Chapter 30: A Chance Encounter
That's what Glastaraxe said, but Marina wasn't the kind of girl who would believe what someone else said, maybe Lulunaka would, but definitely not her. "We should have communicated in the beginning. "I'm not going to force you to do anything, but you can't hide it. ”
Shortaxe sighed and was silent for a few more moments before he said to Marina, "I said it wasn't a big deal, and the time wasn't right. He pointed to the underground river nearby, "There is a saying that when the water level of this underground river rises, the underground creatures will be more active than usual. I don't know exactly what it is, but the water level rises every year. ”
"What will it do to us. Marina asked.
Hatchet shook his head, "It's hard to say what the impact will be. Sometimes the water in the river rises so high that even the surrounding area can be submerged...... will get your shoes wet, and those disgusting fish will have a greater range of motion. At this, Shortaxe paused, and continued: "You see, I have no intention of hiding it, but it really doesn't matter. If you want to know, I'll tell you. ”
Shortaxe didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything, and the reason why he looked thoughtful just now was because he was thinking that the rising water level shouldn't happen at a time like this. In fact, there is a connection between the underground and the ground, and in the summer when there is abundant rainfall, the rainwater from the ground will flow into the reservoir and into the ground. Going down from the rat paths and all sorts of pipes, it flows underground, filling the ground with water and turning it into a more humid and cold place - in the summer, there is no scorching sun underground, only a very different shade than on the ground. Of course, naturally no one will go underground to escape the heat for such a cool touch, at least there will be no such people in the middle floor.
"You said this is not what should happen at this time. "But it happened. ”
"That's where I get weird. "If you're worried, we can turn around and get out of here now." ”
Hearing this, Marina smiled and shook her head, "This is not good. ”
Marina's refusal was straightforward, causing Shortaxe to shrug his shoulders, "Then let's move on." "Although Shortaxe is a cautious and cautious man, since he has reached such a deep place, if he goes back before he reaches the predetermined place, he will not be able to get the other part of the money that he is about to have. If the payment is about to fly away, it will be a very uncomfortable thing anyway.
And the dagget didn't think that there really would be any sudden danger that could not be dealt with. When the water level rises, in addition to being a little inconvenient to move, the biggest danger is that the fish in the river will swim up. Although this disgusting thing has a hideous face, it is only the level of small fangs. He didn't think he was a very good fighter, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed in the Black Iron class and never broke through. But when it comes to the experience and response to the sewers, he thinks he still has a set. And his good companion Chris did the same, and did it better than him.
His familiarity with the middle level and his trust in Chris was the reason why he dared to come down with a guy like Luluna who was dragging his feet again. Of course, the potion that Lulunaka took out was also one of the reasons why he would accept it. For those of them who venture out to make a living, even a less pure potion is an expense. For him, it would be better to accept another payment, with someone more uneasy than Marina and Ekou.
Now that the communication has been done and there are no more problems, the team continues to move forward. There is an underground river with a wider passage than above, which is more desolate than above, and the river is next to it, and the strange sound of the water is so strange that it is easy to unsettle those walking on the side. At this time, it is a good choice to choose to walk next to the wall.
Not long before Chris listened again and shouted ahead, "Which friend is up front?"
Chris shouted into the darkness ahead, and quickly got a response: "It's not an enemy, don't get excited!"
Hearing the response, both Hatchet and Chris breathed a sigh of relief, but their hands were still on the weapon. "Be careful, though it's unlikely that something despicable will happen...... But once in a while, this kind of thing happens. ”
There was no need for the Shortaxe to speak too clearly, even Marina and Eko could understand what he meant. In a place like a sewer, there are people walking around, but there is definitely no basic order like the ground. In such a place infested with strange creatures, it can be difficult to trust the strangers you encounter.
The other party walked over head-on, and after seeing the face of the person who came, the hand of the short axe was lowered from the axe, "It's you." ”
Walking in front was a burly man, draped in thick clothing, in contrast to the bare upper body of the dastard. After the other party saw the short axe, the hand on the mace that had been placed on the waist of his hand was also put down, "It's you." With a smile on his face, he walked towards the axe and patted him on the shoulder, "I thought it was the guy with the face, and I was a little worried, I don't know if it's the kind of guy who will plot bad things at any time." If it's you, I'm relieved. ”
"It's the same with me, and you're relieved to see it. The short axe also touched the man's shoulder hard, and there was a smile on his face. He glanced at the people behind the man, two men and one woman, the men were dressed in leather armor and carried long and short weapons, and the women were wearing cloaks and should be carrying a crossbow behind them. They were all familiar with the short axe, and when they noticed the sight of the short axe, they all nodded slightly to him. "I didn't expect you to come down to this place, you don't usually come around here. ”
"If you have a business, you can go anywhere. The man laughed, and he also glanced at the person behind the dastard. Chris stayed in the corner, trying not to get noticed. The man was used to his style, so it was not surprising that he was not surprised. Eko and Marina's words, just by looking at their appearance, you know that they are newcomers who have just come underground. And then there was a little girl...... The man thinks that his eyes are still very good, this is obviously a resident of the rat path, a little guy with no combat power.