Chapter 450 Hearth Castle
Surprised, Lei Xiao began to observe carefully.
I saw these heavily armored soldiers, only about 1.3 meters tall, holding extremely heavy war hammers and battle axes in their hands.
Compared with ordinary humans, although the strange soldiers are short in stature, they are all extremely tall, giving people a very heavy feeling of oppression.
Although Lei Xiao couldn't see the faces of these soldiers because of the fully enclosed helmets, he could clearly feel them.
The hundreds of short soldiers in front of them were all above the level of third-level senior experts, and their heavy armors and weapons were also colorful and dazzling.
"A squadron of soldiers with all fourth-level equipment? This is undoubtedly the most advanced configuration I have seen so far. It seems that they are just a group of ordinary gatekeepers. They encountered such a scale of combat power when they came up. It seems that this The combat power of a strange city is obviously extremely terrifying.”
Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and while continuing to watch, he said in disbelief in his heart: "I didn't expect that inside this Immortal Gate, there is actually a complete city that is running..."
While Lei Xiao was thinking to himself, he saw the commander taking a step forward among the sudden soldiers, lifting up the face shield on his closed helmet, and shouted in a deep voice: "Unidentified intruder, hurry up!" Leave! This is no place for you to set foot!”
The commander's voice became a little louder, and he said coldly: "You have entered the great Hearth City without permission. As a city gate guard, I warn you. If you take another step forward, what awaits you will be endless anger and fatal blows.”
Looking at the other person's face after lifting the mask, Lei Xiao looked like he suddenly realized something.
With thick and stiff brown beards as thick as iron wire, coupled with the iconic big nose, the race of these soldiers and the city is self-evident.
"Is this the legendary dwarves?"
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and nodded thoughtfully.
"Before this, I have heard many times about this famous race that is as famous as the elves. It is extremely powerful and is far from comparable to the human race."
"At the same time, I have also learned that many dwarf remains have been found underground in many areas of the Cold Flame Kingdom, indicating that this was once the scope of the dwarves' activities."
"But after the end of the Blank Age, the dwarves should have already moved away from the lands surrounding the human nations. How could such a huge and magnificent city appear in the old mine of Gelin City?"
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Looking at the dwarf city guard who exuded a vast fifth-level aura, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment and suddenly realized something.
"If my prediction is correct, there should be only one answer..."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, he saw that the powerful men of the mysterious organization who were surrounded did not make any response.
Instead, under the leadership of Black-robed Man No. 7 and Black-robed Man No. 9, they walked directly towards the fifth-level dwarf city guard, as if the other party did not exist at all.
The moment the men in black robes No. 7 and 9, who were leading the battle, and the majestic dwarf city guard were about to collide.
The other party actually turned into tiny energy particles, and soon disappeared completely.
"Hey, such a low-level illusion still wants to confuse me? It's simply ridiculous."
The stooped man in black robe No. 9 snorted coldly and said to the other strong men of the mysterious organization: "The location of the formation in this illusion should be nearby. Find it quickly and let me crack it myself. Don't do it because of this." It’s a boring little trick that delayed the progress of my mission!”
"I have the order! Lord Ninth Shura!"
All the powerful men from the mysterious organization bowed together, and then with a flash of their bodies, they rushed into the Immortal Gate.
The black-robed man No. 7 and the black-robed man No. 9 looked at each other and slowly walked into it.
At this point, in front of the spacious Immortal Gate, only the dwarf soldiers who still maintained an encircling attitude were left, still standing there motionless.
"Is it really an illusion?"
After seeing this scene, Lei Xiao, who already had the answer in his mind just now, nodded thoughtfully.
"Lord, this is indeed a simple illusion that only has a confusing effect, including these soldiers and the prosperous city scene inside the door."
I saw Hong Ye raised her eyebrows and whispered softly: "For a race like the dwarves who are not good at magic, it is already very good to be able to achieve this level and maintain it for three thousand years."< br>
"So, is this dwarf city called Hearth City also destroyed in the blank era?"
Lei Xiao took a deep breath of the air filled with ancient flavor and said slowly: "Let's go forward and take a look."
"Yes! Lord!"
The subordinates who were ready to go immediately formed an exploration formation and said in unison.
In the blink of an eye, Lei Xiao, who was still sitting on the Tiger Stick, bypassed the phantom dwarf soldiers and stood in front of the Immortal Gate.
Since the illusion inside the door has not yet been broken, what Lei Xiao saw was an extremely prosperous underground city scene.
Near Lei Xiao is a majestic bridge spanning the trickling underground river.
On both sides of the heavy and spacious bridge, neatly arranged street lights were flashing. Each one was inlaid with a large number of light crystals.
Through the reflection of the light spar, mining trucks loaded with unknown minerals moved continuously and orderly along the long track, making a "thump thump thump" sound.
Under the bridge, among the rippling water, the light emitted by the street lamps was completely reflected by the dark blue river, just like a quiet night dotted with stars.
At both ends of the bridge, there are two small fortresses standing on each side. There are longing figures on them, there are many flags and arrow towers, and teams of dwarf soldiers patrol by from time to time. The defense is extremely tight.
"It seems that this huge bridge is equivalent to the wall of the underground city."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and thought to himself: "Although it is just an illusion, I can still vaguely feel the prosperity of the year and the awe-inspiring aura of the soldiers."
Then, Lei Xiao's gaze moved up slightly, looking farther away.
Behind the giant bridge is an extremely large underground square.
Above the square, a large number of streetlights also inlaid with light crystals flickered, reflecting the flat gravel roads, stone benches, exquisite fountains of different sizes, and even a steaming food court on the edge.
In the center of the square, there are more than a dozen statues of burly dwarf warriors.
Around each statue, there are a large number of dwarf civilians scattered around. Judging from their expressions, they all look very comfortable and relaxed.
Further back is the main urban area of this underground city.
You can vaguely see the bustling streets and neatly laid out residential areas, arranged in an orderly manner, with bright lights everywhere, making it a prosperous and magnificent scene.
"As expected of the dwarves...this shocking scene, even compared with the bustling Fanyin City on the ground, is nothing more than a horse compared to a unicorn."
Looking at the dizzying huge underground city in front of him, Lei Xiao couldn't help but secretly admired it in his heart.
"What is even more shocking is that this is a huge city built underground. It is simply unimaginable how much work is required to reach such an astonishing scale."
While marveling, Lei Xiao continued to look deeper into the city.
At the end of the city, there stood an extremely huge and ancient castle.
The surface of the castle was covered with a large number of chimneys of various shapes, which continuously emitted thick black smoke. Most of the windows were filled with dazzling lights.
Directly above the castle, there is also an extremely huge earth-yellow magic circle hovering.
Just like a super large exhaust fan, it introduced a large amount of thick smoke into the holes above the city, which seemed to be the city's vents.
"It's kind of interesting. This whole castle feels like a large heavy factory."
Looking at the wonderful scene at the end of the city, Lei Xiao nodded with interest.
"Lord, that quaint castle is obviously a dwarven forging base."
A rough voice sounded, and the tiger stick that held Lei Xiao firmly said: "As we all know, the dwarves' forging technology is extremely exquisite and is famous throughout the continent."
“This has brought countless benefits to the dwarves, making the top blacksmith’s status second only to the royal family. Being a respected blacksmith has become a lifelong dream for countless dwarves. ”
Nodding slightly to Lei Xiao, Huzhang continued: "Therefore, it is not unusual to have such a large-scale forging site in a dwarf city."
"Understood, remember this city is called Hearth City, which means that the entire castle is like a huge forging furnace? From this point of view, the description is quite appropriate."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and murmured to himself: "Judging from the level 4 equipment of all members just now, the level of forging in this dwarf city must be very unparalleled."
Lei Xiao was thinking this while listening attentively.
In addition to the noisy sounds of the city, he could even hear the crisp sounds of forging and boiling quenching coming from the end of the city.
At this moment, everything came to an abrupt end.
The entire city directly in front of them went completely dark as if the power had suddenly stopped, and the phantoms of the surrounding dwarf soldiers also completely disappeared.
Using the night vision effect of the Star Eyes, Lei Xiao looked intently again.
The prosperous scene in front of us is already in a state of disarray.
The bridge at the entrance was broken into several sections and fell into the underground river bed that had long since dried up.
The lively square, along with the entire bustling main urban area of the city, completely disappeared, leaving only a giant mottled crater, as if it had been hit by a meteorite.
As for the end of the city, due to the limited night vision, Lei Xiao could only vaguely see a low, dark ruins that had replaced the previously brightly lit giant castle.
Because the changes in the two city scenes before and after were so sudden and thorough, Lei Xiao was stunned for a while, as if he had traveled through another world again.
"Lord, the illusion has been broken by that group of powerful men from the mysterious organization."
Hong Ye's clear voice rang in Lei Xiao's ears again.
"Those guys are quite agile with their hands and feet."
Lei Xiao once again took a deep breath of the ancient and ancient air, and asked the dragon woman: "Hong Ye, where is the other party currently?"
"Returning to the lord, after the illusion was broken, the other party's eleven people galloped straight towards the quaint castle at the end of the city."
Bowing slightly to Lei Xiao, Hong Ye responded in a sassy voice: "The other party seems to be looking for something purposefully."
"Understood, we can't fall behind and keep up with each other."
Lei Xiao nodded to the subordinates, then gently patted Huzhang's arm, signaling it to start moving forward.
Follow the potholes and the ruins of the ancient dwarf city that have almost disappeared, and move forward.
It didn't take long for Lei Xiao and his group of five people, who followed closely in the other's footsteps, to reach the low ruins at the end of the city.
Since the other party held a light crystal in their hands, and Lei Xiao and others were moving forward in secret, the process was very smooth.
"I didn't expect that that magnificent and simple castle would now look like this."
Looking at the low ruins not far away, Lei Xiao, who was standing behind a slope, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Then, Lei Xiao's eyes fell on a group of strong men from mysterious organizations.
I saw these men in black robes forming a horizontal line and moving forward like a net. They were indeed looking for something.
As the detection magic scrolls were continuously activated, dazzling magic arrays lit up around the people in black robes, slowly rotating in the air.
The black-robed man No. 9 in the center, with a staff like a dead tree, also had a black magic circle flashing, and he was obviously searching.
Seeing this, Lei Xiao waved his hand, signaling Nan Xing and Nan Yue sisters to hide on both sides of the ruins, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
After the two of them left, Lei Xiao's eyes moved and fell on the desolate ruins around him, with many thoughts in his mind.
The scale of this dwarf underground city is larger than any human city I have ever seen, and what almost completely destroyed the entire city was obviously a terrifying spell of unknown class.
"Although I don't know what level this terrifying destructive spell belongs to, what is certain is that it is undoubtedly far beyond the scope of a fifth-level powerhouse."
"It can be seen from the dwarf squadron guarding the gate that the overall strength of this dwarf city has reached an extremely terrifying height. But even so, it was still destroyed so completely."
Lei Xiao thought of the fifth-level dwarf gatekeeper and took a deep breath again.
"It is not difficult to see from this that, just like other ancient ruins I explored before, in that unknown blank era, the dwarves obviously also encountered extremely powerful enemies."
"Moreover, the enemy's methods are very ruthless, and their purpose is to destroy everything."
Just when Lei Xiao frowned and thought of this, there was a sudden commotion among the powerful men of the mysterious organization who were searching not far away. (End of chapter)