Chapter 24: Tracing the Trace
In the end, Rodin decided to solve the problem on his own, and there was no point in blindly asking others for help. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
The stars and moon hung high, and with a torch in one hand and a potion of magic breakers he had received from Lincoln not long ago, he poured an entire bottle of potion into the soft ground where Ryan Jr. had disappeared. Originally, he didn't report much hope, but the truth gave him a surprise, and suddenly, this soft land actually changed magically, weathering into sand like an antiquity, and concave downward, revealing a deep and dark passage.
Rodin took the torch and shone it into the cave, which was a passage with an inclination of less than ten degrees, almost straight downward, and it is conceivable that if one entered it, one would immediately experience an extraordinary feeling of refreshment.
He measured it with his hands, the entrance to the cave was narrow, almost enough to accommodate his body, and if someone was a little fatter, he would probably get stuck at the entrance of the cave and not be able to enter. Now I have to face a decision, go down immediately, or go and gather people?
But after thinking about it, this was a test for Leviathan, and he decided to go it alone. This swarthy cave structure is a bit like a nest of snakes, moles, etc., and even the lair of the fog demon has entered, are you afraid of this?!
Rodin gritted his teeth, drilled into the cave, whew, the wind blew in his face, the whole person seemed to be on a roller coaster, driving down rapidly, the speed became faster and faster, the wind became more and more urgent, his heart seemed to be about to jump to his neck, he couldn't help but close his eyes, and he slid down with difficulty for about thirty seconds, and the slope of the passage began to decrease rapidly. It didn't take long for him to finally hit the ground. Then I felt the weakness under my feet, as if I was stepping on cotton, and it took me a while to recover. To make matters worse, the torch was blown out by the wind as it slided, and at this moment it was pitch black and you couldn't see your fingers.
“WTF”
Rodin used "Erwin" to find his way, moving as slowly as a snail. At this time, if there was an enemy sneak attack, he basically had no power to resist, and couldn't help but tense his body, carefully paying attention to the movements around him. After walking for about ten minutes in this way, a little light suddenly appeared in front of me, although it was faint as a star, it was extremely conspicuous in this dark environment.
Closer, closer, half-squatting down, reining in footsteps. The faint light grew brighter and brighter, and finally, a squatting figure faintly appeared in the field of vision, facing away from Rodin, and from the silhouette, quite thin.
On the ground next to the figure, there was a fluorescent object. Rodin held his breath and crept behind his back. Closer, closer, the figure reveals details.
He, or perhaps she was not a human being, his back covered in dust and dirt was covered with dense, snake-like diamond-shaped scales, which flashed and reflected a black light, and his long gray shawl hair was dry and withered, and he was skinny and senile. At this moment, she was bowing her head, making an obscure and hoarse mutter, clasping her hands in front of her chest, holding something tightly, such a state gave people the feeling of a sweet and gentle mother coaxing the baby in her arms.
Rodin shuddered involuntarily, and a bunch of goosebumps spread all over his body. A monster overflowing with motherly love?
It's almost certain that the monster in his arms is Ryan Jr. I've seen griffins, water ghosts, and fog demons, all of which can be called killing people without blinking, but I don't think there is this kind of monster that steals other people's children to raise, and monsters also have human nature?
I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Do I touch her and finish her off with a sword, or do I try to talk to him?" The monster was obsessed with the "sacred" work of holding a child, and was not aware of Rodin's lurking. However, after a little hesitation, Rodin decided that it would be better to be ruthless and solve the trouble. So he slowly approached the monster until he was more than twenty centimeters behind her, and at this distance, the monster seemed even uglier.
Rodin was also a little puzzled by the sluggish perception of monsters. Was about to pull out "Erwin." The monster suddenly turned its head. A face appears abruptly in view. Rodin froze instantly.
What kind of face is this? The triangular chin, the protruding cheekbones, the rough, dull skin, the garlic nose, the bloody mouth, and a pair of bony and spinning bull's eyes, are like those of the Lord of the Rings.
"Ahh
"Wow-wow-" The clear cry of the baby came, and Rodin held back the nausea, and snatched the swaddling clothes from the monster's arms, and a little baby with red lips and white teeth was crying in it.
Seeing that the child was safe and sound, Rodin's heart fell, and he pulled out his sword and placed it between the monster's neck. The monster that was still screaming instantly stopped crying.
It turned around, and it was indeed a mother. The chest is huge, but it is difficult to make people interested.
"Please, give me back the child. A hoarse and ugly voice suddenly sounded, startling Rodin, "This monster can still speak human language?"
Rodin put his murderous intent on hold.
"This child is obviously from someone else's family, and you stole him, do you know how heartbroken and worried the child's parents are?"
"Woo, I don't want to, it's just that in this dark darkness, a person is too lonely, my heart is so uncomfortable, child, as long as there is a child to play with me, I don't have any malice. Seeing that the monster didn't seem to be as ferocious as he imagined, Rodin was not in a hurry to dispose of her. Instead, he said, "Whether you have malicious intent or not, you are making a big mistake by doing this." And what the hell are you?"
Tears welled up in the corners of the monster's eyes, and he sobbed: "A long time ago, humans called us Dikui, but I have a name, my name is Thomasin. ”
Ground Quire?
"You all live underground, what do you eat to get by?"
"We don't like the sun very much, so we live underground all the time, and we like to eat the sweet roots of grass, and small insects, like crickets, centipedes, these are delicious, crunchy. ”
Rodin glanced around, and indeed did not see any animal or human corpses, and when I saw her teeth just now, it was estimated that she was not a ferocious carnivore, at most omnivorous like humans.
"Are you the only one in the neighborhood, and are there any other tribes?"
As soon as the words fell, the mother land Kui Tomasin cried even more fiercely, and even the baby with the baby cried even louder.
"Woo, two months ago my dear Dick told me that he had found a forest with big, pink bugs, so he dug a tunnel to the forest, and then, no more, he disappeared, and I searched the ground and couldn't find him. Something must have happened to him, my dear child. Without him, how can I live, boundless loneliness, depression, for two months, thinking about it, thinking about him is about to go crazy. I was close to the ground that day and overheard a baby crying. What a lovely child. If he can come and stay with me, just one day is enough. ”
"And then you stole the child like that?" Rodin heard this, his mood was a little complicated, it seems that this is also a poor mother who is about to go crazy and tormented by the pain of losing her son.
"Didn't you go to the surface to look for him?" asked Rodin.
"You don't understand, we can't see the bright light, and then we will feel very uncomfortable and painful, so my child Dick, it is impossible for him to go to the ground, or he will be taken by something else. ”
"Well, have any other humans seen you? ”
"No, we haven't been to the surface since we moved here. Except this time I stole the little baby. “
"What special abilities do you have in the Quire?"
"We have the talent to change the hardness of the soil, and we are natural hole-punchers. “
"That's right. Rodin looked around Thomasin, and she only sobbed, and then stopped talking.
"My lord, can you, leave the baby to me, I want to stay with him for another day, one day is enough. “
"No, how do you feel when you lose Dick, what do you think about the parents of the child?" Rodin categorically rejected her request, but saw him bow his head gloomily.
"I think you are a first-time offender this time, spare you for the time being, and if you commit it again next time, it will definitely make you regret coming to this world. Rodin reprimanded her again, and then comforted, "However, I can help you find your child on the ground, and if there is any news, I will inform you." “
"Really, my lord, thank you so much! I'll promise you anything if you help me find Dick!" Mu Dikui looked ecstatic and kowtowed to Rodin.
"Stop! But don't get your hopes up too much, all I can say is do your best. ”
"Of course, even if you can't find me, thank you for your selfless help, by the way, what should I call you. ”
"Rodin, just call me Rodin. ”
When the matter was almost done, Rodin withdrew his sword and examined the fluorescent object.
asked, "What is this, shiny?" "Fluorescent, my lord, this thing is not unusual, do you like it, take it if you like." “
"That's not necessary, I have to trouble you to send us out. "The road down is too steep, Rodin is not Spider-Man, the difficulty of climbing up is not too high, and there is an extra child.
"Okay, I'll send you out right away. Please be sure to help me find Dick!"