Chapter 17: Abandoned Mine Shafts
When Eric heard Ferdinand's words, he looked back and found a small hole at the foot of the hill not far from him, which looked like an abandoned mine, and he led Rory into the mine quickly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The timid Shaun and Rubin were captured by the army of fierce apes, and Ferdinand did not care about rescuing the two Buniel children, he knew that the magic released by the Eye of Harris could only temporarily confuse the fierce apes, and while the monsters were distracted, he rushed into the cave with Andy on his back.
The army of macho apes followed Ferdinand to the entrance of the mine, their tall and muscular bodies unable to squeeze into the dwarf cavern, and a few large black fur claws scratched frantically at the entrance of the cave. Ferdinand bent down to place Andy on the ground, he picked up a piece of wood and used his magic to make a torch.
He looked around and saw that the mine seemed to have been unvisited for a long time, and there were cobwebs everywhere. He comforted everyone and said, "Don't worry, it's very cramped and the apes can't get there, so we'll take shelter for the time being, and we'll go out when they're gone." ”
Rory looked at the hole and nodded, tears dripping down his chubby cheeks and falling on his trembling hands.
The apes wreaked havoc outside the mine, and the stones and wood at the entrance of the cave were thrown around by these stout monsters, and the commotion continued for a while, and after a while the cave finally fell silent.
Eric looked at Ferdinand and said, "When we go out, our partners are still in their hands." Ferdinand said, "Don't worry, I'm afraid I'll fall for those fierce apes when I go out now." ”
The sand above the mine fell on Andy's face, and he slowly regained consciousness. He touched Eric lightly with his hand and asked, "Where is this?" Eric was so excited to hear Andy say that he cried, "Thank goodness you're finally awake." ”
Rory immediately took out the roast leg of lamb covered with dirt and handed it to Andy and said, "Eat it, you've been in a coma for a long time." Andy smiled and said, "I'm not hungry." ”
Ferdinand also turned his head when he heard Andy's voice, although he sympathized with Andy's plight, deep down he was always afraid of those deep eyes. He couldn't help but sigh when he saw that the little boy who had been tortured by black magic was now so haggard.
He watched everyone gradually regain their composure and whispered, "Let's go out and see if there is a way to save your little friend." He led Eric out of the mine when a boulder fell from the sky and covered the hole.
Eric pointed at Ferdinand and shouted, "It's all because of your dead old man's slow delay, we had a chance to escape." Ferdinand heard Eric's reproach and did not speak, he used his magic on the boulder at the entrance of the cave, but the magic applied to the stone did not seem to work.
Ferdinand said angrily, "Damn Lord of the Crows, what the hell is he going to do. Andy slowly stood up holding on to a wooden stake, his hand accidentally touching the old oil lamp on the wall.
As the oil lamp fell to the ground, Ferdinand shouted, "Quick, run to the innermost part of the cave." The old man scrambled after Eric and ran deeper into the mine.
With the sound of a collapse, Andy saw that the place where they had stopped just now had been filled with stones falling from the top of the cave. He looked at the scene in front of him and said, "I don't know what just happened, but how are we going to get out of here." ”
Ferdinand said: "Looking at the current situation, we can only go deeper into the mine, and I don't know if the miners have connected the mine. If we're lucky, there should be another exit at the end of the mine. ”
Rory looked at Ferdinand with the dirt-stained leg of lamb and said, "Sir, when will you teach me how to make food, so that I don't have to trouble you when I am hungry." ”
Ferdinand looked at Rory and said, "I will definitely teach you when I have time, but that magic can only be called carrying food, not changing food, I won't conjure so much food out of thin air." ”
The group staggered towards the depths of the mine, no one knew where the mine led, but Ferdinand had a faint sense that it was filled with the smell of a grave, and he even thought that this was his burial place.
The weathered old magician looked at Andy and thought, "If this little boy is destined to become a great devil like Tyron, it is better to bury him in this unknown mine." It's a pity that the two Bunier kids next to them are innocent. ”
As a shout rang out behind Ferdinand, he disrupted his thoughts, and when he raised his torch and looked back, he found that Rory's legs had sunk deep into the sand, and Andy and Eric were struggling to hold the little fat man, and he immediately ran over.
As a result of Ferdinand's involvement, the earth under the feet of the three men quickly collapsed, and Ferdinand tried to grab the wooden stakes around the mine, but he led the unstable wooden stake into the deep pit, and the men fell quickly in a crack in the rock of a tubular structure. Ferdinand used his magic to slow down their fall, and after a few moments, their feet finally hit the ground.
As the surroundings became quieter, Ferdinand heard the sound of a river not far away, and in the darkness he spotted an underground river that was flowing rapidly in front of him. He picked up the stake that had fallen next to him and tested the depth of the river, the stake could not reach the bottom of the water, Ferdinand lit the stake and everyone looked at the scene.
Ferdinand said: "I was determined to die just now, but now that I have a glimmer of life, would you like to follow me into this underground river, although I don't know where this river is going, but it is better than staying here and waiting for death." ”
Andy looked at the rushing river and said, "I can't die, and I'm not afraid of such water." Eric looked at the determined Andy and said, "I'm willing to accompany you." ”
Rory cried, and Eric stepped forward to comfort him and said, "Aren't you scared?" Rory shook his head and said, "The leg of lamb is missing, I know the leg of lamb must have fallen into the water, I'm going to look for it." ”