"Is this right here?"

Looking at the tunnel in front of him, the snake-man captain frowned and looked at the patrol in front of him. Sensing the snake-man captain's gaze, the other party nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, captain, according to our investigation, the other party should have left from this direction..."

"I see."

After getting the answer, the snake captain didn't say much, but turned his head and looked back.

"What do you think? Lady Elise?"

Standing in the middle of the team was a girl who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was wearing a simple black monastic uniform, and her long, silky silver-white hair reached her waist like a waterfall. From the outside, she was just an ordinary person.

The daughter of an aristocrat. And her soft and weak-looking face and her always slightly raised red lips always give people the impression that she is easy to bully.

But no one here dares to underestimate her. Whether it is the strong snake man or Hoflin who is proficient in hidden assassinations, everyone looks at the girl with only respect and awe.

She is the nun of the Scarlet Monastery of Black Onyx City, and the daughter of Elette, one of the three rulers of Black Onyx City—Elise Leigh Grindi Aidan.

Elise's life experience is considered a very legendary existence in Black Onyx City. There are two peculiarities among them. First, she was born and raised in Black Onyx City. Second, she is the child of a half-vampire and a human.

The child who was born. Especially the second point, for the half-vampire tribe, it is simply a milestone miracle.

The so-called half-vampires are actually a mixture of humans and vampires. On the surface, vampires often capture humans to be their servants and "blood banks". Of course, they sometimes use those human women for fun. Because of this

, it often happens that human women become pregnant, and the children they give birth to are so-called half-vampires.

Half-vampires have the advantages of both vampires and humans. On the one hand, they have the beauty of vampires, extraordinary physical fitness and lifespan. On the other hand, their human blood can help them resist the effects of sunlight and holy water to a certain extent.

Invasion. Although it cannot be said to completely block sunlight, compared to pure vampires, their resistance to sunlight is already much stronger.

But half-vampires are not without flaws. Like vampires, they will also feel uncomfortable if they stay in the sun for too long. Moreover, the potential violence factors of vampires are lurking in their bodies. Once they smell blood, they will

They will become as lustful as wild beasts. Because of this, half-vampires are neither welcomed by humans nor vampires on the surface. In the end, they have to choose to hide in the deep dark areas.

Compared to other half-vampires, Elitte's marriage path was equally miserable. He and his wife were childhood sweethearts, but when Elitte's half-vampire lineage was discovered, he was expelled from the village, leaving Elitte without

What he thought was that his wife actually followed him out of there resolutely. After that, the two suffered a lot before finally settling down in the Dark Territory.

After that, Elitte's wife gave birth to a daughter - Elise.

Elise's birth into the half-vampire tribe has become sensational news, because although there have always been examples of half-vampires marrying humans, most of them have been miscarriages for unknown reasons.

The baby was stillborn, or there was no sign of pregnancy at all. So the half-vampires were once extremely desperate. But now, the birth of Li has rekindled the flame of hope in them.

As a combination of human and half-vampire, Elise's physique is one step closer than that of a half-vampire. She also inherits the beauty and strong physical fitness of a vampire, but she does not have the violent bloodthirst hidden inside the body of a half-vampire.

Factor. And she also inherited human potential. In just more than ten years of study, she has become one of the few high-level mages in Black Onyx City. What is even more surprising is that after testing, Yi

Wright was surprised to find that his daughter was completely immune to the damage of the sun! She could even walk in the sun like ordinary people, without having to worry about anything!

This is simply perfect!

Because of this, among the vampires in Black Onyx City, Elise's reputation is second only to her father. Almost every half-vampire regards her as the future of their children. Just imagine, if their children can be with

If we live like ordinary human beings, then at least we no longer have to hide in this dark place like ourselves, right?

It is precisely because of this that the other two were so surprised when Yi Laite asked her daughter to join this mission - that is Yi Laite's most precious daughter!

Some people have even called Li the "little princess" of Black Onyx City.

However, unlike those pampered nobles, Elise is not only a high-level mage, she has even assisted Black Onyx City to repel the attacks of other races on several occasions. It is precisely because of this that she has such a high reputation. Otherwise,

How could he possibly gain a foothold in Black Onyx City simply based on his family background?

When she heard the snake captain's inquiry, Elise stood up. She frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"There are no more than ten people on the other side."

After saying this, she first glanced at the snake captain, and then quietly added.

"And there were no casualties."

"………………"

Hearing this, the Snake Captain's face suddenly became serious. As a high-level mage, Elise's judgment in this regard will definitely not be wrong. Although at first glance, what Li said seems to be inconsistent with the preamble and the follower.

, but the snake captain understood what she meant. A heavily armed caravan was actually wiped out by less than ten people from the opponent, and there were no casualties on the opponent. If it were the patrol he was leading now, I'm afraid

It can't be done better than this.

"I understand, Miss, then...about that mage..."

Thinking of this, the snake captain frowned and asked in a low voice. The reason why Elise was sent to join the patrol this time was to rely on her knowledge and talent to judge the strength of the mage who attacked the caravan. After all, no matter where

Whether on the surface or underground, mages are the most terrifying enemies.

"this……………"

But this time, facing the snake captain's inquiry, Elise frowned in embarrassment. She hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head.

"I can't tell."

"Can't you tell?"

"Yes."

As she spoke, Elise raised her hand and pointed to the charred marks on the wall next to her.

"Judging from the traces, this mage is very proficient in elemental spells, even reaching the legendary level. You see, captain, his lightning arrow was shot directly from the front. Although it has an unexpected effect, it is here after all.

It is the most heavily defended place of the caravan. Even the smallest number of people can resist it. But this lightning not only penetrated the entire caravan's defense line, but even hit the cave wall. The caravans in the Underdark have always focused on magic.

Most of the guards wear enchanted armor, and it is impossible for ordinary magic to have such strong penetrating power, unless a legendary mage can do this."

"So that means we are dealing with a legendary mage?!"

Hearing this, not only the snake captain looked weird, but the others also looked weird. It's no wonder that the legendary mage is a respected existence no matter on the surface or underground. No matter where he goes, he will be treated as a distinguished guest.

There is no way he would become a robber when he is down and out.

Could it be that this is a trap set by a certain force against Black Onyx City?

"but……………"

"but?"

"...This mage is really weird..."

Speaking of this, Elise also sighed in confusion. As a high-level mage, she could naturally tell at a glance that the traces of the battle here were obviously masterpieces of lightning and fire spells. But how could a legendary mage use two spells over and over again?

Use? Besides thunder and lightning, there are also flames. Elise almost memorized these two spells along the way...

Isn't this kind of thing usually done by fledgling magic apprentices?

I'm afraid Li never dreamed that Zhan En's system has this kind of virtue, and so far it has only given him two spells. It's not that Zhan En doesn't want to use other spells, but there really are no other spells for him to use!

"Could it be some kind of monster?"

Thinking of this, the Snake Captain also had an idea. Li was not sure about this. There were all kinds of strange monsters in the Underdark. It would not be impossible if there were monsters that breathed flames from their mouths and shot thunder and lightning from their eyes. But here.

There were no traces of wild beasts, which made Elise a little unsure.

"All in all, let's take a look at the situation and then talk about it."

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't say anything else. She also knew that she had a special status. Although many people in this team respected her, there were also some people who didn't have a good sense of her. In addition, the situation at hand was unclear.

, if she really insists that there is a legendary mage mixed in, I'm afraid nothing good will happen.

"Which direction are they going in?"

"Miss, it's this way."

"Let's go take a look."

Having said this, Elise said nothing more and followed the snake captain in front of her towards the other end of the tunnel. When she reached the corner at the end of the tunnel, there was a soft sound under the girl's feet.

"Kara."

"Um?"

Hearing the soft sound, Elise lowered her head and saw that at some point, the ground under her feet was no longer an uneven surface, but a continuous piece of stone slabs. Through the dust, she could faintly see the

You can see the patterns on it.

"…………!!"

At this moment, Elise suddenly felt a sudden burst of coldness. It felt as if she had entered the body of a monster. All she could see was flowing blood and thick muscles.

With the intertwined blood vessels, the warmth mixed with the smell of blood hit her face, making the girl stunned for a moment.

But in the blink of an eye, when Elise came back to her senses again, the previous scene had disappeared. Instead, there were still cold stone walls and deep and dark passages. Everything looked the same as before.

.

What was that just now......

"Miss?"

"I'll be right away."

Hearing the calls from her colleagues, Elise shook her head and walked forward quickly.

No one noticed that right behind them, the thick stone wall slid past silently. In just the blink of an eye, everything returned to calm.
Chapter completed!