Chapter 386 - Went Deep Underground, Two City Lords
"Your Excellency"s strength is superb, and your blade technique is extraordinary. You won fair and square, so there"s no need to thank me!" said Daniel in a calm manner.
He had long lost his arrogant aura and att.i.tude from before. He realized that there was always going to be someone better than him!
A son of a City Lord who was usually pampered could actually train such a powerful attack.
Daniel had always thought that the Shadow Demon Race was the most suitable race in the world for battle given their talent. He did not expect to lose the battle.
At this time, Vincent, Monica, and Catherine had also walked over. When they saw the completely dispirited Daniel, Vincent could not help but say, "You might have misunderstood Dave before. He is different from the Dark Elves who kidnapped you. What he wants to do is to bring harmony back to the entire Elf Race, and what he wants to deal with are the Dark Elves who have treated you as slaves. I deliberately did not explain it to you earlier because I hope that you can make good use of the hatred in your heart and burst out with even more powerful strength! Although you have lost to Dave, this is not a permanent record. Train your talent well and when you think you are strong enough, you can challenge him again!"
After hearing what Vincent said, Daniel, who was in a bad mood, suddenly raised his head and said to Dave, "You have won today"s match, but I will find you again and challenge you in the future. Would you still dare to accept the challenge then?"
Dave gently rubbed the weapon in his hand and said with a smile, "Why not? I would be even happier if you could challenge me often!"
Daniel nodded and raised his hand to say to Dave, "From today onward, we are good friends! If you want to do something great for your race, I can help you!"
"Okay!" replied Dave with a gratified expression. He then raised his hand to shake hands with Daniel.
An intense and exciting battle had ended successfully. The two of them did not fight to the death. Instead, they had built up a different kind of friends.h.i.+p.
Vincent then said to Daniel, "Actually, you don"t need to rush to increase your strength right now. When your arm grows back, you can go to Ebenezer to learn how to a.s.sa.s.sinate. When the time comes, your strength will naturally increase by several times!"
Daniel turned to look at Vincent and asked in disbelief, "Is what you said true? Is there a difference between the a.s.sa.s.sination techniques of the Shadow Demon Race?"
Vincent shook his head and said, "The a.s.sa.s.sination techniques of the Shadow Demon Race are too backward. What Ebenezer has learned is the brand-new a.s.sa.s.sination technique that I had taught him. When you recover, you can learn it with him!"
Daniel, who had just been defeated, immediately replied, "No, I"ll go now!"
He left right away after hearing that there was a chance for him to become powerful.
He ran out of the gra.s.sland under everyone"s gazes and rushed straight to the front yard.
Catherine stretched out her hands and wrapped them around Dave"s neck. She said softly, "Your Highness is great! But I can"t stand to see Your Highness taking risks. Maybe I really am a burden to Your Highness!"
Dave shook his head and said to Catherine gently, "No, you are not a burden to me. You are the driving force to make me stronger! Moreover, only those who truly care in their hearts can maintain their rationality at all times and not be driven by the darkness in their hearts. This is the biggest difference between Dark Elves and the other elves!"
After hearing what Dave had said, Catherine could not help but become a little surprised. She then sighed softly, "Your Highness has become a blasphemer?"
Dave nodded slightly and admitted his current ident.i.ty to the woman he loved.
At the same time, Dave was also clear that although the elves prioritized their faith, not all elves were fanatical believers of the G.o.ds!
Elves like Catherine and Monica who had no ambition actually did not have any aspirations toward the G.o.ds. Even if they had faith, it was only because of their habits as an elf. Therefore, they were not too surprised when they heard that Dave was a blasphemer. They did not have the same view of Gajero as the group of madmen in front of the temple.
Therefore, even if Dave told Catherine that he had become a blasphemer, it would not scare her too much!
There were many believers like Catherine and Monica in the entire Elf World. Most of them were commoners in various cities. They did not obtain great power from their faith. They only relied on their daily work to live an ordinary life; such elves would only choose to change their faith if the G.o.ds changed. They would never stop other elves from changing their faith or beliefs.
The real and true believers were the powerful warriors under the City Lord and the clergy in the temple!
Dave said with a serious face, "Now that I have started to become stronger, it is time for me to take over the authority of Devil Flame City from my father!"
Catherine could not help but turn her head to look at Vincent because she knew that she could not help Dave to achieve this great goal. Only Vincent could do it!
Vincent nodded slightly and said to Dave, "Not bad, you"re even more talented than I thought! You have grasped the essence of the eight forms of Heaven"s Will. Once you completely master the eight forms of Heaven"s Will in the future, you"ll definitely become a powerhouse! What we need to do now is to find out what the City Lord is doing in h.e.l.l"s Rose."
After hearing what Vincent said, Dave put his emotions aside and turned to look at Vincent. He said softly, "Just as we agreed before, we will go to Devil Flame City and explore h.e.l.l"s Rose!"
Vincent and Dave bade farewell to Monica and Catherine. They sneaked out of the mansion along the field and quickly rushed toward Devil Flame City.
The general guarding the North Gate of Devil Flame City had been missing for many days. The heavy responsibility fell on the three generals of the east, west, and south gates. In addition to the recent Zerg crisis in the city, the three generals were not willing to make any mistakes. Thus, the north gate was heavily guarded.
It was soon late afternoon. The sun gradually set and the scenery between the sky and earth began to turn dim. The north city gate had closed early and entered a state of alert.
However, at that moment, two black shadows darted toward the city gate from afar, causing the countless soldiers that were guarding the city gate to be shocked.
The soldiers raised their bows and arrows and shouted toward the outside of the city, "Who is it? Stop quickly before the Devil Flame City gates! No one is allowed to be impudent!"
However, the two black shadows did not reply. At the same time, the shadows turned fiery red, and an intense flame instantly soared into the sky.
The city guards hurriedly shouted, "Not good, the elves have attacked the city! Quickly warn the other city gates, the north city gate has been attacked!"
There were black shadows within the flames. They were Dave and Vincent who had rushed over together.
However, the flames around Vincent"s body were too powerful. It completely blocked off the demonic aura on Dave"s body, making others think that they were both fire elves.
Just as the soldiers on the city gate were about to warn them again, Vincent and Dave drew the long knives from their waists simultaneously and thrust them toward the city gate in front of them.
The two of them shouted at the same time, "A pillar supporting the sky!"
They used the same Art of Heaven"s Will technique. One was black while the other was red. The two surging knife auras instantly pierced through the city gate.
"Bang!"
The city gate that was supposed to be shut tightly instantly shattered into pieces. It was like a cannonball that overturned all the soldiers who were guarding inside the city. It opened up a wide pa.s.sage.
Without the slightest hesitation, Vincent and Dave rushed into the city gate and disappeared before the eyes of the soldiers.
A slightly more experienced soldier quickly ordered the others, "This is bad. A fire elf has barged into Devil Flame City. Immediately notify the other three guards and the City Patrol Officer to search for the Fire Elf"s whereabouts overnight!"
Only by notifying the other higher-ranking officers would they be able to effectively stop the current chaos. Otherwise, once the City Lord found out about it, all the soldiers guarding the north gate would only be left with a dead-end!
A soldier said with some difficulty, "But… but the City Patrol Officer is outside the city! He"s not here!"
The elderly soldier looked embarra.s.sed. After hesitating, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then inform the generals of the other three gates first and let them make a quick decision!"
"Yes!"
The group of soldiers replied in unison and ran toward the three city gates.
At the same time, Vincent and Dave, who had already entered the city, hid in alleys near the city gates. They were observing the city guards" every move.
"Looks like their reactions are not slow. They know how to keep the situation under control!" said Dave. He gave a very pertinent evaluation.
Vincent nodded and said, "It"s a pity that they are dealing with us the same way that they usually deal with elves. They don"t know that the two of us aren"t afraid of their patrols at all!"
Dave nodded and said with some worry, "Wait a minute. Although we both have the appearance of Dark Elves, don"t we want everyone to think that we are outside the city? If we are seen by the city guards and soldiers, how should we explain it?"
Vincent smiled and said, "No need to explain, because no one can see us!"
Dave asked in surprise, "No one can b.u.mp into us?"
Vincent pulled Dave and turned around. He led him to the deepest part of the alley, pointed at a wall, and asked, "This should be the direction to h.e.l.l"s Rose, right?"
Dave thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "That"s right!"
Vincent walked forward, raised his hand, and pressed on the wall. He said softly, "Modify and open the door!"
A sparkling light flashed from Vincent"s hand and quickly spread to the wall. Immediately after that, an invisible door appeared in front of Vincent and Dave.
"Follow me!" said Vincent softly. He then took the lead to walk into the wall.
Dave followed behind Vincent with a face full of shock. He walked into the wall carefully and heard the door behind him shut tightly.
Dave was filled with shock as he looked at his surroundings carefully. He felt as if he was in a crystal tunnel. He could clearly see every street in Devil Flame City, but he was not in the same s.p.a.ce and time as Devil Flame City.
Under Vincent"s lead, Dave discovered that he could directly walk through walls and houses. He could even walk into other elves" homes without attracting anyone"s attention. It was as if he was isolated from the entire world.
Dave could not help but ask, "That"s amazing, what ability is that?"
Vincent answered frankly, "Modification authority! It"s also one of the most powerful abilities in the Black Hole World. If Your Highness really wants to learn this ability, it"s not like I can"t teach it to you. But I always feel that the source of the Dark Elves" power isn"t that simple, so I still want to wait until I find out the source of the Elf Race"s ability before deciding whether to teach it to Your Highness!"
Dave nodded and said, "You have your reasons for worrying. I respect your decision!"
Vincent nodded and did not say anything more. He then led Dave all the way to h.e.l.l"s Rose. Just then, a few figures walked out from h.e.l.l"s Rose. Among these creatures, there were a few faces that Vincent was very familiar with.
Vincent pointed at the two Dark Elves he knew and said, "That"s the auctioneer, the supervisor of the ninth floor! That"s the supervisor of the seventh floor! I"ve seen him before!"
Dave nodded and said, "They are also the supervisors of h.e.l.l"s Rose. It seems that it"s time to clear the place as Catherine had said. Everyone has left h.e.l.l"s Rose. Next, my father will enter alone!"
Vincent looked around and said in a deep voice, "It shouldn"t be, because I don"t see Myron around. Maybe he is still in h.e.l.l"s Rose!"
Dave frowned slightly and said softly, "Could it be that Myron has been secretly observing father and wants to take the opportunity to avenge the incident 20 years ago?"
Vincent sighed softly, "It"s a possibility but that"s just our guess. Why don"t we go and see for ourselves what the two City Lords of Devil Flame City are doing!"
Dave nodded and said, "Let"s go!"
Vincent squatted down. He reached out and pressed on the bottom of the s.p.a.ce tunnel, and said softly, "Modify the sinking!"
As Vincent spoke, a circular platform instantly appeared under their feet. It was slowly sinking like a lift until they fell into the ground.
The soil and rocks below the ground instantly appeared before Vincent and Dave"s eyes. This scene was not unfamiliar as they had been to h.e.l.l"s Rose. The scene even felt somewhat familiar.
Immediately after that, the entrance to the first underground floor appeared in front of them. It was such a familiar feeling. Vincent recalled the first time he followed Dave into h.e.l.l"s Rose.
At that moment, Dave was looking at the empty hall on the first floor, he could not help but say, "Previously, you said that Myron"s office was on the ninth floor. If h.e.l.l"s Rose has secrets, it must be located in the deepest part of the ground. I believe that after my father arrives, he will also head to the ninth floor. Why don"t we just go there and wait?"
"Good idea!" said Vincent softly.
He then controlled the circular platform under his feet to sink rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the entrance of the ninth floor.
At that moment, the tunnel where Vincent and Dave were was just above the abyss outside the ninth floor. The two of them seemed to be floating in the tunnel. When they lowered their heads, they could see the endless dark abyss under their feet.
Dave could only see the endless darkness beneath him. However, Vincent could see the abyss beneath his feet clearly. Moreover, there was a very attractive light in the deepest part of the abyss, as if it was continuously beckoning to Vincent. It wanted him to go and investigate it.
"If it wasn"t for the fact that I"m going to investigate Andre"s actions today, I would really like to go down and take a look!" sighed Vincent softly.
Dave said with some confusion, "What"s there to look at down there? It"s just a bottomless pit! Could there be some precious treasure?"
Vincent raised his head to look at Dave with a smile on his face. This was because he could not judge whether Dave"s words were right or wrong as he had not been to the bottom.
At that moment, the sound of a machine moving suddenly came from above the two of them. Immediately after that, the h.e.l.l"s Rose elevator slowly arrived at the entrance of the ninth floor.
Standing on the elevator was the City Lord, Andre, who was wearing luxurious clothes. He had a solemn and imposing look on his face!
"He"s here!" said Vincent softly.
At the same time, he held his breath and focused on watching Andre"s every move carefully.
As they were in the s.p.a.ce tunnel, no matter how loud they were, they would not be discovered by Andre. However, they still subconsciously held their breath.
Andre exited the lift and stood on the stone platform at the entrance of the ninth floor. He looked down at the abyss below with a solemn expression, as if he was observing something.
At that moment, Vincent thought that Andre had the same ability as himself and could see the situation inside the abyss clearly. However, Andre suddenly shook his head helplessly. It was as if he was disappointed because he could not see what was in the abyss clearly.
Dave frowned and sighed in confusion, "What is father doing?"
Vincent said in a deep voice, "I"m not sure, but the reason he came here must have something to do with the abyss under our feet. Because ever since he came to the entrance of the ninth floor, he has not cared about any of the decorations inside. He has never even looked into the depths of the ninth floor. Because in his eyes, only the abyss under our feet is the most important!"
Dave nodded. Just as he was about to speak, his eyes suddenly widened. He quickly grabbed Vincent"s arm and pointed at his father.
Vincent was equally as shocked as Dave. This was because they saw Andre rolling up his wide sleeves and slowly climbing down the abyss along a stone wall beside the entrance of the ninth floor.
"How is this possible? No one who fell into the abyss has ever come up alive, but looking at how skilled he is, it"s obviously not the first time he"s gone down!" sighed Dave in surprise.
Vincent did not say anything at that moment, because he could clearly see Andre"s every move after he climbed down the abyss.
The swords and staff that were left on the stone wall had become stairs for Andre to climb down. He moved down the stone wall patiently, circle after circle, until he descended more than 300 meters away from the entrance of the ninth floor. When he reached a protruding rock wall, his figure completely disappeared from Vincent"s sight.
Dave looked at the darkness under his feet and asked anxiously, "Where is father? What is he doing? Can we still go down and look?"
Vincent nodded and said, "Of course! But there seem to be more interesting things waiting for us now!"
Dave raised his head curiously and looked at Vincent in confusion, "What?"
Vincent raised his chin and gestured for Dave to look into the depths of the ninth floor.
Dave turned to look at the pa.s.sageway on the ninth floor and saw the door of the auctioneer"s office suddenly open. A Dark Elf with white hair and a straight back walked out!