Nanke had seen Zuzu's map of the mines, and although there were some forks in the tunnel, the overall situation was not complicated, and he estimated that he was less than a third of the way to the bottom pit.

The number of resurrected corpses is increasing, but in a relatively narrow place, it is useless to have a hundred miscellaneous fish, so they can only line up to be killed by Nanke. Covered in snake scale armor and armed with a ninja knife infused with spiritual power, Nank understood a little about how the Germans used the fledgling Maxim machine gun to cause 60,000 British casualties in a single day.

"Your Excellency, please pause," Jade suddenly pleated, "My mana is depleting faster than expected, and it seems that I won't be able to hold on to the bottom of the pit if I continue like this." ”

"How so?" Nanke stopped with his back against the cave wall and said in surprise, "Although the Snake Demon Scale Armor is a blue-burning skill, it should take less than half an hour for us to enter the mine, don't you estimate in advance that we can last for an hour?" ”

"I—I don't know what's going on," Jade blamed herself, "It may be caused by my lack of concentration, and it's a dereliction of duty to be your ringing spirit......"

Nank blinked, "Does it have anything to do with me using your ninja knife?" It's supposed to be part of your aura, and my overuse of the Ninja Knife has caused your mana to drain too quickly? ”

"No, it shouldn't matter much, the Emperor infused the ninja sword with his own spiritual power, even if it has an impact, it won't cause the maintenance time of the snake demon scale armor to be halved...... Let's go back the way we came? ”

Jade is not afraid of death, she is worried about the safety of Nanke, Nanke is the second emperor she has met who is good to herself, and she does not want everything to end in tragedy.

Nan Ke thought for a moment, but shook his head.

"It is said that one blow is vigorous, then it declines, and three times it is exhausted. If we turn back halfway, then I boasted of Haikou in Zanti Village before, not only will everyone laugh at it, but it will also make the voodoo warlock guarded, and the next time we come back, we will face a more sinister situation, and it is unknown whether the voodoo warlock will simply hide. ”

Diagonally opposite is a natural cavern where only two people can hide, and Nank leaps into it, killing a rotten face corpse that pounces on him in the process.

"There might have been a large piece of ore here, or an ancient tree root or something." Nank guessed after standing still in the cavern, "It's a good temporary place to defend, let's get in order and move on." ”

Nank summoned her from the ring without consulting her, and the snake scale armor that covered Nank's body disappeared without a trace.

"Your Excellency, it's dangerous to do this!" Jade appeared in a half-kneeling manner, and hurriedly blocked the entrance of the cave with her back, but fortunately, the corpse did not come closer.

"I've cleared the soul-recovering corpses nearby," Nanke said, pulling out two "made_in_China" chocolate bars from his trouser pocket and giving one to Jade.

"Eat a little to replenish my strength, and I will be able to reach the bottom of the pit as soon as possible."

Jade was originally embarrassed to eat the chocolate bar, but seeing that the emperor had already helped her tear open the package, she had to take it shyly and timidly.

Eating human food is also one of the means to replenish mana, and after using mana in large quantities, any ringwraith will feel hungry, and Emerald is no exception.

Although eating food is far less effective than "blood sacrifice" in terms of replenishing mana, the resurrection corpse is not a living creature, and killing them is not a blood sacrifice, even if he encounters other living creatures, Nanke is not a person who loves to kill.

Hunger, combined with the urgency to replenish her mana, caused Jade to finish her chocolate bar faster than Nank, and when the female ninja realized this, she blushed slightly because she didn't feel dignified enough.

Nank didn't make fun of her, but took the last chocolate bar out of his trouser pocket, tore open the package and handed it to her, saying:

"I'm not very hungry, you can eat this too, don't refuse, after all, I still need you to protect me."

Jade nodded silently, she ate the chocolate bar more slowly than before, and stared at the Emperor while eating the stick, which made her face redder.

After removing the snake demon scale armor, Nank's upper body skin showed its original color, he had discarded the rotten shirt, and his trousers were torn to resemble big shorts, but because he was holding a ninja knife in his hand and fighting bravely to kill the enemy just now, this made him feel a sense of majesty.

(My magic is on the defensive side, so it's nice to be able to protect the Emperor from harm, so I want to be by His side...... ）

Nanke returned the ninja knife to Emerald, after all, it was Emerald who was guarding the entrance of the cave now, and Emerald must be better at using the ninja knife than herself.

"Let a few snakes go and find the way," Nank came up with an idea, "and let them figure out the route, so we can save time by avoiding the forks in the road that don't work...... You can do it, right? ”

"Yes." Emerald held the knife in her right hand, and pressed the ground with her left hand, and her magic instantly transformed into three small snakes, which snaked down from Emerald's snow wrist and began to move deeper into the mine, and later she summoned three more small snakes, all of which were good at silent movement and not easy to be detected by enemies.

"These conjured snakes have a magical connection with me," Jade explains, "and I can mentally map out the correct path based on their movements, and rote memorization is also my forte...... However, I will have to concentrate to do so, so I will not be able to talk to His Howard Majesty while exploring the path, so please understand me. ”

It was a rare opportunity to strengthen her relationship with the Emperor, but she had to take the initiative to say a request not to talk for the time being, and Jade felt guilty and a little bit of a loss at the same time.

(No!) How can I be distracted in the middle of a mission? If my negligence causes Mr. Ke to be killed, everything will be lost in an instant, and not only may I not be able to avenge Mr. Ke, but the person who killed Mr. Ke may become my new emperor...... I don't want to live that kind of life when I was tortured by Yuki Ishii and worried all day long! ）

Just when Jade secretly made up her mind to protect Nanke's safety with her life, Zuzu waited outside the entrance of the gold mine cave and did not leave immediately as Nanke ordered.

It's the rainy season in Côte d'Ivoire, and the clouds are gathering at the zenith and the sun is obscured, as if to herald the strengthening of the forces of darkness.

"Click-la-" Several pale blue lightning bolts appeared at the top of the mine, I don't know if it was a normal natural phenomenon, or if the horn demon was wielding.

Zuzu just wanted to go back to the village, but he found a familiar figure coming behind him, which made his eyes widen in shock.