"Ooohhh~!"
Lulu Dream staggered to sit up from the ground, her eyes filled with the shape of mosquito incense. She shook her head vigorously to wake herself up.
"Where is this?"
"Lulu Dream, are you awake? Are you okay?" Bexia also regained consciousness, opened her eyes and asked.
"Ugh~! My head is a bit dizzy."
"Are you hurt anywhere?"
"On my body... no!" Lulu Dream checked herself up and down, answering.
"That's good."
"Bexia, where are we?"
"Underneath the Shadow Cemetery, seems like the third level in the middle, that's what I heard from the Blood Wolf Adventurers." Bexia pointed at the group of people from the Blood Wolf Adventurers.
"Who are they?"
"An adventurer group called the Blood Wolf."
"Oh!" Lulu Dream didn't care about these details, nodded to indicate her understanding.
"By the way, Bexia, did you just say this is the third level of the Shadow Cemetery?"
"I think so." Bexia nodded, thinking it through. It started with the first level, then we fell to the second level, and then fell once again, so if I'm not mistaken, it should be the third level now!
"Mr. Crom told me to wake him up once we get to the third level, he will take us to find his wife." Lulu Dream said.
"Then let's wake him up quickly!" Bexia said. This place is complex, so it would be much better if someone knows the way.
"Okay!" Lulu Dream took out her magic book and flipped to the last page, chanting some profound magic spells. Suddenly, a large amount of light appeared, dazzlingly bright in this dim space, immediately catching the attention of everyone. And so, Crom made a shining entrance under everyone's gaze.
There was no change in his appearance compared to when Bexia saw him last. After briefly looking at Lulu Dream and Bexia, he looked around again. According to the previous agreement, this should definitely be the third level of the Shadow Cemetery. However, he didn't understand why this place was so different from where he came before. But upon careful perception, he could confirm that this was indeed the Shadow Cemetery.
"Thank you for your help!" Crom slightly bowed to Lulu Dream, which was already the highest respect for a proud elf. Even death couldn't make them bow their proud spines, not even when facing the Elf King with the one-knee salute, they still stood tall.
"Mr. Crom, do you still remember me?" Bexia spoke up at this time.
"Of course, you also helped me before. The kindness towards the elf race will always be remembered."
"We didn't have any other intentions when helping you, but right now we're facing great difficulties. There are many monsters here, and we can't get out at all."
"I didn't think about that. But I remember there is a teleportation magic array on the sixth level, you can use that to leave."
"A teleportation magic array?!" Bexia frowned and said, "But it's been a long time, can that magic array still work?"
"Your words can be considered a provocation towards our elf race. You should know that it was a magic array jointly drawn by dozens of Elf Kings and activated by the Elf Sage. Even after tens of thousands of years, it still hasn't lost its effect!" Crom proudly said. To be honest, Bexia disliked this feeling of being looked down upon the most.
"But I haven't heard of a sixth layer here?!"
"That's where the Elf Royal Clan is buried. Do you think they would let ordinary people discover it? With your limited magic abilities, you wouldn't even know how many levels you are off from understanding."
"Is that so? Then you didn't deceive us?" Bexia seemed to have caught onto something, a glimmer of insight in her eyes.
"Is your wife buried in the sixth layer? You only said that to make us agree to send you down there, right?"
"My wife is indeed in the sixth layer, but the teleportation magic circle is also real. The Elves wouldn't stoop to deception," Crom said.
"Mr. Elf, I wonder if what you're saying is true?" At this moment, O'Brien from the Blood Wolf Adventurer Group suddenly approached. It wasn't surprising, as the space here was small, and their conversation was bound to be overheard to some extent.
"What? Are you all interested in going down too?" Crom asked expressionlessly.
"The Shadow Graveyard is complex and it's not easy to find a way out. At least we're lost for now, so..."
"Heh..." Crom let out a cold laugh.
"Besides, with just the two of them, it's probably difficult to reach the sixth layer. The way up is also blocked. We might as well take the risk!" O'Brien was indeed right, but for some reason, Bexia felt uneasy looking at him.
"I think if we unite everyone here, we'll have a chance to reach the sixth layer. Otherwise, randomly wandering here and encountering powerful monsters would not be good."
"And I think Mr. Crom will also give us some help."
"You are quite clever, human. Do you know why I appeared on the third layer? It's because there is a shortcut from here to the sixth layer, allowing us to quickly reach the entrance of the sixth layer."
After some discussion, O'Brien joined Crom's group. He also convinced the others from the Star-Moon Adventure Group to join. As for Bexia, she reluctantly joined as well, since it was strongly requested by Lulu Dreams.
Of course, the most important reason was that Bexia couldn't find another way out. She was completely unfamiliar with this Shadow Graveyard.
The members of the Star-Moon Adventure Group were in bad shape and needed to continue resting. The members of the Blood Wolf Adventurer Group also needed to tend to their injured comrades. So, the actual time they would be leaving from here would be at least half a day later.
Crom walked at the front, with some members of the Blood Wolf Adventurer Group in the front and others in the back. Their injured comrades were in the middle with the members of the Star-Moon Adventure Group. Lulu Dreams was comfortably resting on Bexia's back, occasionally whispering something in Bexia's ear.
"Be careful, there seems to be something ahead," Crom's strength might not be the same as before, but his perception was still strong. Being at the front, he was the first to sense danger ahead.
"It's Freezing Mage Elves, there are seven of them. Everyone, get ready!" O'Brien's eyes emitted a faint red glow in the darkness. It seemed that the darkness didn't affect his vision. He reported the number of monsters ahead.
Bexia also knew about the Mage Elves, although they were not the same as Crom, who were Elf Warriors. The former were Elves, a flesh and blood life form, while the latter were Elemental Elves, special creatures born entirely from the power of elements between heaven and earth.
However, Elemental Elves were generally rare to come across. They liked to materialize their bodies with elements and even champions couldn't catch them. Only summoners who relied on special magic circles could summon them.
As for the demon spirits, there is no need to mention them. They are elemental spirits that have been infected by demonic energy, becoming extremely aggressive and hostile.