"There's no other way out from here, we can only go down. Alice examined all the corners of the ceremonial hall. In the end, only one helpless answer can be reached.

On this side of the abyss, there was nothing but this lonely hall. There was no way up, no way back, and the only passage led to an iron gate deeper in the dungeon. No wonder there isn't even a single ghoul here, and even if there are ghouls stationed in such a small place, there is no place for their coffins.

It's safe here.

However, it is also a place of death.

No water, no food. One person simply can't hold on for long. Alice is okay, Minnie Mouse is estimated not to survive even two days after recovering from a major injury.

"We have to get on. Alice emphasized.

At the iron door leading to the lower level, they found a decomposed skeleton. On the rag wrapped around its shell hung a round money bag filled with sapphires and garnets. At his hand was a lantern that had run out of oil.

"It's a grave robber. Minnie examined the skeleton and pointed to its knuckles, saying, "His fingers are longer than normal, and they have signs of drug-induced growth, obviously specially trained." His clothes were rotten, but I could still tell that they were made with the fine linen stitch method that had been in vogue about 350 years ago. He must have been wounded and died of exhaustion after escaping here. ”

"Oh, you know so much. Alice said appreciatively. She didn't really care if this guy was a thief from 300 years ago or a robber from 500 years ago. But since Minnie Mouse wants to show herself so deliberately, she will naturally cooperate with one or two.

"It's nothing. Minnie Mouse shook her head slightly and picked up the lantern. "The ghouls in the lower levels may not have woken up yet, so those torches probably haven't been lit either. I thought, I can bring this lantern to light you. ”

Alice nodded, dealing with those ghouls requires a lot of physical and magical power. So before that, even if it is only a few magic magic shares, it is very good.

"But it's burned out. Alice asked deliberately, wanting to see what else Minnie could bring her.

Sure enough, Minnie Mouse, after whispering to her, "Please wait a minute", then trotted out of the ceremonial hall with her skirt, and after a while, she ran back with the lit lamp. The empty light box was filled with milky white oil when she returned, and an extraordinarily bright flame was burning steadily.

"This is sea beast oil from the Sea of the Dead, and it can burn for a long time. That's enough until we're leaving. ”

"Oh, that's good stuff. Alice smiled and said, "So, we're going down?"

Minnie made a 'please feel free' gesture and consciously ducked behind Alice.

"I hope there's nothing too outrageous behind that. ”

Alice took a light breath. Then, he pushed open the iron door that had been sealed for an unknown number of years.

'Squeak-quack-quack-quack-quack-'

An extremely rough and shrill scraping sound spread as the gate grinded. Even if she didn't look back, Alice knew that Minnie Mouse must be covering her ears at the moment. She couldn't help but regret a little, she should have melted it down with the magic of metal domination if she knew it was so bad. But now...... Let's not remember it.

Well, it's true that I didn't remember.

Behind the door was a deep, gloomy darkness, and there was little to see except for the first two steps. The noise didn't seem to alarm any of the ghouls, and even though the cacophony still echoed through the distant hollow, Alice didn't hear even a single ghoul roar.

"Please let me figure it out ahead. Minnie Mouse raised the lantern in her hand and said firmly and earnestly, "This will make the light shine farther." ”

Alice turned slightly to the side, indicating that she had no objection.

Let her go ahead...... It's good.

In this way, even if there are any traps or ambushes, Alice will be able to save her quickly. Although there is a chance of stepping on a hidden trap, if you calculate it comprehensively. Maybe it's safer.

Maybe.

"If you're scared, just hide with me. Alice pursed her somewhat dry lower lip. "This kind of place is very dangerous, and if it is too far away, I may not be able to take care of you, Madame. ”

"Please give me a chance to assist you. You've helped me so much, too much. Minnie looked at her with a sincere look. Qingli's voice is soft and mournful.

"Well, since you're so insistent. Alice shrugged and said she wouldn't continue to object. She waited quietly for Minnie to walk in front of her, and waited until the distance had reached the five feet that was perfect for quick reflexes.

The road ahead, very dark,

The lantern can provide less than 30 feet of illumination. Replace it with steps, which means that it looks like going down more than ten steps. Each of these steps is paved with intact blue-striped stone slabs. It was very wide and tall, and Minnie Mouse had to carefully lift the corners of her skirt every time she went down the level.

"Be careful, don't go too fast. Alice reminded.

"Yes, I'll try to pay attention. Minnie Mouse whispered, but her pace didn't slow down much.

The staircase is very long, probably nearly 300 steps. But no matter how long the staircase was, it didn't take long for the two of them to come to the bottom of the staircase, a stone hall that was not very large, but not very small.

"This is supposed to be a lounge. Minnie Mouse explained to Alice as she pointed to the layout of the room. "The ancient Arunds would have arranged the tomb palace in a way that resembled the living room in front of the tomb owner. It's as if the deceased had not died, but was still living in his usual palace. Some of the sworn samurai and slaves would voluntarily perform rituals and become ghouls, faithfully guarding their master's dwelling even when they fell into eternal sleep. According to the usual layout of the Gounod building, this room was supposed to be used for reception. ”

"So what was going on before??" Alice asked. She was referring to the horde of ghouls on the second level.

"It should be the slave room and the altar guard. Minnie replied, "The hall you arrived at last should be used for worship, so there will be more guards. ”

"I see. Alice agreed. "Speaking of which, there are many people among the Nords today who have the habit of placing the altar of worship at the door, is it a custom handed down from ancient times?"

"Yes, as you think. Minnie Mouse continued to walk in front of her with a small lamp.

Following the path she pointed out, the two of them passed through many stone chambers without any danger. Some of the stone chambers were empty, while others had a few half-sleeping ghouls, unlike those who stayed in the black coffins. These significantly lower ghouls have only one long pit dug out of the wall. As soon as someone approaches, they wake up.

"Be sure to kill them quickly, their roars will most likely have the effect of waking up the other ghouls. ”

According to Minnie Mouse, Alice dealt with the guys as soon as they showed signs of moving. Since the perception range of these ghouls is not as large as the light range of the lantern, it is not difficult to kill them with one hit. And while killing these undead, she also discovered some interesting phenomena.

"Not all corpses come back to life. She noticed that out of every five grottoes, there were often only one or two ghouls that could be revived.

"They were supposed to be real funerary objects, and they could have been slaves or prisoners of war. Minnie Mouse said, pointing to a dried corpse wrapped in linen. "Only the dead Gounod, who are completely dead, will wrap them in a shroud. The higher the status, the more expensive and ornate the Shroud. Some kings' shrouds even took Akavir silk filled with myrrh and frankincense. But this corpse was made of cheap linen, so his status should be just as low. ”

"Well, that's good news. Alice glanced at the grottoes in the darkness that she didn't know how many. "At least we don't have as many enemies to deal with as we thought at first. ”

"If possible, try not to wake them up. ”

"Got it. ”

They continued on their way, passing through many places and encountering many traps.

There is a floor that can breathe flames and move when stepped on. There are also spherical pottery urns that fall from the dome – filled with compound fuel that ignites when it shines. There are even many pegboard traps that operate according to the counterweight principle, and those sharp steel spikes can pierce even the stone wall with a single click.

It's annoying and dangerous. In other words, the average adventure group will probably be wiped out if it encounters a few.

But Minnie Mouse was able to distinguish them in advance. Not only that, but she also managed to split them. With just a few simple tools, I was able to crack these delicate mechanisms. And set them back to the state to be triggered.

"If we encounter a horde of ghouls, we can activate these again. This can play a role in stalling time. That's what Minnie said.

[She...... It's much more capable than I expected......]

Alice thought to herself, and at first she thought she had found a complete burden. However, it's good that it looks like this now.

Suddenly, the vision in front of the two widened. A new hall appeared in front of them.

"Here it is...... Dinner Hall. Minnie Mouse said, pointing to the large square tables scattered throughout the middle of the hall. There was a lot of dry food on those tables, and the history probably dates back to the time when Ustengra was built.

She walked around the hall with a lamp, lighting up the extinguished braziers little by little. Soon, the whole hall fell into Alice's field of vision.