Volume 15 The War of Kings!Chapter 23 The Mine Road

The central continent of Apollo is mostly plains, the eastern continent is mostly highlands and wastelands, but the western continent, near the central continent, is mostly rich plains and hills, and further west, there are continuous mountains, which are full of the largest number of forests on the continent, and it is said that every few years old dragons are seen flying from the heights of the forests to the west of the continent.

Luo Lan stood on a high place and looked down, the canyon was located in the belly of the vast mountain range.

He looked around, and because of the angle of view, it was impossible to see it from the ridge that was very close to each other, and it seemed that the thief had discovered this place by accident, and that there was no secret post in the high place.

But that's the problem.

With such a large scale of ruins, even if the location is a little hidden, but after all, it is in a critical position, and after so many years, no one will find out, and there is no reason for the people of the Celestial God Sect not to guard this place, at least one or two people will be sent to be in charge of guarding.

In front of the legendary "mine cave", his judgment was deepened.

The main entrance to this "mine" was very tall, even more than he could have imagined, it didn't look like an entrance and exit for mining at all, but rather like the main entrance of a mountain-walled city left by the ancient dwarves.

Walking inside and looking, it confirmed their suspicions.

The road in front of him is very solid and smooth, and the reason why people misunderstand it as an abandoned mine cave is probably because of the broken stones all over the ground and dozens of dilapidated tracks in the middle.

It was indeed used to transport ore, but not to dig it out, but to transport it in.

The ancient dwarves had a habit of building cities near mineral fields and hoarding rare ores, even if they didn't work, they liked to do so, from kings to commoners.

The situation here was a little different from what Shaloman said, but it was not that Shaloman was deliberately deceiving him, after all, Shaloman had never been here himself, but had only listened to the thieves' dictation and a rough map.

The entrance to the hollow in the belly of the mountain is not very obvious, and it is easy to ignore the past even when looking down from the sky, but it is good to be able to find this place with great accuracy.

After entering about a hundred meters or so, Luo Lan retreated again, although he had sent someone to check the surroundings before this, and did not find any special suspicious people or creatures, but he still called the person in charge of contact with the Doomsday Guild in front of him and asked carefully again.

"I originally thought this place was very small, but I didn't expect it to be so large, and I don't know how many years it has been abandoned, are you sure you have walked it yourself?" Luo Lan asked the person dressed as a slave in front of him, his tone was very light, but it inexplicably gave people a sense of oppression from the superior.

This thief is one of the people who was sent to the dark camp to lurk before, and now he is a subordinate of Mehams, he is one of the few thieves who knows Luo Lan's identity, at this time, he barely suppressed the excitement and excitement of seeing Luo Lan, and said in a very affirmative tone: "My lord, after receiving the news from Lord Mehamus, we have repeatedly probed several times in the past few days, and we can confirm that this is indeed the entrance to the Sunken Mountain Range, and the support points of the building structure are very stable, and there is no trace of human destruction. ”

He thought for a moment, and then said, "It's just that this pit is full of countless branch paths, and due to the rush of time, we can't be sure where they lead. It only took half a day for the thief to get through here, and it should have taken a little more time for a small person, but not too much. I have a map here, which I drew from memory, and probably marks some of the noteworthy places in the mine. ”

"Oh?" Luo Lan took the map and looked at it carefully, and said with a bow: "You go down first, you're doing a good job." ”

The thief was secretly happy in his heart, because he knew that he might be directly responsible for Lord Rantiston this time, so he prepared with his heart this time, and now it seems that this preparation was not in vain, but it has seen results, I believe that after this transfer guild, his status can be improved again, right?

Soon after he went down, there was a commotion in the team outside, and Luo Lan couldn't help frowning, "What's the matter?"

A templar came up and said, "Your Excellency, it's Brother Abner, and he wants to see you and say that there is something important." ”

Luo Lan waved his hand and said, "Well, let him come over." ”

The queue parted, and Abner approached from a distance, while Boris followed him with an ugly face, as if he were a prisoner.

Abner's expression was now very serious, and after walking in front of Luo Lan, he kept a distance and stopped, and said in a deep voice: "Bishop Landiston, is this tunnel really reliable?

Boris couldn't help but say coldly: "Brother Abner, please pay attention to your identity, are you questioning Brother Landiston?"

Abner ignored him and just stared at Luo Lan.

Luo Lan smiled and said, "Brother Abner, what are you worried about?"

Abner frowned, "I don't think it's a good choice to enter such a deep passage without looking into it." If someone does something in it, and they can bury us alive in it, or if we are blocked at both ends, then we will only die. He shook his head and said, "Anyway, I think something is wrong here." ”

"I've sent people to check on both sides. Luo Lan glanced at Abner and said, "I believe there will be a result soon." ”

Although he already knew the direction of this tunnel, Luo Lan also thought that it was necessary to check it again, whether it was for people to see or for practical reasons, after all, it was not the same thing for a few thieves and a large group of people to pass through, especially when they were alone, there was neither response nor backup, at this time, they should be extra careful, and it was right to confirm a few more times.

Boris sneered: "What the vice president does naturally has his considerations, and there will definitely be proper arrangements in advance, as subordinates, we just need to obey orders with peace of mind and fight bravely." ”

"Yes," Abner said, smiling, "Indeed, I was reckless." ”

Unexpectedly, Abner's attitude changed suddenly, which made Boris stunned, and then snorted and stopped talking.

Abner actually came this time out of helplessness, although he had doubts in his heart, but according to Ben. His own thoughts, he trusts Luo Lan, because the other party has not made any omissions in doing things so far.

However, as the only monk in the Mage Guild to participate in this battle, he had to come and ask.

This is done to show the mages under him, to prove that he is always thinking about the mage.

After he ascended to the throne, some mages in the Mage Council were a little indifferent to him, and there were even rumors that he took refuge in the church, and it was by the church that he became the chief monk, although the mages who worshiped the Emperor Adriman did not leave him because of this, but Adriman was dead after all, and the authority was not there.

In this way, Abner's own prestige and influence alone could not encircle and control them, and it was inevitable that some people would gradually distance themselves from him, such as at this moment, those mages would inevitably have some doubts, and he had to make this gesture, in exchange for the previous time when Adriman was still there, this situation would definitely not occur.

Although this is clearly distrustful of Luo Lan's arrangement, and even disrespects Luo Lan, the nominal vice president, Abner believes that the other party understands his intentions, so he doesn't care about being tough.

Sure enough, Luo Lan didn't care very much, and even smiled at him meaningfully, obviously seeing the inside story very clearly.

By this time Alfred and Andrés had reached the depths of the mine, where the ground was so high and low that they had to dismount from their horses and walk on foot.

Thankfully, judging by the broken statues on both sides, these must have been the pieces left over from their fall, otherwise they would have been worried about how strong the whole building would be.

Although this place is large enough, and spacious enough for dozens of people to live in parallel, but after going deeper, the light is not very good, and the original lamps and candles used for lighting should also be hung high in the sky, which is the habit of dwarves, I don't know why they always like to fiddle with this kind of thing that is extremely inconsistent with their height.

Alfred ordered the priest to cast a luramine on their armor, which illuminated a large area in front of them without slowing them down.

"My lord, the horses seem to be a little uneasy. A templar whispered.

This immediately aroused the vigilance of Alfred, the war horses of the church are specially trained and trained, even if they encounter vicious magical beasts, they will rush forward regardless of life and death under the control of their masters, which can make them uneasy, and the situation is indeed a bit weird.

"Be on guard," Alfred said in a deep voice, and the squad of more than thirty people immediately drew their swords, the priest stood in the middle, forming a battle formation, while Andrés and the five Templar swordsmen stood at the end of the line, neither close nor detached from the main team, and followed very calmly.

After marching for about 1,000 meters, they couldn't help but feel a little tired after being on high alert, and under the spell of "expelling fatigue" from the priest behind them, their spirits were re-energized and their pace quickened a little.

However, there are still people who are not satisfied with the speed of travel at this moment.

Alfred turned around and said, "Let Captain Andrés come over, I have something to discuss with him." ”

Andrés walked up calmly.

Alfred nodded at him and said bluntly: "If this continues, we won't be able to see anything even before sunset, but judging from the news given by the adults, we should have reached the halfway point, if we set up a teleportation array here, I will lead a few more people to cross here as quickly as possible to investigate, if there is no problem, I will send another person back with the teleportation scroll." ”

Andres thought for a moment and said, "This is indeed feasible, but if you build a teleportation array, I'm afraid the materials are not enough." ”

"Don't worry. Alfred smiled, "I took a lot of things before I left, and it should be no problem to build a teleportation array." ”

Andres looked at the other party, he was well aware of the cost of building a teleportation array, because Bishop Landiston had promised that these things were actually already in their own possession, and since the Bishop didn't specifically explain how to do it, then Alfred could actually not take it out at all.

Andres pondered for a moment and said, "I can't let you take out these things alone, I also have some materials here." ”

Alfred did not refuse, he smiled, patted the other man on the shoulder meaningfully, and said, "Well, you must know that we have been sent precisely because the adults trust us and know that we can solve this little trouble, and besides, the adults are more generous than expected, and he will remember everything we have done." ”

Andres's heart moved, and he immediately understood the meaning of Alfred's words, and if the current effort was nothing compared to being able to have a place in the heart of Lord Lantiston.

Just as the two of them were about to move separately and set up the teleportation array, suddenly, the horses writhed uneasily.

Alfred immediately stopped what he was doing, he listened carefully, and shouted in a low voice, "Pay attention to the situation."

The Templar swordsmen reacted quickly, forming a guard formation and looking around with wary expressions.

Andrés was standing behind, and he had heard something unusual just now, judging by his experience, it was the rubbing of some kind of animal's paws running quickly on the ground, and it was not very small.

Something that can survive in such a place where there are almost no plants and can make war horses feel uneasy, I only know that it is definitely not an ordinary beast.

A low roar suddenly came from the right, like some beast squeezing gas out of its throat.

At the same time, a sharp wind descended overhead at the same time.

Andrés roared in a low voice, slashed the sword and raised it upward, who knew the sound of "Qiang", this steel sword was actually broken by the other party, but the strange thing is that he didn't feel how huge the opponent's power was, his body rolled to the side, and when he stood up, he pulled out the short sword hanging on the left side, and rushed forward

The Templar swordsmen on both sides reflected this, and they all raised their swords and slashed at the thing, the sound of slashing swords into flesh was heard, and then the terrible wails of some kind of beast before dying were heard.

By the time Andrés rushed in front of the thing, the latter had completely collapsed, only purple blood flowed all over the ground.

He frowned and looked at the creature below, wondering, "What is this?"

One of the Templars exclaimed, "Is it a dragon?"

The thing in front of him, almost half a man tall, was covered with purple skin with scales, had four thick lower limbs, had strong muscles and thick rough keratinized skin on its back, had a relatively soft abdomen, a huge head with a short horn, and a metallic skull wrapped around its forehead.

This thing seems to be particularly vigorous, even if half of its head is cut off, its body is still writhing, and its teeth are grinding on the ground, and it actually gnaws out a shallow pit on the hard ground, and it gradually stops after a while.

Alfred also walked from the front at this time, he looked at it carefully, and said, "It's more like a young dragon...... But it's a bit paradoxical, could it be wurm?"

Although I haven't really seen the dragon clan, as a paladin of the Holy See, I naturally know a little bit about this creature, and the wurm creature is a general term for the creatures that contain the blood of the dragon clan, and it is obviously more appropriate to explain the creature in front of me.

"The skull is hard. ”

Andrés threw away the short sword in his hand, and then carefully looked at the body and limb proportions of the young dragon, and he said in a deep voice: "It does look like a young body, but I don't know if there will be an adult female beast attached?"

As soon as he said this, the people around him suddenly became inexplicably nervous.

"My lord, we feel that we cannot move on, and we must inform the Bishop immediately. A templar whispered to Alfred.

"Well, you're right. Alfred nodded, he raised his sword and cut off the head of the beast, then picked it up and handed it to Andrés, and said, "Andrés, you go back yourself, go and give this head to the Bishop, see what he does, and be careful when you go back." ”

"Okay" Andrés didn't refuse, and immediately picked up the place where the head came and ran quickly, and the five Templar swordsmen followed him, and for a moment the light on their bodies became a small point of light, and then it was completely impossible to see.

It was only not long after he left that Alfred's face suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted: "Push the horses to the outermost periphery, hurry up."

Although they didn't know what was going on, the Templars who reacted quickly carried out the order, and when they pushed all the horses outside, they first heard a dense and small sound, like a large group of things running on the ground, and then when a priest couldn't help but cast a light spell in front of them, they saw the most unforgettable scene of their lives.

Right in front of them, hundreds of young dragons resembling the same thing were huddled together, and when they were spotted by the light, they immediately let out a sharp hissing and rushed towards them.

There was a slight commotion in the procession.

"Steady" Alfred's expression was solemn, he said loudly: "They don't know magic, and their strength is average, although they look a little like dragons, but they are not much stronger than ordinary soldiers, imagine that you are surrounded by thousands of troops, are you so easy to be defeated?"

The templars were immediately encouraged by these words, and their eyes became firm, although there were only less than thirty people, the swords and shields in their hands suddenly formed a steel barrier, and a ray of light bloomed behind them, it was the priest casting various divine spells.

Then, they had the first wave of impact.

"Boom"

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