Leaving the protection of the shield and walking outside the city area, the two of them were startled before they had taken a few steps.

Before leaving the shield, Shuer had already thought that the scene outside would be very miserable, the energy of destruction would not specifically select targets, even the legendary powerhouses could not support it, and the monsters would not be able to survive without the protection of the heart of the city.

Therefore, the two of them had been mentally prepared for a long time, but when they really saw the tragic situation outside, they were still shocked.

Outside there were carcasses of small animals, rats, rabbits, insects and snakes, all kinds of corpses lying on the ground. These small beasts, which usually live underground, burrowed out of the ground before they died, and the ground and their nests did not provide them with protection, and they were injured in the safest places, so that they had to flee from the nests in a hurry, and then died on the surface.

Every corpse was miserable, especially the rats and rabbits, which had fallen off most of their fur, and their skin was covered with large blisters, and yellowish-white fluid oozed from the ruptured blisters, exuding the smell of death. Around the corpses, you can clearly see their struggle before dying, they died obviously very painfully, the ground is covered with scratches, some of them have teeth gnawing marks, no doubt, the pain has made them fall into madness, in vain attacking everything around them, until finally to death.

There were no living creatures in sight, and the sounds of scurrying and chirping that could be heard at any time in the wilderness had all disappeared, and there was silence all around, and the silence combined with the corpses all over the ground was inevitably terrifying.

Only the plants, still lush, at least didn't seem to be affected in any way, but unfortunately Moria didn't follow, otherwise she could try to communicate and see if the plants were really okay.

"Don't look at it, we should be glad now, at least the plants have not been affected, otherwise, the Emerald Empire may have fallen into a famine that will last for an unknown amount of time. "Shu'er is a battle-hardened commander who is accustomed to seeing hundreds of corpses piled up, and quickly recovers from the shock, "Take me to the location of the Emerald Light first, and then go directly to the entrance of the cave." ”

The easiest way to find metal fragments is, of course, to wait until evening, when the brilliant emerald light will reveal the exact location of each fragment, and then dig straight down from the center point of the emerald light, and always dig out the target.

But according to Lionheart, the goal is to be inside the underground cavern, rather than simply buried in the earth, which is more troublesome, and you need to dig through a lot of rock to get to the target. God knows how thick the rock in the middle is, and if the rock layer is too thick, it won't be dug up in a few days, and then the fragments will be destroyed and the people in the city will die.

Therefore, you can only choose the most basic method and follow the underground cavern all the way to find it.

"The central point is probably here. Walking cautiously in the sun, less than a kilometer, Saf stopped and drew a large circle on the ground on his toes, "It's hard to tell the exact point, but it's probably in this range." ”

"Well, it's enough to have that range. Shur nodded, and the voice coming from under the hood was muffled, "What about the entrance to the cave?"

"There are seven or eight entrances nearby, but the nearest one is also three kilometers away. ”

"It's closer than I thought, let's go, hurry up. Shuer wiped the smooth fabric of his clothes, as if there was something dirty on them, "I can obviously sense the strange energy everywhere outside, but I can't see anything unusual at all, this kind of thing is better to destroy it as soon as possible, I am worried that after a long time, this dress will not be able to support it, after all, this thing is even my master...... Tsk, anyway, as soon as possible. ”

"Well, I'll speed up then. Saf nodded, and suddenly took the initiative to take Shuer's hand and run away, but it scared Shuer, so that you don't have to be so sudden as soon as possible, no matter how good the relationship is, some things have to be gradual, right, such as how to do first, then what, and then ......

"You're actually in a hurry. Ignoring Shuer's ambiguous teasing, Saf whispered softly, "I always feel that things are not as easy as you say, I can hear that your previous explanation has hidden a lot of things." ”

"Half-truths. Shuer was stunned and said with a smile, "I didn't expect even you to see it." ”

"It's too familiar, you can hear it, and Moria's must have heard it too. However, at this point, Saph did not continue to ask, as if he was not interested in the truth at all, but only intently observed everything around him with his hearing, "I am stupid and don't understand anything too complicated, but I know that you will not harm me, if you don't say that there is a natural reason for you, I just need to do what you say." ”

"Watch your step. Shul tugged hard, pulling Safur away from his original direction. Saph relied so much on hearing that he ignored the ground in front of him, and there was a half-melted corpse lying on the ground, and he couldn't tell what kind of creature it was, and if he stepped on it, he wouldn't hurt, but he would inevitably be nauseous for a long time, and if he stepped on a broken bone and cut his clothes by broken bones, he would really want to cry without tears.

"Can you imagine? There have been many times when we have ended up with these things. ”

"Huh?" Saf was stunned, as if he didn't understand what Shul was saying.

"I did hide it, there was no meteorite rain at all, and Lord Luna was fighting against something else. Shure pointed to the sky, "A destructive light that emanates from the stars in the void. ”

"No wonder you just inexplicably uttered the word light of destruction, wait, doesn't that mean that the current situation is also caused by that light?"

"Indirectly, it's actually ......"

"Wait, there's a voice. Saph stopped suddenly, listened carefully with his eyes closed, and said with a sigh of relief, "It's okay, it's the sound of underground rocks cracking, not living creatures." What did you just say, what happened?"

"The light of destruction is actually a natural phenomenon, the stars in the void, occasionally one of them will emit a light of destruction to sweep across the void. But the void is too big, there is no physical concept of boundaries, so it basically has nothing to do with our planet, but there will always be exceptions for a long time, for millions of years, there have been three or four times, and Parvadiga is also within the influence of the light of destruction, because the relationship between the priesthood is resisted by our lord, just like those meteorite rains. ”

"If Mistress Luna doesn't stop ......"

"It's like these things. Shur pointed to the corpses of the few plain raccoons that the two had just crossed, "Of course it's not so painful, the moment it was affected, all the creatures of Parvatiga were the result of this." This thing is much more terrifying than a meteorite rain, even if the meteorite rain falls, there is a place to hide, but under the light of destruction, there is nowhere to hide, and there is no other way than to wait for death. The gods have never revealed this to mortals, after all, mortals' ability to bear is limited, let them know that they always have a sharp sword hanging over their heads, maybe they will do something stupid, heh, this is also the reason why I just concealed it. ”

"Here we are, here it is. The three-kilometer road, at the speed of two people, only takes a few minutes, and now there are not many animal carcasses around, because the two of them are on a rocky surface, and the ground has cracked a gap, and the gap is inclined to go down, and there is no end in sight, "Do you want to go in?"

"Hmm, why not, why don't we go in and do something?" Xiuer fixed the illuminated crystal lamp on his shoulder, it would be good to have someone to help prepare the props, all the utensils were the most advanced, and there were enough spars prepared, so you don't need to use them in vain, you can squander them to your heart's content, well, one is not enough, and another one is fixed on the other shoulder, or it is on the waist......

"Nasty, don't be so ashamed. Saf angrily slapped Shul on the back a few times, well, fortunately, the spine was not broken, it was lucky, "Didn't you just say that the light of destruction is actually a natural phenomenon, and of course there is nothing to destroy natural phenomena." ”

"The light of destruction from outside the sky is a natural phenomenon, this is not. Xiuer shook his head, lit the two crystal energy lamps on his shoulder, and shone them into the gap in the ground, well, the quality is really good, the brightness is enough, and the light-gathering ability is very strong, the pillar of light has been extended to dozens of meters away without dispersing, "Let's go, have you been in before?"

"No, this is a man-eating cave, no one dares to go too deep, once you get lost in it, you will never come back. ”

"Don't worry, I've got pathfinding powder. Shul patted a cloth bag on his waist and carefully poked a few small holes in the bottom of the bag, and the white powder contained in it spilled down the small holes on the ground, which was the correct use of wayfinding powder.

Wayfinding powder is the mercenary's best companion for spelunking, more reliable than any item. When they come into contact with rocks, they attach to them and emit a subtle fluorescence that can last all day before the fluorescence fades away. Once you get lost in the cave, as long as you turn off the light source, you can find traces of the pathfinder powder, and you can quickly get out of the predicament by following the pathfinder powder back.

It's a pity that there are a lot of magical beasts living in the caves, and they are also quite curious about fluorescence, and often lick or scratch along the fluorescence, rubbing off all the pathfinding powder, resulting in the loss of the marker and no turning back. However, there are almost no living creatures nearby, so there is no need to worry about boring animals destroying the mark, so you can naturally enter with confidence, not to mention, mercenaries will not rely entirely on pathfinding powder, and experienced mercenaries have quite strong pathfinding ability, and they can remember to clear the way even in complex underground caves.

"So, it's impossible for us to get lost, don't worry. ”

"Well, I know. Saf nodded earnestly, "It's like going around the city just now." ”

"Sasa, I told you, don't learn from Moria, you can't learn anything good from that idiot. ”

"Hee-hee, I think it's good. The backs of the two of them gradually disappeared into the deep cracks in the ground, and only the soft laughter of Saph came faintly from the darkness.