Seven Gods Guardian: Gun King Mission

Compared with the delicacies from land and sea that the elves had enjoyed before, such meals were simply not worth mentioning.

But the simple and deep friendship contained in it is incomparable to any delicacies, which makes it extremely precious.

Although the food in front of them was quite simple and plain, Wang Zhan and Qing Luo did not show any disgust.

They happily took the food handed to them by the villagers and started chewing it without hesitation.

At this moment, the village chief also came into the house with steady steps.

He stood quietly by, watching the two of them enjoy this thoughtful meal with a smile, without making a sound to disturb them.

Time passed quietly without anyone noticing, and before long, the food on the table was swept away by Wang Zhan and Qing Luo like a whirlwind.

After feeling a little full, Wang Zhan put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked up at the village chief who had been waiting silently beside him, and began to ask about the specific situation of the village.

The village chief raised his head slightly, gazing into the distance. After a soft sigh, he slowly began to speak, "Our place is called Lingquan Village. It used to be a peaceful and tranquil place! Our village relied on the spiritual spring in the back mountain, receiving its endless nourishment. Every harvest season, the crops in the fields always grew exceptionally lush, with full grains. The livestock and poultry raised in the village also thrived and grew in large numbers. Life back then was truly peaceful and happy."

However, when the village chief reached this point, his eyes gradually dimmed, and his voice unconsciously deepened. "But who could have imagined? Just a few months ago, for unknown reasons, the spiritual spring that had always nourished us began to dry up. Not only that, but a strange and unpleasant evil aura permeated the area around the spring. Even more terrifying, many of the animals in the mountains seemed to have suddenly been affected. Their temperaments changed drastically, becoming extremely ferocious and brutal. From time to time, they would rush into the village like crazy, wantonly attacking villagers and livestock, causing panic among the people."

The village chief sighed deeply again and continued, "And, for some reason, many ferocious monsters have recently set their sights on our area, launching repeated and fierce attacks. Many innocent villagers have tragically lost their lives to these monsters. Many villagers, terrified, have fled the village, seeking refuge elsewhere. Now, only a small group of us remain, unwilling to leave this land where our ancestors have lived for generations, and we remain firmly here."

After saying this, the village chief shook his head helplessly and sighed heavily.

It was obvious from his tone that these successive changes had really tortured and troubled him.

After hearing the village chief's story, Wang Zhan nodded thoughtfully. Then he looked around at the dilapidated houses that had already turned into ruins and said, "I see. No wonder so many houses here are reduced to rubble. I guess they were caused by the attacks of those monsters."

"Your Excellency is absolutely right!" The village chief responded without hesitation, his face full of respect.

"Could it be that the spiritual spring has really dried up? Could you trouble the village chief to lead the way so that I can go and check it out and find out what the current condition of the spiritual spring is." After thinking for a while, Wang Luche asked directly.

The village chief quickly nodded and agreed: "Okay, Lord Zhan Huang, please follow me."

After saying that, he stood up and led Wang Zhan and Qingluo towards the back mountain.

At the same time, the village chief turned around and reminded everyone: "Fellow villagers, please go back to the village first. Don't all follow me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers who had gathered here obeyed the village chief's orders and turned around and left.

Wang Zhan and Qingluo followed the old village chief closely and soon arrived at the back mountain.

Looking around, I saw an obvious sunken pit not far away.

Gazing at the desolate scene before him, the old village chief couldn't help but sigh, "Alas... This is it. Back then, our small village relied entirely on the water from this sacred spring to sustain itself, feeding everyone in the village. It's a shame, now the spring has dried up."

There was endless regret and emotion in his words.

Hearing this, Wang Zhan did not hesitate at all. He walked quickly forward and went straight to the bottom of the pit.

The moment my feet stepped into the pit, a strange feeling spread throughout my body like an electric current.

His eagle-like sharp eyes were fixed on the ground beneath his feet, as if he could penetrate the layers of soil and see through the secrets hidden therein.

Soon, he keenly caught a slight vibration coming from deep underground. Although the vibration was extremely subtle, to him who had extraordinary perception, it was like a ripple on the surface of a calm lake, which was particularly eye-catching.

After careful investigation, he finally discovered that beneath this seemingly ordinary land, there was actually a very unique spiritual fluctuation hidden.

This spiritual energy was like a beast trapped in a cage, rushing left and right, trying to break free. However, the thick layer of soil above it was like an indestructible fortress, suppressing it firmly and preventing it from fully releasing its power.

Not only that, what is even more surprising is that in addition to these numerous obstacles, there seem to be some unknown existences that are greedily devouring these precious spiritual energies, like a group of hungry wolves pouncing on rare prey.

"It seems that something is blocking this place. No wonder it dried up." Wang Zhan frowned slightly and thought to himself.

With years of experience and intuition, he knew that this was not a good place and potential dangers could erupt at any time.

Thinking of this, he raised his head without hesitation and shouted to the two people above the pit: "You all should leave here first, it might be dangerous here!"

Qingluo, who was standing by the pit, heard this and immediately showed a look of confusion on her face. She asked in confusion, "Danger? What kind of danger?"

Before Wang Zhan could answer, the old village chief beside him looked a little panicked, grabbed Qingluo's hand and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Wang Zhan hurriedly urged loudly, "Don't ask so many questions. Time is running out. Get out of here as soon as possible!"

There was a hint of anxiety in his voice, and it was obvious that the situation was not optimistic.

Hearing Wang Zhan's urgent words, although Qingluo was still full of questions in her heart, she did not dare to delay any longer. She hurriedly grabbed the old village chief's arm and ran quickly towards the village.

Wang Zhan breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Qingluo and the old village chief walking away until they completely disappeared from his sight.

Then, he took a deep breath, readjusted his state, then slowly closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and released his breath with all his strength again, starting a deeper breath perception of this mysterious underground world.

As the breath continued to extend, a vague outline gradually emerged in his mind... There was no doubt that deep underground, there was indeed something extremely extraordinary hidden.

"Come out!" Wang Zhan thought to himself. At the same time, he concentrated his mind and slowly separated a trace of breath from the precious Qi Yuan Pearl in his body.

Although this breath is extremely slight, it is extremely pure, much purer than the breath emitted by the spiritual spring hidden deep underground.