RoleplayNovel Chapter 1561 Laughter in the Shadows
Chapter 1561 Laughter in the Shadows
In the dark underground space, when the Eclipse destroyer who had taken off his hood said this, the other Eclipse destroyers looked around at the battlefield that had just ended and nodded silently.
At this time, the pungent stench emitted by the "Eclipse" and the earth dragons had not yet dissipated, and a lot of black muddy dirt was even bubbling. The ground was full of deep pits and burn marks left by the magic explosion, just like purgatory. However, the "Eclipse" destroyers were obviously accustomed to these things and did not even frown.
In the team, there were several other Eclipse destroyers who also took off their hoods, revealing their faces covered with crystal clusters.
These "Erosion" destroyers included both men and women, orcs, dwarves, elves, and even winged people. They all had hollow eyes and blue veins, and the clusters of crystals on their skin were of different colors. In the dark environment, they emitted a strange light that appeared and disappeared, and they were exactly the same as the parasite just now.
As for the female Eclipse destroyer who spoke first, she was obviously different. There were obviously fewer light blue crystal clusters covering her fair face, occupying only about half of her entire cheek.
Furthermore, her eyes were bright and there was no trace of protruding veins on her skin. If the crystal clusters were covered, she would look almost the same as a normal person.
In addition, her ears are extremely special, like a pair of small white wings. This rare feature, called "ear wings", is said to only appear among the winged people with the purest bloodline.
"Captain, something is wrong."
A tall and burly bear-man Eclipse Exterminator saluted the Earwing Eclipse Exterminator with his hands on his chest, and reported in a muffled voice: "The number of these parasitic earth dragons and dark Eclipses is several times that of the human emperor and his entourage, and their combat power is also the same. They should never have been defeated so easily."
"Indeed, could it be that the human emperor used some unknown means to eliminate the "eclipse"?"
The ear-wing destroyer raised his eyebrows slightly, and his ruddy lips formed a twisted smile, and he said with anticipation: "Things are really getting more and more interesting."
"You know, I have been keeping an eye on this little guy since the Dragon's Lair at Wumeng Peak. Not everyone can stay calm when facing the Eclipse for the first time."
"It really makes people curious. What interesting things will this young human emperor encounter next?"
It was not difficult to hear from the other party's slightly teasing voice that although she kept mentioning Lei Xiao, the contemptuous and curious voice sounded more like mentioning a rare magical beast that interested her extremely.
Looking at the Ear-Wing Eclipse Exterminator muttering to himself with a distorted face, the surrounding Eclipse Exterminators couldn't help but look at each other, and they all saw a trace of sympathy in each other's empty eyes.
In their memories, for thousands of years, the captain has paid attention to targets similar to the human emperor. Among them are the princes of the elves, the forging masters of the dwarves, the kings, the generals, and even the managers of the Shadow Market. They have all shown extraordinary courage and fought side by side with their stone elves to resist the erosion of "Eclipse".
But in the end, the endings of those targets were all extremely tragic. Like the stone elves around them, they were all wiped out in the torrent of history.
According to past experience, the fate of the human emperor this time will probably not be any good.
"Captain, remember when we were at the ancient ruins of the human race and the dwarves, the human emperor and his entourage disappeared for a day for no apparent reason. Could the sudden destruction method he displayed be related to that?"
Another slender female leopard destroyer pondered for a moment, shook her leopard tail and said to the ear-wing destroyer: "After all, after returning, they suddenly opened an alchemical puppet warehouse, as if they had learned the secret of the ancient city."
"The energy fluctuations emitted when the human emperor disappeared inexplicably were indeed unusual. Even I have never heard of it. It is definitely not an ordinary means of transmission. Instead, it is somewhat similar to the special transmission portals generated when the lords of other worlds summon their subordinates."
The Ear-Winged Eclipse Destroyer moved lightly among the dissipating black dirt, and nodded slightly, saying, "It seems that the human emperor may have gone to an unknown place."
"As for where he went, we will know sooner or later."
The fair face of the Ear-Winged Eclipse Destroyer twisted again, and he licked his red lips and said, "I'm really looking forward to that day. I hope the human emperor can live longer and not be killed by others before I decide to show up."
When the Earwing "Eclipse" said this, she suddenly realized something. She flashed and came to the pit left by one of the earth dragons.
At the end of the pit, she suddenly stretched out her white arms covered with crystal clusters and grabbed the soil. She easily clamped the dragon's tail covered with black scales and pulled out a dragon hidden in it.
Although the Ear-Winged Killer "Eclipse" was of normal size and obviously out of proportion to the huge earth dragon, it was as if it had pinched an ant and threw the opponent to the ground with its backhand.
"Roar!"
With a loud "boom", the earth dragon with black crystals flashing on its forehead reacted quite well. A powerful aura of a half-step to the seventh level suddenly surged out, and it was about to stand up.
However, before he could steady himself, the Ear-Wing Destroyer, with his expressionless face and slender hand covered with crystal clusters, had already pressed down on the opponent's hideous dragon head, and terrifyingly powerful energy gathered madly between his slender fingers.
With a muffled "bang" sound, the huge dragon head and the energy barrier exploded instantly, leaving only half of the huge body falling to the ground.
"Human Emperor, what you have seen so far is only the smoothest part of the journey. The rough journey is still far ahead. I wonder how long you can hold on?"
The Ear-Winged Destroyer stood on the rapidly dissipating remains of the earth dragon and laughed eerily, letting the foul-smelling black dirt flow from under his feet.
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Speeding along the quaint streets of the Dawn Fortress, when Lei Xiao and his party arrived at the fortress wall, the "Eclipses" and earth dragons that had been madly besieging the fortress had begun to retreat like a tide, and they all drilled back into the caves they came from.
It is obvious from the momentum that although the number of enemies here is larger, their overall strength is far inferior to those in the trap just now. This undoubtedly means that this is just a feint attack, and their main force has been wiped out by us.
"Don't give the other party a chance to breathe!"
Realizing this in his heart, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and decisively gave the order to pursue.
Under the pursuit of Lei Xiao and a group of main strong men, a large number of "Erosion" and parasitic earth dragons fell in various places in the pit, and the rest continued to retreat until they came to a very peculiar river.
The river was like flowing metal, bright silver in color overall, and looked very textured, somewhat like flowing mercury that was constantly boiling.
The tremendous energy waves it exuded were so sharp that they whizzed past the ears like a knife, making almost everyone present feel their scalp tingling.
"Your Majesty, it seems that this is the product of the explosion of the magic leyline, and it is actually a rare metal magic leyline."
A trace of surprise appeared on Lila's fair face. She set her eyes on the Eclipses and the parasitic earth dragons that were trying to get closer to the silver river, and blurted out, "They want to escape back to the depths of the magic veins!"
"Hey, don't even think about succeeding!"
Jasmine was obviously well prepared. She swung the staff in her hand violently, causing the space in front of her to collapse completely, directly imprisoning the last batch of enemies on the spot.
"Silver Lightning!"
"Elemental bombardment!"
The reactions of Fei'er and other main warriors and the stone elves were also extremely quick, with dense magic barrages following them like shadows, whistling towards the other side.
boom! boom! boom!
Accompanied by a series of deafening roars, when the magical power in the sky gradually faded, as far as the eye could see, only puddles of black slime were spreading.
Just as everyone stepped forward to clean up the battlefield, the silver river that was constantly bubbling began to retreat rapidly, and soon disappeared completely, leaving only an extremely large deep pit.
It can be clearly seen that under the ravages of the explosion of the magic veins, almost the entire deep pit has been crystallized, and it is flashing under the illumination of the lighting ball, just like a brand new magic vein.
This is indeed the case. Many magic veins are formed based on the explosion of magic veins. However, due to the density of energy particles, the structure of the soil, and other factors, the possibility of forming high-quality magic veins is very small.
"Your Majesty, the outbreak of the magical leyline has completely ended!"
After concentrating for a while, Lila's fair face was full of excitement, and she almost threw herself in front of Lei Xiao.
This undoubtedly shows that the fatal crisis brought by this "eclipse" has completely come to an end! As the leader of the stone giants, she no longer has to worry about the surrounding villages or even the royal court being threatened.
The most crucial thing is that with Lei Xiao's power sharing, the stone giant actually has the power to fight against "Eclipse". Even if there are still some fish that slip through the net, they will no longer cause any waves!
Thinking of this in their hearts, both Lila and Kira beside her looked very excited.
Until this moment, they finally confirmed that being able to submit to His Majesty's feet was undoubtedly the greatest honor for the Stone Giant! Only under His Majesty's protection could the Stone Giant reach a higher level!
Just as the Lila sisters were feeling excited, Lei Xiao looked at the empty crystal pit. He first instructed Chris, Broy and others to see if there was any value in mining, and then led everyone back to the Dawn Fortress.
At the gate of the fortress, not only were the stone giants and other soldiers and golem knights waiting eagerly, but Lance and others also reappeared.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving us and this Dawn Fortress!"
Although the old knight still looked extremely weak, he still knelt down respectfully with a look of gratitude on his face, expressing his inner thoughts with his actions.
If Lei Xiao had not led the other strong men to stop it in time, the core crystal of the Greythorn Castle that carried Lance and others would have been corroded long ago, and the result is self-evident.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for helping the Stone Giant survive this deadly crisis!"
Lila, who had been grateful for a long time, led Kayla, Peyton and other stone giant soldiers to salute and crawl at Lei Xiao's feet.
For a moment, the scene of tens of thousands of knights, with Lei Xiao as the core, saluting the stone giants was quite spectacular, and the crisp sound of armor colliding could be heard one after another.
"You don't have to do this. The reason why we were able to tip the scales of victory was definitely not because of my strength alone. It was because you all tried your best to protect everything. That's all."
Lei Xiao raised his hand slightly, signaling everyone to stand up.
After that, Lei Xiao quickly took control of the other two Greythorn Castles one by one and officially became the master of the entire Dawn Fortress. As for the other two damaged ones, Lei Xiao had also inspected them carefully.
The extent of damage to both has not reached 70%, which undoubtedly means that they can be repaired, but some necessary resources are currently lacking.
After completing all this, Lei Xiao summoned Lance and other old knights to his side. According to his previous idea, if possible, it would be time to let these human veterans who had held on for three thousand years return to the current human territory to take a look.
However, after a series of tests, Lei Xiao made further discoveries.
Although the Old Knight and his companions' range of activities was quite wide, not only did it easily cover the entire territory of the Stone Giants and Semi-Titans, but it was also enough to reach the location of the Dark Elves' mines, but it was still a certain distance away from the human territory.
After a little thought, Lei Xiao thought of a new method, which was to see if he could use the talents of the lords to transfer the entire Dawn Fortress to the human territory. However, the talents of most of these lords were only effective for territories and small cities, and the talent level was not high, so they were not able to move such a large fortress for the time being.
After several twists and turns, Lei Xiao had to temporarily shelve this idea.
If he thought about it carefully, if he moved the fortress to the human territory now, he would undoubtedly lose the elite combat power of three fifth-level legions. Therefore, it was not a bad thing to temporarily deploy it in the original place.
"I'm sorry, old general. You will have to continue to guard here for a while."
At the main entrance of the Dawn Fortress, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly at Lance and others who had haggard faces.
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Where your Majesty is is the territory of the human race. We have already returned home!"
Lance's resolute face was filled with a smile that had disappeared for three thousand years. He touched his chest and saluted, saying, "Although I am old, my sword and spear are still powerful. Your Majesty, please just give us your orders!"
After Lance finished speaking, the other old knights all echoed and spoke in unison.
"Then I'll trouble you all from now on."
Lei Xiao nodded heavily and patted the old knight's shoulder armor gently.
Next, it’s time to head to the land of Semi-Titan.
But before Lei Xiao could start to act, an unexpected piece of news came. (End of this chapter)