Chapter 999: Deep Underground
Now, Rhodes has successfully proved the threat of the Void - whether it is these bugs that completely violate the laws of nature, or the Void Will that almost made Xena faint on the spot, these can clearly show the power of the Void.
This kind of power is abnormal, and from the point of view of the eternal hunger will of the void, it is very dangerous.
But...... It wasn't enough to convince Silas and Lux.
"The situation here...... It's been a long time, right? Sure enough, after a moment of surprise, Silas quickly spotted the point of the problem, "It looks like this place does need attention, but it's not urgent." ”
"As you say." Rhodes nodded, affirming Silas's statement, "You have seen the horror of the Void, but you can't see its threat yet, as long as the sleeping dragon does not wake up, the rats in the dragon's lair are still not dangerous." ”
Rod's strong sarcastic words made Silas frown, he had no good impression of this mysterious mage from beginning to end, and he was naturally displeased to see Rod speak like this.
"So, we're going to take it a step further." Ignoring Silas's furrowed brow, Rhodes lifted himself up completely, "I'll show you the true face of the Void!" ”
The surging arcane energy surrounded Rod's side, and he held his hands high, and between his hands, the arcane energy began to materialize into a blue stream of energy—a dazzling flow of energy.
This terrifying energy made everyone subconsciously raise their vigilance, and then, Rod poured this energy into the ground.
"Boom-boom-boom-"
The yellow sand in the sky was stirred up, and everyone subconsciously raised their arms to cover them in front of them.
When the sand cleared, a huge pit with a diameter of more than two meters appeared in front of everyone - arcane energy directly melted a large amount of sand into crystals in an instant, and this glass-like substance created a completely smooth inner wall for this deep pit.
"Come on." Rod beckoned, "This is not a hernia, the will of the Void is not so strong, as long as you don't have too serious mood swings and don't shout, it won't attract the attention of the Void, Silas, Lux, Xena and Quinn, the four of you are with me, and the rest of you are guarding up there - oh yes, please don't use spells down there, I'll take care of your safety the whole time, this is not where you can do it." ”
After saying that, Rod took the first step to jump into the deep pit.
The four people named looked at each other, and finally chose to enter this bottomless pit.
The smooth glass crystals formed a perfect descent tunnel, but unfortunately this tunnel was too straight, and the smooth tunnel gave people a serious sense of insecurity, if it wasn't for Rhodes's request, I'm afraid that Xena and Lux would have already started shouting at the top of their voices.
And when they couldn't scream, Xena and Lux were also covering their mouths for fear of making a sound......
I don't know how long it took — maybe only a few seconds — but when the four of them had a light foot on their feet, they finally regained their balance.
In front of them, Rhodes dragged a ball of light in his hands.
"Come, come and see, what the real void is."
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The real void is deep underground—this is the deepest experience of Rod, a person who has really fought with the void.
Don't look at the ditches and bumps on the ground in Acacia, there are hernias everywhere, but in reality, they are just superficial wounds.
Compared to the real void, that's nothing at all.
Although Rhodes used to say this kind of thing, it wasn't until the Silas Four actually came underground that they had a superficial understanding of the phrase.
Beneath the layer of sand, the four of them were presented with a completely different scene.
Instead of dirt and rock, the ground is made of distinct chitin structures that appear to be somewhere between organic and inorganic.
The lilac chitin looked dangerous and deadly, and it seemed that it could come back to life at any moment - if it weren't for Rhodes' request that spells not be allowed, I'm afraid the first reaction of the four of them would have been to construct fortifications.
"This is the outermost layer of the Void." Rhodes walked at the front with a ball of light, "Since this is Acacia, I only need to break through a small section of sand to bring you here, and I'm afraid I'll have to dig down for a few days to get a passage where I can see the Void Layer." ”
The four of them listened to Rod's explanation and carefully observed their surroundings - strangely speaking, there were no living creatures here, but the four of them could clearly feel a kind of oppression.
"I should have told you about the origin of the Void, right?" Rhodes searched for a path to get through, "This is a god warrior who did it with all his might, he killed and injured the Void Heart, I still can't imagine how a person can still have the will to raise a weapon when facing the Void Heart." ”
When it came to this, Xena felt the deepest - she only felt a little bit of the aftermath of the will when the Void was eating, but she almost fell into a collapse, if she really faced the Void to the core...... I'm afraid I'll just become a slave of the void, right?
"That's why they can be called Celestial Warriors." Seeing that no one was talking, Rhodes naturally asked himself, "Be careful—this is where the Void creatures feed, and there's a good chance we'll see the Void Worm, not the Axworm that has adapted to Valoran, but the protists of the Void." ”
As Rhodes spoke, a turn turned in front of him, and a large underground hall appeared in front of everyone.
In the underground space that seems to be an underground cave, chitin forms a solid supporting structure, and in this space, a large number of strange void creatures grow in the ...... Devour each other.
Through the faint light in Rod's hand, Xena saw the corpse of the small sapling from earlier.
That's right, corpses.
A twisted creature gripped the small tree with its tentacles, which snatched all its sap.
A soft call was made, but Xena didn't hear it respond - the tree was dead after falling into the guy's hands.
This scene filled Xena's heart with fear, and the tentacles that clung to the trunk of the tree seemed to grasp her heart.
And just when Rhodes and the others saw this scene, those void creatures also discovered these uninvited guests—they writhed excitedly, and then rushed over as soon as possible.
"Be careful to dodge, and it's best not to use spells."
With a word of advice, Rod directly folded his hands.
The next moment, a flaming spear appeared in Rod's hand.