70. The great enemy has arrived

At the same time that Valentina was advancing towards the Deep Valley Prison with her captive Dardor, the second group of Green Cross cultists sent to counterattack the Deep Valley Prison area also approached Sonya's location. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The second group of Green Cross cultists heading to the Deep Valley prison area all passed by the site where the first team had been annihilated by Master Gad on their way. This lets these cultists know that their opponents are very difficult to deal with. This also made the leader of the cultists, and also the strongest of all the Green Cross high-ranking cultists, and a strong contender for the next archbishop, Han Ruide, feel that he should be more careful. He decided to take advantage of the underground gnomes of the Deepstone tribe in his team of a hundred Deepstone tribes to make the most of their stealth expertise.

As a result, the underground gnomes of the thirty Deep Stone tribes became the vanguard of the entire cult team. They lurk quietly in the dark, and their natural dark vision and small size make them feel like a fish in water in the darkness of the cavern.

Unlike the traditional concept of the dwarf tribe, most of the gnomes of these deep stone tribes have signs of decay on their bodies. This means that they are all survivors who have survived the test of the Ten Thousand Origin Ancestral Pool, and it also explains why the Green Cross Cult was able to form an alliance with the underground dwarf tribe that never trusted humans - the Deep Stone tribe is an underground dwarf tribe that worships the so-called true gods.

Underground gnomes have always been known for their peace and friendliness, but these corrupt underground gnomes are hideous and murderous. The underground gnomes were once on the verge of extinction due to the blows of the human kingdom of Coronia. Even now, they are just clinging to the Green Cross cult for a long time. The hatred of the surface humans has turned these once-mild, hospitable dwarf races into ruthless and bloodthirsty Shadow Slayers.

Behind the thirty gnome strikers were a hundred selected low-level cultists and seventy small, but well-equipped underground gnomes. Because most of the middle-level cultists were sent to fight with the city guards in the tunnels, and the main force left behind in the True God Temple could not be mobilized. In addition, the first batch of counter-offensive troops against the deep valley prison took away a large number of excellent experimental products. As a result, the quality of the second batch of troops was much lower than that of the first batch. The only thing that was stronger than the first troops was that they recognized the existence of the enemy, and they were far more cautious than the first troops, and the number of high-ranking cultists also reached four, and they also carried four flesh golems into battle.

It's not that they don't want to bring more golems, it's that the golem's combat mobility is really slow. Without the technical support of the Golem storage and carrying similar to the Alchemist's Guild, the Golem can only be allowed to walk on its own. But the heavy footsteps of the golem are often heard by enemies in the shadows at a great distance.

Fortunately, there is a short-legged race of underground gnomes this time, so the golem's slowdown is not too serious. However, in order to reduce the chance of being discovered by the enemy first, these four golems were left far behind the group.

Of course, this arrangement seems to be a lot of problems for people who are proficient in military affairs, but the Green Cross cultists are at this level of patting their heads and thinking about ideas. But I have to say that under such an arrangement, those short and thin underground dwarf strikers are really very difficult to find.

Although he didn't encounter any enemies along the way, Han Ruide always felt a danger hovering around him. As an alchemist with a professional level of nineteen, Han Ruide has always believed in his instincts. This sense of danger led him to make a strange arrangement - he himself and the four powerful Blood Golems stayed at the back of the line, and let the other three high-ranking cultists lead the way with a large group of men. Of course, such an arrangement has attracted a lot of slander, but Han Ruide's strength and status are enough to carry this arrangement forward.

For Sonia, the arrival of the Warrior Guild squad has given her a reliable scout. She finally didn't have to rely on militiamen with no reconnaissance experience to be her assistants. Now, hiding beside her were the professionals of the Warrior Guild, the little scout who was the stealth master.

The biggest improvement is not yet this. The little scout carries a large number of professional scout tools and even a warning ball to use when notifying the rear in an emergency. These warning glass balls are produced in pairs. As soon as one of the glass balls is shattered, the other ball will automatically shatter, releasing a large amount of light. When the warning ball shatters, the two orbs can even be heard briefly from each other.

This is far more useful than Sonya's flash arrow. I have to admit that the professionalism of the Warrior Association far exceeds that of the local militia, and even the city guards are not comparable to them in many details.

It was as if now, Sonia knew that the little scout should be somewhere near her, but in her perception, she couldn't find this person at all. The little scout seems to have melted into the darkness of this cavern, making it difficult to find.

Still, Sonia can find him at any time. As long as the spiritual horizon is opened, the little scout's green soul fire will appear in Sonya's mind without concealment. But Sonia wasn't so bored as to waste her precious mental strength in order to determine the location of her comrades. She just kept herself hidden, while silently running the breathing method.

Several short, thin black shadows crept out from the far end of the road. Even the little scouts are much stronger than these shadows. The black shadows walked slowly and silently. They were all enveloped in a large expanse of deep darkness. From the outside, even the best eyesight can't see through what's in the black fog created by magic.

The little scout had come to Sonya's side at some point. He patted the girl lightly and pointed to the dark distance.

Without him having to say much, Sonia already sensed that something was wrong. The darkness in the distance seemed to be a little too thick, as if someone had sprinkled a lot of ink on it.

The underground area is not completely dark. There are many plants such as fluorescent mosses and glowing tans that emit faint light. This level of light is not enough for humans to see, but for creatures with night vision, this level of light is enough for them to take advantage of. And now, there's no fluorescence in the distance.

The Little Scout is short, but an uncle-level scout who has survived various adventures for over twenty years. He knows almost everything about all kinds of enemies. In this case, it is clear that someone has cast a dark spell to make the distance even darker. Although this darkness can reduce the chance of being found by the creatures hiding inside, sometimes the darkness itself is the biggest anomaly. An inexperienced scout may not notice the difference between one darkness and another, but the little man is the first to notice it.

In the darkness there is a hostile Green Cross cultist approaching. This kind of judgment can be made by anyone with normal intelligence. Because only the Green Cross Cultists would know that this area has been conquered. Only the troops they were sent to counterattack would advance so cautiously. Because their first men have been wiped out. This second group of people may also be nervous now, not knowing what kind of enemy will appear in front of them.

Looking at the unusual darkness in the distance, Sonia sneered mockingly. These stupid people who want to cover up are really the best enemies that every warrior expects to encounter! If the military level of the Green Cross cultists is so low, then this battle should not be too difficult!

Now that you have found the enemy's tracks, the next step is to determine the enemy's strength.

Sonia opened up her spiritual horizon without saying a word. Immediately, a large spiritual fire appeared in front of her eyes.

Large expanses of yellow and white psychic fire flickered before Sonya's eyes. At the front are thirty psychic fires. This must be the enemy vanguard who hides in the black fog and pretends to be smart. A kilometer or two behind these people, more spiritual fires continued to emerge, and soon there were more than a hundred of them. What surprised Sonia the most was that in the middle of the hundreds of yellow and white soul fires, there were three blue heart fires.

This means that there is a good chance that there are three powerful class folds among the enemies. On your side, it is estimated that only you and Easter are equal in combat power to the opponent. At this point, the enemy has the advantage. However, in terms of the total number of people, Sonia is sure that she still has an advantage, and because of the addition of the city guard team, her overall quality is better.

With her psychic ability, Sonia was able to relay the information she had gained into the mind of the little scout without a word. This kind of information that suddenly entered his mind shocked the little scout. He looked at Sonia in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that the information that suddenly appeared in his head was transmitted by the girl next to him.

Unable to stand the little scout's gaze at her, Sonia gestured to the little scout and told him to find a secluded place to use the warning ball and report the situation to the rear.

The little scout knew that his gaffe had already upset Sonya. He suppressed the surprise in his heart, nodded calmly, and quietly retreated into the darkness again.

The little scout left, but Sonia didn't. She intended to touch the bottom of the enemy's front once, and retreat before three strong enemies approached behind.

She hid behind a large rock near the side of the road, making sure she couldn't see herself except in the direction of the deep valley prison. Then, she slowed her breathing and calmly waited for contact with the enemy. According to her estimates, in another half an hour, the enemy's advance will come to her side.

It's not far from the deep valley prison. One of the three Green Cross High Rank Cultists who walked in front was a fallen alchemist who was proficient in shadow spells, and he felt that it would be best to improve the concealment of the underground gnomes in front of him, so he summoned a dark mist to envelop the underground gnome strikers. This black fog can completely block the view of the outside world, but it has no effect on the vision of the creatures in the fog.

He believes that in this way, the underground gnomes hiding in the fog can see the outside and the outside cannot see the inside, which greatly improves the concealment of these gnomes. Although some people feel that this statement is not quite right, because the other party is a high-level transportation with a high status, no one raises this issue. In their opinion, four high-level cultists could crush almost any enemy.

And those underground gnomes whose populations have been seriously degraded, and even whose IQ levels have dropped a lot, can't even detect the fallacies. They were also glad to have the black fog for cover, so that it would be difficult for an alien projectile weapon to hit them, while the catapult in their hand would not be affected.

These cannon fodder of the Green Cross cult are all messy with their hair, and they haven't washed their hair for a long time. These gnomes don't seem to have a habit of getting a haircut, their dirty hair is all scattered on their backs, and many of them have their hair glued into pigtails on its own. If Easter were here, he would be a few kilometers away and he would be able to smell the stench on them.

Despite this, their daggers and catapults are still deadly weapons, and they are able to use them well.