Five men pressed General Nord upwards.
Di Ning said to Xiao Chen, "It's a good thing we listened to you. We are ready to fight, otherwise we would be the ones caught."
"I was just suspicious at first, but now it seems that the conspiracy is a certainty. Right, General Nord?" Xiao Chen asked.
"I was careless. But you can't get anything from me. Human, I don't know what you are planning, but Dinin and Maya will become enemies with the entire elf race because of what you have done." General Nord said.
Are you still trying to sow discord at this time? Xiao Chen said, "There's no need to be mysterious, General. It's Saint Dahni, right? I can sense that she has her own ideas and ambitions, especially as a born elf, she must have some different positions from the other elders."
The general had no expression on his face, probably because he didn't want to reveal any flaws to Xiao Chen. However, in Xiao Chen's magical vision of detecting spirits, the white ball of light representing the general trembled violently when he mentioned Daherni.
"Even though you didn't say anything, I still know the answer. Magicians always have their own ways to find out your secrets. It turns out to be her!" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"It's actually Saint Dahni! But she is a rain and dew priest with no fighting power." Maya and Di Ning were both surprised.
"A weak person can also be very powerful." Xiao Chen said with a nostalgic tone, but he was the only one who understood the true meaning of these words.
"The Tree Heart Network still can't communicate with others, as if the entire network is shut down." Di Ning said anxiously, "It seems that we can only go to the ground first."
"You can go find my teacher, Master Naan." Evelyn said, "He is the guardian of the underground passage. He lives at the entrance of the World Tree root tunnel. He often appears on the ground and knows more about what is happening outside."
"Great." Xiao Chen knew in his heart that according to Evelyn's description, this Master Narn was probably a master in charge of collecting intelligence among the dark elves, and he might even be a leader in intelligence. Although the high elves and the dark elves were of the same origin and had a relatively harmonious relationship, they were two different races after all. The dark elves had their own archons and did not accept the jurisdiction of the elven elders, so it was normal to maintain intelligence work on the high elves.
Evelin was willing to take them to see her teacher, and Xiao Chen was very grateful.
Di Ning also understood what Xiao Chen meant and agreed, "Let's do it."
When they were halfway up, they found that the passage began to shake, soil above the passage collapsed, and cracks began to appear in some parts of the passage itself.
"Earthquake? How could it be such a coincidence?" Maya looked at the passage concerned.
"No, it's not an earthquake. Look at the roots of the World Tree." Evelyn said.
When everyone looked carefully, they found that many of the tree roots that ran through the passage were shaking. If you didn't look closely, you would think that the earth was moving the tree roots, but if you looked closely, you would find that the tree roots were not only shaking more than the earth, but also stretching and twisting.
"It's not an earthquake, there's something wrong with the World Tree. I feel like it's feeling very uncomfortable! Let's go!" Xiao Chen said.
The Elf Capital under the World Tree had not experienced an earthquake in thousands of years, so such a tremor caused panic among the Dark Elves. They fled from their homes one after another, and there were Dark Elves running out on many branch roads around.
However, Xiao Chen saw that although all the elves had fear and worry on their faces, they were still basically in order, no one was pushing or crowding, and most of them passed by in turn. This was very different from the high elves who advocated freedom and individuality.
Then he thought that the resources underground were limited and the space was tight. Without discipline and patience, it would be difficult for a tribe to survive in such an environment.
As the shaking intensified, large rocks began to fall from the top. Xiao Chen raised his hand and shot an ice arrow, knocking a rock that was falling towards a dark elf boy away. Seeing that the collapse was getting worse, he said to the dark elves around him: "Everyone come closer to us, we are all high-level mages and warriors, and we will try our best to protect you!"
The surrounding dark elves saw that there was a dark elf in this strange team, and they all turned their eyes to Evelyn. The dark elf ranger said loudly: "I am Evelyn, the disciple of Master Narn! You can trust this human."
The name of Master Nunn should be well-known to these people. They all believed Evelin's words and moved over here.
Xiao Chen assigned: "Evelyn, you go and escort Nord, the rest of us will separate into front and back, each of us will take care of the circle around us, this way we can protect more dark elves."
Xiao Chen had already established enough prestige in the team by defeating the Yangyan priest and discovering the conspiracy. No one questioned why he did this, why he didn't rush up to investigate the situation, but they separated and began to protect the people around them. Evelyn cast a grateful look at Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen responded with a reassuring smile.
In this way, even though there are always pieces of rubble falling, the small stones can be directly bounced away by the wizards' mental power, while the large stones will be shattered or deflected by magic.
Along the way, more and more dark elves joined, making the team larger and larger. Some of them were also low- and medium-level warriors and mages, so the situation actually improved.
When the team was about one-third of the way to the ground, a large landslide appeared in front of them, blocking a main branch road. A dozen dark elves dug hard on this side. However, their strength was too limited. Xiao Chen estimated that it would take them a day or two to successfully dig a passage.
"Can we save them?" Maya asked.
"It's definitely not possible with just a few of us. Unless we get everyone to help. But this will slow down the escape speed of the main force and increase the risk greatly." Xiao Chen hesitated.
At this time, an older dark elf stood up and said, "My dear human, you can stop to save us regardless of the danger. Why shouldn't we help our compatriots?"
"Yes, we are willing to stay and help!"
"Yes, that's it!"
His words were echoed by many dark elves.
Xiao Chen has never been a hypocritical person. He made a prompt decision and said, "In this case, the women take the children and go first. The others will be divided into several groups according to the original team. Line up and carry these stones to the side."
In fact, many dark elf women did not leave. Hundreds of people around Xiao Chen joined the disaster relief, and the excavation speed was more than ten times faster.
Xiao Chen and Di Ning's acceleration and giant strength spells provided support to everyone, while Maya used the elemental chain to break the large rocks. Although Roger was seriously injured and had not recovered, he also joined the disaster relief and moved stones with the dark elves.
Evelin was anxious watching from the side, wishing she could go down and help.
General Nord said: "Go ahead, my sense of honor does not allow me to escape at this time."
"No need, I trust my companions." Evelyn said firmly.