Chapter 35: Bifurcation

On Pulhardt's orders, Yomod Stonebrow summoned several dwarves who had entered the cave with him, and using their respective impressions and memories, a twisted map of the tunnels was stitched together, but its credibility was questionable.

Soon torches and other lighting devices were prepared, and several dwarves led into the cave, and Pulhart followed closely behind the dwarves with his still powerful soldiers, and Unas and Erigor were naturally among them.

Except for Unas, who had just been upgraded, everyone was already very tired, but the battle would not end until the Dreadlord died.

Unas held the torch, slightly hunched over, and followed the team slowly through the tunnel, the road near the entrance of the cave was wide, but then it became lower and lower, Unas was only of average height, but his waist had bent to almost ninety degrees, and he was very suspicious of how Purhat, who was more than two meters tall, could advance.

Sure enough, the team quickly stopped, and the order to retreat came from the front, but fortunately it didn't go too deep, and soon everyone retreated.

Purhardt was a little disgraced, his tall stature was an obstacle in the cave, first bent over, then only squatting, and according to the dwarves, there might be a narrower section behind, and he had to give the order to retreat at once.

The Dreadlord can transform into a bat through a small hole, but he can't, and it seems that the task of chasing Bethryth can only be left to someone else.

As soon as he gave the order, the taller soldiers were eliminated, and among the remaining people, the only one who could lead was the not very reassuring kid: "Erigor, Bethires will be handed over to you, now is the time when this demon is the weakest, you must find it, and if you can't kill it, you must drive it out for me." ”

"Don't worry, my lord, we will be able to kill it," the great work was just around the corner, and Erigor was a little excited, "Brothers, don't you!?" ”

"Yes!"

Erigor's popularity seems to be good, and many people have responded loudly, and Unas is certainly no exception, and he has not forgotten the kindness of beef jerky.

"Don't take it lightly, I don't need to remind you of how cunning this demon is," Pullhart warned, waving his hand, "Go in, be careful." ”

The reduced team entered the cave again, and it was the dwarves who took the lead, after all, they had just surrendered, and it was time to show their loyalty.

The two things that dwarves love most - ore and antiques - are dug out of the ground, and the kingdom of the copperbeard dwarves, the ironfurnace fort, is built in a huge mountain range, so most of the dwarves have been dealing with caves all their lives, and they should be able to find out what is going on in the caves as soon as possible.

The team moved forward unhurriedly, the trend of the tunnel spiraling downward, and the deep cavern was like the kiss of an ancient monster, devouring all the souls that dared to offend it.

The further down he went, the more likely he was to encounter the enemy, and the soldiers became more and more nervous, and gradually no one spoke, only the sound of the friction of the armor echoed all around, Unas was affected by this oppressive atmosphere, and his heart seemed to be pressed into a shadow, and his breathing was a little difficult.

He followed behind Erigor and poked him in the waist and whispered, "There won't be any problems, right?" Would you like to take a break? ”

"Bethires has been beheaded by a dozen doppelgangers, and must be weak now," Errigor's voice was loud, as if to embolden everyone, "We have been delayed for a long time, and we must not allow it time to recover." ”

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Bethires has been harming for many years, whoever kills it is a demon slayer hero, you don't want to rob me, I have a girl to soak, and I urgently need the title of hero."

The soldiers laughed, everyone knew that he was talking about "girl" was Archmage Angela, and everyone relaxed a lot in the laughter, Unas secretly gave Erigor a thumbs up, and a harmless joke dispelled the tense and oppressive atmosphere.

The team moved on, and after almost crawling through a tunnel, the front suddenly opened up, and at last there was a breathing room, and as the soldiers arrived one by one, the torches of the crowd illuminated the place.

It was a wide stone chamber with a dome, empty except for the sacks of earth and stone piled up in the center, and two pitch-black openings appeared on the opposite wall of the cave, one on the left and one on the right.

Without waiting for Erigor to ask, Yomod Shimei took the initiative to explain: "This room should be a transit station for transporting earth and rock. ”

Erigor didn't care about this, he pointed to the two holes in front of him and asked, "Two roads, which one should we take?" ”

"This ...... I'm going to have to look at it again. ”

Several dwarves began to investigate the two cave entrances, and they knocked and beat on the walls of the cave for a while, ran into the cave and disappeared, and finally got together again and discussed passionately, and for a long time there was no result.

Erigor patted the hilt of his sword again and again, feeling that his patience was about to be worn out, and then Shi Mei finally stepped forward to report: "Lord Erigor, according to our calculations, the excavation time of the two caves is about half a year away from now, but the first hole, which is the left hole, is newer than the second hole, which is the right hole!" ”

"And then?" Erigor is a little baffled, I don't care if it's new or old.

"The stone at the entrance of Cave 1 is a little harder, but the difference is negligible."

"......" stone hard and soft? I'm not here to open a mine, what's the use of knowing? Did this dwarf make trouble on purpose? Erigor was even more impatient, but the next road was up to the dwarves, and he tried to be as calm as possible, "I need more useful information." ”

Shi Mei felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, but he continued: "Judging from the traces on the ground, the flow of the second cave should be greater, but this difference is actually negligible. ”

"Then tell me what is not negligible?" Erigor suddenly raised his voice, and these brainless dwarves almost drove him crazy.

"This ...... Further investigation is needed. ”

Erigor almost didn't spit out a mouthful of old blood, and these dwarves probed and calculated for a long time to discuss this useless piece of garbage? In vain, he pinned all his hopes on them.

Which way to go? A coin toss may be a little more efficient.

Seeing Erigor's sad face, Unas suggested: "Since there is no difference between the two paths, then it is possible, it is better to divide the troops into two roads, and there will always be one way to catch the Dreadlord ......"

"No," Hans interrupted him suddenly, "what if we get a fork in the road later?" Divide the troops again? We don't know what is going on in the cave, and if Bethires still has the strength to resist, we will definitely be defeated by each of us as we continue to divide our forces. ”

Why did this guy suddenly become so smart, it really makes sense, Unas couldn't refute it for a while, so he could only throw the pot at him: "Then what do you say?" ”

"Forehead......" Hans half opened his mouth, and did not hold back a word.

Sure enough, he was still stunned, and he couldn't even change the topic.

"Let's divide it once." Erigor clapped his fists and made up his mind.

It's a complete waste of time to get stuck here, and the dwarves don't make sense of their research, so it's better to act first.

The more than fifty people who came down together were divided into two teams, and Erigor hesitated for a long time before handing over the command of the other team to Unas.

Unas was shocked to realize that he seemed to be a warrior who killed flesh and blood puppets in Erigor's heart, which is why Erigor looked at him differently, and he was both beef jerky and rescued, and now Erigor trusts him so much, he can't shirk it.

And it was his suggestion to divide the troops, so how could he shoulder a little responsibility.

Unas looked at his team, three of the five dwarves were assigned to his side, and Jomod Stonebrow and Hans were assigned to his team, and he couldn't help but ask: Did Erigor take the opportunity to kick all the nasty guys here?

"Brother Unas, which path did you choose?"

Judging from the information provided by the dwarf, Unas felt that it was more likely to meet the Dreadlord at the entrance of Cave No. 2, so he didn't hesitate at all: "I'll pick No. 1." ”