I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Even so, the mines beneath Lonely Mountain City provide a rather suitable place for the evil god believers to plot their schemes.

Even though the Dwarf Royal Court frequently sends teams of transcendents to clear the mine areas, they are unable to completely eliminate the evil god believers hidden in the mines.

However, this time, Lis was given a chance to strike directly at their lair.

They had released many shadow creatures from the mines.

Although the aura left behind by those shadow creatures was quite faint after they left the mine area.

Even legendary strongmen found it difficult to track the traces left by the shadow creatures.

But for Lis, it was no problem at all.

As a World Tree Favored, he possesses the special ability of the Gaia Guardian specialty.

Along with receiving great combat enhancement when facing enemies from the evil camp, Lis also has a rather keen perception of these evil forces.

Tracking the traces left by these shadow creatures and finding their lair was not a difficulty.

Kelleb was a bit curious about how Lis was so certain.

But looking at the sure expression in Lis's eyes, he said nothing more.

After all, the World Tree Favored from the same camp certainly wouldn't set him up...

Kelleb followed beside Lis, heading towards the nearest mine.

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Lonely Mountain City, in the mines,

Entering this dwarf-dug mine felt like stepping into an underground world forgotten by time.

Since it was once carved out by the dwarves, the ceiling appeared somewhat low.

It allowed the dwarves to move freely, but most areas only let ordinary humans walk through while hunched.

The paths in the cavern stretched and wound, with each rock wall inscribed with the marks of time.

The rock walls on both sides were like a natural gallery, embedded with various types of minerals, quietly emitting a faint glow.

Not only did they illuminate the path, but they also added a touch of dreaminess and fantasy to the dim cavern.

The air was filled with a fresh scent, not appearing polluted.

Occasionally, the crisp sound of water droplets falling on stones echoed in the tranquil space, adding an ethereal and distant feel.

At this time, the rarely visited mine welcomed new guests.

Or rather, it was a team that shouldn't have appeared here.

This was a team composed entirely of elves, each wearing quite exquisite equipment, each holding weapons, and vigilantly guarding the surroundings.

At this time, they stopped at an intersection in the mines.

No one acted recklessly, a heroic elf girl in the team was arranging for someone to mark on the rock wall beside them.

Each elf in the team had their duties; it appeared to be quite a well-practiced team.

At this time, the elf girl came to the center of the team and respectfully said to the elf in front of her:

"Under the crown Philip, which direction should we take?"

"Cendelle..."

[Hand of All Power]Philip Scalera glanced at Cendelle, hesitated for a moment, and pointed to the right passage.

"It should be this way..."

"...Yes, I understand."

Cendelle was somewhat helpless but still respectfully saluted and said.

After receiving the "request" from the dwarf king, they had already been in the mine for some time.

But they still hadn't found any useful clues.

Especially just now when passing by a mine intersection, Cendelle noticed a mark unique to "Nature's Wrath."

It was clear they were taking a detour in the mines.

Cendelle somewhat doubted whether Philip under the crown could really find the correct path.

In the end, would they even find their way out of the mine?

Cendelle was a bit worried.

As the leader of this [Nature's Wrath] elf team, she naturally had to be responsible for all her companions.

But even so, she couldn't question the decision of a legendary crown.

Even though she is much stronger now than before, there is still a long way to go to reach the legendary level.

As a legendary alchemist, Philip naturally noticed the doubt on Cendelle's face.

In fact, he was indeed somewhat confused about the direction.

Although he could discern the aura traces left by the shadow creatures, now, in Philip's perception, the entire mine passage was filled with those auras.

He could barely determine the direction to go by the intensity of the aura in different areas.

It seemed like this method might not be very effective.

Even though he had obtained a mine map from the Dwarf Royal Court beforehand, it was clear that the position where the evil god believers were hiding was deep in the mine.

The map he had was no longer useful for where they were now.

Philip was a bit troubled.

Had he known, he wouldn't have agreed to take on this troublesome matter before.

When the envoy from the Dwarf Kingdom came to the Elf Kingdom, accusing Elf King Haddad of the reckless actions of a legendary day elf in Lonely Mountain City, Haddad was in complete dismay.

There was no doubt these were the deeds of those evil god believers!

Now that the Elf Kingdom hadn't resolved its own troubles, Haddad couldn't allow anyone to provoke the Dwarf Kingdom.

Moreover, the characteristics of a day elf are so prominent; doing such things without any cover would be impossible!

But Haddad also knew that this wasn't something instigated by Preston unprovoked.

If it was a lie, it could be easily debunked.

If the Dwarf Kingdom wanted to provoke, it wouldn't be at Lonely Mountain City, but at the border between the two nations.

Haddad understood that with the insight of Dwarf King Preston, he could certainly see through these things.

The reason they sent someone to the Elf Kingdom was a gesture.

A gesture to drag the Elf Kingdom into this!

Regardless, with a legendary day elf appearing, the Elf Kingdom had to make an appearance.

Otherwise, if someone impersonated a legendary day elf, how could the Elf Kingdom manage?

Moreover, to mimic the aura of a day elf so realistically, there must be some special means involved.

For finding people, it's best to have elves proficient in magic handle it.

But considering the need for a legendary elf to step in, Haddad thought it was best not to have the Alorotti family's legendary step forward due to previous incidents involving the "day elf" in Lonely Mountain City, to avoid any potential conflict.

Thus, Haddad sent word to Jade City, asking the legendary alchemist [Hand of All Power] Philip to step forward and resolve the issue.

Although there were subtle tensions between Jade City and the Elf Capital, this concerned the larger interests of the Elf Clan, so Philip did not refuse.

The Elf Council of Jade City specifically requested [Nature's Wrath] to arrange their most elite team to accompany Philip to Lonely Mountain City.

The elf warriors of [Nature's Wrath], after years of battle, were now incomparable to before, with their strength significantly improved.

More importantly, unlike other elf professionals in the Elf Kingdom,

the elf warriors of [Nature's Wrath] were more familiar with the rules of the external world, unlike most elves who would lose their way once they left the Elf Kingdom.

The "order" from the dwarf king that Philip received was essentially a term for solving this matter.

He understood the urgency of resolving this matter, but now it seemed he was at a loss for how to proceed.

In his capacity as a legendary alchemist, Philip naturally noticed the confusion on Cendelle's face.

In reality, he was indeed somewhat directionally challenged now.

He was able to differentiate the aura traces left behind by shadow creatures, but presently, he felt those auras all over the mine tunnels.

He had to roughly determine the path forward by the varying intensity of the auras in different areas.

Yet now it seemed, this method might not be very effective.

Even though he possessed several alchemy tools obtained earlier from the Dwarf Royal Court for detection, it was clear that the hiding spot of those evil god believers was deep within the mine.

With their current location, it looked like this set of maps was no longer useful.

Philip was a bit troubled.

Thinking back, he wouldn't have agreed to take on this matter if he had known it would be this troublesome.

At that time, the dwarf king's "order" was essentially the condition for solving this whole matter.

Although he also wanted to resolve it as soon as possible, now he was not quite sure what to do next.

As a legendary alchemist, he had no shortage of alchemical detection tools in hand.

However, it seemed none of them were proving useful right now.

Realizing the issue, Philip decided it was best to stop the aimless wandering.

Having walked for another short while with the Nature's Wrath team, he decisively decided to stop.

Continuing to wander without any clue was just a waste of time at best.

If they blundered into a trap set by those evil god believers, it would be troublesome indeed.

Not only would he feel uneasy, but at that point, Lis, the leader of [Nature's Wrath], would undoubtedly come looking for trouble with him.

After some thought, Philip decided to have Cendelle and the others immediately retrace their steps.

He would make a last effort to explore on his own.

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