Chapter 318: Deep into the enemy's lair and the conspiracy emerges

Under the guidance of Nok, Qin Feng and his team quickly headed towards the secret base of the Dark Cult. In order to maintain secrecy, they chose a small path through the dense forest to avoid the enemy's eyes and ears as much as possible.

"Nock, are you sure that place has the information we need?" Lin Xiao asked while looking around vigilantly.

"Yes, I'm sure of that," Nok replied in a low voice. "That base is an outpost of the Dark Cult, responsible for surveillance and intelligence gathering. If we can sneak in, we should be able to find some useful information."

"I hope so." Ye Li nodded, "But I still feel a little uneasy. There must be a lot of guards in a place like this."

"Don't worry." Chu Tian comforted, "We have defeated them so many times, there will be no problem."

The old man took out a small monitoring device and said with a smile: "Besides, with me here, their traps and mechanisms will not be able to hide from my eyes."

"Okay, as long as you don't cause any more trouble." Zhang Meng said half-jokingly.

"I know my limits," the old man retorted, "the 'little problems' last time were all unforeseen circumstances."

Everyone was talking and laughing as they moved forward cautiously. After several hours of trekking, they finally arrived at the entrance of a hidden valley. Deep in the valley, they could vaguely see an ancient stone building, and many people in black robes were patrolling around the building.

"That's it." Nok pointed to the depths of the valley, "We have to sneak in carefully."

Led by Nok, the team went around the side of the base and found a hidden entrance. The entrance looked very simple, but there was a complex rune lock on the door. The old man walked forward and quickly cracked the lock with his tools, and the door slowly opened.

"Great, let's go in." Qin Feng said softly.

They entered the base and found that the interior was more complicated than it looked from the outside. The corridors were connected in all directions, and the walls were covered with all kinds of strange decorations, which looked gloomy and weird.

"Everyone, pay attention and stay alert." Ye Li reminded, "There may be traps in every corner here."

The team continued to move forward, carefully passing through each corridor and room. Suddenly, they stopped at a corner and heard several people talking in low voices ahead.

"We have to go and take a look." Lin Xiao said in a low voice.

They approached quietly and saw through the crack in the door that two men in black robes were looking through a pile of documents in a small room. Qin Feng signaled everyone to be quiet and then listened carefully to their conversation.

"Have you heard? The leader is planning a big conspiracy." said one of the men in black robes.

"Of course I heard about it." Another black-robed man responded, "They are planning to launch a large-scale attack next month, using the power of the Dragon Soul to open the seal and summon the ancient demon."

"Ancient demon?" Lin Xiao lowered his voice and frowned, "This is not good."

"We have to get this information as soon as possible." Chu Tian suggested.

Qin Feng nodded, signaling everyone to prepare for action. They quietly opened the door and rushed in quickly. The two men in black robes were controlled before they could react.

"Who are you?!" a man in black robe shouted.

"Shut up, we don't want to hurt you." Ye Li said coldly, "But if you don't cooperate, don't blame us for being rude."

"Okay, okay, we will cooperate." The man in black robe said tremblingly, "What do you want to know?"

"Tell us about the plan of the ancient demon and the dragon soul." Qin Feng pressed.

The man in black robe hesitated for a moment, but after seeing the Dragon Shadow Sword in Qin Feng's hand, he decided to tell the truth: "The leader plans to use the power of the Dragon Soul to open the seal and summon the legendary ancient demon on the night of the blood moon in a month. They believe that this will control the fate of the entire continent."

"The night of the blood moon?" The old man frowned. "That is a very ancient legend. According to the legend, the moon will turn blood red on that day, and the power of magic will increase."

"They have already started preparations." Another black-robed man added, "Many high-level warlocks have been summoned to study how to break the seal."

Qin Feng pondered for a moment, then turned to everyone and said, "We must stop them. This is not only for ourselves, but also for the safety of the entire continent."

"That's right, we can't let them succeed." Chu Tian said firmly.

"But we need more intelligence to know their specific plans and positions," Ye Li added.

"Their main base is in an ancient castle in the northwest." The first black-robed man said, "That's the leader's lair."

"Ancient castle?" Zhang Meng smiled. "It looks like we have a new target."

After obtaining useful intelligence, Qin Feng and his team decided to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible. They tied up the two men in black robes to prevent them from calling the police, and then quickly evacuated the base.

After leaving the base, the team found a safe place to discuss the next plan.

"We have to pass on this information as soon as possible." Qin Feng said, "If the Dark Cult is really preparing to summon the ancient demon, we need to gather more allies."

"That's right. This is not something that our team can handle alone." Ye Li agreed. "We need to contact all possible allies and tell them about the impending crisis."

"But how can we contact them?" Lin Xiao asked, "We can't just go to them directly, it's too dangerous."

"Maybe we can use a messenger." The old man suggested, "Use magic to send messages. It's fast and not easy to be intercepted."

"That's settled then." Qin Feng decided, "Old man Dian, you are responsible for preparing the magic transmission. We need to act as soon as possible."

Just as everyone was preparing to act, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded in the woods. Qin Feng immediately became alert and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Someone is coming, everyone be careful." Qin Feng said in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of dark sect members suddenly rushed out from all directions and surrounded them. This group of people were obviously well prepared, and each of them held a magic wand in their hands, emitting dark energy.

"This is a trap!" Chu Tian shouted, "They knew we were here!"

"It looks like we're going to have a tough battle." Zhang Meng sneered, "It's a good time to test our new strength!"

The members of the Dark Cult laughed strangely and then launched an attack together. Dark magic rushed towards Qin Feng and his team, and the air was filled with a strong evil atmosphere.

"Everyone disperse and concentrate your strength to fight back!" Qin Feng shouted.

The team quickly dispersed to deal with enemies from different directions. Qin Feng and Ye Li stood together and used the power of the Dragon Soul to resist the enemy's attack. Chu Tian and Zhang Meng used their own power to rush forward and try to break the enemy's encirclement.

Lin Xiao looked for opportunities to shoot from a distance. Her arrows accurately hit the enemy's weak points, and each arrow made the enemy exhausted to cope with.

The old man used his electromagnetic device to create interference, making the enemy's magic attacks more chaotic.

"These guys are much stronger than the ones we encountered before." Ye Li said as they fought, "We have to find a way to break their formation."

"Let me try." Qin Feng concentrated his strength, injected the energy of the Dragon Soul into the Dragon Shadow Sword, and swung it violently. A strong energy wave rushed towards the enemy.

The enemy obviously did not expect Qin Feng's attack to be so powerful, and was immediately rushed away. Seeing that the enemy's formation was disrupted, Chu Tian and Zhang Meng immediately seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack.

"Well done!" Chu Tian shouted excitedly, "Keep it up, we can win!"

Zhang Meng used the strength of the giant rock bear to swing the sword and hit the enemy's shield. The shield made a "crackling" sound, and it was obvious that it was about to collapse.

Lin Xiao seized the opportunity and drew her bow again, aiming at the warlocks who were casting spells. An arrow shot out and hit a warlock's shoulder directly, interrupting his spell.

"It seems that they are not that strong." Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"Don't take it lightly, they have a backup plan," Knok reminded.

Sure enough, the enemies that had just been disrupted quickly restored their formation, and a black-robed man who seemed to be the leader began to chant a complicated spell. The air around them instantly became solemn, and it was obvious that he was about to cast a powerful spell.

"Oh no, this spell is very powerful!" Ye Li shouted, "Everyone prepare for defense!"

However, at this critical moment, a loud horn sounded in the distance, and then an elite cavalry team rushed out of the woods, holding spears and shields, and quickly rushed towards the members of the Dark Cult.

"It's reinforcements!" Chu Tian shouted, "We have reinforcements!"

The cavalry was like a storm, sweeping away the members of the Dark Cult. The leading cavalryman shouted, "Everyone, protect yourselves! We are here to support you!"

Qin Feng looked in the direction of the cavalry and saw a familiar face. He recognized it as the commander of Tiebi City, Kaiser.

"Kaiser! Why are you here?" Qin Feng asked in surprise.

"I received your message and knew you might be in trouble, so I immediately brought people to support you!" Kaiser replied, "It seems we came at the right time!"

With the help of the cavalry, the members of the Dark Cult were quickly defeated, and the remaining enemies fled in all directions. After the battle, Qin Feng and his team could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"You came just in time." Ye Li said to Cather gratefully.

"You're welcome. We are all here to stop the conspiracy of the Dark Cult." Kaiser replied with a smile, "But have you found any important information?"

Qin Feng told Cather the intelligence they obtained in the secret base, especially the plan to summon the ancient demon.

"This is not good." Kaiser's face was solemn. "If they really summon the ancient demon, the whole continent will be in danger."

"Yes, so we must stop them." Qin Feng said firmly, "We need to gather more allies to fight against the Dark Cult together."

Kaiser nodded. "I will go back and organize a stronger force and contact the commanders of other cities. We need all our strength to fight this threat."

"Thank you very much." Qin Feng smiled, "We will keep moving forward and try to find out more information about their plan."

"You must be careful." Kaiser warned, "The Dark Cult will never give up easily."

After bidding farewell to Kaiser and the cavalry, Qin Feng and his team continued their journey. Although they had just experienced a fierce battle, they did not let down their guard.

"We still have a lot to do." Qin Feng looked into the distance, "Let's keep moving forward and meet new challenges."

Just as the team was about to set off, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them. It was a woman in a gorgeous robe, holding a shining magic wand in her hand.

"Hello, my name is Elvira, and I'm a mentor from the Magic Academy." The woman said with a smile, "I received your distress signal and came to help."

"Teacher of the Magic Academy?" Lin Xiao asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"After the academy learned of the Dark Cult's movements, they sent me to assist you," Elvira explained, "We also don't want to see the seal of the ancient demon broken."

"That's great!" Chu Tian said excitedly, "With your help, our chances of winning are even better."

"We will face this together," Elvira said firmly. "As long as we are united, nothing is invincible."

"Thank you for joining us, Teacher Avella." Qin Feng expressed his gratitude, "We will work together to stop the conspiracy of the Dark Cult."

The team is ready to go again, with new allies and new determination, embarking on a more dangerous journey. They know that the challenges ahead will be more difficult, but as long as they unite as one, they will be able to overcome all difficulties.