Chapter 28: That's the Problem
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"Yes, I didn't have time to replenish the arrows in Waumir, this time it should be enough." Witt replied while putting his head away, "What's the matter, suddenly asked about this, are you reluctant?" You're the one who decides to take the pit path. ”
"It's not reluctant, um......" Arthur straightened up and leaned against the windowsill, his black hair blown by the evening breeze as if inviting him to sleep, "Parker said Bangor is paradise, what do you think?" ”
Naine thought for a moment and replied, "Well, so to speak. ”
Werther was still concentrating on his bow and arrow, and didn't pay much attention to Arthur's question: "Paradise? Ah, it's even better if there is a hunting commission, and after buying so many things, our funds are tight again. ”
Arthur looked back at Nayin and Werther, smiled lightly, and before sleepiness hit, he looked up at the stars again, wondering if there really was a paradise on earth, and if so, if Bangor was?
The next morning, led by Parker, the three of them arrived at the long-forgotten abandoned mine. Due to heavy rain and lack of repair, the mountain at the entrance to the pit has fallen off a little, but fortunately, the support looks still solid, and the Zait character can still be recognized above the entrance of the cave.
From the falling mountain, Naine saw something buried in the soil, and everyone dug it up, which turned out to be a small stone tablet, and after a simple wipe, Nayin read the inscription:
"Don't you know that God will judge the saints? Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? ”
Parker didn't care about the stele, just tossed it aside like all the old things buried in the abandoned mines. After saying goodbye to the three of them, the hard-working and kind young man set up his carriage and returned to the life he had never changed and loved.
Out of respect for the antiquities, Nain wiped the stele clean and erected it at the entrance. Under the watchful eye of the stele, they walked into Zait.
On the night that Arthur and the others decided to take the Zait Pass, Parker visited the old miners in Bangor in search of as detailed a map of the pit as possible. Unfortunately, due to the age of the discarded, the final map is only superficial, and even this part is not guaranteed to be completely correct. After listening to the descriptions of the old miners, Parker decided that as long as he followed the instructions on the map and took the main road, he should be able to get out in half a day.
The pits were wide and narrow, with Witt and Arthur walking in front and back with torches, and Nayin in the middle, carefully moving forward with speed second and safety first. Following Parker's advice, only take the main road to Se'an, and if you encounter an obstruction and the path breaks, go back the way you came.
They guessed that the heavy rain might have an impact, and they were ready to go back the way they came. However, upon entering, they found that although the ground was potholed, the road was very smooth. There were no falling rocks to block, no terrain changes, and no beasts and monsters, and the three of them, who were still a little nervous, gradually reassured after walking for a while.
Perhaps because they had gone so smoothly, the actual situation was completely opposite to what they had heard, so when they walked for a long, long time, until Arthur pulled Witt's backpack for the third time and asked for food, they realized that they had successfully walked until now, and it was the problem.
"Don't worry, as long as you take the road obediently, you can reach the exit in half a day."
In an instant, Parker's bright smile and clear words flashed in their minds, and an inexplicable atmosphere suddenly emerged in silence, and the hearts of the three of them, who had become accustomed to stability, instantly lifted, and their backs seemed to be pierced by sharp icicles.
The darkness and dampness of the cavern, the shaky shadows of the fire shining on the rock walls, and the cold air mixed with the smell of earth and minerals all became fearful and chaotic in an instant.
"It's ...... now" Naine subconsciously raised her hand and half-covered her mouth, fear appeared in her surprised expression, "No, it's impossible, but ...... It's night, but how is this possible!? Have we really been gone for so long!? ”
Werther looked at the seemingly infinitely stretched path, his teeth biting his lower lip secretly, and he quickly withdrew his gaze to the map that he was subconsciously clenching.
"The closure of the space has made us sluggish to time, but it's not been a day, and we're going to be affected so much?" Witt couldn't believe it, he had always been cautious and had been looking at the map since he entered Zait, not only to make sure when he encountered a fork in the road, but also to look at the map every short period of time even when taking a straight path.
Werther was sure he wasn't on the wrong track, and they were definitely following the map's instructions.
"Vitergo can't lead the way wrong." At the end of the line, Arthur raised his torch, "Could it be that there is a problem with the map?" Didn't Parker say that this was the only decent map he could find, but it wasn't guaranteed to be accurate, maybe ......"
"Even if there is a problem, at least we can go back the way we came, and we will definitely not be stuck here." Werther lifted the map, although he was also flustered and scared, he first thought of reassuring his companion, his expression was calm, but the hand holding the map tightened, "Don't panic, if we can control Arthur's mouth, we will not be afraid of anything." ”
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we still have Nayin." Arthur patted Nayin's shoulder, then raised his arm exaggeratedly and said, "It's really not good, just bang and destroy this broken pit." ”
"Ah, I can't do this, if I really do it, the two of us will die." Naine smiled awkwardly, she knew that Werther and Arthur were using their way to defuse the nervous fear of the sudden attack, she thought that she had to work hard, how could she be so cowardly even though she was a spirit shadow who had died once.
"Oh? Isn't it okay to boom? It's a shame that I even thought of the name of the move, boom, what a name. Arthur lifted his shoulders regretfully.
"Next time." Naine tilted her head and smiled sweetly, "I can't do anything, but I can supervise Arthur's mouth." ”
"Ahh You're bad at learning! ”
"Food and water can last at least two days, of course we can't stay here for so long, but to be on the safe side, Arthur, you should bear with it first, I will hunt as soon as I get out of here."
Acknowledging Nain's efforts with a smile, Werther straightened his arms, and the torch-lit path was shrouded in deep darkness with no end in sight.
"The question now is, should we move forward or backward? Parker said that although Zait is a complex and deep giant pit, the surface layer is not large, and the path excavated is not very long to facilitate access, so we haven't gone out for so long, it is probably a mistake on the map, it is very likely that we have been going around in circles, if this is the case, then even if we continue walking, we will not see the exit. ”