Chapter 411 - Went Underground to Witness Its Decline
Chapter 411: Went Underground to Witness Its Decline
Andre looked at Vincent, who had a cold smile on his face and a murderous look in his eyes. He lowered his head to look at the Zerg corpse beside his feet and could not help but shudder.
Just a moment ago, Andre had thought that the Zerg was a monster that could never be defeated. In the space tunnel, the Zerg had chased after him all the way, leaving him no room to fight back.
Andre did not know what method Vincent used to be able to summon an expert that could kill a level 60 creature so easily. More importantly, Andre had no idea where that expert came from and how he disappeared!
After thinking about it, Andre realized that he was really at the end of his rope. Whether he could survive depended on God’s will!
Vincent, who was staring at Andre, naturally did not give him any chance to catch his breath. He waved his hand and said in a deep voice, “Horace, Harson, Ebenezer, and Daniel, the four of you will be responsible for sealing off Andre’s escape route! Avril and Angelina will be on the periphery. Dave will pay attention and observe. If there are any changes on the battlefield, you must immediately make a judgment and remedy it!”
“Yes!”
Everyone responded in unison after receiving their responsibilities.
“Go!”
With Vincent’s order, everyone attacked Andre together.
Andre’s face was full of determination as he looked at them rushing toward him. He shouted in a deep voice, “Great Demon God Gajero! I am willing to sacrifice my soul to you. I pray that you can grant me the ability to escape from my predicament and allow me to step into the Demon’s Paradise!”
As Andre described his needs, an illusory figure suddenly appeared above his head, looking down at Andre.
Vincent recognized the true identity of the illusory figure at a glance and quickly reminded the others, “Everyone, be careful, that’s Gajero!”
When everyone realized that Andre had successfully summoned the illusory figure of Gajero, they could not help but feel a little nervous. After all, everyone knew how terrifying and powerful Gajero was. To suddenly face such a powerful and evil god, everyone started to hesitate whether they should give up on attacking and turn to defend instead.
However, at that moment, the phantom of Gajero above Andre’s head nodded gently and entered Andre’s body.
“Ah!”
Andre suddenly let out a cry of pain and his entire body began to expand. It was as if a wave of energy was filling his body rapidly. It even reached a point where he could not bear it anymore.
After seeing this, Vincent could not help but speed up. He waved his knife and wanted to chop Andre’s head. This was because he did not know what kind of strange ability Andre had suddenly obtained.
When his Return Journey of the Dead was about to strike Andre’s neck, Andre suddenly roared. His entire body seemed to have been in a nightmare. He opened his eyes wide and scanned the surroundings quickly, trying to make a judgment of his own situation.
The surrounding escape routes had been completely sealed off whilst Angelina was also waiting by the side in the air. Andre was set to face the terrifying Vincent. He could only try and find an escape route in this seemingly unsolvable predicament!
“I will not die in your hands, absolutely not!” shouted Andre loudly as he waved his arms that had become thicker. He bent down and swept away the soil under his feet. He twisted his entire body and buried his head into the soil.
Vincent’s blade was a step too late; he did not manage to kill Andre. However, when he saw the pit below him, he did not stop his blade. He slashed toward the ground directly.
“Boom!”
Under the endless boost of battle intent, the ground was instantly cut open, creating a deep ravine in the mud-like rotten soil. A tunnel that went straight into the depths of the ground was left behind. Andre was no longer there.
Ebenezer walked forward and could not help but sigh as he looked at the hole below.
“Damn, his new ability is to dig a hole?”
Who would have thought that Andre, who had turned into a demon, would actually have a talent comparable to a groundhog?
At that moment, Dave, who had been standing on the periphery of the battlefield, quickly ran over and said to everyone, “Not good, it’s not a big deal if he runs away, but there’s still a secret underground passage here. If he finds it, it might cause Elf World to lose a large amount of the Origin Divine Earth!”
Vincent was suddenly jolted awake after hearing what Dave had said. He instantly thought of the purpose for the phantom of Gajero to appear. He said in a hurry, “Just now, Andre made a deal with Gajero using his soul as a sacrifice. We all thought that he wanted Gajero to act on his behalf, so we were always on guard and did not dare to attack him rashly. However, Andre had instead used his soul in exchange for the ability to search for the Origin Divine Earth! What he wants to do the most was not to kill us, but to enter Imperial City as soon as possible to enjoy his identity as a demon!”
Everyone was worried after hearing what Vincent had said, especially Horace and Dave, who were elves. They knew the importance of the Origin Divine Earth to the elves. They also knew that it was urgent to pursue Andre!
Vincent was not in a hurry to give the order. Instead, he turned to Dave and asked, “You found the mysterious entrance earlier. Do you still remember the exact location? Can you estimate the time for Andre to find the entrance?”
Dave thought for a moment before pointing in the direction of the temple. He said, “The entrance is directly below the temple. With Andre’s speed of burrowing through the ground, he will definitely be able to find the entrance within 10 minutes!”
“That means we still have less than 10 minutes to prepare. Everyone, please listen to my arrangements!” said Vincent.
Vincent immediately seized the time and said to everyone, “Dave knows the exact location of the mysterious entrance. Dave, take Horace and Harson and use the modification authority to rush to the entrance forcefully. Once you track down Andre, please stop him immediately!”
“Ebenezer, take Daniel to search along the direction where Andre had dug the hole. As soon as you find Andre’s location, immediately entangle with him!”
“Angelina and Avril, please move together and patrol the surroundings of the square. This is just in case Andre wants to escape by digging a hole in the ground!”
“I will stay on the ground as much as possible. Once you find Andre’s movements, warn me immediately. When I hear the warning, I will immediately rush to your location!”
Everyone nodded and replied in unison, “Okay!”
They then formed their own teams based on Vincent’s arrangements, ensuring that at least one individual in each team had the authority to modify.
Four space doors opened at the same time, and everyone began to sneak underground.
Just as Avril was about to leave, Vincent suddenly called out to her.
Vincent asked softly, “Avril, I remember that you have a storage ring with very large storage space. Can you collect the ancient Zerg’s corpse?”
Avril turned her head and looked at the corpse of the Zerg. She shook her head helplessly and said, “He is too big. I can only store the corpse of the Zerg if I empty my storage ring that is filled with weapons!”
Vincent smiled slightly and said, “Then empty it! I will choose some of the weapons and help you put them away. The rest can be thrown here!”
Avril shook her head repeatedly and said, “Impossible! If I don’t have a suitable weapon, my strength will be greatly reduced. Moreover, the weapons in my storage ring all have different appearances and their own uses. Do you know how long it took me to collect all of them?”
Vincent scratched his head and said helplessly, “Haven’t I already given you a crystal spear? This weapon doesn’t have any other abilities. However, it is abnormally strong and can change in size according to the owner’s wishes. Just this alone is worth dozens or even hundreds of weapons. Please do me a favor and help me store the corpse of the ancient Zerg. After all, its corpse contains rare and precious materials. I will definitely compensate you in the future!”
After hearing Vincent’s promise, Avril turned around and walked to the corpse of the Zerg. She emptied all the weapons in her storage ring and waved her hand to put away the corpse of the Zerg.
Vincent felt relieved after seeing Avril listening to his advice. This time, he could finally pursue and kill Andre without any scruples.
“We can’t delay any longer. We’ll go down and take a look first!” said Avril.
She then entered the space gate with Angelina.
After seeing that everyone had left, Vincent calmed himself down slowly and waited for news from everyone.
Not long after, Ebenezer’s figure emerged from the space door. He said to Vincent, “Master, we have searched the entire underground and found the entrance that Dave had mentioned, but we have not found any traces of Andre. At the same time, we have not seen any traces of Dave and the others!”
Vincent could not help but frown slightly. Dave had the modification authority. He was supposed to guard the mysterious entrance from afar. He would definitely be able to meet up with Ebenezer and the others who had rushed over. This was unless Dave, Horace, and Harson found traces of Andre and had no choice but to leave the space tunnel to stop him!
Plus, the space inside the mysterious underground entrance was the most suitable space for fighting underground!
“Inform everyone to meet up at the entrance!” said Vincent to Ebenezer.
He then used his modification authority to open up a space tunnel. He then sneaked underground.
Ebenezer saw Vincent turn around and disappear from his sight. He quickly said, “Yes, I’ll inform the others!”
After saying that, Ebenezer also returned to the space tunnel.
After entering the ground, Vincent relied on his Art of Heaven’s Will’s special ability to communicate with heaven and earth. He observed the surrounding underground space carefully. At the same time, with the tunnel token, he was able to quickly locate the positions of the others who were in the tunnel with him.
However, he only felt the auras of Avril, Angelina, and Ebenezer. He could not find the location of Dave. This meant that Dave was definitely not in the space tunnel!
Vincent walked underground and headed toward the center of Bright Moon City. Soon, he saw a pitch-black entrance. He could not help but be shocked.
Originally, Vincent thought that the underground entrance should be similar to a mining tunnel. The space should be narrow and winding.
However, the real tunnel was like an incomplete door. It led to a slanted and very flat road. The darkness in it made one feel very uncomfortable.
Vincent was the first to rush to the cave’s entrance. He opened the space door and walked out of the space tunnel.
“Let’s test the water!” shouted Vincent.
Flames ignited in his hand in an instance. A long and thin line of flame flew out and rolled down the tunnel. Vincent slowly closed his eyes to feel the information that the fire line had found. He soon discovered that the tunnel was an alternate vertical shaft and was very spacious. The tunnel seemed like an important transportation passage and was solely created for this purpose. However, it was later abandoned.
At that moment, Ebenezer, Avril, and the others also arrived at the entrance one after another. They saw Vincent’s figure with the help of the firelight. They then opened the space door and walked to Vincent’s side.
Avril held the crystal spear in her hand and asked vigilantly, “How is it? Have you found Dave’s whereabouts?”
Vincent shook his head and said softly, “Not yet, but I believe that they must be here!”
Ebenezer looked at the darkness in front of him and could not help but ask, “Should we start exploring downward?”
Vincent immediately snapped his fingers. The line of fire that shuttled through the underground tunnel started to burn fiercely in an instant. The fire lines illuminated the deep and dark underground world.
“Although we’re underground, there’s still air here, so we don’t have to worry about the lack of oxygen. Let’s start searching for traces of Dave and the others!”
“Alright!”
Everyone replied in unison. They then walked down the tunnel together with Vincent.
The entire tunnel was built like a staircase. After walking downward for a short while, everyone saw another entrance. They continued to walk down diagonally after changing directions.
Vincent led everyone to explore the underground. They quickened their pace when they did not find any traces of battle. This was because it was very likely that Dave and the others were still heading deeper into the tunnel. If they wanted to meet up with Dave as soon as possible, they had to hurry!
Ebenezer was also aware of this. He could not help but say, “Master, we have gone quite deep. If Dave and the others are really ahead of us, it means that they won’t be able to fight with Andre along the way. They must be chasing something quickly. It’s very likely that it’s the fleeing Andre!”
“That’s right. That’s why we have to hurry!” said Vincent whilst nodding.
At the same time, he opened up a space door in front of him and led everyone into the space tunnel. He then used the method of space jump and teleported everyone deep underground.
Vincent was indeed taking a gamble when making a long-distance jump into an unknown space.
However, he was right!
Everyone was still underground when he stopped the space jump ability. The tunnel that appeared in front of them suddenly became much smoother. This meant that they had finally reached the end of the tunnel!
“This is it!”
Vincent’s eyes flashed. He then led everyone out of the space tunnel and walked straight toward the flat space in front of them. He threw out a flame to light up the surroundings.
When the flame lit up the deep underground space, it looked as if it was daytime. They soon saw that the flat space in front of them was like a huge square.
And at that moment, there were three figures standing on the square!
“Dave, Horace, Guru Harson!”
When Ebenezer saw them standing there, he could not help but sigh with joy. This was because it meant that they were not injured.
Vincent led everyone to the front and asked Guru Harson who was standing at the back, “Why did you guys travel all the way here? What happened?”
Guru Harson shook his head helplessly and said, “We had just reached the entrance above when we discovered that Andre had already entered the underground tunnel. Thus, Dave led us to chase after Andre in the space tunnel. However, Andre’s speed was too fast, so Dave had no choice but to use the space jump method to bring us all the way here. However, when we arrived at this space, Dave and Horace suddenly froze on the spot. No matter how much I shout at them, I can’t seem to get a response!”
When Vincent heard this, he quickly walked in front of Dave and Horace. In an instant, he saw that both of their faces were extremely pale, and they were stunned on the spot. Their eyes were empty. It looked as if they had lost the vigor and vitality that a normal elf possessed.
Vincent asked in a deep voice, “What exactly happened?”
Horace and Dave’s eyes twitched slightly, indicating that they were still awake at that moment and could hear Vincent’s words. However, that was all they could do to respond to Vincent. It was as if they were unable to answer Vincent’s question.
Vincent could not help but frown slightly when he saw this. He then followed their line of sight and looked behind him. He soon saw a protruding rock.
In this flat space, this inexplicable protruding rock was a very special thing.
Vincent furrowed his brows tightly because he felt that the rock seemed very familiar. It was as if he had seen it somewhere before. Soon enough, Vincent guessed something and quickly walked forward to check.
“As expected!”
After carefully checking the protruding rock, Vincent could not help but sigh softly.
Avril followed behind him and asked in surprise, “What on earth is going on?”
Vincent turned to look at Dave and Horace and sighed softly, “This stone is actually a withered stone egg, which is also the source of the Origin Divine Earth. Unfortunately, the Origin Divine Earth here has been sucked dry, and the stone egg has completely turned into a regular stone!”
Avril was startled after hearing that. She turned to look at Dave and Horace and asked blankly, “Then how did they know?”
Vincent was guessing doubtfully. He sighed, “Perhaps this is the connection between the Elf Race and the Origin Divine Earth in their bloodline! They must be able to sense that this place was once the end of the Origin Divine Earth. However, now that the Origin Divine Earth has dried up, the corresponding land has been completely abandoned. For them, this is equivalent to witnessing the decline of their world in a disguised form. It is indeed an extremely difficult thing to accept!”
“Plop!”
Right at that moment, Dave suddenly knelt on the ground and cried out loudly.
Horace, who was at the side, clenched his dagger tightly and roared with tears in his eyes, “Destroy my world and we will not live under the same sky!”