Chapter 487: Demons and Newcomers
Dwarves are masters of the underworld, but they are not the only masters of the underworld.
The largest group of people in the Underground Kingdom are not dwarves, but subhuman creatures called cavemen. Cavemen have a rickety body, look a bit like a large sweet potato, and have low intelligence, but they have an extremely strong ability to reproduce. Cavemen like to build villages in humid places, grow mushrooms underground, and then form strongholds.
The main food of the cavemen is underground mushrooms, but at the same time they also eat *** The cavemen will use spears made from mushroom sticks to fight against the hungry beasts of the underworld, but when faced with the iron armor of the dwarves, the cavemen are as "harmless" as innocent babies. As a result, many merchants who travel in the Underworld use the troglodyte villages as supply points - the kind that don't cost money.
On the third day after leaving Iron Snow City, Green and his party arrived at the caveman village closest to Iron Snow City.
The winding underground river is lined with gray mushrooms of various sizes, making it look like a forest. In the mushroom forest, some diminutive cavemen hunched over and hid in the mushroom forest, nervously watching the three humans who suddenly appeared.
Halfling: "This is the troglodyte's village, and there is water nearby. We can rehydrate and eat some water and food here and move on. ”
Green looked at the figures hiding in the mushroom forest: "Won't these cavemen attack us?" ”
Cavemen have brown, earthy, or dark green skin, with occasional dark red troglodytes. Cavemen are slightly shorter than halflings, with stooping, no eyes, and bare heads, and they look like a group of sweet potatoes with mouths and four mouths, but judging by the spears held by some cavemen, these little creatures are not incapable creatures.
"They don't attack us on their own initiative. As long as we don't go near their nursery or pick too many mushrooms, they usually won't attack us. "The halfling's eyes were filled with contempt for the cavemen.
People who have lived in the underworld look down on cavemen. These timid creatures are as harmless as roadside moss in the eyes of adventurers. However, because cavemen are good at growing and caring for underground mushrooms, no one usually slaughters them, and merchants use them as a supply point on their journeys, and many merchants will replenish some fresh mushrooms as food when they find a caveman's nest.
Of course, if too much food is taken, the cavemen will still rise up and resist, but for the well-armed underground merchants, the cavemen's resistance is like a joke! The wooden spears were in front of the heavily armored dwarven warriors...... Well, these cavemen don't have weapons at all, and anyone who uses the spear in the caveman's hand as a weapon will be laughed at.
After hearing the halfling's introduction, Grimm's eyes instantly lit up as he looked at the caveman.
"Are these cavemen neutral? No camps? ”
The halfling looked at Green's eyes, and suddenly felt a creep: "You...... What do you want to do? ”
"Don't you think these cavemen are pitiful?" Green looked at the mushroom forest in front of him with glowing eyes.
"You don't want to turn these cavemen into demons, do you?"
"You go pick mushrooms and replenish fresh water." Green instructed the halfling, "I have some personal matters to attend to. ”
Hearing Green's words, the halfling couldn't help but swallow his saliva and walked into the mushroom jungle in fear.
After sending the halfling away, Green took out his communication equipment and contacted the Demon King City, intending to discuss the feasibility of this plan with Alice.
The mushrooms in the jungle can be high and low. Tall underground mushrooms can even reach the top of the cave, but most of them are less than a meter tall – just enough height for cavemen to dodge and hide without fear of being attacked by some large beast. However, for halflings who are also not tall, this height will not affect them too much.
After the halfling walked into the mushroom bush, he began to search around, and kept picking some fresh underground mushrooms from the ground. Underground mushrooms become as hard as wood when they mature, but underground mushrooms that have not yet grown are very soft and are the main food for underground creatures.
These underground mushrooms are food for the cavemen, and if they are picked too much, the cavemen may launch a counterattack against the "food robbers". The halflings didn't want to get into conflict with the cavemen, so after picking some mushrooms, the halflings were ready to leave.
Compared to the caution of the halfling, Green is not so polite.
"Hey, come here!" Green directly used his mental power to order a caveman who was unwilling to distance himself.
The caveman looked at Grimm, recoiled in horror, and quickly disappeared into the mushroom bushes.
Looking at these timid cavemen, Green couldn't help frowning slightly.
The height of the mushrooms underground hindered Green's entry, and Green had no idea of bending down to climb into the mushroom forest. After a brief thought, Green took a rope from his backpack, activated it, glanced around, and threw the rope in his hand towards a caveman.
The rope arced through the air and landed near the caveman, startling the nearby cavemen.
However, seeing that what Green had thrown over was only a rope, all the cavemen were a little puzzled.
A caveman is near a rope, observing the rope on the ground. However, at this moment, the rope suddenly moved, and like a poisonous snake, it instantly wrapped around the caveman's body.
"Gah! Ga! Ga! ~" The caveman screamed.
With the caveman's miserable screams, Green pulled him straight out of the mushroom forest.
The caveman screamed and struggled like a girl who had been forcibly knocked on the wall, dragged out by the brutal demon king, and pressed to the ground.
"Be quiet, little one, I have no ill will." Green conveyed his voice, along with his own spiritual will.
"Gah! Ga! Ga! The caveman struggled like a girl about to be forcibly knocked on the wall, screaming and shouting loudly, as if he didn't understand Green's words.
Seemingly summoned by the cavemen, the other cavemen in the mushroom forest seemed to be a little commotional, but after seeing the "tall" bodies of Grimm and Chikage, all the cavemen chose to continue to retreat in the safe mushroom forest, and retreated to a safer place in the mushroom forest.
Green ignored the cavemen hiding in the mushroom bushes, instead staring at the screaming and struggling cavemen beneath his feet.
Green quickly lost patience with the caveman's uncooperative behavior.
In the next instant, Grimm, who had lost his patience, directly injected the Chaos Magic into the caveman's body and forcibly transformed it.
Soon, under the transformation of the magic power, the caveman's skin began to become smooth, and the originally sub-healthy brownish-gray skin became more vivid and beautiful.
"Shut up!"
The caveman closed his mouth instantly.
"Calm down, listen to me!"
The caveman looked at Green with horror on his face.
"Okay, can you talk properly now? I don't mean anything, I just want to talk to you. Green said gently.
Perhaps because of Grimm's friendly attitude, or because of his bloodline, the caveman who was kidnapped by Grimm finally became a little more obedient.
Greene: "Who in your village has the final say?" ”
Caveman: "Quack quack." ”
(Eat...... Eat...... )
Through psychic induction, hearing the meaning conveyed by the caveman, Green couldn't help frowning. These cavemen don't seem to understand their own words? Green transmits his consciousness directly to the other party's mind through mental induction, so theoretically the other party should be able to ignore the language barrier and directly understand what he is expressing. But this caveman in front of him ......
Greene: "I want to be friends with you. ”
Caveman: "Quack quack." ”
(Eat...... Eat...... )
Greene: "Is there only one 'eat' in your language?" ”
Caveman: "Quack quack." ”
(Eat...... Eat...... )
Green couldn't help but cover his forehead: "Oh! Damn it! Did I catch an idiot? ”
Caveman: "Quack quack." ”
(Eat...... Eat...... )
Green sighed and let go of his foot on the caveman, "Get up." ”
The caveman obediently got up from the ground.
Greene: "Stand there." ”
Grimm didn't use his bloodline control ability, but the caveman obediently obeyed Grimm's orders and stood where Grimm had designated.
Finding that the caveman could actually understand what he meant, Green breathed a sigh of relief: "It doesn't seem to be an idiot, it's just that he doesn't have the ability to speak yet." ”
Greene: "How long have you been born?" ”
Caveman: "Quack quack." ”
(Eat...... Eat...... )
OK. You win.
Green finally gave up and continued to communicate with the caveman in front of him.
Green sets his sights on the mushroom forest, ready to recapture an "older" caveman.
In Green's opinion, the reason why this caveman is so "mentally retarded" may be because it is too young, and perhaps the older caveman will be a little smarter.
Grimm glanced at the mushroom grove, but the cavemen in the mushroom grove were all hiding, only occasionally popping their heads out of the corner, cautiously observing Grimm and his fellow cavemen standing beside him. Since the cavemen were hiding, it would be difficult for Grimm to capture them, and Grimm found himself unable to tell their age at all - each sweet potato looked similar to Grimm's eyes.
"Maybe you're older with a lot of wrinkles?" Green was a little unsure.
Just as Green was struggling, the halfling walked back with some fresh Chaos Mushrooms in his arms.
"Oh~ boss, you really turned the caveman into a subordinate." The halfling felt a little complicated.
Greene: "You're back just in time. Go in and help me get an older caveman out. ”
Hearing Green's words, the halfling's eyes couldn't help but widen: "Oh! Boss, are you trying to kill me? The rabbit is in a hurry and wants to bite! These cavemen may seem harmless, but if we do attack them, they will resist. Those spears are not ornaments. ”
Green reached out and put it on the halfling's head: "Strengthen!" ”
Powerful magic was poured directly into the halfling's body, and at the same time, a thin shield appeared on the surface of the halfling's skin.
"It's ......" the halfling looked at the changes in his body in amazement, "I feel like I'm full of strength!" ”
"I strengthened your physical fitness. Go in and get me an old caveman out. ”
Hearing Green's words, the halfling hesitated for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a short sword from his waist and slashed at the underground mushrooms that looked like a big tree on the side.
The short sword slashed directly through the "trunk", leaving only a clear trace.
The halfling lifted his foot and kicked the corner of the "trunk".
"Boom~" An underground mushroom fell directly.
"Wow! I'm so strong!? ”
"Hurry up, don't waste my time." Green urged impatiently.
"Uh...... But boss, I don't have any armor. Don't look at the rudimentary weapons of those cavemen, but if you stab them in your body, you will still die. "The halfling was wearing leather armor, and although his defense was not bad, if he was beaten by a group of cavemen, he could still be injured or even killed.
"You have protection on you, you can't die!"
"Protection?" Hearing Green's words, the halfling man was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stabbed himself in the skin with the short sword in his hand.
However, before the dagger could touch the skin, it was blocked by a film-like object.
"It's ...... Fighting spirit to protect body qi? A look of excitement appeared on the halfling's face, "Boss, how long can this enhancement last?" ”
"Able to last half an hour. But if you dare to let me wait for you outside for half an hour, I will make you never have to think about time again for the rest of your life. ”
"Uh...... Okay, boss, I'll go! The halfling smiled awkwardly, and then with a smile like an "imperial army", he rushed into the mushroom forest in high spirits, inspecting the cavemen around him like a prostitute picking goods.
But soon, the halfling felt that something was wrong.
"Boss! I don't know how to tell the age of a caveman! The halfling screamed.
"That's your business. I only look at the results, regardless of the process! "I've done everything as a boss, what else do you guys do?
"Oh! No! The halfling finally panicked.
What to do?
What to do?
What to do?
The halfling looked at the caveman who looked similar, and was completely dazed.
Wait a minute!
Suddenly, the halfling found that some cavemen were armed and others had no weapons in their hands. If you think about common sense, the cavemen with weapons must be some adults, right? Those who didn't have weapons were supposed to be children or women?
With a way to judge in his mind, the halfling ran to the place where there were many cavemen.
Seeing the halfling approaching, the timid cavemen hid one after another, and some of the more courageous cavemen threw stones at the halfling while dodging.
Instead of dodging the caveman's weak attack, the halfling deliberately tested it with the protective protection on his body. The stone fell on the halfling without even a ripple, which made the halfling full of confidence in himself.
After running around the mushroom swarm, the half-man soon spotted a group of cavemen gathered together.
Seeing the group of cavemen holding spears and refusing to leave, the halfling knew that he had found the true lair of the cavemen.
The halfling did not continue to approach, but carefully observed the group of cavemen armed with spears in front of them.
These cavemen were strong, and it was clear that they were the strongest warriors in the tribe. Faced with the halflings who came alone, the troglodyte warriors did not flee, but held weapons and confronted the halflings.
"Found it!" The halfling found a caveman wearing ornaments among the cavemen.
It was a sturdy caveman with a wooden necklace around his neck that he had picked up from nowhere, which made it a stark contrast to the other sleek cavemen, and more importantly, the caveman was holding a rusty sword instead of a wooden spear! This is very rare among cavemen!
The halflings felt that this "special" caveman was most likely the chief or chief of the village.
"It's decided, it's you." Although he found his target, the halfling was still a little scared when he saw the cavemen holding their spears.
After hesitating for a moment, the halfling took out his short sword and stabbed at himself. Inability to pierce the skin.
In an instant, a little upsurge swelled in the hearts of halflings.
Taking a deep breath, the halfling lunged towards the caveman with the rusty sword.
"Quack!"
Facing the rushing halfling, the cavemen exclaimed in surprise, and at the same time picked up the weapon in their hands and beckoned to the halfling.
"Hey!" The halfling paused slightly, and the short sword in his hand slashed.
"Huh~"
The cavemen's spears were cut in half directly by the halflings. The halfling did not slow down, and rushed directly towards the sword-wielding caveman.
Realizing that the halfling was coming for him, the caveman panicked.
"Fuck off! Get out of the way! "The halfling took a short sword in one hand and a stick on the ground in the other, and went on a rampage among the cavemen, whipping or slashing anyone who stood in his way.
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and the green blood of the cavemen was everywhere.
Suddenly, the halfling somewhat understood why his compatriots liked to hold a short sword in each hand, because this feeling of "invincibility" was really refreshing!
Halflings rampaged through the cavemen, ignoring the cavemen's spears. Because even if you are stabbed by those spears, you don't feel hungry, at most it's just a stumble, but every counterattack of the halfling is extremely fatal to the caveman!
Soon, the halfling rushed to the sword-wielding caveman, and then grabbed the sword-wielding caveman's tiny arm: "Come with me!" ”
The halfling lifted the caveman and began to step back.
"Quack! ~" The caveman struggled in panic and slashed the rusty sword in his hand at the halfling.
Faced with the rusty long sword that suddenly cut down, the halfling reflexively blocked it in front of him with the short sword in his hand.
"Ding~" With a crisp sound, the rusty long sword was directly broken. The half-truncated sword in the caveman's hand slashed directly into the chest of the halfling without slowing down, cutting through the leather armor on the halfling.
"Oh! Damn it! You bastard! "Although he was not injured, the halfling was very angry. Directly struck the caveman on the head with the hilt of the sword in his hand.
"Ga ......" the caveman made a painful sound.
"Come with me." The halfling dragged the caveman out in exasperation.
In the face of the retreating demi-human, the other cavemen did not rush up, but carefully surrounded them, screaming "quack, quack", while nervously facing the halfling with the spear in their hands, looking ready to attack the demiren with the spear in their hands, but they did not dare to take the initiative to rush forward.
Halflings have no interest in fighting these cavemen. Therefore, after catching the target, the halfling directly dragged the target and began to retreat.
In the face of the halfling people who were walking away, the cavemen could only make a cowardly "quack" sound, but none of the cavemen dared to catch up.
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