Chapter 57: All the way up
Five men pressed General Nord upwards.
Di Ning said to Xiao Chen: "It's good to listen to you, we are ready to fight, otherwise we will be the ones who will be caught." ”
"I was only suspicious at first, but it seems that there is a conspiracy now. Is that right, General Nord?" Xiao Chen asked.
"I was careless. But there's no way you're going to get anything from me. Human, I don't know what your idea is, but Dinen and Maya, because of what you have done, will fall into a situation where the entire elven race is at odds. General Nord said.
At this time, can't you forget to sow discord? Xiao Chen said: "There is no need to play tricks, general. I can sense that she has ideas and ambitions, especially as a viviparous elf, she must have some different positions than the other elders. ”
The general's face was expressionless, and he probably didn't want to show any flaws to be seen by Xiao Chen, but in Xiao Chen's magical vision of detecting the spirit, the white light cluster representing the general trembled violently when he said that he had reached Heni.
"Even though you didn't say anything, I know the answer. Magicians always have some of their own ways to know your secrets. It turned out to be her!" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"It's the Dahni Sage! But she's a rain and dew priest with no fighting power. Maya and Dinen were surprised.
"A man who is unrestrained can be strong. Xiao Chen said in a nostalgic tone, but only he understood the true meaning of these words.
"The Tree Heart Web still can't communicate with others, it's like the entire web has been shut down. Dineen said anxiously, "It seems that we can only talk about it on the ground first." ”
"You can go to my teacher, Master Nunn. Evelyn said, "He's the guardian of the underground passages, and he lives at the entrance to the World Tree's root tunnels, and he can often be found on the ground, so he knows the outside world better. ”
"Great. Xiao Chen knew in his heart that according to Evelyn's description, this Master Nunn was likely to be a master of intelligence gathering among the dark elves, and might even be the leader of intelligence. Although the High Elves and the Dark Elves are of the same origin and have a fairly harmonious relationship, they are already two different races after all. The Dark Elves have their own Archons and are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Elven Elders, so it is normal to maintain intelligence work on the High Elves.
Evelyn was willing to take them to meet her teacher, and Xiao Chen was very sincere.
Di Ning also understood what Xiao Chen meant, and agreed: "Then do it." ”
Halfway up, they noticed that the passage began to tremble, with earth crumbling above the passage, and cracks in some of the passages themselves.
"Earthquakes? Maya looked at the passage heartily.
"No, it's not an earthquake, you look at the roots of the World Tree. Evelyn said.
When everyone looked closely, they saw that many of the roots of the trees that ran through the passage were shaking. If you don't look closely, you will think that the earth is driving the roots, but if you look closely, you will find that the roots not only shake more than the earth, but also expand and twist.
"It's not an earthquake, it's something wrong with the World Tree. I feel very uncomfortable! Let's go!" Xiao Chen said.
The elf king capital under the World Tree has never had an earthquake for thousands of years, so such a tremor caused panic among the dark elves, who fled from their homes one after another, and there were dark elves running out of many forks in the road around.
However, Xiao Chen saw that although all these elves had fear and worry written on their faces, they basically maintained order, no one pushed and shoved casually, crowded, and most of them passed in turn. This is very different from the High Elves, who value freedom and individuality.
Then it occurred to him that the resources underground were limited and the space was tight, and without discipline and patience, it would be difficult for a tribe to live in such an environment.
As the shaking intensified, large stones began to fall from the roof. Xiao Chen raised his hand and shot an ice arrow, knocking a stone that had fallen towards a dark elf boy into the air. Seeing that the trend of collapse was getting stronger and stronger, he said to the dark elves around him: "Everyone is coming closer to us, we are all high-level mages and warriors, and we will try our best to protect everyone!"
The surrounding Dark Elves saw that there was a Dark Elf in this strange team, and they all turned their eyes to Evelyn, and the Dark Elf Ranger said loudly, "I am Evelyn, a disciple of Master Nunn! ”
Master Nunn's name should be like thunder to these people, and they all believed Evelyn's words and leaned over to this side.
Xiao Chen assigned: "Evelyn, you go and escort Nord, the other few of us are separated from each other, and each of us takes care of the circle around them, so that we can protect more dark elves." ”
Xiao Chen had already established enough prestige in the team through the few things that he had discovered about the conspiracy after defeating the Yang Yan Priest before, and no one questioned why he did this, why didn't he hurry up to investigate the situation, but separated themselves and began to protect the people around them. Evelyn cast a grateful glance at Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen smiled reassuringly.
In this way, although the rubble keeps falling, the small stones can be bounced away by the mages with mental power, and the large stones will be broken or missed by magic.
More and more Dark Elves were added along the way, making the team bigger and bigger. Some of them are also low-level warriors and mages, so the situation has improved.
The team marched to a third of the way to the ground. There was a large landslide ahead, a main fork in the road was blocked, and a dozen dark elves were digging on this side. But their strength was too limited, and Xiao Chen estimated that it would be impossible for them to successfully dig the passage without a day or two.
"Can we save them?" asked Maya.
"Just a few of us won't work. Unless you ask everyone to help. However, this will slow down the escape of large forces and increase the risk. Xiao Chen hesitated.
At this time, a dark elf of some age stood up and said, "This human adult, you can all stop in order to save us regardless of the danger. Why should we not help our fellow citizens?"
"That's right, we're willing to stay and help!"
"Yes, that's it!"
His words were echoed by many of the Dark Elves.
Xiao Chen has never been a hypocritical person, and he immediately decided: "In this case, the women will leave first with their children, and the others will be divided into several groups according to the original team. Line up and carry the stones to the side. ”
In fact, many of the women of the Dark Elves have not left. Hundreds of people around Xiao Chen joined the disaster relief, and the excavation speed was more than ten times faster.
Xiao Chen and Dinein's acceleration and great strength support everyone, Maya uses the chain of elements to break through large stones, and Roger, although he has not recovered from his serious injuries, also joins in the disaster relief, carrying stones with the dark elves.
Evelyn was anxious to watch from the sidelines, and she couldn't wait to help out.
General Nord said: "You go, my sense of honor does not allow me to run away at this time. ”
"No, I trust my fellows. Evelyn said firmly.