Chapter 1412: 798: Forbidden Fortress Donovan and the Dark Elf Queen

Chapter 1412: Chapter 798: Forbidden Fortress Donovan and the Dark Elf Queen

The streets of the city-state are narrow and winding, like a maze, making it easy to lose one’s way.

The buildings on either side of the street are tightly connected, leaving almost no gaps, as if tightly united to ward off external enemies.

To be honest, at first glance, it seems as if this is an uninhabited city, devoid of any people.

Only the unique lights and sounds within the city indicate the rhythm of life here.

The Forbidden Fortress Donovan sits in a huge hollow, as if it’s a giant mouth opened inadvertently by the sleeping earth, devouring the city-state whole.

At the top of the hollow, clusters of crystal stones grow wildly, resembling a giant black spider web, weaving complex and mysterious patterns.

These crystal stones emit a faint, cold light, like the blocked moon in a cloud-covered night sky, vaguely illuminating this vast space, enveloping the entire city-state in a veil of dim blue, adding a touch of mystery and eeriness.

An underground dark river rushes out from the cracks in the rock wall, like an angry black giant dragon carrying the underground’s power and roars as it surges downward.

The water hits the rocks, splashing layers of white water spray, finally falling into the small lake beside the city.

The lake water, under the shining of the crystal stones, glimmers with a faint green light, like a giant emerald, profound and mysterious.

A layer of faint mist often hovers over the lake’s surface, like a gentle veil, adding a touch of hazy beauty to the small lake, making it hard to see its secrets within.

“Under the crown Bren, this is Donovan.”

Kaelina stepped back a bit, looking at Bren and whispered.

Seeing her cautious and careful manner, it seemed she was afraid of something,

Ignoring Kaelina, Bren carefully observed the fortress city Donovan before him.

The city’s architecture closely matched the style of the Dark Elves.

However, the size of this underground city was unusually large!

Due to the terrain restrictions in the Underground City, most underground cities were relatively small.

The terrain in the Underground City region is quite complex, with few places suitable for building cities.

Due to the special nature of the Underground City, even a Legendary Mage skilled in Earth Magic would find it difficult to maintain changes to the Underground City’s terrain.

For the Dark Elves to build such a large city here, surely required considerable expense.

With Bren’s keen eye, he could tell that the fortress Donovan wasn’t built piece by piece but started as an integrated city.

It was somewhat similar to the Floating City controlled by the Association.

Of course, the Dark Elf city before him could not be compared to the Floating City.

But… the danger within it was not something Bren could face alone.

Having spent such a huge cost, what exactly did these Dark Elves aim to do?

Could it be… they were preparing to launch a counterattack on the surface?

Then why does the exit of this Underground City’s tunnel appear in the territory of their Pan-Continent Mage Association?

Shouldn’t it directly open in the territory of those Forest Elves?

The territory of the Pan-Continent Mage Association is quite far from the Elf Clan, these Dark Elves couldn’t possibly push through the surface all the way, right?

Bren looked at the city Donovan before him, with some doubts in his heart.

From Kaelina earlier, Bren didn’t get much information.

Apart from some basic information about Donovan, there wasn’t much that could be of use,

According to Kaelina, she hadn’t originally belonged here.

She came from another Dark Elf city-state named Candice.

She simply followed the orders of Lady Candice and arrived here through some unknown method.

The city-state Donovan before them was not a place for Dark Elves to live.

The Forbidden Fortress Donovan was an outright war fortress!

Dark Elves from various Underground City regions gathered here, seemingly awaiting the command for war.

And who was the target of the war?

When would the war start?

Kaelina knew nothing about these.

Through a soul-linking spell, Bren knew Kaelina wasn’t lying.

However, it was only upon seeing the city Donovan with his own eyes that Bren could feel the grand scope of the Dark Elves.

No!

This wasn’t something the Dark Elves alone could accomplish.

It must be the work of the Spider Queen Rose!

At this moment, Kaelina cautiously said to Bren:

“Under the crown Bren, should we proceed?”

Bren did not move forward but turned to Kaelina and asked in a calm tone:

“Honestly, I’m quite curious.”

“I clearly didn’t sense you lying, how did you evade my spell?”

“What?!”

Kaelina shivered all over, her tone somewhat fearful:

“Please believe me, I didn’t do anything.”

“I see, is that so.”

Bren glanced at Kaelina, nodded, and said.

“Her soul and spirit showed no issues or signs of alteration, it should just be some subconscious guidance, so I didn’t notice.”

“Is this just a bait?”

“So it seems your target isn’t adventurers from the Association like Pascal, but directly aiming at a Legendary Mage like me?”

“Quite a bold plan.”

“Not making a move yet, waiting for me to get closer, enter the city?”

“But this also exposed your intentions.”

“I haven’t concealed my presence at all, and with no Legendary appearing, this so-called Forbidden Fortress Donovan is too not living up to its reputation.”

“There’s only one possibility, you’ve long discovered me, but you don’t want to alarm me.”

Bren muttered to himself, as if speaking to the air in front of him.

Kaelina also looked panicked, not understanding what Bren was saying, only feeling a very bad premonition.

“So, I’m quite curious.”

Ignoring Kaelina beside him, Bren continued:

“I’d imagine this Donovan has hidden quite a formidable power, but are you confident you can capture me?”

After finishing, Bren waited for a moment, but no one appeared.

“Not coming out? Then I’ll leave?”

Seeing this, Bren said with a calm expression.

Just as Bren turned to leave, a figure appeared in front of him.

The suddenly appearing figure was also a Dark Elf.

Her skin was like inky jade of the deep night, radiating a cold pearl luster under the dim underground firelight.

Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall to her waist, each strand looking as if coated with silver spider silk, tracing dangerous arcs in the air as she moved gracefully.

The cut of her tight gown outlined her curves like a deadly flower blooming in the Abyss.

The high slit of her gown, tight with black satin wrapped around the thighs, swayed slightly with her movements, revealing garters adorned with spider-shaped silver chains, exuding an indescribable charm with each step.

The runes embroidered in blood-red threads on the skirt faintly glowed, crafted from special magic runes of Mithril mixed with spider silk, fluctuating in sync with her breathing.

“Are you the controller of this city, Lady Spine?”

Bren looked at the suddenly appearing Dark Elf before him, his gaze unchanged, and said.

“It’s expected from a Legendary Member of the Pan-Continent Mage Association to seem unfazed by my beauty!”

Lady Spine looked at Bren, laughed softly, and said:

“But the more you act like this, the more I want you to become our husband!”

“How about it, would you care to become my sixteenth husband?”

“If you agree, I can let you kill my current three husbands!”

Lady Spine looked at Bren with a fiery gaze, swaying her hips, and said.

“…Thank you for your offer, but I think we may not be suitable.”

Facing the bold words of the Dark Elf Queen before him, Bren’s face finally showed a trace of fluctuation.

“But… so you intended to capture the Association’s Legendaries?”

“Your strength is indeed considerable… is this your confidence?”

Bren looked at the three Dark Elves who appeared behind him.

Counting the Dark Elf Queen Lady Spine before him, there were four Legendary Strongmen in total.

“Of course… there’s more than that.”

Lady Spine licked her lips, smiling, and said.