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"Wh-what?!" Ateliers stopped in embarrassment and annoyance, turned around and poked Latis in the chest hard before continuing forward, saying:
"In short, a wall of vines like this is indeed the best way to defend against enemies under these circumstances. I just wonder how my younger siblings inside are doing..."
"Speaking of which, is the core area suitable for living? It seems like more than a year has passed..." Latis asked with some concern. "If the guards say they are younger brothers and sisters, they are most likely elven cubs, right? Are they capable of surviving on their own?"
"……do not know."
Artemis quickened her pace instinctively and said:
"If they are all cubs, they may not have learned the spell to accelerate the growth of food yet."
"Hiss, that's not good..."
Latis took a deep breath, stepped forward, hugged Arte, and began to run as fast as he could.
……
The dim light illuminated the scene outside the passageway. Latis stepped out of the passageway, looked up at the dome completely covered by vegetation, and paused for a moment.
Countless flickering fireflies drifted above the dome, illuminating its strange lines. He rubbed his eyes and suddenly noticed that the branches of various colors seemed to form the shapes of star systems and constellations, appearing before his eyes in an uncertain glow under the fireflies' light.
"Is that... an elven astronomical calendar?"
Latis couldn't help but ask curiously. He knew that the ancient people of the Eastern Kingdom in his previous life had a very profound knowledge system about the zodiac and the lunar calendar. Now that he was in another world and saw similar research, he couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity.
"Hmm! It's still preserved here. I thought it crashed along with Herod City." Arterifus slowed her pace slightly, cast the "Darkvision" spell on the two of them, looked around, and said with some surprise:
"A maze made of bushes? Did the younger siblings make this? Hmm, there's a sign that says, 'Solve the maze to find us'... What's wrong with these kids?!"
"Then they should be alright, right?" Radist breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Then let's proceed along this maze. I'm also looking forward to seeing those young elves. Maybe I can even ask them to call me brother-in-law."
The eldest of the elf cubs was naturally Arte. Her earlobes twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but pinch Latis's waist, letting out a soft hum as she said:
"Don't think it's that easy! The cubs are very difficult to raise. When I was little, no one could find me... cough, no, actually I was very well-behaved when I was little."
"Oh?"
Latis glanced at the half-elf. Even without the aid of "darksight," his current physical condition allowed him to clearly see the embarrassed smile on Ate's face nearby. He couldn't help but chuckle and deliberately said:
"I wonder who it was that, because parents were worried about their children picking up random things to eat outside, they developed this identification technique. Who could it be? It's so hard to guess..."
"Big brother is so annoying."
The half-elf muttered angrily, grabbed Latis's wrist, shook it twice, then couldn't help but chuckle softly, saying:
"Anyway, I might have to take care of these cubs myself. Hmm... I don't know how many there will be. If there are too many, I won't be able to handle them all..."
"Hey, maybe we can even bring the elves back to the continent of Atlantis!"
Latis chuckled and put his arm around the half-elf's waist, saying, "If we both work hard, we can add more people to the elven race..."
“Eek…” The half-elf, who had already been taught the importance of training by Latis, glared at Latis and whispered, “Bad big brother, aren’t you afraid the cubs will hear you?”
"Hiss, that makes sense."
Latis's expression changed, and he instantly became serious, saying:
"Brothers and sisters, what I just said was all serious, absolutely nothing R18! Please don't get the wrong idea!"
"Mmm-hmm!" Arte chimed in, "Big brother is very serious! I can vouch for that!"
In this relaxed atmosphere, they walked together to the first corner, whereupon the lights suddenly came on, and a phantom fairy girl appeared and disappeared in the light, waving her hands and calling out joyfully:
"Brothers and sisters! Congratulations on reaching the first maze node!"
"what?"
Latis was startled, then looked at the cute little thing and couldn't help but laugh, saying:
"These little guys are quite good at encouraging people..."
Before he could finish speaking, a look of seriousness suddenly appeared on Latis's brow. He looked closely at the elven girl in the lamplight and seemed to sense a familiar aura from her.
That was the aura of the dead.
Chapter 373 Elven Treasures
"I go!"
Doug's head suddenly popped out of the ground, he brushed the mud off his face, gagged twice, kicked wildly, crawled out of the hole, and lay on the ground panting.
After struggling to get rid of the herbivore puppies that had burrowed into his body, he then began to dig a hole and escape along the roots of the World Tree, pursued by the adult herbivore.
Fortunately, herbivores don't eat meat, otherwise Doug's butt might have been in danger.
However, his journey of digging was not easy. Although he used magic such as "Earth Strike" to help him, for some reason, the roots of the plants kept tugging at him. Sometimes, while he was digging, he would suddenly be slapped hard by an unknown root, leaving him completely bewildered. But when he looked back, he couldn't tell which root had slapped him.
What's going on with this pile of plants!
If you're going to spank someone, spank them on the butt. You have to save face!
After venting his impotent rage with that roar, the situation did indeed change; what was originally just a slap on the face became a full-body slap.
Doug had no choice but to endure the beatings, tears welling up in his eyes, and desperately crawled along the dog hole to the end.
He probably knew that these magical, mysterious plants didn't welcome him, but he still wanted to say that his hobby was K9, not getting beaten up. If he really wanted to be beaten up, he should go find his father, Nig Nuri...
With this thought of filial piety, he struggled through the dog hole and, upon emerging, saw the Silver Moon Archway, also sealed off by vines, not far away.
Ugh... why did they seal the door so Doug could only crawl through the dog hole... who did that? That's so mean!
Doug lay on the ground, breathing heavily. The fresh air in the core area made him feel an urge to burst into tears for a moment. He used "Water Creation" to wash his face, and in the muddy mess, he opened his eyes and looked at the dark dome.
Oh no, it's so dark here...
He was startled. As the eldest son of the Nuri family, he had never been to such a completely enclosed dark space before. Usually, when he went out at night, his servants would serve him with lights. Therefore, even though he had prepared some auxiliary spells in advance, he had not taken "dark vision" into consideration at all.
Not good...
Doug quickly stood up and glanced once more at the dome illuminated by the faint glow of fireflies.
The vegetation seemed to form strange lines and patterns, giving one a sense of déjà vu...
Thinking of this, Doug suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. How could there be something that seemed familiar to him in the ruins of a fallen floating island?
He shook his head vigorously, groped around in the pitch-black darkness for a moment, and then, with a burst of magic, used the "Dancing Light" spell.
Fortunately, magic tricks don't need to be added to the reserve spell list to be used...
A faint light appeared around Doug, illuminating only a radius of twenty or thirty centimeters, but it calmed him down a little.
However, perhaps due to the abundance of wood-attribute magic in the surrounding environment, the fluorescence emitted by his "Dancing Light" spell was a ghastly green, which, to be honest, was a bit eerie...
No! I can't give up like this! The Nuri family is still waiting for Doug to bring them glory! He hasn't won the favor of Miss Glenn, the jewel of the Glenn family, he can't back down like this!
He must get his hands on the legendary Herod Treasure!
Doug encouraged himself, strode forward, and headed toward the maze-like passage that had been carved out of the bushes, feeling his way along as he quickened his pace.
Soon, he arrived at the first corner, and without lingering, he continued walking forward.
hum!
Suddenly, a shadow was cast in front of him. Looking at the green light, Doug tensed up and his heart skipped a beat.
Is there light behind me?
His eye twitched, and he turned back to look with a chill running down his spine. Then, his face turned deathly pale, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Beneath the glowing lantern grass at the corner, a ghostly figure flickered, its shrill cry seeming to be chanting some unknown incantation, sending chills down one's spine!
Wait, he doesn't understand Elvish!
Herod City has dominated the floating islands for so many years; it could very well be some kind of hidden mechanism, trigger-activated teleportation array, monster summoning circle, curse, or something similar...
It is said that in ancient times, there were many underground labyrinths on the continent of Atlantis, filled with all sorts of disgusting traps and filthy monsters. It was not until the goddess was born that they were gradually swept away and filled in under the baptism of magic. Perhaps those traps were taken over by the city of Herod!
Anyway, whatever it's saying, it's obviously not a good thing, run!
Doug ran off, his face ashen, and crashed headfirst into another corner.
boom!
He struggled to pull his head out of the bush wall, then collapsed to the ground with a scream before the elven image that activated. He then sprang to his feet and fled into the darkness in a panic.
The activated sprite images were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and scratched their heads in confusion.
……
……
"Brothers and sisters, did you notice that the maze is arranged according to the star chart of the astronomical calendar? Hehe, we're so bored here that we've already recited all the knowledge that everyone still remembers!"
"Spring, summer, autumn, winter, what season is it outside?"
"Come this way, brothers and sisters!"
"They always say that Herod used to have all sorts of festivals, but when we chatted with each other, we found that none of us had ever celebrated them! So it must be the adults in our families lying to us!"
"Also, the adults always say that Herod City used to have a lot of tourists, but we all remember that Herod City was always closed off, and there were hardly any people wandering the streets. Everyone could only come out to play in private."
"The adults say that Herod City will keep falling, but we don't want that!"
"So, we created a festival called the 'City Opening Festival.' On this festival, our city of Herod will open to the public, attracting countless visitors. And during this time, countless flower petals will float in the air, never to fall!"
"Isn't it a very festive holiday!"
"Unfortunately, we don't have enough magic to simulate the appearance of Herod City and its visitors, but we can still create a lot of flower petals!"
"So many, so many petals! Look, brothers and sisters!"
Latis and Ateliers instinctively looked up and saw that faint, illusory petals instantly filled the entire dome, drifting slowly for half a minute before gradually dissipating.
The two then lowered their heads, looked at the extinguished lights, and sighed softly.
"How many times is this already?"
Latis withdrew the soul power that had stabilized the image and couldn't help but ask.
“The sixth one.” Ateliers gave an elven salute to the corner that had once again fallen into darkness, then whispered:
"Our 'galaxy' labyrinth is nearing its end. If we count the four galaxies the children drew on the dome, there may be a total of twenty-four young elves... their souls here."
"Twenty-four elf cubs."
Latis was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but ask: