"I think, Macageren, I may be wrong for you, the flamethrower at the gate is probably not a trap, but that it was designed. Of course, even so, you should find out in advance, and it must be your dereliction of duty not to find out. ”

"Those four flamethrowers just cover all the space after the door is opened, is this just a way to escape? I'm afraid not necessarily, it's probably aimed at those plants. ”

"The heat burns all the plant particles in the air, whether it is spores or pollen, and they are reduced to ashes in the flames, and the frogs wear special heat-insulating and fireproof clothing to enter and exit the ruins, which is simple but effective, and it is difficult for plants to penetrate the ruins. ”

"Heh, I see. Mia nodded coldly, "I froze the flames, and we didn't close the door in time, so they followed." ”

"Yes, they're coming, but there's good news. ”

"Chief, I don't want to hear your good news at all. The halfling grimaced, "Your good news is always followed by worse news, and my heart trembles when I hear you say good news." ”

"If you don't listen, listen to it. Shure glared at him and said, "If they're really what they're called...... Oh, cluster life, there is a limit to how much soul and mind they can share. I don't know if it's the distance or something in the air, but the plants in the ruins shouldn't be able to cooperate with the ghosts in the outside world. ”

"So aren't the mushrooms hostile?" said Moria, thoughtfully, "there are so few of them that they can't even carry out even the most basic thoughts?"

"Well, that's what I thought about last night, and it made me nervous. Shuer frowned, "As for the good news, it can be verified now, if they really can't think because they are too few in number, they will definitely do their best to expand their scale, that is, to reproduce desperately." ”

"Huh", the eyes of the seven people were unanimously focused on the bookshelves that were broken in half, and the answer was obvious, if the number of mushrooms really increased a lot overnight, then the possibility of Xiu'er's guess would be raised to a very dangerous level.

"I'll see. "The body always moves before the brain, this is what Macageren said about Mobuck, and it must be admitted that this assessment is very apt, and the dwarf is the first to rush over and lift the bookshelf.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. "The smacking of the tongue came from different angles, and it was clear that everyone reacted the same way to the results of the examination.

At the bottom of the bookshelf, there were originally only three mushrooms growing in the corner, which were very inconspicuous and would be ignored if you were not careful, but after only one night, more than half of the bottom of the bookshelf was covered by mushrooms.

"Hell, something. The dwarf subconsciously threw the bookshelves out, although he didn't directly touch the pile of mushrooms, but the mere thought of touching the bookshelves where they grew made people want to cut off their hands.

"Whew", Shuer rushed up like a whirlwind, grabbed the bookshelf and carefully put it on the ground.

"There's nothing wrong with being careful, Mia. ”

"Cass, Sora. The mountain elf's gray finger pointed, and the bookshelf was instantly engulfed in flames.

"At least for now, it's safe to say that they're working very hard. Shure stared at the flames, shook his head and sighed, "Strive to expand your numbers." ”

"But one thing to be thankful for is that their efforts have not borne fruit, well, as you think, you are aware of it, and we don't feel any malice in them. ”

"That means they've just had, and the combined intelligence isn't enough to support their hostility, you think. Seeing Shuer nodding in affirmation, Mia said expressionlessly, "Then I don't understand, why are you so nervous." ”

"What do you mean?"

"I know what you mean, they've come in, and they're starting to take root and grow their numbers. Even if I burn all the mushrooms now, no one can guarantee that they will all be burned, and it is likely that some of the seeds will remain out of our sight and grow again. ”

"Yes, and it's not very likely, I think it's inevitable, Mauria, what do you see?"

"The vitality of plants is very strong, and the desire to survive is also very strong. This time, the smeared on the leaves turned into a hot sauce, "and they will try to survive if they have the slightest possibility." ”

"That's right. Shure nodded, "So it's going to be hard for us to stop them from taking this last position." ”

"But does this have anything to do with us?" Mia asked unceremoniously, "This is not our world, and it's just a projection, not even reality, whether the plant breaks through the frog's defense, it's none of our business at all." ”

"It's true that they will increase in value little by little, but so what? How long can we stay here? Three days or five days? When we get a satisfactory harvest, we can go home, and we need to worry about how much they occupy?"

"Even if there are more of them, it will affect us, so burn them. The outside of the ruins is very dangerous, because there are too many plants to burn, so they can only carry their various attacks. But this place is different, the ruins are isolated from the outside world, and no matter how many plants there are, there is no difficulty in burning them. ”

"So I really can't understand why you were so worried yesterday, is there anything else you didn't have time to say?"

"That's what you all think?" Shure frowned, "Moria, you too?"

"I'm not, I know what you're worried about. Ms. Lin Jing sighed and said with some regret, "They committed suicide." ”

"That's right, they killed themselves. Shul gestured to the corpses in the corner, "It's a very safe ruin, the plants haven't been able to break it. These frogmen are warriors against plants, and I believe they are strong enough. Moreover, the facts ruled out the possibility that they were disturbed by the troubles we encountered yesterday and were disturbed by their emotions. So don't you think it's strange why they committed suicide when they have a safe fortress and a strong will?"

"It's a little weird, but I don't think it's going to affect us. Mia was silent for a moment, still unable to understand.

"It's not over yet, think about it again, why do a few of them die here alone, and no one even disposes of their bodies?"

"Yesterday Mobuck had already probed, this is a very complex cave group, and Macajaren also confirmed that this metal relic is a large area, and it is likely to occupy the entire cave group. ”

"In such a big building, there can't be just eight of them, there should be someone else to dispose of their bodies. And why did they get together and die at the entrance of such a big building? There was so much space in it for them to die, but they died here, and this was not even the inside of the building, but only the porch?"

"That's what makes me nervous the most, and to be honest, I'm really worried. ”

"They...... Can only die here?" Shure's question made everyone fall into deep thought, well, even the dwarves who didn't know what to think about were trying to find answers, and the elven mage pondered and said tentatively, "I'm afraid they can't go back, can't go back, or don't dare to go back?"

"That's what I'm worried about. Shul clapped his hands, affirming Mia's assumption, "They will choose to kill themselves because what will happen next is more terrible to them than death, and they would rather die than watch it happen." ”

"What do you think will happen?" Mia was no longer so sure that it had nothing to do with everyone.

"I can't be sure what it is, maybe it's what they're going to do, maybe it's going to change, but it's not important, the important thing is that they think it's going to happen, they can't resist it, they can only stop it with death. ”

Several people looked at each other, the pressure in their hearts became heavier and heavier, there was a sentence that Shuer did not say directly, but everyone guessed: since everyone is standing here like these frog people now, will the most feared thing of the frog people happen to everyone?

For shadow chasers, anything can be faced, only the unknown is the most terrifying, especially the unknown that is related to life and death.

"Miriday. Shuer said in a deep voice, "With your knowledge, can you find a possibility that can explain the current situation?"

"There are so many possibilities, but none of them can be solved by just one death. The necromancer's face was as ugly as everyone else, "For example, if you are infected with some diseases, but you can isolate and treat, there may not be no hope of cure, and for example, if you are interfered with by the mind, you will go in and kill all the people, but they still have reason before they die, and they can take the opportunity to let the people inside control them, and then find a way to remove the mental interference." I'm sorry, but I can't give a definite answer, sorry everyone. ”

"It's not your fault, my request is unreasonable, you don't have to apologize. Shuer clapped his hands and called everyone back from their thoughts, "That's what I'm worried about, everyone understands now, and there is no need to think nonsense." Actually, Mia is right, things may not affect us. ”

"According to the characteristics of entrances and exits that only appear in relatively open areas, since the location of the detachment point is in this mountain, it is almost certain that the exit is somewhere in this ruin. ”

"So let's explore the ruins as soon as possible, find the location of the exit, and say goodbye here. As long as we are fast enough, we don't have to worry about anything, as for whether those plants will regret beating their chests and feet in the future, tsk, it's none of our business. ”

"Also, don't just try to find an exit, we're here to hunt for treasure, and we can't let go of anything valuable, we have to ransack this place like locusts!"

Shuer said it lightly, but everyone knew in their hearts that the actual situation was far from that simple. According to Macageren and Mobuck's investigation, there are many rooms in the ruins, and the path is complicated, and it will take at least four or five days to explore it thoroughly, and who knows what will happen during this period, which is something more terrifying than death.

"Don't weep and tell you this, not to make you lose your fighting spirit. Shul suddenly flew up and kicked Mobuck in the ass, "Cheer me up, we've seen a lot of life and death crises, and we can still be scared by this little thing?"

"Remember, we're shadow chasers, and no crisis can stop us. ”

"Alright, now that the break is over, give me a return to the shadow chasing state. ”

"Everyone, get ready to go, and the exploration of the ruins begins. ”