Chapter 30: Entering the Catacombs
Try to choose a flat avenue that can increase the speed of the war horse to the extreme, and in less than a day we have crossed the entire Duchy of Basol to the hilly terrain in the west.
The cloudless night sky is like a jewel chest full of diamonds, incomprehensible beauty, and the bright moonlight flows like water. We camped on pre-scouted flat ground, and the underground mausoleum was not far away, and even in the darkness of the night, the huge crack could be clearly seen, and an unsettling black aura continued to gush out like a trap waiting for prey.
The specially treated tent blends in nicely with the surrounding landscape and looks like a raised rock. General Ballykaf had set the time to enter the mausoleum after dawn, so there were about eight hours left to rest and prepare. The Kingdom Detachment, which is a backup, is under the command of Ballykaf in the construction of temporary defenses and other specific work systems. And I sat around the campfire with the people of the Seven Eagles, the stove on which was steaming, and the meat and vegetables were boiling in boiling water.
"Let Il and Lanka be okay in a group, both of them are still so young." While waiting for dinner to be cooked, the idle squad members begin to pass the time with small talk.
"It's okay, it's okay, that kid in Lanka is a master even though he's young, let alone Il, and he must be very strong to travel with Mr. Carter, right, Mr. Carter."
"Ah, sort of." I replied with a shrug.
Hawkers, Yir is indeed very talented in magic, but his personality is not suitable for combat at all, and he doesn't have much experience in actual combat, so he really doesn't know if he can deal with danger. It was because of these worries that I let him stay with the relative safety of Lanka.
"Having said that, how strong Mr. Carter is that he was able to take Witt's blow unscathed, it's really amazing, if you were an adventurer, you should be able to reach the Crimson level." Peter looked at me as if he were looking up at an unattainable peak.
"Ah, God is really unfair, I'm afraid that we people will not be able to reach one-tenth of Mr. Carter's training in a lifetime." Nick smiled bitterly and self-deprecatingly.
"Brother doesn't have to be too depressed, although there are high places in this world that can't be reached no matter how hard you try, but as ordinary people like us, as long as we work hard in our own way, it is also a kind of happiness to become stronger little by little." Anne patted Nick on the back and comforted him in a sweet voice. Although we haven't been together for a long time, I can feel that she is a very kind and optimistic girl, and her appearance is also the pure type I like, if I were still human, ahem, but unfortunately I am just a skeleton.
"Anyway, Mr. Carter is interested in being an adventurer, I'm willing to be your sidekick." Drucker said in a jokingly relaxed tone.
"Haha, that's not good, then Captain Anjev is going to have an opinion about me."
"No, no, if Mr. Carter wants to start a team, I'm willing to join!" Anjief's voice was full of anticipation.
Ah, it seems like a good life to be an adventurer and travel everywhere, but it's not impossible to think about it.
"That guy Witt was completely stunned this time, he was honest all the way, hahaha," Arebak laughed heartily as he looked at the other group of people dozens of meters away.
The members of the Wilderness Breakers were quietly enjoying dinner, and since the battle, Witt had kept his distance from me all the way, in fact everyone but the Seven Eagles had shown a sense of fear at me.
"Okay, okay, you can eat it, it's so fragrant!" Anjefu stirred the food in the pot and took a deep breath, his expression looking quite satisfied.
"Then please enjoy it slowly, everyone, and I'll go back to the tent first." I stood up.
"Mr. Carter, stay with us, cook a whole pot!"
"Oh, no, I've already eaten it." Cruelly rejecting everyone's kindness, I walked back to my tent alone, ah, I really wanted to eat barbecue, and I drooled at the thought of it, although I didn't even have saliva.
After a fairly calm night, the thirty-six people who participated in the exploration of the mausoleum gathered in front of the crack just after dawn.
The whole formation was arranged with me and the Seven Eagles taking the lead, because Peter had already scouted the mausoleum and mastered the terrain inside, General Ballykav was in the center of the formation, the Black Hound was responsible for the left and right flanks, and the Wilderness Breaker was to ensure the safety of the rear.
Since the vast majority of people are dressed in armor and make noise when they move around, it is easy to be besieged by the undead, so in addition to securing equipment and rations, it is necessary to make relevant preparations. At this time, the advantages of magic are fully manifested, and the so-called magic is the power that can turn the impossible into possible.
Before the action, the magicians of each team released support spells such as "mute", "agility boost", and "night vision" to all members. Since the mausoleum has been buried underground for thousands of years, the air inside is very thin and contains toxins, so each person is assigned a special magic item to deal with this adverse condition, which is a necklace called the "Air Charm". A utilitarian magic item developed by the Holy Light Empire, which forms a filtering barrier around the mouth and nose when used, which is equivalent to a modern oxygen mask.
Tie one end of the rope to a sturdy tree, and the three ropes that are lowered at the same time hang down to the intersection of the underground mausoleum. In order to facilitate the climb and prevent slipping, the rope was knotted at intervals, and everyone descended into the deep crack in an orderly manner according to the prior arrangement. There was only a small piece of sky shaped like a leaf overhead, and although it hadn't entered the mausoleum yet, there was very little light that could hit it, and if it weren't for the night vision magic, I am afraid that even the teammates around me would not be able to see it.
"So now to explain, there are three layers of underground tombs that have been discovered, the first layer is mainly skeleton soldiers and zombies and other low-level undead, although the strength is very weak, but there are a large number, the second layer began to appear enhanced skeleton warriors and skeleton archers, the undead that need to be watched appear at the gate of the third layer to the next layer, there are two death knights, presumably there will be more powerful undead creatures going down, so we must try to clear the low-level undead so that we can retreat in time when we encounter invincible opponents, then this is a topographic map of the first three floors, and now I will distribute it to you. After a brief explanation, Peter distributed the paper maps to everyone.
"The first two floors, please show your skills, destroy as many undead as possible, then let's go!" Immediately following Balikaf's words, the crowd let out a rather imposing shout, which was an encouragement to themselves who were about to face the battle.
Rushing into the mausoleum in a predetermined formation, the interior was more grand and spacious than expected, with numerous large round pillars supporting the semicircular top, ancient characters carved into the surrounding stone walls, many of which had been blurred by the erosion of time.
"This amount is deceitful!" I don't know who shouted out the inner voice, and indeed after stepping into the mausoleum, the originally exhilarating cry was replaced by a breathing sound that made people want to retreat. I saw that the interior of the mausoleum in front of us was completely filled with low-level skeletons and low-level zombies, and after feeling the breath of the living, they all faced us.
The gurgling of bones and the muffled roar of zombies are overwhelming, and with them comes a torrent of death made up of skeletons and zombies.
"For glory, rush!" Ballykaf was the first to draw the saber at his waist and rushed forward.
"We're on it too," Anjef said to his team.
"Honor or anything has nothing to do with me, I'm in it for the money, let's go, deal with them and find the treasure!" Locke smiled.
"Crush them, crush them, destroy them," the berserkers of the Wilderness Breakers have entered a berserk state, which is what they excel at hand-to-hand combat.
Then I'll move a little bit as well, and I'm starting to take steps thinking about it.