Chapter 2243: Dark Forest (7)

It was a thrilling moment.

Of course, Arthur heard the sound of the hemp rope breaking beside him and immediately sprinted towards the other end of the bridge.

Of course, he is now using the body of a teenager, and he is carrying as little equipment as possible. He was as light as a swallow and extremely fast.

Without these two "of course", Arthur would have fallen before he reached the other end of the bridge.

But even with these two "of course", Arthur suddenly felt empty under his feet three yards from the edge of the bridge, and could no longer use the planks on the bridge to run forward, because the bridge behind him had been completely broken, and the broken bridge was falling down!

"Hmm!" Knowing that this distance could not reach the other side, Arthur felt the emptiness under his feet and immediately lowered his center of gravity, and at the same time stretched out his left hand to grab the ground!

Thankfully, although the bridge was broken, there were still planks on Arthur's side of the drawbridge that could be footed. Arthur reached out and grabbed the fast book for footholding, but now smashed it into the bridge on the cliff face on the opposite bank at a constant speed. The bridge was damp and moldy, and he couldn't actually afford to toss, and when Arthur grabbed the bridge and pulled it hard, it shattered! But fortunately, Arthur used the strength of his hand to grasp the bridge and flew diagonally upwards for a short distance, and he was only two yards away from the opposite bank! He flew forward with all his might, and at the same time stretched out his hands to try to grab the cliff in front of him, hoping that the moment he hit the cliff, he could grab something and avoid falling!

However, the distance was still a little short! He flew out and reached a yard away from the cliff, and he felt that his body was falling downward, and he could no longer continue to fly forward, or even rely on inertia to continue to approach the cliff!

The situation was very bad, not only would he not be able to grasp the cliff, but he would even fall down like this, into the bottomless black abyss, and turn into flesh!

"Hah!" In this desperate moment, a thick and hairy arm reached out and grabbed the two thin little arms of the blonde boy!

"It's a good shot!" Bediwell grabbed Arthur tightly and dragged him to the foothold of the cliff, finally leading the Knight King out of danger.

"Thanks, I'm glad you're here. Arthur stood firm before he spoke.

"Of course. Bediwell drifted a little: "But what did you want to do just now? Suddenly take out the holy sword and use [Spellbreaker], of course such a big movement will break the drawbridge." Are you dying?"

"To repel bats, of course. Arthur said, "Do you think there's any other way to deal with those vampire bats?"

"Huh?" Bediwell looked confused, "What are you talking about?"

"Bats. Arthur was also confused: "Didn't you just besiege from all directions? Don't tell me you didn't see it!"

The man-wolf couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of bats, Arthur, your brain is dizzy, right? I've been watching from this side of the cliff, and I haven't seen anything unusual except that you raised the holy sword for no reason?"

The Knight King fell silent in an instant.

"Illusion?" Arthur was annoyed, and the next moment he deduced the answer.

The swarm of bats that had been bombarded by his [Spellbreaker] just now vanished in an instant. Although everything just now was so realistic, Arthur had the illusion of "if he didn't do it, he would be killed" for a moment, but in fact, there was not even a bat around, neither a bat that was blown away by the [Spellbreaker] and fell to the ground to paralyze, nor could he find a group of bats that continued to resist and wanted to attack. Looks like this should be an illusion.

"If it's an illusion, it should be even me who has been tricked. Bediville denied.

"Not necessarily. The Knight King frowned and analyzed: "It may be an illusion specially designed to affect the human brain, and it is ineffective against the demons." The demon's spiritual resistance is already higher than that of humans, and it may even be necessary to meet the conditions before it can take effect--- such as taking effect specifically on people who pass through the bridge. You just climbed the rock wall directly, maybe you didn't meet the conditions for the illusion to take effect?"

"Perhaps. Bedwell didn't want to argue with Arthur: "Anyway, well done." You've managed to break the drawbridge magnificently. The way back is probably not easy. We can only go deeper. ＂

"Yes. King Arthur replied lightly, clenching his fists.

(Big loss!)

(Because of an illusion, he took out the trick of saving up the warmth, maybe he has already been seen by the witch.) ）

(When he actually faced the witch, [the spellbreaker] was no longer new, and he couldn't surprise her.) ）

(Of course, if it's just a flash, the witch may not be able to understand the essence of [Spellbreaker], and she doesn't know that this trick can interrupt any magic that is being cast.) ）

(I hope so.) ）

Arthur glanced at the way he was going. From this platform protruding from the rock face is an extremely narrow stone staircase, which continues down to another protruding rock platform twenty yards away. In addition, the stone staircase has only one foot to stand on, and if you want to go down, you have to stick to the wall and move slowly step by step. The road is very treacherous, no less than the suspension bridge just now.

Bedeville was easy to do, since he was a man-wolf, he could just use his claws to make a hole in the wall to secure himself. It has always been Arthur who has had difficulty in propulsion.

And in the same way, he has nowhere to hide on such a dangerous road, and he can't fight back when he is attacked, so to speak, he is slaughtered. The sinister and cunning witch certainly wouldn't have let Arthur through here so simply. What if there was another ambush, what if there was another illusion that influenced passers-by, tricking Arthur into throwing himself into the net? Or maybe the road itself was a trap where a sharp spear would burst out of the wall if one wrong step triggered the trap?

Wait a minute. Something seems to be wrong. Arthur thought about it again, and as he looked out, he saw that the cave was farther and deeper, with more drawbridges and stone stairs, and more treacherous terrain. Then something suddenly occurred to him.

"Bedi, does it smell of blood around here, and there are so many traps to kill?" he asked.

"Nope. Although it smells of blood, I can say that it is not too strong. The human wolf replied: "Probably because I can find such a hidden back door, and then there are not many people who come here." ＂

Arthur was silent for a moment. However, this is also normal, after all, the terrain of this cave is special. Those who die here will fall down, to the bottom of the cavern, where there is no depth to see. The corpse was not visible from here, and it was even more difficult to detect the smell of blood------ even for a human wolf with a sharp nose like Bedeville.

That's right, it seems normal. But I always felt that something was wrong.

"Merlin just said that the little hole we came in is an emergency escape from this cave, isn't it?" Arthur asked, "The witch hid that hole so secretly that she could have a place to escape in the most critical situation, right?"

"Of course. So...... What's wrong?" Bediwell couldn't guess Arthur's thoughts.

"And this cave is connected to the secret escape exit, and if you go further down, you should be to the witch's location. In other words, if the witch wants to escape, she must pass through this dangerous cave to reach the escape exit?"

"Of course. ＂

"That's weird," Arthur thought about, finally making sense of it all. The sense of disobedience he felt from just now turned out to be because of this!

"Suppose someone attacks the witch's habitat, and the witch can't deal with them, so she has to flee. Arthur continued: "So what will be her condition? The situation may be extremely critical, and she must race against time to escape. It's possible that she's injured, or that she's run out of mana and can't cast spells for a while. Moreover, as a witch, she mainly practiced magic, and her physical strength was certainly not as good as that of the adventurers who came to attack her habitat. So------"

Hearing this, Bediwell also understood. The man-wolf's eyes widened and he said, "It will be extremely difficult for her to complete this dangerous cave, let alone escape from here to the emergency exit!"

"That's right. Arthur nodded. The idea is finally clear: "The road here is not for witches. There may be an easier shortcut, a more hidden shortcut known only to the witch herself, that allows her to pass through this treacherous cavern and go straight to the escape exit. ＂

"Is that so?" Bediwell, though agreeing with King Arthur's assumption, tried to find other possibilities as best he could, "But is it possible...... She didn't have to walk at all, just use a spell to fly herself through this cave?"

"That's one of the possibilities. But as I said, what if she ran out of magic and mental power in the battle, and was already tired?"

"Why can't she run away before she runs out of mana?"

"Oh, no, trust me. Arthur narrowed his eyes and replied, "The main and back doors of this cave are extremely elaborately designed, and they are full of traps and ambushes. The witch has invested too much energy and capital in this habitat, and she will definitely not give up here so easily. She will definitely leave her last magic power to deal with the invaders, but she can't beat it, so she thinks about escaping, and she escapes with her own physical strength when her magic power is exhausted. ＂

＂...... The analysis makes sense. Bediwell had to obey.

"Among the many possibilities, those that are incorrect are eliminated one by one, and the simplest and most direct one is often the truth of the matter. Arthur narrowed his eyes and analyzed, "Bedi, take me back." Go back to where you were before you crossed the drawbridge. I believe that there must be another hidden shortcut there, allowing us to jump through this deep hole full of traps and reach the dwelling place of the Underground Witch. ＂

"Okay. Let's go. Without saying a word, the wolf picked up Arthur and walked back. Instead of crossing the broken bridge, he climbed the nearby rock wall and jumped over it, and soon returned to the original entrance to the entire cavern.

After Arthur stepped off the man-wolf's back, he once again carefully examined his surroundings, trying to find a shortcut.

Then he saw something, hidden in a small crevice in the rock wall beside it.