"Ashley ......"

Hearing a familiar voice coming, Ashley looked back, and the martial arts chief with a black cloth over his eyes sat on the roof of the only carriage in the group, and called out to her.

"Martial Arts Master!" Ashley bowed slightly, saluting her teacher, something that was rarely seen in traditional Drow society.

Especially in the drow society of the world of Assatom, due to the influence of the spider god queen is difficult to reach here, the priests have to oppress the men even more, otherwise once the men react, their dominance may be overthrown at any time.

In this environment, it is unimaginable that a man can become a martial arts master.

Ashley didn't know what had happened to the Master of Martial Arts, anyway, when she first came into contact with him when she was a child, he was already blind in both eyes, and he was still the Master of Arts of their family.

Their family is made up of drow elves who have been left behind in this world since the last failed invasion, and they may not have been from the same family or even the same city-state, but they have nothing else to do to survive.

Ashley was born in this world, and she had heard that the underground world here was far less chaotic than the one they had lived in, with only big bugs and mind slayer demons, and that dark region was even more chaotic than the surface, with various forces pouring into each other, and the blood of the weak could only become a meal for the strong.

Although there is a lot of peace here, the resources of the underground world here are not sufficient, so it is difficult for them to develop.

Now Ashley and the others are just a bunch of refugees, and the resources of the underworld have nothing to do with them, it has become part of the ocean, and several city-states have been devastated, at least as far as Ashley knows, only two city-states have survived.

In the vast underworld, there are only seven city-states of drow elves, and these city-states are not 'city-states' in the traditional sense, at most they can only be regarded as a family settlement, but the population is a little larger.

And after the two city-states embarked on the road of escaping the underground world, they had already begun to think about how to lay a territory on the surface, after all, they had such a large population and wanted to grow and develop, and those wilderness mountains could not meet their needs.

At that moment, the chief martial artist of their family took away more than a hundred people, including Ashley, which was an unforgivable betrayal for the family.

However, Ashley herself knew that if her cousins could develop patiently, they might be able to take a place on the surface, but they wanted to 'get it for nothing' - to lay down a territory, and then enslave all the humans on the territory and let the humans work for them.

To tell the truth, for people like Ashley's 'warrior' class, the priests' thoughts are wishful thinking, but those who are hungry for profit will not pay attention to dissuasion, and it is not them who will die when the war starts anyway.

Ashley's parents had died in the battle against the Mind Flayer when she was a child, so she was raised by the Master of Martial Arts, and many of the people who defected with the Master of Martial Arts this time had similar experiences to her.

That's why she's a little 'different'.

"Is it still far from the borders of the Principality of Sorrowful Wind?"

The Martial Master's eyes could not see anything, and even though he was very strong, his strength was only reflected in combat, and as a blind man, he was not suitable for leaving his familiar environment.

In late spring and early summer, the sun shines through the gaps in the leaves and shines on the ground, and the dappled sunlight and high temperature constantly irritate the drows' skin.

They have adapted to the coldness and darkness of the underground world, and have no expectations for life on the surface, and they will not come here unless they are forced to do so.

"Already...... Not far off. Ashley replied hesitantly.

They had been walking for almost a month, and the journey was unusually boring, but it was not very difficult for them, who were accustomed to survival in the wild, and even the children in the carriage behaved quietly and well-behaved.

The biodiversity on the surface was unimaginable, but the martial arts chief was able to point out what to eat and what not to eat.

Ashley didn't know how long the thin, handsome male Drow had lived, but he should have lived a long time on the surface before he lost his light.

"When I went there, it was just a duke......

The team was still moving forward, and Ashley didn't stop her steps, when the familiar voice came to her ears again.

The martial arts master rarely mentioned his past, his tone was melancholy, and his voice was as distant as the wind blowing through the hollow valley: "At that time, I had not lost my light, and at that time, that duke was still subordinate to the country of mages, and even the duke who held the scepter had not yet become the most powerful mortal in the world. ”

The carriage, which was still a little commotionous, quickly quieted down, and Ashley, who had been paying attention to the carriage, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Sitting in the carriage were her 'younger siblings', all poor people orphaned by the loss of their parents, who were adopted by the chief of martial arts, and of course, the chief of martial arts also became their 'fathers'.

"I'm sure you've all heard the story of the most holy man on earth, and I had contact with that legend, who recognized me at first sight, but didn't discriminate against me in any way, and didn't reveal my identity in public, just like anyone else who asked him for advice, and he was willing to teach his martial arts to anyone, even a drow elf like me. ”

"He made us make a vow that we would not use the martial arts he taught us to do evil, and that was the only thing he asked of us......"

From the words of the martial arts chief, she heard the vicissitudes of time, and originally continued to listen to the story, but the scout who was exploring the path ahead turned back at this time.

"Sister Ashley, there's a 'grey road' like you mentioned ahead, and there's quite a few convoys there!" the scout couldn't help but get excited, and shouted in a low voice.

Ashley's body shook, has it finally arrived?

Is it finally possible to get out of that nightmare?

The forefinger of the martial artist gently brushed the handle of the scimitar, "Go on, the children need a good rest too......"

Ashley nodded excitedly, and then the team stepped out of the mountain trail and walked down the avenue.

They found car marks on the road and also saw 'gray bricks' at the end of the dirt road.

At this moment, Ashley held her breath and looked back nervously, but she didn't notice any signs of the presence of pursuers behind her, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl slightly.

Although her facial muscles were stiff now, and her laughter was not as good as crying, the joy in her heart was indeed pouring out.

The adult drow elves who walked by the carriage couldn't help but look back like her, most of them were men, and very few women chose to flee with them, except for the 'sisters' who had been raised by the master of martial arts, not many women chose to flee with them.

Compared to the ordinary drow elves, these people are a group of aliens, raised by the martial arts master, so they are a little out of place with the whole society.

But they have never been able to shake off the shadow on their heads, and even today, they are still afraid.

The sun was finally shining on their hoods, and the slight burning sensation came from the slightly exposed skin, which frightened them to tighten their hoods.

Their presence attracted the attention of many people, and many people in the scattered convoy turned their eyes on curiosity and doubt.

Ashley stops her siblings and tells them to stop being impulsive.

She clutched an envelope tightly in her hand, sweat soaking the corner of the envelope, but she didn't notice it.

"I'll negotiate with them, you wait here for the time being!" After that, Ashley strode towards the city gate with her envelope in her hand, she didn't want to wait for a moment!

Listening to the voice coming from not far away, the martial arts chief's ears, which were hidden under the hood, twitched slightly, and his brows frowned slightly.

Then he let out a sigh of regret or pity......