Chapter 373 372. Unexpected Attack
In the abyss space under the sacred tree.
Gurgle——
"I'm so hungry... Is there nothing to eat here?"
Listening to his companion's desperate complaints, a thought flashed through Salian's mind as he lay on the ground: there was indeed a fat Puji wandering in the darkness.
But it's obviously better not to mention it at this time.
After a long rest, the three of them finally recovered from the mental shock of the chaotic information.
Salian got up and walked towards another information cube of moderate size in the distance.
However, another mage's tired voice came from behind:
"I say... stop torturing yourself. We've been struggling for so long, and we haven't found any useful information except some fragmented images. It's simply a pipe dream for the three of us to find a way out of this sea of blocks. Besides, who can guarantee that there is a way out?"
The previous experience of being knocked unconscious by the flood of information still left him with lingering fears. Coupled with the fact that he had gained nothing, the elven wizard had already given up hope in his heart.
Salian knew that what he said made sense, but he still replied: "We have to give it a try."
Captain Eko of the guards didn't even bother to say anything. He just gave him a look of slight contempt and turned to walk towards another information cube.
This silent response made the wizard look a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but say, "Even if we really found a way, what would it matter? The teacher took so long to prepare for the teleportation, and we don't have any spell materials on hand. You guys are not so naive as to think that you can be teleported just by touching the block, right?"
Salian ignored it and reached out to the block in front of him.
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the surface of the block, ripples suddenly appeared in the surrounding space!
When the three of them raised their heads again, what caught their eyes was a gorgeous sunset.
"It's out! Well done, Salian!" Eko was the first to react and shouted excitedly.
Salian looked confused: "No... I haven't..."
But Echo had no time to listen. He rushed towards the camp like an arrow: "Time is running out! You should catch up as soon as possible!"
Before he finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the twilight.
Eko was running at full speed, and the other two could not catch up at all.
Salian quickly glanced around, picked up Puji, the man in the crooked hat who was teleported out not far away, and rushed over with all his strength. He had to find his sister immediately!
The wizard who was at the end opened his mouth, feeling embarrassed and not knowing what to say, and in the end he could only quickly catch up.
When Echo returned to the camp first, the elven rangers were in chaos because of the sudden closure of the focusing barrier and the disappearance of the temporary commander Serdan.
However, the commotion subsided the moment Eco appeared.
He called over a trusted subordinate, briefly inquired about the situation, and immediately ordered the rangers to retreat to the surface in an orderly manner, and ordered that if Seldan was seen, he should be detained immediately.
He did not explain the reason, and his subordinates did not ask any further questions.
As for the news of Chief Mage Ilos's rebellion, Eko did not disclose it here to avoid causing confusion and affecting the evacuation.
After making all these arrangements, Echo set out again alone, rushing towards the exit of the dungeon at extraordinary speed - he was going to rush and make a few holes in that bastard Ilos!
Salian arrived at the camp two minutes after Echo left.
However, just as the Ranger troops began to evacuate in an orderly manner, an accident suddenly occurred and they were attacked completely unexpectedly!
…
The elves left, but Lin Jun did not leave that space.
Firstly, it’s difficult to go out even if you want to.
It would be better to wait until the elves' ranger troops have withdrawn before letting Pelager take the prisoners back.
As for Puji, just stay here!
At least read the information blocks here and then come back to see if there is an opportunity to control more permissions.
Although there is a "real administrator" in this dungeon, judging from the fact that the dungeon is named after him, "Esogar", this administrator probably has complete control over the dungeon that is far beyond the reach of Lin Jun, a newcomer in the industry.
But since the other party was in a dozing state, Lin Jun adhered to the simple mentality of "picking up is a profit, and failing is no loss", and worked harder to search for other possible switches in Shenmu's consciousness interface.
Lin Jun doesn't intend to get too involved in the internal disputes among the elves.
But... the bark of the sacred tree seems to be getting redder?
At a certain moment, the panel of Shenmu changed.
[Status: Dormant, Madness]
Lin Jun: ...
Go crazy in your sleep?
And soon, Lin Jun saw how Shenmu went crazy while sleeping.
The forest... comes alive!
…
An elven ranger was moving nimbly between the branches of a giant tree, trying to cross the woods quickly.
However, the surrounding branches were like dancing tentacles, whipping and entangling him madly.
The scimitar in the ranger's hand turned into a silver light and cut off all the attacking branches.
But no matter where he landed, the attacks continued.
With the continuous consumption of physical strength and energy, at a certain moment, he failed to notice a thin branch under his feet, and his ankle was instantly tightly wrapped!
At this critical moment, a druid quickly stepped forward and cast natural magic to temporarily calm and disperse the surrounding branches, rescuing his seriously injured companion.
As soon as they escaped danger, the branches broke free from control and attacked them violently again.
Similar scenes were happening simultaneously throughout the forest.
"Stay away from the trees, don't stay on them! Come to the open space over here!" The elf's commander shouted loudly through the loudspeaker magic.
In a very short time, red lines crawled all over the giant trees from the roots, and then the elven rangers who were evacuating were attacked and suffered heavy losses in an instant.
It's not that the rangers were careless, but this was completely unexpected for everyone.
These giant trees are not migratory trees. They should not have the ability to control branches like this, and it is even more impossible for them to be infected and go crazy!
After paying the price of more than 20 casualties, the elves, led by their commander, quickly cleared an area and built a temporary defense line against the rocks.
After that, although roots still attacked from underground from time to time, they could no longer cause new casualties to the elves who were on high alert.
To be fair, the individual strength of these suddenly animated giant trees is not that strong.
They lacked combat skills, and it was only through their huge size and unexpected attacks that the elves suffered heavy losses.
While it can move slowly after being activated, it is nowhere near as fast and threatening as the Migrating Tree.
Even a silver-level ranger can take down a single plant through ranged combat as long as he spends time.
The problem is, however, that giant trees like this are everywhere!
Experts might be able to break out by relying on their speed and agility, but the elf ranger troops can only be trapped here.
The elf in charge didn't even let the team try to fight out.
Under the current circumstances, there is no need to rely on logistics.
There are still arrows and potions for now, but if you actively attack, they will be used up after one or two levels.
The commander didn't know the situation in other areas and didn't dare to act rashly.
Only a few good men could be sent out for reconnaissance, while the main force found a good position and relied on the terrain for defense.
Judging from the news brought back by the scouts later, this was undoubtedly the right decision.
Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, some elf masters even rushed to the twelfth floor, but all they encountered were animated giant trees!
Based on this, it can be inferred that the entire dungeon may have mutated.
Worst case scenario…
The elf commander had no choice but to hold on and wait for help.
However, what they didn't know was that it wasn't just the giant trees in the dungeon that had mutated; the entire Elf Forest was now in great turmoil!
(End of this chapter)
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