In the forest path, a group of people were walking in a hurry, their pace was fast, and they looked back behind them from time to time as they walked.

"Hey, I really didn't expect Duran to be such a money-hungry guy." The little fat man waved his wings, slowly landed on the shoulders of the iron skin, and said disdainfully: "He really promised to save that annoying man...... He knew how dangerous the Oter virus was, and he still did it - did he have no roots in his head? ”

Jamal smiled slightly, "You don't really think that Lord Duran changed his mind because of that demon horn, do you?" ”

The little fat man suddenly wondered, "Isn't it?" As soon as the woman named Kate took out the demon horn, the money-hungry Duran agreed. And he drove us all back and went to the heroes alone. ”

"Lord Duran is not alone." Jamal laughed, "And Miss Kate is by his side." ”

"Cut, that warlock's mana is not as good as mine, Duran is tantamount to carrying her with a burden, not as good as a person!" The little fat man said disdainfully: "But then again, that demon horn looks pretty good, and its value should be very high." ”

Jamal shook his head silently, "The Demon Horn is just an excuse, Lord Duran is actually ready to save that kid in his heart, right?" It's just that kid is so annoying, even if it's Lord Duran, I'm afraid he needs a reason to do this! ”

……

"The previous team of Otser's pathogens rushed out from behind this hillside, and they ran down from the cliff to attack us. And from the strange movements of the Wyverns, I am afraid that somewhere behind this hillside is the lair of the Othur pathogen - at least one of the entrances to their lair. Duran took Kate around a col and looked at the flat hillside, his tone calm to the extreme.

At this time, the sunset had already sunk under the distant horizon, thick dark clouds covered the sky, and the first moon was faintly rising, but it was blocked by dark clouds, unable to sprinkle her cool light. For Kate, nightfall can be a lot of mobility problems, but Duran doesn't have a problem with that, and his dark vision of up to 30 points makes him feel at home in the dark.

The Demon Warlock nodded, and followed Duran up the hill. They carefully surveyed the terrain around them as they went, and in general, the base of the Orshur pathogen was located in a dark space hundreds of feet underground. Sunlight has a certain ability to inhibit the growth of Orshur larvae, so in the Ulthur plane, the mother of Ulter spent 10,000 years weaving a huge net to envelop the entire plane, and since then sunlight cannot enter the land of Ulthur, and both Ulthur larvae and Ulthur pathogens can thrive.

"Duran, thank you."

In the cold night, Kate suddenly spoke. Her expression was a little timid, but fortunately she didn't seem to be able to see clearly in the night.

Duran didn't look back, but continued to search: "Don't thank me, this is a fair deal, that demon horn is worth far more than you think." ”

Kate snorted and laughed, "The Duran I know has never been a guy who wants money and doesn't want to die. ”

"Maybe it's because you haven't been with me long enough." Duran said sullenly.

Kate shook her head and said, "If you don't have the heart to save Sean, I'm afraid it's a mountain of gold, and you won't be in your eyes." I know you don't like him......"

Duran interrupted, "It's not that I don't like him, it's that he doesn't like me." Besides, one mountain of gold can't get into my eyes, two can—you look up to me, Kate. It's human nature to work for money. ”

"Okay, kill the guy who won't admit it." Kate said with interest: "Whether you are because of me or because of Sean's identity as a black-clothed person, or even because of that demon horn, I have to thank you." ”

"No, because he doesn't necessarily recognize you when we find him."

Duran simply split a patch of grass and trees, revealing a dark cavern. It was a cave behind a boulder, with rows of footprints faintly imprinted on the outside of the cave, very similar in size to the group of Orser pathogens that Duran had encountered in the afternoon.

"This is it." Duran pouted: "This may be an underground ruin, in which the Ulthur pathogens are continuously produced - of course, even this kind of monster cannot be produced uncontrollably, they need a lot of production materials, so the purple-clothed priest who may exist will constantly send the Ulter pathogens out to find prey." We have to be careful, if you want to maximize your ex-boyfriend's survival rate, you don't have to listen to me in the next move. ”

Kate nodded: "Why do I think the word ex-boyfriend sounds a bit harsh?" Did you deliberately accentuate your tone? What are you thinking, Duran? ”

"I wonder if it's a good thing that your ears are so good at catching the unnecessary." Duran lifted the grass from the cave and cautiously slipped inside.

The cave is not high, but it is large enough for a person to walk. Somewhat different from the cold environment outside, the inside of the cave is hot and humid, and the air is a bit dull, but not suffocating.

The two were silent, and Duran took the lead and moved forward in the dark. He had long since adapted to the darkness, and every movement was perfectly coordinated and perfectly integrated with his surroundings. Kate, who stood behind him, sometimes couldn't help but be distracted—Duran was just a few feet in front of her, but she often didn't feel Duran's presence in her perception. It was as if his body had turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared into this mysterious cavern.

The seemingly long journey lasted about a quarter of an hour, but the cave actually winded diagonally upwards from the ground to the hillside, so their direction was all the way down. Turning a corner in front of me, the air suddenly began to heat up, and unknown flames lit up in many places ahead.

Duran's footsteps stopped suddenly, and at this moment, he saw a face!

The face was so cold that it made people shudder to look at it—it was a stone statue hidden in the grass.

"What's wrong?" Kate patted him on the shoulder a little strangely.

Duran snapped back his thoughts, and he hurried forward to take the stone statue out of the haystack.

The stone statue only has a head left, and it looks very crudely made, and from the outside, Kate can only tell that it is a woman's face.

"What is this?" Kate had a vague sense of foreboding in her heart.

Duran coughed, as if he had just woken up from his shock. He wiped the dust off the stone statue and said with some oddity, "Agatha......"

"Huh?" The silver-haired warlock had apparently not heard of the name.

"Her other name may be more famous," said Duran, carefully taking out a piece of cloth and wrapping the stone statue, and then said with relief, "The Girl of Lies." ”

"What?" Kate was taken aback: "You mean, the god who is as famous as the Prince of Shadows?" Agatha, the girl of lies? ”

Duran nodded, "If you are familiar with the theological texts, you will know that the gaze of the girl of lies often means ominous and cursed. Legend has it that anyone who has been entangled in this curse will never be freed - but fortunately, this statue is not a statue with the divine powers of a lying girl, otherwise I would have turned around and left. ”

"But the question is, how can there be a stone statue of the Girl of Lies here?" Kate said with some doubts, "Shouldn't this be a base for the breeding of the Othur pathogen?" ”

"Maybe there are more secrets hidden here than we think." Duran said meaningfully.

……

Somewhere deep in the subterranean space, a tall figure stood on the altar, staring at the huge stone statue.

Purple light filled the entire space in an instant, and the stone statue began to tremble, and after a while, the pair of cold eyes slowly opened.

The figure fell to its knees and exclaimed, "Soaraharley (the greatest being in the universe)!" ”

The stone statue's face seemed to be smiling, but his tone was unusually cold: "Elden, how is the plan prepared?" ”

The man replied respectfully, "Dear Mother of Otser, I have successfully cultivated a new generation of Ulthur viruses, which are more suitable for infecting humans and other races in the Fernand Continent, and I think this operation will definitely succeed." ”

The stone statue said coldly, "I hope you are not talking big, but I must warn you that I saw someone breaking into your territory, I'm afraid you haven't found out yet, right?" ”

"Kill them, right now!" (To be continued.) )