"What is this?"
In the forest, Ling Feng looked at a clump of blue and white fur in Keqing's hand with a puzzled expression.
For some reason, he felt the fur looked familiar.
"Abyss Mage fur."
Keqing replied with a serious expression.
She often dealt with Abyss Mages and had seen a lot of this fur, in blue and white, and fiery red colors.
Ling Feng was dumbfounded.
Abyss Mages shed fur?
It's just like cats and dogs.
Amazing, truly amazing.
"According to where Xiao Wu saw the Abyss Mage, and the location of this fur, this Abyss Mage should have gone deep into the forest."
"From the fur, it should be an Abyss Mage who uses ice elements."
Keqing analyzed seriously.
Abyss Mages float and don't leave footprints.
To know their direction of travel, they could only analyze it from the surrounding traces.
And the other party had not used elemental power, so elemental sight was useless.
"He probably hasn't gone far. Let's be quiet and chase after him."
"Okay."
The two walked towards the depths of the forest, leaving some markers along the way to indicate their direction to the Millelith who were following.
"There are signs of disturbance in the grass and branches, the direction is correct."
Some subtle, hard-to-find traces proved that the two were heading in the right direction.
They couldn't help but quicken their pace.
A moment later, the two arrived in front of a stone wall.
"There's no road."
Keqing frowned and looked around.
This was the end of the road, and beyond it was a large stone wall.
"From the traces, our direction of movement is correct."
"Using elemental sight, no residual elemental energy was found, which means the other party did not use elemental power to fly over this stone wall."
"Look around, we should look for any clues."
Keqing pondered for a moment and suggested.
An Abyss Mage could not disappear into thin air, so there must be something fishy here.
Ling Feng nodded, and the two searched carefully on both sides of the stone wall.
In less than a while.
Ling Feng found a cave.
The cave was very hidden, covered by vines and leaves.
"Wow, it's quite hidden."
If you don't look carefully, it's really hard to find.
"Let's tell Keqing first."
Ling Feng did not choose to rush in. Although he was not afraid of an Abyss Mage.
But who knew how many enemies were inside, it was always good to be careful.
He returned the way he came and found Keqing, who was still looking for clues everywhere.
"Keqing, I found a cave here. The Abyss Mage should be inside."
"A cave?"
Keqing said in surprise.
A moment later, the two returned to the hidden cave.
Keqing looked at the cave and said in surprise.
"I didn't expect there to be a hidden cave here. I just don't know where it leads?"
"Could it be some ruins or a secret realm?"
"It's possible, otherwise, an ordinary cave wouldn't attract those Abyss Mages."
"Shall we go in and take a look?"
After a few words, the two decided to go in and investigate.
There was nothing to do here anyway, and the Millelith would have to come down later.
If they encountered danger that both of them couldn't handle, the Millelith would not be of much help.
And they didn't know if the Abyss Mages were inside.
Instead of wasting time here, it was better to go in and take a look.
If they encountered danger, they could also run.
"Let's go in and take a look. If we encounter danger, we'll retreat immediately."
"Okay."
With a decision made, the two pushed aside the vines and walked in.
As they left, Ling Feng, just in case, placed two explosion talismans and one locator talisman.
After entering the cave, the light immediately dimmed considerably.
Although the brightness was low, neither Ling Feng nor Keqing were ordinary people, and they could still see clearly at this level.
As soon as they entered the cave, the two immediately took out their respective Aquila Favonius and walked along the wall, deepening their exploration.
Both of them tacitly did not make a sound.
As they walked, the two could clearly feel that they were constantly descending.
Not long after, their vision suddenly opened up, and the firelight dispelled the darkness.
What was in front of them was no longer a cave, but a stone staircase leading down.
And at the bottom of the stairs was a stone door, about five meters high and one to two meters wide, with two ore lamps emitting yellow light on either side.
"Be careful, it's likely ruins behind the stone door."
Keqing whispered a reminder, tightened her long sword, and walked down the stone steps. Ling Feng and Keqing walked side by side.
They soon reached the end of the stone steps.
"How do we open this thing?"
Ling Feng looked at the stone door in front of him, which was like an ancient mechanism in a game, and looked around without finding any mechanisms.
So he reached out and touched it.
"Rumble."
The next moment, the stone door trembled, and lines of light flashed.
Ling Feng and Keqing both retreated simultaneously, assuming a combat stance.
The stone door parted from the middle, moving to the sides with a grinding sound.
The scene inside the door gradually appeared before the two of them.
"Holy crap."
Ling Feng couldn't help but exclaim.
Before them was an underground ruin, a semi-artificial, semi-natural ruin.
In the middle was a room that was as large as two basketball courts.
To the left was only a straight road ahead, with bottomless pits on both sides, like abysses, pitch black and unfathomable.
Ahead was a wall.
To the right was another mechanical door, and in front of the door was a hexahedron, its exterior similar to the activation mechanisms in games.
However, they had not yet seen any Abyss Mages or monsters.
The two slowly entered the ruins, looked around, and after confirming there was no immediate danger, they observed carefully.
"It is indeed a ruin. There is a wall in front, a path to the left, and the stone door to the right cannot be opened."
Ling Feng said slowly after walking around.
"Since there is only one path, let's go and see. Be careful, don't get too close to the hole."
Keqing reminded him. Ling Feng had no objection, and the two continued to go deeper, constantly vigilant of their surroundings.
The two walked along the path on the left, up and down the stairs. They walked for nearly five minutes before reaching the end.
Upon reaching the end, Ling Feng and Keqing stopped.
Below them, in front of them, was a large open space where more than a dozen Hilichurls and an Abyss Lector were gathered around a campfire, eating roasted chicken.
The passage that continued deeper was to the left of the open space.
"Damn, these Hilichurls are quite leisurely, and they even have roasted chicken."
"What do you mean? The guards are quite few."
Ling Feng turned to Keqing. If they wanted to go deeper, they had to deal with these guards in front of them.
This was probably not the deepest part of the ruins, as they hadn't even seen an Abyss Mage yet.
"Let's make a quick decision!"
With that said, Keqing leaped down from a high place and quickly threw out a Thunder Feather, instantly killing two Hilichurls who hadn't reacted.
Swift and decisive.
What a swift and decisive move.
They strike when they say they will strike.
Ling Feng didn't linger.
"Have you ever heard of a sword technique that descends from the sky!"
Flames danced around the blade of the Aquila Favonius, accompanied by the sound of burning flames, and a small dragon's roar.
"Rua, rua!"
The Hilichurls, caught off guard by Keqing, had just picked up their weapons to counterattack.
"Whoosh!"
A beam of fire descended from the sky, landing behind them, and then a horizontal burst of flame blade energy erupted.
The area was instantly cleared.
The Hilichurls who had turned into Ley Line energy: "All t
It was very spectacular. Both Ling Feng and Keqing saw such a grand scene underground for the first time.
Ling Feng and Keqing came to the edge and looked down, and it was still pitch black and unfathomable.
Ling Feng condensed a fireball and threw it down.
Sizzle sizzle—
Soon, the fireball reached the bottom and was quickly extinguished by water.
"Underground river!"
"What place is this?"
Keqing couldn't believe that there was such a natural terrain underground. She couldn't recall its specific name.
"Let's go. If the space is too small for combat, we can lure the opponents here first. It's spacious and safer."
Keqing felt increasingly that this Abyss Mage must have some conspiracy.
Soon, the two arrived at the cave entrance. Before they got close, they heard voices from inside.
Ling Feng and Keqing exchanged glances, lowered their footsteps simultaneously, and quietly moved to the side of the cave entrance, hiding on both sides to peek inside.
As soon as they saw the situation inside, their pupils contracted sharply.
Hundreds of Hilichurls and more than a dozen Brutes.
If it were just these, it wouldn't be enough for the two to show such expressions, mainly because of their actions.
At this moment, these Hilichurls were all holding tools and digging a downward cave passage.
Their specific purpose was unknown.
And on the flat ground of the starting point, two Ice Abyss Mages were chatting by the campfire, their tones quite excited.
"His Majesty has finally realized."
"Exactly, the great cause of restoring the nation!"
"The Apostle said that as long as we keep digging down this path, it will be right."
"That's right, but I hope there won't be another Ley Line energy surge, otherwise half of these ruins will collapse."
"By the way, where is His Highness the Prince now?"
"Who knows where His Highness is? We are not his close confidants, only the Apostles know a little about His Highness's whereabouts."
"Ah."
"Alright, let's get back to work. The Apostles will come to check the progress soon. If they find that we are still far from the target location, the Chasm, we're done for."
The Chasm?!
Upon hearing this word, Ling Feng and Keqing's expressions both jolted, showing surprise.
These Abyss Mages, they, they actually want to dig a passage to the Chasm?!
Ling Feng didn't know what was in the Chasm.
Before he transmigrated, he only knew of the Chasm's existence, but it hadn't been opened yet, so he didn't know anything specific.
He knew nothing about what was in the Chasm, what the plot was, or what monsters were there.
He only learned from a quest event related to the Serenitea Pot that the Chasm was strictly forbidden to enter by order of the Liyue Qixing, for reasons unknown.
Moreover, the level of blockade was extremely high, and Yanfei couldn't get through with all sorts of documents.
It could be seen that the Chasm should be an extremely dangerous place now.
Keqing beside him frowned, her expression grave. As one of the Liyue Qixing, she naturally knew what had happened in the Chasm.
After all, she was one of the parties involved when the Liyue Qixing sealed it, and she had personally gone down and knew about the anomalies in the Chasm.
They still hadn't found a solution to the anomalies in the Chasm.
They still didn't understand what that strange black substance was.
They only knew that it caused great harm to the human body.
And now, they heard Abyss Mages plotting to exploit the Chasm.
And they planned to dig through from underground.
But it made sense. Currently, the main force of the Millelith was gathered in the Chasm to guard it.
It was not something that a few dozen Mitachurls could break through if they wanted to attack.
And there were also the Liyue Qixing formations.
Thinking about it this way, digging a tunnel would indeed be faster, and also more covert.
Keqing's eyes flashed with electricity.
"Ling Feng, let's attack. Let's capture one of them. I have some questions to ask."
Since she couldn't figure it out, why not just capture the person who knew and ask them directly?
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng glanced at the number of enemies inside and nodded.
"You go and capture the Abyss Mages, I'll deal with the Hilichurls."
"Okay,"
These enemies were easy for them.
The two immediately rushed in.
To prevent the Abyss Mages from escaping, Keqing even used her partial elemental transformation, turning into a purple lightning bolt that instantly reached the Abyss Mage's side.
"Enemy attack!"
The two Abyss Mages immediately tried to activate their elemental shields to protect themselves.
But they were still a step too slow.
Keqing shot out two Thunder Feathers, instantly electrocuting the two Abyss Mages, making them cry out in pain, unable to even open their shields.
"Rua! Rua!"
The Hilichurls and Brutes who were digging the cave saw Keqing and immediately picked up their tools and charged.
"You want to pass? Ask my sword."
Ling Feng stood alone in the path of the Hilichurls.
Ling Feng couldn't do this before, but now he could.
"Earth Flame!"
"Blazing Flames!"
One minute later—
There were no enemies left on the scene, and the surroundings were still filled with burning flames.
"Hoo."
Ling Feng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, sheathed his sword, and walked back to Keqing's side.
The two Abyss Mages beside Keqing had already been tied up by Keqing with ropes.
While Ling Feng was fighting the Hilichurls, Keqing had been politely questioning the Abyss Mages.
Glancing at the Abyss Mages who were "enjoying" themselves.
Ling Feng asked.
"How is it, have you gotten any news?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Feng was pulled away by Keqing, who was in a hurry.
"Let's talk about it when we get out."
"From the conversation just now, I learned that these two Abyss Mages are just a vanguard."
"Before the people who are truly in charge arrive, let's leave quickly."
Keqing explained with a serious frown.
Suddenly, a Hydro blade slashed towards them, accompanied by an angry roar.
"Whoever disrupts His Highness's plan will not be able to leave!"