General Nightmare and his group arrived at the entrance of the eight passageways. After thinking for a moment, he chose the fourth passageway in the middle. It was a matter of luck, even if they didn't encounter anything, it didn't matter.
At the end of these eight passageways, they would eventually merge together. They would take advantage of the distraction of those guys from the Divine Demon Continent and catch them off guard.
...
Inside the seventh passageway, the orcs proceeded cautiously, not daring to relax even the slightest bit.
They were cautious, checking for traps or ambushes at every step. They didn't know if there were stronger enemies waiting for them ahead. They couldn't afford to be careless and had to be constantly vigilant of the danger around them, to prevent any mishaps.
"Reporting to the Prince, there are many shining scales ahead. Should we go and take a look?" an orc walked up to Grom and respectfully reported.
Grom narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. "Alright! Let's go and take a look."
After speaking, Grom led a group of orcs, cautiously approaching the front passage.
As they entered the passage, their eyes were greeted by colorful scales. The scales emitted a faint gleam, like gemstones.
"These scales are so beautiful." One orc couldn't help but reach out and touch one of the scales, exclaiming in admiration.
The other orcs nodded in agreement.
When Garlal saw these scales, his eyes widened in astonishment, and he exclaimed with excitement, "These are dragon scales!"
Upon hearing Garlal's words, Grom was taken aback and a look of shock appeared on his face. "Dragon scales! How is this possible?" Grom couldn't believe it.
"Yeah! How could dragon scales appear here?" a orc named Granka also looked at Garlal and asked in confusion.
"Take all the scales with us. We orcs can form a Dragon Armor Legion. Dragon scales have magic immunity and their defense is much stronger than our bodies. The magic that the blood clan is proud of will become insignificant in front of dragon scales. Then the blood clan will have to fight us up close, but with their bodies, they are no match for the Dragon Armor soldiers." Garlal became more and more excited as he spoke. He couldn't wait to collect all the scales and let his subordinates study them.
Then, he ordered someone to dig out the dragon scales and store them in a storage ring.
"Your Highness, do we continue to move forward? Although this area is dangerous, do we still need to search further?" Granka looked at Grom and asked.
Grom contemplated for a moment and said in a deep voice, "We must move forward. No matter how dangerous it is ahead, as long as it's not a dead end, we must give it a try. Otherwise, all the good things will fall into the hands of Queen of the Blood."
Upon hearing Grom's words, Granka took a deep breath and said, "Since the Prince has decided, then let's go for it!"
"Yes, let's continue moving forward."
So, the team continued to move forward.
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Inside the fifth passageway, the group from the White Stork Empire had already passed two-thirds of the way but still had no gains.
"Let's take a break, everyone!" Sichudong looked at the exhausted members of the team and, after a moment of silence, spoke up.
Everyone stopped their steps and sat down cross-legged, closing their eyes to rest.
After all, human physical endurance was limited. After walking such a long distance continuously, they were already exhausted. It was impossible for them to maintain their peak condition like the orcs.
"How much longer do we have to go through this passageway? And we can't use magic." Betty couldn't help but complain.
"We should be able to finish soon." Lina said with a smile.
Betty gave Lina a disdainful look and didn't say anything further. She closed her eyes quietly.
Seeing this, Lina smiled slightly and closed her eyes as well.
Betty and Lina exchanged a glance, a mischievous smile appeared on their faces. They had already planned to have some fun with Betty during this time.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~"
Suddenly, three piercing sounds came, followed by a loud rumbling, as a huge fireball came straight towards their location.
"Barrier of Waves!"
"Water Screen Shield!"
Headmaster Griffin immediately cast a defensive magic to block the fireball.
Boom!
A loud explosion sounded as the fireball burst, flames splashing and flickering.The flames burned, forming a raging sea of fire that engulfed the entire passageway.
"Water Tornado!" Griffin controlled water-based magic, creating two water tornadoes that rushed towards the flames.
The water tornadoes collided with the flames, producing a deafening explosion, and the flames were blown away by the water tornadoes.
"Boom boom boom~"
Suddenly, arrows shot towards them.
"Swish swish swish~"
The knights raised their shields, blocking the arrow rain, but the arrows were too dense, and many were injured. The knights suffered great losses.
"Not good!" Si Chudong exclaimed, "There are Dark Shadow System archers!"
As soon as Si Chudong finished speaking, a young man dressed in a black robe with black hair appeared in mid-air. He held a black bow and looked down at them with a wicked smile on his face.
"Swish," the young man's finger suddenly touched the bowstring, and an arrow shot out.
"Watch out!" Si Chudong shouted and quickly dodged to the side.
The arrow passed through Stella's helmet, piercing through her body. Blood flowed out of Stella's left shoulder, soaking her clothes.
"Stella!" Betty exclaimed and quickly ran to Stella's side to support her.
"Misaimed." The man in the black robe shook his head and muttered. He looked very upset. He rarely missed a shot, but he made a mistake today.
Si Chudong swung his sword at the man in the black robe.
The man in the black robe dodged Si Chudong's attack and quickly turned his bow to shoot an arrow at Si Chudong.
Si Chudong quickly waved his sword and intercepted the arrow shot by the man in the black robe.
Then Si Chudong's sword turned into an afterimage, fiercely slashing towards the man in the black robe. The blade carried a chilling sword wind, slashing towards the man in the black robe.
The man in the black robe stared at the approaching sword aura with a serious expression. Without hesitation, he quickly used his black bow to block Si Chudong's attack.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew, and the man in the black robe was pushed back several steps. His arm was cut by the scorching sword aura, leaving a deep wound.
"Damn it, this guy has a strong body." The man in the black robe cursed to himself. There was a serious look in his eyes. He knew he had encountered a formidable opponent.
The man in the black robe shot several arrows at Si Chudong in succession and then disappeared into the shadows.
The archers in the distance retreated as well.
"Tend to the wounded!" Si Chudong ordered the rest of the group.
Healing mages cast healing spells to help treat the seriously injured comrades.
"I'll take care of you, Stella." Elaine walked up to Stella and began casting healing magic.
Minel didn't stand idle either. He quickly took out a hemostatic potion and handed it to Stella.
Stella drank the hemostatic potion, stopping the bleeding, and her complexion gradually returned to normal.
Si Chudong looked at the injured comrades with anger filling his heart.
"Damn it! Damn it!" Si Chudong gritted his teeth and muttered.
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"General, they are all humans. The strongest one is a knight, whose strength is comparable to mine. The main issue is that there are many kids inside, which is really frustrating." The man in the black robe took off his robe, fully revealing his figure.
The man in the black robe was thin and had a pale complexion. His skin lacked any radiance. If one looked closely, they would notice a scar on his forehead, which ran from his eyebrow to his eye, appearing ferocious and terrifying. He had wings on his back, with a few thorns on the wings. His eyes glowed green, giving him a frightening appearance.
"Hahaha! Good luck, you encountered a few weak opponents," General Wingman laughed loudly.
General Wingman had a loud and booming voice, giving off a feeling of being deafening, making people feel oppressed.
The clothes on General Wingman's body were made of metal, emitting a metallic glow. The metal was forged from blocks of fine steel and was exceptionally strong.
The metallic glow accentuated his skin, making it appear dazzling.
The metallic surface reflected the sunlight, making it look like it was made of gold, extremely magnificent."Attack! Kill all those creatures from the God and Demon Continent," the Winged General shouted in a cold voice.
"Yes, General!"
A group of winged warriors shouted excitedly.
As soon as the order was given by the Winged General, the winged warriors quickly rushed towards the cave. They were adorned with metal armor and wielded various weapons, with excited expressions on their faces as they charged into the cave.
On the side of a rock, a black-robed young woman was hiding. Even under the concealment of the black robe, her figure was enticing with alluring curves.
"Start fighting already! The fiercer, the better," the black-robed young woman said with a sinister and eerie smile on her face.
The black-robed young woman's name was Garu, a treasure hunter and a winged being without wings.
Since childhood, she had been ostracized by her own people and felt no goodwill towards them.
Garu wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to completely annihilate both sides of the conflict, so that all the exploding treasures would belong to her.
Especially the Orc General, who had numerous valuable items on him. The combined value of these items was astronomical, and it would be enough to live a carefree life for a long time.
