Chapter 630: Mutation in Luoxia Valley

Seeing Lingyun and the others leave together with Andiya, that Dwarf warrior could not help but be dumbfounded.

From Andiya's behavior just now, even a fool could see that there was an extraordinary relationship between Lingyun and Andiya. Having offended such a person just now, punishment was likely inevitable. And the most severe punishment would be the confiscation of his ale.

Thinking that he was about to say goodbye to his most beloved ale, the Dwarf's face turned ashen, as if his life had lost all color.

"Hey, Paqi, what's going on with you?" Uno asked, puzzled, upon seeing Paqi's pale complexion.

Hearing Paqi's explanation, Uno could not help but burst into laughter.

He patted Uno on the shoulder and said, "Rest assured, both Her Excellency the High Priest and His Excellency Lingyun are broad-minded people. Moreover, your behavior at the time was not actually at fault. It's just, Paqi, that irritable personality of yours really should be changed; otherwise, you might truly offend someone in the future."

"I know," Paqi said, scratching the back of his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

In the temporary palace established by Andiya, a burst of silver light suddenly rose, and Lingyun and his party walked out from the Space Array.

"Mr. Lingyun?"

Seeing Lingyun appear, an Elf who was sitting in a chair looking at a map stood up hurriedly.

Lingyun's gaze fell upon that Elf, and he could not help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

"A Great Elf Envoy? I didn't expect that one of the four Great Elf Envoys of the Elf Kingdom would come."

"There is no other way. The Demon Race has always been the mortal enemy of the Elf Race. If the Demon Race appears on the Continent again, their first target will inevitably be the Elf Race," Andiya said to Lingyun. "Now that traces of the Demon Race have actually appeared in Luoxia Valley, we cannot help but heighten our vigilance."

"What kind of mutation has occurred in Luoxia Valley?" Lingyun asked with some confusion.

"Look!"

Andiya waved her hand, and a huge Projection slowly unfolded in front of Lingyun, forming a three-dimensional model of Luoxia Valley in mid-air.

"This is... Luoxia Valley?"

Looking at the virtual image unfolding before him, Lingyun could not help but frown.

"This appearance really doesn't match the name of Luoxia Valley," Chen Jing said, looking at the virtual image in front of her.

Lingyun had once introduced Luoxia Valley to them and had also shown them photos of Luoxia Valley.

Luoxia Valley was the territory of the Hill Clan among the Dwarf Race. Beneath the ground of Luoxia Valley lay a vast Magma World, which even contained several fire veins. The reason the Dwarves of the Hill Clan originally chose to establish their settlement here was, on one hand, that they could extract magma from the Magma World to obtain rare forging materials. On the other hand, they could draw out the earth fire from the underground fire veins to forge higher-quality weapons. It could be said that this place was a rare treasure trove for the Dwarf Race.

It seemed that because of the existence of the fire veins, most of the stones throughout Luoxia Valley were permeated by vast fire elements, turning them fire-red; from a distance, it looked like sunset clouds, which was why it was named Luoxia Valley.

But the image of Luoxia Valley that Andiya projected now was completely different. The entire Luoxia Valley was filled with dark purple mist, and even the red stones had turned a strange dark purple. Within the mist, pairs of scarlet eyes were glaring covetously at the outside.

On the outskirts of Luoxia Valley, the Elf Race's unique Natural Magic Array had already been set up. The mist drifting out from Luoxia Valley would be completely purified by the gentle green light upon touching the Natural Array. The beasts mutated by Demon Qi that rushed out from the valley would also be smashed into meat paste by the Dwarf Race warriors at the first opportunity.

"When did this matter start?" Lingyun asked, looking at the projection.

"It was about twenty days ago. At that time, there was only a little Demon Qi, and the Dwarf Race didn't take it to heart; they just used our Elf Race's Natural Scroll to purify the Demon Qi and put it out of their minds. But a few days later, the Demon Qi surged out from the ground, and even the Dwarf King, joining forces with several Elders, could only barely suppress it," Andiya said.

"The Dwarf King used several Sacred Gears of the Dwarf Race to temporarily suppress this Demon Qi, and then ordered the residents of the Dwarf Race to withdraw from Luoxia Valley. After they withdrew from Luoxia Valley, the Demon Qi broke through the Array they had set up, shrouding most of Luoxia Valley, and even their Sacred Gears were trapped inside.

The Elf Race and the Dwarf Race have been on good terms since ancient times. After the Dwarf King led his people to withdraw from Luoxia Valley, he used a Communication Array to ask the Elf Race for help. After all, the Natural Power of the Elf Race is the greatest nemesis of Demon Qi. By the time we arrived, the Demon Qi had already shrouded the entire Luoxia Valley. We could only set up an Array on the outskirts of Luoxia Valley to prevent the Demon Qi from leaking out."

"Can you detect where the Demon Qi erupted from now?" Lingyun asked.

"According to some Dwarf craftsmen, the place where the Demon Qi first appeared should be the Magma World below. But now the entire Luoxia Valley is surrounded by Demon Qi, and we have no way to know the specific eruption point of the Demon Qi," Andiya said, rubbing her brow.

"Before we figure out the situation, we dare not let the High Priest take action casually. If this Demon Qi shrouding the entire Luoxia Valley is man-made, then that person's strength is likely not below the High Priest's. If that person launches a sneak attack while the High Priest is consuming the Demon Qi, none of us can stop him," the Great Elf Envoy said.

"Can't the Dwarf King do it either?" Lingyun frowned slightly.

"The previous Dwarf King certainly could, but he passed away not long ago. The current Dwarf King, without the assistance of the Sacred Gears, is likely about the same strength as me. But now the Sacred Gears are trapped in the valley, and we cannot retrieve them," the Great Elf Envoy said, shaking his head.

"The only thing to be thankful for now is that we have already investigated clearly that there are no creatures from the Demon World in Luoxia Valley, only beasts eroded by Demon Qi and monsters that appeared after Demon Qi fused with various non-living things. In other words, the appearance of Demon Qi in this place is likely not because a passage between the Continent and the Demon World has appeared here, but for another reason," Andiya's fingers tapped on the table. "Lingyun, what is your opinion on this matter?"

"I don't have a specific opinion yet, as I haven't been to Luoxia Valley to investigate on-site, but I do have an idea now, though without seeing it, I cannot verify whether it is true or false," Lingyun said.

"If possible, we can go to Luoxia Valley to take a look now," Andiya said, standing up immediately upon hearing Lingyun say this.

Just at this moment, an Elf dressed as a guard walked in quickly.

"Your Excellency the High Priest, His Majesty the Dwarf King has arrived; it seems he has something to discuss with you."

"Dewalin is here? Just in time, I also have something I want to find him for, please invite him in," Andiya said.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The Elf nodded and then retreated.