The Heartbeat of the Cruel Elves

Li Yin looked left first, then right, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

However, at this critical moment, he quickly put aside this slight awkwardness and immediately asked, "What should we do?"

A hand suddenly stretched out from behind him and grabbed his left arm. At the same time, Du Feiya on the ground stood up, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed his right arm.

Then, Li Yin suddenly felt his feet go empty and his whole body floated up.

Levitation - Li Yin enjoyed this treatment when he first met Cassia in the Borginia family.

However, that time they were two ordinary male dark elf warriors, and this time they were two dark elf princesses.

As a noble among the dark elves, Li Yin suddenly thought that these two princesses possessed more powerful strength than other ordinary dark elves, and this strength, after special training and guidance, allowed them to take off into the air at the slightest thought.

But wait - Li Yin suddenly thought of another question. Since Cassia can perform the levitation spell at will, then why did she waste her limited divine spell ability to perform the spider walk spell just now?

Thinking of this, Li Yin turned his head and looked at Cassia in confusion.

However, when he met Cassia's bright eyes that were as clear as water and contained a hint of smile, he suddenly came to his senses.

The Spider Walk Technique can be used on others, and the target of the Spider Walk Technique just now was not someone else, but yourself!

"Your Highness!" A warm current instantly crawled up his back. Li Yin trembled all over and screamed in excitement.

"What's wrong?" Cassia looked at her servant, whose face was slightly red and who looked quite shocked, and felt a little puzzled.

"No, nothing..." Li Yin moved his lips twice, but the words of gratitude were finally stuck in his throat. If he wanted to thank someone, he could say it after the crisis was over. Now was not the time to be fussy.

After calming down, Rein looked around and found that in addition to the three of them, there were also some dark elves floating around the edges of the stone walls. Rein was of course unfamiliar with the Denitya family, but he was familiar with several of the Borginia family members. They were all very elite warriors - at this moment, their bodies flying into the air were the best proof of this.

Almost every dark elf noble can float in the air at will after special training, but this is not the case for commoners. Being able to master the art of floating in the air proves that they have superior qualifications than their peers, although they still cannot use this ability as freely as the nobles.

These elite dark elf warriors were floating close to the stone wall. Although their snow-white faces were stern, they were not panicked. It was more like dissatisfaction with the harsh situation rather than fear. Their arrogant eyes were even more faintly mixed with disdain for those "inferior guys" below.

Looking at their arrogant and cold expressions, Li Yin suddenly realized that they should have done the same thing when the boulder rolled over for the first time. It was because they had handled it safely once beforehand that they were able to remain calm at this time. However, he was in a hurry and only paid attention to the ground, and did not notice the changes in the air.

While waiting for the shock to come again, Li Yin looked down again. There were rows of soldiers on both sides of the tunnel below. Further away, many orcs, bugbears, grimlocks and other slave soldiers were running, screaming and roaring, trying to find a safe place before the boulder returned here again.

But... Li Yin was suddenly stunned. Speaking of this, where is the boulder?

It seemed that he hadn't heard the rumbling sound of the stone for a while?

He listened carefully, but there was no sound in the deep tunnel. All he could hear was the noise of soldiers shouting and running nearby.

It seemed... He thought carefully, ever since that earth-shattering bang, there has been no sound related to the stone in the tunnel?

"Your Highness." Li Yin called out again.

At this moment, not only Li Yin, but also some dark elves on the ground and in the air have noticed the abnormality of the situation. Du Feiya and Cassia are no exception. Li Yin only needs to look at them once to know that they have the same doubts in their hearts as he does.

However, no matter what, at least one thing is certain:

"We...seem...to be safe for now?"

The two princesses nodded at the same time and then slowly landed.

After falling to the ground, they released their hands from Li Yin's arms.

Li Yin shook his arm imperceptibly and took a deep breath.

Bards like to talk about girls' "soft and boneless hands", but when the two princesses grabbed him just now, their grip was very strong.

However, he could understand it. After all, they could only hold his hands to lift him up into the air. As princesses, they could not get too close to him like ordinary male dark elf soldiers, and do something easier but more intimate like holding his arms or holding his ribs. In short, this was a measure that had to be taken to save his life, and he should not be picky.

The soldiers lying on the stone walls and those running around gradually returned. Although everyone's face was filled with the luck of surviving the disaster, there was also a hint of doubt and confusion. As more and more soldiers returned, the discussion in the army became louder and louder.

"What's going on?" someone asked in a low voice.

"Did you hear that voice from earlier?"

"Nonsense, I'm not deaf!"

"It seems that it was after that collision..."

"Your Highness." One of Cassia's personal guards stepped forward and reported, "After the collision just now, I not only heard the violent collision sound, but also a subtler sound... like the sound of something breaking."

Li Yin couldn't help but nodded. He just recalled carefully and noticed that after the violent collision, there was a different sound, similar to a "crash" sound, but it was too weak compared to the earth-shattering collision sound, and the situation was extremely urgent at the time, so he subconsciously ignored it.

"Could it be that the stone was broken?"

A voice of joy erupted among the troops.

Many dark elves also echoed this, their faces also filled with joy.

"Quiet!" At this moment, a female dark elf standing against the stone wall suddenly shouted. Quiet,

Many dark elves turned their heads and looked at her in confusion, but saw that her pale face was filled with fear, with beads of sweat oozing from her forehead and dripping along the trembling eyebrows.

"You..." The female dark elf swallowed, "Did you hear any sound?"

"That sound of stone breaking?" asked a dark elf.

"I'm talking about now..." the female dark elf said coldly.

"What?" The dark elves were stern at first and fell silent, but after a brief silence, they reacted and started laughing again.

"what sound?"

"What's that sound?"

"Are you too frightened and hallucinating?"

"I really didn't expect that," a carefree male dark elf warrior even said teasingly, "there are actually such timid female elves."

"You..." The female dark elf's face turned red when she was ridiculed in public.

Li Yin stood aside, watching the dark elves joking and laughing with interest.

However, at this moment, an extremely faint voice suddenly penetrated the noise of the soldiers and reached his ears.

He was stunned for a moment, and then his expression suddenly changed.

In full view of everyone, he suddenly bent his legs, stretched out his hands, and fell to the ground.

All the dark elves and even the slave soldiers looked at him in surprise, wondering what had suddenly become of this human soldier or what had gone mad.

However, at the same time, Lein, who tilted his head and put his ear against the cold rocky ground, finally heard that voice!

The sound was fine, long, and rhythmically rising and falling. It seemed particularly peaceful in the dark environment and the silent air, like the tide quietly floating under the moonlight, or more like -

The long and powerful breath of some giant creature!

The female dark elf was not lying. There really was a voice coming from the tunnel in the distance, and... this voice... seemed to be moving towards them!

Li Yin bent his knees, raised his head, and propped up his upper body. Under the surprised gazes of many dark elves, he was filled with horror and said solemnly:

"Something is coming!"

Many dark elves looked at each other and their faces changed. For a moment, they all imitated Li Yin's actions, either lying directly on the ground or leaning against the rock wall, putting their ears against the rock and listening attentively.

After a while, the eyes of many elves met again, and they all saw some complex and incomprehensible meaning in each other's eyes.

Because... they all heard that voice too!

"Line up!" Cassia shouted softly.

Du Feiya also issued the same instructions immediately afterwards.

Under the orders of the two princesses, the dark elves quickly reorganized their formation, holding their guns and crossbows, and facing the direction they came from.

The slave troops were a little flustered. In the chaos when the boulder hit them, they fled in all directions. Until now, many soldiers have not returned. Even for the soldiers who have returned here, it will take the instructors some time to reorganize these slow-thinking, reckless, and undisciplined guys into a formation...

As time passed, the slave army had not yet completely reorganized and settled down, but the sound was getting closer and closer. Gradually, even without touching the ground, all the soldiers could finally hear the sound.

Many dark elf soldiers looked at each other, and saw the same fear on their companions' faces. Then, they turned around and forced themselves to face forward, looking straight ahead, with tense faces and tightening their weapons.

In front of them, the slave instructors brandished whips and swords, driving the last few disobedient slaves into the slave formation.

Afterwards, the entire army fell into complete silence.

I don’t know how long it was, but suddenly, an extremely shrill and rough roar came from the tunnel ahead, breaking the silence.

All the soldiers couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.

That should be the slave who had escaped during the chaos earlier and now encountered the unknown voice.

The rough scream only burst out for a moment, and then, except for the increasingly obvious low sound similar to the rise and fall of the tide in the tunnel ahead, there was no other sound.

Many soldiers looked at each other, with more and more suspicion and fear on their faces.

Chapter 148: Scarlet Tide

Afterwards, several sporadic screams were heard in the tunnel, but from the different tones, it could be judged that the individual who made the screams was different each time.

Those were probably the slaves who had escaped during the chaos. Each of them only had time to let out a scream before they were silent. The mysterious voice that was gradually approaching was like a tide of death, completely engulfing the sparks of their lives the moment it came into contact with them.

As the heavy breathing sound that sounded like some large creature got closer, the many soldiers who were waiting on high alert at the end of the tunnel seemed to be swept up in that magnificent rhythm, and their breathing unconsciously became heavy and long, almost stopping.

The sound continued to approach, becoming more and more majestic, louder and more... noisy.

Li Yin looked at Cassia, then at Du Feiya, and they looked at each other in surprise - that voice seemed not to be a single voice, but a whole formed by countless noisy and subtle voices.

If not a giant or some other huge creature, then what could it be?

What kind of thing could make those fleeing slave soldiers lose their voice in an instant the moment they encounter them?

No matter what it was, Li Yin didn't feel relaxed at all, because its threat level did not decrease at all.

As time passed, the voice was getting closer and closer to them, like the vast and ethereal sound of the rising and falling tides, it seemed to ring in their ears.

It’s coming soon… it’s coming soon…

Everyone's heart was in their throat and their eyes were fixed straight ahead.

Finally, a clue appeared in the darkness.

The first thing that appeared was not what they expected, a huge beast's claw, or the limbs, weapons, or head of a huge humanoid creature.

But that thing frightened them more than anything else.

It was an endless expanse of bright red, filling both ends of the tunnel, swaying and rippling - it was a scarlet river of blood!

In the flowing river of blood, several snow-white skeletons floated up and down. The sharp-eyed Li Yin found a skeleton with obvious orc skeleton features, and the family emblem of the Borginia family was hung on it.

They were the escaped slave soldiers... They were full of energy just now, running, jumping, screaming, and roaring wildly. In the blink of an eye, their strong and powerful bodies turned into smooth and white skeletons. The complete skeletons were set against the scarlet blood, and their whiteness was even more obvious. They were like well-made specimens, exuding a kind of weird beauty. But behind this weird beauty, there was a kind of bizarre horror and neat threat.

In just a moment, they became like that, and that seemed to be the fate of everyone present!

All the soldiers couldn't help but shiver, and a great sense of crisis gripped each of them.

The blood river is advancing very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was about to come into contact with the slave troops on the front line.

The slaves who had just been forcibly gathered together by the instructor's whip and scolding did not hesitate at all. Faced with this strange scene, they chose to turn around and run away.

Their escape was hardly stopped. The dark elf instructors who were originally responsible for supervision had almost lost their courage in front of this mighty river of blood. Most of the dark elf instructors stood there in a daze, letting the slave soldiers run past them. Obviously, the reason they let them run was that they themselves were timid and wanted to escape, but their self-esteem and strict discipline as dark elves prevented them from doing so immediately.

There were also a few instructors who were relatively weak, or who saw the opportunity quickly and chose to do so immediately - among these instructors, Li Yin saw the figure of Mircella.

There was only one female dark elf instructor who stood firm, shouting at the escaped slaves, forcing them to return to their original positions with her whip, and even resorting to swords. In a short time, before the flowing river of blood could reach the scattered slave army, Li Yin saw her curved sword pierce the chest of a runaway slave and cut the other two in half.

But her weak move had little effect, and only prompted many slaves to push each other and go further away from her, and then continue to run backwards.

She turned around and drew out her long curved sword again, preparing to stab a runaway slave from behind. But this fourth strict execution could not be completed - because the scarlet blood tide had already rushed over, and in a short moment, it completely swallowed her from head to toe, leaving only a beautifully crafted curved sword dangling on the surface of the flowing blood river, flashing cold light.

After a while, a slightly slender skeleton floated up from beneath the scarlet water, and rushed towards the remaining troops along with the blood river.

At this, the dark elf instructors who were originally standing there in a daze due to their duties were completely frightened. They turned their heads and ran towards the main force like flying. Their agile and swift posture made them move much faster than those slow and bulky slaves, and their slender figures made them feel at home in the crowded crowd. In the blink of an eye, they had already caught up and were at the forefront of the collapsing troops.

Li Yin saw Cassia's hands trembling slightly as she clenched her knuckles. Based on his understanding of her, if it was usual, she would have ordered the front-line soldiers to shoot the traitors who dared to escape without hesitation. However, this time, facing this strange scene, it seemed that she had realized that the so-called "persistent resistance" was useless.

Even the front half of the main force had shown signs of loosening.

The surging blood river continued to move forward, and soon swept away most of the slave army, leaving only a few soldiers still running towards the main force in panic. Most of them were agile dark elves, and only a few were lucky slave soldiers.

The crimson tide surged up waves and wrapped around the ankle of a dark elf. In an instant, the dark elf fell to the ground, and was then covered by the vast ocean of blood. After a while, he turned into a brand new skeleton floating up.

Hundreds of brand new skeletons floated on the surface of the blood river, making a rustling sound, and rushed towards where Li Yin and the others were.

Li Yin's face turned slightly pale.

He was trembling all over and instinctively wanted to turn around and run away - even though there was not much space to hide behind him and he was doomed to die.

But Cassia hadn't moved yet, nor had she issued any orders - before that, he didn't dare to act rashly.

So he could only open his eyes temporarily and continue to stare ahead in horror.