Chapter 2918 The Underground King
Latest website: In the midst of the charred ruins, a frightened dwarf knelt on the ground. Next to her were those alien creatures that were rarely seen in daily life. Some of them were the elites of the alien army. They were the dwarfs who needed to look up to them no matter what. exist.
But at this moment, the hostility emanating from those alien monsters made the dwarf dare not say a word. He only dared to lower his head deeply, as if just one more look at those terrifying alien monsters would make him suffer a lot of misery. fate.
Everything stemmed from that evil woman. The dwarf couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Moriel's wanton destruction naturally attracted the attention of the Negon royal family. I heard that even His Majesty Harder was alerted and was leading his army towards Came to the place where the incident occurred.
Recalling the majesty that Moriel exuded and her unruly style, the dwarf finally understood in her heart what kind of existence she had offended, but now it was too late to regret it. She still didn't know what kind of fate was waiting for her.
There was a sudden movement among the alien creatures responsible for guarding her. The dwarf looked up cautiously, only to see the neatly arranged team of alien creatures separated to both sides. The alien creatures holding weapons put their weapons in front of them, empty-handed. The others raised their chests and raised their heads, looking directly at the figure coming from the other end of the team with powerful eyes.
The man was an old man with pale face and white hair. He looked like he had entered the twilight years of his life. His movements were filled with the power of a high-ranking man, which made the nearby alien creatures look in reverence.
"Your Majesty Harder..." The dwarf recognized the identity of the old man. He was the king of the entire underground kingdom, Harder, who was well-known among all the Negong people. He was the symbol of the underground world and the symbol of all sorcerers. of rulers.
The real appearance of Hader is not as tall as the Minotaur in the play, but he looks vigorous and powerful, and his old face makes him look more majestic.
Normally, when she saw the king of the underground kingdom, the dwarf could not help but bow her head before him, but now she was more like a sinner. Under the custody of the alien creature, she could not even do such a thing.
As if he heard the dwarf's cry, Harder also looked over, and what he saw at the same time was the bloody words that appeared under the dwarf's feet and were deeply imprinted on the ground.
That was the name that belonged to Moriel. Just from the carvings that still oozed blood and the elegant and flying handwriting, one could see the arrogance of the person who left the name, as if nothing was worthy of being placed in her care. Average in eyes.
Even Harder couldn't help but take a deep breath after seeing that suffocating name, and at the same time looked at the dwarf next to the word in blood: "I probably know what happened here, and I was defeated before. The enemy was unwilling to remain calm and made a comeback in the underground world again, leaving these words provoking me. But I still want to hear from you what exactly happened here."
The dwarf did not dare to neglect the king, and hurriedly told everything he knew, without concealing anything. Including Moriel, who was originally hiding in the crowd, only launched a sudden attack after seeing the content of the play.
When he told what happened, the dwarf had been carefully observing the changes in Harder's expression, fearing that he would be angry with him or even kill him in anger. Thinking of this, the dwarf's tone became extremely trembling. , but she still didn't dare to hide anything. In front of the king of magicians, all concealments seemed meaningless.
The dwarf noticed that the expression on Harder's face remained unchanged while listening to her story. No one could see the joy and anger in his heart from his face. Even the dwarf didn't know what to do now. What should I do? I can only carry that uneasiness in my heart and wait for Hader to give up.
After patiently listening to the dwarf's story, Harder closed his eyes and pondered. After a while, he opened his eyes again: "So, Moriel did not come alone? Someone assisted her in the process, and that person's The strength is not weak, even enough to be tied with Moriel."
As he said that, Haddock also moved his gaze to Moriel's name. On that inconspicuous small letter, Moriel's name was not the only one left there.
Hader didn't know who was so bold and dared to disobey his orders and blatantly help Moriel, who was wanted in the entire magic kingdom. But he thought that person's strength would not be that weak. The name that appeared now , is enough to explain all this to Harder.
"Your Majesty Harder, please forgive me for my sin... I know that Moriel's action was related to the play we performed, but it was also to praise your heroic deeds. Who knew it would attract the evil lord."
Seeing that Harder had gotten the information he wanted and had looked away, the dwarf hurriedly begged. No one knew what would happen to her after Harder left.
"You're right, it's really not your fault. Not only that, I should probably also thank you. If it weren't for your performance, you would have lured out Moriel who had sneaked into the hinterland of Negon. No one would have known about the hidden traces along the way. What kind of damage will she cause to the underground world?"
Listening to Harder's forgiving words, the dwarf couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that the magnanimous king would not punish her for this matter, and she was able to escape with luck. However, Hades' next words made her already relieved heart feel uneasy again.
"However, there is always someone who needs to be responsible for this matter. The cunning Moriel will not be easily caught by us, or do you plan to let me punish the lords who were unprepared and allowed Moriel to sneak all the way here? Which one do you want me to punish? A lord? King of the Minotaur or King of the Cavemen?"
Harder's stern question left the dwarf unsure of how to answer for a moment. She noticed that many of the monsters in the alien army had their cold gazes on her, as if her answer could not satisfy the alien monsters. , what awaits her will not end well.
Of course, the dwarf did not dare to let Haddow punish those powerful alien generals. No matter who they were, she could not afford to offend them. She could only say with cold sweat on her back: "Your Majesty Haddow, I don't want you to punish anyone." A lord."
Harder looked at her and said, "Then who should be responsible for Moriel's attack?"
The dwarf also heard the meaning of Harder's words, but she was unable to change anything, and her inner mood completely fell into despair: "Your Majesty Harder, I am willing to take responsibility for Moriel's attack."
"Very good." Harder showed a satisfied look, obviously very satisfied with the dwarf's cooperation, but even if the dwarf didn't want to cooperate, he could make the dwarf cooperate. Now, it only saves some trouble.
Hader looked at the costume worn by the dwarf, which was stained with a lot of blood: "In the play, you play Moriel, right? Then you will accept the punishment instead of that vicious woman. "
As Harder's words fell, despair and coldness gradually took over the dwarf's body.
"For the sake of your voluntary cooperation, you will not suffer more pain. An iron cage will be raised here, and you will be imprisoned in the iron cage until your body completely rots. Your body will be attacked by the banshee. I will peck at you, and your remains will become a symbol of fear, which will be seen in the eyes of newcomers passing by, letting them understand the consequences of disobeying my orders. But you don’t have to worry, Moriel will be like you soon."
Hader said calmly, and in his words he directly sentenced the dwarf in front of him to death. No one can change the decision made by the king of the underground world.
Now the dwarf also understood that from the beginning, Harder would not let him go easily, but forced himself to admit his crime so that he could still maintain the good reputation of the king. He is not at all the kind and magnanimous king in the play who deserves to be constantly praised by underground creatures, but the same as Moriel, except that Moriel's arrogance is on the surface, while Harder But there is an extra layer of disguise on top of it, which is not easy to detect.
The dwarf seemed to understand why Moriel refused to kill her directly, but chose to keep her and let Harder handle her. That was not because Moriel was willing to let her go, but because she wanted to use this method. A form that allowed her to see clearly the true face of the king of the underground world.
At this point, no matter how unwilling the dwarf is, he cannot disobey the king's decision. The fate waiting for her is to die alone in an iron cage. Even after death, there will be no peace at all, and the remains will become Haddock. A tool of domination that serves as a sign of fear to those who disobey his will.
For a moment, the dwarf fell into deep despair. She understood that all the lords in the world looked the same, and there were no heroes at all. Until he was dragged away by the alien monster, the dwarf still had a bit of disappointment on his face.
After dealing with this, Harder no longer paid attention to the dwarf, who was of low strength and did not catch his eye at all. Instead, he stamped his feet on the ground and asked, "Did you find anything?"
"Your Majesty the King, I smell miasma." Following Hader's inquiry, a small earth mound suddenly rose up on the ground, and emerging from the earth mound was a caveman with closed eyes.
The eyes of cavemen have long since degraded. They are indispensable residents of the underground world. Most of the intricate and deep passages in the entire underground world were dug by cavemen. Without cavemen, the scale of the underground world would be at least smaller than it is now. More than half of them, it is precisely because of the existence of those cavemen that the territory of the underground world becomes wider and wider, and can even lead directly to hell.
Many cavemen who live close to hell have even been contaminated with the aura of hell, and their strength has evolved to a great extent. Their strength is far superior to that of ordinary cavemen, and those cavemen are also called underground cavemen. .
In front of him was a hell caveman. His skin was darker than that of ordinary cavemen, and he looked like he crawled out of the mud. Cave people have no eyes. Their eyes are completely closed pieces of skin. Normal people would just look weird. However, the cave people in front of them used blood-like paint to draw two eyes on their eyes. , instead of making him look normal, it actually made him look even more terrifying.
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However, the caveman obviously doesn't care about his appearance. As the most trusted person of King Haddaw, the caveman Jaeger always follows Haddaw. It is almost impossible for ordinary people to detect his existence. All his actions are underground. No matter where Haddow goes, he will follow him underground and serve as Haddow's defensive guard.
Only like this now, when the King of Hader is in need and actively calls him, Jaeger will emerge from the underground and let Hader be driven.
"The breath of miasma..."
Listening to Jaeger's report, Hader couldn't help but frown.
Harder has full trust in Jaeger's breath discrimination ability. In the entire underground world, the caveman's nose is considered to be a very smart existence. Losing his eyes has greatly improved the caveman's other sensory abilities. It can be regarded as a kind of compensation for the loss of vision. Cave people can distinguish quite complex smells. As long as cave people smell any smell, they can accurately analyze its composition.
Among the cavemen, Jaeger's strength is also one of the best. This is why he was selected by Hard Grip to become a trusted guard and protect Had Grip at all times. As for Jaeger's breath discrimination ability, Hard Grip has no doubt, since he said he smelled the smell of miasma, then miasma must have appeared here.
"I remember that the treasure Moriel was thinking about existed in the abyss of miasma before. The smell of miasma will appear here. I'm afraid it won't be as simple as a coincidence."
After noticing the breath of miasma, Harder's expression also changed, and he couldn't help but think of many things in the past.
In Hardhold's memory, Moriel was a very difficult lord to deal with. In order to deal with her, even Hardhold paid a lot of price. If Moriel hadn't made a big mistake in the battle, he would not hesitate to put all his efforts into it. Going deep into the miasma abyss, under the protection of the poisonous dragons, looking for the artifacts left by the legendary ancient dragons, Hades could not find Moriel's flaw, so he could defeat her and finally win the battle.
In the miasma abyss, there are a huge number of poisonous dragons, and there are terrifying existences in it that even Hard Grip cannot avoid. Normally, Hard Grip would not want to go deep into it no matter what, and he would only be as crazy as Moriel. Only those who will enter the treasure hunt at all costs.
However, although the battle was victorious, Haddow still couldn't do anything to Moriel, and in the end he could only force her back to Dragon's Nest City. Now that Moril appeared from the underground world again, Haddaugh's intuition told her, I'm afraid things are not that simple.