Entering the ground through the opening under the stone slab, the environment inside is somewhat surprising, even incomprehensible. First of all, the air, it stands to reason that this underground space that has been covered by black spires for many years should not have left fresh air, because if there were other entrances to provide air here, it would be far from costly to build on the spires. However, the group did not feel breathing difficulties after entering the ground, and the gas that poured into the nostrils was comparable to the refreshing breeze of the forest in the afternoon.

The second is the underground space, which is also the most incomprehensible place. After the group stepped into the ground, the slope under their feet had an extremely rounded surface, and the material was also made of some kind of special stone, both of which made people naturally feel that this underground space was artificially made. But when they looked up, they could see the vague outline of a huge cavern through the ghostly light coming from nowhere. This makes people wonder if human beings can really create such a ghostly scene.

"This was supposed to be an ordinary underground cavern, but it was discovered by the Thunder Giant's bloodline and transformed into this. Peg curiously observed the arched brackets at the top of the cave, guessing where they came from. But her speculation was quickly refuted by Jia Lun, "Impossible." The Thunder Giants have never been of a few races, and even if this is indeed the place where they once gathered, there would not be thousands of them. And when I untied the stone slab, the information on it was clearly a tone that I hoped that future generations would find out, indicating that when this place was blocked, the blockaders probably already knew that they would not have the opportunity to see it open again in their lives. It's not like what a man with a large number of people would do. ”

"It's also possible that this place didn't belong to them in the first place, but they got this hole after fighting the original owner of this place or signing some kind of contract. Lothar said, thinking of the crumbling Molten Iron City and the underground corridors beneath it. He didn't know what was buried underneath that city, but he could vaguely guess from the words of the Blood Lion and the Hammer Grand Duke that the underground space there existed in the first place, and the Molten Iron City was like a black spire covered in the underground space. The two things give a strange sense of similarity.

The team leader, Fettis, stretched out his hand to interrupt the conversation of several people, "When we go inside, we will naturally know the answer." Now, be quiet and vigilant. Garron, you mentioned that you were attacked by the toad-like monster in the wall before, right? I suspect there is one here. The warden's admonition was solid, and after the few people had calmed down, they did notice some dark substance on the top and sides of the cave, but it was not certain that it was the liquid that produced the Toad Monster.

The darkness, gradually swallowing up the glimmer, and the path that stretches all the way down makes it feel like you are walking into the open mouth of a giant monster that has always been. Without the need for warning, Peg ripped off one of his own hairs and tied it in three pieces and tied it around Lothar, the Mountain Monster, and Fioni. That's why she's chosen to join this exploration team. In terms of frontal combat ability, there are many people in the witch group who are stronger than Peg, but when it comes to using limited resources to help others, especially the ability of non-witches, Peg is second to none among all witches. As for why not make the entire squad staffed as witches, because that would be inefficient and would only increase the damage after the accident. In terms of melee combat, witches don't perform better than warriors.

"Mountain monster, you come and open the way. When the darkness made it difficult to see the path beneath her feet, Fettis stopped continuing as the first member of the group, confident in her resilience, but not strong enough to give the witch the confidence to face all threats. Especially after the darkness around me began to give people a rather unsettling feeling.

Without hesitation, the silent gatekeeper took over the task of opening the way, using the spear in his hand to find a way forward in the darkness. After going down some distance like this, the first fork in the road appeared. It's a three-way street, and when combined with the direction from which the group is coming happens to be a complete cross. "Where are we going?" asked Garyn about Fitis, who glanced at the three paths with a slight magical vision, frowned, and motioned to continue in a straight line. The reason is simple, the road ahead is wider than the two sides, and if there is a primary and secondary path, you should get to the center of the cave more quickly by taking the main road.

Similar intersections occur every other stretch of road, and the width of these forks varies. But one thing is for sure, and that is that the width of the two roads that appear on both sides at the same time is always the same. This structure made both Lothar and Fioni a little uncomfortable, and as warriors, they unconsciously developed a slight familiarity in their minds. It wasn't until the new fork in the road was no longer parallel but parted diagonally in front of it that Lothar finally knew where his familiarity came from.

"We're walking on the backbone. The Count's words brought the team to a halt. The three witches were stunned for a moment, and soon realized why Lothar had come up with such a guess. They looked at each other for a few seconds before Karen bent down to recheck the substance beneath his feet. The darkness made it impossible to read the witch's expression, but Garron's worry was expressed in her voice, "I can't be sure if it's a bone." Even if it is such a large creature, its bony structure must not be the same as ours. But if what we have under our feet is really a bone, how big must this thing have been when it was alive? How long ago did it die here? It's incredible. ”

"What is this, didn't we get a hint a long time ago?" said Fitis in a deep voice with her arms folded, looking around at the darkness around her, trying to recreate the original appearance of the cavern according to the structure of the human skeleton. "You mean it's—" Garren was halfway through his words as Peg covered his mouth and swallowed back into his mouth. There are some things that, when it is realized, cannot be said again, especially in such a strange environment. But Peg was still a step too late.

"Something is coming. Fioni turned his head to look in the direction they had come, the Kraken's vision in the dark was already better than that of humans and witches, and with their dense sensory nerves, Fioni could detect the proximity of something farther and earlier through the vibrations of the air and the matter under his feet. He was no stranger to those things, which he had fought against when he bought time for the witches' rituals in the Black Spire. "Toads, there are very many of them. It's not a good place to fight. ”

Fioni was right, no matter how much it was said that it was just the backbone of an unknown creature, and no one knew how much impact this backbone would be able to withstand after countless years. And if it collapses from the fighting, the darkness below is enough for everyone in the squad to fall to their deaths. "The Kraken is right, run, we can't be caught up here!"

The mountain monster and Fitis took the lead, striding forward, followed by Glenn and Peg, who were disgusted by the physical demands of the process, but now was not the time to complain. At the end of the line, Lothar and Fioni looked at each other, and they released their grips on the handle of their weapons almost at the same time, as running with the weapon would affect their agility and waste more energy. "Where did the damn thing come from? We didn't see them when we came down!"

"I don't know, but I've heard the elders of the Burning Waves say that grains of sand in shells turn into pearls. I guess it's about the same. "Fioni's body hasn't fully recovered yet, and his running posture is a bit funny.

"Pearls are far from this!"