Chapter 593: Before the End
Carl hadn't forgotten the hellish law that applies in this region, which is that the closer you get to the end, the more monsters you will encounter, and the more threatening you will be. He didn't want Erin to be in danger, so he just told Erin to follow him and not attack the monsters she was unfamiliar with. Although Carl's actions made Erin a little worried, she understood that the other party had her own considerations.
Karl has roughly figured out the structure of the lava cave, and the reason why the lava of the Kayak volcano forms a lava pool of different sizes here is ultimately due to the magic contained in the magma. And rightfully so, those monsters will appear in this place. With the exception of the mutilated giants, basically all the monsters here appear for a reason.
When they came to the deeper cave, the two were lucky not to encounter monsters. But even so, the strange, almost suffocating tranquility made the two have to be vigilant. Then again, while Carl has always been interested in the bladed revolver that Erin uses, now is not a good time to ask questions. Although he was eager to try the feel of what seemed to be a weapon made in the Queen's Court, he was as interested in it as Marcos was in the fine sword.
"I hate it here. Erin said with some disgust.
"Me too. Carl nodded in agreement. "No one likes it here, especially when the smell of rot is almost carved into your bones. ”
"That ......," Erin said and stopped.
"What's wrong?" Karl asked.
Erin looked at Karl cautiously, "I'm sorry about the Ardennes Heights garrison, ......"
Carl was surprised, not that Erin would bring it up, but that she was apologetic. "It's been a long time, and I don't dwell too much on the past. ”
"I thought you were killed in the Ardennes, but to be honest I really felt helpless when the news of the Ardennes being captured by Khalert reached the imperial capital. Erin bowed her head.
"Listen, I'm standing in front of you now, just like I was when we parted so many years ago, and I'm still that bastard boy. Carl looked at Erin's face earnestly.
Erin couldn't help but laugh, albeit wryly. "Yes, I believe you. ”
The two didn't want the surprise and joy of being reunited after a long absence to be diluted by the pain of the past, so they tried to avoid talking about the past during the rest of the journey. And at the end of the day, lava caves aren't a great place to chat. It's full of lava, monsters, and bones everywhere. There's a reason why Erin hates this place, and no normal human would have a crush on it.
As the two reached the edge of the cliff, the roar of a monster from the next cavern came from the darkness beneath their feet. This is undoubtedly proof of the fact that there are monsters in the cave below. Carl was used to it, so he stepped on the rope ladder without any psychological pressure. Erin, on the other hand, hesitated in place, on the one hand she wanted to help Carl, and on the other hand, how to say, she hated the place and was a little scared at the same time.
Carl doesn't force Erin to go down with him, and he prefers that Erin can wait for him in a safe place. So after Karl's persuasion, Erin agreed to join Carl down the rope ladder after Carl had cleared the next layer of monsters. And if Carl is in trouble, blow a whistle to signal Erin, and at that time she will come down to help the other party as soon as possible. After everything was decided, under Erin's gaze, Karl's figure disappeared into the darkness.
What to encounter in the cave on the next floor, in fact, Carl was mentally prepared the moment he heard the roar of the monster. So he didn't look surprised when he saw the dark blue giant, but the bad thing was that there was a large pool of lava in front of him, which had completely blocked Cal's path. There is very little room for him to move, just a small corner.
If Carl hadn't managed to get through the large pool of lava in front of him, he would have nowhere to escape when cornered by the giants. Now he was glad that Erin didn't come down with him, which was dangerous.
The dark blue giants and the red lava robbers were already pressing on this insignificant little corner, and Carl had to do something about it, or he would die if he continued to stand still. He roughly calculated the distance, then took a few steps back to stretch as far as he could to run. When his body was close to the rock wall behind him, it meant that this was the limit distance.
He stared at the hot lava pools, and in a few seconds, whether he would be consumed by them or not was soon revealed. His body began to move, his boots thumping against the ground. One step, two steps, as you move Karl closer to the lava pool. Just as he was about to step into the pool of lava with his next step, he used his feet to make a leap forward. At this time, the monster also completely pressed this way, and the giant's feet had even stepped on the lava pool and splashed magma.
The monsters watched in a ridiculous but hateful pose as Karl leaped over his head, while the giant turned slowly, staring at the prey fleeing from its sight. Carl couldn't get his feet on the ground when he finally landed, so he fell to the ground several times in a row before finally stopping himself on a protruding rock.
Carl swore he didn't want to do it again, and the line between life and death seemed blurred. In the next second, you may have the hope of survival, or you may step into the abyss of death. And now, it's time for him to bring a little show to this place that has no beauty in the slightest, a show that sends those monsters to hell.
The dark blue giant is not as agile as the giants it has encountered before, but its attacks are also full of power. And what surprised Carl even more was that the shockwave from the guy's fist attack would make him feel dizzy. Maybe that's what the giant is capable of, he thought. Carl steadied himself to make sure he didn't fall headlong to the ground from the vertigo.
As the corpse snatchers approached blindly, Carl, relieved of his physical condition, easily sent the bullet into their heads. They weren't even a threat, and after a round of shots, all that was left in front of Carl was the dark blue giant. One-on-one duels, it's Carl's favorite moment, like the ones he's ever experienced in the Impossible Zone.
Compared to the two giants he had met before, this giant was not as reckless in his attacks, and Carl even suspected that this creature had a consciousness of his own. As unlikely as that is, the Dark Elf mages created them purely as a tool of guarding. They're just tools, so they don't need to be autonomous. Rather than that, Carl was more concerned about the goblin head that had been spliced together on the giant's right shoulder, and he didn't expect that these dark elf mages had actually found the corpses of various creatures to create such ugly tools. "What a disgusting bunch of guys......"