Chapter 190 Infiltration, the Source of Polluted Souls
Under the guidance of the old elf, Rhodes and his companions quickly rested in a corner of the ruined hall.

Along the way, Rhodes also got a general understanding of the situation of the city called Terrasil through conversations with the old elves and others.

It was beyond his expectation.

The seemingly peaceful forest city actually hides an unknown side, and everything they see is not as simple as they imagined.

To sum it up is.

Those natives outside have gone crazy.

Although they look normal on the outside, they will treat physical life as monsters and attack them. Even people like Augla and Irene, whose souls are close to solidification, are their targets.

They believe that when a body is materialized, it is contaminated by nightmares and is a symbol of depravity, and they will kill even the closest tribe members.

"I still can't understand. They look normal, why do they treat us as monsters?"

As soon as he sat down, Augula started mumbling.

"I think it has something to do with the Dream Weaver. Didn't he just say that after the Dream Weaver's personality changed drastically, some people started to go crazy?" Yilin analyzed carefully.

"Indeed." Rhodes nodded. "According to the time he said, it should have happened five hundred years ago. Converted into the time difference, it is about one hundred years ago outside. By that time, the Dream Forest had already been destroyed."

"Does that mean the Dream Weaver was still there at that time?"

"That's not clear. We have to wait until we see the Dream Weaver with our own eyes."

According to the old elves, they haven't seen the Dream Weaver for a long time since they were driven out of the city.

The defenses in the city were extremely strict. Anyone who got too close would be discovered immediately, and would be chased and besieged by a large group of Lost People.

They were accidentally exposed while gathering information, and were caught by the patrol team and escorted into the city.

"From what they said, are they preparing for some big move? Are they going to investigate the situation in advance?"

Augura looked outside.

In the dim underground hall and passage, figures were coming and going everywhere, as if they were moving things or making preparations.

Even those who were resting in the hall with them were now wiping their weapons and armor, or gathering their strength, looking as if they were ready to die.

"Didn't they say they found a way to wake up their tribesmen? It looks like they're ready to take action. That's perfect. We can go over and take a look. Maybe we can find the source of what's driving those people crazy." Rhodes whispered.

If the problem of the Lost Ones going mad is not resolved, it will be very difficult for them to enter the city, let alone meet the Dream Weaver.

Since these people want to save their people and take back the city, he doesn't mind lending a hand.

"I agree too."

Needless to say, Yilin is still upset about being attacked by her own people.

It was too strange that the other party had obviously recognized her identity, but he still attacked her without hesitation.

She must find out the mastermind behind all this and awaken the bewitched tribesmen!
"In that case, let's go talk."

After that, they didn't rest anymore. They got up and walked outside. They soon found the old elf who was directing the moving work and explained their ideas.

"You guys want to join us, too?"

The dim passage was filled with boxes of glowing elemental crystals, which made the old elf's surprised face flicker.

"Yes, we want to meet the Dream Weaver. If possible, it would be best if we could go with you. You can also let us know if there is anything we can help you with."

"You want to see the Dream Weaver?" A human next to the old elf frowned. "I'm not trying to discourage you, but this operation is very dangerous. If we're not careful, we could be wiped out. Have you really thought it through?"

The entire underground base is divided into two factions.

One faction advocates retaking Terrasil and awakening the lost people.

One group advocates to prolong the life and preserve the remaining spark.

This is also the reason why the old elves had quarreled before, because of different ideas.

"Think about it."

Rhodes answered affirmatively: "How confident are you?"

"Well... I'm not afraid to tell you, it's only 20%. This is already our best effort." The old elf said helplessly.

"Twenty percent?" Rhodes muttered to himself.

This is indeed a bit low.

But think about it, with such a huge gap in the number of people between the two sides, plus hundreds of years of development, 20% is already pretty good, and he doesn't find it too surprising.

"Tell me, what do you want us to do?"

The old elf and the others looked at each other, and finally said without further ado:

"After years of research, we found that the Lost Ones have one characteristic, which is that they will not attack pure soul forms. So we developed a magic circle that can temporarily transform the body into a spirit form, but it requires a large amount of elemental crystals to support it, and we need one for each element. We don't have enough reserves."

"Elemental crystal?"

Rhode was stunned for a moment, then looked at Augla: "Didn't I give you a space ring to store ore before? How much stock do you have?"

Really?
The old elf and others' eyes lit up, and they looked at Augla, who looked like a tree stump, with both expectation and surprise.

Because of the shielding effect, they couldn't sense Augla's breath and thought it was a pet that Rhodes was carrying.

"Uh, there's only a little left."

Augula lowered his head and began to search inside the space ring.

The old elf and others were a little disappointed when they heard this, but they recovered quickly.

A little bit is better than nothing. Even one more elemental crystal will be of great help to them.

Thinking of this, the old elf spoke quickly.

"It doesn't matter. Even a small piece is okay..."

boom!
Before he could finish his words, a loud noise was heard in the passage.

Everyone opened their mouths wide and looked at the huge crystal stone that appeared in front of them like a small mountain. They were all petrified on the spot.

and many more.

Are you sure this is called a little bit?

The old elf looked at Augla in astonishment.

Such a large piece of crystal is almost more than what they have collected over the years!

However, what shocked them even more was...

After taking out the first crystal, Augla took out several more crystals in succession. The loud rumbling sound continued to echo in the corridor. In a blink of an eye, the entire corridor was filled with colorful elemental ores, attracting everyone else to come over.

"Okay, that's all. It's a little less, but please don't be disgusted."

"Enough, enough!"

The old elf and others were ecstatic. They walked forward and touched the pieces of ore that were taller than them, their faces full of excitement.

"Great! As long as we have these crystals, our success rate can be increased to at least 50%!"

Fifty percent?
Rhodes felt relieved after hearing this.

Without saying anything else, he started to prepare together.

To put it simply, it is to use elemental crystals to construct a virtual magic circle, transform the external body into a spirit for a period of time, in order to confuse the sight and hearing of the lost people, so as to sneak into Terrasil.

As for the next plan, we need to meet with the contact person inside to know what to do next.

This is also to prevent leaks.

soon.

The magic circle is constructed.

After a burst of dazzling light, Rhodes and dozens of other people including the old elf turned into souls, and their bodies became illusory.

"Yeah?"

The little thing lowered its head and looked left and right, looking like a curious baby, as if it didn't understand why its body had become transparent.

Ogula and Irene were originally souls, their forms had just become a little lighter, so there was not much reaction.

"Alright, the effect of the Void Magic can only last for one day. According to the previous plan, we will divide into six teams and enter Terrasil from six directions."

At the old elf's command, the team split into six directions and left.

After Rhodes and his companions adjusted their bodies, they followed the team of ten people led by the old elf and headed outside.

After passing through the intricate underground passages and opening several secret doors and tunnels and checking the secret codes, we finally got out of the underground and onto the surface.

No wonder these people were able to survive until now despite being hunted down. Rhodes finally understood now.

Just as he was surprised, the team passed through the dense jungle and saw the familiar castle building in the distance. They seemed to be not far from the outskirts of the city.

"Get ready, we're about to enter the city!"

After the old elf gave a reminder, he straightened his back and walked towards the city with a normal expression.

Terrasil was not like the city Rhodes had imagined, protected by high walls, but was instead wrapped in an invisible semicircular barrier.

Just like a sky curtain, it covered the entire city and the giant tree in the center, with a large number of flying troops patrolling around.

After passing through the barrier, there are more and more buildings as you go deeper, forming a network of streets. Pedestrians come and go, and it looks very lively.

Everyone was very nervous and moved forward separately, keeping a certain distance. Soon they arrived at the outermost street.

"Quick, there's a commotion over there, go see what's going on!"

At this time, a patrol team passed by, only a few meters away from Rhodes and his team, but they seemed to have completely ignored their abnormality and ran straight past.

The pedestrians on the street looked normal, the sounds of hawking and chatting could be heard everywhere, they were still busy with their own things, and at first glance, there seemed to be no problem at all.

"Something's wrong. Do you feel that the soul aura of these people is very weak?" Yilin came closer and whispered.

"I felt it, too." Augla nodded. "It's much weaker than a normal soul, and its eyes are empty, like..."

"Like you haven't woken up yet?" Rhodes took over the conversation.

"Yes, yes, they just haven't woken up yet! Logically, this situation only occurs when one is in deep sleep, but they are clearly still awake. This is too strange."

After hearing Rhodes' reminder, Augla finally realized that something was wrong.

The patrol teams with stronger strength were fine, but the ordinary souls on the street looked weirder and weirder, especially after entering the range of the barrier, this weird feeling became more obvious.

In this way, they passed through several streets and encountered several patrol teams led by sixth-level warriors. They finally entered the city safely and turned into a hidden wooden house in the alley.

"come on in!"

The person in charge of the connection was a short caveman.

After exchanging secret signals, they were led into the tunnel behind the wooden house, talking as they moved forward.

"Hasn't anyone discovered us?" the old elf's voice came from the front of the team.

"Don't worry about me. They are already waiting over there. We can start the action as soon as all the people are there." The caveman who was in charge of leading the way said without turning his head.

"What exactly are they going to do?" the old elf asked the most crucial question.

The caveman looked back at him and the team behind him, and finally said in a deep voice: "Destroy Terrasil's dream barrier!"

"What did you say?! Destroy the barrier??"

Not only the old elf, but everyone else in the team was shocked, and they all looked at the caveman in disbelief.

Rhodes and the others looked at each other, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

On the way here, they had heard that the barrier surrounding the city was built by the Dream Weaver himself to resist the pollution of the black soil and to keep the souls of the residents alive.

Wouldn't destroying the barrier be equivalent to destroying the city?
This doubt also appeared in the minds of others, and the whole team immediately became chaotic.

"This is too crazy!"

"Without the barrier's protection, Terrasil will be wiped out!"

"Everyone will die here!"

"Are you crazy?"

"You need to give us an explanation!"

Exclamations and questions echoed in the passage. It was obvious that they had just learned the news and understood the seriousness of the matter. The team that had been moving forward stopped instantly.

However, the caveman's next words made their expressions suddenly change.

"No, you are wrong. That barrier is no longer the same as before. It is a cage that pollutes the soul!"

(End of this chapter)