General Nord said, "After most people fell asleep yesterday, the wizard on duty discovered energy fluctuations. Then the power suddenly became stronger. It's like someone was whispering in the distance, and now it's right next to your ear, making it increasingly irresistible. You are all at a high level, so you feel okay. But my soldiers were affected much more. They were all drawn out of their tents by the sound last night, and then stared blankly at the hole. Some even wanted to crawl in."
"I feel it. It's twice as strong as the last time I came here," Evelyn said.
"When we counted the number of people today, we found that four people were missing. Three high elves and one dark elf. They all have mid-level strength and are considered strong in our team. They must have entered the cave when we were not paying attention."
"The low-level people didn't go in, but the middle-level people went in?" Elena asked.
"I withdrew all the warriors below the middle level. They were the ones I left behind to guard the cave. I had to send a team of high-level priests, mages, and warriors into the cave to search for the missing people."
"Uncle Nord, the elders said..." Elena hesitated to speak.
"I know they want the most appropriate team, that is, you, to investigate what's going on here. But my people can't wait that long, and my team is here to look for people, so I told them not to go too deep." General Nord paused, "However, they have been in the cave for two hours. I hope I didn't make the wrong decision."
"How many people did you send?" Elena asked.
"Four high-level warriors, a wizard, and a Sunfire Priest. Their power has increased a lot since they entered." General Nord said firmly, "So, we must find out the problem as soon as possible. If we delay any further, the situation will get worse. If one day you elites enter and are unable to withstand the pressure, it will be a disaster for the elves."
"Xiao Chen, Roger, do you feel anything?" Elena asked.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "I can feel a spiritual energy surging nearby, but I can't sense any specific will."
"I do feel it. It's a call, but not too strong and I can resist it. And it doesn't ask me to do anything specific. It seems to just want to establish a connection with me," said Roger.
"Even you have it?" Xiao Chen murmured in silence, but the speculation of Saint Dahni came to his mind. Could it be that the more reverent one is to the God of Nature, the more likely one will be summoned
"It's obvious that it has the least impact on Xiao Chen, and Roger second. It seems that looking for non-elves is useful."
"Elena, discussion will not produce any results. We don't have much time left, so you should set off quickly. No one knows when the next change will happen." General Nord urged.
The campsite and the cave are connected by a two-meter square hole.
The six people climbed through the hole one by one and came to this larger space. As soon as they stepped in, they were trapped in a white mist. The mist was so thick that people could not be seen if they were more than five meters away from each other.
Xiao Chen used his reconnaissance spirit, but found that although the magic vision was stronger than the real vision and could observe about thirty meters, it was unable to see through the white fog farther. Therefore, everyone could only maintain formation and distance and move forward slowly.
This cave was the same as the previous space, with many roots of the world tree running through it. When people walked on the ground, it was like strolling in a forest shrouded in thick fog.
They were not walking aimlessly. Evelyn was known as the best dark elf hunter, and it was not in vain. She had a very powerful innate ability called absolute sense of direction. As long as she walked through a place, she would not lose her way and could walk back without any error.
Xiao Chen held a compass in his hand, roughly determining the direction. In his meditation world, on the beach in front of the house, a map drawn according to his walking direction and distance was slowly being generated.
After walking for about ten minutes, Evelin held her head and groaned. She gritted her teeth and hissed, "Something is wrong. The closer we get to the inside of the cave, the stronger that power is. I feel very uncomfortable. If I think about it this way, I may not be able to hold on to where I was last time."
"I don't feel good either," Maya said.
Xiao Chen glanced at Elaina, who understood his question. She nodded slowly and said, "You cast your magic."
Xiao Chen immediately cast a mental barrier on Evelin. When the light curtain enveloped her, Evelin's mind obviously relaxed at once.
She loosened her hands that were holding her forehead, wiped her face with her hands and said, "Thank you! Sir Xiao Chen. I finally don't have to listen to that voice anymore."
"This is a very advanced spiritual magic." Di Ning was surprised. "So you are not an elemental mage who is good at ice and fire magic?"
Elaina said very seriously: "Xiao Chen is a wizard who is good at mental magic, but his magic is not suitable for being exposed to others. I hope you can all keep it a secret."
“That’s fine with me.” Dining said, “Give Maya one quick.”
Xiao Chen also cast the mental barrier magic on Maya again. Maya exclaimed, and then her expression was relieved: "What a powerful magic, Xiao Chen. It seems that I can learn one more thing from you. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."
"Neither can I," Evelyn said.
Xiao Chen cast this magic on all the remaining people in one breath, and this time everyone walked much more briskly.
With Evelyn leading the way, they soon reached the farthest point reached by the previous expedition team.
Evelin stopped and pointed to the ground, saying, "This is where the two saints led their team to last time. When they got here, the saints' defenses could no longer hold out. In the end, I led them to retreat from here."
"Does anyone feel the loss of power?" Elena asked.
Among the crowd, Di Ning, who had the highest realm, and Xiao Chen, who had the strongest mental power, could feel their powers slightly dissipating, but it was not serious. The others basically had no obvious feeling.
"But the pressure I felt was indeed a lot stronger," Maya said.
"At least it means we are going in the right direction and are getting closer to the center." Elaina looked around and found nothing else except a bunch of tree roots. She said, "Maya, it's up to you next."
Maya responded and took out twelve mechanical spiders from her storage ring. She placed them in a circle according to the twelve directions of the clock. She sat cross-legged in the middle of the circle and closed her eyes. The twelve spiders ran out in their respective directions. They would turn back and explore the 30-degree fan-shaped area they were responsible for. Each of these spiders was connected to a trace of her spirit. If they encountered anything special on the way, they would send the detection results back to Maya. Therefore, Maya was like the main control computer controlling the twelve detectors.
The others were all on guard, waiting for news from Maya.
"God of Nature!" Maya exclaimed, "The spider at the six o'clock position found a body! It should be General Nord's subordinate. But the image sent back by the spider is very blurry. We must find someone to take a look!"