Chapter 365: Mysterious matriarch (2/2)
“Matriarch, what kind of existence is that large lizard? Hasn’t he already left? If not, he would have already come out and attacked us.” A handsome dark elf gulped before respectfully speaking up.
“You ask me, but who should I ask? Same as you, I just escaped from that dreaded place. Do you think I’m omniscient? However, I already heard legends about him when I was alive. All of you are still a little young. I guess your ancestors hadn’t mentioned it to any of you. In any case, you all just need to remember, he is a extremely strong lizard!” The female voice within the purple veil tent seemed to hold a hint of blame, but it still sounded comfortable and tantalizing to the ears.
“Matriarch, I really can’t figure it out; why did he not assist the lizardmen to clear the underground world when he broke out from under the gourd mountain? With such a strong figure around, the lizardmen could have eradicated us dark elves without much effort!”
“The few of us were even imprisoned by those undying black dragons in the layer below at that time. He shouldn’t have any difficulty in conquering this entire layer, so why would he delay till now?” Another handsome youth was puzzled as he spoke up too.
“Idiot, have you been imprisoned for too long?! Didn’t you listen to the children’s descriptions? I’m afraid even the dark dragon race from the layer below wouldn’t be able to deal with this giant lizard. Do you think we can obstruct him with just the few of us?” The voice from inside the tent came out laced with anger. Then, as if the anger was never present, a seductive laugh accompanied her next words, “As for why that large lizard hasn’t retaliated against us, it definitely isn’t because it’s afraid of us. With just the few of us, we are definitely not a match for a strong existence like him.”
“Then, who is he afraid of?” The dark elf that had previously asked the question followed up.
“All of you are idiots! It is because your faith in the goddess is not sincere enough, that even after living for so long, you still can’t feel her presence deep within your soul!” The goddess within the tent scolded. The antiquated elves standing around were all extremely submissive, every one of them agreeing profusely. However, after being reprimanded by Adele, these old farts faintly understood the meaning of her answer. It seemed like the powerful lizard’s hesitation should be due to their goddess, and not because of them.
“Alright, let’s wait a while more. Previously, the captured lizardmen said that their true god had already left and would not return to this place. That is why we are here. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t dare bring the few of you idiots here to throw away your lives. I suspect that large lizard has truly left. If not, it would have long since charged out to kill us.” Adele patiently explained to the few old fellows.
At this moment, a dark elf holding a bow suddenly rushed out from within a cave. He reached the front of the purple tent, looking surprised as he reported, “Matriarch, those lizardmen have suddenly gotten hold of some sharp weapons. These weapons looked like they were tailor made for the lizardmen. They hold the weapons with ease and can easily slash through our bodies. Furthermore, for an unknown reason, there is suddenly an influx of undead creatures within the caves. These undead creatures have blocked the passageways, helping the lizardmen resist our attack.
Adele’s cry in surprise traveled from the tent, making the elves around her shudder in silent pleasure. After, there was a period of silence before Adele replied, “It should be that necromancer named Bryan, it can’t be wrong then. Looks like he was the one who had just tried to spy on my existence. Sikong, make a trip. See if you can find that necromancer and bring him to me.”
The dark elf who had continuously asked questions listened respectfully and nodded. Without any further ado, he leapt forward like a feather and entered the cave. Sikong took out a blue crystal ball the size of a human head and held it with both hands. As he travelled within the caves, the crystal ball gradually absorbed the black silk like thread that escaped from his palm. These threads slowly floated within the blue crystal ball, forming a line after another that depicted the passageways of the cave.
A plume of faint blue gentle light twirled out of the crystal ball like a fish, looking like it was sensing the complex passageways within the cave. A map for a large portion of the cave was gradually depicted within the blue crystal ball.
Han Shuo was still at the central lizardmen cave. Through the twelve illusory mystical demons, Han Shuo overhead the dark elf matriarch Adele rebuking the other dark elves and roughly understood that they had escaped from the prison of the dark dragon clan on the layer beneath him. As for how they escaped, Han Shuo wasn’t too sure, but from listening to Adele’s conversation, these few dark elves that had suddenly appeared should’ve lived for a very long time.
Once the dark elf Sikong entered the cave, a mystical demon had already detected him and clearly saw the activity within the crystal ball that he held. Han Shuo, who was in the midst of arranging the lizardmen’s formation for resisting the dark elves, suddenly shouted to the lizardmen leader, “Help me look after these guys for a while, I’m making a trip!”
Finishing his sentence, Han Shuo flew out of the area. The mystical demons had been floating around in the complex passageways for quite a long time. Thus, Han Shuo had long since familiarized himself with the terrain, finding the dark elf that had entered the cave system in a very short period of time.
“Are you looking for me?” Han Shuo suddenly appeared from within a far-off cave, facing the dark elf Sikong who still held the crystal ball in his hand.
“Eh. I never would have thought you would appear on your own accord. Necromancer, when previously you had foiled our plans, I did not expect that you still dared to appear this time around!” Seeing Han Shuo voluntarily appear, Sikong gladly laughed, shining the blue crystal ball in his hand towards the sky.
Out of a sudden, all the absorbed lines within the crystal ball bursted out from the crystal ball. The blue lines started crisscrossing, quickly forming a giant net which rapidly enclosed the entire cave, with ten of lines entangled around Han Shuo.
“Haha, a mere necromancer actually dares to foil our noble dark elves’ plans. You must be looking to die!” Sikong confidently proclaimed toward Han Shuo who was caught in the blue spiderweb. Completing the chant for a spell, the crystal ball that had released countless blue lines slowly floated and followed him in flying out of the cave.
Being trapped in the blue spiderweb, apart from feeling the binding force, Han Shuo also felt a weak force leaking out which continuously weakened his mental strength. Although this dark elf Sikong appeared handsome and young, he must have already lived for countless years.
The dark elves’ lifespan was much longer than humans. As long as they weren’t killed by others, it wasn’t difficult for them to live for hundreds of years. Although a dark elf’s strength wasn’t completely measured based on their age, a majority of the older dark elves were much harder to deal with compared to younger dark elves.
The dark elves also had the advantage of practicing a few sinister spells. Dark elves that had lived for hundreds of years were often all dark mages that were exceedingly hard to deal with. Furthermore, as the dark elves worshipped the Evil Goddess Rose, they could also possess a special kind of strength, and hence were usually hard to fight against.
Looking at this confident old dark elf, Han Shuo wasn’t worried in the slightest, even entangled in the blue spiderweb. After Sikong had said his piece and planned to drag Han Shuo out of the cave, Han Shuo grinned toward Sikong, revealing a weird smile. He then whistled, and a blood mist shot out of him. The Demonslayer Edge was like a soaring dragon with a blood red light trail, completely slashing apart the blue spiderweb that was entangling Han Shuo.
When the old dark elf Sikong saw Han Shuo’s sudden outburst of violent aura that sliced through his blue spiderweb in an instant, he started panicking. When Han Shuo stared at him while chuckling weirdly, Sikong rapidly calculated, suddenly realising that he had no certainty of beating Han Shuo. The aura from Han Shuo’s body made him tremble, and he ran away without saying another word.