(Today's two watches are over, friends who have passed by ask for collections and recommendations, and your support is my biggest motivation.) PS: There are absolutely no two shifts tomorrow. "Welcome to the last promised land before hell, newcomer. As soon as Pannis's words fell, a rough voice came from the darkness in front of the passage: "Doesn't this sound like Pannis? ”

The three girls didn't expect that there would be other people here, they were not mentally prepared at all, and they were startled, Catherine and Lina's right hands were already on the weapons, and Vivien's hands were subconsciously formed into a spell mark. Only Pannis did not enter the state of combat readiness, and when he heard the voice, he just frowned impatiently, pressed down with both hands, stopped the vigilance of the three girls, and walked in the direction from which the voice came from.

The three girls followed Pannis, and after a few steps, they suddenly found themselves in a surprising environment.

This is a huge stone cave, which is thousands of square meters in size, and several natural stone pillars in the stone cave connect the top and bottom of the cave. On the top of the cave, there are patches of noctilucent moss growing in the stars, like stars in the night sky, illuminating the entire cave. The cave is very large, but there are only two entrances and exits, which makes this cave very safe. On the ground of the cave, a half-man-high wall was built with rocks in the central part, and the central part was enclosed in the shape of a large camp. The stone walls looked like they hadn't been touched and reinforced for a long time, and they were covered with all sorts of moss.

Nine people had gathered within the walls, in three groups, apparently members of three teams. One of the trio couldn't see clearly, but by his height and unkempt beard, he was clearly a dwarf. The dwarf held a large glass of ale in his hand, and while watching Pannis and the others approach, he laughed and said, "Look, look, our coward Pennis is here again, has anyone been looking for you to duel again?" Hahahaha, my joke is funny, I want to write it down and tell it to my son when I go back to Curran. Hey, and with three pretty little chicks, hey, Pannis, are you in the wrong place?"

"I'll see, I'll see. One of the humans next to the dwarf also heckled: "I can't see clearly, old Sneithara, do you see that it's a pretty little girl? Hey, Pannis, did you bring Nana with you? This is not a black swan, this is not the place where a beautiful little girl should come, be careful to scare people into tears, hahahaha. ”

"Best, if you don't want to be beaten, keep your mouth shut. A slender figure in the foursome on the other side shouted.

"Damn, Para, I didn't say anything about you. The human next to the dwarf replied with a smile: "Besides, you're not a pretty girl, what are you worried about, haha...... Oh bastard, this is fucking boiling water, do you really want to fight?"

Pennis ignored the shouting people, who simply thought of them as invisible creatures, but after turning back and saying "together" to the three girls, he walked straight past them, found a place where no one was around, sat down, and began to organize his backpack.

Hearing the word "peer", Catherine became interested, and instead of sitting down with Pannis, she looked around and introduced herself: "We are Nelly's Adventure Group, I am Catherine, greetings to all the pioneers." ”

"Haha. A laugh came from the place of the foursome, but it was immediately covered by another person who looked sturdy in silhouette, first reprimanded in a low voice, "Pay attention to politeness", before standing up and saying, "Is it the Nelly Adventure Group of the Holy Capital of Knowledge?"

"Yes, that's us. Catherine didn't care if anyone else could see it, and gave a knightly salute: "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"My pleasure. The sturdy people didn't get closer, in fact, the three groups of people on the field, including the place that Pannis picked at the end, were all at a certain distance from each other: "I'm the leader of the Iron Lion Adventure Regiment, Vicky, welcome to the only safe area in the lower caverns." Is there anything I can do to help? Miss Catherine. ”

"What's new in there?" said Catherine casually, familiar with the road.

"What's the news?" shouted Snetta, the dwarf, in a big and signature voice, "The demonized wolves have started a new round of hunting, the spray spores have taken over the territory of the rat king, the cave lizards have entered the active period, oh, my anvil, every time, every year." Little girl, this is the Crying Cave, there's nothing new here, there's no going to be, you know. ”

"But I have a piece of news here. Catherine's voice was mysterious: "Do you want to hear the news related to it?" ”

"Say it. The dwarf, who was still loud, couldn't help but speak with curiosity: "What's the news, what has someone discovered new?"

"Not really. Catherine shook her head and said, "Faral's Moonlight Adventure Regiment, which was attacked by others after the battle before, and the whereabouts of the group leader and the team mage are unknown. Is this news?"

"What?" the Iron Lion's Vicky was surprised, "Did the adventurers do it too? ”

"I don't know if it's an adventurer, but it's said that the perpetrator was a two-person team. Hearing Catherine say this, all eyes were on the only duo on the field.

The duo didn't make a sound from beginning to end, they didn't even move, they were far away from everyone, and their whole bodies were hidden in the shadows, maintaining a mysterious state. It wasn't until everyone was staring at them that one of them whispered in a very slow voice, "It's not us, we've only been here for a short time, and you should have seen us coming in through the entrance." And we're not risk-takers either. ”

The other man's voice was short, high-pitched, but unusually short, and only two words popped out: "Hand of Shadow, Executioner." ”

As the two words were spoken, the other two groups of adventurers had a subconscious shaking that they wanted to stay away, but fortunately they stopped immediately and did not lose face. Catherine also shook her head and said, "It's not them, I have a portrait of the attacker here, one of the attackers is very tall and fat, and the other should be a mage." ”

After handing the portrait to her peers and passing it around in turn, knowing that the duo of the Shadow Hand had also seen it, Catherine retrieved the portrait and returned to Pannis: "Let's go in and pay more attention to these two people." And the two people of the Moonlight Adventure Group may have just been caught by them and not killed. ”

"You're kind. Pannis sneered and stopped packing his backpack: "I'm still worried about the safety of these people, and I don't know if they appreciate it in their hearts." ”

"The eldest sister just wants them to help us share the pressure, so I'm not worried about them, huh. After Lina finished speaking, she noticed that the three teammates were all looking at her in horror, and immediately asked, "What are you all watching Miss Ben do?"

"Did you finish the last book? Catherine looked at Lina in surprise: "A new book?"

"Of course, how can you people understand Miss Ben's reading speed. A new book this morning. Lina sat on the ground, smirking proudly.

"What is it this time? Catherine sighed as she pressed her forehead.

"Look. Lina pulled out a book in the darkness and raised it, "Make the devil and me, Louise." But what the hell is this title? ”

"I want to know too. Vivian pulled Lalina to the side: "Lina, you better read another book, this time it's too scary." ”

Pannis, who had already recovered from the horror, ignored the three girls who didn't know what they were talking about, and took care of himself to arrange the three modified leather helmets and handed them over. The girls' attention was drawn to the helmets, and they took them in their hands and looked closely at them by the light of the luminous moss. It is said to be a transformation, but in fact, it is just a very small concave silver metal piece embedded in the upper part of the forehead, and the metal sheet is very smooth, and if it is in a bright place, it can completely illuminate the human figure.

Pannis pulled out a thin white hedron shard the size of an index fingernail, activated it casually, and a hazy light slightly stronger than the luminous moss enveloped the area around the hedron for half a meter. When Pannis attached the spar to the metal sheet and fixed it, the originally scattered light was condensed in one direction, and the brightness was also increased a lot, illuminating the area of a few meters on the front of the helmet to the extent that the face could be seen clearly.

"It's fun. Vivien snatched the helmet from Pannis's hand and looked around curiously.

"It's not over yet. Pannis pulled out another hedron and handed it to Vivien after activating it: "This one is attached to the top of the helmet. No, not inside, it's outside. Yes, there it is. This one illuminates our surroundings, and the one on the forehead can only shine in front of us, not on ourselves. ”

The girls assembled the hedron according to Pannis's movements, put on the helmet, and Lina cheered: "Ha, this brightness is completely enough to read." ”

"Do you want to be blind?" Catherine snatched the book that Lina took out again, "You are definitely not allowed to read in the cave in the future." ”

"Miss Ben doesn't want you to care. Lina crossed her waist and glared and shouted, "Miss Ben, oh, don't hit Miss Ben on the head, oops, okay, okay, big sister, I was wrong, I won't look at it." ”

Pannis looked at Catherine with questioning eyes, but Catherine shrugged helplessly, avoided the question, and put her helmet on: "Can I go, Mr. Pannis?"

"Let's go. Pannis stood up and led the way to the only exit to the great cavern. Catherine didn't immediately follow, and dragged behind to say goodbye to the others: "Fellow travelers, let's go first. ”

"Wait, little girl, no, miss. The dwarf Sneetha suddenly shouted: "I remember, I seem to have seen the fat man in the picture a few days ago, I can't be sure it's him, but the appearance is very similar." It was in Crystal Hell, and the coward Pennis knew where. ”

"Thank you. Catherine thanked her with some surprise, ran a few steps, and caught up with Pannis, who was almost at the exit. The moment she stepped onto the exit passage, Catherine felt as if she had passed through a layer of mist, and at the same time heard Pannis's introduction: "This is a solidified directional shield, which is only effective against demonized creatures, and is designed to prevent demonized creatures from following returning adventurers through the exit outside into the final rest hall, but as far as I know, it has not been used until now." ”

Walking to the end of the exit passage, Pannis pointed to the stone wall and said, "If you come back from the opposite side, the mechanism that needs to be cracked is similar to the one we encountered when we came in, but if you want to get out of it, it will be much easier." There are also the last two points, first, you must close your eyes when you go out, and then open the Dou Qi Shield or Magic Shield, anything can happen outside. Second, in order to prevent the entire team from being trapped inside after the explorer dies inside, there is a depression on the right wall of this exit that only allows one person to squeeze into, where there is a teleportation circle on the ground, which requires the consumption of a 5,000 terr of any attribute spar, which can be directly teleported to a hidden valley in the Nala Mountains outside. Of course, if the explorer dies, it will be difficult for the adventure party to get it back, but you should remember the approximate location, and you may be able to use it. That's all, we're going in. ”

With a fist slammed into a hidden bulge in the wall, Pannis took the lead, and the four of them, with their eyes closed, sank into the rock wall in turn.

Passing through the rock wall, the girls slowly opened their eyes, and the dark world of the lower cave was revealed to the girls.