Chapter 111: Labyrinth (I)
Chapter 111: Labyrinth (I)
Tro and I hadn't finished cleaning up yet, and the two of us came down from behind.
"Tell them to wait for news," said Troll, "and let's go!" β
Rushing to the top of the well, we walked into this so-called underground labyrinth.
It is said to be a labyrinth, but in fact there is only one passage. At the end of the passage, there is a basement.
Walking into the basement, we smelled a thick smell of smoke.
It turned out that the smoke had not completely dispersed, and some of it had not dispersed on the ceiling.
The room was empty, except for a broken wooden chest and a few jars.
That's the treasure that Leo said?
I walked over and opened the box.
There was nothing in the box.
Except for the thick smell of smoke.
I picked up the jar again, and there was still nothing in it.
Moreover, there is only one entrance to this room.
"What's going on?" I asked, "What about the labyrinth?" It can't just be this little room, right? β
The three of them were looking around, too.
Leo said lazily, "Use your brains, except for one exit, the walls and ceiling are sealed all around, and the only possible entrance is not under this broken wooden box!" β
"Oh?" I suddenly understood, put down the torch, and removed the wooden box.
Sure enough, a hole appeared in the ground.
"Huh?" The three of them immediately came over in surprise.
"Yours, Bihon!" Tro said.
"Do you want to go in?" I asked.
"What are you hesitating about, hurry up!" Leo said.
Tro said, "Go and talk to the above, come here, and we'll go down together!" β
The two later nodded and ran back.
Soon, they were back.
"Let's go!" "Whatever he is, he has to find out!" β
I glanced at him and jumped in first.
The hole wasn't deep, and after I landed, I quickly dodged a few steps.
Soon, all three of them came down.
We went deeper down the passage below, walked a dozen steps, turned a corner, and arrived at the so-called labyrinth.
The passage here is much wider than above, and the walls are smooth and solid, not even like mud but like stone.
What's even stranger, or rather, should be the most normal, is that there are four forks in the road.
"It's ......," Trow frowned.
"It's called a labyrinth!" Leo smiled.
"Which way shall we go?" One asked.
"Of course it's smoke!" Leo said.
I also hurriedly said, "The one that smells of smoke!" β
"That's right!" Tro looked at me with some surprise, "Bihon, you really have a set. β
We quickly found the passage where the smell of smoke remained, but a strange feeling arose in my heart.
It doesn't feel like it's the right way......
"Wait!" I stopped them.
"How?" Troton frothed.
"What?" Leo was unconvinced, "Is there something wrong with what I said?" β
"The one that smells of smoke should lead to the hole in the market, which was dug by the ferrets, and we can't get through," I said, "and it shouldn't be this one!" β
"So, which way do we go?" Tro asked.
I pointed to one of them and said, "Here! β
"Why?" Four people asked me at the same timeβincluding Leo.
"I don't know." I say.
"What!" The three of them said at the same time.
"What a plane!" Leo said.
"Uh, that's not what it meant!" I hurriedly explained, "This, I, I don't understand, anyway, I have a strong feeling that I should go this way." β
"What?" A companion who came down from behind said dissatisfiedly, "You can go whichever way you say?" β
Leo didn't complain: "You mean, intuition tells you? This seems a bit mysterious...... However, I think you can try it, and I guess it's the protagonist's aura that works. β
Tro thought for a moment and said, "I believe in Bihon! β
The two looked at it and said, "Okay then......"
So, we walked into that passageway.
Leo said, "Your footprints have remained. β
I turned around and saw hoof prints on the ground.
Tro turned around and said, "What's wrong?" β
I said, "Our hoof prints ......"
Tro said: "This is very good, I think this maze is not small, if we can't go back for half a day, they can follow up even if they follow up." β
I said, "Yes! β
Leo didn't say anything, and we moved on.
After walking a little way, we came across four more forks.
This time, all three of them looked at me.
Leo said, "Come on, protagonist aura." β
I looked and pointed to a passage and said, "This! β
Tro led the way inside.
I hurried to follow.
The other two hesitated for a moment, then followed.
After walking for a while, I encountered four forks in the road.
This time, without saying a word, I took the lead and walked over.
The three of them followed.
After another stretch of walking, there were four forks in the road......
"Hey...... one of the two finally panicked, "I said Bihong, we're not going to get lost, right?" β
I pointed to a passage and said, "This." β
Tro also seemed to hesitate, but still gritted his teeth: "Go!" β
The two hesitated, but followed.
Leo still didn't speak.
This time, however, the road has changed.
Ahead, there were only two forks in the road.
"Looks like that's right." Tro seemed relieved.
"Don't worry, this is the real labyrinth." Leo said suddenly.
"You, see?" I asked.
"Just move on!" Leo said, "Trust your instincts! β
I walked over without hesitation.
Of course, the three of them could only continue to keep up.
However, this time, not only did the fork in the road become two, but even the passage became tortuous and changeable.
There are one straight corner after another on the way forward.
After turning three times, two forks in the road appeared in front of us.
By this time, most of the torches in our hands had already burned.
"And torches?" Tro asked.
The two said, "We brought two handfuls. β
"Save it now," said Tero, "and extinguish all of you except my fire!" β
Without hesitation, we extinguished our torches, and in the passage, only the torches in his hands remained.
"It's long overdue...... Leo said.
"Why didn't you remind me earlier!" I say.
"Anyway, there is elemental vision, and I am not afraid of not being able to see." Leo didn't care.
"Isn't that more dangerous?" I chose a fork in the road.
"I'll keep you safe!" Leo said.
"What are they going to do?" I said, "They're my companions, I can't be in danger and care, right?" β
Leo said: "You have the aura of the protagonist, don't worry! β
I've heard the so-called protagonist aura many times, but I don't know what it means, and I don't really believe in this inexplicable thing.
As I walked on, I was secretly on guard.
"Don't be nervous," Leo said, "there will be no danger. β
As soon as he finished speaking, Tro exclaimed, "Ah! β
We were all taken aback.
At the corner of the passage ahead, a skeleton appeared!
A werewolf skeleton!
It's so weird!
To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a minotaur or a goblin troll or a rat man or a mustale rabbit or something, after all, these races can often be seen in Thunder City, but it is incredible that a werewolf skeleton appears in the underground labyrinth of the Minotaur capital.
"I'll just say......" Leo said, "how can werewolves, who are similar to you minotaurs in the same way as centaurs, in the underground labyrinth?" There must be a big conspiracy behind it! β
Tro cautiously walked up and examined the werewolf's bones.
The skeleton lay on its stomach on the ground, and the animal skin and clothes on it were already rotten, and Tro festered into powder at the slightest touch, passed through the skeleton, and fell to the ground.
"Hey, it's been a few years since I've been dead......," Leo said, "Looks like it's been more than ten years, right?" β
Tro continued to investigate, only to see a small rusty dagger stuck between the ribs of the werewolf's bones.
The dagger seems to have pierced the werewolf's heart. However, because of the decay of the flesh, the dagger fell between the ribs.
Above the werewolf's hands, there was a pair of rusty iron claws.
The werewolf itself has retractable claws, and with iron claws, the lethality should be very strong, but it also died under a small dagger, and it can be seen that there was once a brutal battle here.
However, there are no traces left on the walls, indicating that the werewolf died a crisp death.
"It's been a few years...... "Trove said, looking at it, "at least ten years or so, and it seems that someone has been here for a long time." β
"Looks like this werewolf is defenseless...... one of his companions said.
What they say is actually similar to Leo's analysis.
"Be careful," said Trow, "though an enemy is unlikely!" β
We all held our weapons.