Lord of the Nation: My talent is 100 million points strong

Chapter 1369 The Crisis Ahead and the Man Behind the Scenes

In the turbulent hall of the ancient mine, with Lei Xiao leading the strong men to join the battle, those dark stone men, golems and puppets were soon completely at a disadvantage, and began to change from besieging Ruth and others to being defeated.

During the fierce battle, Lei Xiao made further discoveries.

Although the physical and magical defenses of these sixth-level stone golem puppets are extremely amazing, making it difficult for ordinary sixth-level strongmen to shake them, their own speed is obviously slower.

Taking advantage of this weakness, under the command of Lei Xiao, a group of our strong men first cast a binding spell to further slow down their speed, and then launched a concentrated fire attack. Soon, these tough guys were defeated one after another and turned back into free energy particles in the air.

It didn't take long before the last black stone man fell down under the siege of our strong men. The entire ancient hall had returned to peace, with only dust still floating in the sky.

"You've worked hard, please rest here for a while."

Lei Xiao waved his hand gently, and then looked around. He saw that the entire hall did not suffer much damage except for some shallow energy scratches on the ground and walls.

This is no wonder. Even though the strong men on our side who just participated in the fierce battle were all at level six, the destructive power of each of them was extremely astonishing.

However, since the sixth-level strongmen have already reached a high level of control over their own energy, and almost every punch hits the flesh, the battlefield does not seem to be too intense.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I was careless for a moment and didn't notice the hidden summoning magic trap!"

Ruth walked quickly to Lei Xiao and said apologetically, "Thank you for your help, His Majesty. I'm sorry for causing trouble to you and everyone else."

"No, don't blame Miss. It was my rashness that triggered the magic trap in the hall."

Myron stepped forward quickly, shook his head helplessly and said, "It's all because I was too impatient."

"You two don't have to do this. Supporting you is what we should do. After all, we are all explorers who advance and retreat together. There is no distinction between us."

Lei Xiao smiled and waved his hand, then stopped smiling and said seriously, "But since we are treating each other with sincerity, I hope you will not hide your thoughts, otherwise the road ahead will still be full of crises, which is something no one present wants to see."

Needless to say, what Lei Xiao was referring to was exactly what the light half-elves really wanted.

Lei Xiao quickly noticed it when he first arrived in the hall.

Next to where the light half-elves were besieged, there was an ancient room similar to an office, with some energy fluctuations of the summoning circle still remaining on the threshold.

From this, it is not difficult to see that the light half-elves were obviously eager to step into the room, which accidentally triggered the magic trap.

If the other party was just looking for what he wanted step by step, Lei Xiao might not have said it clearly, but if the other party's behavior put us in crisis, Lei Xiao would naturally not let him continue.

"Your Majesty is right. We will pay attention to this in the future."

A complex emotion flashed across Ruth's starry eyes, and she nodded slightly.

Lei Xiao had already made his words so clearly, so she naturally understood what Lei Xiao had already noticed.

After a pause, Ruth added something else without any context, and said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty and everyone else. Everything we do is only for our people, and we have no other intentions."

"I believe in the determination of Lady Ruth and everyone else. Let's continue."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and commanded the strong men to rearrange their formation.

After that, the group quickly explored the management area and did not find anything noteworthy.

As for the office room just now, it only displayed a few kinds of long-dusty minerals, and everything else had long been corroded.

We returned along the corridor we came from. Just as Lei Xiao and his group turned the corner of the corridor and walked towards the vast area of ​​the main mining area, the scene before them stunned us all.

I saw that densely packed dark elf miners had surrounded the entrance of the passage, and every one of them had a pale face, with violent and grim eyes, just like the scene they had encountered before.

However, compared with the dark elf miners who appeared in groups of two or three before, there were tens of thousands of dark elves this time, all of whom were looking at us with gloomy faces.

Among them, in addition to the ordinary miners of the dark elves and affiliated forces, there are also many fully armed dark elf soldiers, emitting obvious and vast energy fluctuations around them.

Lei Xiao even saw that the strong men in the lead were the dark elf demigods who had led the team to attack the twisted giant shadow before.

This time, although the other party remained dead silent and did not mechanically repeat the previous words, from their gloomy eyes, it could be seen that they were filled with obvious murderous intent.

"W-What's going on? Why are they gathering here?"

Seeing this unexpected scene, beads of sweat the size of beans immediately appeared on Broy's forehead.

You know, even the ordinary miners here are mostly above level five, not to mention those soldiers who are even more powerful.

With such terrifying numbers and such amazing strength, once they start fighting with us, they will undoubtedly be able to wipe us out in an instant.

For a moment, everyone on our side couldn't help but pause and tightened their weapons in their hands, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

"I'm afraid the fierce battle just now attracted the attention of these guys."

Lei Xiao took a deep breath and began to observe the situation around him.

At present, our group is at the corner of the passage, and there is still some distance from the exit of the passage. Although this passage is quite spacious, its area is relatively limited after all.

In other words, thanks to the current narrow terrain, we may not be in a too passive situation.

But this is only a theoretical situation. After all, the opponent is not a real living being, but a pseudo-existence. No one knows whether the passage wall will successfully block the opponent's footsteps. Once the opponent can ignore these, then we will naturally have no defenses, and the result is obvious.

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao was immediately caught in a dilemma. The gap in strength between the enemy and us was too great. If he took a wrong step, it would be a disaster.

At the front of the team, half-elves such as Ruth and Myron did not dare to act rashly. Their stiff movements and even fear of breathing clearly showed that they were aware of this.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

On Lei Xiao's side, Fanny and Chris were on his left and right, their fair faces filled with solemnity.

They also clearly understood in their hearts that we were only one step away from destruction.

"The appearance of these guys is too abrupt, so it's better to be careful."

Lei Xiao hesitated for a moment and responded, "Although the other party is full of hostility at the moment, since they have not taken the initiative to attack, it means that we still have room to maneuver."

"Your Majesty and all of you, don't worry. Although these guys are quite aggressive, they always disappear before they reach us. This time may be the same."

The dragon Nar, who was caught in the middle of the team, had beads of sweat on his face. He said carefully, "In other words, we don't have to be afraid of them. They can't really harm us."

After Nar's obviously unconfident words were spoken, the tense atmosphere in the entire team not only did not ease, but became even more solemn.

Although that's what I said, in this situation, we don't have any room for error. Who can be sure that the other party can't really cause harm? Once we make a mistake in judgment, we will really be in an irreversible situation.

After a while, Nar obviously adjusted his mind and mustered up the courage to say, "Why don't I go up and give it a try first?"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao's nerves immediately tensed up. With everything still unclear, this was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous move.

According to Lei Xiao's idea, he would first try to send some alchemical puppets or golem puppets forward, rather than directly contacting the opponent.

Just as Lei Xiao was about to speak out to stop the other party, a crisp, unfamiliar female voice suddenly sounded from behind the group of people: "Reckless Dragon Head, your actions will directly lead to the annihilation of the entire army."

"Who, who's talking?"

Nar was already extremely nervous, and after hearing these sudden words, cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his body became extremely stiff.

Not only Nar, but also the rest of our team including Lei Xiao had stern expressions, and they all tried to look behind them as slowly as possible.

I saw a young dark elf woman in a miner's uniform standing there, smiling brightly at us.

He looks to be in his early twenties, with a fair, translucent face and tall, pointed ears that are extremely eye-catching.

Especially the clothes which were obviously one size too big, making the other person look a little baggy and extremely casual.

This scene undoubtedly formed a sharp contrast with the tense atmosphere among our group.

"who?"

The energy barrier around Old Bing, who was in charge of the rear guard, suddenly became thicker, and his old face was full of solemnity and tension.

With his current strength of level six, three stars, he was unable to sense even a trace of the other party's aura, even though the other party was right next to him.

"Don't be nervous, old man. I have no ill intentions and no reason to be hostile to you."

The young dark elf blinked his long eyelashes and tilted his head, saying, "I'm just curious as to why you are here. You know, I've never seen anyone outside the mine since the day I was born."

"We are just a group of seekers in pursuit of the truth."

Lei Xiao waved his hand, first signaling Bing Lao not to be too nervous, and then responded: "If we are disturbing you, please forgive us. We didn't know there were other people here."

"You don't have to explain this to me. I'm not a native here. They are the real natives."

The young dark elf pointed at the dark elves outside the passage, raised his eyebrows and said, "You entered their territory without permission, so they will naturally be hostile to you."

Hearing this, Lei Xiao and the others began to look at each other.

Although the other party only said a few words, the amount of information contained in them seemed a bit too much.

First of all, the other party claimed that he was not a native of this place, but claimed that he was born here, which was obviously somewhat contradictory. After all, the other party looked no different from other dark elves. So the question is, what is the other party's identity?

Secondly, the other party mentioned that the dark elves who were hostile to us were the indigenous people here, but this brings us back to the previous question.

The vitality of those dark elves is specious. They are not real living things at all, nor are they non-living things like golems and puppets. How did they exist until now? In other words, what exactly are they?

Finally, why did the other party choose to show up at this time? Could it be that they wanted to help us out? But why did they do this?

"I know you must have a lot of questions, especially during this difficult time."

The young dark elf shrugged and smiled, "Then let me start with my identity."

After saying this, a familiar energy wave surged out from his body, but it quickly disappeared.

"This energy fluctuation that ripples with vitality... So you are the source of the strange energy fluctuation at the beginning?"

Ruth was the first to react and blurted out.

"That's right. I am not the demon beast you are talking about, nor am I trying hard to hide myself. As long as I want, you will not be able to discover my existence at all."

The young dark elf raised his eyebrows again and responded, "I originally wanted to say hello to you all, but seeing how nervous you all were, I had no choice but to observe you all for a while longer."

"So that's how it is. It seems we were too nervous."

Lei Xiao tried his best to use a soothing tone and smiled, "What is your name?"

"name?"

The young dark elf tilted his head and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't have a name, and I don't need a name here."

"Then I'd better call you Your Excellency for now."

Lei Xiao did not dwell on this question any further, but immediately asked: "Since you have just given us a friendly reminder, it means that you are not against us. So, do you have any way to solve the crisis we are facing?"

"That's easy. I've been with them for thousands of years, so there won't be any problems."

The young dark elf blinked his long eyelashes and responded: "It's just that doing this can indeed help you solve the crisis, but it is of no benefit to me. Why should I help you?"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao and our warriors couldn't help but look at each other again. It turned out that things were not that simple. It seemed that the other party wanted to take advantage of the situation.

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao calmed down and asked again: "I see, then what benefit do you want?"

“What I want is actually very simple.”

The young dark elf's eyes flickered as he began to look Lei Xiao up and down. (End of this chapter)