Chapter 644: Hilia: Suggests Killing Witnesses

Chapter 644: Chapter 642: Hilia: Suggests Killing Witnesses

As they advanced, the monsters the two encountered went from approaching Tier Four to truly possessing Tier Four strength.

These monsters don’t use magic. Apart from spewing pollution, they rely on their incredibly sturdy claws for close combat.

Empowered by pollution and life elements, they are more terrifying than ordinary Tier Four mages.

Fortunately, both Hilia and Elina have their own methods to deal with these monsters, whose resistance to control is almost zero.

Nature-based and Ice Element magic are already adept at control.

“We might be nearing a core node; we must be careful moving forward. Unless absolutely necessary, don’t kill the monsters; just control them,” Hilia said cautiously.

Elina nodded: “These monsters are hard to kill without special methods. They can somewhat resist my separation of life elements, and I don’t want to kill them… it’s too disgusting!”

“Disgusting? Not really,” Hilia couldn’t help but recall the peculiar creatures she encountered during the ascension trials, suddenly finding these numerical monsters rather endearing.

Speaking of which, Hilia’s expression changed slightly as she secretly glanced at Rose’s phantom beside her.

Just now, Rose had told her something.

The Elf Race’s investigation team had also discovered the anomalies of the monsters in this direction and was slowly exploring toward this location.

Hilia contemplated before asking, “Elina, has the investigation team sent anyone here?”

“I don’t know.” Elina shook her head. “I’m not in the Royal Court right now, so I’m unsure of their arrangements.”

“If we encounter them, what do you plan to do?” Hilia asked with interest.

Elina was indifferent: “If we encounter them, then we do. What else can be done?”

“But if they find you, then quickly contact the people on the surface and block you?”

“That…”

Elina fell into contemplation, while Hilia couldn’t help but look at Rose. Just moments ago, Rose had made a suggestion—

“Why not silence them? Otherwise, if you get blocked here, you basically won’t be able to leave.”

“How could I possibly do something like that!” Hilia didn’t want to slaughter the innocent.

“Then let Elina decide,” Rose smiled slightly.

Thus, Hilia asked this question.

Seeing Elina still pondering and even stopping, Hilia also halted, smiling at her.

Seeing she hadn’t come up with any ideas, she said, “I remember when I descended, the investigation team members were all led by Tier Five, with one Tier Five and four Tier Four mages. However, the number of Tier Five mages may not be sufficient, so it’s not ruled out they might all be Tier Four mages…

“Can Elina be sure she can outrun them? As long as we leave the pollution source entrance before they transmit any messages, we can leave successfully. Otherwise… the Elf Royal Court might already be blocking us at the entrance.”

“I can’t outrun them,” Elina shook her head. “Under the ground, although we can’t contact the entrance, we can contact other teams that have entered. As long as it’s within a certain area. To ensure no one loses contact, for this action, I saw the investigation team specifically set up some information relay stations, each station manned by one person to act as an intermediary, transmitting messages, reporting exploration status.

“So, as soon as we’re exposed, they’ll immediately report to the pollution source entrance underground, then send the message to the surface, unless we can prevent them from reaching anyone.”

Hilia chuckled, sneakily glanced at Rose, then said, “I’m not adept at signal blocking, but I can manage some aspects, so has Elina decided how to respond? Ever thought about silencing people?”

“Silencing…silencing people?” Elina blinked, a hint of temptation flashing across her face.

But soon she became conflicted.

Not long after, she shook her head, giving up the idea, “No, these are the backbone forces against disaster. Even if someone were to be killed, it should be the parasitic worms in the Royal Court, not these warriors who have come to the frontline to investigate dangerous territories.”

“If you don’t kill them, signals, even if blocked temporarily, would eventually get through once they leave,” Hilia said.

“I don’t know.” Elina knocked her forehead in frustration.

Hilia reached out and patted her shoulder, smiling gently, “If we can’t come up with anything, then let’s go with the flow. Maybe they are dissatisfied with the Royal Court too?”

“Um, probably not,” Elina seemed uncertain.

“Alright, if we can’t come up with something, let’s go with it naturally. Others don’t have our strong response capabilities and sensory skills, so possibly by the time we reach the place and finish our investigation, they still haven’t arrived close.”

“Yeah, what am I worried about? We haven’t even seen a shadow yet.”

Elina patted her chest, her face lit with a renewed smile.

“Time’s pressing, let’s pick up the pace!”

“Okay.”

Hilia turned slightly back, casting an ambiguous smile behind.

Generally, other teams would find it difficult to rush here so quickly.

But, if there’s guidance from the Gods, then they can surely evade heaps of monsters and detours, skipping the slow trial and error process, quickly catching up.

And this ‘guidance from the Gods’? Naturally, it’s Lord Rose, who loves a spectacle, isn’t it?

Hilia looked at Rose, chuckling softly, “Lord Rose, didn’t I guess right?”

Rose looked at Hilia amusedly, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll do nothing and embarrass you?”

“I haven’t told anyone, just discussing with you in my mind. What’s embarrassing? Lord Rose wants to embarrass me, can’t you do it anytime anyway?”

With that, Hilia rubbed her forehead.

“Almost getting knocked silly by Lord Rose.”

Hearing this, Rose raised his hand, tapping Hilia’s forehead, but in the end, he softened the force, the action gentle, as if stroking the girl’s smooth, pale forehead.

“Ow~” Hilia cooperated with a small cry.

“Ow what? The monsters are coming,” Rose tapped again, this time with real force.

“Oof…”

Hilia sensed the presence of the monsters and quickly prepared herself.

Due to the potential arrival of investigation teams, both of them quickened their pace, and before long, after passing through a group of high-level Tier Four monsters, they arrived at an enormous underground space.

“The shape of this space seems familiar.”

Elina furrowed her brows, then squinted, uncertainly saying, “Just like the underground cavity under the pollution source?”

Hilia nodded, “Exactly, identical. If it weren’t for the lack of that giant rift here, we’d suspect we had come back.”

The giant cavity was sensed. In reality, it’s very dark here, within the darkness, there’s a faint feeling of something in the center of the underground space.

A lot of pollution is active here, like a heart, collecting pollution from various places, and then distributing it to various locations.

Neither took a closer look; their eyes quickly focused on the items in the center.

They heard mysterious rhythmic beats.

Thump thump! Thump thump!