Chapter 109 Trap (Part 1)
More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Still on that floating island, in the magnificent palace, the leaders of various tribes gathered again.
Light and shadow flowed in the hall, but the atmosphere was more solemn than last time.
The wizard army's offensive became more and more radical, and battle reports from the front line piled up like mountains, each one was shocking.
"The rune fortress in the north has advanced to the 'Giant's Shoulder'! If this continues, the barrier leading to the central plains will be completely broken!" The human king's voice was filled with obvious anxiety.
The Elf Queen also looked worried. "The shadow creatures they summoned are corroding our ancient forests, and the natural energy has been severely polluted."
After a long and intense discussion on how to deal with the main wizard offensive, the topic naturally turned to the "Adventurer Strategy" brought up last time.
"However, the strategy of 'offering a bounty on foreign demons' that you all proposed last time has indeed been quite effective." The orc chief spoke in a deep voice, with a hint of satisfaction in his tone.
"Those greedy adventurers, driven by the bounty, did indeed reveal many hidden masters and hunted down many invaders. Even though some wizards weren't completely eliminated at the beginning, they were slowed down by the adventurers and eventually killed by the powerful ones we rushed over."
There was a whisper in the hall. Apparently, the practical benefits brought by this strategy made them temporarily put aside their differences.
However, the nobles soon expressed dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty!" A lord in splendid attire suddenly stood up, his voice raging. "I must point out that this policy has also brought serious negative consequences! Those adventurers are simply a pack of jackals without any moral principles! For the sake of vain bounties, they go so far as to kill innocent people and claim credit for their deeds, treating our loyal people as 'foreign demons' to claim bounties!"
He continued indignantly, "This is simply an unheard-of atrocity! Several tragedies of innocent civilians have been killed near my estate! They have seriously disrupted the peaceful lives of civilians!"
The dwarf elder nearby also complained, "Similar things have happened in several of my mining areas. Those adventurers rushed in, looting resources at will, and even mistook our miners for visitors from another world, trying to get away with it!"
On the surface, these leaders passionately spoke out for justice for "innocent civilians" and "miners", as if they cared about the suffering of their people.
But in fact, what really made them angry was that those adventurers seriously infringed the rights and interests of the local lords!
The lives of innocent civilians are certainly important, but the estates and taxes they lose are what really hurt them.
Most of the "wizards" who took credit for the murders were exposed on the spot - because the humans of the wizard civilization actually did not look like the humans of the Elosia plane.
After hundreds of years of human intervention and qualification transformation, humans in the wizarding world are generally more handsome, taller, and their temperament tends to be more extraordinary and beautiful.
It can be said that, apart from not having pointed ears, humans in the wizarding world are actually more like a graceful race similar to elves.
The ordinary humans of Elosia are more rugged and simple.
So, although there are occasionally one or two unlucky people who get their money claimed by fraud, most of the time, those greedy adventurers end up empty-handed.
But even so, their actions have greatly disrupted order in various places.
"These adventurers are truly too despicable. It's truly shameful!"
A priest in a gorgeous red robe stood up, his face filled with compassion. "I suggest that the temple mobilize its forces to form paladin patrols to patrol major cities to prevent this kind of thing from happening again."
"Ha, bah! You talk nicely, but you want to sell indulgences again, right?!" someone sneered.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm doing this to punish evil and promote good!"
"Then you go and deal with those wizards!"
"That won't work. Those wizards are too powerful..."
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After some meaningless debate, the leaders finally reached a consensus: since hiring adventurers did produce results, this policy would continue.
However, in order to curb the "killing innocent people for credit" and stabilize the rear, they decided to find a way to withdraw some more troops, set traps in certain areas where wizard apprentices were active, lure the wizards deeper, and then concentrate their forces to encircle and suppress them.
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On the other side, the three-person team of Benjamin, Amy and Victor are active in this plane relying on the latest information provided by Viola.
The value of this intelligence network has been fully demonstrated in the past ten days.
They no longer run around like headless flies, but can accurately avoid dangerous areas and target valuable targets.
Every action is efficient and profitable.
This time, based on the information provided by Viola, they came to a mine deep in the forest.
Intelligence shows that there may be some minerals with special properties here, which will be of great benefit to alchemy and potion research.
However, this mineral vein is located behind the front line, and the large army cannot reach it for the time being. Now they can only rely on the wizard team to sneak in to obtain samples.
The entrance to the mine was hastily decorated with some rough wooden stakes and simple linen, obviously the property of an indigenous lord.
After using the Glimmering Eye to confirm that there were no large guards around, the three of them quickly sneaked into the mine.
The mine tunnels are winding and the air is filled with the smell of damp soil and ore.
The deeper you go, the more noticeable the hot and dry atmosphere becomes.
"It seems a bit hot in here." Amy couldn't help wiping the sweat from her forehead.
"Be careful, minerals have associated energy, and the breath of earth and fire elements is very strong." Victor reminded.
As the three of them went deeper, the mine tunnel became wider and wider, and in the end it even turned into a scene like a cave.
"Is this really a mine?" Amy couldn't help but marvel at the stalactites above her head.
"The Elosia plane has a vast underground world, and most of the mineral veins are located here. So the so-called mine tunnel should be a passage directly connected to the underground world..."
When Benjamin said this, he suddenly paused and frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"The enemy is coming, be alert!"
They continued to go deeper cautiously. Just as the three were about to reach the core area of the mine indicated in the intelligence, a violent energy wave suddenly erupted from deep within the mine.
Accompanied by a rough and angry roar, the ground beneath his feet began to shake violently:
"Intruder! This is the territory of the Lava Clan!"
A tall figure suddenly stepped out from the shadows.
It was an underground demon elder, more than three meters tall, with skin as rough as rock formed by condensed lava, covered with red lines.
(One more chapter.)
(End of this chapter)
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