Diablo Destruction

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The moment the light bloomed, everyone's attention was focused on the magic lamp, and everyone reacted differently.

The little ghost was curious with a hint of hidden vigilance, while Aria sucked her fingers and tilted her head slightly, as if she was startled.

Xilusi and Aikelu were also slightly startled, and subconsciously took a step back. Xiao Heitan quietly hid the dagger behind his back, and took a step forward, seemingly blocking the way in front of his sisters unintentionally.

The little fox was filled with strong confusion and remorse. The magic lamp was originally one of the important media of the agency. She must have not let go of checking it. Obviously, she did not see any problems at the time. But now, in Kajie'er's unintentional actions revealed the location of the mechanism, which greatly frustrated the proud little Tianhu's self-confidence.

My reaction... The moment the magic lamp bloomed, I instinctively changed my body. With a flash of my figure and a swipe of my bear's paw, in the blink of an eye my daughters, the little ghosts, and Kajie, who was still hanging on the magic lamp, were taken away. He grabbed them all into his arms, and finally he couldn't free his hands, so he kicked the little fox on the butt, trying to kick her out of the ruins.

I didn't dare to put in any effort and was naturally not very fast, but this alert little sky fox subconsciously dodged me. Then she reacted and stared at me with big eyes as we passed each other. After looking at each other for a tenth of a second, I suddenly reached out and grabbed my bear's neck with my little hand. Using all my speed, I rushed out of the ruins with a chirp and rushed hundreds of meters into the air.

The whole process, from my reaction. I picked everyone up, then gave the little fox a flying kick, but she instinctively dodged it, and then Yi Ke mainly carried me and ran away. It probably didn't take more than a second, thanks to my previous vigilance. Qiang, before coming in, he had already planned out what to do in case anything unusual happened. With mental preparation, you can complete these actions in one go. The only surprise is the reaction of the little fox.

After reaching an altitude of hundreds of meters, we did not dare to be careless at all, and continued for more than ten kilometers before stopping and looking back at the ruins. It seemed that no drastic changes had occurred, so he breathed a sigh of relief, stopped, and put the girls down.

"Sorry, it's all my fault. I didn't find the mechanism in the magic lamp." The little fox spoke first, hanging his head. A pair of fox ears were listless and lay down limply.

"Huh, what a useless stupid fox. If this saint was here, this kind of thing would definitely not happen." The little ghost did not miss any opportunity to attack his mortal enemy. Although he didn't know what happened, he felt like adding insult to injury at this time. That's right.

Because of the huge frustration in his heart, the little fox blamed himself and didn't even refute the little ghost. He just kept his head down and didn't speak.

So...whose little hand is it that is secretly twisting on my spherical bear tail?

I didn't dare to look back, for fear that the truth would be too cruel. At that time, I tried to kick the little fox away. Although I didn't think I was wrong, it was natural for the little fox to be angry. Putting aside the Twin Princesses, Little Heitan, Elijah and Kajiel, the little ghosts are not so petty and jealous of the younger generation.

But only the little ghost. In terms of strength, the little ghost was not inferior to her. Why did he choose her instead of kicking the luminous body? This was probably the real reason why the little fox was angry.

It must also be stated that after explaining so much, I definitely did not intend to imply that the owner of the little hand twisting on the bear's tail was a little fox. I absolutely did not mean this. Please trust my professional ethics.

By the way...what is my profession?

Except for the little ghost who added insult to injury, everyone comforted the little fox and then quietly observed the ruins more than ten kilometers away. Several minutes passed, more than ten minutes passed, and half an hour passed. It seemed that nothing happened.

"What kind of switch is that?" Feeling that there should be no danger, I canceled the transformation and spoke to break the silence.

"If the magic lamp is used as a mechanism, generally speaking, it is most likely to open a mechanism such as a hidden secret room." The little fox thought for a while and said uncertainly. It seems that this mistake really hit her hard. It was so big that when I faced the ruins again, I no longer dared to make a conclusion.

"Is there a secret room?" I lowered my head and pondered. What I was thinking was, what should I do now?

Logically speaking, the safest way is to not care about this ruins anymore, turn around immediately, take the daughters away from this place, and then find a place for them to upgrade to level 40, and go back safely, and nothing will happen. It won't happen, and there won't be any accidents.

But is this really okay? If there is an ominous thing in the ruins, and now because the magic lamp is inadvertently activated, the mechanism that traps it is opened, and it escapes, continues to accumulate strength, and finally poses a threat to the entire elves, then I, the prince of elves, But it's a sin.

This is not unfounded worry. There have been such cases both in novels and in reality. For example, the clone metal in the past few years is the most vivid example. If it can be found when it just comes out of the ruins, If we catch it at the right time, it won't cause so many troubles at all. Fortunately, although the clone metal is difficult to deal with and causes us a lot of trouble, it does not cause too serious incidents in the end.

But you are not so lucky every time. This time, this ruins is so mysterious. You can judge from various signs that the owner of the ruins is very powerful. If there is something ominous trapped inside, it will definitely be more difficult to deal with than the replica metal. As the prince of the elves, I absolutely cannot let it go, not to mention that we are the culprits. Even if it is not, I have to be responsible for wiping this ass.

"In this way, you take everyone away, and I will go explore alone." After thinking for a moment, it seems that this is the only safer way. I absolutely cannot trust the safety of my daughters. They cannot be allowed to go with them, and someone must accompany them. around them.

"No, you take Xilusi and the others away, and I'll go." The little fox probably had the silly idea of ​​"one person doing things and one person taking responsibility". After hearing my arrangement, he immediately rejected it.

"Obey, this is not a magic-dispelling formation. It's safer for me to go than for you to go." I glared at her. It doesn't matter how you make concessions at ordinary times. At this critical moment, I can't let you, a little fox, do whatever you want.

"But..." The little fox wanted to say something more, but when I glared at him again, the fox's tail drooped limply, waving back and forth in frustration.

"Okay, I understand. You can go as long as you want, but don't mess around, especially don't let people go crazy, you know?"

"Of course, my dear Lord Tianhu." Seeing the little fox agreed, I immediately put down my serious expression. He smiled playfully and leaned forward, wanting to kiss the little fox.

I originally expected that this arrogant little sky fox, not to mention so many people around, would definitely not let me mess around even if no one was around, and would definitely get out of the way, but. My slow [sneak attack] actually landed on the little fox's smooth and pretty face.

I froze, and the little fox's face instantly turned red. The lips that were still attached to her pretty face could clearly feel the sudden rise in temperature.

"Go and come back quickly, you know?" Unable to bear the shyness, the little fox took a step back, shaking his fist at me fiercely and threateningly.

"Damn it. You actually openly flirted with me in front of this holy girl. So did Xiao Fan. So did this naughty fox..." The little ghost looked on and bit the handkerchief, with a look of reluctance like a resentful woman in the palace.

In order to avoid irritating the little ghost, I could only stop my movements and waved to everyone coolly.

"Don't worry, in the first world. Things that can threaten me basically don't exist."

I'm not boasting, even if the enemy is stronger than me, they can't display it in the fragile first world. Otherwise, it will be devoured by the entire first world. Of course, if it is strong enough to resist the devouring power of the entire first world, that is another matter. But does such a person exist? Even King Arthur, the number one person in the Dark Continent, may not have this strength.

"I want to go too." At this time, the little ghost suddenly spoke and quickly got into the necklace before I could react. I was about to refuse sternly and there was nothing I could do to her.

Think about it, the little ghost is safe in the necklace, unless something unexpected happens to me, but if I encounter something unexpected, even if she is not in the necklace and escapes the disaster, I am afraid she will not want to live, so it is said that with Without it, there is not much difference.

Thinking of this, I gave up on handing over the necklace to my daughters for safekeeping and nodded vigorously to everyone. Under the gaze of several worried eyes, I flew up in the blink of an eye and transformed into a cosplay bear in mid-air, covering a distance of more than ten kilometers. , it only took a few seconds to complete.

When I came to the entrance of the ruins again, I was very cautious and walked in step by step. I had just observed it for half an hour. I hoped that if there was really something ominous trapped inside, it would not have time to leave. Otherwise, I It's really a big headache.

Step by step, I walked forward and came to the door. I walked slower and lighter. I stepped in instantly and glanced into the room.

No exception?

I looked confused and took another look, but I still didn’t see anything different from before the magic lamp was turned on. The walls, floors, bookshelves, cupboards, bedside, tables and chairs were all carefully observed by me, and there was nothing. Find any anomalies.

Then the only place left is the most likely place...

I took a slightly nervous breath and slowly walked into the last place I hadn't searched yet, the laboratory connected to the living room.

There was nothing suspicious about the laboratory. After a quick glance, I focused my attention deeper into the rotunda with the magic array platform.

Sure enough, something unusual appeared here. On the ground of the rotunda, the black formation boulder with an extremely smooth surface and the half-meter-thick stone slab connected below were neatly separated from the middle and shrunk to both sides. Go, revealing a dim staircase leading deeper.

The little fox's guess was indeed correct. The magic lamp was the switch of the secret room. However, the passage to the secret room was actually built under the formation stone, using the magic formation as a cover. Even if someone lurked in and stole the formation stone, Walking away, you would never have imagined that there is a secret room hidden under the exposed floor. It can be said that it is a scheme within a scheme, a scheme within a scheme, using expensive arrays as lure props to make people ignore what is underground.

No one would have thought that there was a secret passage hidden here unless they saw it with their own eyes. The owner of the ruins was either a rich man who did not take the precious formation stones seriously, or he was hiding something very important, so he did this. kind of behavior.

I guess it was the latter. I clicked on the bear's paw twice and tried to get my hands dirty. Cheer yourself up, and then step down the stairs in one go, leading to the deepest secret room.

I hope there won't be any enemies.

The stair passage is slightly longer, so if you walk carefully and slowly, it takes about five minutes to complete. At this time, the vertical depth from the laboratory above your head is estimated to be about one hundred meters. It's very hidden. Who would be so bored to drill so deep into the ground? Besides, in order to prevent thieves from lurking in from underground, most ruins are protected by magic circles.

After going down the stairs, there is a huge secret room in front of you, where the stale atmosphere is even stronger. There was a vaguely familiar smell, but I couldn't tell what it was for the moment.

The entire secret room was shrouded in an unknown layer of light fog, making it impossible for me to see through it at a glance. This situation made me even more energetic, for fear that there would be strange things lurking in the fog, preparing for a sneak attack.

The sight distance was only about ten meters, which made me move more cautiously. Moving forward slowly, almost step by step, first of all, I saw the test benches arranged in rows and rows.

I show weirdness, generally speaking, even if I have a wide range of hobbies. The research direction involves all aspects, and two or three test benches are enough. I have never seen so many test benches in a laboratory. Could it be that this is not a mage's research institute, but a group of mage?

Moreover, these experimental benches have the same size and shape at first glance. They are all printed from the same mold, which is even more strange. After being influenced by old man Farah, I also know a little bit about it. Because the types and directions of research are different, there are many types and specifications of test benches. What is the purpose of making all test benches exactly the same? has no meaning? Could it be that a group of mages are really doing the same research here?

Wary of my surroundings, I took a few steps forward and took a closer look at the test bench. When I saw the items on it clearly, my heart trembled.

There is no equipment on it, instead there is a pair of movable shackles and handcuffs, with a few half-rings in the middle that can be adjusted in size, and many restraint devices with unknown purposes on both sides.

This... looks like it's a test bed for confinement, and judging from the position of the handcuffs and leg irons, as well as the half-ring in the middle, it's very likely that the creatures imprisoned on the test bed are still... humans, or species similar in size to humans. , such as elves and orcs, because the handcuffs, leg irons and half rings can be adjusted, so large barbarians can also be included.

At this point, I am already ** certain that the owner of the ruins is most likely an evil mage who is doing some shady research here. If so, then everything that happened before can explain why the maze The magic circle wants to prevent people from leaving, so why should the secret room be set up so hidden? Because it is very likely that taboo wisdom research is going on here.

Sure enough, elves are not all noble people. If they become evil and crazy, they seem to be more terrifying than humans. Seeing these confinement test beds, I seem to imagine the people imprisoned on them struggling and wailing in pain. , the evil mage holding a scalpel, but he disembowelled the person with a nonchalant expression, ignoring the other person's desire and mental breakdown, and the horrific scene of wanton and crazy transformation.

My teeth kept chattering, and I had the urge to run away from the door. This unknown feeling of horror was actually more terrifying than seeing piles of rotting corpses and skeletons in a dark and gloomy cave. Even though I have experienced it for more than ten years. The baptism of years of experience is also a bit overwhelming.

Calm down, I want to calm down, haven’t I seen the skeleton yet? Maybe it's just that my imagination is too rich, and these test beds that seem to be used to imprison people actually have other uses?

I comforted myself and continued to walk forward. The test benches in front of me were all the same. The handcuffs, leg cuffs and waist rings on them seemed to exude the smell of blood. The mist shrouded in it made it even more terrifying, as if in the dark. In the blind spot of the line of sight, a half-dissected corpse suddenly appeared inexplicably on the test bench.

This damned imagination really shouldn't play too many horror games, woo woo hoo.

I screamed silently, passed through these test benches, and finally came to the back of the secret room. I quickly swept through the fog, and suddenly my suspicions were answered.

Aren't there no bones? Look, there it is.

In the deepest part of the secret room, there are birdcages hanging one after another. Yes, they are birdcages, but these birdcages are a bit too big. Let alone a bird, even three or four people can be crammed into them without any problem.

These birdcages hanging in mid-air...well, another way of saying it is more appropriate, they are iron cages. Each piece of thick iron on them is as thick as an arm, and it is full of talismans, giving people a feeling of indestructibility, at least I think If he sneaked in and locked the door, he probably wouldn't be able to get out.

Of course, this situation refers to the time when the magic spells on these iron cages were still effective tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 years ago. Now, the scratches on them have long been dimmed. I just need to pull hard. You can probably make a big opening in the iron cage.

These iron cages are not the key, the key is what is locked inside...

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First update, three chapters have been coded and will be uploaded one after another.

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