PFC Chapter 1494: Deep in the Cave
Chapter 1494: Deep in the Cave
At the main entrance of the fortress, after Lei Xiao finished speaking, before he could wait for everyone to reply, he saw a familiar figure in the team that came to greet him.
"Old Nick, why are you here too? Aren't you recuperating at home?"
Looking at the slightly hunched figure, Lei Xiao couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face.
You know, it was here that the other party was eroded by the "Eclipse", which caused him to go crazy for a long time, and he almost died on the streets of Fanyin City.
Moreover, after he regained consciousness, in order to reward him for the valuable information he brought, he specially conferred him the title of Lengyan Noble, allowing him to live out his life in peace.
Although he later expressed his willingness to continue serving, according to his own thinking, he was just giving this old bard with a rough fate a sinecure, so his appearance here was indeed quite a surprise to him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for still thinking of me!"
Old Nick stepped forward, bowed to Lei Xiao, and quickly responded, "I am the only one who has been to the ruins deep in the cave, so I cannot be absent!"
Listening to Old Nick's words, Lei Xiao could clearly feel that although his tone was firm, there was an indescribable tremor in it.
This is not surprising. After all, even a fifth-level strongman could hardly withstand the mental attack of "Eclipse", let alone Old Nick who was only at the second level at the time. For him, this was undoubtedly the biggest nightmare of his life.
Even so, he still chose to stand here firmly, which is extremely moving.
"I see. Thank you for your help, old man."
Lei Xiao nodded to Old Nick and instructed, "But I only allow you to lead the way. Once you finish everything, return immediately. Do you understand?"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Old Nick nodded heavily, and said with gratitude: "Thank you for your care, Your Majesty!"
"You deserve this. Your courage is enough to impress everyone present."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and walked through the fortress gate.
After Lei Xiao finished speaking, Carol, who was accompanying him, touched her chest and saluted, and began to answer the question that Lei Xiao had just raised: "Your Majesty, this is what happened."
Lei Xiao learned about it through Carol's description.
It happened yesterday when the moonlight was at its brightest.
At that time, in order to complete their deployment as quickly as possible and completely seal off the entire cave with a magic barrier, Carol, Calvin and others were carrying out a series of preparatory work for laying the barrier.
After all, except for Ariel, several other human monarchs, a few managers like Orr, and subordinates guarding the territory, almost all the strong men above level five of the human race were temporarily transferred to the front line against the lich, so the work of laying the barrier was temporarily stalled.
The place where Carol and others worked was near the entrance of the cave.
"Your Majesty, just when I and others were busy near the cave entrance, Master Calvin's expression suddenly became strange."
At this point, Carol looked at the old magician beside her and motioned for him to continue.
"Your Majesty, I suddenly felt a very weak and unfamiliar energy fluctuation. It was so weak that I couldn't even identify the source of the energy fluctuation. I thought it was a reaction between a magic crystal that was about to be laid and the sealing barrier. After all, the barrier is not yet completed and many places need to be adjusted."
Calvin took over the conversation and continued, "However, I quickly ruled out the magic crystal as the source of the energy fluctuation, because I accidentally discovered that the communication magic stone in my hand was vibrating slightly, which means that the strange energy fluctuation seemed to be a magical communication."
"After discovering this, I became even more confused, because my communication magic stone is enough to cover the entire area around the cave, and can clearly receive any magic communication. The entire area is also equipped with an isolation barrier, so magic communication from the outside world cannot be transmitted in."
“Plus, the surrounding residents have been evacuated and this place is relatively remote, which further convinced me of this.”
Calvin's old face showed a trace of certainty, and he continued, "Then there is only one possibility left. This unknown and weak magical communication must have come from the cave."
"After reaching this conclusion, I informed General Carol of the matter immediately, and then immediately organized other magicians who were proficient in magic communications to prepare to receive the call at the entrance of the cave to see if they could receive the call again."
"As expected, Lao Chen and his companions soon received another extremely weak magical communication, and we can be absolutely sure that it came from deep in the cave."
At this point, Calvin shook his head helplessly and said, "But unfortunately, before the old minister and others could figure out the content, everything disappeared again."
After that, a trace of shame appeared on old Calvin's face, and he added: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's all my fault for being incompetent."
"You have done a great job. Discovering this sudden incident is already a great achievement."
Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly and continued listening.
"Your Majesty, although I and others did not understand the content of the message, it was transmitted from the cave after all. The matter was very serious, so I reported the news to Lord Orr and led the elite soldiers with Master Calvin to explore the cave. In the end, we found nothing, and the teleportation barrier deep in the cave showed no signs of revival."
Carol bowed to Lei Xiao again and concluded: "This is the whole story."
"Human... cough, Your Majesty, it is indeed possible to transmit magical communications through a teleportation array."
Jasmine obviously changed the title to respectful in order to save Lei Xiao's face. She nodded slightly and said, "Even if one end of the array has stopped functioning, it does not mean that the other end is in the same situation. So theoretically speaking, unilateral transmission is very possible."
"I feel the same way."
Lei Xiao nodded, frowning slightly, and said, "The key is where is the source of this magic communication? Is the other party doing it intentionally or unintentionally? If the other party did it intentionally, what message does he want to convey?"
"Your Majesty is right. The point is that this is an ancient and unknown ruin with no one living there. How could there be any magical communication coming from there?"
At this point, Old Nick suddenly opened his eyes wide and blurted out: "Could it be, could it be..."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao just patted the other person on the shoulder and didn't let him continue speaking. Old Nick obviously wanted to say "eclipse", but this was obviously a huge challenge for him.
"Anyway, that's what we need to figure out next."
Lei Xiao took over the conversation and said to everyone: "Whether the other party is intentional or unintentional, hostile or not, it can't stop us from moving forward."
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, everyone looked excited and nodded.
As they were talking, the group had already passed through the fortress and arrived in the valley.
Under Carol's guidance, it didn't take long for Lei Xiao to appear in front of the cave entrance.
The guards here are extremely strict, with fully armed soldiers standing everywhere. There is even a large camp built around it, completely surrounding the cave entrance.
At the entrance of the cave, a large stone door was specially erected to block the inside tightly.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao couldn't help but sigh.
Not to mention the second-tier human soldiers under his command, even the foreign forces and even the dragons were helpless in the face of "Eclipse", and he had told everyone how terrible "Eclipse" was.
Even so, none of the soldiers showed any sign of cowardice, but instead looked determined, even though they knew that if something unexpected really happened, their presence might only buy a little time.
While sighing, Lei Xiao's gaze fell on Old Nick not far away. Facing the place of his former nightmare, even though the latter was trembling slightly uncontrollably, his old face was still full of determination.
"With so many brave warriors standing behind me, how can I not move forward?"
Thinking of this in his heart, Lei Xiao signaled the accompanying strong men to prepare for battle, and nodded to Carol and said, "Okay, open the door."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Carol touched her chest and saluted, then opened the door with the soldier guarding the gate, allowing the dark cave entrance to come into view of everyone.
"There are many uncertainties on this journey. A few of you follow me in, and the rest of the soldiers will stay here."
Lei Xiao nodded to Or, Carol, Calvin and Old Nick, and then he took the lead, leading Jasmine and his powerful men into the cave.
After entering the cave, Lei Xiao noticed further.
This place looks no different from an ordinary cave. Occasionally, you can see footprints and spider webs left by monsters, but the whole cave exudes an inexplicable chill, and the temperature is much lower than the outside world.
The sound of their footsteps echoed in the cave, and it didn't take long before they reached the deepest part of the cave.
This place is quite open, and the originally dark space is now brightly lit by the dazzling magic light ball. It does not seem to be dangerous at all, but there is a faint stench, which is obviously left by the monsters before.
"Your Majesty, this is the location of the teleportation array, which was also the storage place for those monsters at that time!"
Old Nick stood next to a cave entrance and spoke to Lei Xiao with a trembling voice.
"Let me take a look."
Lei Xiao waved his hand to signal the other party to stand behind him, and was the first to walk into the storage room.
Looking around, there was still nothing special here, except that on the ground at the end of the room, there were some deep magic patterns clearly engraved, and the surroundings were extremely clean, obviously having been carefully cleaned.
"It is indeed a teleportation array that has fallen into disrepair!"
Jasmine's petite body flashed and appeared at the end of the storage room. She bent down and began to observe.
Seeing this scene, Carol, Calvin and others couldn't help but look at each other. Since Jasmine put on her hood again and her voice became hoarse again, everyone obviously didn't know her true identity. But from this incredibly fast action, it seemed that she was a strong space-type person.
I have to say that there are many hidden talents under your Majesty's command.
But then again, this magic circle is a mystery left over from ancient times. It is mysterious and elusive, and even staring at it for a while will make you dizzy. Can it really be reactivated?
You know, more than a dozen elite magicians fainted in order to clear the dust around the magic circle for research and observation.
Just as everyone was thinking about this, Jasmine looked up and said to Lei Xiao, "Your Majesty, I was right. Although this side of the teleportation array is completely inoperable, the other side is still normal. This means that although we can no longer teleport, we can still transmit energy fluctuations such as magic communication!"
"Very good, can this side be reactivated?"
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and asked.
"It's a piece of cake. Even though it's a magic circle left over from ancient times, it's just the work of those kids. It's easy to decipher it."
The pink hooded man glanced at the powerful dwarf elves such as Broy and Cornette who were accompanying him, and spoke with a confident tone.
"Ah? So, below here are the ancient ruins left by our ancestors?"
Broy shook his head, looking surprised.
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully. By the way, the Eternal Night Box belonging to the dwarfs was also found in a dwarf ruins near Fanyin City.
In this light, it is not surprising that this is also an ancient relic of the dwarves.
Lei Xiao had just thought of this in his mind when he saw Jasmine casually scratching the ground a few times. A strong energy wave surged out, and a shiny gray portal appeared in front of everyone.
For a moment, the gray light that was rippling in the portal, which looked like water but not water, made the entire cave sparkle, and everyone was amazed.
Carol and the others, in particular, couldn't help but widen their eyes. They didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the ancient teleportation array that was originally a huge mystery was successfully cracked!
Next to Carol and the others, even the accompanying Gray Old Man had the same look on his face.
Back then, the Mercenary Guild had sent out all its capable people, but they were still helpless, and they didn't even have the slightest clue. This pink hooded man was indeed extremely powerful and his knowledge was extremely profound.
While they were surprised, everyone's eyes fell on Lei Xiao, and they all looked excited.
Even though he is such an unfathomable strong man, he is still paving the way for Your Majesty. Your Majesty is indeed extraordinary!
"Hey, I'm awesome, right?"
Feeling the gazes from everyone, Jasmine put her hands on her hips and spoke in a tone that sounded as if she was in big trouble.
"Amazing! That's really amazing. I hope it can keep going."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, then turned his palm up, and Rolandel emerged, and said to everyone: "Okay, it's time to figure everything out."
After that, Lei Xiao walked into the portal surrounded by the crowd. (End of this chapter)