Chapter 1618 Deep Karst Cave
The Demonic Kingdom of Subia itself was raised up by the Seven Apostles. Of course, the royal family felt a sense of crisis about this, but the royal family at that time certainly did not expect that their country was not supported by the Seven Apostles. Abandoned, but beaten to this level.
And what is very darkly humorous is that the last stronghold of the Seven Apostles is now the Demonic Kingdom of Subia.
Aldai and the others quickly checked the room and made sure nothing was missing before exiting.
Although the temple itself is closed with a secret door, it is just like asking a true god to help guard it. There is no treasure worth searching for, and there are no records about the seven apostles. Aldai and the others need Just keep going deeper.
Everyone went back the way they came, back to the intersection at a right angle.
Going deeper from here, the most troublesome part is indeed the trap.
But it is just a trouble, not a difficulty.
The builder here is an elf mage. No matter how proficient he is in setting up mechanisms, the traps are still not comparable to those of the dwarves. They are much easier to deal with than the dwarf traps on the road when he went to find the Ring of the Demon King last time.
The most important thing to worry about is spell traps, and Aldai can perfectly restrain this.
The most important thing is that no one suddenly jumped out to cause trouble this time.
Last time, I was chased by the wild wolf mercenaries, killed by the drow, and the Glow Ion Monastery, who had a wrong style of painting.
There is only one entrance this time, and it is not a demiplane, it is just underground. You should, probably, maybe won't encounter any damn guy... right?
In short, Aldai and Neemia demolished all the traps on the road, and they pushed them almost flatly. The speed was not fast, but there was no danger.
Although it is easier for a mage to excavate an underground palace, the scale cannot be as large as that of a dwarf. On the one hand, a mage does not need such a large area, such as a bedroom, a magic laboratory, a study, a warehouse, etc. This is enough for a room. At best, it can only add a maze to block intruders.
The dwarves are likely to dig out an underground city.
So Aldai expects to spend at most five or six hours down here to find information about the Subia royal family, and then return to the original route.
This optimistic estimate quickly evaporated.
The deeper you go, the more you can hear the subtle sound of running water. Later, the sound is so clear that it feels like you are standing by the river.
At this time, the three of them came to the end of the corridor. They saw a stream flowing in the cave. The water was not too fast. The source came from the spring on the rock wall on the right, but the stream was obviously deeper to the left. There was water flowing in the cave at the bottom, and they also saw three ships at the end of the passage.
Now, it’s hard to tell how big the underground palace is...
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Originally, the underground palace excavated by the mage cannot be too big. But if the mage uses the existing underground cave to expand, there is no prediction at all about how big this place will be.
Of course, even though you are here, you still have to get on the boat and walk deeper, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain.
I chose a small boat that looked to be in the best condition. When the three of them sat down, the extinguished lantern on the bow of the boat suddenly turned on by itself, and the boat shook. Advance along the underground river.
"This ship has been enchanted. It's a very delicate spell. You can tell it's the handiwork of an elf at a glance."
Aldai was studying the enchantment on the ship. The other two people didn't dare to be careless and shook hands. Weapons inside, looking towards the deep and dark stalactite cave in front of the bow.
The bull's-eye lantern hanging on the bow of the boat emits orange light. It really looks like the lantern is lit. The aperture can illuminate the area about ten meters in front. Stalactites and stalagmites emerged from the darkness one after another. In addition to the sound of running water, the sound of bats flying by could be vaguely heard in the distance.
“The cave may lead outside, which is not good news.”
The so-called outside does not necessarily have to be the surface, it may also lead to a deeper underground.
There are also many creatures living deep underground, but their appearance and temperament are far less good than those on the surface, and each of them is extremely dangerous.
After listening to Aldai's words, Nemea felt that just having a dagger in her hand was not safe enough. She took out a pack of 'sneeze powder' from her pocket. If a monster jumped out, Just hit it in the face first and make it burst into tears.
The boat did not think about anything like everyone else, and just moved along the current. After about a minute or two, Zola found that there seemed to be a light layer of mist floating on the water under the boat.
At first it was just faintly visible and inconspicuous, but soon the concentration of the water mist increased rapidly as it continued to deepen, and soon it became so thick that no one could see the water surface at all. The three of them It feels like drifting on a boat in the clouds.
This water mist is very abnormal. They will only move along the water surface and the surrounding rock walls, as if there is a force keeping them close to the surroundings.
"The negative energy here has increased, light up our lighting."
Zola and Nemea followed suit, relit the torches, and stuck one in the bow. One was lifted by Zola.
At this time, the thick fog has reached the point where no one can see clearly ahead. Only when the distance is very close, can you vaguely see the dark rocks behind the thick fog, as if you are riding a boat into some monster. In the bloody mouth.
The three of them felt uncomfortable almost at the same time. A vague chill was like invisible bugs drilling into every pore on their bodies, bringing a chill that penetrated into the bone marrow.
This is a very obvious characteristic of excessive negative energy.
Continuing to go deeper, after a few more minutes, the negative energy was already so high that Zola had to use the spell 'Shared Protection from Evil' to resist it. If you stay in this environment for a while longer, you will get seriously ill at least. , or it will leave permanent sequelae.
At this time, the bull's-eye lantern hanging on the bow of the ship flashed twice, and the light disappeared as if there was a sudden poor contact.
“Don’t panic, it’s the negative energy concentration that is too high that interferes with the lighting, and the ship itself will not be affected.”
Oldai had expected that something like this would happen, so she moved ahead of time The torch was lit.
Without the protection of the orange light, only the swaying torches were left, which made the surroundings look even more terrifying. The stalactites and stalagmites swayed into elongated shadows in the firelight, as if they were twisting or twisting.
Nemea widened her eyes, trying to see clearly what was in front of her. As a tiefling, she had dark vision and could see clearly in the darkness.
But dark vision also has a visual limit, and it cannot see too far.
A cloud of mist suddenly rose. Nemea noticed it and immediately grabbed the dagger and turned around.
The dense fog seemed to be roaring and deforming, constantly making silent roars, and finally the distorted outlines turned into painful human faces.
"It's just a little bit of resentment. It's very common in negative energy environments. Although it's okay to leave it alone, as long as you hit it with a torch, it will disappear."
Oldai is as calm as ever.
(End of this chapter)