1578 Underground
Gently brushing aside the gray-black blades of grass in front of her, Xue Ling's head-poking movement finally paused for a moment, as if she was testing something, and then she also shook off her tied white braids, and beckoned to the other two figures who were also following behind her: "Yes, this is it." β
ββ¦β¦ It's so dark, dare to enter? β
"It's time to test my guts, and I haven't been down anyway...... Whew, look at this black wind, it's hell on earth. β
"Are you leaving? Get out of the way, if you don't leave, I'll go down first." β
The sound of rustling echoed in the center of the ruins, and the figures that were almost overwhelmed by the weeds gradually disappeared into the top edge of sight, and the white cloth boots belonging to the snow spirit ice then took the lead in breaking through the endless darkness and lightly stepped on the unknown territory below the deep hole they had discovered in front of them: "Since I changed to a one-handed sword and shield, my body seems to have become much lighter. β
"Are you sure it's because you're getting stronger?" What answered her was Duan Qing's chuckle after the same landing: "I think you should change your equipment for other parts, how long has it been, and you are still in this novice cloth suit." β
"Of course I've changed, like a few patches or some enchantments that enhance the effect." patting the dirt and grass clippings on his body, Xue Lingphantasm proudly introduced with a white cloth: "Don't underestimate the novice cloth, the adaptability of the novice cloth is very strong, not only can you hang the effect casually, but you can even disguise it at will...... Wait a minute, what do you want to do? I'm not going to be your experiment, I'll tell you first. β
"Where is it as simple and casual as you say, we mechanical enthusiasts won't take it lightly, and even if it really wants to be applied to you, it should be a 'prototype machine' - hey."
The dark sight was then replaced by a sudden light, and the light source illuminated by a short black rod in Duan Qing's hand then interrupted the conversation between the two people like a signal light, and a passage formed by the soil layer was then accompanied by an artificial stone slab mixed in it, winding diagonally towards the depths that the two people's eyes could reach: "Sure enough, there is really a cave in the underground here." β
"Since they are relics of the same lineage, there must be similarities in the structure." Picking up the lighting device in his hand and taking two steps forward, Duan Qing then shook his head solemnly: "I just didn't expect that there really is an exposed entrance and exit in this underground area." β
"Of course, after all, those monsters are entrenched here." The heavy sound of landing then appeared behind Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice, accompanied by the burgundy face that belonged to Shi Ayun: "Before, I was paying attention to where the nest of those monsters was, but they actually dug out a cave like a grass rat in the ground......"
"You want to say this place was dug up by the skeletons?" Duan Qing, who answered him, looked disbelieving: "Don't say whether they have such an ability, even if they really have the ability to dig it out, these places that are obviously like artificial ruins are obviously not places that these simple-minded guys can dig out." β
"So I think they're guests too." Shaking his head, Shi Ayun stretched out his hand and pointed to the front of the dark cave entrance: "All the ruins represent the trajectory of the ancestors who once lived on this grassland, and they are the crystallization of the history and wisdom they left behind, how can such a place be the birthplace of these undead creatures?" β
"That makes sense, but we don't have the power to get them out of it." Duan Qing replied expressionlessly, "The remaining dose of the special potion I made with dragon blood is not much, if there is still such a nest below-"
"Since they are not naturally generated monsters, then there should be a limit to their number." Interrupting Duan Qing's words, Shi Ayun's expression then took on a hint of mystery: "For some special reason, they were driven out of the underground area, so not only have their numbers increased, but they have also become more and more active in the eyes of outsiders, is this conclusion correct?" β
"Sorry, we don't know exactly how this relic should be activated." Blinking his eyes, Duan Qing, who exchanged a look with Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, replied in a low voice, "Maybe you still suspect that the leyline surge some time ago has something to do with us, but we've never heard of anything, and we don't have any clue how to achieve the same effect in this ruin......
"Don't have a clue? It's easy to do. Gradually put away his sleepy eyes, and the voice belonging to Shi Ayun gradually returned to its original casualness: "As long as we go in together and take a look." β
"With the abilities of you adventurers, you will definitely be able to find some clues when the time comes." He lifted the flask, took the lead in his steps towards the depths of the passage, and then paused for a moment before he was about to sink into darkness: "Why, don't tell me that you have to retreat at such a time. β
"That's the next issue we want to talk about." Without waiting for Duan Qing to say his answer, Xue Lingphantom Ice on the side stretched out his hand and stopped in front of the other party: "Don't forget the purpose of our coming here, this is not like a location that someone has visited, even if it is Mengzhu, the chance of her getting lost in this place alone is very small." β
"Is it necessary for us to go deeper?" She turned around and whispered to Duan Qing in a faint but clear voice, "Now is not the time to take risks, that little guy shouldn't be here." β
"That's right." After looking at each other fixedly for a while, Duan Qing finally nodded his head slowly: "Although I'm very curious about what this looks like down there, I think it's better for us not to go deeper." β
"Well, that's a pity." Waving his hand to indicate the direction in which the two people came, Shi Ayun, who had been looking at the two players for a long time, then continued to walk forward casually: "I won't force it, you can leave here." β
"Hey! Do you still want to go down? Stretching out his hand and calling out in the direction where the drunk man was, Duan Qing's voice involuntarily raised a few points: "It's dangerous to be alone!" You-"
"Something is wrong." The cold hand then pressed on Duan Qing's shoulder, accompanied by a low warning that suddenly sounded from the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice: "Be quiet!" Your voice seems to give themβ"
She didn't say anything after that, because the originally bright light from the hole above the two people's heads also became dim at this time, and the countless black skeletons that gathered together next moment also made a piercing bone collision sound directly above the light and shadow, and rolled down like a pile of wood towards their location.
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"Whew, whew, whew, whew...... Are you alright? β
After a period of time, in the depths of the pitch-black cave, the voice belonging to Duan Qing slowly rose in the scene where he couldn't see his fingers: "Although I was a little panicked, it stands to reason that I should have thrown them all away...... Not. β
"Anyone?"
The voice paused for a moment, and when it sounded again, it was much softer: "Hey, is anyone there?" β
"Won't I be the only one left?"
The darkness then sounded the sound of rocks churning, and the sound of debris smashing together: "To avoid the skeletons who were meeting with us for some unknown reason, we ran down the ramp of the passage and ...... Then at the next junction I selected the right and then the left...... Ahh β
"It's terrible." A man's helpless roar sounded in the darkness, and a light that lit up again in the depths of the dark cavern: "The situation couldn't be worse, not only did I fall into this kind of death that didn't help the search, but I was also separated from the others...... Burst. β
Spit out the last bit of dust in his mouth, the gray-robed magician pushed aside the bricks and rubble that were pressing on him, and then he grinned for a while holding his broken arm and baring his teeth, and then his gaze fell on the left and right of the deep area of the cavern that had been illuminated by the magic wand in his hand: "Whew, whew, whew, whew...... Well, it's all about starting over. β
"Let's think about it from the perspective of security." He pressed his breath down as he crept down from the side of the mountain of rubble he had tumbled: "The first thing to deal with isβ"
The deep voice gradually disappeared with the passage of time, and the voice in the cave located in the depths of this ruin also returned to silence, Duan Qing, who was attached to the edge of the cave, also quietly pinched the light source in his hand at this time and waited for a long time, and finally withdrew his attention from the hole that was knocked open: "It seems that I haven't caught up." β
"I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
Calmly watching everything around him, the gray-robed magician began to examine the details around the area he was in: "If they run after Spirit Ice to somewhere else, or because this is not the place they dare to set foot inβwell, neither result is good news." β
"I can only ask for more blessings."
Muttering these words, the gray-robed magician also walked to the center of the area, and the irregular walls were also mixed with the corners of bricks and tiles at this time, appearing in Duan Qing's field of vision, gradually outlining the scene of half of the cave and half of the room in front of him. The rotten wooden bars and stone bars that looked like decorations were also scattered randomly in the form of fragments at this time, accompanied by all kinds of stone pots and wooden boxes that were also shattered on the ground, and the dust in the air in this place seemed to be raised high between the horizontal and vertical pillars of light illuminated by the magical energy at this time: "Tut-tut, it is indeed a place where people once lived." β
"It looks very old." Leaning over to pick up one of the tiles scattered at his feet, Duan Qing, who had been carefully examining it for a while, muttered to himself in a low voice: "The fragments also look like they are full of dust, and they are the dust that covers them after they are broken...... Was it broken when he left this place? Is this place abandoned? β
His eyes gradually became heavier and heavier, and Duan Qing, who carefully placed the fragments in his hand on the ground, then hastily inspected the other corners of this room, and then gained no valuable clues, and then let the player put away his careful exploration gaze, and with a dull breath, he moved to the opposite side of the room that looked like a door: "Exit? Or is it an entrance? β
"If you go out of this place, will you encounter something like a quantum black hole?"
Duan Qing, who said this half-jokingly, did not hesitate, then put his left hand on the surface of the door, and the heavy and loud earth-shaking sound then reverberated around the entire space again with countless dust, but it was caused by the two swarthy objects when they fell down by themselves - the gate that had been eroded by too many years became as fragile as glass at this time, and the structure that looked like metal also turned into scattered fragments and fell directly in front of Duan Qing at this time, raised his arm and posed innocently, and then he also looked left and right in a panic, and then put his mind at ease in the scene that fell silent again: "Huh, I thought there was a big disaster this time...... Well? β
"I seem to hear the wind."
A little strange light flashed in his eyes, and the gray-robed magician then walked out of the scope of the room with tentative steps, and the still dark and dilapidated artificial corridor was also presented in his field of vision in an arc with countless broken walls on both sides that were also broken and collapsed on both sides: "It looks like an underground gathering area, it was originally wall to wall, room to room, but-"
"No, it won't."
Following the faint light in his hand, Duan Qing's gaze quickly gathered in the direction that he should pay the most attention to, and the wall of the corridor that should have continued to extend forward in accordance with the surrounding scene also suddenly broke in front of him, turning into a big gap under the illumination of light and shadow: "Listen to the size of this wind......"
"The wind tunnel seems to be bigger than I thought it would be."
With unimaginable possibilities in his mind, the gray-robed magician walked slowly in the direction of the gap, and a huge and bottomless vast void gradually extended into the almost bottomless abyss under Duan Qing's feet with a whistling sound that was enough to make the eardrum tremble.