Chapter 15: The Dangerous Underworld
A journey to the underworld is not destined to be pleasant. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Even the three mages who escaped from the black prison were far more stoic than ordinary people, and they were also miserable during the journey. Not to mention anything else, mosquitoes alone are a big problem, mosquitoes in the underground world are terrifying, almost the size of a fist, once bitten, it will swell up a big bag after a while.
Monia also enjoyed the rare treatment of being bitten by mosquitoes, after all, she used the body of a young mage in the world of trials, and mosquitoes were indispensable along the way. Fortunately, they don't seem to have any lethal toxins, otherwise their journey might have ended before it even began.
In addition to mosquitoes, there are many dangers in the underworld. However, Monia's pharmacy grades are good, and several mages are also cautious, although they have encountered several dangers on the way, but in the end, all of them have turned around. The most dangerous thing is that once they chose a relatively safe place to rest, but before they could sit down, they saw a caveman in front of them suddenly swallowed up by the open mouth of the ground, and the four of them quickly left this place of right and wrong.
After encountering several dangers, the four of them roughly discovered that there were basically no safe areas in the underground world after leaving the radiation range of the Black Prison, and those seemingly calm safe areas were often the hunting grounds of apex predators, the most dangerous places - such as the almost unpredictable abyssal crater that drilled underground.
After summing up the experience, the four mages moved much more smoothly in the underworld, at least they didn't really encounter irresistible enemies. After about three dawn hours after leaving the prison, they finally stopped fleeing, not because they could now sit back and relax and not worry about the pursuers behind them, but because the path ahead was blocked by a forest.
The mages know that forests often mean danger, and this is especially true of the forests of the underworld.
The mages were at loggerheads over whether to move forward or backward.
"Let's go back," Frost said, "The primeval forest is quite dangerous, and even the primeval forests of the overworld occasionally kill professionals, not to mention the forests of the underworld, where I guess we will encounter even more terrifying monsters." β
However, "Storm" disagreed, he retorted: "The forest is indeed dangerous, but even more dangerous are people, I bet the Judge Knight has entered the underground world and started the pursuit, and we are killing ourselves if we go back!" Not to mention, just a few hundred steps away, the terrifying maw, do you dare to say that we can go back without being swallowed by it? β
The two argued, and gradually became a bit of real fire.
"Stop, stop!" "The Crow" pulled the two apart and pressed his hands to make them both sit down, "You two have a point, the forest may lurk unknown dangers, perhaps more dangerous than that giant mouth, but didn't we make up our minds before we escaped from prison?" No Freedom, Better Death! I'd rather be the ration of a beast than a dead and rotten black prison! β
He said, then paused, looking at the young mage, "What do you think, 'Flame'. β
Monia actually doesn't want to enter this forest, and the forests of the underground world are definitely full of dangers. It's just that this world is the soul world of the legendary mage after all, and what is presented in front of her must be what the legendary mage knows and experienced.
She had no reason to refuse.
So, she manipulated the young mage and replied, "I agree with you. β
This answer was clearly what Raven expected to hear, and he nodded, shifting his gaze to Frost. The female mage looked at him, turned her head away, snorted coldly, and did not speak again.
"Alright, alright, don't be angry." The "crow" soothed the female mage, and when her expression eased slightly, she was the first to step into the forest, and "Storm" followed, and after a moment's hesitation, "Frost" still followed, stepping into the forest. Monia manipulated the young mage to walk at the end, and she could clearly hear Erickent's whisper:
"The place agreed with Mentor Moya...... It should be here......"
Sure enough, the young mage has a connection with Moya, the mysterious ruler of the Black Prison. Monia guessed that there was a connection between them, but she didn't guess that "Moya" turned out to be Erikent's mentor, knowing that Erikent was most likely the ...... Legendary Lich!
However, those who are qualified to be called mentors are at least high-level mages, but the black prison will only hold middle and low-level mages, and they have always directly imposed capital punishment on high-level mages, without exception. Moreover, there are no resources in the black prison to build a meditation ground, even if it is the peak of a middle-level mage, it will take more than ten years to break through to a high-level mage, and it is difficult for the mage's weak body to survive until that time.
There will inevitably be accidents, Monia thought, manipulating the young mage to follow in the footsteps of the previous mages, and began to look forward to meeting the master of the black prison. But what she didn't know was that Erickent was destined to wait for his mentor - out of sight of the mages, the uncrowned king of the Black Prison was engaged in a battle of wits with the knights of the Judgment who followed him.
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This forest is safer than expected, and although it can be said that it is full of dangers, it is at the point where you can cope with the past if you are careful. This made Monia more and more convinced that the young mage's mentor had a map of the underworld near the Black Prison, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why she had chosen this place as the agreed location.
I'm afraid that there really is a passage in this forest to connect with the earthly world.
She reasoned.
There is no dawn in the underworld, but it is not pitch black. There is light in the underworld, and the light comes from a variety of plants, some of which attract insects to reproduce, and some of which attract insects to hunt for food. It has to be said that aside from the dangers hidden under the surface, the underground world is actually a colorful and magnificent world.
Illuminated by a few glowing ancient trees, the mages who had been cautiously walking forward finally made a discoveryβabout thirty paces away from them, a cave appeared in their field of vision. In many legends, caves are used as a gateway between the above-earth and underworlds, that is...... The three mages glanced at each other, and they all saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Let's go in and have a look, maybe we'll get a lot of money."
"Crow" was the first to speak, and no one objected.
Everyone is looking forward to discovering the passage to the earthly world, except for Monia. The little mage knows that everything in this world is a trial on the path of her true name, and as a trial, she will definitely not be allowed to pass the level so easily, and in the end, she will encounter terrifying monsters or difficult pursuers.
So...... What's inside?
With a little curiosity, Monia manipulated the young mage to follow the three of them into the cave.
There are no glowing plants in the cave, so it is very dark, but fortunately, "Storm" has learned "dark vision" and cast it once on everyone, so he can barely see the environment ahead.
"It's a little weird."
"Frost" whispered, as if a little scared.
"What's wrong?" "Raven" asked, looking back.
"I can't say, but I don't think this is a gateway to the earthly world."
"Hehe," the "Storm" who was at the front laughed dryly twice, and mocked, "I think you're scared!" β
"You!"
"Shhh The "crow" reassured the female mage, "Don't wake up anything. β
The three of them continued to move forward, and Monia still manipulated the young mage to walk at the end. Like "Frost", she doesn't feel right, she just doesn't know what went wrong. She looked around, and in a split second she realized what the problem was.
From the entrance to the cave, the width of the cave gradually decreases!
That is, this is most likely not a natural cave, but a lair of inexplicable creatures!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but gasp - oh my God! All the way to a large predator's lair! They themselves are sent to the mouths of large predators!
"Hope is an abandoned nest......"
Whispering to herself, Monia was going to tell them about the discovery. Perhaps in real history, they encountered monsters in their lair, but if they quit now, they might be able to avoid this risk. However, as soon as she wanted to speak, she suddenly shuddered.
Looking up, a pair of cold eyes were staring at him.
No way......
"What is this?"
"Oh my God! We broke into its lair! β
"Run!"
The three mages were stunned for a moment, then ran away - as for reflexive combat, what a joke! I didn't see the predator in the lair that was the size of a fist just by its red eyes in the dark, and I don't know how big its real body was! Like the abyssal mouth that emerged from the ground outside the forest, it was definitely not an existence that their group of low-level mages could contend with.
Run!
The three mages reacted much faster than Monia in this regard, and when they saw those bright red eyes, they were only stunned in disbelief, and then immediately reacted, turned around, and took a step - it's just that after years of torture in the black prison, their physical fitness is not as good as before, "Crow" and "Frost" ran away, but "Storm" stumbled and fell to the ground, and couldn't get up in the wet ground for a while.
"Help me!"
He desperately pleaded for help, watching "Crow" and "Frost" go away like a puppy abandoned by his owner, and then turned his gaze to Erikent.
"Help me, 'Flame'!"
Monia is not a ruthless person, and for the sake of her companions, she manipulated the young mage to extend a helping hand to him. Unexpectedly, the moment "Storm" got up, a huge force suddenly appeared in his hand, dragging the weak Erikent down.
"Why?"
The boy who fell to the ground asked questions, but his former companion did not answer, did not even turn around, and disappeared from his field of vision in a panic.
Of course, Monia didn't ask this question, and she knew why Storm did it - many people think that you don't have to run faster than a predator, you just need to run past your companions. Monia had already thought about it when she reached out to help, but she eventually reached out because she couldn't forgive herself for not doing so.
"It seems that it is really a failure, and I can't even pass the first level."
Monia got up with a sneer, looked back, her blood-red eyes lowered a little, and then ...... The second double, the third double, the fourth double! A total of eight eyes glanced coldly over this side, and then stopped paying attention.
It's dangerous...... survived.
Glancing at the fading red eyes, Monia did not hesitate and immediately turned away. The owner of the cave has not eaten for the time being, it does not mean that she has not been there, and she does not want to stay in this place for a moment.
When she left the cave, the three mages were gone, presumably out of fear of the monsters in the cave and running away. With a soft sigh, Monia ignored her untrustworthy companions and hiked deeper into the forest.
What she didn't know was that the pursuers' footsteps were approaching.
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