The crocodile duke had been waiting patiently, and when he saw that Jiao Ming's face changed after reading the reply, he asked gently. "Got an idea?"

"At this time, the houses in Graystone City were in chaos due to the earthquake, and according to the inquiry, there had never been an earthquake in their hundreds of years of history. ”

"Oh?"

["From this, it is likely that this earthquake is not simple. The original 'spoke structure' was hindered by the collapse caused by the earthquake, but it was randomly connected horizontally. It undoubtedly makes the terrain extremely complex and easy to entangle. ”

"Definitely. In the case of a cave going straight to the point, regardless of entering and exiting, if there is a conflict, it is enough to divide the troops to block the back. Accomplish the goal. ”

"And go one step further. Something that has never happened before, with such a strong purpose, has to make people suspect that it is man-made, not accidental. Considering that if it weren't for the use of magical power, it would trigger such a burst of energy. It also shows that the leader has incredible power. ”

After a pause, Jiao Ming showed a slightly strange smile. "And we are standing on the same stage with such forces. ”

The Crocodile Duke nodded slowly. Similar conjectures began when the Guardian invited him. The so-called guardians are probably nothing more than cannon fodder sandwiched between two 'huge forces'. It's just that these two forces haven't shown up, and they can't see the signs of war, and the binding nature of the guardian identity is very low, so let's join first to see if there is any advantage to take advantage of.

Thinking back to the intensity of the previous two vibrations, as well as the scope of the impact on Greystone City, compared to the slight vibrations caused by the battle above the two Nine Rings later, the Crocodile Duke was also awe-inspiring.

"It doesn't take magic to cause this kind of earth shaking, I have to say, it's the same as the task terminal in my hand, it's completely beyond my knowledge. So do you think the leader of the earthquake is friend or foe? Could it be that the enemy of this thing has finally appeared?" said the crocodile duke, shaking the task terminal in his hand.

Faced with the question of the dual identity of the elder and the strong, Jiao Ming did not dare to slack off, paced back and forth to slowly clear his mind, and said:

"Since the transparent skull appears here, it must be carried by someone. In the previous cave structure, it was nothing more than entering or escaping from the core holy land. If you think about it, both of these behavioral goals have some implication of protecting the transparent skull.

Whether or not this transparent skull is of the same nature as the two in our hands, and whether or not they know what it does and how it is used. After all, if you have any chips or even powder, you will lose your value. ”

"Makes sense, go on. ”

In this way, the answer is obvious. A group of unknown identities and abilities are to protect the Clear Skull, and our mission is to destroy the Clear Skull. After the earthquake, the rock and cave formations became complex and chaotic, trapping us in this area where it is difficult to teleport in space, which is very suitable for chaotic warfare. Clearly in our favor. So the one who caused the earthquake should be the one who recruited the Guardians. ”

"What do you think is the identity of the one who healed above?" the crocodile duke continued to ask in the posture of a junior in the examination school.

After pacing twice, Jiao Ming hesitated to give an answer.

"You felt it more clearly in the previous fight, there were nine rings above the nine, and it wasn't one-sided. From this, it can be judged that there is not much difference in the strength of the two sides. And with such intensity, the likelihood of infighting between different Guardian teams is not high. That is, one of the parties is carrying a transparent skull.

Although I don't know how the transparent skull is involved, it must not be easy to attract the great attention of the Guardian recruiter. Two years ago, we 'came' one from the Green Flame Kingdom, and there were too many coincidences. This time, the carrying team has the combat power above the nine rings, and is willing to fight for it. It is difficult to explain it by coincidence and chance, it should be to know some inside information. ”

When she bought the transparent skull the year before last, Binglian wanted to take the initiative to return it several times. In addition to being flattering, the reason is that I am too busy to study and so on. And even now, if the relocation is faced with many sieges and pressures above the Nine Rings, the crocodile leader may not be willing to start a war lightly, and the possibility of selling at a discount is higher.

Although he didn't say it, the crocodile duke also understood this, and nodded in agreement.

"Then on the basis of the above inferences and speculations. Teams carrying transparent skulls should have more time to prepare. And the side of the raid is likely to be the same as you, and the reckless one will come. Therefore, in the first battle between the two sides, the side that escaped with serious injuries is more likely to be our colleague and competitor. ”

Speaking of this, Jiao Ming paused, observed the crocodile duke's expression, and then continued tentatively: "But considering the strength of the two of us, it doesn't matter which side the person above is. Approaching them requires extreme caution. ”

In terms of the overall situation, the Xu Qin people have suppressed it for a lifetime, and the crocodile duke is not arrogant at all. At this time, he was bluntly said that his strength was insufficient, and he had no extra emotions, let alone refute anything. Just asked:

"Remember that you have the means to detect the enemy's approximate strength, isn't it easy to use here?"

"I'll tell you the truth. It's a little trick to vaguely shock the space, but the space here is nailed in an irregular way, and the feeling of feedback is very confusing. No way. ”

"At least confirm that this one is collapsing and connecting to the top. When they get out, we'll dig up. The target is the same as before. ”

Jiao Ming has no better plan suggestion for the time being, and it should be respectful. About half an hour later, a third earthquake occurred, with a magnitude that preceded the first two. The collapse in front of us was clearly a weak rock formation, with fragments of gravel pouring down visibly to the naked eye.

At first, the two were in the mood to see the spectacle, but soon realized the danger and hurriedly retreated. Of course, I didn't forget to pay attention to the location of the water magic fluctuations. After a brief sink, the target froze, apparently immobilizing itself in some way.

After the shaking stopped, Jiao Ming continued to use a small amount of spatial teleportation to probe, and a dozen rock balls the size of glass marbles made his forehead sweat. But the result is gratifying, the distance of the stubble in the cave in front is still 20 meters, and the distance of the empty area above is only 1 kilometer, and the estimated amount of excavation is greatly reduced.

But this joy was quickly extinguished by a basin of cold water.

"If the earthquake keeps going, you won't be able to dig a hole with peace of mind. The Crocodile Duke sighed.

Since it is conjectured to be a human-caused earthquake, it is natural that it cannot be considered as an aftershock. Jiao Ming pondered for a moment and sighed: "I just hope that this kind of thing is not easy for the forces behind the scenes, and it will not be used repeatedly." ”

"I hope so. ”

The two of them continued to rest, and after about an hour, the healing water magic fluctuations above disappeared. The two glanced at each other and dug in tacit understanding. Another hour passed, and the two men, who were already about the same size as mud monkeys, emerged from the bottom of the fissure canyon.

Break through the ground as soon as possible, shift your position, and observe your surroundings. After all, during the excavation process, the fluctuations of this water-based magic medium are not small.

After waiting for a moment to make sure there was no attack on the ambush, he began to climb. This newly formed canyon is much narrower than the previous mushroom canyon, and its widest point is only 10 meters. And it is more tortuous, and the distance between the front and back up and down is very short. Except for the crocodile duke's finger, there was no other source of light.

It took some effort for the two to find the rift where their target had healed. Unfortunately, nothing was found except for the many dustless marks.

"This group of defeated and fleeing teams, at least five people. The crocodile duke said, putting his lit fingers close to the ground, attracting Jiao Ming: "What do you think this is?"

In Jiao Ming's fixed eyes, this is a palm-sized trace, characterized by a very standard perfect circle. "It's not very likely, it's probably a tool of some kind of function, food, water, or ...... Breathe?"

The image of the cylinder once carried by a diver jumped into Jiao Ming's mind.

"Speaking of food and water, do you feel hungry?" asked the Crocodile Duke.

Jiao Ming secretly slandered, and felt funny. Hearing this, it is obvious that the father-in-law is hungry, but he doesn't want to lose face. As for the supply problem, since I didn't expect the existence of the space anchor bar, I naturally planned to teleport at any time, but now it has become a problem.

"I was a little hungry indeed. Let's clean up the nearby anchor poles and teleport to the end. ”

Review the spatial Cartesian coordinate system, and finally achieve the conditions for transporting debris. With the help of Master Emily's transfer, the two finally filled their stomachs, and by the way, they also learned two news.

First of all, Ice Lotus's deeds of organizing life-saving and helping the injured in Gray Stone City gained more recognition and popularity, judging between the lines, Lumiti has almost become the best deputy of Ice Lotus.

Secondly, the team of the dwarven clan took advantage of the chaos to disappear in Graystone City, and the blue starfish and the underground alien boy have returned. Clearly, another powerful force has entered the market.

After a brief chat, the two continued to climb up. With the system of high-ring water system magic warriors, these extreme sports in the ordinary sense are nothing at all. After a while, it reached the height of the outbreak of the great war in the previous induction. A simple search on the side walls of the canyon reveals two deep and dark caves.

After climbing and jumping in, I found that the cave was clearly a main road, not only was it more than twice the diameter of the previous cave, but there were also some pits on the side walls that were obviously deliberately carved. Jiao Ming felt familiar, and quickly remembered that the side wall of the avenue leading into Greystone City was also full of such pits, and in the middle were clusters of glowing mushrooms that served as lighting.

The crocodile duke, after confirming that there was no one in front of him, lowered the brightness of his fingers and moved forward cautiously. About five minutes away, the side walls of the cave began to show signs of battle, not to mention fist footprints, and black patches from the explosion.

Thinking about the already terrifying explosion attack of the high-ring fire magician, and then obtaining the power bonus effect of this closed environment, Jiao Ming already felt his liver tremble.

In addition, although there are some metal fragments, cloth and blood stains on the battlefield here, there are no stumps or corpses left. Either there were no casualties, or the victorious side had time to clean up the battlefield, or the two had a good Samaritan pass by the battlefield and collect the corpses.

Two more points worth mentioning. First of all, the side walls are completely devoid of slash marks left by spatial cracks, indicating that neither side of the battle has the ability to ignore the spatial anchor bar. Secondly, there are some explosion marks with clear edge marks, indicating that the soil concrete barriers on both sides are hard enough. To be able to resist an explosive attack in such an environment, it should be at least the Nine Rings.

"Judging by the traces of the battle, the two sides met here, and after a short stalemate, the positions advanced to this side. The crocodile duke said, pointing in the direction the two had come from. "According to your previous speculation, the one with the transparent skull is stronger. This is the group that left the core holy land. Did you steal something from the Core Holy Land?"

"It seems so. However, this so-called core holy place is covered by a space anchor bar, and it obviously has a heel. If it's the party that recruits the Guardians, and they issue a smashing mission when they lose something, they always feel a little retarded. If it is an enemy who belongs to the Guardians, it makes even more sense, if someone steals something from the enemy base, why should he be so active in posting high-score missions. ”

Jiao Ming said, picking up a large rag from the charred black rags on the ground, and wiping it vigorously, revealing a little undertone. "You see it's green?"

"The bishop's robe of the Ifusen Theocracy?" Duke Crocodile had participated in the great battle five years ago, so he naturally recognized this color, and then considering the number of strong people who could enter here, the answer blurted out.

"I guess they're the same. Throwing away the strip of cloth, Jiao Ming looked into the depths of the cave.

After climbing and jumping in, I found that the cave was clearly a main road, not only was it more than twice the diameter of the previous cave, but there were also some pits on the side walls that were obviously deliberately carved. Jiao Ming felt familiar, and quickly remembered that the side wall of the avenue leading into Greystone City was also full of such pits, and in the middle were clusters of glowing mushrooms that served as lighting.

The crocodile duke, after confirming that there was no one in front of him, lowered the brightness of his fingers and moved forward cautiously. About five minutes away, the side walls of the cave began to show signs of battle, not to mention fist footprints, and black patches from the explosion.

Thinking about the already terrifying explosion attack of the high-ring fire magician, and then obtaining the power bonus effect of this closed environment, Jiao Ming already felt his liver tremble.

In addition, although there are some metal fragments, cloth and blood stains on the battlefield here, there are no stumps or corpses left. Either there were no casualties, or the victorious side had time to clean up the battlefield, or the two had a good Samaritan pass by the battlefield and collect the corpses.

Two more points worth mentioning. First of all, the side walls are completely devoid of slash marks left by spatial cracks, indicating that neither side of the battle has the ability to ignore the spatial anchor bar. Secondly, there are some explosion marks with clear edge marks, indicating that the soil concrete barriers on both sides are hard enough. To be able to resist an explosive attack in such an environment, it should be at least the Nine Rings.

"It seems so. However, this so-called core holy place is covered by a space anchor bar, and it obviously has a heel. If it's the party that recruits the Guardians, and they issue a smashing mission when they lose something, they always feel a little retarded. If it is an enemy who belongs to the Guardians, it makes even more sense, if someone steals something from the enemy base, why should he be so active in posting high-score missions. ”