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Ustengera, verse 15

Since then, Minnie Mouse has never worn a veil. According to her, 'since the agreement has been broken once, it doesn't matter the second or third time.' This argument was as ridiculous as the claim that you don't need to eat the next meal when you're full, but Alice really couldn't find any reason to argue against her.

What's more, Alice did not argue with Minnie's need and position. After all, her purpose has been achieved, and Minnie Mouse is no longer as intimate with her as before.

But this attitude is not alienating.

How so...... If the relationship between the two was initially just a one-sided admiration and gratitude from Minnie Mouse out of saving her life. After going through the veil, the relationship tends to be in a state of more egalitarian communication. Alice didn't quite understand how this state should be defined, and she didn't have any idea of making it any clearer.

[Forget it, that's fine.] 】

Alice thought to herself. Occasionally, there was a little uneasiness, and she forcibly suppressed it with her own will.

That's fine.

That's it.

Not very close, not very far. This state of being able to suppress the instinct of one's body and the atmosphere is not very rigid is just right, and there is no need to change it.

So she dismissed these superfluous distractions and turned her attention to the more important things—at least, the things she thought were more important.

……………………

Ustengra is huge, very big. Both Alice and Minnie are well aware of this, and they have long been mentally prepared accordingly.

However, Ustengra is much more than the limits of their imagination. The third layer was not the bottom, but when they reached the end of the third layer and crossed the ancient gate that had been sealed for thousands of years, what appeared in their eyes was not the fourth layer that the two of them expected.

No, that can't be described by the word 'layer' at all.

The ...... that appeared in front of them is a magnificent, massive, complete ......

Underworld!

"That's ...... Light?"

Alice opened her mouth wide, her gaze pointing straight to the very top of the rock dome, thousands of feet above, a gap the size of a small lake, casting a large canopy of bright white, soft and hot daylight.

Under the sun, there is the stone bridge. Thousands of natural stone pillars stood in all directions, and the Guunods used mountain rock to build countless wide and narrow bridges between them. They are interconnected and intertwined, and at the bottom of this bridge is a huge platform. On the right side of the platform there is a large stone bridge leading into the unknown darkness, on the left side is a magnificent palace, and at the bottom of the platform, there is a dense sea of natural trees.

The sunlight from the gap spilled down to the bottom of the sea of trees, and a faint roar could be faintly heard.

"This must have been a volcano before. Minnie pressed the rock formation beneath her feet, and there was a clear layering at the end of her fingers. "Most of the lava solidifies and turns into rock, and a small part is mixed with volcanic ash to become fertile soil. ”

Pointing to the large expanse of green at the bottom, she explains: "The dead crater provides the light, and the black soil and groundwater make this forest." This means that there must be a large source of water there, perhaps a lake, perhaps a spring. But I can hear a little bit of water from here...... There may also be an underground river and waterfall. She exclaimed, "Miss Alice, we must get there." ”

"Ah, indeed. We have to go there and replenish the water. But......" Alice replied, grabbing Minnie by the collar and pulling her hard behind herself before she could scream.

"Don't you think you're talking a little loud?"

Two seconds later, an arrow screeched through the air, nailing it into the stone pillar at Alice's side from the bottom up—if Minnie Mouse was still standing in the same place, she would have been shot through the hole.

"More than five hundred feet away, and even half an inch into the rock!?" Alice frowned slightly, skimming the arrow with obvious ancient Nord style characteristics. "It's not easy to deal with. ”

Behind her, Minnie Mouse, who was a little pale, gasped softly.

"That kind of rock is condensate, and there are a lot of impurities, so it is brittle and less hard than ordinary stone......" she explained with a palpitation as she pressed her chest. But as soon as she finished speaking, five or six more arrows flew up, and this time the pillar was shot through, and the broken stones fell to the ground with a clatter.

“…………”

"It's a little too brittle. Alice leaned out, glanced downwards, and quickly ducked back.

"It's a bunch of skeleton archers. The bones are the grayish-white color of normal bones, and they are dressed like ordinary ghouls. ”

"Are you sure they're skeletons? or maybe they're just thin ghouls?" asked Minnie. "It's important. ”

"I'm sure my eyes aren't that bad, at least I can tell the difference between skeletons and ghouls. Alice replied angrily. As she spoke, several more arrows were projected from a distance, sparking sparks at the hard part of the rock.

"What's wrong with skeletons? They're not the undead?"

Minnie shook her head vigorously and said, "It's different, every region of Tamriel has completely different environments and climates, they are variables, affecting people everywhere, affecting all customs and cultures. Just as the Hammerfall Robes and Redguard Arc Swords, which are suitable for deserts and drylands, are absolutely incapable of adapting to the humid climate of the Black Swamp, the Arcane knowledge applicable to each region is very different as a result. ”

"Huh?"

"Evoking bones is a necromancy unique to Sirodiel, and it works just as well in Skyrim. But the evoked skeleton warriors are not able to adapt to the icy climate of Skyrim Province. It will be fine for a while, but after a long time, they will be weakened because of the 'water and soil adaptation'. Their combat effectiveness may not change much due to their magical abilities and equipment, but their internal structure can become quite fragile. ”

"Uh...... Although I understand what you say. Alice tilted her head slightly, her eyes full of doubt. "Does that help us in where we are now? If you mean that I want to rush down and chop them up, then I'm ready to do it. ”

The corners of Minnie's eyes jumped, and her expression became very ...... Indescribable. She reached out and picked up a stone that had been shattered by an arrow. "I mean ......"

“…… We can smash them with stones. ”

"Gah?"

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After about half an hour, Alice and Minnie Mouse were on the platform at the bottom of the stone staircase, which was surrounded by rubble and broken bones - Alice made a loud noise when she stoned the skeletons, which attracted all the nearby skeleton warriors. Of course, they were all smashed.

"That's a lot, it's estimated that there are fifty or sixty. Alice sighed lightly: "Fortunately, I didn't rush down directly, in case I was not careful, I would not have been shot into a hedgehog." She turned her head and thanked Minnie. "If it weren't for you, I would be in bad luck. ”

"Ah, that's possible. Minnie Mouse smiled and nodded. "Everyone has what they are good at and what they are not good at. You're the type to rush straight up and grab a sword. ”

"Well, that's the case. Alice felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say what was wrong. She decisively ignored the topic and turned her attention to the skeleton wreckage on the ground. In a few moments, she had gathered a large jug full of arrows and a fairly well-preserved Gounod longbow—the string was made of some kind of unidentified gelatin, which was still very elastic to this day. The bow is made of sturdy composite steel and is etched with many ancient ornaments.

"With this, it shouldn't be a problem if you encounter a similar situation in the future. Alice looked at Minnie. "Minnie, you should use a longbow too, right?"

"Do you think I can pull such a hard bow?" Minnie made a fist clenching gesture, but her slender limbs were not at all intimidating.

"That's right. Alice let out a light breath, drew her bow to the fullest, and aimed an arrow at a stone wall fifty feet away.

[Deviation by at least 5 feet...... I feel like it's much more accurate to throw stones. 】

She shook her head slightly, and threw the set of arrows to the ground.

"Forget it, if you encounter an archer again, just open the arrow with your sword. The girl's tone was a little lost. She was inherently insensitive to projectile weapons, and the crossbow was better, but the bow couldn't be aimed at all. It doesn't matter if it's a longbow, a short bow, or a toy bow.

"You can actually bounce back the arrows that came at you. Minnie Mouse saw her predicament, but didn't expose her. Rather, it pointed her in another direction. "You probably use the court swordsmanship of Sirodiel, although it looks like it should be a modified version of the swordsmanship that has been improved especially for battle...... But I remember that there should be a fixed sword style for dealing with arrows. ”

"Dealing with the arrows?" the girl frowned. She raised her hand suddenly, and the forge's longsword slashed vertically and horizontally in a swift vertical and horizontal slicing that caused a small vortex of wind in the fan-shaped area in front of her.

"You mean this, Wind Scarre?" asked Alice, who had always thought that the sword was used to slash people. And she usually uses a fixed sword pose less.

"Ah, yes, this is it. Minnie nodded vigorously. "Sirodiel's swordsmanship has always been biased towards skill, and court swordsmanship is the most important. Each of the fixed sword styles is capable of dealing with enemy situations in different situations. Whether it's dealing with one-handed swords, greatswords, hammers, axes, arrows. Against one person, a group of people, a beast, a group of monsters...... All have a corresponding sword pose. She paused and continued. "I've always wondered why you don't use those well-honed sword styles to deal with your enemies, and instead fight with scattered swordsmanship...... Is there any mystery in this?"

"Ahaha. Alice chuckled dryly, trying to hide her crampedness. She couldn't say that she had never studied this set of swordsmanship, and she didn't know anything about the fixed sword styles in it.

[Woo, I can't practice swords anymore...... I'll just say that those fixed sword styles are so uncomfortable, and they are used for different situations.

Alice tilted her head, avoiding Minnie's gaze.

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