Chapter 473: Exploration The ninth underground layer, this level is far away from the explosion point, so it has basically not been damaged much, except for the big hole in the center of the space that was pierced by the explosion of the eternal guardian, most of the other places are still the same as they were, this is a part of the underground library that has not been activated, except for a large number of empty bookshelves, there are no other precious things, but these bookshelves with a history of more than a thousand years are made of magic wood, I am afraid that if it is brought to the outside world, it will also make those scholars and aristocrats who like to be elegant steal their heads.
But now, the fate of these bookshelves has come to an end, and the possibility of seeing the light of day again has fallen to zero.
A large number of gargoyles were patrolling around the bookshelves with torches, many of which had been smashed to pieces and turned into huge campfires.
With no food source as well, these gargoyles, who are the vanguard of demons, are also relying on the heat of the fire for energy just like humans.
However, the situation of demons is completely different from that of humans, unlike humans, who lose their power without food and water.
These gargoyles possess perverted survivability that allows them to survive for a long, long time just by relying on the heat of the fire.
These creatures turned back into stone and motionless formed a strange stone formation around the beating bonfire, and the underground space was full of eerie and terrifying shadows that danced with the flames.
Zhao Yannian, the Earth Archmage Harold and Glinton were carefully walking through the space of the ninth layer, and the magical enchantment around them made their images, sounds, temperatures, and even the fluctuations of stepping on the ground completely imperceptible to the demons in the outside world.
This kind of high-end invisible enchantment was cast by the Great Magister Harold, although Zhao Yannian's magic strength was actually much higher than Harold's, but his consistent image made the other two people present not regard him as a legendary mage at all.
"Greenton, there are so many of these demons that you might expect!"
The number of demons that Zhao Yannian had seen along the way was far more than the data that Glynton had guessed according to the offensive before, the number of gargoyles gathered on the ninth layer was at least more than 100,000, and through several dissolved passages, there were still a large number of gargoyles coming up from the ground.
"Well, I've found out, but since the demons aren't outnumbered enough to crush us, why would they attack us with only a small fraction?"
Glynton was puzzled by the demon's actions, and according to his idea, the demons should rush out and drown them in order to fit the demon's image.
"You don't know this, in fact, demons are a kind of territorially strong creatures, although they have the characteristics of intelligent creatures, but the influence of their behavior is more from the wild instinct.
Once a high demon appears in an area, then other demons will automatically become subordinates of high demons, and after that, as long as this high demon is not dead or seriously injured, then other high demons will not easily enter this area, no matter how fierce the battle in this area is, the demons will not support their companions, the only thing in this world that can make demons violate their habits is the Hell Demon King, and once they lose the command of the Demon King, Then these demons will die of old age......"
Zhao Yannian's long list of explanations about the habits of demons listened to the two people around them were dumbfounded, this kind of knowledge of the habits of the demon group appeared for the first time in the source realm, even the great mage Harold had never heard of the habits of demons about territorial consciousness, and after listening to Zhao Yannian's introduction, the first thing the two thought of was whether they could use this habit to annihilate all demons in future wars.
"Don't even think about annihilating them one by one!"
Just like directly seeing the thoughts of the two people around him, Zhao Yannian immediately vetoed the ideas that rose in the hearts of the two after he finished speaking.
"Why?"
Greenton asked Zhao Yannian with some reluctance, since this theory was put forward by Zhao Yannian just now, why was it denied by him.
"Because the number of demons is too much, once the demons take root in an area, then they will establish a cultivation device called the blood pool, this cultivation device created by the demon god can quickly and mass-produce demons with the help of the power of flesh and magic elements, and in the next war, just striking the blood pool will make our army useless, let alone clean up a large-scale area."
Zhao Yannian shook his head and said slowly, and his words made the faces of the two people around him even more ugly.
"Then what if we completely destroy the Earth Tower and seal the way for the demons to enter the Source Realm?"
The Great Magister Harold asked Zhao Yannian with some reluctance, his feelings for the Earth Giant Tower were extremely deep, and if he could say such a thing as destroying the Earth Tower for the sake of mankind, it could be seen that the character of this Earth Great Magister was noble.
"It's useless, although completely destroying the abyss will delay the demons for some time, but this will only make the demons' future attacks more uncertain, you must know that this abyss is actually left behind during the war between gods and demons, and the same type of passage under the new city is just the result of a legendary space mage's hard work.
Therefore, the final result of the Supreme Council's deliberation was to preserve this passage so that the demon's attack information could be better grasped.
Zhao Yannian's words made the faces of the two people behind him turn like ashes, and in the blink of an eye, they had passed through the demons and came to the hole that had been excavated in the center of the ninth layer.
Avoiding the demons on patrol, the three of them cautiously approached the entrance of the cave and looked down, expecting to see a dark abyss, but what they saw was a brightly lit scene.
The demons acting in the tenth layer are no longer gargoyles as vanguards, and the small demons and intermediate demons in human form are busy working in the tenth layer.
The metal of the walls of the Earth Tower was magically cut and dissolved into a fiery red liquid, which was then poured into molds and quickly transformed into a crude but combat-ready weapon and armor.
Most of the little demons were given a knife that was equivalent to a short sword for humans, while the mid-level demons had more refined weapons and an extra piece of armor made of two rudimentary iron plates on their chests.
As for the high-level demons and the great demons, Zhao Yannian did not find them in the process of observation, but these demons who already possessed an IQ no less than that of humans, as the commander of the army, must have already come somewhere here, waiting to attack.
"Damn, it's all an army!"
Although the equipment between demons and humans has already been separated by several eras, Glinton still shuddered when he thought of the number mentioned by Zhao Yannian, but angry scolding could not solve any problems, and now there are less than two thousand soldiers underground, and it is impossible to fight against the demons whose number has exceeded 500,000 and is still increasing.
"It's time for us to go back, it seems that the previous plan was still too optimistic, soon the demons should attack the upper layer again, and at that time, if you are still there to hold on......"
Zhao Yannian said with a heavy face after checking the situation on the tenth layer, less than two thousand people, even if they relied on geographical advantages, it was impossible to resist so many demons, and due to the spatial fluctuations and chaos, they couldn't leave at all in a short time, Now Zhao Yannian can only create a refuge for these people to temporarily avoid the demons.
Later, as when they came, the three of them returned to the eighth layer without alarming any demons with the help of magic, and after seeing Duke Thunder explain everything to the duke, Duke Thunder became confused about what they should do next.
Fighting the demon to the death sounded honorable, but it was just a stupid act of suicide, and he would never agree to let the soldiers who had just been saved from the brink of death be sacrificed again for nothing.
"Well, I can use some kind of secret technique to keep us from being discovered by the demons, but I can't leave this place myself while this secret technique is activated, so I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the meetings of the Supreme Council in the next few days, so Lord Duke, I hope you can follow Elaine back to do the work in my place."
After thinking about it for a long time, the only thing he could think of was to use his own strength to make these soldiers temporarily avoid the edge, as for letting Duke Fury Lei go back, it was entirely because of the lack of force to protect Edward's side now.
In the end, under Zhao Yannian's persuasion and assurance, Duke Thunder finally reluctantly agreed to return to the ground, but Glynton was still left underground as the commander of the Royal Guard, and the other magicians did not leave, and they began to draw magic arrays on the ground under the command of Zhao Yannian to complete the work of avoiding demons.
As the magic arrays with completely different concepts from the source realm magicians were quickly drawn, Zhao Yannian also began his preparation for spellcasting, and after a large piece of magic language derived from the High Elf language was recited, those drawn magic arrays began to emit a faint blue light in turn.
At the same time, the demons in the underground finally moved, and those gargoyles who were like stones before began to slowly wake up and open their eyes under the command of a big demon.