I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 806 Forbidden Fortress Donovan and the Dark Elf Matriarch
In the underground city passage,
[The Sorrowful Monk] Bren led the dark elf Karina slowly through the deep passage, without using any speed-enhancing spells.

As he moved forward, Bren kept an eye on his surroundings, sensing the slowly fluctuating magical energy emanating from the dungeon.

Although he remained expressionless, Bren had his attention focused to the maximum.

After all, this is an extremely dangerous dungeon, not to mention there is a dark elf city-state of unknown size nearby, with a legendary dark elf matriarch.

Although he had never met the Dark Elf Matriarch, Bren had learned about related intelligence and information from many sources.

If the elves on the surface of the earth are a race that loves life and beauty, then the dark elves are almost the complete opposite.

Depravity, ruthlessness, madness, debauchery, and so on.
These adjectives can all be used to describe dark elves.

Of course, the Dark Elves are also quite powerful.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have become one of the most dangerous supernatural beings in the underground city area.

Every matriarch of a dark elf city-state is Lolth the Spider Queen's most loyal follower.

Lolth would also use this to grant each Dark Elf Matron different abilities.

This is the most troublesome problem for anyone facing the Dark Elf Matriarch.

As a deity of the Dark Elves, Lolth, the Spider Queen, had a profound influence on them.

In fact, the predecessors of the Dark Elves were the elves who were closest to this former Elven Queen among the Elven race, and the baptism of each of these elves was carried out under the watchful eye of this deity.

However, with the sudden fall of this elven goddess, the elves most deeply influenced by her also transformed into dark elves.

This was something that shocked the entire elven pantheon.

It was for this reason that the Elven pantheon decided to regard Lolth, the Spider Queen, as an enemy, believing that there was absolutely no possibility of redemption for this former Elven Queen.

However, since falling to become the Lord of the Abyss, Lolth, the Spider Queen, has remained in the Abyss and has never left.

Those that appear elsewhere are merely his avatars, so the elven pantheon, though wanting to completely destroy him, is powerless to do so.

The division and chaos within the elven pantheon is an extremely secretive matter, unknown to many, and even Bren only knows a small part of it.

However, no legendary mage would refuse the urge to explore the unknown.

As long as they feel they are "prepared".

The same goes for Brun.

The underground passage in front of them was dark and long. Karina walked ahead of Bren and did not hesitate at all when they encountered a fork in the road, heading straight toward their goal.

Bren has already obtained a lot of useful information from Karina.

But for some reason, he always had a vague sense of unease in his heart.

This is why he didn't take Pascal and the others with him.

He was telling the truth; he wasn't entirely confident he could protect Pascal.

Fortunately, Pascal has grown up and is no longer as willful as he was when he was a child.

Bren sighed inwardly, while leaving a very subtle magical mark on the rock wall of the passageway beside him.

The passage continued to descend deeper and deeper, and no one knew how much time had passed.

However, the entire passageway has been expanded considerably.

The passageway, which originally allowed only about ten people to pass side by side, is now wide enough for more than thirty people to pass side by side.

Moreover, Brun did find signs of human activity in some parts of the passageway.

Although it was carefully concealed, Bren's keen eyesight could tell that it was indeed a creature of similar size to what the dark elves had guessed.

Coming?
Not long after, Karina stopped walking.

This is still a passageway in the underground city, the same rocky passageway, the same dim light.

There's nothing unusual about this place.

However, Bren did not ask Karina directly, but instead stayed quietly to the side, watching Karina's actions.

Karina turned to the left and stood in front of the rock wall of the passage.

She glanced at Bren cautiously, then gently touched the wall with her left hand.

Brun didn't sense any magical fluctuations, but the wall in front of Karina suddenly changed.

It was as if it had turned into the surface of water, and it began to ripple instantly.

Gradually, the color of the walls began to fade, and the scene behind them suddenly appeared in front of Bren.

Deep within this dark underground city lies a mysterious city-state.

It is like a dark star embedded in the darkness, surrounded by endless darkness and the unknown.

Donovan's overall color is gray-black, a color favored by the dark elves, symbolizing their mystery, ruthlessness, and resilience.

The city's architecture is unique and eerie, quite different from the bustling metropolises on the surface.

The buildings here are mostly constructed from huge black rocks and dark metal, with intricate runes and patterns carved on their surfaces.

These runes shimmered with a faint light, seemingly containing powerful magic, protecting this city-state.

The towering tower pierced the top of the hollow, as if trying to break through the endless darkness.

The top of the tower is sharp and pointed, like a blade in the hand of a dark elf, ready to meet any challenge from the enemy.

The towers are connected by thick black chains, engraved with mysterious incantations. They sway gently in the underground city's breeze, making a crisp sound, as if telling an ancient story.

The city's streets were narrow and winding, like a maze, making it easy to lose one's way.

The buildings on both sides of the street are closely connected, leaving almost no gaps, as if they are tightly united to resist foreign enemies.

To be honest, at first glance, it looked like an uninhabited city, completely deserted.

Only the unique light and sounds of the city reveal the rhythm of life here.

The forbidden fortress of Donovan sits within a vast void, as if the earth had inadvertently opened its maw while it slept, swallowing the city-state whole.

Clumps of crystals grew wildly at the top of the cavity, resembling a giant black spider web, weaving intricate and mysterious patterns.

These crystals emitted a dim and cold light, like a crescent moon obscured by clouds in the night sky, faintly illuminating this vast space and draping the entire city-state in a veil of dark blue, adding a touch of mystery and eeriness.

An underground river surged forth from a crevice in the rock wall, like an angry black dragon carrying the power and roar of the depths of the earth as it rushed down.

The water crashed against the rocks, splashing up layers of white spray, and eventually fell into a small lake next to the city.

The lake water, reflecting the light of the crystals, shimmered with a deep green hue, resembling a giant piece of jade, profound and mysterious.

A light mist often hangs over the lake, like a soft veil, adding a touch of hazy beauty to the small lake and making it difficult to glimpse the secrets hidden within.

"Your Majesty Brunn, this is Donovan."

Karina took a step back and looked at Bren, speaking softly.

Judging from her cautious and careful demeanor, she seemed to be afraid of something.
Ignoring Karina, Bren carefully observed the fortress city of Donovan before him.

The city's architecture is very similar to that of the dark elves.

However, this underground city is ridiculously large!
Due to the terrain limitations within underground cities, most underground cities are relatively small in size.

The terrain of the underground city area is quite complex, and there are very few places suitable for building a city.

Due to the unique nature of dungeons, even legendary mages skilled in earth magic would find it difficult to maintain alterations to the dungeon's terrain. The dark elves must have expended a tremendous amount of resources to build such a vast city here.

With Brun's keen eye, he could see that the fortress of Donovan was not built piece by piece, but rather as a whole city from the very beginning.

It is somewhat similar to the floating city controlled by the association.

Of course, this dark elf city in front of us is definitely not comparable to the floating city.

However, the dangers involved are not something Bren can face alone.

Having paid such a high price, what exactly do these dark elves want to achieve?
Is this preparation for a ground counterattack?
Why would this underground passage exit appear within the territory of their Pan-Continental Mage Association?

Shouldn't it be planted directly in the territory of those forest elves?
The territory of the Pancontinental Mage Association is quite far from the Elven race. These Dark Elves can't possibly push their way there from the ground, can they?
Bren looked at the city of Donovan before him, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Bren didn't actually get much information from Karina.

Aside from some basic intelligence about Donovan, there wasn't much else that was truly useful.

According to Karina, she didn't belong here before.

She came from another dark elf city-state called Candice.

However, following Madam Candice's orders, they somehow managed to get here directly.

The city-state of Donovan before us is not, in fact, a place where dark elves would live.

The Forbidden Fortress of Donovan is a complete war fortress!

Dark elves from various dungeon regions have gathered here, seemingly awaiting orders for war.

Who is the target of this war?

When will the war begin?
Karina knew nothing about any of these things.

Through the spell that connects souls, Bren knew that Karina was not lying.

It was only when Bren actually saw the city-state of Donovan that he truly grasped the grand scale of the Dark Elves' undertaking.

Do not!
This is something that the dark elves themselves could not do.

It must have been the work of Rose the Spider Queen!

At this moment, Karina cautiously said to Bren:
"Your Majesty Brunn, shall we go over there?"

Bren didn't move forward, but turned to look at Karina and asked calmly:
"To be honest, I'm very curious."

"I didn't sense you were lying, so how did you manage to deceive my magic?"

"what?!"

Karina shuddered, her voice tinged with fear:
"Please believe me, I did nothing."

"I see, is that so?"

Bren glanced at Karina and nodded.

“There is nothing wrong with her soul and spirit, nor are there any signs of any alteration. It should just be some subconscious guidance, which is why I didn’t notice it.”

"Is this just bait?"

"So it seems your target isn't adventurers from guilds like Pascal, but rather legendary mages like me?"

"Quite a bold plan."

"They haven't made a move yet, are they waiting for me to get closer and enter that city?"

"However, this also exposes your intentions."

"I didn't conceal my aura at all. If no legend appears under these circumstances, then this so-called forbidden fortress Donovan is really unworthy of its name."

"There is only one possibility: you discovered me a long time ago, but you just didn't want to alert me."

Bren muttered to himself, as if talking to the air in front of him.

Karina also looked terrified. She didn't understand what anyone was saying, but she had a very bad feeling.

"So, I'm curious."

Bren ignored Karina standing to the side and continued speaking:

"There must be some considerable power hidden within this Donovan, but are you confident you can capture me?"

After saying this, Bren waited for a while, but no one appeared.

"Not coming out? Then I'm leaving?"

Seeing this, Bren calmly said...

Just as Bren turned around, a figure appeared in front of him.

This sudden appearance was also by a dark elf.

Her skin was like black jade in the dead of night, gleaming with a cold, pearly luster under the dim candlelight of the underground.

Her long hair cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall, each strand seemingly edged with silver by spider silk, tracing dangerous arcs in the air with her elegant steps.

The tight-fitting long dress accentuated her curves like a deadly flower blooming from the abyss.

The black silk clinging to her thighs beneath the high-slit skirt trembled slightly with her movements, revealing garters adorned with spider-shaped silver chains, each step exuding an indescribable allure.

The runes embroidered with blood-red threads on her skirt were glowing faintly. They were special magical patterns drawn with mithril mixed with spider silk, and they were now flickering with her breathing.

"You are the one who controls this city, the Spinn Mistress?"

Bren looked at the dark elf who had suddenly appeared in front of him and said without changing his expression.

"As expected of a legendary councilor from the Pan-Continental Mage Association, he's completely blind to my beauty!"

Spencer looked at Brun in front of him and said with a light laugh:

"But the more this is the case, the more I want you to be our husband!"

"How about it, how about becoming my sixteenth husband?"

"I need your consent, and I can let you kill my three current husbands!"

Spencer looked at Brun with a hint of passion in his eyes and swayed his hips as he spoke.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but I don't think we're a good match."

Faced with the ravenous words of the dark elf matriarch before him, a long-absent emotion flickered across Bren's face.

"So, you actually wanted to capture the association's legend?"

"Your strength is indeed formidable, but is that your source of confidence?"

Bren looked at the three dark elves that had suddenly appeared behind him.

Including the Dark Elf Matriarch Spin in front of us, there are now four legendary powerhouses.

"Of course, that's not all."

Spencer licked his lips and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)