A team operating nearby lost contact and did not even have time to release the demonic insects. This made the Solderin team operating in the dark mountain range more vigilant.
In a relatively secluded cave, the Typhon soldiers were taking the time to rest, while several knights in the team were discussing in low voices the group of people who had lost contact. The atmosphere seemed very tense. serious.
"That team is in danger. They may have been exposed and encountered the nearby Ansu army," a knight said. "They can annihilate an elite team in a short time and let them not even have any news." There was no time to release them, so it was probably a large group of regular troops. "This should be the pioneering territory established by the legendary 'Resurrection Pioneers', right?" Another knight recalled setting off. According to the information previously obtained, "Did the 'pioneering Duke' have already sealed off the mountainous areas around the territory? Didn't it mean that he had just established a foothold in this area?"
"Perhaps our information is wrong and he has obtained With the strong support of the Ansu royal family," the last knight guessed, "If he wants to rebuild the entire southern Ansu defense line, then he should bring a large number of troops over..."
"From other teams The contact is still normal..."
The knights discussed in low voices, but they paid more attention to Solderin who was not far away with his eyes closed to rest.
The knights knew very well that although there were so many imperial warriors active, in fact the entire infiltration plan in the Dark Mountains was entirely centered on this elf commander - this high-ranking The ranger is the brains of the entire operation, while the role of ordinary soldiers, even knights, and mages is only to collect intelligence for the brain and find out the way forward.
Just as an infiltration in the early stage of the war, although the teams that entered the Dark Mountains were elite, they did not have much advanced combat power. On the one hand, the infiltration troops did not exist to fight the enemy head-on, and on the other hand, they did not exist to fight the enemy head-on. On the one hand, it is because even if a group of strong men are sent to perform infiltration missions regardless of the cost, these strong men with superb combat effectiveness may not be much better than experienced soldiers when collecting intelligence and drawing maps. When exposed and intercepted, a strong man trapped in the enemy's defense line would have a hard time coming back alive just like an ordinary soldier. The cost would be frighteningly high but there would be no additional benefits. Therefore, in the entire infiltration operation, apart from Thor Apart from Delin, a high-level ranger, there was only one other "secondary team" with a mid-level mage in charge.
Here, Solderin is the backbone of them all.
The backbone did not make any comment after learning that a team had lost contact. He just quietly thought about life.
"Sir," a mage in the team couldn't help it. He took the initiative to come to Solderin, "We should take action-whether it is sending back intelligence or continuing to search for the missing team. The clues are better than waiting here."
Solderlin opened his eyes slowly.He said quietly: "Do you think the rumor about the ancient Duke who was resurrected from the dead is true?"
"To be honest, I don't believe it." The mage was startled for a moment, then shook his head, "The idea of being resurrected from the dead is true." This kind of thing has only been heard in fairy tales, but mages are a pragmatic group. Unless I see this phenomenon with my own eyes, I will not believe it."
"Is that so..." Solderin was noncommittal and remained silent for a moment before continuing, "But what Gawain Cecil was best at seven hundred years ago was doing things that challenged conventions. I really think... he had the ability to make himself in the world. Climb out of the coffin after seven hundred years."
The mage was confused: "Sir?"
"Don't worry," Solderin shook his head, "I wasn't before. Send two soldiers - I'm waiting for news from them."
As if he was waiting for Solderin's words, the two soldiers who were sent out to investigate the situation appeared. Then he returned to this hiding place.
"Sir," one of the returning soldiers hurriedly walked up to Solderin, "we have discovered an open-pit mine halfway up the mountain! And it is under construction!"
"Open-pit mine under construction"? The mage next to Solderlin was stunned for a moment, "In this winter?"
Solderlin wiped away his previous indifferent appearance and became more energetic: "Bring the map - the mine Where is the approximate location of the mine?"
Someone handed over a rough terrain map, and the soldier who returned from the reconnaissance roughly described the location of the mine: "In this place, between two mountain ridges, There is a large open area - the mine is very large. God knows how long it took to get it to be so big. There are many people working in the mine, and there are many soldiers guarding the surrounding area. We are not worried about being exposed. Dare to get close."
Solderin immediately lowered his head and identified on the map: "The team that lost contact before had an accident on this route...The mine is at this location... Sure enough."
Several knights in the team came over at this time, and they quickly understood what Solderin meant: "The team that had the accident accidentally ran into the mine. The guards around?"
"That should be the case, but this is good news." Solderin raised his head, "This means that the pioneer lord did not block the entire mountainous area. The missing team was because of It was bad luck to hit the opponent's stronghold."
"But in this case, the lord here should have been more vigilant..."
"Yes, he is sure. We have increased our vigilance. The mine and surrounding areas will definitely be guarded more tightly than before, but we have to go there and take a look." Solderin pointed to the general location of the mine on the map. "Starting work in winter and mining in deep mountains requires sacrifice. The cost is huge, and there are very strong guard troops around this mine. This place must be very important!"
The military mage next to him also realized the importance of the open-pit mine and endured it. He kept saying:"Even the Anzu royal family specially sent a 'Founding Duke' here to develop, maybe it was also for this mine...Are they trying to hide their eyes?"
Solderin put away the map: "Extinguish the campfire, cover up the traces, and let's find out what the Ansu people are doing in this mountain range."
Due to the lessons learned from the past, the team led by Solderin approached the place in a more cautious manner. Hidden in the open-pit mine deep in the mountains, they avoided all mountain roads where patrols might be present and walked between steep rocks and vines. Relying on the blessing of elven magic, the whole team completed this incredible leap, and finally ended up in the open-pit mine. One of the best observation points is lurking near the mine.
As the scout said, it was indeed a very large quarry - it was hidden in the mountains (not hidden), and it probably took a long time to develop to reach such a scale (it took two days to explode Half), a large number of unfortunate slave mine workers are carrying out mining operations in the cold wind under the supervision of soldiers (all of them waited in line at the Government Affairs Office for a long time to sign up), and in places that cannot be seen around the mine, God knows where else. How many Anzu troops guarding this secret mine are hidden (only a few patrols).
It seems that there are tons of secrets hidden, maybe there is an ancient seal that can summon the evil god buried under the mine.
"We can't get any closer. There are several sentry towers around the mine. Have you seen them?" Solderin reminded the mage beside him, "Summon a mage's eye and see if you can quietly Go around the sentry tower and see clearly what those people are digging in the mountain."
"Understood." The mage nodded and recited a brief spell silently, followed by a faint light. The Mage's Eye, which was barely visible during the day, emerged from the air beside him.
The mage controlled the magic eye and slowly approached the quarry. When he passed the sentry towers in his field of vision, he couldn't help but become curious: the soldiers on the sentry towers were holding up a strange-looking metal I put the tube in front of my eyes and looked around, what is that?
There is no magic reaction, so you shouldn’t worry about it.
The mage who controlled the magic eye put aside the soldiers on the sentry tower, and concentrated on controlling the mage's eye to slowly bypass the base of the sentry tower, but at this moment, there was a strange "click" sound. "The sound suddenly came from nearby, which shocked him, and the spell guidance was interrupted.
Before the clicking sound was heard, Solderin had already sensed the auras that suddenly appeared in all directions. He instantly realized that he and his people had been exposed, so he stopped lurking. He jumped up directly, and at the same time he picked up the short bow he carried with him. Three feather arrows surrounded by light green cyclones were placed on the bowstring at some point. There was no aiming process at all. He raised his hand and shot three arrows in succession. He moved towards the direction of the most powerful aura in his perception, and at the same time shouted a warning: "Get ready to fight!"
Then, three crisp sounds came from the distance, that was The sound of arrows wrapped with magic being blocked by personalities, Solderin and had just reactedThe Typhon warriors who came raised their heads and saw a tall, well-armed man standing on a boulder in the distance. He was holding a black sword in his hand, his eyes were sharp and steady, and behind him and... All around, soldiers stood up one after another - the soldiers quickly formed an encirclement network.
Gawain looked at the blond elf standing among the Typhon soldiers from a distance, a little surprised and a little amused: "I really guessed it right, Solderin - why are you in this place?" ?”
Compared to Gawain’s relative calmness, Solderin was closer to being shocked when he saw Gawain. He stared at the familiar figure, maintaining the indifference and indifference for a long time. The image almost failed him: "You are——"
"The elf's memory must be good, right?" Gawain spread his hands, "Have you forgotten your old boss?"
"Are you really that Gawain Cecil?" The high-level elf ranger's face quickly calmed down, and his eyes became extremely serious and sharp. He did not put down the short bow in his hand, but instead put an arrow on the bowstring, "You Did he really come back from the dead?"
He asked, but he showed no intention of putting down his weapons. Not only that, the Typhon warriors around him also did their best. They had already heard that their commander and Lord Ansu in the distance were old acquaintances, and they also realized that Lord Ansu was probably the legendary hero from seven hundred years ago. Both facts shocked them greatly, but the instincts they had trained for a long time and their loyalty to the empire still made them clenched the swords and staffs in their hands almost reflexively.