Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 573 The Devil's Remains

In terms of the complexity of the situation, Yang Yiyi's side is no worse than Viola's, and it can even be said to be worse.

This is no longer a simple matter of the martial arts world. Although Yang Yiyi herself is not very aware of it, when she connects one thing after another, she can easily find that the situation in the world has been stirred up.

But no matter what, Yang Yiyi is still at least seven or eight days away from Ning Xianer and the others. It is still unknown whether she can catch up with them, so they are basically rushing on the journey.

Li Chengxi would probably just glance at them occasionally, or say hello to Yang Yiyi or something like that. The issue he was most concerned about right now was, as expected, the underground adventure of Aurday and the other two.

Of the three Demon King's Rings that Li Chengxi currently owns, the process of obtaining two of them was not complicated and was completed in less than a day. One of them had even been hanging on Viola's neck, but she herself didn't know it. The difficulty of obtaining it was so low that one could just reach out and grab it.

This gave Li Chengxi an illusion that exploring and adventuring in the ruins would not be a very time-consuming endeavor.

But in fact, this is a completely wrong idea. It is normal for adventurers to spend ten days or half a month exploring the ruins. Especially for adventurers who hope to explore the entire ruins and take away the most valuable things, it will take longer.

I asked Eilistraee, and she said that if this is really a dwarven ruin from the Five Kings Mountains, there will probably be about ten underground floors. This is still a very conservative estimate, because some super-large dwarven ruins have nearly a hundred floors...

These dwarfs are really good at digging!
Moreover, over a long period of time, this relic seemed to have been used by many people as a good place to hide things, such as the stolen holy relics of the drow.

These people are likely to expand the ruins, and it will take more time to fully explore them. Even if you only aim at the Demon King's Ring, you still need to run around aimlessly when you don't know its exact location.

Obviously, Alday knew this, as she stuffed a large amount of supplies into the magic bag before she came.

Even if Li Chengxi hadn't sent them food, the three of them would definitely not starve, it's just that the food would not be as delicious as the one Li Chengxi gave them.

Early in the morning, the three of them extinguished the campfire, got their equipment ready, and set out on their journey again.

The fifth layer is the mining layer. At first glance, it looks like a huge underground cavity. In fact, if you look closer, you can see that there are still a lot of traces left on the ground when the dwarves were busy here.

Alde checked the map. At least the three of them had a clear direction to go. The problem was, it was too long...

Following the instructions on the map, the three needed to walk along one side of the underground rift for five hours, reach the other end, cross a bridge across the rift, and then continue along the rock wall to reach the entrance to the sixth floor.

In the days of the dwarves, such long routes were traveled using transportation such as minecarts.

Although the dwarves' creations were extremely durable and could still be used, Alde and the other two looked at the mine cart they had taken when they came down and decided not to risk their lives.

Walking slowly on foot is slower, but safer.

They didn't encounter any drow or wild bear mercenaries along the way. Alde and the others rode in the mine cart and instantly entered the fifth floor from the third floor, leaving the drow and wild bear mercenaries behind.

The only thing to worry about is the monsters.

Although it seems that there is nothing but mushrooms underground, there are actually many monsters living there, such as the Horror, the Darkblind, the Darkcurtain, the Thor, etc. You can even see the Rock Octopus digging holes in the ground with its tentacles.

What frightened Aurday and the other two the most was actually the underground rift not far away from them.

No one knows how deep this rift is. Occasionally, there will be sharp winds blowing up from the bottom of the valley, which can easily scare people and make them think it is a monster.

It is estimated that the 'Roar of Moradin' encountered before is connected to this rift.

They continued to move forward cautiously, crossing the stone arch bridge that spanned the rift valley. The strong wind blowing from below was like countless wronged souls dancing around them. Even if they returned to the solid ground, it was hard to say whether there was a wriggling tentacle hidden in the shadow that could not be illuminated by the phosphorescence of the giant mushroom.

The whole journey was not a very comfortable experience. It was both mentally and physically exhausting. The three of them set out early in the morning and walked until the afternoon. Fortunately, they finally saw something other than stones and mushrooms.

Walk along the rift to the end, and you will see a doorway on the rock wall on one side that is large enough for two carriages to run side by side.

Its originally huge door panel, carved with sturdy dwarf patterns, has now fallen to the ground, and it was knocked down a long, long time ago.

"These are traces of a heavy impact. The one who blasted open this door must be a wizard."

This place was originally separated from the mine. According to the dwarves' habit of hiding more important things deeper, it can be roughly considered that the mine and the areas above are places where dwarven civilians can move around freely.

And further down...

That would be interesting.

The three of them cheered themselves up, rearranged their formation, activated the Dancing Light Technique and walked into the huge doorway.

The light of the dancing light gradually dispelled the darkness, and the first thing that came into view was a huge dwarf statue.

The statue is wearing the classic angular armor of the dwarves, in a half-kneeling position, with a war hammer hanging at his waist and a shield standing in front of him. It looks like he is holding up the shield to resist foreign enemies, or as if he is praying to the dwarven gods.

The artistic value of the sculpture itself is just that, but its size is really outrageous, almost 15 meters high.

It's strange to say, the average height of dwarves is about 1.3 to 1.5 meters, but they particularly like big things, whether it's statues, houses, weapons, or wine glasses, the bigger the better.

This may be because they like to shout out what they lack.

Orday examined the statue and found traces of magic on it. It might be that a dwarf priest had enchanted the statue long, long ago, but of course all the magic had disappeared now.

After making sure it wouldn't suddenly come alive and attack, the three of them walked around the statue and continued forward.

At this moment, a ruined fountain slowly emerged from the darkness.

Dwarves love fountains, especially when there is plenty of groundwater. They use mechanical structures to create water supply systems that are comparable to tap water pipes.

Of course, it won't spray water now, maybe the water source has been diverted long ago.

It was not surprising to find a fountain in the ruins of the dwarves, but what really caught the attention of the three people were the two bodies on both sides of the fountain...

It can't be considered a corpse, now it can only be considered as debris.

If you look closer, you will find that they are two creatures with insect-like shells, but they are taller than humans. Judging from their body structure, they should be able to walk upright. Scattered around them are strangely shaped black round shields and almost corroded spears with only the hooked tips left.

"Insect people? Is there such a race? Or are they just the remains of some monster?"

Only the shell remained of the wreckage, with all the flesh and blood inside having been reduced to ashes in the course of time.

Zora and Nimia had never seen this kind of creature before, but Aldea moved closer and poked the shell gently with her staff.
"No, they are not from the mortal world, but from the outside world."

Aulday frowned, which was rare:
"This is an evil demon. To be more precise, it's an ice demon, a brutal devil."

(End of this chapter)