense barrier that Xiao Jie had already prepared.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Lei Xiao and his men were already very close to the enemy's army.
Crash.
At the moment when the two sides were about to come into contact, as expected, the absolute defense barriers of both sides collapsed at the same time, and the sound of fierce energy collision and friction of weapons followed.
"Follow me, leader! Let them have a taste of our sharp claws and fangs!"
The powerful lion-men led by Loris were the first to bear the brunt. They leaped up with a lion's roar and smashed into the opponent's white army formation.
The other side was not willing to be outdone. A group of powerful skeletons surrounded by energy barriers rushed forward and surrounded Loris and others who were the first to rush into the enemy camp.
After all, the lion-men tribe led by Loris is one of the most powerful existences in the Rainforest Fortress Alliance, and every strong man under his command is experienced in battle. Facing opponents that are several times larger than themselves, Loris and others are not panicked at all. They all turned on the windmill mode and set off hurricane after hurricane in the enemy camp.
Not only the Lionmen, but also the Tigermen, Leopardmen and other strong men who also had a place in the Rainforest Fortress Alliance followed closely and assisted Loris to quickly open up a position in the center of the enemy camp.
As for water fairies like Old Susan, centaurs like Thomas, and Lina's fellow tribesmen, they all showed their abilities and cast sharp arrows and spells.
During this process, the strong men of the Desert Alliance led by Sina were not willing to be outdone. The catmen headed by Lannis, as well as the needlemen and foxmen also rushed forward. The gorgons and fishmen who were good at long-range attacks shot out various petrifying rays and javelins to cooperate with the former's attack.
Our strong men with Lei Xiao as the core also performed extremely well. Tree people such as Shuerte have already transformed into the form of giant trees, and can slap several undead away with one slap.
The alchemical puppets controlled by Broy and other dwarves, in coordination with the charge and trampling of the trolls and tauren, also quickly tore a gap in the enemy formation.
The powerful elves led by Chris and Fanny provided magical support and even built several magic fortresses to resist the enemies from other directions.
And powerful dragonborn warriors such as Nar rushed towards the bird-man undeads floating in the air and fought fiercely.
As for Lei Xiao himself, he was firing on all cylinders. He first deployed a whole row of lightning magic towers, and then released the Thunder Fox Explosion, Whale Falling Thunder Explosion, and Thunderfall Spells one after another. Wherever he went, purple light shone, and there was lightning, thunder, and scorching everywhere.
With the concerted efforts of our strong men, the lich and undead army guarding the entrance of the passage were quickly defeated and became extremely chaotic.
Although the enemy's numbers are huge, it is not surprising that this situation occurred because we concentrated our superior forces to attack one point.
As the shouts and the roar of energy collision became more and more intense, just when our strong men were advancing like a hot knife through butter and were about to cut off the enemy's army in the middle, the lich deputy leader had already led the other liches to block the entrance of the passage.
In addition, including the crowned undead that was filled with hostility, there were hundreds of sixth-order undead exuding vast momentum that also flew over and blocked the way of the liches.
"You are just an ant trying to shake a tree. If you want to break out of the encirclement, you ants don't have the ability to do so!"
The lich deputy leader sneered with contempt on his face, and a group of sixth-level undeads immediately flew out with murderous intent and came towards us in an overwhelming manner.
Faced with this sudden enemy reinforcement, our original advance momentum was obviously stagnant.
Taking advantage of this gap, more enemy reinforcements arrived one after another, and soon formed a new line of defense, completely surrounding our strong men in the middle again.
During this process, especially the strong lionmen such as Loris who were at the front, were besieged by a group of sixth-level undead, making the whole scene dangerous, so that many strong lionmen who were caught off guard fell down with screams, and there were wailing everywhere. (End of this chapter)