Chapter VII: Underground
Woo!
The pitch-black monster rushed towards the 'Weapon Master' with a fierce wind, and its tall, muscular body resembled a toppled three-story building.
Without hesitation, the 'Master of Weapons' chose to stay out of the edge.
But just as 'Weapon Master' had just taken a step back, his feet suddenly emptied.
A huge pit appeared at his feet at some point, and the sudden gushing out of the cold aura made the 'weapon master' stiffen all over, and the whole person fell into the pit like this.
……
"Weapon Master?!"
The 'Fortress' looked at the 'Weapon Master' who suddenly disappeared in front of him, and the whole person froze in place, and he subconsciously stretched out the translucent defensive force field, wrapping himself and 'Catwoman' all into it, but this defensive force field did not make the situation of the 'Fortress' change in any way.
The next moment, the 'fortress' was also gone.
"Meow, meow!"
'Catwoman' rushed towards Qin Ran with a series of sharp screams.
The cat's instinct told her that it was safest to be by Qin Ran's side at the moment.
In fact, the same is true.
When she rushed towards Qin Ran, she could clearly feel that the invisible power that made her heart palpitate was rapidly disappearing.
And after coming to Qin Ran's side, this force had completely disappeared.
"It's safe...... Meow meow! ”
Before the voice of 'Catwoman' fell, Qin Ran grabbed the back of her neck, and then ......
Thrown out.
Suddenly, Catwoman let out a series of miserable cries and fell heavily on the ground in the distance.
"Why are you meowing?"
The jumping 'Catwoman' questioned Qin Ran.
After Qin Ran glanced at 'Catwoman', he didn't pay attention to it at all, and continued to look at the ground where there were still flames under his feet.
As soon as he raised his hand, demonic flames raged again.
And 'Catwoman'?
Before he could speak again, he just disappeared.
……
"Delicious!"
"Delicious food, one after the other!"
An eerie laugh rang out in the darkness, and the figure that had completely melted into the darkness couldn't help but swallow as he looked at Dresden, the 'Knight', the 'Mechanic', the 'Weapon Master', the 'Fortress' and the 'Catwoman' lying unconscious in front of him.
However, it did not begin to enjoy its own food.
Because, there is still food on the ground.
Through the layers of black mist, it looked at the food that was completely black.
It thinks that's the tastiest thing.
"Struggle!"
"Fear is born!"
"As long as there is fear, you can't escape!"
It muttered to itself in a low voice, waving its hand.
Immediately, on the ground, Dresden appeared.
He has exactly the same appearance as the unconscious Dresden, his breath is not bad at all, and he even has a similar personality.
If you're serious, that Dresden is a perfect replica.
According to its script, this Dresden will be an important trigger for the fear of this dark food, and it will make the dark food look at this Dresden...... Belch!
What does it see?
That black food didn't hesitate to shoot at this Dresden?
Directly burned this Dresden to ashes?
Why is this happening?
Did he find a flaw?
No!
Impossible!
Replicas are flawless and impossible to find!
Coincidental!
It must be a coincidence!
The strange creature waved again, and another Dresden appeared.
It believes that this time, it must not have asked......
Why was it burned again?!
What's going on?
The strange creature can't help but start doubting life.
And Qin Ran, who was on the ground, squinted his eyes and looked here, as if he had seen it through the thick ground.
How is this possible, though?
It's underground!
It's 100 meters underground!
There's no way he's going to see here!
The strange creature shook its head repeatedly, completely unconvinced that it would be discovered.
Where did it go?
The strange creature was immediately startled.
Without hesitation, it used its ability to begin searching for the black figure, but it searched the entire Smallville neighborhood and found nothing.
Did you escape?
The idea popped into the mind of the strange creature, and then, I couldn't help but sigh regretfully.
"What delicious food, I want to taste it in small bites."
"Really?"
"yes, it's a long way away, but I can smell his delicious food, it's like ...... Wait, how did you end up here?! ”
The strange creature almost subconsciously replied to the question it suddenly heard, and it realized that something was wrong when it was halfway through the words.
The strange creature instinctively turned around, and when its eyes saw the figure standing behind it through the darkness, it couldn't help but exclaim.
The exclamations were full of disbelief.
But immediately, it became a cry of pain.
Demonic flames burned across its body.
The scorching flames burned the bodies of the strange creatures, and the light they brought illuminated the ground.
It is a large hall with tables and chairs and steps made of stone, and the walls are lined with candlesticks and tapestries, but they have long since decayed, and the paintings depicted on the ceiling are also incomplete.
The strange creatures, which were all green and looked like lizards, were rolling on the ground.
It's a pity that demonic flames can't be extinguished in this way at all.
It was only after the green skin was scorched and turned black that the creature seemed to react, waving its short arms repeatedly.
Immediately, a layer of supernatural darkness appeared.
A cold, supernatural darkness covered the surface of the strange creature, extinguishing the demonic flames on its body.
"Food, you've me off!"
"I'm going to make you understand...... Ahhh ”
The strange creature that got up from the ground pointed at Qin Ran and roared angrily, but as soon as the words came out, the demonic flame burned on it again.
Immediately, the wails of the strange creatures rang out again.
This time, however, the strange creatures learned wisely and immediately began to mobilize those supernatural darkness.
Darkness is like a tidal wave, and it is about to cover the bodies of strange creatures.
However, a huge mouth suddenly appeared there.
In the face of the darkness, this big mouth kept sucking, like a whale sucking water, but there was still a little darkness leaking into the body of the strange creature, so that the other party extinguished the demonic flame in pain.
"Food, you never know what you're up against!"
"Such a little trick, as long as you use it once, will be ...... to me Ahhh ”
The screams rang out again with the appearance of the demonic flame.
Without any hesitation, the strange creatures summoned the supernatural darkness, and the big mouth appeared like a shadow, and after absorbing most of it, as before, it left a little fire for the strange creatures.
After repeating this cycle a dozen times, the state of the strange creature became sluggish.
Obviously, it wasn't easy for it to summon the supernatural darkness.
Even, the more times you mobilize, the greater the consumption of weird creatures.
Because, those supernatural darkness is limited.
When the strange creature once again tried his best to summon the last bit of supernatural darkness, Dresden, who was unconscious, moved slightly.
Obviously, without the suppression of those supernatural darkness, it is only a matter of time before the 'Fist of Justice' awakens.
And it was only at this time that the strange creatures reacted somewhat.
"You did this on purpose, you did it in order to devour these 'dark gold'!"
"Ahhh What a monster this is! Let him loosen! ”
Obviously, it's too late.
The other party who was targeted by 'gluttony' had no power to resist at all, so he was swallowed one bite at a time.
Touching his stomach, a touch of disgust appeared on the face of 'gluttony'.
The original supernatural dark taste was really good, just like mellow cocoa, but the green monster after that was a little unpalatable, a bit like a rancid bun, and the taste was still very bad, especially compared to the previous supernatural darkness, that feeling was really more and more unpalatable.
But the 'gluttony' still eats it.
His nature dictates that it is impossible for him to give up food, even the unpalatable kind.
Through his own stomach, the 'gluttony' began to digest the food he had just eaten, dividing it among his brothers and four other guys.
At first, he was not used to doing this, but in the face of his brother's orders, he would not refute it, after all, the brother is the root of everything.
Feeling the five source powers of 'Original Sin', 'Dawn', 'Plague', 'Demon' and 'Holy Thorn' that were speeding up in his body, Qin Ran couldn't help but squint.
The supernatural darkness just now was a bit unexpected.
Although he felt the deliciousness at the first sight of it, and the saliva was secreted unconsciously, he didn't expect that these supernatural darkness could be comparable to a meal, bringing him five kinds of source power, and the accumulation of nearly two years.
"What are those supernatural darknesses?"
Qin Ran guessed in his heart.
By this time, Dresden had woken up.
“2567?”
"In the end, I'm bothering you."
The 'Fist of Justice' who woke up, saw Qin Ran in front of him at first glance, and after being slightly stunned, Dresden, who instantly understood everything, showed a wry smile.
"It's a gesture."
Qin Ran replied lightly, his gaze began to scan the surroundings, especially the broken murals on the ceiling.
He hoped to find the supernatural darkness in it.
Dresden, on the other hand, began to wake up his companions one by one.
Soon, everyone came to their senses.
They looked at each other, some of them wondering what was going on.
"Hallucinations?"
The mechanic muttered to himself.
"It's not just a hallucination, it should be some kind of secret art."
"It is rumored that during the Pope's time, there were torturers who served the Pope who mastered this secret technique, and anyone who feared them would be taken from them without realizing it."
The 'knight' replied after looking around
"But that was the time of the Pope, and now ......"
"Is this a relic from the papal period?"
'Fortress' said subconsciously, but before the words were finished, 'Fortress' reacted, and he looked around in amazement.
"It should be."
"I can't think of anything else about that kind of fresco except from the time of the Pope."
The knight gestured to the ceiling overhead.
At this time, the 'mechanic' opened his backpack and arranged the small but shiny lighting devices around him.
Suddenly, the whole hall became bright.
It was a semi-circular hall with an upward staircase on one side and a country staircase on the other, but unlike the former, which had three steps, the wooden door that should have been there was a long time since decayed.
The 'Mechanic' didn't stop, and the four pathfinder robots were taken out of his backpack.
Under the control of the remote control, the four pathfinder robots began to travel in four directions.
Soon, on the side of the three stairs, an image was transmitted.
The three staircases eventually converged into one, leading deeper underground, where there was a larger hall, but the 'mechanic''s face changed when he saw the image.
Because the images are full of bones!
"Hey, there's at least 10,000 of them, right?"
The 'fortress', who was watching the screen, gasped.
"Hmm."
"At least."
The 'mechanic' nodded, and then his face turned ugly.
Because, the upper staircase is a dead end.
It's not blocked, but in the real sense that when it was built, it was a huge living room.
But there is good news.
At the end of the staircase below, in the larger hall, an upward staircase appeared.
"Don't tell me we're going through these tens of thousands of bones?"
The 'fortress' asked with a pale face.
"Do you have any other way?"
'The mechanic' asked.
"It's just some bones that don't move, what's a terrible meow!"
Catwoman hugged her shoulders and laughed at Fortress, but, right away, Catwoman's ears twitched slightly, and she heard a small sound.
"Did you hear any meows?"
Catwoman asked.
"Kind of."
The 'fortress' said after a moment's listening.
"It's the sound of bones moving."
The 'Master of Weapons' who listened intently said, drawing his long stick.
"Moving bone meow?"
'Catwoman' was shocked and didn't look like a superhero at all.
A bone, of course she was not afraid.
But what about tens of thousands?
I'm afraid it's going to drown her, right?
What's more, this is still a relic of the Pope's period, and those bones must have something unusual.
She looked left and right, and wanted to move closer to Dresden, but after thinking that Dresden was in a coma like her when she faced the strange situation before, immediately, 'Catwoman' changed her target to Qin Ran.
Only there is security.
Catwoman is convinced.
Although she had been thrown out before, she ...... It was just an accident!
This time, it will definitely not appear.
"If you let me stay with you, I can make an exception for you to touch my head meow!"
'Catwoman' said to Qin Ran.
Qin Ran lowered his head and glanced at 'Catwoman', raised his hand to grab the back of the other party's neck, and threw the other party aside.
He needs to write down all these murals as much as possible, and he doesn't have time to pet the cat.
After all, after a while, they cease to exist.
"Mechanic, do you have the machinery to record these murals?"
To be on the safe side, Qin Ran asked.
"Yes."
"Help me record it."
"Okay."
The strong strength and life-saving grace made the 'mechanic' nod even though he didn't know what Qin Ran was going to do.
The machine's record was much faster than the naked eye, and after only a dozen seconds, the 'mechanic's record was completed, and at the same time, the sound of the bones was getting closer and closer.
The remainder, including Dresden, was combat-ready.
Qin Ran took the recorded video, and after viewing it, he nodded with satisfaction, and then he raised his head and said to everyone.
"Guys, are you ready to leave?"
Hearing such a question, the people around looked at Qin Ran in amazement.
Under the incomprehensible gaze of everyone, Qin Ran's left hand flickered the crow feather windbreaker, the windbreaker fluttered up, and the pitch-black hilt of the sword was completely revealed.
Qin Ran's right hand was on the hilt of the sword and jerked hard.
Boom!
The sword is out, and the slash is chopped.
Suddenly, a pitch-black streamer rose into the sky.
The hundred-meter-thick ground, pierced like paper, belonged to the unique brilliance of the sun, slowly falling, sprinkled all over the dark figure.
The deep black immediately glows with its own brilliance.
Tough and dazzling.
Click.
Qin Ran put away his sword and returned it to its sheath.