The Death List Novel - Chapter 699
Chapter 699 Subterranean Trench
Through Dark Elves Raven’s persuasion, the Ox-Head Tribe accepted the olive branch offered by the dwarves. After the most urgent matters were over, the exploration team began to treat the wounded and clean up the battlefield.
“Eh? Where’s Ferrari?” Hill and Rand’s faces tightened when they heard Elistine’s soft shout from afar. They turned around and found that Qin Lun, who was still in the hall during the battle, had disappeared.
“I didn’t notice, not to mention that it would be easy for him to dodge us.” Seeing Rand’s puzzled gaze, Hill waved his hand.
The unforeseen events in the hall caused the members of the exploration team to gather again. After questioning each other, no one noticed Qin Lun’s whereabouts.
“If you’re looking for a silver-haired human” The dwarf’s loud discussion caught the attention of a calf-headed monster. The little fellow stuck his head out from behind a tall adult ox-head monster and stared at the crowd with his large watery eyes.
He hadn’t seen Elves since he was born. He only thought that he was a handsome male human.
“Little fellow, do you know where Ferrari went?” Jeremy shouted loudly. Old Dwarf’s loud voice frightened him, and the little head of the baby ox-headed monster retracted with a whoosh.
“Ignore that old fellow. Little friend, if you ever see that silver-haired Elves, can you tell us?” Mastasia glared at Old Dwarf and made him retreat back embarrassedly.
Under the encouragement of the adult Minotaur, the Minotaur finally stood up with a red face and flinched in fear.
“That person … Oh, Elves, he had been squatting on the ground with his head covered, as if he was feeling very uncomfortable. When he stood up, he went there directly!” The little cow-headed monster pointed at the door they had left earlier and said.
“Where does that door lead to?” Elistine’s expression changed as he grabbed Rivan’s arm and asked.
“That’s the straight path of the labyrinth. There are no mechanical partitions along the way. You can go straight to the exit behind the labyrinth.” The person who answered was an adult ox-headed monster, and it spoke in a slow and muffled voice.
“Why did he leave alone again?” Elistine was a little lost.
“Perhaps he went to explore the road ahead first.” Idria took two steps forward, hugged her in her arms, and comforted her softly.
“Don’t worry, we’ll find out later.” Jillim frowned and waved to Lorraine, “You stay behind. After gathering the prospecting experts behind you, we’ll investigate the location of the outpost camp nearby. We’ll explore the road ahead first. We’ll arrange for a few more warriors to send the two dark Elves back to the surface of the cave.”
“Let’s go!” With Jillim’s order, the dozen or so people who had just finished the battle set out on their journey again.
“Monkey, you go with the two Dark Elves. Remember to leave their map when you reach the surface.” Wei Si instructed on the guild channel, hesitated for a moment, or asked Hill, “What happened to Qin Lun?”
“He has some small troubles, but they won’t affect our mission,” Hill replied with a smile. “Don’t worry, this mission is almost complete. After it is completed, you can return to the starry sky first without worrying about us.”
“That’s the best!” Wei Si gave Hill a meaningful look. He had already realized that something was wrong with Qin Lun.
However, as Hill had said, even if Qin Lun and the other two didn’t continue to cooperate, it didn’t matter anymore. They got what they deserved. Even if the two sides immediately broke up, at least the characters wouldn’t help Qin Lun and the others kill their companions. They didn’t need to worry about anything.
The labyrinth hall was located in the core area of the labyrinth. It took the exploration team a few days to arrive at the entrance of the labyrinth. However, without the barrier, it only took them half a day to see the exit behind the maze.
Along the way, they couldn’t see Qin Lun’s figure. As a hunter, Qin Lun’s agility was the highest apart from perception. Most of the members of the exploration team were short-legged Dwarves, so of course, they couldn’t catch up with him.
“Where can he go without an expert from Dwarves exploring the road ahead?” Elistine’s face was filled with worry.
“Hill, is he still not responding to your telepathy?” Elves druid looked at hill with anticipation. However, the latter’s silence soon allowed her to understand the answer.
Of course, Hill had tried calling Qin Lun on the guild channel, but he didn’t respond at all.
Although they didn’t see Kieran at the exit of the maze, the Dwarves team didn’t stop there. As they scanned the surroundings, they continued to search for Qin Lun.
Even though the Dwarves’ prospecting experts were still at the back to help Lorraine survey the location of the outpost camp, when they arrived at this area, all the Dwarves in the team had a premonition that the Michigan Hall Mining Area was nearby.
“We’re almost there.” A Dwarves Axe Thrower who was squatting on the ground stood up. He rubbed his fingers and showed everyone the yellow powder on his fingertips.
“This is cooked sulfur, a mineral additive that our Dwarves uses at all times in the mining, smelting, forging and other processes.” Jillim said excitedly. “The powder was found everywhere in the shallow soil of the area. It was emitted during the explosion and fused into the plains along with the flow of air.”
As the concentration of cooked sulphur was gradually detected, the expedition team arrived at the edge of the ox-headed monster plain at a slow and determined speed. However, they had no choice but to stop here. In front of them was a deep ditch of unknown width that was filled with a layer of grayish-brown mist.
“In the past few hundred years, the newly formed geological fractures!” The dwarves looked at the bottomless ravine in front of them with surprise and joy.
The good news is that new fractures mean new, rare underground minerals. Every time the earth trembled, it was as if the ploughed land had been ploughed again, and the “nutrients” in the depths of the earth would be flipped upwards.
What was shocking was that the new geological fractures were extremely dangerous. No one knew what was underneath, and it would take a long time for them to explore bit by bit. The existence of this deep ditch was equivalent to putting a difficult problem in front of everyone, and they could no longer move forward.
“Elder Jilim, please come over!” Just as the dwarves were hesitating, Wei Si’s voice came from afar.
“What’s the matter?” Although Qin Lun had disappeared without a trace, the dwarves still maintained a great deal of respect for Elf Prince’s followers. After all, they had also followed the team into battle until now.
“Look, there are traces of claws on this side. I think Prince Ferrari should be on the other side.” Wei Si pointed at a huge black rock at the edge of the cliff and said.
“Ferrari does have a hook chain. I’ll take a look at it first.” Elistine crouched down and stroked the claw marks with his fingers. “If the ravine isn’t wide, I’ll come back and carry you all over.”
“You have to think carefully. We still don’t know if the grayish brown fog is poisonous!” Mustacha frowned and persuaded.
“It doesn’t matter. I will act according to my strength. Once I can’t hold on, I will come back.” “No matter what happens to Ferrari, I will save him,” said Elistine with a determined expression.
Idria opened her mouth to say something, but after hearing Elven druid’s words, she swallowed it.
Perhaps she didn’t have the feelings Elistine had for Qin Lun, but when she was curled up in the Giant Demon’s bamboo cage, about to be used as a sacrifice, and her heart was filled with despair, Silver-haired elf ignored the dangers and crossed the land of death, descending from the sky like the legendary Prince Charming, pulling her and Elistine back from hell.
Even though she knew that Elistine was the only person Qin Lun wanted to save, and that she was just an accessory, this kindness could not be ignored. Ms Lauvita is fickle, but as a Knight Templar, the word loyalty has been engraved into her bones.
Idria quietly took off a ruby ring from her middle finger and stuffed it into Elistine’s hand.
“The Evil Ring has a suppressive effect on poisonous filth and darkness. It is one of the legacies I obtained from the tomb of my ancestors in Candlestick.” “Find that bastard and bring him back!” The female knight instructed indifferently.
“I will.” Elistine nodded heavily and turned into a giant eagle, flying into the grayish-brown mist.
‘”Hill, why don’t you say something? No matter what Qin Lun looks like, since he chose to leave us, he wouldn’t leave such a mark on us.” Lan De looked at Wei Si and the others with a gloomy face.
“Will it be useful to explain to a woman who is trapped in love?” Hill said expressionlessly, “It was precisely because Weiss saw this that he deliberately asked Elven druid to help us explore the path. Otherwise, how could the mission continue?”
Fortunately, what everyone was worried about did not happen. Elistine came back about half an hour later.
“This deep underground ditch is about three hundred meters wide. There are some towering stone pillars in the center that can be used as a foothold.” ‘”I found some crushed gravel on one of the pillars, and Ferrari went opposite,” said Elven druid with a delighted expression.
This was truly surprising! Hill and Rand exchanged glances. Wei Si and the others were wrong.
“In addition, I found a man-made mine in the middle of the cliff on the opposite side of the cliff.” Elistine smiled and said, “Judging from the rusty tracks at the entrance of the tunnel, it is very old. As expected, it should belong to one of the tunnels in the Miyin Hall Mining Area.”
The dwarves pounded their chests and raised the axe in their hands, roaring towards the sky. After nearly half a year of exploration, they were only one step away from success.
“Are you in any danger?” Compared to the delighted dwarves, Idrea cared more about her companions.
“It’s going well. The fog above the deep ditch isn’t poisonous, but the smell is a little pungent. You’d better cover yourself with a wet cloth. I’ll take turns to take you there.” Elistine looked back at the gray fog with a determined gaze. “This time, I won’t let you escape alone.”
She didn’t want to waste half a second. If it weren’t for her, everyone would have taken the risk to jump over those stone pillars. She would probably have followed Qin Lun’s whereabouts directly.