After some discussion, Marcos and Fett decided to explore the cave and try to figure out where it leads. The fork in the road is marked, but it is difficult to find the end point in the underground labyrinth. And just as they were about to leave, a voice suddenly caught their attention.

The sound sounded like a human wheezing, but in this cavern full of corpse-eating creatures, no one was sure it was human. You know, ghosts and spirits often use sighs to attract people's attention, and then suddenly appear when they are not ready to suck their blood or drain their souls. Therefore, before the owner of the voice appeared, everyone had already moved their hands to the place where it was convenient to draw their weapons in the first place.

Fett cautiously moved between the monster corpses and the human remains, slowly approaching in the direction from which the sound came from, while the other four held their breath and observed the direction of the sound, even though some of their vision was dark, they thought that something must be something they could find. Fett kept his voice to a minimum, pulling out the knife behind him, and as he got closer and closer to the darkness, Fett found that it was a dusty improvised tombstone. Then she noticed a dark figure sitting on the ground with his back to the tombstone, which was her direction.

A smell of herbs that did not match the atmosphere in the cave gradually spread, and Fett, who was closest to the shadow, was undoubtedly the first to smell the herbs. She frowned and covered her nose with her hands, she didn't like the smell of herbs. It was at this time that the black shadow finally moved, so Fett immediately turned around, and at the same time swung his sword against the jaw of the black shadow who had turned around and tried to resist—it was a human.

Fit shook his head at the fellow, warning him with a resolute attitude not to act rashly. Although the smell of herbs emanating from his body made Fett want to stay away from this guy, she now had to bring him to Marcos and the others. "Go, don't try to trick me. Fett said coldly, then walked behind him and pressed the knife against the back of his neck.

"Hey, I'm the same as you. The guy was obviously trying to argue that he probably thought it was just a misunderstanding, and he wanted to clear it up as soon as possible.

"Just go, do you want me to cut your neck?" Fett warned again.

"Alright, alright!" he replied in alarm, as if he genuinely believed that Fett would do that.

The four of them stood in the previous position and watched the stranger who was pressed by Fit slowly walking towards them, but they didn't expect to meet fellow human guys in this place, which surprised Marcos and Carl. Anna, on the other hand, looked at the guy with a flat gaze, because in her mind, any human who appeared in the cave was someone in need.

He has a slightly noble face, and his brown hair is textured, which is impressive. With a slightly twisted nose, he didn't look like some kind of corpse eater, so Marcos and Karl removed their hands from their weapons and hung them at their sides.

"Alright, miss, can you put the knife away?" the guy asked nervously.

"Not yet. Fett was quick to answer. "I can't confirm if you're an enemy. ”

"Oh, please, for the sake of the gods, the humans who survived in this place would attack their own kind for reasons that don't exist?" he said in a tone of incredulity.

"Fett, put away your weapons. Marcos raised his head slightly and gestured to Fett, who hesitated for a few seconds before removing the blade from the back of the man's neck and tucking it into the red scabbard behind his back.

It was as if the guy had escaped the sanctions of death, so as to deserve it, he immediately expressed his gratitude to Marcos. "Thank you, strange swordsman. ”

Marcos waved his hand to indicate that it was nothing. "Well, tell me why you're here?"

The stranger patted the dust off his black coat vigorously, then tightened his belt, and then began to examine the contents of his coarse cloth package, which caused him to smell of herbs again. Finally, after the examination, he spoke. "I was a herbalist who was temporarily recruited by the Principality a few weeks ago to serve the investigation team,, if I had known I was going to come to a place like this, I would rather not have this job. He complained.

"Are you from Belmar?" Marcos asked.

The herbalist shook his head, "I'm from Delos, that's why the Duchy Investigation Team doesn't trust me. And as a herbalist who had served in the cavalry squad of Teolas, it was the reason they recruited me. ”

"Herbalist of the Teolles Cavalry Squad, interesting, you heal the wounds of those who claim to be knights of integrity?" said Fett, disdainfully.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't like war, really. Moreover, I simply want to get a salary of my own, I have no ambition like His Majesty Heinrich, nor do I have the desire for power like those nobles. The herbalist hurriedly said.

Marcos couldn't help but laugh, he suddenly thought this guy was a little funny now, but he had to get the conversation back on track now. "You said you were now serving in the Duchy's investigation team, but I only saw you now. ”

The herbalist lowered his head with a regretful expression. "They all died, and a horrible spider attacked us. ”

Anna's expression began to become serious, and she took a few steps forward to the herbalist and asked. "Tell me about that spider. Fett didn't know why Anna suddenly had such a big reaction, but she guessed it had something to do with Daniel's death.

"It has a nickname, Ekloso, which is said to mean the King of Spiders in the Dark Elf language. Either way, it's a scary monster. Nearly all of the team were defenseless, and within three minutes they were all killed by Ekloso's attack. The herbalist described all of this with an expression of disbelief that was perhaps unbelievable to him, it was hard to imagine that a spider could finish off an entire team of humans with sufficient combat power in three minutes.

"What about its appearance?" Anna continued.

"This. The herbalist scratched his head. "Its outer skin is purple, an almost pathological purple, which I suspect has something to do with the plague spreading in Neupera. It can use spider silk to move freely in mid-air, and the spider silk it spits out can easily bind people's legs, and I have seen several unlucky guys in the survey team have their legs bound by spider silk and are torn to pieces by other spiders. It didn't use all its strength, because facing the guys of the investigation team was a one-sided hunt. ”

Anna sank her face and clenched her fists. "There's no mistake, it's the monster that killed Daniel. ”

"Are you sure, Anna?" asked Camilli, surprised.

"I'm pretty sure this guy's description is exactly the same as Daniel's description before he died, damn monster. Anna scolded.

"What did you get away from the monster?" Karl was clearly more concerned about how he could escape.

The question did not surprise the herbalist, and he replied modestly. "I used some herbs to mask the smell of my body, and those spiders seemed to be particularly sensitive to human flesh. ”

"Doesn't sound bad. Karl shrugged.

Marcos thought for a moment, and the presence of the herbalist and the anger of Anna made him decide to change the plan he had discussed, so he said to the herbalist. "If you don't mind, I'd like you to take us to where Ekloso is. As you have experienced before, not eradicating it will only kill more people. Of course, we won't force you. ”

The herbalist opened his mouth in surprise, which in his eyes was tantamount to a suicidal act. "Are you serious?"

"I would never joke around at such times. ”