mesbooks Chapter 1462 A twist in the road
Chapter 1462 A twist in the road
At the edge of the battlefield where magical power and swords and sabers intersected, Lei Xiao frowned slightly when he saw the lich deputy leader leading a group of liches and powerful undead blocking the way.
The strength of the lich deputy leader was not inferior to that of the crowned skeleton just now, and was even stronger. There were also several sixth-level liches standing beside him. As for the sixth-level undead, they came in groups, blocking the entire entrance tightly.
Besides that, he had just tried it and found that the teleportation scroll could not be used in this area, which undoubtedly meant that it was impossible to bypass the opponent's defense line.
"Is there no choice but to force my way in?"
Lei Xiao gritted his teeth and did not slow down, continuing to rush towards the entrance.
The current situation is already very bad. If I hesitate any longer, the results will only get worse.
"Your Majesty, I am here to help you!"
Fleming's old and determined voice sounded, and he was seen trying his best to avoid the siege of a dozen other liches, while rushing straight towards the deputy lich leader from the other side.
At the same time, energy surged around Fleming, and hundreds of bone spears had condensed into shape, whizzing towards the opponent, but were quickly blocked by the opponent's bone wall.
"That old guy is weird, kill him first!"
The lich deputy leader, who had seen Fleming's performance before, let out a cold shout, and a series of corrosive spells and arrows shot out immediately, overwhelming towards Fleming.
"Thanks, old sir!"
While the opponent was blocking the bone spear and casting spells, Lei Xiao seized the opportunity, swung his sword to cut off the arm bone of the undead in front of him, and at the same time, he forced his way through the defense line, successfully stepped into the threshold of the passage, and soon disappeared into the depths of the passage.
"That damn ant!"
Seeing Lei Xiao breaking through the defense line, the Lich Deputy Leader was furious, but his eye sockets, which were filled with a strange red light, also reflected a hint of cunning.
After all, it was just the human emperor who escaped. What kind of waves could he cause? After all the other ants here were trampled to death, it would not be too late to come back and kill the human emperor!
Thinking of this, the deputy leader of the lich no longer cared about Lei Xiao who was alone, but continued to attack Fleming frantically, while shouting wantonly: "Ants, your human emperor has already escaped on his own, aren't you all ready to be killed?"
Hearing the shout of the Lich Deputy Leader, our warriors, who were already in low morale and surrounded, were immediately in an uproar.
Among them, the powerful men under Lei Xiao's command, such as the dwarves and tree people, who have been following him in battle until now, naturally did not waver at all.
Everyone clearly understands that no matter what the human king does, there must be a reason for it, and they just need to hold their positions!
However, the expressions of most of the strong men from the Desert Alliance and the Rainforest Fortress Alliance changed suddenly, and their morale dropped a lot.
Even though Lei Xiao had just saved their leader not long ago, and they were extremely grateful, this was their first time fighting alongside Lei Xiao. Who could guarantee that this young human emperor would not desert the battlefield?
In the camp with low morale, only the strong cat-men led by Lannis still looked firm and resolute. How could the respectable human Majesty, who was willing to risk his life to save the leader, stop here?
"Warriors of the Desert Alliance, His Majesty will never leave us!"
Xina's stern and high-pitched voice rang out, shouting: "Hold the line and crush these opponents into pieces. The Desert Alliance is invincible!"
"My men, His Majesty's soldiers are all here. Where else can he go?"
While Loris was fighting hard, he also shouted: "Everyone, cheer up! If anyone dares to retreat here, I will not let you off when I return victorious!"
After hearing the encouragement from Sina and Loris, the morale of our warriors stabilized a little, and they once again showed their abilities and fought with the opponent.
For a moment, even though this underground space was extremely vast, making every strong man seem quite small, the surging energy gale raged back and forth, sweeping across the heavens and the earth.
The continuous shouts and roars of energy collision were deafening, shaking the entire space.
In the dark and long corridor, listening to the sounds of the battlefield that were getting farther and farther away, Lei Xiao's expression became more and more solemn.
At this stage, let alone the backers behind the lich, even the lich itself is so powerful that it will probably not be an easy task to tip the scales of victory again.
"Xiao Jie, is the other party's breath still there?"
While feeling awe in his heart, Lei Xiao calmed his mind and asked again.
"My Lord, we are getting closer!"
Xiao Jie had transformed into a fairy like Xiao Huan, holding onto Lei Xiao's shoulders tightly, and responded, "The other party is coming towards us, just around the corner ahead!"
As Xiao Jie finished her words, Lei Xiao had already entered the corner of the passage and came to a completely new space.
This is an ancient hall with a small dry fountain standing in the middle and broken and bare flower beds all around, looking in a mess.
"My Lord, the other party is right there!"
Xiaojie pointed behind the fountain and spoke again.
Looking in the direction of Xiaojie's finger, Lei Xiao noticed that there was indeed a pair of erect white ears at that position. The ears were covered with fluff, some like cat ears, and some like fox ears.
As if sensing Lei Xiao's gaze, the owner of the ear stretched out his head tremblingly, revealing a white face covered with mud.
That rather delicate face was filled with panic and fear, like a cautious rabbit, and it was even trembling constantly.
"My Lord, it's her!"
Xiaojie's eyes lit up and she blurted out.
"It certainly seems so."
Lei Xiao looked at the strange stone elf girl in front of him. Without saying anything else, he walked up to her with Xiao Jie.
Seeing Lei Xiao coming, the strange stone elf hesitated for a moment, but finally plucked up the courage to come out. She was wearing a gold and white robe, but it looked dull.
"My fellow humans, are you here to defeat the lich?"
A timid and crisp voice was heard, and this time, it was the other party who spoke first.
"Yes, as you can see, I just came here from the battlefield."
Lei Xiao looked at the stone elf girl in front of him and asked anxiously, "Do you have a way to help us out?"
Looking at Lei Xiao's anxious expression, the strange stone elf subconsciously took a step back and said, "But how can I trust you?"
"Same species, I can prove it."
Xiao Jie transformed back into a human form, walked up to the other party, and said seriously: "You should know that stone elves will not lie. My master is the embodiment of greatness and nobility. You can completely trust my master."
"It seems to be true. Moreover, there are many other human beings on His Excellency's body. Since he is recognized by so many human beings, he should not be a bad person."
The strange stone elf looked up at Lei Xiao's chest, his expression was obviously relieved, and he nodded heavily and said: "I know the situation is urgent, you come with me!"
After saying that, the strange stone elf turned around and rushed towards another passage in the hall. Lei Xiao and the other two followed in his footsteps and immediately started to act.
Under the guidance of the strange stone elf, the group wandered around in an underground city that was as complex as a maze, and finally came to a hall with many magic operating tables.
This should be an area similar to a command center, but all the magic consoles had long been broken into several pieces, appearing messy and covered with a thick layer of dust.
"My Lord, there is a faint trace of the lich's deathly aura here. It seems that the other party has already taken control of the entire dungeon."
Xiao Jie frowned and said to Lei Xiao, "Besides, the other party destroyed everything here. I'm afraid they must have established their own control center somewhere else."
"Those damn guys did destroy most of the magic arrays here."
After checking for a while, the strange stone elf nodded to Lei Xiao and Xiao Jie and said, "However, although we finally fell into their hands, it does not mean that they have control over everything!"
As the strange stone elf finished speaking, a gentle energy wave surged out, and wherever the energy wave went, a golden magic circle slowly emerged, making the originally dark hall sparkle.
"Is this the switch of some magic circle?"
Xiao Jie was stunned at first, but then she reacted and said, "I didn't expect it to be so hidden. It's impossible to be detected at all!"
"Yes, this was the last resort we deployed when we were fighting against the lich."
A solemn expression appeared on the white face of the strange stone elf, and he said solemnly: "At that time, in order to prevent this last resort from being discovered by the enemy, we destroyed the only miracle building in the capital with our own hands, and used the materials of that miracle building to build this place, because that material is enough to block any sixth-level detection means."
"And this magic switch of last resort and the entire magic circle are deployed within these materials. Only I, as the caster, know how to activate it."
At this point, the strange stone elf took a deep breath, nodded heavily at Lei Xiao and said: "Your Excellency, I will officially activate the magic circle next. This is the last resort to fight against the lich, and it is also the only way to help you escape!"
"I understand. Please open it as soon as possible."
Hearing this, although Lei Xiao had a lot of questions in his mind, he nodded without hesitation.
Currently, we are on the brink of crisis and may fall into the abyss at any time. Therefore, although we don’t know what the last resort is, we seem to have no other choice.
After Lei Xiao finished speaking, the strange stone elf focused her mind and drew a perfect circle in the center of the magic circle with her slender fingers, just like a keyhole, and began to inject energy into the magic circle. But just as she began to inject energy, she staggered to the ground, and her already pale face lost all its color.
"My Lord, she is too weak to activate the magic circle."
Xiao Jie bent down and helped the other person up, then shook her head helplessly at Lei Xiao.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Human, but I can tell her how to activate it."
The strange stone elf tightly grasped Xiaojie's arm, and the latter's starry eyes became a little blurred. It was obvious that she was receiving information from the former. This was the stone elves' unique way of communication.
Although the [God's Stones] each have their own specialties and possess different powers, it can still be done if it is just to activate the magic circle.
"So that's how it is. I didn't expect your final resort would be like this. It's simply unimaginable..."
Xiao Jie was stunned for a moment, but then her eyes quickly sparkled again. She nodded heavily at Lei Xiao and said, "My Lord, leave the rest to me!"
After saying that, Xiao Jie performed the same action as the strange stone elf just now and began to inject energy again.
This time, with the injection of Xiao Jie's energy, the already shining magic circle became even more brilliant and holy, and soon it was so bright that Lei Xiao could hardly open his eyes.
Not long after, when the brilliant holy light gradually faded, Xiao Jie touched her chest and saluted again, reporting to Lei Xiao: "My Lord, the magic circle has been successfully activated. We have once again tipped the scales of victory!"
"That's great. After all these years, I can finally get my revenge."
Hearing the sound, the strange stone elf dragged his weak body and burst into tears, his delicate shoulders shaking constantly.
"That's good."
Lei Xiao gestured to Xiao Jie to comfort the other person and let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, Lei Xiao looked at the magic circle in front of him that was emitting holy golden light, and a hint of doubt appeared on his face again.
Apart from the brightening of the magic circle, no other changes occurred here at all. No loud noises were heard or any huge energy fluctuations were felt. So what was the last resort that had been activated?
Without knowing any of the circumstances, even though Xiao Jie successfully activated the magic circle, she had no real sense of changing the outcome of the battle.
Furthermore, if the other party really had such means to reverse the situation of the battle just now, why didn't he use it at the beginning?
"My Lord, during the communication just now, I have learned part of the ins and outs of the matter, and also know the specific content of the last resort."
Xiao Jie obviously saw Lei Xiao's confusion. She helped the strange stone elf, who had recovered a little, up and spoke.
"Without further delay, let's return to the battlefield and talk while we walk."
As soon as Lei Xiao thought about it, Xiao Jie turned into the [God's Stone] again and got into Lei Xiao's arms. Seeing this, the strange stone elf also understood and restored its original form, and was put into Lei Xiao's bag.
Then, Lei Xiao drove at full speed and started back along the same route he came.
"Xiao Jie, are you saying that this was the last resort of the destroyed alliance?"
As they advanced, Lei Xiao heard the truth of the matter. In addition to being stunned, he could not help but blurt out: "This is indeed enough to help us turn the tide of the battle and catch those liches off guard!" (End of this chapter)