Chapter 15: A Fork in the Road

"Something terrible, I can't name it anyway. "It's weird, and no one will give those things a name." It would be fine if those things didn't move, but they were all animate, hostile beings. โ€

"If you say that, I can't understand what it is. Marina said.

Axe just shook his head, "I'm too old to give you a detailed description of what it is, I just know that it's all deformed things, and if you catch them, you'll die a terrible death...... That's enough. Okay, two young ladies, it's time to move on, Chris is sure that there is no danger ahead. โ€

Shortaxe said so, but it seemed like he was too lazy to say anything about the sewers, and he hoped that the team in front of him would move on rather than gossip here. Chris made a gesture in front of him that was just within the range of the light, allowing the dagget to see clearly. Then the hand returned to the darkness, and even Chris's looming figure could not be seen, and he continued to walk in the forefront.

Marina and the others moved again, and Eko and the Shortaxe continued to add fire to the torch stands in the road ahead, some still burning, but some of them could no longer be lit. Behind the line was a passage that had been lit. After the light source increased, the space seemed to become a lot more lively, and the light stimulated those little beings to become more active. It's a bit noisy, but these little things don't pose much danger - if there aren't many of them.

Lulunaka, who was following Marina, moved her ears imperceptibly, and she smiled strangely at Marina's back, which no one could see, whether it was in front or behind. The team was moving slowly, as Chris was scouting ahead, and the Hatchet had no intention of urging the people in front of him to move quickly, and he had to keep an eye out for movement behind him in case there were any uninvited guests.

"Marina. Lulunaka whispered to Marina in front of her and walked beside her. She walked thoughtfully to Marina's right hand, because Marina's magic book hung from the left side of her waist. Although she is a friendly female mage, Lulunaka tries to avoid irritating a mage with unnecessary and unnecessary actions, and touching a mage's magic book is one of them. In fact, the most critical reason is that Marina has a fart on her left, and there are some topics between women, and she doesn't want Ikeo to hear it.

"What's the matter, Lulunaka?" asked Marina.

"I've heard from my uncle about the things that are still going on underground, and they're really deformed. "But it's not all living beings, and if my uncle wasn't lying, I heard that there were armor and swords that could move on their own, and it would be like being possessed by the soul of a dead man......"

Hearing Lulunaka's words, Marina just smiled, "That's really scary, that kind of thing doesn't hurt, and there is no such thing as fear." Marina wasn't too surprised by Lulunaka's claim, and it would be a joke for a mage to be surprised by the sight of moving armor and swords. Not to mention the armor and weapons that can move on their own, which are the enemies that appear in most stories, are one of the trials for heroes, wizards, warriors, and knights to sharpen themselves...... Maybe it's still where they are buried.

"Are you scared?" asked Marina. Lulunaka nodded honestly, "Yes, I'm scared...... Because I can't fight those things at all. My uncle had fallen under the cold and ruthless weapon, and he had not yet recovered, so I had to venture underground to find the ingredients for the potion. Those things that can move themselves but have no feelings, just thinking about it, fear crawls all over my heart. But I have to get here, or my uncle won't be saved. He was a good man who was willing to raise me for so many years, and I couldn't let him die like this. โ€

Marina thought to herself, this is really a lovely and kind girl, for the sake of her relatives, even if she trembles with fear, she has to go alone to such an eerie place as underground, just to get those expensive and unaffordable materials to save her uncle. "Rest assured, as long as you follow us, you will not be in danger. Marina said to Lulunaka, a reassuring expression on her face, and the tension on her face vanished into a smile that still lingered uneasiness.

"Is there anything in this underground that would make you risk it, and will it really work for your badly injured uncle?" Marina continued.

Lulunaka nodded, "Yes, it's a glowing moss that's only found deep undergroundโ€”it's not something that's slippery around us, and while that glowing moss is slippery and disgusting, it's a kind of moss that emits light, and I think it's easy to identify." Lulunaka replied, "It's not your average moss, but if I can find a small piece, I scrape it off, mash it with a mortar, and with a little more effort, I can use it as an external potion." โ€

"It's amazing stuff. "I've never heard of a plant that has this effect, and it grows right underground." โ€

"It's because it's something underground, you don't know. At this time, Eko interjected, "And the number of glowing mosses is getting smaller and smaller, because the demand is too great, I heard that there are also glowing mosses in the upper underground areas, because they are safe and easy to hold, they have been scraped off...... In the end, only those dangerous areas deeper underground may be available. โ€

Seeing Lulunaka's face become sad, Eko quickly changed his words, "Of course, there are not so dangerous areas, there are still glowing mosses, but for ordinary people, this is not a place to go, but there are many fewer people who covet this magical plant." โ€

"There's still a chance to get it, don't I?" Lulunaka looked directly at Eko with a pitiful look on her face, causing Eko to turn her head away in embarrassment, "Of course, you still have a chance, be optimistic." Seeing Lulunaka's sparkling eyes, Eko couldn't say anything frustrating to Lulunaka, but it could be difficult to get the glowing moss. However, Lulunaka is at least not without a chance now, and if she really goes deep underground by herself, it is probably a question of whether she can even survive.

The line continued forward until Chris reached out and motioned for the people behind him to stop. "It's a fork in the road. He said to those in the rear.

"Why did you stop?" Marina asked the short axe behind her.

"He wants to hear the voice. "There he could hear the sounds of the different roads, and hear if there was anything out of the ordinary." That's why he asked us to stop, because we couldn't quiet down and hear more by being around us. โ€

"I've heard it. Chris's voice came, "Your voices are already bothering me now, if you want to take a safer path next, be quiet." โ€

The dagget just snorted a few times, and it looked like he didn't care at all. Since Chris still has the leisure to interject, it proves that the place where they are is is safe now.

"Come here. After a while, Chris said it so succinctly, as if one more word would take up most of his strength.

Lulunaka and the others walked over to Chris, who this time didn't hide from the light of the torches and just stood there, but the shadow still blocked his face. In front of Chris, there were three paths, two of which were pipes for people to pass, just enough to be the height of a tall man like Axe who didn't need to bend over. Both pipes have a thin stream of water, just the depth to which the soles of the shoes can be submerged. There are two pipes to the left and a right, and there is a road, which is not a pipe, but a hole that goes down vertically. The hole looked like it had been forcibly chiseled open, with broken edges, and was large enough for two people to fall side by side and then fall to their deaths together. The hole is right in the middle of the two pipes, creating a fantastic picture.

"There are three paths in front of us. Chris said to the crowd, "One to the northeast, another to the southeast, and one to ...... Go deeper underground. Chris pointed to the hole in the ground, where he was standing on the edge of the hole, his feet on the edge.