Chapter 25: The Peeling Cellar
It was a tall Russian in a straitjacket with a revolver at his waist. He was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he came to Jiang Ming's side, and the pistol casually fired at the slaughtering monster.
Bang!
The golden bullet pierced through the flesh, and the slaughterer raised his head and screamed, but he didn't dare to make a mistake at the Russians, as if he was frightened, he slurred back into the lake. In just a moment, the lake returned to its former calm.
"The fifth layer of the low-level star warrior? Hehe, now let's see what the old guy has to say. ”
The Russian chuckled, picked up the unconscious Jiang Ming and Ahri, and disappeared into the night.
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Cold!
A chill that goes deep into the bone marrow!
Jiang Ming woke up from his coma, feeling goosebumps on his skin and feeling weak.
In front of me was a dungeon-like place, surrounded by walls that had existed for an unknown number of years, and gray moss and withered yellow leaves could be faintly seen.
"I'm not dead? Ali! ”
He touched his head, but he couldn't remember what it was like after he fell unconscious, so he gently picked up Ahri and straightened up.
Walking out of the door, there is a dark passage outside, and there is no end in sight. The rooms are closed to the left and right, and the walls are occasionally hung with torches, like a prison. In the faint light, I could barely see the path on the ground.
The more Jiang Ming walked, the more strange he felt, the surroundings were too quiet to hear any sound, so what were so many rooms built for? It is like a large landowner who owns countless real estates, but it is idle and uninhabitable.
There is no doubt that this place is definitely not normal!
The more I walked, the more wrong it became, how did I get here after coming to that big lake and being attacked by monsters? ……
Wait, the map!
Jiang Ming remembered the key point, and hurriedly rummaged through the trouser pocket on his waist, and the crumpled map was really there.
Spreading out the map, Jiang Ming glanced at it, but he couldn't find his location, as if he had entered a completely new place.
Is someone guiding me what to do?
He had a premonition in his heart that since he fell unconscious in the battle of the Red Dragon, he seemed to be being manipulated by an unknown black hand, and he had come to strange places in a row, and saw many strange and fierce things.
Maybe the man meant it, but he didn't like it. Fate is still in your own hands.
Along the way, there was nothing abnormal, and the surrounding silence was terrifying. Jiang Ming walked in the direction of the road to the end. A narrow staircase that could only accommodate one person appeared in front of you, and the steps were made of old stone bricks of unknown age, and at a glance, it was pitch black inside, and I didn't know where it led.
It's just that Jiang Ming knew that he came here at the behest of the mastermind behind the scenes, and there may be many dangers inside, but at least there will be no danger to his life. He was also a little curious about what kind of place this was, and where the stairs would lead.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Ming didn't hesitate any longer and stepped into the stairs boldly. The stairs were long, and he estimated that he had walked for nearly an hour, and there was still no end in sight. The road became narrower and narrower, and when he reached the back, Jiang Ming shook his body sideways, so that he could barely move forward.
He thought in his heart that if he was narrow, he would have to give up.
Thankfully, after five minutes of walking, the stairs finally came to an end. Jiang Ming bent down and barely squeezed in from the staircase.
In front of me was a wide and unusual square, and in the distance there was another path that led in an unknown direction. The square was unusually quiet and there was no one in it. There were braziers at each of the four corners, and the light of the fire penetrated into the center of the square, and a huge strange pattern was drawn on the ground, a standard giant circle, which was somewhat similar to a pentagram, but not completely. In the center of the pattern, it seems that a person is depicted.
Is this a place of sacrifice?
Jiang Ming held his chin and walked around the pattern, completely unable to tell what kind of sect this was. The center of the pattern seems to be depicted with a woman, who could this woman be?
After a long time, he shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
"No matter who this is and what it has to do with me, it's more practical for me to find a way out of here sooner." He laughed at himself, and his gaze swept back to the dark path opposite.
"Squeak!"
At this time, Ahri woke up and was very excited. It seemed to be frightened by something, maybe it had some nightmare while it was unconscious, maybe it was the environment in front of it that gave it a bad feeling. It suddenly leapt off its shoulders and ran towards the dark path opposite, as fast as lightning.
"Come back, Ahri!"
Jiang Ming shouted loudly, but where was the shadow of Ahri. He stared at it with a slight frown for a moment, and finally followed.
The road is long and dark, and if you don't even pay attention, you can hit the wall at any time.
Jiang Ming took out the blue card from the ancient book, and with a muffled "poof", the card turned into a flashlight. With the help of a faint light, he walked cautiously.
Ahri is completely out of sight, perhaps it has run to the end of the road.
Jiang Ming muttered to himself, always on alert. After half an hour, it finally came to an end. I saw that the two sides of the end were similar to the layout of the previous floor, several cell-like rooms, and there was a small ditch in the middle, and the water in it was already muddy.
Is it an empty prison again?
Jiang Ming was a little puzzled, no one lives here, what is the use of these facilities? Could it be that a certain sacrifice failed in the square, which caused such a scene?
He had no way of knowing. It's just that Ahri doesn't know where to run now. He had a vague bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, while he was wandering, a strange scene appeared.
A huge pillar of fire suddenly erupted from the corners of the surrounding area, and the center of the small ditch exploded into the pot, and a large round wooden board appeared inside, and countless skinned dwarves stood on it, and there was no shortage of leader-level skinned dwarves. In the middle is an old man with white hair and beard. He was as tall as the leader, unmasked, and his thin body exuded a different kind of majesty.
"Young man, welcome to the Peeling Cellar!"
The old man squinted his eyes and said with a smile. His voice was not loud, but it drowned out the shouts of the other skinned dwarves.
"Who are you? How do you understand human language? ”
Jiang Ming didn't dare to take it lightly, and immediately held the sword of Hitt in his palm. In front of him, he must have strayed into the lair of the skinned dwarves, this old man is definitely the leader of the leaders, but he knows human language, and may be able to communicate a thing or two.
"Haha! I'm the Great Elder of Skinning! Gamma is right, your blood and your energy can be offered to my Lord! ”
The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, and his shriveled old face was full of joy.
"Humph! You mean I'm a sacrifice? The sword in Jiang Ming's hand tightened. It's too late to run in the current situation, but if it's a dead end to catch it, it's better to work hard, maybe you can pick up a small life.
"Young man, I advise you to put away your weapons, otherwise I won't guarantee that your little friend will survive." The old man smiled faintly, grabbed it out of thin air, and pinched Ahri in his hand like a trick. And Ahri's "squeak" shook endlessly, but it was weird that he couldn't exert half of his strength.
"You ......" Jiang Ming's face was suddenly full of gloom, but the sword in his hand was slowly put down. Judging from the ability of the Great Elder to catch people out of thin air, the probability of his escape is not great, and the reason why he threatens himself may be that the taboo sacrifice has been damaged, which has affected the effect of the sacrifice.
"Hehe, the young man is lucky to be able to get the favor of the fire fox. Unfortunately, it was still in its infancy and did not pose any threat to me. The old man grabbed Ahri, but his face was shocked, but he said in amazement only for a moment.
"I knew I couldn't run. But I'm going to die to understand, who are you skinning dwarves worshipping? Also, who brought me here? ”
"We worship the dark god of hell, who can lead us skinned dwarves to reclaim the pastures. It's a pity that for many years, our race has never encountered a suitable tribute. But you are different, your blood is special, and with your energy, my Lord will definitely wake up. Hehe, as for who brought you here? In that case, come out, Gamma, my friend! ”
As the old man's words fell, at the end of the pitch-black passage, a figure suddenly appeared, and a tall Russian suddenly came out.
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