Game of the World Tree - Chapter 159

159. Chapter 159 Lair

In the winding and deep mine tunnel, Hefan led his combat team forward vigilantly.

This is an abandoned mine road they found leading to the depths of the Dark Mountains. The entrance is an abandoned forge in Rivendell.

The mine road is paved with tracks, a bit like the railway on Blue Star, but if you look carefully, you can vaguely see some magic patterns that have lost their effect.

On both sides of the mine road are smooth rock walls. Every few miles there is an old magic lamp, but it has been destroyed over the past thousand years.

Occasionally, you can see some skeletons on the road. They are still wearing tattered clothes. They are all elves who did not have time to escape when Rivendell was destroyed overnight a thousand years ago.

These poor elf remains are not uncommon in Rivendell.

Whenever players find elf remains, they will excitedly step forward and loot their things.

But today… the Hefan team has restrained a lot.

Even if they see elf remains, they will just come to the skeleton collectively and mourn for three minutes.

After that, they prayed in a serious manner, as if talking to themselves –

“Rest in peace, buddy, I will bring your relics back to the Elven Forest.”

… and so on.

Then… the players collected the things of the elf remains with a sad look on their faces and put them into the backpacks woven by the Flame Tribe elves for them.

In short, the team members behaved much more, as if they were really elves.

The entire mining road was dark and deep, and it was terribly silent, and the players could only hear their own footsteps.

The background music of the system had been turned off by Hefan’s order, because this place was close to the deepest part of Rivendell, and it was not safe. Small cave spiders could often be seen alone.

“Hefan, are you sure we can find the ore vein if we follow this path?”

During the march, the elven mage in the team, a player named Hulu, asked curiously.

“Of course, it’s all mining tunnels, and the end must be connected to the ore vein.”

Before Hefan could answer, another player answered.

“But, other people thought so before. If you follow the mine tunnel, the end is either blocked or a dry vein, nothing.”

Hulu continued to mutter.

Hefan listened, was silent for a while, and said:

“There are a lot of spiders in this vein.”

“Will there be mines if there are a lot of monsters?”

Hulu asked again.

This time, before Hefan answered, a crisp and somewhat disgusted voice sounded:

“Stupid! Ore is also a kind of food for crypt spiders. Since there are so many spiders here, it must mean that there are still mines!”

Hulu: …

His mouth twitched slightly.

The one who spoke was none other than the elf NPC they rescued, Nightingale Shadow.

After knowing that the Hefan team was going to explore Rivendell, the elf girl kept chattering and insisted on following…

And it was because of the existence of this NPC that the players were afraid of losing favor, so they had to restrain themselves a lot when looting elf relics.

“Okay, I understand.”

Hulu sighed.

He looked at Hefan, then at Nightingale, with a strange expression:

“I understand the truth, but… why do we want her to follow us?”

Hulu pointed at someone.

“Tsk, it’s my freedom to go wherever I want! Besides, you may need my help when exploring Rivendell!”

Nightingale curled her lips and puffed out her chest proudly.

After accepting Eve’s faith, the racial curse on her was also broken, and her strength was instantly improved, directly leaping to the middle level of Black Iron.

Therefore, even when facing these powerful Chosen Ones, she has some confidence.

After hearing her words, Hulu shook his head helplessly:

“Hey… you don’t understand. If we really encounter something incredible, we will be fine, but you will be finished.”

Nightingale raised her eyebrows in confusion.

She was about to ask something when Hefan’s low voice suddenly came over:

“Something’s going on. Be quiet.”

All the players looked serious.

Nightingale was also refreshed.

She carefully grasped her scimitar, which she had taken from the human mercenary that day.

Everyone fell into silence.

At this moment, they faintly heard a rustling sound.

Hefan hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at Nightingale, and whispered:

“You go to the end of the team. If you are in danger, run quickly.”

Looking at his serious expression, Nightingale curled her lips:

“I don’t want to! You all don’t leave, why should I leave?”

Hefan: …

He was silent for a moment, and said:

“We can be resurrected after death, but you can’t.”

After that, he turned his head and continued to lead the team forward.

“Can… be resurrected?”

Nightingale was stunned and subconsciously stopped…

The players did not stop moving forward.

They did not explain anything, but walked more carefully and more quietly.

Nightingale was stunned for a while, and after a moment she reacted and quickly caught up with the team.

This time, she walked at the end obediently, muttering to herself as she walked:

“What does resurrection mean?”

Hefan led the team forward.

As they moved forward, the rustling sound became louder and louder.

They turned a corner and finally came to the end of the mine road…

and when they saw the scene clearly, everyone’s pupils shrank slightly.

At the end of the mine road was a huge cave.

And in the cave, countless burrow spiders gathered.

They gathered together, densely packed, thousands of them, with scarlet eyes like lanterns in the dark… It made people feel numb.

Among them, most of them were small burrow spiders, but there were also many large ones.

Even deeper, the players could vaguely see a guy who seemed to be about the same size as the giant spider guarding the entrance to the underground world…

This… turned out to be the nest of burrow spiders!

For a moment, everyone took a breath of cold air.

“Wow…”

Hulu subconsciously wanted to swear, but soon held it back.

Hefan’s face was serious.

He waved his hand and made a retreat gesture.

Everyone held their breath and began to slowly retreat.

At this time, a player accidentally tripped over a stone while retreating, and a spider leg fell out of his backpack.

The metal-like spider leg hit the ground, making a crisp sound.

The “ding-dong” sound was extremely clear in the mine road…

Oops!

The players’ faces turned green in an instant.

At the same time, the rustling sounds behind them also weakened a lot…

In the cave, pairs of scarlet eyes looked over.

(End of this chapter)