The word "narrow encounter" is the most appropriate word to describe the underworld, and one of the biggest reasons for the countless conflicts and strife that arise here is that when the two sides meet, they have almost no way back. Unlike on the surface, in the deep cavern passages underground, it is very difficult to escape once two hostile creatures meet. In addition to this, there are many reasons to start a fight, and one of the most common is ——— it is in my way.

This is no joke underground.

When Rhodes and the others walked around the corner with torches, the first thing they saw was an underground lizard as tall as a horse, and above its head sat a dwarf, he wore a somewhat ridiculous sea nut hat, and the underground lizard's body could be seen on both sides of the body full of goods and food, this underground passage was not wide, but it was not narrow, at least two underground lizards could pass side by side. But in the Underworld Realm, whoever changes their position first is equivalent to subconsciously showing weakness to the other party, which is a very dangerous thing in the dark Underworld Realm. If it's on the surface, then doing so can be seen as chivalrous or gentlemanly, but underground, if anyone changes position first, then it's tantamount to showing weakness to the other party, and sending a potential message of "I can't beat you, please let me go............ Basically, it's no different from "I'm weak, come and kill me".

It can be seen that the battle for what kind of underground battle will become so normalized.

Seeing Rhodes and his party in front of him, this dwarf was obviously a little nervous, and Rhode could notice that its body was trembling uneasily, and it could even be said that it was a little too exaggerated. It's like the clown characters who perform comedy on stage, but Rhodes doesn't care about it, because the gnomes themselves are such a race that likes to make exaggerated moves. He stared at Rhodes and the others in front of him, and after a moment of silence, the dwarf gently patted the head of the underground lizard, and soon, the behemoth quietly leaned to the side. Seeing this scene, Rod didn't say anything. He just nodded at the gnomes, and then led the others on their way through the passage that the gnomes had awayed.

It had been just a small encounter, if it hadn't been for the dwarf who suddenly spoke.

"Hey............ That one............!! ”

Just as Rhodes and the others walked past the dwarf, intending to move on, the dwarf suddenly shouted to them. This stunned everyone, and they turned around and looked at the dwarf in front of them. Being watched by so many people obviously made Neo feel a lot of pressure, and he also felt that what he had just done was a bit too abrupt. Although these humans don't look like bad people, this is the underworld. It's a bit risky to do it yourself......... But now that the words have been spoken, he has no choice but to continue talking.

"That......... I say......... You're adventurers from the surface, I don't know what you're going to do underground, but you'd better be careful, it's been a lot of trouble these days. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing the gnome's words, Rhodes raised his eyebrows, the reason why he chose to go to the Night Capital from the underground was because the possibility of encountering a Chaos invasion was much lower here than on the ground. This had been the case in the Land of Chaos, though the chaos enveloped the entire sky and the earth. But in the dark underworld, their power is always weak. That's why some ancient inhabitants built their shelters deep underground.

"Is something wrong?"

"I don't know."

Faced with Rod's inquiry. The gnome shook his head.

"It's just that many places have been closed in advance recently, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. So I need to remind you, although I don't know if there are any guides among you who are familiar with the underworld, but now many underground gathering areas and cities have been completely closed to the outside world. If you trespass without permission, you will probably be killed. ”

"All closed?"

This time it wasn't Rhodes who spoke, it was Leo. As a dark elf, she was visibly more sensitive to this.

"Is the city of Calessodal also completely closed?"

"Of course."

Hearing this, the dwarf couldn't help but raise his vigilance, and he looked at the woman in front of him with some uneasiness, Calessodar City is not a good place. It's one of the largest cities of the Dark Elves. And now these people look like they're going there......... The stone is on top, what are these people thinking? Thinking of this, the dwarf carefully looked at Leo who was asking carefully, and became more and more puzzled. If the question is a dark elf, then he is not incomprehensible, but the problem is that the skin of the elf in front of him is as white as snow, and it is not the appearance of the dark elf at all, so it can only be considered that she is an elf from the surface——— a surface elf takes a group of people to the dark elf's lair to step on the field, what kind of spirit is this?

"This ......... Miss Elf, I don't know what you're going to do there. But I got the news that the Ban Rui family had sealed off the entire city of Calessodar, and they had even opened the fortifications. To be honest, we don't know what's going on, after all, it's not peaceful and it's always been peaceful, but it's been fairly stable, and we haven't heard of anything that could lead to this. ”

I see, hearing this, Rod and Leo exchanged glances. In the Night Country, these Underground races are also vassals of the Night Country, but they are more like Dominions. The undead were dismissive of this group of burrowing creatures, and they didn't intend to waste time controlling the Underworld. So as long as those underground races are obedient and obedient, then they don't care. And now that something so big has happened in the Night Country, these dark elves who are cunning and desperate by nature must have gotten the news. In order to avoid being pulled by the dark dragon to be a strong man like those unlucky insects, they also chose Mingzhe to protect themselves——— although they are vassals of the undead, but whether they are dark elves or gray dwarves are living races, although they are in the company of the dead, but they must be insensitive to such things as turning themselves into dead.

Especially for the dark elves, whose fertility rate is extremely low and is basically consumed in internal struggles.

"Thanks for the reminder."

After thinking about it in his mind for a while, Rhodes had a better understanding of the current situation in the Underworld. It's clear that these underground creatures are as sensitive as they expected. Now it's up to Ion to have the courage to deal with the inhabitants of the Underworld in the same way that he sent the undead to Garcia. Although in terms of absolute strength, these underground creatures are definitely no match for Chaos Lord-level existence, but the underground environment is their natural dependence. If you really want to fight, I'm afraid the victory or defeat will still be between five and five.

But that's not Rhodes' business, at least so far.

Thinking of this, Rhodes nodded to the dwarf.

"As you said, the surface is not calm now, and I know that the gnomes don't like to fight, but you'd better close and hide your city like the dark elves, and forbid your people to go out as much as possible, and I promise it will be good for you."

"Thank you for the reminder, adventurer on the surface."

Hearing Rod's words, the dwarf smiled. Although Rhodes didn't tell the dwarf what the trouble was, the dwarf could tell that the other party's admonition was very sincere. And for now, they do have the need to seal off the entire city, and the gnomes have special and dexterous means of hiding the entire city in the rocks, so that the intruders cannot find their dwelling. Thinking of this, the dwarf reached out, took something from his pocket that looked like a badge, and threw it at Rod. Seeing the other party's movements, Rod just turned his fingers slightly and took the badge.

"My name is Neo. Thanks for the reminder, I'll go back and tell our people. Adventurers on the surface, I can see that you are good people, and by the way, if you have any trouble or need a break, you can go to our city. Just raise this badge at the end of the stream, and my fellow citizens will let you inside. Thousands of gems bless you and wish you all the best on your journey underground. ”

As he spoke, Neo waved at Rhodes and the others, and then slapped the lizard and continued to move forward. The crowd stared at the diminutive figure of the gnome and the massive form of the underground lizard until they both disappeared at the end of the cavern.

"Anne thought the ground was full of scary and troublesome things, but now it looks like there are good guys, and that dwarf looks quite interesting."

Looking at the cave in the distance, Anne couldn't help but shake her head and spoke.

"That's because we haven't really entered the Underworld Realm yet."

In the face of Anne's words, Rod quickly answered.

"Although this is the 'underground' for us, it is the 'upper level' for the creatures of the underground, and this is also the level inhabited by those races with good nature, such as gnomes. But if we go any further, we won't meet such kind gnomes——— and what awaits you at that time will be the fangs of underground monsters and the daggers of dark elves. ”

With that, Rod reached out and patted Anne's head gently.

"Alright, let's move on. I have a hunch that the journey may not be as smooth as we imagined. ”

Then he spoke. (To be continued......)