88. Giant Lion
"The only good news is that there's nothing in the hemolytic pool to survive, it's the smell it is, I didn't think of it at first, because the description in the book is so stinky. Mason snapped. He closed his eyes, trying to relieve himself from the smoky stench.
Sure enough, it is still beneficial to read more books, Zhao Yuan thought to himself, in this way, they only need to deal with the gray giant lion on the other side.
Aiden had clearly thought of this as well, and with a confident look on his face, he pulled out the longbow he had just used.
Zhao Yuan's eyes lit up, yes, they couldn't go over to fight the gray giant lion but they could use a bow and arrow to attack from a distance, and the giant lion didn't dare to come over, this idea was really good.
I saw Aiden stretch out his long arm, draw the entire bow, and shoot an arrow into the pitch-black tunnel opposite.
I heard an angry roar from the other side, and the gray giant lion swooped out of the corridor, and a metal arrow was inserted in its left forelimb, which was the one that Aiden shot.
The giant lion roared angrily, but he still didn't dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool, and walked around the hemolysis pool irritably.
"Whoosh" and several more arrows hit the lion's feet and shoulders, and the gray giant lion seemed to realize that something was wrong, and began to shrink down the passage.
"Shoot this arrow!" Mason suddenly handed Aiden an arrow with a few ropes tied to its tail. Zhao Yuan leaned over and took a look, good guy! The tip of this arrow looked a little fluffy at first glance, but these "hairs" were shining with a hard luster that belonged to metal, and they were all dense barbs!
Aiden took the arrow and used all his strength to pull the bowstring, and the arrow pierced into the shoulder blade of the gray giant lion with a sharp sound of breaking through the air!
Mason on the other side saw that the giant lion had been shot, and immediately pulled the rope tightly to prevent the middle of the rope from bending and falling into the pool and being corroded.
The giant lion was about to retreat, but suddenly felt a pull from the arrow on his shoulder. On the other side, Zhao Yuan, Mason, and Angku had already tightened their grip on the ropes, and they all exerted their strength like a tug-of-war, trying to pull the gray giant lion over.
The gray giant lion resisted desperately, and there was only a pool of hemolytic water in front of it, and if it fell into it, it would die instantly!
The strength of this giant lion is also surprisingly large, and the three of them are a little unstable together, and even one of them will be dragged forward if they are not careful.
At that moment, another sharp arrow struck, and the gray lion had nowhere to dodge, but heard a terrible howl, and this arrow actually shot into its left eye!
The gray lion struggled violently, trying to pull out the arrow that had caught it, but the barb of the arrow was firmly stuck in its bones, and it was useless to let it struggle and roll.
As Aiden shot arrow after arrow, the scars on the gray giant lion's body became more and more, and gradually, its strength became smaller, and it watched itself being pulled step by step towards the terrifying pool water.
Finally, it let out a howl of despair, plopped and fell into the pool, where it melted away in an instant.
Zhao Yuan and the others let go of their hands, and the three of them fell into a ball, Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that the other three lion clans had a look of relative on their faces.
But because the smell here was so bad, he didn't ask, but waited until the group passed through the hemolysis pool safely and the fishy smell gradually disappeared.
Mason sighed and replied, "Hey, that gray giant lion should be the ancestor of our lion clan, and for some reason he was trapped in the body of the stone lion and became the guard of this ruin. ”
Zhao Yuan had already noticed that there was no blood on the gray lion's wound, and he only understood when he said this. "That stone lion is vivid, if you don't say it, I really can't guess that it's a stone lion. ”
Mason nodded: "Because that stone lion was originally a living lion, and then it was refined into a stone lion by an alchemist, so it is naturally alive." ”
"This leon has lost his mind and has completely turned into a beast, which is also the result of the failure of our leon advanced berserker. Mason said, sighing.
"Can an advanced berserker still fail?" Zhao Yuan said in surprise, this was the first time he knew. Although the special professions of each race are different, the orcs are too miserable.
"That's why we have to get the Quenching Pill. There are very few cases of failure of the beast clan who have taken the Quenching Pill, and basically they can successfully advance to become berserkers, and the worst result is that they will not be able to advance, but there is no risk of losing their consciousness and turning into a beast. Mason said.
Only then did Zhao Yuan finally understand why Mason and the others attached so much importance to the Quenching Pill.
Becoming a berserker is every orc's dream. If the second prince can successfully advance to the berserker, he will have the most powerful capital to compete for the throne, and more forces in the lion clan will also lean towards him.
In this way, they are willing to give a Quenching Pill as a reward to Zhao Yuan, and they are also making a bloody investment, after all, the Quenching Pill is almost a tyrannical thing for a human race like Zhao Yuan.
However, even if Zhao Yuan knew this, he would never refuse, after all, this was what he deserved.
"By the way, what is the stagnant water we stepped on before? it shouldn't be also hemolytic water, right?" Zhao Yuan suddenly thought of something and asked.
"Of course not, hemolytic water corrupts everything. Mason replied without thinking.
"But they smell exactly the same. Aiden said his sense of smell couldn't be wrong.
Mason pursed his lips before he spoke again, "That's the remnants of a dissolved person or animal...... I don't know what they were originally, but they're dead. ”
Listening to Mason's words, everyone's expressions were a little solemn, weren't they the first explorers of this ruin? Moreover, the stagnant water could spread for such a long distance in the tunnel, and there were either many dead things, or they were just a behemoth.
"How big is this ruin? We've been walking for almost a kilometer. Zhao Yuan asked.
"Soon," Mason said. "Actually, the three roads we saw before all lead to the same destination, we have already turned the direction once, and now we should be at the place where the three roads converge. ”
Mason's words made Zhao Yuan suddenly think of one thing: "I remember when I first came down, there were four races on the mural, why are there only three roads?"
Mason explained his confusion and said: "You have forgotten Your Excellency Zhao Yuan, that stone gate is also a stuck pass." The unbreakable shield is the symbol of the mammoth. ”
Zhao Yuan nodded abruptly. He easily broke the stone gate with aqua regia at that time, but completely ignored its function.
"And this ruin should be completed by the four clans, the defense of the mammoth clan, the venom of the snake clan, the rage of the lion clan, and the ...... of the dragon valley clan" Speaking of this, Mason was suddenly stunned, "That's right, the forbidden demon of the dragon valley clan! This ruin is really a big deal! What is hidden inside?"
Zhao Yuan suddenly remembered that when he saw those strange eyes before, he still faintly smelled a strange smell, but he didn't think much about it at the time. Now that I think about it, it must be the venom of the snake clan that volatilized in the air, causing people to have strong hallucinations. and the pool of hemolytic water, which should also be the credit of the snake clan.
As for the lion clan's rage, the gray giant lion didn't have a chance to hit them, so it was naturally in vain.
"No matter what, we'll go back as soon as we get the Quenching Pill. Mason was categorical. Although he had some thoughts about the treasures in this ruin at first, now that he had experienced so many dangers and suffered heavy losses in manpower, he knew that they no longer had the capital to continue exploring.
If Zhao Yuan could follow them all the time, there would still be some opportunities, but now that time is limited, and Zhao Yuan is a foreigner, it is impossible to go to the soup for them, Mason can only choose a conservative strategy rationally.
Sure enough, as Mason said, it didn't take long for the passage to come to an end again, revealing an underground space in front of Zhao Yuan and the others that was even wider than the previous Treasure Hall. In the center of the huge space, there was a golden fireball suspended, constantly emitting dazzling light, illuminating the entire space, like a small underground sun.
Directly below the "little sun" is a golden altar with a diameter of ten meters, which looks solemn and sacred, and I don't know what it is for.
Looking along the surrounding walls, Zhao Yuan unexpectedly saw the exits of the other two passages, and the most amazing thing was that there were some settings like a card level in front of each passage, and at the end of each card level was a piece of equipment or a bottle of elixir.
"Look! That's the Quenching Pill!" Angku, who had been silent all the way, suddenly shouted excitedly, pointing to the card pass in front of the passage next to him, his eyes bursting with an astonishing light, and Aiden on the side hurriedly pressed his shoulder and gave him a warning look.
Angku didn't pay any attention to Aiden's concern, just stared at the bottle of Quenching Pill, the pill was exactly the same as the one they had seen before, the crystal clear vial contained three red pills, and there was a faint red light around it, which was not ordinary at first glance.
Zhao Yuan glanced at Angku, and had already taken precautions against him in his heart, but he said kindly: "We have to find a way to get that bottle of Quenching Pill." ”
Angku couldn't wait any longer, he immediately grabbed the railing next to him with both hands, and was about to turn over, when a viscous liquid suddenly spewed out from a hole in the wall.
"Not good!" Mason snapped, and immediately drew his dagger and swung it at Angku's injured left leg. With a flash of blood, a large piece of flesh on Angku's left leg was shaved off by Mason. The piece of flesh that had been shaved off quickly turned black and smelly, and finally turned into a puddle of pus and blood and some pieces of minced meat, which made Zhao Yuan stunned.
Mason's movements were so fast that Onku didn't even react, and then he bared his teeth from the pain, and his eyes seemed to be much clearer, and he didn't have the stunned and stubborn look he had before. His bleeding leg was also quickly bandaged by Aiden, and although his face was still a little pale, it was no longer a major problem.
"I didn't know what was going on before, I'm so sorry everyone!" said Onku, ashamed.
Mason waved his hand generously and said slowly: "It's not your fault, you're just being bewitched, but after going out this time, you still have to do more training to exercise your willpower." ”
Angku nodded heavily, turned his head and apologized to Zhao Yuan, and the relationship between everyone was reconciled as before, and they began to discuss together how to get the bottle of Quenching Pill.