Chapter 57: The Abandoned Mine

The mine that the village chief is talking about is a place that has long since been abandoned, and its history is said to date back to the Civil War. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info But after that, it was already deserted, and only the town not far away was still somewhat popular. But now, the situation here has become completely different.

Burning torches illuminated the dark cavern, and when you stood on the hillside not far away, you could even see inside the mine. It doesn't look like a mine that has been abandoned for a century, but it looks like it's coming back to life and vitality.

"Why are we here? And, Commander, would you just leave the task to us? Why do you want to do it yourself? ā€

Looking at the strange pit in front of her, Eluka was obviously reluctant, she would rather stay with her beloved Harmony than come to this hellish place. However, it was Faeron who gave the order, so she couldn't say anything more. In Eluka's opinion, this kind of trivial matter does not need to be handled by Faeron at all, in the wilderness wasteland, similar things are usually handled by their subordinates, but here, Faeron has to do it himself, which also makes Eluka feel very uncomfortable.

Although Faren had fought with them in the previous exploration of the node, Eluka was well aware of the importance of the node. Even the de facto ruler of the Blackstone Clan had to be entrusted, so it was not surprising that Faren would join them. But this place is different, this is just one of many small gathering points in the wasteland, and the people here don't seem to have much oil and water to squeeze, but the mission is surprisingly dangerous. The wasteland is full of dangers, and any one mission can lead to unexpected situations. A place like this, which has long been abandoned, is even more dangerous, not to mention what is inside, and even whether the structure of the pit itself can still support it. In case of any accident, the pit will collapse at that time, and even if you don't die on the spot, you will be trapped in it for ten days and half a month, and sooner or later it will be over. This is not the pre-disaster situation, and you have nowhere to find an ambulance or call the police in an accident, so you need to be sent to your own death. All along, the Black Dog Squad has been doing similar work in the wasteland, although the four sisters are also advancing and retreating together at that time. But that's because they have a deep relationship with each other and have been together since birth.

But Faeron is different, his status and strength in the ninth district are naturally far higher than the three sisters of Eluka. Generally speaking, an existence like Feren, even if he does not deliberately avoid it, will avoid some dangers as much as possible. However, Faeron was the complete opposite of them, and he took the risk himself only for the request of the ruler of a small settlement, which was incomprehensible to Eluka.

But in any case, they are all Faeron's subordinates, and since Faeron has already given the order, they can only carry it out.

"It's just my habit, you don't have to care, as long as you do what you have to do."

"Okay, Commander."

Now that Feren had already given the order, Eluka didn't want to say anything more, just nodded. After receiving Eluka's response, Feren walked towards the mine in front of him.

In the dim darkness of the night, the whole mine seemed silent, except for the occasional "crackling" sound of torches, only the footsteps of the people. Delin did not change back into the form of a cat-eared maid, but still turned into a black cat lying on Feren's shoulder. Behind Feren, Eluka, Chriss, and Kurona followed, cautiously watching around.

From the outside, there is nothing strange about it, whether it is the discarded tools or the minecart, they remain the same, and there are no traces of blood, corpses, or battles around. But it's no wonder that, according to the village chief, no one has been here since it was locked down and abandoned. In the early days, there might have been energetic young people who came here in search of excitement or something, but after the cataclysm, this kind of thing has disappeared -- after all, being alone in the wilderness is already exciting in itself.

"Kurona, did you find anything?"

As she looked around, Eluka asked in a low voice. Many people don't know how terrible the demons are, but Eluka and the others have seen that these demons are not things that exist on the earth at all, so that their existence itself even violates common sense, but is closer to those myths and legends of goblins and monsters. Against such a monster, ordinary means of attack have no effect at all. Even Eluka doubted that these demons could be detected by Kurona's abilities, but no matter what, it was always easier to have the little one by her side.

"Don't worry so much."

Looking at the nervous and restless three, Fei Lun smiled slightly, and then spoke.

"I'm afraid the danger won't be very high this time, I don't think these demons will be particularly tyrannical guys."

"Why? Commander? ā€

If this sentence came from someone else's mouth, then Eluka would definitely scoff at it, but Feren was different, he was accompanied by a demon, at least in terms of "magic", he must know more than others.

"Because the character of the demons is generally very simple, and if they want to kill you, then they will kill you. If they like you, then they will tell you. If they don't want to be in contact with others, then they will stay away. According to the village chief, the demons had been here for some time, but they didn't do anything drastic against them, except for burning some fruit trees and vegetables, and killing a cow by the way......... Well, it looks like they need treatment. ā€

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Eluka couldn't help but be stunned, and even Kurona opened her eyes wide in curiosity and looked at Faeron.

"Commander, are these demons sick?"

"Well, I think they're sick."

Hearing Kurona's curious inquiry, Feron replied with a smile, and then with a twist of his right hand, a scalpel appeared on Feron's fingertips.

"So they need to be treated, to be honest, it's been a long time since I've dissected the demons, I wonder if these demons will be able to cooperate well with my treatment?"

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Hearing Feren's answer, Kurona tilted her head curiously. At this moment, looking at the figure of Faren in front of her, Eluka couldn't help but recall that day, in that building, a scene that she remembered deeply -- splashing blood, sharp screams, struggling limbs, and the bright blade between skin and muscles.........

"Hmm........."

Thinking of this, Eluka hurriedly covered her mouth and lowered her head tremblingly. It looked as if it was going to be a permanent mental wound for her.........

"Whew!"

And almost at the same time, the torches that were burning around were suddenly extinguished instantly, and in the blink of an eye, everything in front of them was completely plunged into darkness. Then, suddenly, a series of strange laughter emerged from the darkness.

"Hahaha......... Hahaha..............."

The laughter wasn't too loud, and it even sounded like a baby's cry, but in this dark environment, it felt even more weird. Immediately after, blue, ghostly fireballs suddenly emerged from the darkness and shot towards Fei Lun and the others.

"Be careful!"