Chapter 3449: Anger from Shame

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If Wuta's theory is correct, perhaps that Underdark passage from the Drow War over a thousand years ago will be reborn, and unlike the one in the Dragonspine Mountains a few years ago, this one is on the border of Cormanthor.

Thinking this, Xia Duo felt that after the war, he might be able to remind the Cormanthor side to check near the ruins of the destroyed Underdark passage from back then to avoid further trouble.

"As you said, can it be considered that the influence of the Underdark is actually constantly spreading? In countless years, will countless Underdark passages appear on the surface? Or will the unique radiation of the Underdark appear on the surface as well?"

"I dare not assert that. Whether the Underdark radiation is continuously spreading to the surface requires long-term observation and recording before results can be obtained. As far as the present is concerned, I have not yet seen such a trend."

With Wuta saying this, Xia Duo was temporarily relieved. If the influence of the Underdark were truly spreading continuously, as long as the time for change was long enough, surface creatures would always be able to find new ways out.

After all, isn't finding a way out what life is best at!

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Under Wuta's guidance, Xia Duo went deeper and deeper underground. The underground Liexi where the Illuminati disguise previously existed had disappeared, but the influence of the Underdark it represented had not ceased.

In the special vision provided by Wuta, it still looked like a line, extending endlessly from above to the depths below, and now he and Wuta were tracking this line.

If entering from that previous Liexi, one would have to use a Teleportation Spell to reach its corresponding Underdark, but if one kept tracking like this without taking that Liexi, one could reach the Underdark directly through continuous underground spaces, or reach the underground passages of the Underdark directly.

"Wuta, how much further is it below?"

Even though he had "seen" the line of influence representing the Underdark through the special perspective shared by Wuta, this line extended downward far beyond Xia Duo's individual Perception limit, looking as if it had no end at all.

Regarding this, Wuta's explanation was: "Soon. There should be a real passage below, or if you just keep going down, you will always encounter the Underdark, though it is uncertain if it is the one where the Illuminati are."

The underground of the Ailan region, in terms of horizontal range alone, is consistent with the surface; no matter how large, it cannot extend beyond Ailan itself, but in the vertical direction, there may be multiple different layers.

That is to say, it is possible that there is a smaller Underdark space every certain depth. If one were to drill straight down at a random location, one might encounter many Underdark spaces, either independent or connected.

Of course, it is also possible to encounter none at all, with this vertical hole perfectly avoiding every Underdark space.

And now, Xia Duo needs to find the space where the Illuminati are located. He can check the spaces one by one, eliminating the incorrect options one by one, and what remains will be where the Illuminati are.

But now, since the clue has been found, and it is the only clue disguised by the Illuminati discovered so far, it won't be that troublesome anymore; he can just follow the clue and track it.

Xia Duo clearly understood this, but the pressure from facing the Illuminati for a long time was about to be released, so he was inevitably a little restless.

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Soon, about 5 New Li vertically downward from the underground Liexi that the Illuminati had disguised (the actual trajectory was far beyond 5 New Li), Xia Duo finally discovered underground radiation more intense and wild than any suspected Underdark passage he had seen before.

"Please, Lord Wuta, conduct a simple screening of the passage first!"

"Hmm, my main body is already checking."

Wuta was still maintaining an intangible state, but his control over the underground earth and stone Domain shifted to the vicinity of the Underdark passage along with the movement of his main body.

In this situation, having him perform the check would be more covert than Xia Duo checking, and of course, potentially more effective.

Before long, Wuta gave the inspection results through Talafu in the Command Network: "The enemy is too arrogant. There are no disguises or traps in the passage. Next, Mage Xia Duo, will you enter the Underdark through the passage, or will you tunnel underground like we just did?"

"Let's do the same as just now!"

Xia Duo made a decision immediately. Walking through the Underdark passage was undoubtedly more convenient and faster, but it might also trigger the Illuminati's Warning Magic. Wuta's inspection was mostly at the earth element level; if it did not involve earth elements, Wuta might not be able to discover the Illuminati's Magic.

So he simply would not take the passage. In any case, the Underdark was just an underground space. As long as he could travel through the earth and stone, it didn't matter where he entered from. Taking the passage would instead limit the location where he entered the Underdark space.

Next, although Xia Duo did not enter the Underdark within the passage, he still moved according to the direction indicated by the passage. This passage was not straight up and down, but intricate and complex, and might even go in reverse upwards.

But outside the passage, with the help of Wuta's special perspective, Xia Duo could easily discover the general direction the passage pointed to. He didn't need to twist and turn like he was moving inside the passage and could head straight toward the destination.

Soon, he arrived at a position far below the Liexi that was the initial clue in the vertical direction, almost at the border of Ailan near Siluwende.

"Mage Xia Duo, there are no traps or surveillance from here entering inside." Wuta pointed out a direction for Xia Duo.

Xia Duo replied: "Hmm. I was just preparing to enter from there! Wait a moment, I will do some disguising!"

Of course, he could not just enter directly like this. Even if there were no traps or surveillance inside, being cautious was good. Not to mention anything else, the impact of the change in the Magic Net environment on the Spells on a Spellcaster was as obvious as setting off fireworks at night to those who were paying attention.

Xia Duo certainly could not make such a low-level mistake. After all, he was no longer a novice. After finishing his disguise, he moved toward the predetermined position.

Then he squeezed out from an unnamed wall within the Underdark space. He had only checked simply outside and found nothing unusual, but now that he was inside the Underdark space, he immediately discovered the anomaly.

This anomaly could even be seen directly with the naked eye: a glimmer of light was actually emanating from the corner passage not far ahead!

Xia Duo hurried toward that corner. In an instant, it opened up. Ahead, visible to the naked eye, was a huge spherical space. The ground was slightly flat, but countless spikes hung down from above.

Of course, those were not spikes, but stalagmites and folds that had been squeezed out. Originally, there should have been some on the ground, but they might have been cleared away.

And the light he had just seen came from a platform below. Although the light emitted from there was not particularly bright, in this limited space, it almost illuminated the entire space.

Without a doubt, that was where the Illuminati's ultimate ritual was!