RoleplayNovel Chapter 1459: Towards Another Depth
Chapter 1459: Towards Another Depth
Surrounded by thick black fog and deathly aura, a huge white city surrounded by blood stood in front.
On the battlefield where magical artillery fire roared, Lei Xiao's nervousness was evident when he heard Xiaojing and Xiaojie's responses.
Since the breath of the [God's Stone] suddenly came from beneath the ground, it can only mean one thing, that is, something must have happened beneath the ground, which caused the weak stone elf to awaken.
After all, if it is in a weak state of complete sleep, even Xiaojing and Xiaojie, who are at the sixth level, would find it difficult to sense the breath of the weak stone elf.
In this case, coupled with my previous speculation, the other party may have other means to deal with us, then the situation is obvious.
Although we don’t know the specific means, the danger is likely to come from beneath the ground!
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Noticing Lei Xiao's abnormality, Loris and Sina cast puzzled glances at him.
"You two, stop attacking. Let's leave this area first."
Lei Xiao didn't have time to explain and immediately nodded at the two of them.
"Understood!"
Upon hearing this, although both of them were puzzled, they immediately conveyed Lei Xiao's order.
After receiving the order, the roar of our magic cannon had just stopped and the army had no time to retreat when the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook violently, making it difficult for many strong men to stand firmly and began to sway back and forth.
Fortunately, Lei Xiao had already notified the people below in time of the possible abnormal situation underground, so the warriors were not too panicked. They quickly adjusted their pace and flew quickly to the rear.
In the blink of an eye, just after our army had moved hundreds of meters, a sudden change occurred.
As the shaking intensified, the entire ground suddenly collapsed and began to fall downward at a high speed.
The collapsed area was extremely large, covering the entire area where our army was located. It was undoubtedly a shocking change.
Faced with the situation of suddenly stepping on empty air, before anyone could react, an irresistible pressure suddenly descended from the sky, like an invisible giant hand, hitting our strong men hard.
Caught off guard, not to mention the strong physical warriors, even the strong magical warriors, the elves, dragons and other flying warriors had their wings and wing membranes stiff and could not flap them even a little.
"It's the suppression of the gravity array!"
As soon as Xina finished her surprised words, our entire army formation was falling rapidly along with the falling ground.
Fortunately, we have a lot of strong people on our side, including almost all of our wisest magicians and great magicians, and all kinds of tongue-twisting chants rang out.
"Group levitation!"
"Anti-gravity shield wall!"
"Sylph's Shelter!"
"Light wind!"
……
With the cushioning effect of a series of high-level group spells, our falling speed slowed down significantly, and the unstoppable gravity pressure also weakened.
"Giant soft trees grow!"
"Magic Giant Bed Mushroom Group!"
"Bounce Magic Flower Garden!"
"Wide-area vine web!"
"Hand of the Forest!"
……
Afterwards, with the combined efforts of powerful figures such as Shult, the Tree People, the Mandela, the Wood and Flower Fairies who were proficient in plant-based spells, they directly created a soft and strange magical forest as a buffer zone at the end of the descent.
Not long after, Lei Xiao felt like he had landed on an extremely soft and thick mat, jumping off a giant magic mushroom.
Looking around, all of our powerful warriors nearby also landed safely under the continuous magic cushioning, but the sand and dust that also fell from the sky raised a cloud of dust.
As for the black fog above our heads, it obviously became farther away, which undoubtedly meant that our group had arrived in an underground space.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao was shocked and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Although this place is not very far from the ground, under the sudden and violent suppression of gravity magic, even this distance is enough to smash a fifth-level strongman who is caught off guard into a pulp.
Fortunately, our strong men showed their abilities and used multiple buffering and protection measures in succession, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"What a sinister trick!"
Loris jumped down from a magic vine net with a dusty face. He shook the thick mane on his neck and spat, saying angrily: "No wonder I didn't see the opponent's magic trap along the way. It turns out that those cunning bastards have set up a big trap here!"
"Fortunately, His Majesty the Human Race realized in time that the danger came from beneath the ground, so the soldiers were prepared. Otherwise, the consequences would have been even worse."
Xi Na was obviously much more calm, twisting her snake tail and swimming gracefully. She looked at Lei Xiao and said, "This time, it's all thanks to His Majesty the Human."
"You are too polite, Chief Huangsha. It is because of all of you who have demonstrated your abilities and implemented one mitigation measure after another that we are able to remain safe."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, then thought of something and blurted out, "Have you two discovered something?"
"Found out, the lich must die!"
Loris's anger obviously had not dissipated yet, and he spat again.
"Your Majesty, you mean to say that the opponent's gravity array seems to have dissipated, right?"
Sina rolled her eyes at Loris and immediately responded, "In this way, it will be easy for us to return to the ground."
Before Xina finished her words, a series of deafening magic explosions suddenly sounded not far away, stirring up a violent wave of energy.
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao and the two leaders looked stern and immediately rushed to the scene.
When he got closer, Lei Xiao noticed that a deep pit was blown out on the ground, with some charred limbs and arms scattered around and thick smoke still coming out.
Seeing Lei Xiao and the others coming, a swamp fishman elder came up to Xina and reported: "I'm sorry, leader, it was because of my poor command that two of our tribesmen stepped into the opponent's magic trap!"
"It's not your fault. Everyone, stand still and don't move. It seems that this place is still full of deadly dangers!"
Xina waved her hand and gave a reminder with a frown.
Lei Xiao immediately took out a pile of sixth-level detection scrolls and ordered the powerful men around him to activate and check them.
As expected, along with the waves of energy, the outlines of a large number of magic traps emerged, densely spread in every location around us.
During this process, Lei Xiao further noticed.
As the dust gradually settled, the appearance of this underground space was revealed.
The ground here is paved with neatly arranged bricks, as are the walls. It is obvious that this was not formed naturally, but rather an underground city that exudes an ancient and timeless atmosphere.
Moreover, it is not difficult to see from the patterns engraved on the wall that this is not an ancient relic from before the blank era, but also came from the same alliance force that was destroyed by the lich.
"Your Majesty, there are many traps here. We must return to the ground first!"
Sina's stern voice sounded, and Loris also echoed: "That's right, as long as we build a magic staircase, it won't be difficult to return to the ground!"
"That's right, let's take action immediately."
Lei Xiao waved his hand, and the earth-attributed warriors led by Chris and Fanny chanted aloud. A wide and thick magic staircase quickly took shape and extended rapidly towards the ground.
However, the magic stairs just reached the halfway point when it suddenly stopped, causing Chris and others who were casting the spell to look at each other in bewilderment.
"Your Majesty, there is an invisible barrier blocking the casting of spells. We will go over and take a look."
Chris saluted Lei Xiao with her hand on her chest, then she and Fanny flapped their wings and flew straight to the place where the stairs stopped.
But just as they approached there, a look of pain emerged on the fair faces of Chris and Fanny, and even the frequency of their wing flapping became slower and slower. Only when the two lowered their flying altitude and left that place did they return to normal.
"Your Majesty, the gravity array did not dissipate, but was suspended in mid-air, making it impossible for us to move forward."
Fanny landed in front of Lei Xiao again and frowned as she said, "It was that gravity array that prevented the formation of the magic stairs!"
"It turns out that the invisible barrier is the sudden gravity array. The opponent is really good at calculating."
Loris snorted coldly and said, "It seems that if we want to return to the ground, we have to find a way to break the gravity array first."
"But this gravity array is so powerful and covers such a wide area. The source cannot be here. The other party must have prepared for it for a long time."
Xina gently stroked her fair chin and thought: "Under this situation, it will be very difficult for us to locate and destroy the center of the formation."
Just as everyone was thinking about the next countermeasure, countless bone spears and bone arrows suddenly fell from the sky, carrying murderous intent and overwhelming towards us.
Especially when passing through the gravity array, the speed of those bone spears and bone arrows was further increased. In almost the blink of an eye, they were close to us!
Our strong men subconsciously counterattacked, but just like the magic stairs just now, they were easily blocked by the gravity barrier and could not touch the opponent at all.
For a moment, the boiling murderous intent and the thick deathly aura surged back and forth, shaking the hearts of every strong man on our side.
It is not difficult to see from the fierce energy fluctuations that the opponent's attacks are all above level five, enough to pose a fatal threat to us!
"The Lord's protection!"
At Lei Xiao's signal, Xiao Jie immediately deployed an absolute defense barrier. Our strong men, who cooperated closely, immediately powered the barrier, and they were able to barely block the opponent's fierce attack.
Looking up, I saw that the ground was surrounded by a large army of liches and undead, with dense bone spears and rain of arrows whistling towards us madly.
"The road we came here on has been completely blocked."
Lei Xiao looked at the dimmed absolute defense barrier above his head, then looked into the dark depths of the dungeon and said, "It seems that our only choice is to move forward into the unknown."
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, Xina and Loris also nodded.
Whether it was the gravity array or the liches and undead surrounding them from the ground, the opponent's purpose was obvious.
That is to drive us to the depths of the underground city, where a tight net has probably been set up.
But now we are on the brink of life and death. If we don’t continue to move forward and wait until the absolute defense barrier collapses, the result will be annihilation of our entire army.
Therefore, even though the road ahead is bleak, this is the only option left for us.
"These damn bastards!"
Loris clenched his fists until they crackled, but finally he had no choice but to let go. Sina looked the same and began to help us remove the magic trap ahead under Lei Xiao's command.
Unlike the other two leaders, Lei Xiao's eyes were still as firm as iron.
There was another extremely important reason why he chose to go deep into this strange dungeon, and that was to find the weak [God's Stone].
From the current situation, it is not difficult to see that the [God's Stone] must have awakened accidentally when the other party activated the gravity array, and perhaps it can provide some help to us.
Since there is no other choice, why not create a completely new option?
It didn't take long. With the concerted efforts of our strong men and the assistance of high-level detection scrolls, the magic traps ahead were quickly removed and we were out of the opponent's attack range.
Facing our departure, the liches and undead surrounding the ground did not have any other reaction, but just looked at it coldly, which further proved that the other party had already made the next plan.
After completely entering this strange dungeon, Lei Xiao noticed.
The space here is extremely large, and every passage is so spacious that our army of 10,000 people does not seem crowded at all. If it weren't for the murals engraved on the walls being of normal size, Lei Xiao would even think that this was simply a masterpiece of the Titans.
Although this place is extremely old, with numerous cracks on the stone walls and the ground, and the construction technology is somewhat inferior, its scale is in no way inferior to the ancient ruins from the Blank Age.
"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, this area of the capital was the last place the lich conquered. After taking this place, the lich completely destroyed the city on the ground. I didn't expect that there was such a huge building hidden underground."
Xi Na's beautiful eyes were filled with surprise, and she exclaimed in admiration: "Back then, this alliance was the overlord of all third-rate forces. If it still existed, it would have grown into a behemoth."
"It's a pity that they were targeted by the lich for some unknown reason."
Loris shrugged and said, "There are even records in ancient books that it was because of their greed for power that they awakened the sleeping lich, and eventually suffered the consequences. After all, liches almost never appeared in the thousand years before this period until the blank era."
“It seems there is an unknown story here as well.”
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and looked into the depths of the passage ahead. (End of this chapter)