Weiss guessed right, Qin Lun could not kill so many dwarves and minotaurs alone, this is another dungeon team responsible for chasing down the defecting elves.
The current Qin Lun is no longer the former Qin Lun. When "he" wakes up, the memories belonging to Qin Lun have not disappeared, but "he" is bored and tired of everything that the previous Qin Lun has done.
Under the domination of this emotion, "he" found a person hiding next to him during the battle in the Minotaur Hall. That was the only shadow thief among the drow warriors.
The drow thief unexpectedly did not choose to escape in time after the battle. It is well aware of Mistress Wendini's disposition, although the defeat in this battle is not their fault, but if it dares to go back like this, that cruel old witch will definitely skin it for public display, and then take all responsibility for the defeat Push them.
Therefore, the drow thieves continued to monitor the dwarf-dominated adventure party, risking being discovered by the dwarves and the apostles.
However, this drow thief was very cunning. Instead of following behind the team, it predicted the direction of the team in advance, and then went around to monitor their whereabouts. This was the blind spot of everyone's investigation. No one expected that there would be a thief watching them in front of the team.
What's more, at that time, the apostle thief monkey escorted the dark elves back to the surface, and Qin Lun disappeared. The exploration team happened to be flawed in reconnaissance, and it was even more difficult to find this drow thief.
Unfortunately, its every move has always been under "his" control. Others can't spot this stealthy thief, "he" who has several eye skills, but they can easily see him.
The behavior of the drow thief aroused "his" interest, and then a bold plan appeared in "his" mind. So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qin Lun disappeared!
In fact, "he" didn't leave too far away, but just like the drow thieves did, the two hung on the left and the right not far in front of the team.
The drow thieves finally decided to leave when the expedition reached the deep trenches and discovered the mines of Mithril Hall. The drow thief didn't know that the mine was connected to the Mithral Hall inside the Spine of the World, but he could tell from the cheering behavior of the dwarves that this was the destination of the dwarves.
Now that he knew the dwarf's final destination, there was no need to follow. He had to go back and report to Wendini as soon as possible. The drow thief knew that Mistress Wendini would take revenge, so his discovery should save him from punishment after the defeat.
When the thief found Wendini, he found that the drow priest who hadn't teleported far had joined another dungeon team, and he really planned to come back to take revenge on the Minotaur and the dwarves.
This team is led by Priest Ke Kena, the second daughter of the fifth family in Obalanal City. Although Ke Ke Na belongs to the fifth family, and Wendini belongs to the seventh family, Ke Ke Na's status is not as high as Wen Dini, after all, the latter is a Matriarch of the family.
However, as the priest of the Spider God Queen, Ke Kena is not afraid of Wendini either. What's more, Wendini lost so many spider elves this time. After returning, whether the seventh family can continue to receive the favor of the spider queen is still a matter of opinion.
Drow are mostly selfish, and Kirkna is no different. Originally, she would never help Wendini take revenge, but the sudden appearance of "he" changed everything.
The demonized fallen hunter appeared after the drow thief, and impressed Kirkna with the whereabouts of the two defected elves, Revan and Kosenna.
At the same time, Undini also stated that he would not compete with the Fifth Family for this credit, and only asked Ke Kena to help her clean up the Minotaur and dwarves who helped the defected elves during the pursuit.
After hearing that the dwarf's team had split into two, Kirkna agreed to the plan of action.
The size of her team is not as strong as Wendini's original team, but because the main force is not the uncontrollable spider elves, but lizardman cavalry, the tactics are more flexible. It is not too difficult to wipe out the old, weak, sick and disabled minotaurs and the scattered dwarves.
The fact is also true, in the minotaur labyrinth and the camp where the dwarves have just erected fences, the lizardman cavalry did not encounter decent resistance. There were only two adult Minotaurs left, while the dwarf camp had only a dozen low-level fighters and ore hunting experts, and the elite were all taken away by Gilliam.
Of course, it was just a coincidence that the drow priests came here. If we wait another ten days, as soon as the support of the shield dwarves arrives, there will be at least a hundred dwarf warriors in this camp, and there will even be large defensive equipment built. Unless the dungeon sends a large force, it is impossible to take it down.
When it came time to retaliate, the drow followed "his" advice and attacked the dwarven camp first, before it was the Minotaur's turn.
During this process, the two drow priests were very interested in the minotaur specimens made by "him". They didn't know what kind of creature they were imitating. They only knew that the image of two Minotaur angels being hoisted was full of impact and had a strong and violent bloody beauty, which was very in line with drow's aesthetics.
This is also the main reason why Wendini wanted to sacrifice the silver-haired elf to the Spider God Queen. She believed that the Spider Queen would be very happy to introduce this fallen demon hunter into her kingdom of God and let him serve her side.
After admiring the Minotaur Angel, this idea filled Wentini's mind. She lost too many spider elves this time, even if she made up for it later, she might lose the spider queen's favor. The silver-haired elf with unique aesthetics became her life-saving straw, and her priority was even higher than revenge on the dwarves.
"Let's go!" Thinking of this, Wentini's gaze at that figure became more intense.
The female elf, who was originally the least willing to listen to the advice of men, almost obeyed the silver-haired elf along the way, making Ke Kena next to her have the illusion of "could this Wendini be a fake?"
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Following the clues left by the drow, the dwarves pursued for a long distance.
When they finally calmed down and wanted to follow Weiss' advice and go back to join Gilliam, something happened again, which forced them to continue their pursuit.
During their pursuit, they found the mark left by Lorraine, a charcoal drawing of a snow yak with thick fur. This is the family crest of the Xuefeng dwarves, just like the "bubbling beer mug" of the shield dwarves' family crest, it is difficult for outsiders to fake it.
Next to this badge, Lorraine also marked a road sign arrow. After seeing this charcoal drawing, the dwarves were surprised and delighted, but at the same time they were full of doubts.
This road sign does not indicate the direction of Lorraine, but points backward to the outpost camp next to the maze. This shows that Lorraine left this sign not to chase the enemy, but to guide the dwarves who entered the Underdark in the future and guide them to the outpost camp.
The dwarves are happy that Lorraine will leave this sign, indicating that he does not know that the camp was attacked, and may have returned to the surface. What surprised him was that they hadn't informed Lorraine about the situation of the Mithral Hall mine, and he actually left the camp without authorization.
At the same time, the dwarves had another doubt, because they chased the drow all the way and found that they were heading towards the dwarf base on the surface, taking the same road as Lorraine.
Now, not only the dwarves were very tangled, but Weiss and others also felt extremely troublesome.
Lorraine is not dead, and there are drow behind him, and the dwarves will definitely not give up the pursuit. Weiss and the others were embarrassed. Their mission had been completed, and they didn't want to fight the drow elves, and they couldn't leave the dwarves behind and go back to Gilliam alone.
In the end, after discussion, the apostles decided to act together with the dwarves. There are probably more than ten dwarves left here, most of them are mid-to-high-level fighters, plus six apostles, it's not that they can't fight with Drow.
Besides, the direction Lorraine and Drow are going is the cave camp on the surface. The longer the time drags on, the closer the distance will be to the surface. No matter how bad the situation was, Weiss and the others could leave the dwarves behind and escape back to the surface alone. Anyway, it was only a few days away.
Having said that, Weiss still felt a little uneasy in his heart. He always felt that he had overlooked something, but this clue seemed to be separated by a layer of fog, making it difficult to see clearly.
Time passed quietly, and when the fourth night came, the four members of Weiss' team woke up from their dreams respectively, looking at the prompt information in the team channel with livid faces.
"Captain, those drow caught up with the monkey and those two dark elves, our mission has failed!" The shield guard Newton stood up abruptly, the knuckles of his fists creaking.
For a long time, because of Weiss' stable character, their team has not lost a player for a long time, and the relationship between each other is very good. Unexpectedly, this time, an important member died in a mission that was extremely close to completion.
When the shield guard said that the mission failed, he did not refer to Mithral Hall's predecessor mission, but the "Dawn of Oranbar". The basis for the completion of that mission is that the two dark elves, Revan and Ke Sena, return to the surface world.
They are a bit far away from the monkeys and cannot use the team channel to contact them. However, the loss of team members will be notified by the starry sky, and there will also be relevant reminders for the failure of the mission. Judging from these two reminders, the monkeys undoubtedly encountered an enemy attack.
And the dwarf exploration team has already cleaned up the biological nests on this road, and there are very few enemies left that can make the monkeys defenseless.
Monkey is a second-level apostle thief, and his combat power may be lacking, but his escape ability is definitely better than that of the high-level apostle Weiss. The only ones who could surpass him in moving speed and see through his stealth were drow warriors and drow priests who possessed divine detection skills.
"Chasing, I want to see who is behind the scenes!" Weiss gritted his teeth with veins on his forehead and said, "Also... Romon, keep an eye on Hill and Rand!"
The disappearance of the monkey finally forced Weiss to suspect the missing Qin Lun. Now he thought of the clue that had been neglected all the time. If Qin Lun had told Lorraine about the Mithral Hall mine in advance, then Lorraine would naturally choose to return to the surface camp without knowing it.