Chapter 121: Underground Fortress
The iron crank in his hand was cut off with a long sword by the storm cloak in front of him, and Li Mu, a wanted criminal on the run, didn't think about it, so he followed the man in front of him into the underground fortress of the tower.
Walking on the road, Li Mu realized that the man in his thirties in front of him was called Larov, who was from Ximu Town, north of the Helgen Fortress. He used to be an Imperial soldier in his youth, fighting for the Empire.
However, after the Empire and Somer fought the First World War, they were forced to sign a platinum agreement and forbid the belief in Talos, which made the Nords feel very angry. As a result, Larov, a Nord, joins the Stormcloak, vowing to overthrow the Empire.
Larov said in a twist and turn, in Li Mu's mind, the relationship between Nord and Somer is estimated to be the relationship between the Celestial Empire and the Plaster Country in the past. If the Plaster Kingdom wins, so that the people of the Celestial Empire forget that they are the descendants of Yan and Huang, it is estimated that Li Mu will also join the rebel army like Larov.
Li Mu and Larov walked along the one-man-wide stone wall passage, and there was no shortage of Imperial soldiers and the corpses of the Storm Cloak on the way, and it seemed that they were not the only ones who escaped from under the dragon's mouth.
The underground fortress of Heergen does not see sunlight all year round, and there are wall lamps on the rock walls almost every ten meters, but the faint light of the oil lamps still makes the entire passage look dark.
Larov, who was familiar with Haier and the fortress, asked Li Mu to take off the armor of the storm cloak that he had died in battle and put it on, after all, Li Mu's broken hood looked defenseless.
Larov's kindness, Li Mu will not refuse.
Taking off his rotten hood, putting on the cloth armor of the storm cloak that he had ripped from the dead man, replacing his straw sandals with exposed toes for leather boots, and carrying a hand axe with a little weight, Li Mu lowered his weight and stooped down in the passage as he did in the same way as Larov.
The ground was attacked by a dragon, and the Imperial soldiers who had been resting in the fortress were dispatched. Holding torches, two heavily armed Imperial soldiers, carrying long swords, collided with Li Mu and the others.
The enemy was very red when he met, and he was dissatisfied with the other party's practice of killing himself, so Li Mu moved his hand without mercy. Stepping on Ling Bo's slight steps, before the other party reacted in time, Li Mu had already gone around behind the other party, and with a swing of the axe, the imperial soldier in front of him was cut off his head.
Larov's movements were not slow, and almost at the same time as Li Mu solved the opponent, the dagger in Larov's hand stabbed into the opponent's heart. gave Li Mu an approving look, and as soon as Larov waved his hand, Li Mu willingly followed behind the other party and continued to move forward.
As I continued to penetrate the fortress, the light around me became dimmer and dimmer, and I didn't know how long I had walked. At the signal of Larov, Li Mu vaguely heard the sound of fighting, and saw obvious lights at the bend of the stairs.
It turned out that he had already arrived at the torture chamber, and because of the riot, the stormcloaks that had been locked up were executed one after another. Those who are still alive do not want to be caught, and even if their hands are tied, they must use their bodies to suppress the executioner so that they can make a living for their companions.
Now that he had put on the cloth armor of the Storm Cloak, Li Mu had already decided to join the resistance, and rushed out with his axe. With the cooperation of Larov, the two of them killed two Imperial soldiers in the cramped torture chamber, and the only storm cloak rescued was already dying.
While holding his companion, Larov prayed for him sacredly, praising his heroic deeds as the other man died, worthy of the warrior of the true god Talos.
In the small torture room, there were rows of ten rusty iron cages, most of them the corpses of storm cloaks, and only one of the open iron cages lay a man in a black cotton hood.
Holding a book in his hand, the curious Li Mu took it and took a look, the title of the book actually said Dragonborn, dense small characters, it looked like a biography. Li Mu, who didn't have time to read it, had to put the book in his arms first.
The Storm Cloak comrade died in his arms, and Larov didn't have time to cry, and after picking up a longbow, he beckoned Li Mu to leave. The two of them continued to look for a way out of the fortress, perhaps they had gone far, and the stone path under their feet gradually turned into mud, and a clear stream flowed slowly at their feet.
Larov wanted to drink water on the spot to quench his thirst, but as soon as he buried his head, he cried out in a loud voice: "There are frost spider eggs in the water, Li Mu, be careful, there is a big spider in front." These guys like to live in groups, and they will squirt venom, don't get sprayed by the toxin in your eyes, you will be blind. ”
Spiders, spiders in The Hobbit are terrifyingly large, at least three or four times the size of adults. With Rarov's reminder, Li Mu didn't dare to be careless, and followed him to bend over and sneak through the moss-covered passage with small steps.
As time passed, the light in front brightened again, and the end of the passage gradually came into view.
A one-meter-deep rock ridge is not high, and below is a huge underground cave with thick white cobwebs everywhere.
Knowing the place, with the faint light reflected by the underground river, Li Mu saw three large spiders hanging on the roof of the cave, each of which was four times the size of an ordinary adult.
It is estimated that he was waiting for the prey to come to the door automatically, Li Mu grabbed Larov, who wanted to come hard, and whispered: "Brother, I have a fast foot, go down first, and when the three big spiders chase me, you will shoot them with a bow and arrow." ”
I have seen Li Mu's skills just now, and Larov is not hypocritical. After Larov nodded in agreement, Li Mu swaggered down the stone slope, and sure enough, everything was expected by Li Mu, and the three big spiders above his head were really pretending to be asleep.
As soon as a prey came to the door, these three guys with a bit of intelligence quickly fell from the sky through cobwebs. Eight-legged guys, each leg sharp like a sharp spear. Relying only on two pairs of feet to support the body, each big spider was like four spearmen with tacit cooperation in front of Li Mu.
These guys have rough skin and thick flesh, and their feet are flexible, and Li Mu has a hard time facing the last one, let alone facing three of these monsters at the same time.
Coupled with the venom that these guys occasionally squirted out of their mouthparts, Li Mu, who was a martial artist, could only escape. Fortunately, Li Mu's speed under his feet was not slow, so he could fight his way out of the encirclement under the siege of the three spiders who acted quickly.
Xinqi Larov is a reliable person, his one-handed archery skills are not superb, at least at the level of a marksman, and three arrows in a row can solve the thirty big spiders that made Li Mu flee in a hurry.
Faintly seeing the blue light mist on the arrow, Li Muben wanted to gossip about what method Larov used, but he didn't expect that Larov was not hairy at all, and he didn't even let go of the corpses of the three dead spiders.
After a long period of exploration, there was still a lot of gain, and seeing Li Mu's surprised expression, Larov smiled happily: "Frost spiders, don't look at them scary, but their teeth are very valuable." We call him the Frost Blade, and sell it to a blacksmith or an apothecary for a good income. Oh, by the way, you're also a pharmacist, you should understand.
Let's go, through this cave, we will arrive at my hometown, Ximu Town. I haven't been home for a long time, and when I get home, I will introduce my sister and brother-in-law to you. My brother-in-law is the owner of the lumberyard in the town, and he knows a lot of people, and he can help you in the future, whether you join us in the storm cloak or live in the town. ”