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A few meters after Vincent climbed out, he keenly heard four muffled noises behind him.

It was a very different sound from the howling wind around it.

"Brother Vincent, how can you be sure that you won't hit any raised rocks or anything like that if you slide down from that position?"

As soon as Jean crawled out of the snow, he asked Vincent, who had turned to look back at them.

"I'll have time to talk to you when I go down. Vincent didn't refuse, just left a word.

"Oh, the mission matters. Jean also saw the big black cave.

After crawling at a slightly faster pace for a while, the five of them successfully reached the bottom of the cave.

"There's a small slope. ”

Vincent gestured at the nearly right-angled slope in front of him, and then swept the snow away from the surface, revealing the smooth surface of the mountain below.

"It seems that the boulder that blocked the entrance to the cave slipped down from this cave. Jean said as he pulled out the broken stone cone from his waist and followed Vincent's words.

"Well, let's go up and have a look. Vincent took it out as well.

The five of them hit in twos and threes, and the last one easily turned over and stood in the cave.

There were no living creatures left in the cave at this point.

"What are the trappers doing?" said Jean, holding a magic lamp, looking around the empty cave.

With the light of the magic lamp, the five of them instantly saw the whole situation in the cave.

There are four on each side of the cave, a total of eight winches with a diameter of two meters.

The chains on the winches seemed to have been artificially severed, and they were now twisted and collapsed on the ground like eight stout dead snakes.

On the left side of the cave, there was a circular hole that had been dug and apparently led to the bottom, which according to the estimates of the five men was the passage corresponding to the round hole at the top below.

Deeper, there was a mess, seven or eight goblin corpses piled up in a pile, dark red blood coagulating down their bodies, emitting a pungent and foul smell of blood.

The five of them investigated the pile of goblin corpses without changing their faces, and soon came to a very strange conclusion.

From their wounds, it was easy to tell that they had died on a weapon in their own hands.

It's just that when they are dying, as if they are following the orders of some being, they take the initiative to pile up their dying selves into a pile.

Until they die completely.

There is nothing else in the cave besides that.

"No, at least one more magician who can cast 'illusions'. Vincent said as he looked over to the round hole probe leading below.

"Yes, since the sound of the rocks rolling down just now is not real, it means that the magician must have imitated it using sound illusion. Jean nodded in agreement.

"Let's see, if nothing is missed, we'll be ready to go down. Vincent withdrew his gaze and looked out instead.

Outside the cave, there was still a blizzard falling with a strong wind.

......

Avinsi, who was squatting outside the entrance of the stone cave, looked at his surroundings with a calm expression.

Inside the huge rocks, the work of expanding the stone cave is still being carried out cautiously and intensively.

Even if the rocks are broken and collapsed, they may not be able to crush people.

However, it is better to avoid unnecessary injuries as much as possible.

Just as Evsie's attention turned to the inside of the cave, five figures jumped down from the boulder almost simultaneously.

And the moment they landed, they came to a very standard forward roll and flip unloading position.

It's just that......

"It's your offer again. With a helpless expression, Avensey pulled Vincent out of the snow.

Vincent, who was held steady, wiped the snow off his face, and then laughed non-stop: "Didn't I think about it all of a sudden?"

"Brother Vincennes still plays. Jean spat out the snow that had been stuffed into his mouth, and Lang laughed.

The other three warriors, who were somewhat older, did not express their dissatisfaction with Vincent's proposal after they had risen on their own.

In their opinion, it is better to do this than to fall headfirst in embarrassment, or to lie directly on your stomach in the snow.

"How's it going up there?" asked Avinsey, snapping the snow on Vincent's body quickly.

Vincent shook his head and briefly recounted in a somewhat regretful tone, "A dozen goblins died, and the magician ran away. Also, don't shoot, it's a waste of time to shoot so heavily and cleanly where you shoot. ”

Evinsi was stunned for a moment, his movements froze, and his face became gloomy in an instant.

After listening to Vincent's words, the others shook their heads and sighed in unison, and then walked towards the location of the cave.

"Huh. Avnsey slammed Vinson on the back, causing him to lean forward and stumble.

Vincent, who looked inexplicable, said sadly: "What, did I say something wrong?"

Jean, who could vaguely hear clearly, shook their heads in unison again.

......

Inside the cave

After listening to the narration of the five Vincents, everyone in the caravan understood the current situation.

Ghosn, the caravan manager, frowned, and said uneasily, "I just don't know if this magician who can control monsters met us by chance, or if his target is us. ”

Vincent shrugged his shoulders without giving any opinion.

"Judging from the behavior of the opponent who misses the blow and immediately avoids it, we can at least know one thing, that is, the opponent's strength is not very strong. ”

The Truy, the current highest-ranking man in the caravan, spoke.

"Yes, yes, definitely. Ghosn clapped his hands and paced, muttering incessantly.

But despite his words, Vincent could easily see his uneasiness and trepidation in Ghosn's behavior.

On the other hand, Ghosn, who felt that he was being targeted by a magician for no reason, was very afraid from the bottom of his heart, despite the comfort of Truy.

And the rest of the team didn't look very good.

Vincent, as a high-level magician himself, naturally didn't understand why they were afraid of magicians.

According to Evenson, Stalkers, Rangers, and even some well-prepared warriors can kill mages in one-on-one.

Puzzled, Vincent didn't take the initiative to ask why, but changed the subject: "When are we leaving?

Ghosn's eyes were bloodshot, and he said very quickly: "Let's go, let's go now, let's go back to Esgard early." ”

Hearing this, Vincent and Evinsi couldn't help but glance at each other, and they were speechless in the eyes of both of them.

"Okay, let's go out of the cave and get rid of the boulder. ”

"yes, go back early. ”

Vincent was about to persuade him, but he didn't expect the others to make the same choice as Ghosn.

And among them, there were actually Jean, the four warriors who went up with him to investigate.

"Jean, why are you so scared?" Vincent really couldn't figure it out.

"I didn't think about it for the first time," Jean said with a sigh of relief, "Brother Vincent, you're coming to the North for the first time, and you don't know what's terrible about it. ”

"What's so scary?" asked Vincent.

"They are very special beings. Jean's eyes were full of fear.