When Eryndor returned to the camp, he didn't hide his worried expression at all. This also made Ras and Diva, who were waiting for Eryndor's news in the camp, feel quite surprised. However, they didn't say much until Eryndor entered the camp, drove away the scattered idle people, and then got to the point.

  "You don't look so good, Elyte."

  Divo touched his long horns and narrowed his eyes to carefully examine the vampire count in front of him.

  "What's wrong? Can't find any clues about Elise? Don't be so anxious, Brandon Stone Castle is not that big, as long as we four go and search around, we will definitely find some clues."

  "Alas………"

  Upon hearing his friend's consolation, Elate let out a deep sigh and hung his head low, his expression uncertain. Seeing Elate like this, however, only made Diva and Lass feel even more puzzled. After all, in the Black Onyx City, Elate was always the most composed one - no matter how angry Diva got, or how loudly Lass roared, enough to shake the entire dark domain, he would still be sitting calmly on the side, holding his wine cup. This wasn't because Elate didn't care about others; on the contrary, it was precisely because of his half-vampire nature that allowed him to remain calm and composed, helping them escape from the death traps in the dark domain time and again. In everyone's eyes, Elate was forever a calm and steady person. But now, looking at that bitter smile, filled with helplessness - it was really hard to imagine this was an expression that one of the three giants of Black Onyx City, the "Sage", should have.

  "What's wrong? Has something happened to Elise?"

  "No, she's fine."

  Eliot took a deep breath before answering Divo's inquiry.

  "I found Elise, she's fine, hasn't been manipulated or brainwashed, and certainly not killed. It's just that... I have no way of bringing her back..."

  "What's going on?"

  Although Elite had made an explanation, but for the other two people, it was even more confusing than not having an explanation. Listening to Elite's words, wasn't everything fine with Eris? So why did he say that he couldn't bring Eris back? And noticing the gazes of the two, Elite also smiled wryly and then told them everything that had happened in detail. And after listening to Elite's account, Lass and Diva were also shocked.

  "You mean someone has taken Elise? And you can't even beat him? So Elise doesn't dare to come back?"

  "That's about it."

  Facing his colleague's inquiry, Elyte nodded.

  "I suspect that Elise didn't dare to come back also because of this reason. That guy's power far exceeds my imagination, and even if he hadn't spared me, it would be very difficult for me to return intact now. Moreover, I suspect that he may have some kind of massive backing behind him. Elise called him 'Lord of the Castle', which is a problematic title in itself."

  It's true that if it were on the surface, a city ruler would be called a lord wouldn't be strange. But in the Underdark, things are different, and a city is often an independent force, so the titles of its leaders will also have their own characteristics. For example, the drow call theirs the "Matron Mother", the duergar call theirs the "First Speaker", and the gray dwarves call theirs the "Overking". In other words, in the Underdark, each city is more like a gathering place for a race than a city per se, so it's natural to be ruled by the dominant tribe. This is completely different from those surface cities with strong mobility that can freely accept immigrants.

  And a neutral title like "City Lord" without any racial connotations appearing in the dark region is quite thought-provoking.

  "What kind of person is he? Is he human?"

  "I don't know, from head to toe he was wrapped in a robe, and except for the fact that he wore glasses, I couldn't find any other distinguishing features. As for humans...” Elite paused here. “I don’t think he’s human, although his appearance is similar to that of a human, but his strength and speed are far beyond those of ordinary people, and it can even be said that the physical quality of a pure-blooded vampire might not be comparable to his."

  "Is it really that scary? I still think it's more likely to be human, we're not unaware of how cunning and terrifying humans can be. Maybe he has some mysterious magical equipment or something. I'm certain that guy is from the surface, in a dark region like this, how could there possibly be a lord..."

  "No, there indeed is."

  Just as Snake Man Ras was passionately expressing his views, the previously silent Divor suddenly interrupted him. He raised his head and those lizard-like eyes gazed at the two of them before he spoke up.

  "In the dark region, there is indeed one person who deserves this title - the Lord of the Underground City."

  “………………”

  At this moment, the air solidified. Perhaps the small fish and shrimp under their hands were not very clear about the rumors of the underground city, but for the three giants who opened up the territory in the dark region, they had heard a lot about this rumor. In fact, the story of the underground city in the dark region was as frequent as the stories told by humans on the ground that dragons would catch princesses and eat children.

  Unfortunately, the story itself is one thing. When the protagonist in the story becomes a real existence and appears in front of you, it's another matter altogether.

  "Haha...this can't be happening."

  Ras laughed and showed a clearly disbelieving expression.

  "That's just a legend, and there is no evidence to prove..."

  "No, no, no, Ras. You're a reptilian, you don't know much about this sort of thing. But we Tiefirins are different, we have the blood of the demon tribe. This story has been passed down among our people, a powerful and mysterious being who wields a demonic artifact, also known as 'Lord of the Castle' by Eris... I think that's probably correct...... That person must be the Lord of the Underground City!"

  "If that's true, then it's a hassle. If I remember correctly, the underground castle is supposed to be the demon king's palace."

  "No no no no no!!!"

  To everyone's surprise except Ilait and Ras, Teflin man Diva jumped up this time, revealing a very excited expression, interrupting their conversation.

  "You really don't understand... These underground castles are not just ordinary demon king palaces! Have you ever seen a god's true body descend to the main material plane to live? No, right? Similarly, you haven't seen any demon kings leave the demon realm and come to the main material plane, have you? In fact, these underground castles, although called demon king palaces, are not really demon king palaces, but rather the palaces of the demon king's children!!"

  "What's going on... I knew it, the Demon King wouldn't just come here... Wait a minute, how did you know all this? Why haven't you ever told us?"

  "This is a secret among us Taeflin, and since we've never encountered the underground city before, I haven't mentioned it to you either... Never mind, don't bring up old accounts here. Do you know why the Demon Kings' sons would leave the Demon Realm and come to the Dark Territory?"

  "How am I supposed to know? Was I exiled and sent here?"

  "Idiot!"

  Glaring fiercely at Lass for a moment, Dywo continued speaking.

  "Although it's disgusting, you should also know about the legend of the divine child on earth."

  “……………”

  Elete and Ras nodded at this. The favored of the gods, in other words, people who have been blessed by the gods since birth, will possess powers and luck beyond those of ordinary humans, experience unprecedented adventures, eliminate countless enemies, and finally become legendary heroes or saints after going through many hardships - of course, Elete and others naturally play the role of tragic and lovely anti-heroes in this story.

  "We're not entirely sure, but the Demon King's children and the Divine Children are roughly the same. Legend has it that they open a mysterious and terrifying ritual every so often, allowing qualified Demon King's children to come to the Material Plane and recruit soldiers here, launching attacks on the surface. This is why there will be demonic invasions of the surface world every few hundred years. In fact, many members of our Tief'lin were born in this war."

  At this point, Diwo clenched his fists tightly, and an uncontrollable excited expression appeared on his face.

  "And you know what? The Demon King's son who wins this battle will become the new Demon King, and his outstanding subordinates will be taken back to the demon realm by the Demon King's son and become true members of the demon tribe!!! If we can have such a powerful backer, then in the future, Black Onyx Castle will no longer need to worry about any unexpected events!!! And we will also abandon our current embarrassing identity and become true, noble and powerful dark citizens!!!"

  "This..."

  Elyte was also excited to hear Dyvo's words. As a half-vampire, their status and position were similar to those of the Teflin, both being overlooked due to their mixed blood. If they could become true members of the demon tribe, these would no longer be issues!!

  "But it's not me pouring cold water..."

  But just then, Ras's voice rose again.

  "I don't quite understand the situation, but if Elise was caught by the lord of that underground city, doesn't that mean our previous patrol team went to look for trouble in the underground city? That's why they would catch Elise, right? In this case, how are you going to cooperate with that city lord?"

  "This..."

  Eliot and Diverton were taken aback at this point, and the originally fiery atmosphere subsided once again.

  What Lass said is right, if things are really like this, then what should they do?

  "Report!!"

  Just then, a sudden urgent voice rang out, breaking the silence in the room. Immediately afterwards, a guard with a serious expression rushed in hastily.

  "Third patrol squad ahead reports they are under attack by humans!!"

  "What?!!"