For those unfamiliar with evil gods, the name Mother of the Crypt sounds like an instinctive reference to him as a shrine symbolizing a cave or pit. This is not the case, and in the evil texts copied by its followers, this evil god has no necessary connection with the earth, and Mother Earth itself is in charge of darkness that is far beyond sight, like an underground abyss that engulfs the gaze, hence the name. And since we talk about darkness, we have to mention the unique understanding of this concept among the followers of Mother Earth, in the church of this shrine, people do not think that darkness is caused by the absence of light, they prefer to understand it as their primitive physical eyes cannot understand the scene in front of them, so they turn it into a mass of darkness.

Just as Atwood was about to start casting spells, Krus's voice suddenly interrupted him.

"Watch the walls!" the Dafirics began. After he reminded them, the crowd pulled their attention away from the darkness in front of them, and they were surprised to find that at some point, the darkness that had only existed at the end of the corridor had silently climbed to the top of the walls and tunnels. The darkness spread across the stone surface like some thick liquid, devouring the normal texture and texture, painting everything a single color.

"What the hell is this?" muttered Andre, moving towards the middle of the hallway, not wanting to get too close to the already polluted walls. The dwarves feared that the monster might burst out of the wall. "Back to back, watch out over the walls, watch out for all the darkness!" shouted Atwood, forming a triangle with the Hammer Archduke and Krus, and the other elves formed a circular formation. The old elf held his staff aloft, allowing the white flowers on it to illuminate a wider area. But it's not that simple, the darkness has assimilated too many walls, and even Atwood's magic can't protect them all.

"Move closer to me!" Greenstaff waved his staff, beckoning Mlos and his soldiers to come closer to him. At the same time, some of the voices of Suo Suo began to appear in the tunnels, and the source of those sounds was actually within the walls. "Damn, we should pull the wizard down together, he'll be able to fix the situation. The dwarf looked uneasily left and right, and the hammer in his hand swayed back and forth. An imminent sense of oppression enveloped the team deep underground, forcing them to bow to the darkness.

"Count and confirm your comrades. Mlos took a deep breath and gave the order, and he began to wonder if it was a wise decision to lead his team down here. The elves were quick to count, and their short pronunciation and rising syllables indicated that the warriors were as uneasy as their generals. After about thirty rings, the number stopped. But everyone's brows were furrowed by this. For no other reason, this elite squad was supposed to have fifty people.

"It's almost half. The old elf smacked his lips and spoke of the horror of the situation. "It's when, hey, you, when they're gone!" Mlos said, pointing to the outskirts of the line, the soldiers who were standing in the middle of the group. "I don't know, Your Excellency, I'm on the fourth team, and behind me should be the fifth and sixth teams, and they should be winding up just after they finish shooting..." Annoyance aside, the dwarves and the demons glanced at each other, and they both understood what it meant for this to happen, "The back road, it's blocked." ”

That's right, the two vanished elven squads are at the back of the entire team, and theoretically should be the farthest and safest from the enemy. But they were all gone, or at least trapped in a place where the light could not reach, and unfortunately no one dared to leave the protection of Atwood to determine whether they belonged to the former or the latter. This also means that while everyone is focusing on dealing with the monsters incarnated by Mu, this tunnel has quietly turned into a trap for hunting wild beasts.

"With all the torches, we need to see what is going on around us. "The elves' natural dark vision and uncertainty about the length of the journey have kept Mlos at bay with only basic lighting in the ranks, but now is not the time to think about that, even if it is better to return to the ground in the dark than to die in the darkness here. But as the warriors hurriedly lit their torches, they were once again terrified by what was happening in front of them. "Ahh It came from an unlucky elven soldier who, after lighting a torch, found that the light of the fire in his hand was engulfed by the darkness not far away, and three steps beyond him, the darkness resembled a solid wall, blocking the light of the flames.

"It's a problem. Andre said, tightening the belt around his waist, "I said, can you still keep the lights on while you release the magic you just mentioned?"

Atwood didn't speak directly, but judging by the worry in the old elf's eyes, the answer should be no. If in the past, the Green Staff could use torches instead of lighting to cast spells under the protection of others, but now the situation has left the old elves completely helpless, and even wise as he has to admit that they are trapped. Like a rat that has fallen into a trap, a wild wolf that has stepped on a trap, there is no way to get out of the predicament on its own, but can only wail and pray that the person who laid the trap will come to check the harvest later.

"What should we do?" even the elven warlord, who was accustomed to all kinds of battles, could not help but panic in the face of this situation, he had been besieged by enemies, but he was besieged by a cloud of darkness?Mlos bit the tip of his tongue, forcing himself to stay awake with the pain and the smell of blood in his mouth. Andrei noticed the other man's movements, but he didn't say anything to laugh, and for someone who was facing this special situation for the first time, Mlos was already doing a good job.

"Two ways," said the dwarf, "the first is that we will defend it here, and we will fight it back once the monster comes, and see if it will not work first, or if we will die first." This is obviously not a good way, Andrei touched his nose himself after finishing speaking, revealing a self-deprecating smile, "Second, let's rush out." Since Atwood's magic can dispel the darkness, let's get out of here, I don't believe this thing can chase us to the ground. ”

Krus shook his head at his old friend's proposal, "I don't agree, I don't agree with either. Because they seem to me to be the same as suicide, and even if we do, very few will survive. The dwarf turned his head and glared at the Demon Descendant, his tone a little anxious, "Then you say, what else can you do besides these two paths?"

Knowing that Andrei's reaction was not malicious, Krus looked in the direction where Mu had been standing in the beginning. "My opinion is that since it's all because of that mass of metal, we should try to destroy it outright instead of boxing with these invisible shadows. ”