Chapter 67: Mine in Distress
"The entrance here was supposed to be a big meow, but it was filled in by the orange cats and changed to be so small, but this can't hide the eyes of this meow. Ryder the kitten led the group into the mine, then pulled out a few oil lamps from Michaeu's kit and lit them.
The oil lamp was lit, and suddenly a pungent fishy smell emanated.
"Hey, what kind of smell is this, it's so fishy, can you all stand the smell? Evan and Eluman pinched their noses when they smelled it.
"Doesn't this smell good, this is the fish oil scraped off the agar fish, the smell is rich and fragrant, it is very suitable for marking, and it is a necessary item for exploration. The she-cat Lucy looked at the two Outlanders with surprised eyes, "You Outlanders have a strange nose structure. ”
"Actually, it's okay, it's much better than using cat urine as a mark. Elluman let go of his nose-pinching hand, trying to get used to the smell, "But don't you cats like to catch mice at night, the darkness shouldn't be able to hinder your vision." ”
"Wait, catch mice? What are mice, we don't have such creatures here, diving rats do, but that thing is so stuffy that we don't like to eat it. ”
"That's true, and we can't see clearly at night, meow, it's usually bedtime at night. ”
"It seems that your vision should be the same as that of us humans, and the normal cats outside the secret forest are nocturnal and can see their prey in the dark. ”
"Meow, you mean we're abnormal, I warn you, don't compare us to the unevolved inferior cats out there!" Lucy, the she-cat, challenged her pride, jumped on the cart and raised her paw to Elluman in the head with a "snap" slap.
"Okay, okay, let's stop the war first, peace is precious, peace is precious. Ryder managed to persuade Lucy to stop, and then carried the oil lamp and surveyed the surrounding environment, "The tracks are basically rusty, and the miner's lamps used to work on the mine walls are broken, and no one has entered this place for a long time." ”
"Wait, I seem to remember that the village chief said that there is a two-headed dragon awakening in the mining area..."Ai Wen swallowed as he looked at the black mine tunnel, he remembered the blind dragon he met in the upper layer of the secret forest, which was also entrenched in this similar cave, "Are you sure this mining area is not the same place as the village chief said..."
"Don't worry, meow, that's just a trick used by adults to scare children, but there is actually a treasure hidden in it. Ryder shook the treasure map in his hand with a serious face and said, "See, I have a precious treasure map in my hand, I can't be wrong, it's this hole." ”
"But is the treasure you mentioned alive, you said before that you were responsive and able to heal my injured leg. Before going any deeper, Ellumin felt compelled to ask.
"And I'm not so sure, Eluman, I doubt that this rough treasure map was drawn by the kitten himself. ”
"Nonsense, this is the meow that the 'treasure' wrote to me himself!" Ryder was angry when he heard this, "Outlanders, you are challenging the authority of this captain. ”
"That's right, this is a meow found in the stomach of a fish in the lake next to Ryder's house. Michaeu was the youngest and could only explain as briefly as possible.
"But how do you know it's 'Treasure' drawing himself, not a mischievous note left by someone else? ”
"Smell, Outlander, your nose should be washed Meow, this treasure map has a very clear special smell, we just entered the cave and found a smell like the treasure map, which proves that this map is indeed coming from here, and the 'treasure' is also a spiritual meow. Ryder changed the subject, "Okay, it's not too early, let's hurry up and go, meow, follow close, there's starting to slope here." ”
"Let's hope there's something good waiting for us in the back. ”
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The deeper they entered the mine, the wider the whole mine road became, and the darker the light became, and the group lit oil lamps (there were two hanging on the cart that Evan pulled Eluman), and the people crowded the cats and the carts carefully walked in the uneven and sloped mines.
"There was the sound of water droplets. I don't know how long I walked, but I heard the sound of drops of water in the distance.
"Click. Ryder, who was at the front, accidentally stepped on a piece of something, and instinctively took the oil lamp to shine it. But this photo made it explode in an instant, it was a piece of a cat's skull!
"Meow!" it let out a high-pitched meow and jumped high at once.
"Hulala!" "Squeak!" A cacophony was heard from above the mine, and waves of bats were alarmed, flapping their wings and attacking everyone. The bats glowed with two red lights in the dark, twice as large as normal bats outside, with two more wings, and the fangs on their beaks glowed in the dim light of the fire.
"Wow, let's go, they're biting me, it hurts!" Evan was so caught up by the black bats that he couldn't open his eyes, and picked up the cart and rushed out. After a brief fight with the bats, the three kittens gave up their resistance and got into Aven's ride.
"Ahh
"It's over, it's over!" Evan climbed out of the minecart despite the pain, as he found his minecart slipping backwards!
"It's not going to be the same as last time, no, no, stop me!" Evan grabbed Elluman's cart with both hands and tried to increase the resistance, but found that to no avail, the speed of the decline was accelerating!
"Hell meow..."Ryder's eyes were filled with desperation, and the two of them and the three cats slid into the mine, screaming and sliding deeper into the mine.