PFC Chapter 1303: Steps towards the unknown
Chapter 1303: Steps towards the unknown
Chapter 1303: Steps towards the unknown
"W-what?!"
When Lei Xiao said this, everyone was stunned and didn't react for a long time.
You know, both the human world and the foreign races understand it clearly.
In this strange world, there are countless continental plates, which are far apart from each other and are all covered by the vast ocean. There is no connection at all. Even the most powerful people cannot successfully reach other areas.
But what is surprising is that according to the ancient books passed down by our ancestors, each plate, whether it is the monetary system, power system, local customs, or even legendary stories, are similar. This has caused countless scholars to study it throughout their lives but still cannot figure out why this situation occurs.
Especially in the human world, a considerable number of scholars in related fields even believe that the above is just a legend and there is no substantial evidence to prove it.
Until the arrival of the lords from other worlds.
Through the use of recruitment orders by the lords of other worlds to summon a large number of subordinates from other plates, and the cases where the strong men on this land were summoned away or refused to accept the summons, the human countries and major forces proved that other plates do exist.
A small number of alien lords who descended on the outside world also spread the relevant news rapidly in the outside world, allowing more and more forces to know the magical structure of this world.
Although we don’t know how this similar situation came about, nor do we know how the ancestors who wrote the ancient books learned of this news, we still don’t know why there are so many extremely similar yet unreachable areas in this world.
But what is certain is that the authenticity of all this is beyond doubt.
Therefore, when Lei Xiao said that we had left the familiar land and were inexplicably teleported to other plates that were originally out of reach, everyone's surprise can be imagined.
After all, this is a completely unfamiliar land. No one knows what kind of power exists here or what happened. Everything is unknown and mysterious.
As for why Lei Xiao came to this conclusion, the first reason was naturally the previous speculation about plate wars.
The second reason was that Lei Xiao had just tried it and found that except for the subordinates present, his telepathy was in a state of being unable to connect.
And this time it was even more thorough, with the four big words "No Signal" directly displayed on the lord's panel. This was a new prompt that had never appeared before.
After all, even if Jiang Xi was far away from the human world at that time, all that was shown was that he was "too far away".
Not only that, Lei Xiao also tried it. Not only were Qin Qian and other alien lords also in a state of being unable to connect, but even the survival status after each friend's name also showed a never-before-seen "???" sign, and the green sign that originally represented survival was gone.
As for the third point, which is the point that makes Lei Xiao most certain, that is, after trying to open the chat channel, Lei Xiao found that he could not enter any chat channel, and only the display of "Country does not match" appeared.
From this, it is not difficult to see that this is indeed an unknown land where lords from other countries are active.
"No wonder I've never seen the emblems on these wood elves before. This does explain it."
Shuerte was surprised, but suddenly his old face became clear and he said, "These wood elves are not from the land we are familiar with!"
"So that's how it is. It's really an incredible experience."
Cornette's resolute face was filled with shock, and he muttered to himself, "So, this weird space distortion is actually a portal connecting the two plates?"
"To be more precise, it is a portal that we cannot control, and we don't know to what extent it will develop next."
Lei Xiao's solemn voice sounded, reaching everyone's ears: "If the distortion range continues to expand, I'm afraid more of our people will be involved in the conflict in this unknown area, including ordinary people who are unarmed."
Hearing the voice, everyone's faces were filled with solemnity.
Just as Lei Xiao said, judging from the experiences of these exotic wood elves and the destroyed village, an extremely fierce battle had just taken place here.
Moreover, it is certain that the unknown opponent’s strength, which could destroy the wood fairy to such an extent, should not be underestimated.
In addition, this is an unfamiliar land, and our current combat capability is relatively limited. In the face of all the unknowns, if things get worse, no one knows what will happen, especially when there is a powerful opponent like the Red Dragon at our doorstep.
"Your Majesty, we must find the source of the space distortion as soon as possible. We must first find a way to return to our land, and then completely destroy the source to restore everything to normal!"
Cornette took a deep breath and nodded heavily at Lei Xiao.
"That's right. This is not the land we are familiar with. We don't have the right time, place, or people. We are indeed in a very passive situation."
Shuerte's vine frowned and echoed, "Your Majesty, please give the order."
"Then let's follow the plan and find a living wood elf first."
Lei Xiao waved his hand, first commanding all the strong men to perform their duties and explore separately, and then nodded to Jiang Xi, indicating that he should try his best to search for the source of the space distortion.
As for whether he could return to his original land, Lei Xiao was not worried.
Lei Xiao had checked it just now. Although the teleportation cornerstone could not connect the portal across the two plates, fortunately the return crystal was still in a usable state, which meant that he at least had a way out.
"Since we are able to come to this unfamiliar land, it means that this should be a nearby plate. It would be a good idea to test the opponent's strength in advance."
Seeing that all the strong men were doing their jobs and began to spread out investigation to the surrounding areas, Lei Xiao's eyes were as sharp as torches, and his pair of dark eyes were shining.
Although the alien lords here are not from Daxia, they are not necessarily enemies. It would be great if they could establish cooperation or friendly exchanges.
But if the other side shows hostility and attempts to cover us with blood and fire, then don't blame us for being ruthless and cruel. Even if this is the other side's territory, we will make a big fuss and let the other side taste the power of the Lord of Daxia.
Lei Xiao thought so as he moved forward in the destroyed wood fairy village.
As our group moved towards the unknown, more and more wood goblin corpses began to appear around us, until they were so dense that they were packed together.
This village was much larger than the original one, but there was not a single intact building and it was almost razed to the ground.
At a glance, there was smoke everywhere, broken trees were in a mess, the dead soldiers had empty eyes, and foul-smelling black corrosive liquid was spreading everywhere.
Feeling the nauseating stench of decay and burnt smell in his nasal cavity, Lei Xiao noticed further.
In addition to the corpses of the wood elves, there were also some other strange corpses of soldiers scattered everywhere.
These corpses all appeared to be humans, wearing tattered gray robes or gray armor.
But what was strange was that the corpses all looked like mummies, with skin and bones wrapped around their bodies, and their teeth protruding from their waxy yellow faces, making them look hideous and terrifying. It was obvious that they had been dead for a long time.
But this is seriously inconsistent with the situation on the battlefield. After all, through various investigations, we have learned that it will not take more than half a day for this wood fairy village to be destroyed.
"My Lord, this is a puppet soldier similar to the dead. I sense an aura similar to necromancy."
Lina followed closely beside Lei Xiao, her delicate wheat-colored face full of nervousness.
Originally, after successfully forming an alliance with the tree man yesterday, Lei Xiao was planning to let this girl return to the territory. After all, this girl's strength is currently only at the peak level of the fourth stage.
But the girl requested again and again, saying that the wood fairies were also a force that worshipped nature, and that she, who had leaves on her head, could more or less build some relationship with them, so Lei Xiao brought her over again.
"Then it all makes sense."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and waved his hand to signal the girl not to stay too far away from him.
Just as the group reached the entrance of the village, Louise's clear voice reached Lei Xiao's ears: "Lord, please come and see!"
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao walked towards a collapsed tree house.
When they got closer, they saw Louise and Chao Yan squatting in the ruins of the tree house, checking and digging something. In front of them was a female wood fairy lying in the shadows.
It can be clearly seen that although this petite wood fairy has its eyes closed, its chest is rising and falling slightly, and it is obvious that it is still alive. However, its robe looks charred and tattered, and its staff is missing, as if it has experienced an unexpected explosion.
"My Lord, I have checked her out. Although she looks extremely miserable, she is actually fine. She only has some minor scratches. She must have activated some kind of protective measure when she encountered the magic shock wave, so she just fainted."
While carefully cleaning the rubble covering the other person's body, Louise nodded to Lei Xiao.
"Yes, my lord, and the most important thing is, look at the emblem on her robe!"
Chao Yan was also doing the same thing, gently removing the gravel from the other person's chest one by one.
Lei Xiao looked intently and found that although the other party was wearing an emerald green robe very similar to those of the exotic wood fairy soldiers, the emblem was a forest of mountains, which was undoubtedly completely different.
"This is the mark of the wood fairy in the secret forest. Your Majesty, it seems that this wood fairy is on our side!"
Cornette's eyes lit up and he blurted out quickly.
"Indeed, we have finally found a living wood fairy, and she is from our land."
Shuerte took a step forward and echoed.
"Sir Elder, can you wake him up?"
Lei Xiao nodded at Shuert and asked.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Although plant magic emphasizes growth and is not very good at healing, it is still easy to treat targets with plant attributes such as wood fairies."
Shuerte bent down, and the wooden staff in his hand stirred up a warm wave filled with vitality.
I saw several emerald green vines quickly emerging from the ground, forming a green healing barrier that looked like a hollow space, completely covering the unconscious wood fairy.
In the blink of an eye, the unconscious wood fairy gradually opened his eyes, and the green healing barrier dissipated with the wind.
"W-Who are you?"
A clear and trembling voice sounded. Seeing Lei Xiao and others, the wood fairy who had just awakened was stunned at first, then curled up in the corner of the ruins, his face blackened by the war was full of vigilance.
"Children of the Peak Forest Secret Realm, there is no need to be afraid. The vitality of us forest people will never disappear even in a strange land."
Shult's hoarse voice sounded, and he nodded to the frightened wood elf.
"Tree people, dwarves, and humans...are you all from our homeland?"
After the initial shock, the female wood fairy's eyes became less alert and more friendly. She thanked Shuerte and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Tree Man, for healing my injuries!"
"It's just a trivial matter. You should thank this human king. It was because of his leading the strong men here that we were able to find you."
Shult stroked his long beard and smiled, "And His Majesty the Human Race has decided to stand together with the wood elves and face this sudden change together."
"Really? That's great!"
The wood fairy looked at the leader Lei Xiao with excitement, and said excitedly with trembling wings: "Lise, deputy captain of the magic support brigade of the second legion of the wood fairy, thanks His Majesty for the help!"
"We all come from the same land, so I will not sit idly by and watch, whether it is the unknown space distortion or the wood elves."
Lei Xiao also smiled slightly and asked, "Time is urgent, Liz, tell me what happened."
"Your Majesty, this is what happened."
The female wood fairy named Liz first took a sip of the juice handed to her by Chao Yan, and then began to describe it with a serious expression.
Lei Xiao learned about it through Liz's description.
It turned out that early this morning, the wood elves in the secret realm of Fenglin discovered a rapidly forming dimensional storm near a village. For the wood elves who are good at using magic, it is undoubtedly an extremely easy task to resolve the dimensional storm before it becomes a big problem.
So the wood elves didn't pay too much attention to it and just sent an elite team to deal with it.
However, what was unexpected was that this time the dimensional storm was not easily resolved, but instead expanded at an unimaginable speed.
Before the wood elves could react, it completely covered the entire peak forest at lightning speed.
"Captain Liz, are you saying that the source of all this is actually a dimensional storm?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xi's fair face was filled with disbelief, and he blurted out.
"That's right, half-elf sister, but this is just the beginning of the nightmare."
Liz's starry eyes were filled with fear and she nodded heavily.