Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong - Chapter 771

Chapter 771: Chapter 506: The Tunnel in the Mountain_1

Following the slightly steep and spacious earthen staircase down, under the illumination of several magic spheres that Joshua had just cast behind him, Leo Ray noticed.

On all sides of the staircase passage, that is, the surrounding mountain walls, there are clear signs of artificial excavation, looking fresh and damp.

It was obviously the Saint Night Army who had dug it out not long ago using magic or corresponding tools.

“No wonder that disappearing legion earlier didn’t break through from the underground here at the beginning of the battle. It seems that they spent all their time on this.”

Nodding thoughtfully, Leo Ray watched his steps while pondering, “After all, once the battle starts, the noise of shouting and magic cannon fire would completely cover the sound of underground digging without being detected by the Coldflame soldiers here.”

Just as Leo Ray was thinking about this.

He had already stepped down the earthen staircase and returned to the flat ground.

Using the brightness of the magic spheres, Leo Ray noticed further.

Although the space under the stairs was piled up with debris, soil left over from the excavation, and some Saint Night Army corpses who didn’t have time to escape, it still looked quite spacious.

Right in front of them, a dark underground tunnel appeared.

With the night vision effect of Star Pupil, Leo Ray found.

It was a long and wide tunnel, capable of easily accommodating ten fully armed soldiers walking side by side. Its height was just over three meters, and it seemed to have no end in sight.

“I didn’t expect that there would actually be such a flat and wide tunnel underground in this forest-side fortress.”

As Leo Ray had just taken notice of this, Ariel Watson, who was surrounded by several light spheres, came over, surprised, “You know, although we are underground, we are still halfway up the mountain.”

Hearing this, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully.

Not long ago, their party went to the Immortal Gate, or the lost city of the Dwarf Clan, Furnace Castle City. The entrance was also halfway up the mountain.

But the mine tunnels there were constantly extending downwards, with a visible slope.

Especially in the second dwarf mine, after the first magic restriction was lifted, they had already completely begun to go deep underground.

However, the tunnel in front of them had no slope at all.

It seemed as if it went straight from half of the mountain on this side to the other side of the mountain.

“There are no traces of ore veins or mining nearby…”

Joshua, who was also surrounded by several light spheres, stepped forward to observe the surroundings, pondering, “It can be determined that this is obviously not a mine.”

“Indeed, a mine wouldn’t be built so large, and there wouldn’t be any traces of minecart tracks.”

Ariel Watson stepped forward and added, “A few years ago, I accompanied my father on an inspection of some important mines around the Royal Capital, and I had never seen such a scene.”

Pausing, Ariel Watson’s eyes lit up as she continued, “So, could this be an ancient ruin, just like what General White speculated?”

“Princess, we can’t be sure yet.”

Joshua shook his head slightly, stretching out his palm to gently touch the stone wall of the tunnel while replying, “All we can confirm now is that the weathering marks on the wall here are evident, indicating it has existed for a long time.”

“I see, then it’s quite obvious.”

Ariel Watson nodded thoughtfully and said, “The other party must have found this tunnel in the mountains first, all the way to where we are now, and then dug upward in the end, finally reaching the armory we just discovered.”

“Her Highness the Fifth Princess is absolutely right.”With a slight raise of his eyebrows, Leo Ray listened to the faint wailing of the Saint Night Army deep in the tunnel, then said, “Alright, let’s stop the analysis here for now and move forward.”

Next, Leo Ray expanded the number of Earth Guardians paving the way ahead from four to ten, and then, under Ariel Watson’s astonished gaze, took the first step forward.

Following the spacious tunnel, they advanced quickly for about ten minutes, and Leo Ray noticed that the underground tunnel on the hillside had no particular features or signs of artificial excavation – it seemed to be naturally formed.

However, the only thing that made Leo Ray puzzled was that the tunnel was too regular, maintaining a height of more than three meters and a width allowing ten people to move side by side without much variation.

At first, Leo Ray suspected that the tunnel might have been created during the Era of Blankness by some high-level magic.

But, as they proceeded, he discovered that some sections of the tunnel had noticeable ups and downs and curvature rather than being a perfect straight line, sometimes bending and other times straightening.

Thus, he ultimately dismissed this idea.

Carrying this question, the swift-advancing Leo Ray and his three companions soon reassembled with Red Night, who had been chasing them to the tunnel exit.

By now, Leo Ray could clearly see the dazzling sunlight shining in from outside the cave.

“My Lord, the remaining enemy forces have all fled the tunnel,” said Red Night, appearing beside Leo Ray, her mouth still faintly emitting a wisp of green smoke.

“Good job, let’s go out together and see,” Leo Ray replied with a slight nod, temporarily putting aside his earlier doubts and followed Red Night out.

As for Red Night, who had just breathed fire, Leo Ray was not worried that it would expose her identity as a member of the Dragon Clan.

Among Tyro Mages, there indeed exists a group of magic powerhouses who practice this kind of spell, which is said to be inspired by the Dragon Clan, who are adept at using Dragon Breath attacks.

Therefore, Red Night’s attack could be considered orthodox.

Next, accompanied by Red Night, Leo Ray stepped outside the tunnel and found himself on the shady side of a cliff surrounded by dense forests, in an extremely concealed location.

Furthermore, if one were to look up from the foot of the mountain, the cave entrance would be in a blind spot and could not be spotted.

“My Lord, the enemies climbed up using earth system magic’s Path Building technique,” Red Night reported to Leo Ray once again, “I presume this place was accidentally discovered by the Griffin Knights or magic powerhouses.”

“Makes sense. For the citizens of My Coldflame, finding the cave entrance on this cliff would be an impossible task,” added Ariel Watson, frowning slightly.

Continuing, Ariel Watson’s frown smoothed out, and she smiled at Leo Ray, saying, “But luckily, we’ve successfully thwarted their plan.”

“Not we, but me,” Leo Ray corrected, and then told Red Night, who was standing beside him, “Alright, Red Night, find a way to seal this place, and then we should go back to witness the final moment of this war.”