Because there was no need to delay any longer, Leo led the way at a much faster speed, and soon entered an ancient passage dug by the ancient Nirgadian people that those people had deliberately hidden.

At the same time, the group of men and horses that had been disturbed by the movement of the flintlock cannon just now also sped up a lot of speed, and they did not have time to hide the traces of their journey.

This made Leo, who was catching up behind, not need to open the spirit net at all, and he could easily find the route they had taken before by relying on the obvious traces he found.

It's just that those centaurs are also worried that someone behind them will catch up with them, so they often take some long detours, and deliberately find some treacherous places in the complex underground passages, such as the edge of a ground crack abyss, etc., and even set traps in some places.

It's a pity that these things are of no use to Leo, but he didn't dismantle them, but kept them and used them against the people behind him. As a result, he heard at least two or more screams coming from the passage behind him through his enhanced hearing on the way afterward.

It took less than ten minutes for Leo to catch up with the group in front of him, and the spirit network had re-included those people in its coverage.

However, Leo did not immediately go up to make contact with the men, but followed them from a distance, wanting to see what they were going to do when they reached the end of the passage.

Now this winding, sloping passage was explored by Leo on the ground through the spirit web, and it was also at the very bottom of the topographic map he had constructed. Through the topographic map, he knew very well that the end of this road should be a broken bridge across the abyss of the earth split, and what was on the other side of the broken bridge was beyond the maximum detection distance of the spirit network.

However, Leo felt that the people who were following him now should know what was on the other side of the broken bridge, because from their incomparably familiar knowledge of every fork in the passage, and not going to the wrong place, they should have explored this place more than once, and now this time they should be ready to carry out specific actions.

Catherine's sudden slowing down puzzled Catherine, but she quickly explained to Leo, feeling that Leo had deliberately slowed down in order to take care of his physical strength.

The reason why Catherine's attitude has changed, in addition to the previous conversation that has shortened the distance between the two, is also because Leo has just rescued her from a deadly trap, which makes her have a little more trust in Leo.

In this way, the two groups of people in front of one after the other walked in this ancient underground passage for about five more minutes, and finally the group in front of them came to the end of the passage.

When you step out of the passageway, you can see a square with a wide view. Like the previous square in the underground settlement, there was a statue erected here, but the statue here was also shattered, and a pedestal remained.

In addition, around the square, there are some caves that resemble shrines, which were originally carved with statues of gods, but have been scraped away.

At the other end of the square, there is a ground fissure abyss with a width of more than 50 meters. Apparently there were a lot of people passing by here back then, so some stone railings were built on the edge to prevent people from accidentally falling.

A broken stone bridge sits on the edge of the square, judging from the remaining pedestals, railings and other fragments of the broken bridge, this broken bridge should be very beautiful when it was intact, but unfortunately only one remains now.

Standing on the edge of the broken bridge and looking at the opposite side, you can vaguely see the vague shape of the broken bridge on the opposite side, but because there is not a single fluorescent plant growing on the opposite side, it is pitch black, and you can no longer see any other objects.

As soon as the group arrived at the square, they began to set up ropeways and other bridge crossing tools, first fixing the ropes to the stone pillars in the square, and then shooting the ropes to the opposite side again and again with arrows with barbs, hoping that the hooks on the arrows would catch a reliable fixing point.

In addition, they also arranged for several people to be in charge of guarding, keeping an eye on the situation at the exit of the passage, each of these people was holding a mechanical repeater, aimed at the entrance, and anyone who appeared at the entrance would be attacked by random arrows.

Fortunately, Leo knew that another passage also led to this square, so he followed the instructions of the topographic map and came to the bottom of the passage, and then gestured to Jason and Catherine, pointing to a hole above his head that was not easy to see.

Leo first put Catherine on top, and then helped Jason climb up, and he easily kicked up by the wall, which made Jason, who had just stretched out his hand and was about to pull him, stunned, and took his hand back with some embarrassment, put it on his body and wiped it.

Leo smiled and patted Jason on the shoulder, continuing to lead the way in front, and after making a small turn, the three of them came to the exit of the passage. This exit is located on the stone wall on the side of the square, which is about two meters high, and because it is covered by some vines, the people in the square have not been able to find this hole.

When they reached the entrance of the cave, Leo did not go down to the square, but motioned for Jason and Catherine to sit down near the entrance of the cave, and each slightly opened a few wisps of vines to peek out.

The ground, stone pillars, and walls of the square are also covered with that fluorescent plant, which makes the movement in the square clear at a glance.

Catherine, who was concerned about Nelson's safety, quickly found Nelson's location, only to make her wonder if Nelson didn't look like a kidnapper.

Although it seems that Nelson's movement is a little restricted, and there are at least two burly men watching over him, judging from the sight of him talking easily with the people around him, and the fact that the mechanical repeater on his body has not been stolen, Nelson's relationship with these people is not ordinary.

Aware of the anomaly, Catherine discovered that all of these people's conversations were in English, and the accents were obviously those of Port Set, which made her think of bad associations. She began to think that Nelson was not coming to Cage City to see her, but for other purposes, which made her suspicious of Leo and Jason next to her.

"Don't think about it! Look and listen. As if sensing that something was wrong with Catherine's mood, Leo reminded in a whisper.

Hearing Leo's words, although Catherine's suspicions in her heart did not dissipate, they also weakened a lot, because she thought that if Leo, Jason and the group in front of her were in a group, then he could completely arrest himself directly, and there was no need to hide here to snoop.

"Sean, what are you bringing me here for?" Just as Catherine followed Leo's advice and calmly began to pay attention to the movement in the square, Nelson, who was under guard, suddenly walked behind a man wearing an Aknaya robe and said in a loud voice: "I can't escape now, you should always rest assured that I know what happened, ......right?"

"Cousin Nelson, why do you think that? We're relatives, how could I kill you? I just want to borrow your blood. The man questioned lifted the hood of the robe on his head, revealing a bespectacled, old-looking face, and told Nelson his purpose while stopping him from continuing his nonsense.

"It's him!" Catherine, who saw this man, suddenly let out a soft exclamation.

"Do you know him?" asked Leo.

Catherine nodded, and said in a low voice: "I met him in Martin's office, and he introduced himself as the executive secretary of the Lanxi Industrial Federation, and was responsible for labor negotiations with the Workers' Mutual Aid Association. ”

Leo speculated: "It seems that Martin's calculation of Nelson should have something to do with him." ”

At this time, a somewhat agitated Nelson asked again, "Where the hell is this?"

The man named Sean heard the question, but instead of answering immediately, he took off his robe to reveal what looked like a military trench coat. Then, he walked to the pedestal of the statue in the middle of the square, erased the fluorescent plants that covered the ancient words and symbols, and said, "The city of Nilgard, a lost city destroyed by the gods. ”

"What does this have to do with me?" asked Nelson, confused.

"In fact, it has nothing to do with you. Sean showed a look of pity, looked at Nelson, and said: "You just happened to show up at a time when you shouldn't have appeared, my original target was Baron Maupassant of the French Empire, when you and your comrades left Rabbitskin Town on the front foot, he also left Rabbitskin Town, and took the mainland train to Miria City, the train will stop at Lancy for half a day, he will be attracted here by some things to help me complete a ritual." But now that you're here, it's just as useful, after all, you also have the blood of the red rose, the blood of the gods. ”

"Are you crazy?" Nelson glared at his relatives with an annoyed expression, "You also believe this kind of nonsense that the English royal family flaunts its divine power!"

Sean shook his head at Nelson and said, "Cousin Nelson, you are really pitiful, not only are you excluded from the asset management of the White Rose Family, but you don't even know the true history of the White Rose Family. ”

"What the hell are you talking about?" Nelson said to his old-looking cousin.

Sean sat on the ground casually, patted the ground beside him, motioned for Nelson to sit down, and then narrated: "It is true that the English royal family has the blood of the gods, the founder of the White Rose, the great protector did a lot of things in order to obtain the blood of the English royal family, and later in order to make the blood stronger, he even did not hesitate to set a plan to marry the English royal family for a hundred years." As he spoke, he suddenly seductively said to Nelson, "Do you know why he did this?"

Nelson had already heard about this cousin's bad taste, so he ignored his questioning.

"What a boring fellow!" Sean pouted and said, "Robert Sean was not only a great military strategist, but also a great adventurer, and when he was on an adventure in his early years, he found a city built of a boulder at the bottom of the sea......"

"Under the sea, you mean the bottom of the sea?" Nelson couldn't help but question when he heard the loophole in the story.

"It's the bottom of the sea. Sean affirmed, "Although I don't know how he did it, the notes are written on the bottom of the sea." He believed that the underwater city was the palace of the god of the sea, because only the god of the sea could be worthy of such a huge and magnificent palace. His notes don't say much about the palace, except that when he left, he took with him a scepter, which is said to be the scepter of the god of the sea to rule the sea. ”

Hearing this, Nelson could guess what was going on without much thought, and said, "The condition for using this scepter is to have the blood of the sea god, right?"

"Not bad!" Sean nodded, and continued, "In fact, the plan of the Lord Protector has succeeded, but it is a pity that among his descendants there is a person who is as adventurous as him, and this descendant has taken the scepter away very unruly and never appeared again. ”

Nelson frowned and asked, "Listen to what you mean, do you know where the scepter is?"

"The man who took the scepter had a close servant by his side, and he followed him until he saw him killed, and then he fled alone, fled back to the kingdom of England, changed his face, married and had children, and finally started a family. ”

"It's your Donald family, right?"

"Yes. Sean confessed frankly, then took out an old diary, stroked the somewhat old cover, and said, "That ancestor recorded all his experiences in this diary, and this diary is why I am here." ”

"You mean the scepter is here?" Nelson, though still not believing in the so-called divine blood, couldn't help but be drawn to Sean's story.

Sean's mind jumped a little, and he suddenly steered the topic to the other side, and said, "Do you know? The White Rose who took the scepter was once one of the leaders of the slave revolt that almost destroyed the Fran royal family, if this matter is known by the current Fran royal family, I'm afraid the Matthew family will be unlucky." ”

"What are you talking nonsense?" Nelson said with some flusteredness.

It is no wonder that he is so flustered, because the French royal family has always been very concerned about the slave revolt of that year, even after so many years and several dynasties, the attitude of the French royal family towards the slave revolt has always been hostile.

Anything and anyone connected with it is still treated with the most severe means even after all these years, and it is evident from the fact that no country, not even the kingdom of England, which has been hostile for most of the time, has published a single book on the slave revolt of that year.

"I'm not talking nonsense, it's a fact, a fact that no one knows. Sean patted the notebook in his hand and said, "However, my ancestors recorded this big joke. Would you like to hear it?"

Nelson was stunned, a little hesitant, not knowing how to answer.

He felt that what Sean said might be true, and he was curious about it, but he knew better that the consequences of hearing it were not something he could bear.

At this moment, there was a shout from the side of the broken bridge, and I saw that a rope was pulled and straightened under the pull of the winch, and the first rope used to cross the bridge was fixed.