Chapter 277: Teeth in the Mouth, Traces in the Heart (Third Update)
Arrow shook his head and said with a smile: "No matter how heavy the pot is, it's just a pot." I've even figured out why. Count Karp could well say that our Merfolk Song was entering the area for a rescue operation when he suddenly clashed with you because of the gold in the chest of the Ghoul. Without knowing your identity at all, the Mermaid Song kills you. Then he fled with the money. β
"In this way, our guild has inexplicably borne such a charge of killing the Imperial Earl. At that time, as long as the Earl of Karp needs it, he can come directly to Pelican Town to arrest us and hand it over directly to the people who have come to deal with this matter. In this way, even if someone wants to say something, the Count can reduce the damage to himself to the highest degree. β
"In the same way, the killing of civilians here is not to leave them alive. And the reason why we left the mermaid song alive is because he originally wanted to wronged us, so even if we refute it, it will be regarded as a false accusation to get rid of the crime, and it will not be taken seriously. β
After listening to this explanation, Count Ruiying was obviously satisfied with this answer. He nodded lightly and said, "It looks like your analysis really makes sense. But I also want to know, how did you start to get suspicious of this? How did you find out? β
Arrow smiled and said a little shyly, "Actually...... It's not a discovery. After all, there are too many points of disharmony in the whole process. Most of the corpse eaters were still juveniles for half a year, and they were not a threat at all. Judging by the fact that we were able to break through with so many civilians, it was hard to imagine that the Earl's soldiers, who knew the weakness of the ghouls, would be wiped out at the hands of these ghouls. β
"Afterwards, the Count only gave me a map that looked complicated, but in fact had only a single route. It means that we can follow the road map. I judged from the beginning that the Count didn't want us to die, so this map should be relatively safe and have a high survival rate. Of course, if we don't find you, Earl of Eagle, on this road with a high survival rate, then it is conceivable that you should be on a less safe road. This way, you are much more likely to be judged dead. β
"If we really follow this path and go down without any forks in the road, then our Mermaid Song should be able to complete this adventure without any thrills. When we come out and go back, Count Karp will immediately announce that we have killed you and make us take the blame. β
"Well, if you happen to take refuge somewhere along this route, there's a good chance we'll meet. And once we've met and made sure you're alive, the jackal that's been following us will begin to take the next step. That's to kill you. β
Count Eagle's gaze turned to the two monsters that were fighting. Especially, it landed on the giant jackal that was now being violently scraped across the face by the corpse eater king's claws, and was greatly wounded.
"Kill me...... And then what? β
Ai Luo also saw the gradually solemn expression on the old man's face, and after thinking about it, he said slowly: "After killing you, the problem becomes very simple. As I said earlier, this jackal may not have a direct confrontation with us, but will only drive us into a route from which we can escape. After we escaped from here, they began to frame us. In fact, the ones who will really be involved in this whole process are our Mermaid Song and you, as for the others......"
With a slight apology, Arrow turned his head to look at the whiskey, polyester, and civilians beside him. It was only now that Whiskey seemed to understand, pointing to his nose and saying, "In other words, if we don't meet you, then we won't be in any danger to our lives at all, right?" β
Although this sentence sounded a bit harsh, Arrow still felt that it was better to be honest with the two retired soldiers, so he nodded lightly.
Cream next to him thought for a moment and asked again, "President, I basically understand all these things you said. I kind of understand that the bastard Fat Earl wants us to be substitutes. But I still don't understand, why did you think to come to this place? Isn't this map in your hand very unclear? β
The previous things Arrow was able to respond to easily, but he still avoided this question a little.
The reason why I chose the downward ramp instead of the previous fork in the road was because if my group continued to walk along the road to the front, they would definitely be followed by the giant jackal monster. Although I don't know how much the giant jackal knows about this underground passage, as it continues to walk upward, the sense of vigilance in people's hearts will naturally slowly disappear. As a result, it is more vulnerable to sneak attacks.
Walking downwards will make the giant jackal feel "Where do they want to go?" At the same time, it also made the giant jackal cautious in its movements, and would not attack as suddenly as it did last night.
At the same time, he kept choosing some downward and narrower paths along the way in order to limit the huge size of the giant jackal, so that it could not catch up.
As for why he walked to this energy area, it was naturally because he kept walking more and more places along the pipe. Where there are many pipes, the passage will naturally be narrow. The more pipes there are, the more space there is in front of you that can be used for those tubes to extend from there. So it's a relatively large space after all.
It was such a large enough space to support the decisive battle ground for him to place the Blood Bead to lure the Corpse Eater King to fight the tracker behind him.
However, there are many loopholes in all these inferences. After all, he can't guarantee that the place where a large number of pipes gather will really be a large space, let alone that the wide space that appears will be really large enough.
When he realized that the monster was tracking his group, the urgency of the situation and the lack of information left Arrow with no time to think and investigate. The only thing he could do was choose the one that seemed to have the best chance of survival.
Of course, this behavior can be called gambling.
But if you want to create an image of a strong and confident president in the hearts of your guild members, then you must not let your own members realize that they are an incompetent president who only knows "gambling", but in fact, they have panicked in their hearts.
"It's just a calculation."
In the face of Cream's inquiry, Airo only shrugged his shoulders slightly, and said with a smile-
"When I was in school, I read a little bit about architecture. So you can deduce that there is a lot of space here. As for the specific knowledge...... Do you want to learn? I'll teach you when I go back? β
Hearing Arrow say this, Cream hurriedly shook his head: "No, no need." I'm already a little bit of a headache just listening to you teach me about the ordinary course knowledge, so you might as well keep it for yourself. β
Now the problem is all solved, and under the light of everyone's torches, the two monsters over there have obviously entered the stage of serious injury.
The Corpse Eater King's tail vertebrae slammed against the ground, several of its claws had been broken, and blood was covered in blood.
But the giant jackal's condition was not much better, its face, its body, and especially its two strong arms were covered with scratches and bite marks. Several huge wounds on the abdomen and back can even be seen revealing organs and bones.
Perhaps because they were both battered, the two monsters had finally stopped and were in a phase of observing each other. After a moment of stalemate, the giant jackal involuntarily took a step back to the rear.
This slight regression naturally made the corpse eater king on the opposite side detect the opponent's weakness, and it roared violently, which was already scarred, and the light-emitting organ that was still a little weak just now burst out with dazzling red light again! The next moment, the monster waved its powerful claws, quickly climbed onto a huge water pipe next to it, climbed to the ceiling in twos and threes, and hid in the dark!
The jackal looked up in a panic, but now the light of the torch obviously couldn't illuminate the ceiling! After a moment of vigilance, the monster suddenly turned its head, and its bloodied face was once again facing the crowd.
"Alert!"
Arrow knew something was wrong and immediately issued a warning. Without waiting for his words to fall, Brad immediately raised his big shield to block the front of everyone, and on either side of him were the two warriors, Cream had already hidden behind a water hose and clenched the weapons in his hands, and Coco was standing further behind manipulating the undead soldiers and skeleton dogs, and faced the monster with the most urgent posture!
The jackal gasped for air, its massive arms propping up the ground as it slowly walked toward the crowd. It was dripping with blood, but even so, it opened its mouth slightly, revealing its sharp and terrifying teeth......
"Squeakββββ!!!
Moment! The Corpse Eater King has descended from the sky! Those huge claws slashed down at the giant jackal with the most devastating force!
But......
This jackal, however, made some movements that only humans do.
It suddenly turned sideways at the moment when the Corpse Eater King was about to pounce, flashing the falling claws. At the same time, he raised his huge and strong arms, and smashed them down with absolute power the moment the Corpse Eater King landed!
Boomββββ!!!
With a loud bang, the entire energy area seemed to tremble slightly from the blow.
The sound struck everyone's heads, and it was only when everyone finally woke up from the chaos......
As if in a demonstration towards the humans here, the giant jackal's claws slowly lifted, and the chest of the ghoul king had been completely pierced by the giant claws. The huge heart, too, was beating slowly, beating, beating among its claws...... Until a few seconds later......
Clickββ!
Heavily pinched and exploded by the giant jackal's huge claws, the corpse eater king was completely paralyzed like a skin bag that had lost its bones.
"Gollum ......"
The giant jackal shook its hand and tossed the corpse eater's body aside.
It gasped for breath, and the thick blood had completely covered one of its eyes, making it difficult to even see what was in front of it.
But even so, it moved its crippled steps, slowly, towards Arrow.
Seeing the monster approaching, and seeing that it still wanted to complete its "work" even after being so seriously injured, for a moment Arrow suddenly felt a little sorry for it.
With each step of it, blood dripped with it. Its stomach has also been completely turned outward, and its internal organs are about to fall to the ground.
"Give up, go back and recuperate. That count doesn't deserve to do that for him. β
Arrow suddenly opened his mouth, which made the people around him a little stunned.
"Will you be able to listen to what I have to say? Since you are able to carry out your task with such determination, then you should be wise, right? You don't really think I'm scared to go head-to-head with you, do you? No, the reason why I want you to face off against the Corpse Eater King is simply because I'm afraid of being caught between you and two monsters at the same time, or a wheel war. With you alone, the Mermaid Song will not be afraid at all. β
"Now that your injuries are very serious, for your own sake, I would advise you to get out of here quickly. Really, believe me, Count Karp really isn't worth your life to get to this point. Hey, can you understand me? Feed! β
The giant jackal seemed to hear Arrow's constant shouting, and it seemed like it didn't hear it.
Its eyes seem to have a hint of human color? But perhaps it was because it had lost too much blood and was so injured that it seemed a little confused, and it couldn't listen to any human words at all.
For this demonic beast, the only thing that can support its actions now may be the last purpose......
With this in mind, its footsteps were still moving towards Count Eagle, and its huge arms slowly lifted up, spreading its claws, and shards of blood and flesh fell from between them, waiting to tear it apart!
Finally...... The monster had already walked five meters in front of the Mermaid Song.
Seeing that it still didn't have any intention of stopping, Ai Luo could only shake his head helplessly: "Really...... It's a shame......"
"Roar ββββ!!!"
The giant claw raised and grabbed at Brad at the front! In this regard, Brad did not dodge anything. He only raised his shield slightly, and his steps touched the ground like a mountain. The next moment......