Chapter 923: Chapter 647 Stone City Chapter 923: Chapter 647 Stone City “I never expected the underground to be this dangerous.”
Sitting in a chair and staring around, Alia sighed, while Kasim and Roxia beside her shared the sa sentint.
“The Judge had warned us that the underground was treacherous, and at the ti we still thought we could overco it. We were far too…naïve.”
No wonder the three of them were so exhausted. After parting with Duanmu Huai, they had chosen to enter the Dark Region and had expended trendous effort to get through the Underground Labyrinth, and then…the nightmare began for the trio.
In the dark underground, the biggest issue was ti. This world didn’t have watches to tell ti, and in the blackness of the underground, inexperienced adventurers had no way to distinguish it, not even knowing how many days they had spent in these pitch-dark tunnels.
Beyond this, the omnipresent monsters and terrifying plants in the Dark Region were equally dangerous.
For instance, luminous moss, which could even spew poison gas, causing any creature that inhaled it to stiffen up and fall to the ground, unable to move. Kasim had accidentally been caught by this, and if Alia hadn’t been a Sacred Knight, he probably wouldn’t have been saved.
They also encountered a type of Underground Worm as big as a subway train in the underground. If the three of them hadn’t run fast, they would have likely been devoured.
Not to ntion, while fleeing from the Underground Worm, Roxia inadvertently beca separated from the other two. In the underground where it was impossible to distinguish the directions, you could only see tunnel after tunnel, without any clue where they might lead. They were lucky to reunite—otherwise, they might have been utterly lost in the Dark Region.
Eventually, the trio finally t a patrol team of Underworld Dwarves. Thankfully, the Underworld Dwarves were one of the few kind races in the Dark Region, and they offered hospitality and a place for the trio to recover in their city, which sowhat eased their exhaustion.
“I never imagined the Dark Region could be so terrifying.”
Roxia curled up in her chair, the warm drink in her hands unable to chase away the chills in her heart. She still rembered the desperate running when chased by the Underground Worm, and realizing that she was utterly alone when she regained her senses—without even knowing where she was.
Getting lost in a forest or at sea wouldn’t panic Roxia; she could determine directions by the sky or by climbing trees. But in the dark underground caves, Roxia felt a kind of desperate fear for the first ti. She was helpless, unable to do anything. She couldn’t possibly break through the thick crust of the earth, nor determine the cardinal directions, let alone up, down, left, or right. The nurous tunnels were so indistinguishable she couldn’t confirm which one she had run through because they all looked the sa.
Even if Roxia shouted out with all her courage, the echoes that floated through the caverns made it impossible for her to discern where the sounds actually ca from.
“I now understand why so many adventurers et their end here.”
Kasim nodded in agreent, the eagerness he had when setting out now nowhere to be seen. He had naïvely believed that having passed the trials of Neverwinter City, he should be able to stand his ground in the Dark Region.
But reality had told him otherwise.
This place was like a Bottomless Abyss, a giant maw, rcilessly swallowing all foolish enough to intrude.
“So should we continue with our mission?”
Alia asked her two companions, looking at them intently. They had co here not out of curiosity or for re adventure but upon the commission of Deepwater City Archmage Kelben’s Black Wand, to rescue his nephew—although, to be honest, even Alia doubted that in a place like the Dark Region, even Kelben’s nephew would have much chance of survival.
She had courteously inquired with the Underworld Dwarves before, but was told they had never seen such a group, a response which left Alia feeling sowhat helpless.
“This is the Dark Region, surface dweller.”
Just then, an Underworld Dwarf ca over and placed the food on their table.
“Adventurers often co here from the surface, venturing into the Dark Region, but many of them never return.”
“So what do you think happens to them?”
“Perhaps they are captured by Gray Dwarves or Drow and Spirit Absorbing Monsters to be made slaves, or perhaps they die in so unknown corner of the Dark Region, becoming food for the underground creatures.”
The Underworld Dwarf watched the three of them and shook his head.
“If you ask , you’re young and there’s no need to waste your ti here. Better to return to the surface.”
“Hey, speaking of Drow, have you heard the recent news?”
Just as the Dwarf waiter was chatting with them, another Underworld Dwarf drinking nearby suddenly spoke up.
“Do you an the war among the Drow? By the Stone above, isn’t that just a rumor?”
“Hey, it’s far more than a rumor!”
This Underworld Dwarf seed quite excited. He took a big gulp of his drink and then slamd the table.
“The Expedition Leader took his survey team to see for themselves! According to what he said, that Drow Elf city has been completely destroyed!”
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