Chapter 10, Ruins
The group quickly got back on the road, and Delaney saw that Susan and the three mercenaries had ugly faces, and they didn't dare to ask more, so they could only follow closely behind Zhang Yi and hurry away with their heads covered.
This time, no one was preyed upon by the cannibal flowers again, and the group soon passed through this dangerous cannibal flower bush under the leadership of Zhang Yi and re-entered the dense forest.
Passing through the secluded valley, the landscape of the mountains changes as the verdant trees turn into dark green trees, with huge canopies that shade the sky and the sun, plunging the surroundings into darkness.
The originally dense grass has also turned into an intricate black root, with teeth and claws like a monster, the ground is full of rotten leaves that drown the soles of the feet, exuding an unpleasant smell of decay, and occasionally one or two small grasses grow in a strange shape, and the trees in the distance are even more shadowy, as if something is hiding in it to spy on itself
And the monsters in the mountains are also appearing more and more frequently, they have avoided the packs of three-eyed wolves, they have also carefully crawled under the huge bodies of the monsters like mountains, and they have also been chased by the huge strange birds soaring in the sky, this team of six people, like a few small fish in the turquoise ocean, desperately dodging the waves and angry waves.
It was dusk, and the sun rushed overhead, setting far to the west, and a glimmer of setting sun remained in the sky, staining the sky blood-red.
Zhang Yi squatted in the bushes, stretched out his hand to remove two branches and leaves that blocked his vision, and what appeared in his field of vision in front of him was a shallow river beach, where a sparkling mountain spring was flowing through the middle stream, and on the other side of the river beach, he could vaguely see a building hidden among the trees.
That is the remnant of the elect of the gods.
They have encountered many such ruins along the way, but they have not stopped because of this, and most of these ruins are occupied by monsters, which is very dangerous. Second, they were not exploring now, but fleeing for their lives, so naturally they were not in the mood to explore the ruins along the way, although except for Zhang Yi, the five members of the Gray Dove Mercenary Group all felt great regret about this.
And now it's different, as I said before, the Shadow Mountains that entered the night, they didn't have enough strength to walk in it, they could only find a place to hide and wait for the night to pass, and the best hiding place was undoubtedly the relics of these voters.
As long as the monsters that occupy the ruins are chased away or killed, they will be able to survive the night in the ruins.
It's just that Zhang Yi didn't have much confidence in whether he could do this, he couldn't help but look back at a few mercenaries in the bushes behind him, their young faces were still a little uneasy, and they must have been almost frightened along the way.
Seeing him turn around, Delaney, who was following him closely, blinked in confusion and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Mr. Elwin?" Is it dangerous? ”
"Possibly, you guys prepare, maybe there will be a fight."
Zhang Yi sighed, the strength of their group is too weak, and they can only run away when they encounter slightly stronger monsters, but fortunately, the high-level monsters in the mountains have their own nesting habits, and the monsters that occupy the ruins are usually those with lower levels.
Zhang Yi's words immediately made the mercenaries nervous, and Delaney's face turned even paler, looking like he was going to kill monsters, but as if he was going to die.
Seeing their appearance, Zhang Yi's confidence was even more insufficient, but he always had to come, and he couldn't take them to wander outside all the time, and when it was night, he was afraid that the outside would be ten times more dangerous than in the ruins.
"Let's go."
Zhang Yi observed both sides of the river beach, and after there was no danger now, he took the lead in burrowing out of the bushes and running towards the remains of the voters in his sight.
The mercenaries hurriedly followed him, and the group waded over the knee-deep stream, climbed the slightly sloping hillside on the opposite bank, and immediately saw the full view of the ruins hidden in the trees.
It looks like a castle on the outside, but it's much smaller and more like a manor. The spire-shaped main building, the height of the tree next to it, has a long fence outside, but it has collapsed in many places, and the wall is crawling with vines.
The gate in the center of the ruins is intact, flanked by two tall warrior statues, but the statues are covered with turquoise moss, and the stone slabs on the ground have cracked in many places, revealing the thick roots underneath, and the whole ruins are quiet, like a haunted house in a legendary novel.
Zhang Yifu lowered his body and slowly walked into the door, his eyes immediately scanning the scene inside.
Inside the gate is a square courtyard with a circular cistern in the middle, but it has long since dried up and is overgrown with weeds, and on either side of the courtyard is a long colonnade that leads to the back of the main building in the middle.
The main building's main door is open, and it is pitch black inside, but you can still see the outline of some furnishings.
Zhang Yi's gaze stayed on the ground of the courtyard, the wide stone slabs had cracked in many places, and some emerald green grass had emerged from the soil under the stone slabs.
What made Zhang Yi a little relieved was that he didn't see the monster's feces or footprints, maybe it wasn't occupied by monsters, which was a lucky thing for them.
Zhang Yi slowly walked into the courtyard, and the mercenaries behind him followed closely, looking around at this ruin with amazement.
Obviously, this is a ruin that has not been visited by adventurers, and it is also the main purpose of the gray dove mercenary group to enter the Thorn Forest this time, and if Dennis and they see such a place, I don't know how happy they will be.
"Look, up there."
Susan's voice rang out, and everyone immediately looked up at the top of the main building, only to see that on the third floor, a large black bird was standing on the balcony, nearly a meter high, looking down at them.
With a bang, the mercenaries immediately became nervous, sweat oozed from the palms of the hands holding the weapons, and even Susan pulled out the bow and arrow in her hand, ready to shoot an arrow at any time, but Zhang Yi immediately stopped them.
"Wait, this is the Lobito Crow, it's no threat to us, don't attack it."
Lobito Crows are low-level monsters in the Shadow Mountains, preferring carrion and not attacking living creatures. Zhang Yi didn't want to get into trouble, because they might not be able to kill this black crow, and once they provoked it, they were afraid that they would attract other monsters nearby.
Zhang Yi's words are at least much more effective than Dennis's now, and when they heard that there was no threat, the mercenaries were relieved, and Susan also put down the bow and arrow in her hand.
The Narobito crow looked at them for a moment, then jumped down from the balcony, spread its huge wings as it fell, and fluttered away.
Looking at the black shadow that disappeared into the sky, Zhang Yi's heart finally completely relaxed, since the Lobito crow will stay in this ruin, it means that this is a borderless land, and it has not been occupied by monsters.
The group crossed the courtyard and walked in through the door of the main building.
Inside is a large rectangular hall flanked by two rooms, and a little further back of the hall are two staircases leading to the second floor, and a few dark doors under the stairs are supposed to lead to the rest of the main building.
The walls of the hall were covered with frescoes that were no longer visible, and in the middle was a long stone table with dusty silver kettles and candlesticks and other utensils, and the rows of wooden hoop chairs on either side of the stone table were all rotted to the point of decay.
There is also a thick layer of dust on the ground, and for thousands of years, almost no humans or monsters have set foot here, and all of them are fixed in the form before the disappearance of the voters, but under the erosion of time, one qiē has long since decayed and lost its former glory.
There was no trace of monster activity in the hall, and even the mercenaries were relieved and didn't have to worry anymore.
They would rather deal with the most ferocious bandits than face any of the monsters in the Shadow Mountains.
"Okay, it's safe for now, but we can't let up."
Zhang Yi clapped his hands to attract the attention of the mercenaries, and then he said: "I need one person to explore the entire ruins with me, and the other two people need to go outside to pick up some dry firewood and fetch some streams, but be careful not to run too far, Delaney and Susan, you two will clean up this place first, and we will spend the night here tonight." ”
After Zhang Yi finished speaking, the mercenaries looked at him in a daze, which made him a little confused, is there something wrong with my arrangement?
Only then did he realize that it was Susan who could give the mercenaries an idea now, and that he was just an outsider, which was obviously a bit of a noise.
But this can't be blamed on Zhang Yi, he used to be the leader of the strategy team when he was in the game, and he needed to be responsible for all aspects of the problem, but now he is in the same world as the game, and he subconsciously took out the previous approach.
In embarrassment, Susan didn't say a word, just nodded, then put down the bow and arrow in her hand, and began to roll up her sleeves, revealing her two white and delicate arms.
With Susan's statement, the other mercenaries also took action, two mercenaries ran outside to collect firewood and water, while the other mercenary followed Zhang Yi, holding a weapon into the main building, they need to explore this ruin inside and out to avoid some possible potential dangers.
Only two girls remain, Susan and Delaney, who used to have to do housework in the Grey Dove mercenary group, and it is impossible to expect a group of big men to do these things, so the two girls are familiar with cleaning and the like.
Delaney also rolled up her sleeves, she glanced at Susan, and said a little unnaturally: "Mr. Alwyn knows so much, who is he?" ”
Susan paused, then shook her head, the ponytail draped over her shoulders swaying with her movements.
"Seems to be a mercenary like us." She chuckled, "But in these days, who will tell the truth honestly." ”
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