After the meeting, the Third Princesses of Silver Eagle City and Elder Wind Song bid farewell to Prince Horimion and left the camp. According to the agreement just reached, they are to return to the headquarters of the Silver Eagle Guard, and mobilize the warriors of the Eye of the Realm to go to the ruins of the Temple of the Azores with the elite of Elanta. The Dwarven Prophet of Elanta pointed out that the environment of the temple's underground tunnels was very complex, and exploring them was not only a waste of time, but also not conducive to the deployment of armies. Exploring the temple's above-ground parts is the quickest way to do it, and the glamorous Dark Elf Priestess says she's sure she'll be able to retrieve Lady Spider's authority and Moon Goddess's relics before the human expedition does.

Along the way, Corona Moonmist and Sicordis did not communicate, and walked into the temporary headquarters of the Eye of the Secret Realm, and the third princess whispered to Sicordis, "Great Elder, what do you think of that purple-eyed elf?"

Corona's expression was indifferent, but her tone revealed a hint of obvious indifference.

The Elven Empire is vast, with hundreds of elven city-states, each of which is an independent kingdom. Although the Dark Elves and Elves share the same roots, and their Spider Lady is the embodiment of the Moon Goddess's wrath and death, the two have already taken different paths at the end of the Dusk Era. Except for Elanta and the Dark Elf Realm, the other elven city-states have limited understanding of their "relatives" living in the underworld, and have little trust, only curiosity and vigilance.

Corona Moonmist didn't know Sahirtana at all, and she had no influence over each other, so it was better to say that she didn't trust the Dark Elf priestess who suddenly appeared, and that she was suspicious of the elven prince of Elanta.

Sicordis sighed in her heart, in the previous conversation, Horimion and Sasiltana did not elaborate on the cause and effect of this trip to the Temple of the Azores, only that the matter was very complicated and time was pressing, and they would explain to the commander of Silver Eagle City as they explored the temple.

Because of the secrecy of the elf prince and the dark elf priestess, the third princess was very displeased, and Sicordis Wind Song was also angry, and she wanted to ask Prince Holymion who was his kindred between the elves and the dark elf priestess of Silver Eagle City.

However, Sicordis can understand Prince Horimion's favoritism, after all, the first two demonic invasions are too old, and most of the elven city-states are unable to empathize with the dark blood demon crisis that Elanta is currently experiencing. On this issue, it is the dark elves of the underworld who side with Elanta.

Silver Eagle did send some troops to support Elanta, but that was a small number, so they weren't in a position to blame Prince of Horimion for keeping the information. On the other hand, the elven prince told all about the demons, and was Silver Eagle City interested in learning about it?

Everything has a price, and the more secrets you know, the heavier the responsibility. The consensus reached by the Council of the Silvereagle City Masters is to do everything they can to protect their homeland, and instead of knowing more about the troubles facing Elanta, it will instead scorch the inhabitants of Silvereagle City on a moral bonfire.

As a powerhouse in the legendary realm, Sicordis has extraordinary wisdom and knows how to make trade-offs, but she has a cold temperament, and even in the face of the Moon God Sacrifice in Silver Eagle City, she doesn't want to talk nonsense, and only asks, "Are you worried about Elus's scout team?"

Corona Moonmist nodded and said sadly, "My brother's daughter is also in General Yuege's ranks...... Following Horimion's decision, we followed the human expedition that Bobo was following and went straight to the upper part of the temple ruins. This is tantamount to completely cutting off the support of General Tsukige, and I fear that they will be in danger. ”

She paused, frowned again, and asked, "Prophet Eugene divined that there was a powerful outsider in Elus's team, and that it was a three-headed snake lizard...... Eugene was still injured because of divination, and his mental state has not recovered until now...... Great Elder, don't you think this matter is strange?"

Sicordis pursed Sakura's lips and sneered, "What kind of three-headed snake lizard? This is obviously a transcendent method of human wizards...... Did you notice, another dwarven prophet from Horimion's side didn't attend today's meeting, he must have been an outsider from the side of General Divination Moon Song, and then he was injured. ”

Corona thought for a moment and tried to ask, "Are you saying that Horimion chose to abandon Elus Moonsong's scout team because he was afraid of the methods of human wizards?"

"Obviously, General Moon Song's team has been targeted by human wizards. She may or may not know. Elder Fengge said.

The third princess shook her head lightly and asked to herself, "I don't understand what the temple of the Azorates, the relics of the moon god, and the authority of the Spider Lady have to do with humans, and why did they come here?"

Sicordis said solemnly: "Don't think about it so much...... You need to keep in mind that having the Fourth Lady compete for the throne was originally a self-preservation plan of the Silvermoon City Council, and that General Moonsong and her young men wanted to follow the Fourth Lady to join Elanta...... We are well aware that there is little hope of the Fourth Princess's succession to the throne, but if we can increase the voice of Silver Eagle City if we get the Moon Relic, it will be more practical to assist Prince Horimion in achieving the goal of this trip than the Fourth Princess's succession...... For the sake of the city-state's survival, we will face severe and dangerous tests, and General Yuege and her subordinates can also be sacrificed. ”

Corona pursed her red lips and sighed after a moment of silence, "May the Moon Goddess protect us." ”

Early the next morning, the elven reinforcements quickly moved and trekked hundreds of kilometers south along the mountain road to reach the ruins of the Temple of the Azores in the evening of the same day.

It is a majestic building built on the top of the mountain, it is made of large blocks of limestone, in the shape of a spire on four sides, more than 400 meters high, has replaced the top part of the mountain, and the base and the mountain are connected to the original appearance after thousands of years.

Elves and forest centaurs marveled at this miraculous ancient structure, while the dwarven warlords in the party scoffed, claiming that the four-sided tower-shaped structure was stable but primitive, with no great technical content, and that the dwarves could build it with their eyes closed.

This is certainly not bragging, in fact, dwarves can build more complex and aesthetically pleasing alpine complexes. The elven prince Horimion and the other commanders breathed a sigh of relief, since the dwarves were proficient in the construction of tetrahedral towers, they must have a fairly good understanding of the internal structure of the temple of the Azores, which would save a lot of trouble, at least the elven troops would not get lost in the temple.

Prince Horimion gathered a few skilled dwarven guards, consulted with them, and decided to keep all of the Forest Centaur Raiders outside the temple, along with two wounded Dwarven Prophets and a small group of Sons of the Forest. He led the rest of the group to follow Bobo's adventure markers and enter the temple.

The temple was tall and magnificent beyond the imagination of mortals, and more than two hundred elven and dwarven warriors resembled a swarm of small ants at the foot of the temple. Due to their relatively small size, it wasn't difficult for the Dwarven Guardians to choose a suitable rift to infiltrate the temple, but they didn't have to. At the base of the temple there is a passage 8 meters high and 12 meters wide, which is spacious enough for even the giant dwarf general Jukonos Grey Flame to walk.

Halfling Bobo and the human expedition entered the interior through the large passage to the north of the temple. The elven reinforcements did not hesitate and walked along the main passage. Van Twick, the only dwarven prophet in the group, looked at the stone walls on both sides of the passage and said with great interest, "A building of this size should be built in the style of the early Dark Ages, imposing and large, suitable for giant creatures...... The Azores Empire is only 20,000 or 30,000 years old, and I didn't expect that the temples they built were also in the style of ancient times. ”

The third princess of Silver Eagle City's heart moved, and asked in a pleasant voice: "Master of Fire Eye, the Azores have built the temple like this, does it mean that there are giant beasts inside the temple?"

The old dwarf with a snow-white beard replied with a smile, "Little girl, Freya's Tears was originally a Sun Tree seed blessed by the Moon God, and it has incredible powers, but his main ability is to enhance and maintain the power of the bloodline. The Azoreans were able to cultivate ancient behemoths with the help of lunar relics. ”

Corona is 110 years old, a relatively young moon elf, and the dwarves are also immortal, Van Twick Fireeye is over 160 years old, and has entered the twilight of the dwarven prophet, both in terms of knowledge and status, she is qualified to call the third princess a little girl. Corona Moonmist looked at her and asked curiously, "Master of Fireeye, why did the precious 'Freya's Tears' fall into the hands of the Azorates?" ”

The old dwarf touched his beard: "This story is too long....... the Azorethas were once a branch of humanity, like the origin of dwarves and halflings. However, our dwarf and halfling ancestors were human ancestors in ancient times, and they became part of the Elven Empire with the blessing of the moon god. But the history of the Azotas is very short, they are part of the ordinary humans who were transformed by the Human Empire 30,000 years ago when the High Council of the Elves asked for help...... According to the agreement between the Human Empire and the Elven Imperial Court at that time, the Azorethas will assist the Dark Elves in defending against the third invasion of the Abyss Demons...... But I don't know what happened next, the mighty human empire suddenly collapsed, and the Azoretians stayed nearby to thrive. ”

"This exploration of the ruins of the Temple of the Azores should solve this historical mystery...... Hey, wait, there's text here, let me try to translate it before I go!"

The old dwarf prophet saw that a large number of ancient characters were carved into one of the stone walls of the passage, and when he saw it, he and a few of the prophet's apprentices looked up to carefully identify the characters that had been eroded by rust and moss.

Horimion couldn't help but frown. The words covered a wall and were so badly damaged that it was unknown how long it would take for the Fire-Eye Prophet to translate them.

The elven prince waited for a while, and when he saw the old dwarf staring at the wall and muttering to himself, he had no intention of leaving, and finally couldn't help but say, "Teacher Fireeye, you might as well leave an apprentice and a team of dwarven guards to expand these ancient characters and send them to the temporary camp outside the temple for the forest centaur to take care of, let's continue on our way." ”

"Don't worry, little one, I'll take another look. The old dwarf's feet seemed to have taken root, and he froze in place and said vaguely, "This is like a variant of the ancient elven script, which says that the plague witch king at the beginning of the four seasons...... Plague beetle's hatching room...... Kakinos, the mother of plague beetles...... 2nd level deck...... Damn, these words are so mutilated that I can't translate them now...... Dean Fireeye, bring me my pipe!"

Holymion hurriedly stopped the old dwarf prophet and persuaded, "Teacher, we still need to use your power later, so leave these ancient words to your apprentice...... The ruins of more than 20,000 years ago, except for the black blood demon and the undead monster, the original monster should have turned to ashes a long time ago. I think that the open-air platform on the second level should have more clues of ancient writing. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, we'll go to the second layer now!" the sixth-order dwarven prophet shouted impatiently.

As the team continued to move forward, the empty passage was cold and damp, and it was pitch black inside, and the footsteps of the Elven Imperial warriors echoed in the passage, which was particularly piercing and abrupt. Apart from the footprints of the human expedition, there was no sign of activity on the ground of the passage covered with black moss.

Horimion didn't think there would be any danger ahead, and he commented as he walked: "This human alien expedition has 94 people plus an adventurer Bobo who will not leave footprints, and they seem to have brought three large war beasts and more than a dozen domesticated ferocious wolves...... The footprints of these large war beasts resemble dragon lizards. It's incredible, could it be that humans have mastered the art of domesticating dragon lizards?"

"Human wizards are native to the law, and I wouldn't be surprised if they turned a baby gecko into a dragon lizard. The old dwarf said disapprovingly.

Horimion smiled, nodded and said, "This expedition team should be a bait sent by the human archwizard, and its strength is far from comparable to the team in the underground tunnels. If they are in distress, we will rescue some of the victims and take the opportunity to convey some kindness to the archwizards and priests in the underground tunnels. ”

Sicordis Wind Song was satisfied with the Elven Prince's statement, and if it conflicted with the goals of the human archwizard, it would be nice to negotiate a solution to the differences. The tragic fate of the goblin lord near Silver Eagle City left an indelible horror impression on her.

Sicordis couldn't figure out the use of humans asking for elven relics, and she now thought that the goal of the human archwizard might be the law authority that the dark elves wanted. The possibility of conflict between the two sides should also be brought by the Dark Elf priestess.

Glancing at the purple-eyed dark elves who had always remained quiet, Elder Fengge turned his head sideways to the elven prince and asked, "Does His Royal Highness think that the human expedition will suffer on the upper floors of the temple?"

Horimion shook his head and said, "I think the upper level of the temple should be safer than the underground tunnels...... There may be quite a few Ant-Man monsters in the underground tunnels, and they are naturally good at digging holes. As for the upper level of the temple, it is a relic of more than 20,000 years ago, and most of the behemoths cultivated by the witch doctors of the Azores have died out, and even if there are some powerful black blood demon species, there are very few of them. We are more than capable of coping with them. ”

"In that case, why would the Great Wizard of the human race go down to the lower level?" Elder Wind Song asked rhetorically.

The glamorous and enchanting Dark Elf priestess chuckled and said, "What humans want may be underground, and what we want should also be underground, but can I bring those things up from underground?"

"Bring it up?" Sicordis stared sharply at the purple-haired, purple-eyed Sahiltana.

The Dark Elf Priestess nodded disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "It will be a Black Blood Demon of the Great Lord Rank, and the authority of the Moon Divine and the Spider Lady are in its body, otherwise it would not have appeared in this world." As long as we move fast enough, kill it, retrieve the holy relics and law authority, and then evacuate quickly, there is no need to worry about a conflict with the human archsorcerer in the underground tunnels. ”

Sicordis lowered her eyes and said coldly, "I hope so." ”

The group of more than 200 people came to a corner in the middle of the passage, where the Sun Diamond on the helmet of the dwarven guard illuminated an upward ramp with footprints left by the human expedition, which was the entrance to the second level.

Climbing up the slope, the tall giant dwarf general Jukonos Grey Flame, who walked at the front of the line, suddenly stopped, twitched his big nose, and said in an urn voice, "I smell the smell of the Black Blood Demon, but it's dead...... There's also a strange smell, much like a dragon...... That's right, I've smelled a similar smell on the Emerald Dragons near Elanta. ”

"Emerald Dragon Clan, the Great Wizard of the Human Race can make dragon lizards and dragon beasts, and he is probably really interested in the law of black blood. The third princess of Silver Eagle City said pointedly.

Sahirtana didn't hear it, but the old dwarf prophet roared and said, "Damn!

Although the Fire-Eyed Prophet was in a hurry, the elven and dwarven forces were still cautious enough, and they were wary of their surroundings, and cautiously walked up to the second level, following the trail left by the human expedition to the vicinity of the open platform. Neither the Elven Prince nor Elder Fengge sensed the movement of the living creatures around them, and Horimion said lightly: "The main force of the human archwizard is in the lower tunnels, and even if this human expedition team has dragon beasts, its strength is average. They are supposed to kill the less powerful black blood demons......"

Walking into the open-air platform on the second floor and seeing the scene inside, the elf prince's pupils instantly contracted, and the expression on his face froze.

“...... Kakinos, the mother of plague beetles?!"