Chapter 35: The Lurker
(Well, tomorrow is Monday, the last chance, everyone fight and try to send me to climb up the list, okay)
"I'll go and see, you guys don't move. Pannis, too, lowered his voice and whispered to Catherine: "Hurry up and ask Vivien to set up the concealment circle, so that the other party will not be able to find you if you don't get close." ”
"After turning off the lights, it was already set up as soon as possible. Catherine said, "But I'm not sure if they found out where we were before the lights were turned off." ”
"It's okay, you guys be on guard, I'll go and investigate first. As he spoke, Pannis lowered his body, and without making a sound from his feet, felt to the entrance that Catherine had spoken of.
For high-level explorers, darkness is someone else's enemy and their own ally. The darkness of despair in the eyes of others is not a problem at all in the eyes of high-level explorers. With the sounds of wind, smells, echoes, and even the movement of air felt by their skin, they can draw a complete picture of the dynamic environment in their minds, even more clearly and accurately than what others can see with their eyes. At this time, Pannis, with this technique, cooperated with the silent movement of thieves and assassins, and quietly and calmly advanced.
"It's a living thing, there's a breathing sound, and the temperature isn't right. "Pennis, who had destroyed the fire attribute spar underwater, was completely exposed to the cold environment at this time, but with a physique far beyond ordinary people, he resisted the invasion of low temperatures, and at the same time, he had the strength to clearly explore the change in the temperature in the air: "It is indeed in the direction of the entrance, and there is only one heat source, indicating that there is only one or only one." But he didn't move in the dark, it didn't look like a predator, was it really a single adventurer? Or was it an explorer from another adventure group who came out to explore the way? If it was another explorer, it was too amateurish, breathing heavily like a bellows, and I wanted to be heard by others hundreds of meters away, just shouting, I'm here, I'm here. ”
There were chaotic thoughts in his head, but there was no pause at all, and the path was completely straight and getting closer and closer to the hidden person he felt.
"Not true. Seeing that he was about to approach the other party, Pannis suddenly and silently rolled sideways several times in succession, hiding a few meters away, and at the same time, a bright light appeared in front of him, illuminating the person at the entrance.
Obviously, Pannis's timely dodge made the other party completely unaware of the lurkers around him, and at this time, the other party had just embedded the activated light attribute spar on the helmet and groped his way into the cave of the frozen hell. Just a few steps into it, the other party immediately retreated, and whispered in his mouth: "Why is it so cold, what the hell is this place?"
"Didn't understand the situation here. Pannis watched the other party scramble through the fire attribute spars, and made up his mind for the other party: "Then how did he come here? Could it be that he has been following us? If this is the case, then the matter will be interesting." ”
After activating the fire attribute spar, the latecomer shrank into a ball again and walked into the range of the frozen hell, looked around, and suddenly shouted without warning: "Rachel, Rachel, are you here?" ”
"Bastard. The sudden shouting in the silence startled Pannis, and resisted the urge to rush forward to teach him a lesson, Pannis leaned down and followed the latecomers who had been trying to move forward towards the center of the cavern: "Is it her fellow members of the group who are looking for Rachel? are they not dead? Or are they just the same name?"
"Rachel, I know you're here, answer me, I'm Gasteen. The latecomer continued to move forward and shouted, "I know I'm sorry for you, give me a chance to apologize." ”
"It's him. Pannis was a few meters behind Gastin, but Gasteen didn't notice it at all: "This vigilance, how did he get here alive? And he must follow us all the way, otherwise it is impossible to know that Rachel is here." No, you have to figure out what's going on. ”
After making the decision, Pannis no longer followed Gastin's footsteps, and took a few steps to let Gasteen swaying from side to side of the hedron light, and sneaked back into the camp set up by the girls.
"It's me. "As soon as he entered the enveloping area of the circle, Pannis seemed to the outside world to disappear out of thin air, completely disappearing, but everything remained normal within the circle. Due to the one-way soundproofing effect of the Concealment Circle, Pannis does not need to keep the sound very low, so he will give a warning as soon as he enters.
"When you get back. Lina spoke first: "We're talking about what to do." ”
"There's a problem. Pannis expressed his doubts in one breath: "So, something is wrong with this thing, there must be something wrong with this person." ”
"So, Gasteen came back to me with bad intentions?" Rachel's voice was full of undeserved calmness, "He wants to hurt me again?"
"It's not certain right now. Catherine comforted Rachel with some reluctance: "Maybe it's just a coincidence." ”
Rachel actually let out a chuckle: "Don't comfort me, I'm already mentally prepared." What should I do now?"
"What do you mean?" asked Catherine.
Rachel sighed slightly wistfully, "I want to go out and hear what he has to say." ”
"Then get out, it's okay. "There's no one else around, just him, and even if he doesn't feel good, he won't be too much of a threat." ”
"Yes, our party is not afraid of any intrigues and challenges. Catherine said categorically: "If you want to hear it, you can make it clear to your face." ”
"Thank you. ”
I couldn't see clearly in the dark, but listening to the friction of clothes, Pannis knew that Rachel was about to walk out of the circle as soon as he bowed to everyone, and hurriedly stopped: "Wait, in this case, in order to be safe, it is better to directly remove the circle and turn on the lights, directly illuminate the surroundings, and also prevent any invisible traps in the dark."
"It's fine. Catherine gave the order decisively. "Vivien, remove the circle. ”
"Rachel, where are you. Gasteen still kept calling.
"Stop shouting, I'm here. As soon as Rachel's words fell, the light of the hedron lamp lit up the surroundings. The five people who had been prepared for a long time were not affected by the sudden light, and looked at Gasteen through the light. The black-haired Gasteen was very thin and looked very handsome, but at this time, under the stimulation of the light, he covered his eyes uncomfortably and moaned in pain.
"Didn't you run away?" Rachel faced Gasteen, but found that he no longer had the love he had when he was a **, and his mood was calm as if he was facing a stranger who had nothing to do with him: "Why are you here?"
"I regret it. Gastin, whose eyes were relieved, wept, and he didn't know whether it was because of remorse or because of the stimulation of the light: "I regretted it not long after I left, but when I turned back to look for you, you were no longer there." I wanted to apologize to you in person, so I followed you all the way until here. ”
"Oh? Rachel said thoughtfully, "You followed my trail all the way, hehe, after so many years, I didn't know you had such a powerful tracking ability." It's been a hard journey, there are so many dangerous places, it's hard for you. ”
"yes, it's dangerous. Gasteen wiped his sweat as if he was afraid: "But I finally caught up with you, no matter how dangerous it is, it's worth it." ”
The corners of Rachel's mouth twitched, and he smiled slightly: "You won't lose such a danger, this kind of ability, our adventure group should have made you an explorer in the first place, in that case, maybe they won't die here." ”
"I, I'm also bursting with potential under pressure. Gasteen hurriedly explained: "In retrospect, my legs are still weak." ”
"Okay. Rachel didn't care, and said lightly: "Now that you have seen me as you wish, what do you want to say?"
Gasteen looked at Pannis and the three girls standing beside Rachel, "They're?"
"Save my benefactor, and I will act with them for the time being, until I leave the underground cavern. Rachel was a little dissatisfied: "What, does this have anything to do with what you're going to say?"
Gasteen didn't bother much about this, he directly fell to his knees with a puff, and walked a few steps closer to Rachel: "I'm sorry, dear, I knew it was wrong, I was so scared and did something stupid, please forgive me and give me another chance." ”
"Give you a chance?" Rachel tilted his head in a curious look, "What's your chance? another chance to kick my leg off?"
"No, it's not. Gasteen's tears flowed: "Give me a chance to make it up to you." I know you're still angry, but please, forgive me for being confused. ”
"Hehe, you're begging me?" Rachel seemed to hear something funny, and laughed very disgracefully, "What about when I was lying on the ground and begging you a few days ago?
"I ......"
"But forget it. Rachel waved his hand: "It's all retribution." Nicole and Kidd had begged both of us the same way I begged you, but neither of us looked back, so no matter how much you did to me, it was my deserved retribution. Well, now I forgive you, you can get up. And then what?"
Justin stood up with a happy face and said excitedly: "Then let's go back together, go back to the ground, forget the pain of the past, and start again, okay?"
Rachel looked at Gasteen in disappointment, and was silent for a long time before shaking his head, but there was still a little last hope in his voice: "I'm sorry, I promised them to accompany them on this adventure, so I can't promise you." However, you can go up to the ground and wait for me first, and I'll be out in a few days, and we'll be discussing it then." ”
"I'm ......" Gasteen was a little overwhelmed, looked left and right, and stammered to Pannis, "I, can I follow you first?"
"I'm sorry. Catherine stood up and said, "This is a secret mission, and it is not convenient for outsiders to follow us. ”
"I'm a very good archer. Gasteen pointed to himself and said, "Let me join the mission too, so I won't be an outsider." ”
Catherine frowned and wanted to refuse harshly, but Pannis leaned into her ear and whispered a few words before her eyebrows relaxed: "Okay, you can follow, but after we go out, we must keep our mission a secret." ”
"No problem, no problem. Gasteen breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.