Chapter 345: A Fork in the Road
"The carving on it looks like a long-handled sword that was common on the mainland decades ago. Jack whispered.
As the team slowly moved forward, the carvings on these walls, the lines became clearer and clearer, and now the carving that appeared in front of Ron could already clearly sew the pattern on the edge, clearly a male knight, stabbing the weapon in his hand forward, this weapon is somewhat similar to the medieval Western sword, the hilt has a round gauntlet, the blade is long and thin, according to Jack, in this other world, this weapon style has also been popular for a while.
"This kind of weapon, before the Demon Spirit War, was still quite popular on the mainland, but after the outbreak of the war, we also realized the disadvantage of this weapon, that is, the supply method is too simple. Jack explained, "Basically, you can only use stabs, and all the weapons in the back have gone through a round of innovation to become what they are now. ”
"How can there be such a stone sculpture here? It doesn't look like it's natural. Doubts rang out in Bosriga's ranks.
"Of course, this is not a natural formation, and if such patterns can be created naturally, then those who rely on stone carving to eat will not have to live. This was the voice of Princess Bosliga: "There are many powerful swordsmen in the history of Bosriga, and it is very likely that this relic has something to do with these swordsmen. ”
Although Ron is not a master of carving appreciation, the level of these carvings is undoubtedly quite high, especially the lines on the blade can even be clearly expressed, if you don't immerse yourself in it for a long time, you will never be able to do this level.
A relatively large scimitar appeared in front of the road, and when he turned and walked in, the stone carvings on the wall also disappeared completely, and turned into a pitch-black stone wall again, and the road under everyone's feet gradually became uneven, perhaps because of the deep entrance to the cave, the damp sea breeze that originally had a salty and wet smell was gone, replaced by some dry air.
"Be careful, there's a steep slope ahead!" Princess Bosliga's voice came from ahead.
Torch raised, the front line slowly advanced, and Ron soon saw the "steep slope" in the princess's mouth, not so much a slope as a huge rock fault almost perpendicular to the ground, but there were some gaps in the rock for footholding, and the knights climbed up with the help of Douqi.
This natural obstacle did not affect the speed of everyone's progress, and Ron also supported it with the help of the white wolf, and Sylvie was carried on Ron's shoulder, and the space above the rock suddenly became a little narrower, and the tall Jack even had to hunch his waist a little to be able to walk normally.
"This cave is deep enough, and we've been in for about thirty minutes. Sefera whispered suddenly.
"It's big enough, and so far, except for the previous stone carving, there hasn't been anything out of the ordinary, and it looks like an ordinary cave. ”
"Be careful!"
Before Jack's words were finished, the shouts of Princess Bosliga suddenly sounded in front of him, and suddenly there was a sharp whistling sound in the cave, and a dense group of bats suddenly flew in front of him in the depths of the cave, and the sound of dense bats flashing their wings was quite permeable in the dark cave, and Ron could even see the red glowing eyes of the bats under the light of the fire.
"Mr. Ron!"
This time the princess's voice was calling Ron's name, and Ron immediately understood that in the face of such a dense enemy, the mage's lethality is much greater than that of the knight, Princess Bosliga suddenly took out a water bag from her spatial ring, and directly threw the water bag into the air, and the water droplets were suddenly scattered.
Suddenly, these scattered water lords quickly condensed in mid-air, turning into ice spikes that opened outward, and many bats flew right past where the ice spikes were, and were directly pierced by the sharp ice blades, and the jet-black bodies were directly strung on the ice spikes, and some fell weakly.
Ron's means are much more straightforward, seeing that Ron is about to make a move, the white wolf and Jack also surround Ron in the middle to ensure the safety of the magician, at the same time, Ron's mouth spewed out a scorching fireball, which is a very good opportunity to gain experience points, Hao Fireball Technique sticks to the top of the cave, rushing towards the direction of the bat's flight, and a series of hissing sounds of fat being roasted by the flames suddenly sounded in the air, and the smell of burnt after the burnt is also diffused.
After this round of attacks by Ron and Princess Bosliga, the few bats that were originally dense suddenly died, and these bats that survived by luck were also assassinated with sword blades by some knights who shot behind, and a dense black corpse suddenly appeared on the ground, which looked a little disgusting.
Everyone held their breath and walked cautiously over the corpses of these bats, and soon, the scorching smell in the air gradually faded, after the small episode of bats, the team in front did not dare to move too fast, everyone's physical strength was quite abundant, but because of the high concentration caused by a slight fatigue.
"Stop!"
The princess's bodyguard, Sylvie, raised the torch in her hand, and the team of Bosliga in front of them suddenly stopped advancing, and Ron and the others also stopped.
This stop, not because of the appearance of some flood beasts, the original straight forward corridor suddenly split into two different passages, one to the left and one to the right, and the torches could only illuminate a small area of the cave ahead, there is no doubt that this is a fork in the road that needs to be decided.
The members of the adventure party were silent, after accepting the princess's employment, they were now nominally subordinates of Princess Bosriga, and of course they had to listen to their employer's advice first.
"Sivir, do you have a clear route on your map?" was the voice of Princess Bosliga.
"No, Your Highness Princess, there are no clear instructions on the map after reaching this fork in the road, but according to the final direction, this place should be to the left. ”
"On the left, if you make a mistake, you'll be in trouble. The princess said in a deep voice: "This is not outside the ruins, if you go wrong, just go back the same way, I don't know what dangers are here, my opinion is that we can go two separate ways." ”
"Your Highness Princess, how can we meet?" asked Sivir.
"If you can meet, it's best of course, if you can't, there will definitely be a team at the end, and the wrong side will go back the way it came, go to the exit and wait. ”
There was a sudden silence in the cavern, except for the sound of flames dancing on the torches, and the rising flames cast strange shadows on the stone walls of the cave.
"I agree with the princess. Sivir's voice broke the silence in the cave: "Do you have any other opinions?"
This sentence of hers was obviously addressed to these knights of Bosilica.
There were no objections.
"Mr. Jack, you-"
"We've now accepted the hiring, and what the princess means is what we mean. ”
Ahead of Bosriga, the party slowly dispersed, and the princess approached with a piece of parchment in her hand, and Sivir followed behind her with a torch.
"Mr. Jack, this is the map we got from the previous adventurers before we set off, of course, the direction of this final treasure is also the rough speculation of these adventurers based on clues, although you say so, but I think it is still necessary for you to take a look. ”
Several knights with torches brought their torches closer, and Ron lit his toes, crossed Jack's shoulder, and saw what was roughly drawn on the parchment, barely drawing the route of the hole, except for the area in the lower left corner, with a faint red mark.
"This is the location of the last treasure, but it is not very credible, Mr. Jack, how do you arrange your team?"
"I'm certainly in favor of splitting up. Jack smiled, "There are nearly thirty people here, how is Her Royal Highness going to arrange it?"
"By what I mean, Mr. Ron and I are the only two magicians on the team, the two of us definitely can't act together, there will definitely be monsters in this cave that need mages to deal with, and if the two of us walk on one road, the other will be troublesome. The princess said as she looked at Ron, "Mr. Ron?"
"There is nothing wrong with what Her Royal Highness said. Ron said in a deep voice, "I obey your arrangement. ”
"Okay, our original team is going to mix and then separate, the map says that the treasure is on the left, so I have to go this way, Mr. Jack, I want you and Mr. White Wolf to come to the left and be my escort. In the same way, my squire, Sivir, will go to the right and go all the way with Mr. Ron, so that we will have similar combat strength on both sides, and there will be no situation that we cannot cope with even in the face of danger. ”
Ron's heart jumped, subconsciously, he still hoped to act with Jack White Wolf, and the battle along the way, they also formed a certain tacit understanding. But the princess's words made him unable to find a reason to refute it.
"I agree with you. Jack suddenly said: "Our team has a total of twenty-seven people, I hope that as a price for us to come, the other members of our team can go all the way to Mr. Ron, except for me and Jack, the other people's combat ability is not so strong, Mr. Ron is also the only magician in our team, I hope he has more manpower on his side." ”
"Are you negotiating terms with me?" the princess's eyes fixed on Jack.
"This is the bottom line of our cooperation. Jack said without mincing.
"Okay, I agree to your request, we will come with twelve people along the way, and arrange fifteen people for Mr. Ron's way, so that I can let Sivir pick a few more people, I recognize your strength, and Sivir is definitely not a rookie. ”
"To be Her Royal Highness's bodyguard, of course we don't doubt Miss Sivir's strength. The corners of Jack's mouth rose slightly: "Then we'll settle it." ”
Out of the corner of Ron's eye, he noticed Sephira, the female captain bowed her head and didn't say a word, and the fact was that Sephira didn't have a chance to interject at all.
Sivir walked over from their ranks with several Posrica knights, and when she came to Ron, she also directly stretched out her right hand: "Please ask Mr. Magician for more advice." ”
"Mr. Magician?" Ron was slightly stunned when he heard this, it seemed that this female knight seemed to have some prejudice against him, but at this time, Ron would not be playful, and directly reached out and shook the female knight politely.
Sivir's whole body was wearing armor, and even the palm of his hand was covered by armor, and the cold texture of the metal instantly reached Ron's palm, and the female knight nodded to Ron, and quickly withdrew her hand and walked behind Ron.
"Mr. Ron, then you are the captain of the unit on the right, and I would love to see that we can meet at the front. The princess smiled.
"That's for the best, of course. Ron took a deep breath: "Mr. Jack, Mr. White Wolf, you should also be safe. ”
"Don't worry, we agreed to return to Wishaler together, and we won't give up our lives here. Jack's face regained his trademark harmless smile, while the white wolf crossed his arms with a cold look. But he nodded to Ron as well.
"Without further ado, let's go. The guard behind the princess was replaced by another knight from Bosriga, and the sparse half of the group quickly entered the cave on the left by the light of the torches.
"Then let's go, Sefera, you're here to be our captain, and many of the players here are familiar to you. Ron turned his head to look at Sivir, the female knight had been silent since she came: "Miss Sivir, you are here to be the vice-captain, although we didn't know each other before, but in this demon spirit ruins, everyone is a partner who has to rely on each other, and the other brothers of Bosrika are also familiar with each other, I am not suitable to lead the team, but in the face of danger, I will definitely not be soft." ”
"Well, to be honest, I'm shaking with fear right now. Sefera smiled helplessly, "I'd rather face the waves of Naga Sea death than stay in this gloomy cave any longer." ”
"We'll get out alive. Ron smiled and said, "Perhaps, the treasure is still on our way." ”
Ron's joke didn't cause much laughter, and the sudden fork in the road scattered the originally neat line, and everyone's mood was somewhat heavy.
Sivir glanced at Ron, and only she knew that what she had just made was a choice that led to death. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~