The sun had not yet sunk into the horizon, and the three of them followed the description of the mission list to find the mysterious cave as the mission goal.

The underground cavern was located in the northwest of this nameless little forest, and it was originally very hidden. But now the branches and leaves that cover the cave have been cut down, and the entrance to the cave is not small, enough for three or four people to enter side by side.

Harold twisted it a few times and lit the kerosene lamp, which illuminated the way into the cavern tunnel.

Only a few steps into the cave **, he sensed that something was wrong.

Before Harold could speak, Lilina, who was following behind, whispered to Edith, "Sister Yi, this tunnel seems to have been built by hand." ”

"yes." Edith stomped on the protrusion under her feet. "The bulges in the ground here seem to be regular, and the tunnel walls are very dry."

"It's weathered steps, and the tunnel is very dry, there's no standing water. It's probably a place that leads to a wide underground. Harold, who was exploring the way ahead, said slowly as he watched his surroundings.

"Is it an underground city of dwarves! I heard that the Holy See offered a bounty of 300 gold coins to anyone who discovered the remains of the dwarven underground city. Lilina became excited.

"It's not a good money." Harold poured cold water on her just in time. "If you report it to the Holy See, they will review it and won't allow you to take any of the items in the ruins. And just one dwarven cutlery can buy forty silver coins to one gold coin in the market. ”

"Besides, the city ruins of the dwarves can't be found so casually."

(Just to note: one gold coin is equal to about 70 silver coins, and one silver coin is equal to about 20 copper coins, and the price of gold, silver and copper currencies across the mainland usually fluctuates up and down around this ratio.) Generally speaking, six gold coins are worth enough for a family of four to live on for a year. ）

This tunnel goes deep underground, and the further you go, the more you feel the coldness of the underground.

Harold stopped suddenly, and as soon as he raised his hand, all three stopped.

He listened intently for a few seconds, trying to discern the subtle noises coming from the depths of the cavern and devising a plan of action.

He turned to Edith and said, "Prepare two layers of ice shield spells, but keep the circle for a while until my command is activated." ”

"What are you doing with the ice shield now, isn't the enemy still there?" Edith muttered in confusion, but did as Harold had said.

Half-crouching, she pressed one hand against the cave wall and the other on the ground, quickly reciting a series of incantations, and a circle of white light appeared on the ground and wall three meters ahead of Harold in the front.

"Lilina, fire a 'thunder gun' deeper into the area."

Lilina raised her arm, and a small circle appeared in front of her fingertips, and she fired a weakened "thunder spear" into the depths of the cavern.

The explosion of the "thunder gun" came from the depths of the cave, and as soon as the explosion fell, the sound of insects crawling from the depths of the cave came, and it was the sound of many tentacles rubbing against the dry ground, knocking on the eardrums of uninvited guests.

Harold stood there motionless.

"Hey!" Edith cried out worriedly.

"Don't panic." Harold replied, he deliberately avoided the sight of the two girls behind him, reached out and touched the necklace on his chest, injected some magic into the necklace and activated the technique on the necklace, slightly strengthening his senses, speed, and strength, and then spread his legs apart, his knees were slightly bent, and he did not make a knife, but just made a fighting stance.

The things inside came out quickly, and the white light of the "Ice Shield" magic circle illuminated the huge and terrifying claws of the master here, which was a monster insect called "Dire Jaw Worm", which was one meter long, and the length of the huge claw accounted for half a meter, and there were many feet.

The first time Edith saw the ugly monster in person, it was disgusting, more disgusting than the simple line drawings in the book.

And Harold's extremely rough method of exterminating insects made her even more dumbfounded.

I saw this man, who was as delicate as a woman, facing the first "dire crocile", stepped on the root of the huge chelator with a fierce and fast foot, bent down and grabbed the chelator with one hand, and suddenly broke the half-meter-long chelator.

Then he threw the crust hard, and the half-meter-long crust pierced the head of the second, smaller "dinosaur crocodile" that followed it, and nailed it to the ground.

And Harold stepped on the dinosaur crocodile at the base of the chelicerae, and its countless tentacles desperately pressed the ground and retreated.

With a "click", the insect's head fell off like a helmet, revealing a very small head with very short claws.

The dinosaur crocodile, which had shed its massive claws, was faster than it had come, and it quickly retreated, opened its mouth, and spewed a thick silk thread of white slime at Harold, sticking to Harold's left foot.

"Ice Shield, it's time to launch." Harold shouted, his left leg exerting force, ripping the thread open.

Two layers of ice walls instantly froze in the cave tunnel, sealing the dinosaur's retreat.

Harold made a quick sprint, pulled out the claws that had just nailed another dinosaur, and rushed forward to finish off his prey, which was already at the end of his rope.

"It's over." Harold took a breath and calmed his breath. "The blood of this thing has the effect of corroding metal, and if the weapon is damaged, it will cost money to replace it."

He turned his head and saw that Lilina was fine, while Edith was staring at him dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" Harold asked Edith.

"Nothing!" Edith's expression stabilized, and Harold was a little puzzled.

"This guy, when we fought him before, we were deliberately let us. When he kills insects, slightly.... It's a little scary. Edith thought.

After killing two Dire Crocodile and disarming the Ice Shield spell, the trio continued their way deeper into the tunnel, searching for the dinosaur's nest in the depths.

Sure enough, at the end of the tunnel, the trio found the dinosaur's silk thread spewing out of the nest, which was a huge square nest, and the ground, the walls, were covered with thick silk threads.

"There are so many round white silk balls here, it looks like fun." Lilina pointed to the white orb inside the lair.

"That's not fun, it's going to hatch the kind of bug with the giant claws that it just killed." Harold stepped on the thick silk thread of the lair, and he felt a little disagreeable. "Let's get rid of these things, finish this mission, and get out of the ground."

"It's fun to be able to hatch things! How boring a single ball is. Lilina protested slightly.

"Well, since the seniors have said so, I'll leave the cleanup to me."

After Xiao Nizi finished speaking, she began to chant a spell in her mouth.

"Burst, Thunder Knight."

"Wait......" Harold was about to open his mouth to stop it, but the destructive power of the thunder had already hit the egg pile of the dinosaur.

The moment the intermediate magic "Thunder Knight Spear" exploded, everything seemed to lose its balance and fell downward.

The dinosaur's nest is not built on solid ground, the bottom of the nest is hollow, and a powerful magical explosion disrupts the balance of the nest. Let the entire lair, along with the three people in the lair, fall down.