Chapter 164: Sewer Fishman
Porosna is located underground, and there has been no rain for thousands of years, but the sewers are still damp and dark, and there is even stagnant water that reaches the surface of the feet.
"It stinks!" Hu Tao frowned and covered his nose.
Due to the lack of ventilation, the sewers were filled with a rotting stench, which was disgusting.
"It won't rain, where does all this dirty water come from?" Jackson walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the stagnant water was mixed with silt, and the feeling of stepping on it was slippery and greasy, and it was quite uncomfortable.
"There's a lot of condensation of moisture in the underground environment, dew, groundwater, etc., which naturally collects in the lower sewers. Downton casually explained, making the flame of the oil lamp even louder, "Jackson, how is the visibility?"
"It's ok, no problem within ten meters. Jackson saw two low-level ghouls start moving forward, and although it didn't want to go, it had to follow.
"Do you want to put an illumination?" Basic spells like these weren't difficult, and it didn't take much time for Celes to learn.
"No, it's not good if it's too bright. Downton vetoed, "Be vigilant all around, especially when encountering curves, and must stop and let the ghouls clear the way." ”
"Haode!" Hu Tao replied loudly.
"There is no need to be so loud, from now on, if there is no situation, it is forbidden to speak, to make any noise. Downton commanded, "Jackson, shut your mouth for broken thoughts!"
Stepping on the mud and carrying oil lamps, the team followed the established route towards the Cathedral of Divine Prayer.
The sewers are not as cramped as expected, with a circular structure of about three meters in diameter, and the building materials are made of stone, and some load-bearing parts are engraved with stable and dry magic arrays, but they have fallen into disrepair over time. The magic array had already broken down, so cracks appeared in some parts, or even collapsed, but fortunately the passage was not blocked.
"Good route chosen. Homer praised.
The sewer under the main street, which is the confluence of the surrounding branch waterways, is naturally the widest. After walking a little bit of the road, Homer found that Downton had thought about this problem early on, so he chose a route that would rather take a detour than the main sewers.
This ensures that in the event of a surprise attack, there is enough room to move around and establish a defensive formation.
The stagnant water was trampled on by the military boots, and there was a whooshing sound, and no one spoke. There is only the sound of breathing, and in the barely breathable sewers, the echoes are amplified, giving the impression of claustrophobia and oppression.
"If you're not feeling well, tell me. Downton lowered his voice and reminded again.
Hu Tao has a big temperament, like a hunter who is on an expedition in search of treasure, and wishes that Jackson would go faster. It was impossible to expect her to be afraid.
Serex, though she had lived in Porusna all her life, had never been there. So with nervousness on his face, he kept holding the Shower Staff, afraid that something would suddenly rush out and attack everyone.
"How many have we gone?" Hu Tao still couldn't hold back and asked.
"Half!" Downton didn't even look at the map, recalling the section he had traveled. The data is given directly.
"No, it's all about the same environment, how can you tell the difference?" Hu Tao didn't believe it, "Homer, is he right?"
"Correct. Homer smiled, "He's got the map in his head." It is easy to distinguish between the physical signs and the physical signs. ”
"What do you do with that? It's a waste of brainpower, and it's not like you don't have a map?" Jackson muttered.
"If you encounter a strong surprise attack and need to be transferred, who will give you time to look at the map?" Homer scoffed, "and you will definitely run around and find no way back." ”
Downton didn't stop everyone from talking, the environment was too depressing, if the team had been silent, it would make morale fall, moderate communication, it would ease the mood, anyway, as long as you don't speak loudly, cover up the strange noises around you.
"After walking for so long, I haven't even seen a mouse, what kind of monster can it be?" Jackson didn't believe.
"I've found that you're a good fit for the scout class, you're fast enough, and if your head is not damaged, you won't die if your body is beaten to pieces, so it doesn't matter if you fall into a trap. "The Magic Book can project words in front of everyone, and in the dim sewers, the flame-like magic flame words are not only clear, but also illuminated.
"Leave me alone, sir!" cried Jackson for mercy.
"It's a pity that I wasn't observant enough. Downton sighed, "Didn't you see that pile of bones just now? There must be some kind of monster living in the sewers." ”
"What bones?" Hu Tao didn't remember.
Celestia became more nervous, looking back worriedly.
"It's too rotten to be recognized. "It's a pity that Downton would definitely be able to recognize it with the knowledge of the Magic Codex, so it would be better to be on guard.
"Let's hope nothing happens!" Jackson prayed to the goddess of justice.
"Don't worry, Downton has already made the arrangements, didn't you notice that there was a low-level ghoul at the front of the team and a low-level ghoul at the end of the team fifty meters away, just to deal with the unexpected. Homer felt that Downton, the head of the group, was simply a nanny, and he had to break his heart, and none of these members of the group could help.
"There's trouble, tighten the formation!" Downton suddenly shouted, pulled out the wings of the black dragon, held the tower shield, crossed the walnut, and rushed to the front, "Follow me, all accelerate!"
"What's wrong?"
Hu Tao and Celestia sensed Downton's concern, and asked at the same time, but it was a pity that it was purely useless, how could Downton have time to explain to them, and what they had to do was to concentrate, keep up with him, and pay attention to their surroundings, ready to fight.
"Celest, shoot the illumination ahead, the farther away the better. "Downton runs, stepping on the water splashing," Walnut, protect Celeste, don't run around. ”
Hu Tao was about to chase after Downton, but he had to slow down.
Low-level ghouls already have simple wisdom, and when they encounter a crisis, they will instinctively have a sense of evasion or attack, which will cause fluctuations in soul power.
As the owner of the ghouls, Downton has an induction between the two because of the 'undead confession', so he used this fluctuation as an early warning 'magic', so he let them go fifty meters ahead, but what trouble did they encounter. He had no way of knowing.
Soon, however, an unknown enemy attacked.
Two thick black fogs mixed with a foul smell drifted in front and back, obscuring everything, and the light of the oil lamps and illuminations could not penetrate, leaving only darkness in the team's entire vision.
"Don't be nervous. Keep rushing forward. Downton yelled, "Homer, release ten heavily armored ghouls, all piled up behind you." ”
After advancing to the fifth rank of souls, Downton could carry twenty demon servants, including six low-level and fourteen miscellaneous fish, and four-fifths of them were heavily equipped to be used as meat shields.
The war space is open. Ghouls rushed out and clogged up the sewers.
Uluru!
A strange shout sounded in the passage, followed by the sound of footsteps.
"It's a kind of underground fish-people, they are beckoning to their companions, intercepting us. ”
Homer is worthy of the encyclopedia, and the cries of Uluru are the racial language of the fish-people. Even the most knowledgeable linguists would not dabble in this indigenous language. Because the fish-people who use them are too rare and too few.
"How's the fight?" Downton asked, the sound of iron striking was already heard from behind, apparently encountering an enemy.
Because of the echo, Downton can't determine the number of incoming fishmen based on their footsteps, but there are definitely no less than a hundred, and there must be a fierce battle.
"Ordinary fish-man warriors are no different from human soldiers. But this time there was obviously a shaman of the Fish-People, and the black mist was a corrosive acid cloud, which would make the air full of acid, not only obscuring the enemy's vision and damaging the eyes. Moreover, it can also damage the lungs after inhalation, and over time, it will cause difficulty breathing. ”
Homer immediately released the dispel technique, but due to the terrain of the sewers, it would take some time for the black fog to completely dissipate, and the enemy shaman would continue to release acid cloud magic.
"These fish-people are supposed to be natives living in the sewers, damn it, how do you dispel these black fogs?" Downton was depressed, and despite all the jihua he had made, the enemy attacks still kept him busy.
The two ghouls who were at the forefront had already encountered the enemy, but fortunately they were low-level, and after retreating more than ten meters, they withstood the opponent's attack with a fierce attitude of not fearing death.
Downton was within thirty meters of the back, and when he saw this, he immediately pounced on it, trying to make a bloody way.
"Oops, I got shot, these damn fish-men are unharmed, you can see us. Jackson shouted anxiously.
How many generations have lived underground, the eyes of these fish-people have long evolved, and darkness is daytime for them.
Downton was so angry that he couldn't see anything despite the oil lamp and the illumination, so he could only raise his shield and slam it hard.
He could feel some creatures bumping into them, they were howling, but he wasn't feeling well, he was stabbed, and if it weren't for the Hundred Warriors' defenses being tough enough, he would have been injured.
Ahem!
The acid cloud corroded the lungs, causing Walnut and Celes to cough violently.
As a ghoul, Jackson's lungs were rotten enough, and these attacks did the least damage to him.
"The cleansing technique of the dragon slayer can dispel most of the magic that causes the unclean effect. Even the corrosive acid cloud can't stop the brilliance of the Demon Flame text, "I've already discussed it with the cheap god, turn back quickly!"
Downton turned his head, and a golden arrow shot out of the tome, straight to his brow.
Downton's upper half of the beaten body leaned back, his head felt like he had been hit by a battering ram, and he felt a slight dizziness, but some obscure spells immediately came to mind.
Downton raised his hand, and the tip of his index finger lit up with a soft white light, and then formed a clump and spread into a white-gold halo, spreading in all directions.
The cloud of corrosive acid that had been illuminated by the cleansing technique immediately turned into black rain and fell, visibly shrinking to the naked eye.
"Ahem, Sereth, death wails!" Downton swallowed and commanded the battle.
It is worthy of the magic of the dragon slaying level, although Downton used it, the power has weakened a lot, but it is enough to dispel the black fog, and the visibility has finally increased.
Like a magic sound, the wail of death was like the scream of death, sweeping all around, and because of the echo of the sewers, the damage caused was greater than usual.
The fish-man's assault suddenly disappeared, and Uluru's screams rang out.
Downton's side was not comfortable either, after all, death wails were a range of blows, and they would not be sharp because they were their own people.
"Kill!" Downton roared, charging forward, and the giant slashed and swung out.
A fish-man was cut in two, dark red blood splattered on the wall.
As his vision returned, Downton finally got a clear view of the monsters.
The underground fishmen were no taller than a meter and a half, with short, thin limbs that didn't look like a liliang, and they had something like frog flippers between their fingers and feet, secreting mucus, and even if they let go, they could stick their weapons to the palms of their hands.
"It's disgusting!" said Celes, too, seeing the monsters.
Their body was the shape of a fish, round and covered with green scales, and their head was also the head of a fish, but their teeth were exposed, an inch long, very sharp, and their eyeballs protruded outward, full of dark red bloodshots.
These fishmen have a small tail with barbed-like fins that can be shot like crossbow arrows to attack enemies.
The two low-level ghouls were heavily armored and had strong defenses, and the fishmen's iron spears would do very little damage to them, but even if they pierced them without hurting their heads, they would not be able to kill them.
The servants had steel claws attached to their arms, and with each swing, they would dig a piece of flesh from the nearby fishmen, and they would scream in pain.
"It's a bunch of miscellaneous fish this time!" Jackson breathed a sigh of relief after killing the fifth fish-man, these guys were very weak, that is, they relied on sneak attacks to create some threats.
"Don't talk nonsense, kill quickly, and try to get out of this sewer as soon as possible. "Downton wasn't so optimistic, the entire passage on the opposite side was crowded with fishmen, a few of them as many as three hundred, and they were also involved in the battle.
Pulling out the throwing gun in the backpack, under the slogan of the fish-man commander, the fish-man in the back row threw the throwing gun in five waves.
The throwing gun grazed the top of the sewer, covering the team.
Looking at the skillful attacks of these fishmen, it shows that they often sneak up on prey that enters the sewers in this way.
"Jackson, go protect Celest!" Downton yelled, Hu Tao was too short to cover the Banshee of Death even with a tower shield.
This kind of terrain, with a fire, can definitely kill a large number of fishmen, but the smoke emitted will also choke Downton to death.
The acid rain hit the armor with a crackling, crackling sound, and Downton was in full swing!
"Get out of the way!"
The ghouls blocking the road flashed to both sides.
The fishmen's eyes suddenly brightened, thinking that the prey's defense was about to charge, and a brilliant red sword shadow slashed over.
Giant windmill!
Downton took the cavalry saber and spun, blasting into the fish-men, plowing a corridor of flesh.
Amid the screams and wails, a large number of severed limbs and blood and flesh smeared on the walls, and a strong fishy smell permeated the walls. (To be continued......)