Game of the World Tree

Deep underground in the southern mountains.

The winding mine tunnels criss-cross, dark and deep.

Only the oil lamps on the rock walls on both sides flickered and dimmed, illuminating the entire underground world...

Occasionally, a low roar came from the depths of the mine, adding a spooky feeling to the place.

The staggered mine tunnels continue to extend until the end of the darkness, and finally meet in a cave that looks like a square.

This is an underground cave the size of four or five football fields. It is a typical landform in the Underdark and the main component of the underground world.

In the deepest part of the cave, a golden light was like the sun in the dark, illuminating a corner of the cave.

It was a statue of a goddess exuding a dazzling brilliance.

The statue is lifelike, and the country is alluring. The soft light that radiates out has a sacred and strange power. It shines on the human body, making people feel warm and kind, and the soul and body will get an indescribable relaxation.

Around the statue, there were thirteen dwarves standing around.

Dwarf Pope Gray Shirt and Legendary Warrior Bronze Furnace are impressively included.

In addition to them, the remaining 11 were all gold professionals, including 4 church priests in white robes, and 7 fully armed high-level warriors.

They are the most powerful force that the Dwarf National Church can mobilize at present.

This time, the dwarves did not send conventional forces, but only sent high-end combat power to protect the statue.

The dwarves guarded around the goddess statue with a vigilant expression, while the Pope's gray shirt and the team leader's copper furnace stood at the strongest side of the team, staring solemnly at the towering gate in front of them.

It was a stone gate with a height of more than ten meters. It was quite old. It was carved with vivid reliefs. If you carefully identified it, it seemed to be a dwarf pantheon that was once in its heyday.

Shimen has long been full of cracks, and from time to time, you can see the black smoke seeping from the cracks, but when the smoke touches the light emitted by the goddess statue, it is like touching the heaven and the earth, and it quickly shrinks back... …

"This is the gate of Xiyou, open the gate, and we will enter the real core of the seal."

The dwarf Pope Gray Shirt said with a serious expression.

Xiyou means "seal" in Elvish language, and the gate of Xiyou actually means the gate that maintains the seal.

For intelligent races like the dwarves who have been influenced by the elves, the Elvish language, which has a high magical affinity, is often found in the items they create.

And this gate of Xiyou was built by the dwarves with the strength of the whole family to seal the seal.

Tonglu nodded, his eyes swept around, he squatted down again, picked up a pinch of black soil wrapped with gravel from the floor of the cave, sniffed it between his nose, and frowned slightly:

"There should have been a lot of demons active here, but...the breath has almost dissipated, and they have been away for at least one day."

"It should be entering the gate of Xiyou, that is the real place of seal. Speaking of which... this cave was originally the garrison of our kingdom's surveillance seal, but it was captured by demons after the seal was broken. "

The Dwarf Pope sighed.

Tongluo looked solemn and said worriedly:

"If you say that, isn't the evil god Balot already completely in control of the Gate of Xiyou and the entire sealed land?"

"He shouldn't control the Sealed Land yet."

Pope Gray Shirt shook his head:

"If He really controlled the sealed land, I'm afraid it would have been broken out long ago, and it will never wait for us to come."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the gate of Xiyou, his eyes were calm:

"If I'm not wrong, He should have recalled all the demons to the Sealed Land, ready to fight us there..."

"Will it be too smooth? Although the Elf Chosen we summoned these days is very powerful, I don't think it will force Balot to this level..."

Tong Lu frowned and said.

The dwarf Pope glanced at the goddess statue, which was constantly flashing with a soft halo, and replied:

"I'm afraid... He is also waiting for us to summon the Elf Chosen."

"The sealed land has been eroded by him for too long. Even if the seal is not completely broken, it has almost become his home ground, not to mention that it was originally the kingdom of God before his fall..."

"For a Heretic God, if you want to break the seal quickly, in addition to constantly eroding the seal, you can also strengthen yourself by devouring the soul and flesh and blood of living beings, accumulate strength, and then directly break the loose seal..."

"Balot... I'm afraid it's about to succeed."

After listening to the Pope's words, the copper furnace clenched his hands slightly, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"You mean, He... wants to use us in turn to devour the Elf Chosen? To strengthen his own strength?!"

He couldn't believe it.

"This is just my guess..."

The Pope sighed.

Then, he changed the subject again:

"However, there is a fairly simple way to verify that my guess is correct."

"What is it?"

copper furnace asked.

"See if I can easily open the door of Xiyou."

Pope Gray Shirt looked at the towering stone gate.

Tongluo moved in his heart and understood what the other party meant.

Popes of all ages have had a way to open the door of hope.

But now, the gate of Xiyou is obviously eroded by the power of the abyss, and Balot can even transport demons through it, which shows that the other party has taken control of this stone gate.

In this case, if His Holiness the Pope can easily open the door, it means that Balot has acquiesced in their entry.

Or rather, waiting for their entry.

After the dwarf Pope finished speaking, he came to the stone gate.

He closed his eyes and chanted a mysterious spell.

And as he spoke, the stone gate immediately burst into a deep brilliance, and then slowly opened...

"It seems that my guess was correct."

Pope Gray Shirt opened his eyes and said slowly.

The bronze furnace's expression was also slightly solemn.

The back of the gate was pitch black, and if you looked closely, it was a black swirl.

The black abyss force continued to spread out from the vortex, and after touching the brilliance emanating from the statue, it quickly retreated...

So, cycle.

This vortex is a space channel.

The essence of the sealed land is actually the kingdom of God before the fall of the evil god Balot. It was turned into a sealed space by Dolft, the dwarf and the god of forging, and then sealed this fallen myth into it.

The entrance is the gate of Xiyou.

"However, we have come to this point, even if we know that the enemy is waiting for us to enter, we can only go on."

The Pope sighed again and said.

After speaking, he gestured to the priest of the church and ordered the other party to bring the goddess between him and the copper furnace.

It was not until the flickering light of the goddess statue completely wrapped the two of them, and his spiritual power sensed some kind of inexplicable blessing, that Pope Gray Shirt was relieved.

He looked at the copper furnace and said solemnly:

"Bronze furnace, let me confirm with you one last time, will the one from the elves really come?"

The bronze furnace naturally knew who the Pope was referring to, and he subconsciously glanced at the beautiful and holy goddess and said:

"Yes, if Balot appears, that one will use his strongest divine favored person to perform divine descent... This was told to me by the higher-ups of the Church of Life before parting."

"That's good……"

Pope Gray Shirt sighed in relief.

Only myth can fight myth.

At least, generally.

The dwarf Pope tidied up his wide robe, and then said:

"Then let's start the sixth call of the Chosen One! After the first batch of the Chosen One arrives, we will enter the final sealed land!"

"Also, be sure to protect the idol! Whether we can win or not depends on the Chosen One."

The copper furnace nodded:

"Definitely, as long as I'm still alive, I will definitely protect the idol!"

After speaking, his expression was a little hesitant.

"What's wrong?"

Pope Gray Shirt saw his hesitation.

The copper furnace hesitated for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty, we don't come out as a soldier, we only protect the idols, and only let the elves choose to charge and fight for us. Isn't it a bit too much... After all, we are allies, right?"

Although the copper furnace did not say it, the Pope understood what he meant.

This legendary warrior with a sense of justice is afraid to see the elves who came to support die one by one, and it is clear that the decisive battle is about to take place, but his side only sends high-end forces to protect the statue, and does not have any combat troops, so he feels conscience. It's a little hard to get through...

The Pope glanced at the copper stove with a strange expression.

It was not until the copper furnace was seen that he felt uncomfortable, and the religious leader of the dwarf shook his head and said:

"Don't have psychological pressure. This is also to reduce the casualties of the tribe. After all... the Chosen Ones are not afraid of death, but we are."

We are not afraid of death, okay? !

Dwarves never give up!

After listening to the Pope's words, the copper furnace subconsciously wanted to refute.

However, the Pope's next sentence silenced his words:

"Not to mention, without our army, it may be more conducive to the performance of the Chosen Ones."

Bronze Furnace:  …

He thought back to the previous battle, and it seemed to be the case.

The space in the underground world is limited, and the efficiency of dwarves in killing demons is far less than that of the chosen ones. When there are too many people, it will affect the performance of these elf warriors.

Not to mention, there are often Elven Chosen desperately protecting the red-eyed dwarf warriors...

Obviously they didn't need to die, but they died because of protecting the dwarf warriors.

In this regard, the copper furnace is quite moved.

"Don't worry. Whether it's the Chosen One or the one from the Elf Forest, they will understand what we're doing."

said the Pope.

Tongluo sighed and finally chose silence.

After this war, I must ask Your Excellency Xiao Xianmiao the names of all those who died in the battle, engraved their names on the monument, and pray every year.

These warriors should be remembered.

he thought.

The dwarf Pope quickly began to summon, and with the previous experience, his summoning has become extremely skilled.

The three space rings filled with sacrifices slowly disappeared, while the beautiful and holy goddess statue burst into dazzling brilliance.

A translucent light wave spread out with the statue as the center. Under the dwarves' expectation, respect, or curiosity, countless golden circles appeared in the cave, illuminating the dark underground world. be like daytime.

Immediately after, tall figures were outlined above the magic circle, and one by one, elves in battle armor or robes appeared in the cave.

The quiet underground world became lively in an instant.

The elves who were sent over were excited one by one, running and jumping with excitement. Some of them even fell in love as soon as they appeared. They ran directly into the depths of the mine in the opposite direction, and disappeared in a flash. The dwarf was stunned.

However, the rest of the dwarves had expressions they were used to.

Including Dwarf Pope Grey Shirt and Legendary Warrior Bronze Furnace.

Normal situation, normal situation.

As long as these Chosen Ones are summoned in a non-war state, they are absolutely messy, but once they enter the combat state, they will fight as if they have changed and fight in unity.

The last time I killed the demons that remained on the outside, there were still many Chosen people who got lost in the mine.

Of course, their range of activities seems to be centered on the idol, so they can't lose if they run, and once the war starts, they will return one by one faster than the other without even having to recall the dwarves...

The best way, though, is to command them out loud.

Bronze Furnace dared to swear to the true god that he had never seen such an obedient warrior in his more than 100 years of life. As long as the dwarves spoke, these elf celestials often pointed to which to fight, and there was absolutely no ambiguity.

Even if it is to let them die...

And this is also the place that makes the copper furnace feel the most shocking.

If there is anything that makes people feel puzzled, it is that there will always be the Chosen people who will pester them to ask if there is any hidden quest or something.

Especially when there is no war yet.

For example, this time, after the arrival of the Chosen One, a large group of enthusiastic elves surrounded the copper furnace in a blink of an eye, chatting and saying:

"Master Tongluo, do you have any hidden tasks?"

"Master Tongluo, you are familiar with me! You are familiar with me!"

"Master Tongluo, give me an order! Fight where I tell you!"

"Master Copper Furnace..."

Bronze Furnace:  …

He glanced at the Chosen Ones and found no familiar figures. It seemed that the Chosen Ones who came this time were still different from the previous ones.

Strength... but it's still okay.

I just don't know how these Elf Chosen people know themselves.

Could it be that the returning Xiao Xianmiao and others told them?

And when the Chosen Ones surrounded the dwarves excitedly, the voice of Pope Gray Shirt resounded in the cave:

"Warriors of the elves, thank you for accepting the call!"

"Today is the time for our final counterattack against the Sealed Land! The outcome is today!"

"Have you seen this open stone gate? Our task today is to enter this black vortex, destroy all the demons in it, and find the seal location of the evil god Balot!"

Pope Gray Shirt was concise and straightforward, and pointed out the task directly.

This is also the best way for the dwarves to communicate with the Chosen after several summons.

The Elf Chosen are not very interested in long speeches, nor are they interested in the information behind the quest.

The more you talk, the more impatient they become.

Even if it's your intention to boost morale or explain to them why you're doing it.

Instead, these summoned elves prefer to be given direct orders.

And the simpler and cruder the better.

No one will argue or ask why.

This incomparably simple character makes Tongluo quite worried about whether they will be sold and help a few gold pounds in their communication with other intelligent races...

All I can say is... as expected of an elves.

Even if the camp does seem to have shifted a little bit, this innocent heart has not changed.

Hearing the order of the dwarf Pope, the elves instantly lit up.

"Is this the vortex?"

"Could it be a space channel?"

"I said why I didn't see the devil, it turns out that I have to make another picture!"

"Brothers! Enter the picture!"

They chattered.

Before the gray shirt and the copper furnace could continue to say anything, the Chosen Ones with a faint halo all over their body rushed into the black vortex excitedly.

In a blink of an eye, you can't see the figure.

Bronze Furnace:  …