I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 273 Source of Darkness

"Lord Alpha, we found a dark cave at the foot of the mountain. There are some traces of human activities around the cave entrance." Suddenly, the monkey's voice came from the communicator. This news made Alpha highly alert. He knew that in this mysterious mountain forest, any abnormality could be dangerous.

Alpha acted decisively and made arrangements: "Caracal, you continue to command others to move the important information out and ensure the safety of our base. I will lead a team to the back mountain to find out what's going on." His eyes were firm and decisive, showing his determination to the mission.

Alpha quickly assembled a crack team, prepared the necessary equipment, and headed for the back mountain. They carefully crossed the dense woods and gradually approached the mysterious cave. Every step was full of unknowns and challenges, but Alpha was not afraid. His experience and wisdom would lead them to uncover the mystery.

As they approached the cave, Alpha found that the atmosphere around them became increasingly oppressive, as if an invisible force was blocking their progress. However, Alpha and his team did not retreat. They held their weapons tightly and approached the cave step by step.

When they finally reached the cave entrance, a cold wind blew, making people shiver. Alpha signaled the team members to stay alert, and he personally took the lead and walked into the cave carefully. The cave was filled with a foul smell, and strange lights flickered on the walls. Everyone lit torches, and the light cast strange shadows in the cave, which made people shudder.

Everyone walked slowly along the cave passage, and the ground beneath their feet shook from time to time, as if some huge creature was moving underground. Alpha's heartbeat became faster and faster, but he tried to keep himself calm. Suddenly, a fork appeared in front of them, and two passages stretched in different directions.

Alpha stopped and thought about what to do. He looked back at the team members behind him, their eyes were full of confusion and anxiety. Alpha took a deep breath and decided to split the team into two groups, each exploring two passages. He led one group to the left passage, and the other group to the right.

Alpha and his team continued to go deeper into the cave, and the passage became narrower and more winding. They had to pass sideways, carefully avoiding touching the protrusions on the wall. At the end of the passage, they found a huge stone chamber filled with thick fog, making it difficult to see what was inside.

Alpha approached the stone chamber carefully, the torch in his hand could not illuminate the space in front of him. They were surprised to find a huge stone platform in the center of the stone chamber, on which seemed to be something. Alpha approached the stone platform and found some strange symbols engraved on it. He realized that this might be the key to solving the mystery.

Just as Alpha was about to study these symbols carefully, a sharp cry suddenly sounded in the stone chamber. A strong airflow came from under the stone platform.

Alpha and his team were concentrating on the stone platform. Suddenly, the stone platform shook violently, and the symbols on it flashed with strange light. Then, a huge monster rushed out from under the stone platform, with its fangs and claws bared, emitting a disgusting smell.

Alpha didn't notice that the black stone platform was gradually turning as dark as ink, and a thick black mist was quietly spreading...

The team members retreated in fear, and Alpha raised his weapon, ready to fight the monster. However, the monster was faster than expected, and it easily avoided Alpha's attack and then launched a fierce attack on the team.

In the fierce battle, the team members were constantly hurt, but they were not afraid and fought the monsters to death. Alpha, relying on his agility and superb fighting skills, cleverly avoided the monsters' attacks time and time again and waited for an opportunity to counterattack.

"Master Alpha, what is that?" The monkey looked at the monster and felt that it seemed familiar, but was sure that he had never seen it before.

"Dragon?" Alpha stared at the giant lizard with wings on its back. Only dragon could accurately describe it, but its strange shape was so ugly.

"You humans have already stolen my things before, why are you coming back again?" The dragon-shaped creature actually spoke, but it mistook Alpha and the others for other people.

"We just came here by mistake. We mean no offense. We will leave immediately." Alpha did not want to fight with the other party, not to mention that there was no profit to be gained.

"No, you have their scent on you. You are the same kind of people. I will kill you all." The dragon-shaped creatures obviously did not distinguish between friend and foe by appearance.

"Lord Alpha, it's bad. A large number of enemies are rushing in from the other passage." At this moment, the warrior that Alpha left in the right passage came running over with bloody wounds on his body. It was obvious that his injuries were quite serious.

"Let's go!" Alpha looked determined, and made a prompt decision. He quickly pulled everyone together and ran towards the corner. The long-range magic in Darwin's team played an excellent blocking effect, making the huge dragon beast dare not approach easily.

However, the situation suddenly changed. At this moment, countless orc warriors suddenly emerged from the passage. These orc warriors had grim faces and looked almost identical, as if they were carved from the same mold. Their appearance made the already tense atmosphere even more solemn.

"It's you. You took my body away, leaving it incomplete and rotting. I will tear you into pieces!" The corpse dragon howled angrily and rushed straight towards the orcs who had come to kill them. Its eyes were flashing with anger, and its claws and teeth were bared, looking fierce and aggressive.

"You are overestimating yourself! We were able to suppress you before you evolved, and it is even easier now." Suddenly, a giant leader three meters tall walked out from the orcs. His body was extremely strong and his muscles were knotted. With just one punch, he kicked the flying corpse dragon away like a cannonball.

The corpse dragon rolled in the air and fell to the ground in a mess. It struggled to stand up, its eyes full of astonishment and confusion.

"How is this possible? How could you possess the power of our dragon clan? What on earth did you do in our dragon cave?" The corpse dragon roared. It was just the gatekeeper here and could only be considered half a dragon soul.

"Of course we ate them, otherwise how could we evolve?" The leader laughed, with a hint of madness in his voice. Originally, the evolution potion only brought mutations, but the direction was uncertain. Unexpectedly, finding the dragon bloodline gave these mutants a direction to evolve and made them even stronger.

"You demons, do you know what you have released?" The corpse dragon wanted to speak, but a black tentacle pierced its head directly.

In a flash, everything of the corpse dragon was devoured. Alpha stared at the miserable state of the corpse dragon at this moment, and he knew clearly in his heart that the corpses in the mysterious town must have been caused by this guy, the devil in the corpse dragon's mouth.

"I didn't expect that my incomplete body was still here." The dark tentacles turned into a pool of black water in the blink of an eye and stared straight in the direction of Alpha.

"You released me and wanted to give you a surprise, but now I have changed my mind. I want to make you a part of my body." Darkness sneered at these transformed dragon people.

“You are overestimating yourself!” The leader was fearless and threw a punch, violently knocking the strange black water in front of him away.

"I am immortal, and you are doomed to die."

"Who the hell are you?" The leader was furious. He kept launching attacks in an attempt to destroy everything, but he failed to cause any harm to the opponent.

"I am the source of darkness, the most powerful existence in this universe. I can devour everything." The Source of Darkness laughed wildly and actually devoured all the mutated dragons into his body.

"Lord Alpha, there is a door over there." The monkey was surprised to find that there was an exit at the back of the stone hall, and he immediately reminded Alpha.

"Charge!" Alpha made a prompt decision and led the charge forward.

Alpha led the group and rushed towards the exit like a gust of wind. Their heartbeats accelerated sharply, as if they could hear the sound of time passing by their ears, and every second was filled with tension and urgency.

As they approached the exit, a powerful force gushed out from the Source of Darkness, like a raging wave, trying to stop their escape. The Source of Darkness's mocking voice echoed in the stone hall, as if mocking their efforts in vain.

Alpha felt the power of that force, but he did not flinch. He clenched his fists tightly, and a firm belief surged in his heart. He knew that they had to break through this barrier, otherwise they would be trapped in darkness forever.

Darwin followed closely behind Alpha, his eyes showing his absolute trust in Alpha. Instantly, powerful magic shot like a rain of arrows at the surging source of darkness. Others also rushed to the door without hesitation, trying their best to push it open.

In the blink of an eye, the originally calm black water quickly flooded the entire dungeon like a flood. The mutant dragons who broke in were swallowed by the darkness and had no power to resist.

The door slowly opened, and bright light illuminated them like the light of dawn. Alpha and the monkey were immersed in this light, feeling unprecedented warmth and hope.

However, the source of darkness did not give up. It used its last strength to chase and devour them. But Alpha and the monkey had already stepped out of the stone hall and entered a new world.

In this new world, they were in a mysterious forest. The trees were towering into the sky, and the dense branches and leaves intertwined into a green sky. The sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadows. The fresh air was filled, making people feel a vitality and energy that was completely different from the darkness.