Chapter 39: The Smell of Corpses

(The second is more as promised, and friends who have passed by ask for collections and recommendations.) The revised ps,I didn't fall out of the list this morning.,Is this God's favor?But look at the first place in front.,Forget it.,I still don't want to move forward.。 Even if you don't move forward, please smash me to death with favorites and recommendations, thank you!)

Everyone's eyes subconsciously focused on the mark on the wall opposite the door, and no one had time to react, only Pannis's attention was also distracted for a moment, but immediately turned back to the door that was about to open.

So, he was the only one who discovered Vivien's crisis.

"Be careful. The liquid fell so quickly that Pannis only had time to spit out two words. But faster than the sound, it was Pannis's speed, and the moment he saw the liquid spill, Pannis had already sensed the danger and was about to spill on Vivien's head, and Pannis was already close to Vivien. Approaching Pannith did not pause, directly hugged Vivian, with the advantage of height to completely cover her under the cover of her body, and at the same time pounced forward, the whole speed was so fast that Vivian didn't have time to react at all, until she had fallen to the ground, and then let out a short exclamation.

However, even though Pannis was fast, he still didn't completely avoid the liquid, a few drops of splashed liquid splashed onto the sides of his calves, and the rest spilled on the metal floor.

There was a "snort" sound, and the liquid that spilled on the ground was filled with a pungent white mist, and the ground was corroded into a deep depression under the invasion of the liquid, and the half-meter-thick metal floor was completely eroded, revealing the rock underneath. At the same time as the white mist rose, Pannis snorted, a dagger appeared on his fingertips, and quickly waved it towards the calf, a large piece of flesh flew up with blood, and bursts of white smoke began to emerge in mid-air, emitting a scorching smell, and when the skin and flesh hit the ground, a large piece had already disappeared more than halfway.

"Lina, let's go. Catherine, who was startled by the change, did not panic, and immediately dodged and faced outward to block the door, and the shield stood up in front of her, frowning left and right to observe the corridor that was still only a few of them. Lina, who was closer to the door than her, entered the room one step ahead of her, and stood back to back inside and outside the door very tacitly, one inward and one outward, so that there were no dead ends in the field of vision.

"It's all right. Catherine clearly trusted Lina's abilities, and was not in the least worried about the danger of attacking her back from the room, and asked without even looking back.

"A small injury, not a big problem. Pannis's voice was relaxed and natural, as if the man who had lost a piece of meat was not himself.

"Where's Vivien?" Catherine hadn't heard Vivien's voice, a little anxious.

"I'm fine, big sister. Vivian, who reacted, saw the miserable situation on the ground and Pannis, and then thought of the result if she was really doused head-on, her voice trembled slightly, and she said with palpitations: "I'm fine, I'm not hurt at all." Let Lina treat Pennis, he's bleeding all the time. ”

Catherine, who confirmed that there was no other enemy except for a trap, put away her shield and put her right hand on her chest and bowed slightly to Rachel: "I'm sorry. ”

In the face of Catherine's inexplicable apology, Rachel understood, smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I can understand, anyone who may be an enemy has to be on guard, just react normally, it's okay." ”

"Thank you. Catherine leaned sideways and opened the door: "Let's come in." ”

When Catherine walked into the room, Pannis was already sitting on the floor with her calves outstretched, and Lina knelt down on one knee in front of Pannis, her right hand glowing with a soft white light, hanging over and over Pannis's wound, caressing it back and forth. As the white light brushed over the wound over and over again, the blood that had been gushing out gradually stopped.

"You're a bit of a nuisance with this injury. Lina frowned and said, "There is too much flesh to lose, and it can't be done with healing." I'll try a strong treatment. ”

"Not necessarily. Pannisian raised his hand to stop Lina: "The situation is unknown now, don't waste your magic power first, you can make do with healing techniques to stop bleeding and temporarily heal wounds, and then use strong healing techniques when you rest at night." ”

Lina hesitated for a moment and nodded: "It's okay, but you'd better not make too much movement before a thorough treatment, the wound may open at any time." ”

"I understand. Pannis stood up against the wall, walked around, and found that the wound healed well, and did not affect his movement too much, so he walked over to the door and observed the trap that almost killed Vivian, and muttered, "Vivian, your weight is wrong, why is it so light." ”

"Secret. Vivien turned her head and shook her index finger at Pannis, blinking mysteriously.

"Okay, whatever you want. Pannis sighed, "What do you see?"

"The simplest trigger trap. Catherine pointed to the top of the doorframe, "It's a strong acid produced by a living being, and it should be highly poisonous, in that hedron box on it." The hedron is indeed the most resistant substance in the Yara world, and there is no sign of corrosion at all. You see here, the hedron box and the doorknob on the inside are connected with a thin wire, and the door opens at an angle to trigger the trap. Such a low-level trap should not have been caught at all, but on the one hand, Vivien was a little careless, and on the other hand, it was also because everyone's attention was distracted. ”

"I'm sorry, I was careless. Vivien was a little embarrassed and said, "Pennis, thank you, if you hadn't saved me, I would be dead by now." ”

"I'm an explorer, and it's my responsibility not to find the trap, so I don't need to thank you. Pannis said, glancing at Gasteen, who was isolated, "What do you see on the wall?"

"Dangerous. Catherine replied, "The word danger is written on the wall in very small letters. ”

"Huh. Vivian, who had just learned about it, laughed angrily: "This is a provocation." ”

Pannis thought about it for a moment and said to Catherine, "Catherine, please jump up and take down that box and I'll take a look." Forget it, I'll step on the chair and take a look, don't touch it, in case there is any more trap that is triggered twice, it will be troublesome. ”

"Give you a chair. Hearing Pannis's words, Lina walked over with a thick wooden chair and placed it by the door: "How is it, have you found anything?"

"Not yet, so I'm going to take a closer look. Pannis stood on the chair, approached and carefully observed the box made of hedrons, observed for a while, and jumped off the chair with a very ugly face: "Trouble." ”

"What's the problem?" Catherine became nervous when she noticed that Pannis's face was different.

"Judging by the traces, the box was fixed on the wall for no more than a month. Pannith stepped out of the door to look at the handwriting on the wall and replied, "I'm afraid someone else has been here lately." ”

"Are you sure?" Vivien confirmed with a final illusion, "If you judge from the dusty situation, there is almost no dust here, which will affect the accuracy of the judgment." ”

"I know, I don't judge from the dust. Pannis didn't go into details: "I judged by the marks at the junction with the wall. It's not easy to explain, but I'm sure it's definitely not more than a month. ”

Catherine bit her lip and nodded, "Maybe it's the short guy in white." ”

Instead of guessing, Pannis said, "Not necessarily, but whoever it is, it means that he has other ways to get in and out of here, and it also shows that this place is not as safe as previously thought." How's it going, do you want to keep exploring?"

"Go on. Vivien preemptively said, "It's already here, it's impossible to give up." Moreover, a woman is one of the most vengeful creatures in the world, and she was almost killed by him, how can this revenge not be avenged?"

Pannis just smiled, smart not to provoke Vivien, who had fallen into a state of hatred, "Lina, you rummaged around just now, did you find anything?"

"Nope. Lina spread her hands very dryly: "I think I can go, this should be an empty room before, and there is not even a futon on the bed." ”

"Then go to the next room. Pannis beckoned everyone out of the room and closed the door.

The next journey,A few people are not as slack as before,All of them cheered up,Every room explored was cautious,Fortunately, the next six rooms in a row did not encounter the traps laid by the enemy in the shadows,Unfortunately, although there are no traps,But there is no valuable information,Six rooms in a row are nothing。

As soon as he opened the door to the eighth room, Pannis suddenly stopped in place: "There is a problem here. ”

Catherine stood on tiptoe and looked over Pannis's shoulder at the room, "I don't see anything." ”

"It doesn't taste right here. Pannis inhaled hard, no longer blocking the doorway and entering the room: "Although the smell is faint, I can be sure that there is a special smell here. ”

"What's the special smell?" Catherine walked in, sniffing it just as carefully, "I don't smell anything unusual at all." ”

"Well, the smell is very faint, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish it. Pannis walked around looking for it: "This is the smell of corpses, there is at least one corpse left here, an old corpse." ”

"Least ...... A corpse?" Lina who followed up was a little strange about what Pannis said.

"Yes, probably two. Pannis's finger pointed around the room: "This room is much larger than the previous ones, and the bed is also double, the desk and chair are double, and the cabinet is larger than the other rooms, so this should be a room for two people, and it should be for the husband and wife who are also studying here." ”

"Okay, I see. Lina asked, "Then let's look for it, it's not easy to finally see the first corpse here." ”

"No need to look for it. Pannis, who was walking around, had stopped beside the bed at this time: "That's where the smell comes from, and the corpse should be under the bed." ”

"Under the bed?" Vivien looked at the gap between the bottom of the bed and the ground, which was only a finger's width apart, "It's impossible to get into a corpse with such a thin gap, unless the corpse is flattened." ”

"I'm sure the smell is coming from here, move the bed out of the way and take a look. Still holding on to his judgment, Pannis said to Gasteen, "Come and help move the bed to the side, I don't dare to push my legs too hard." ”

"Me?" Gasteen pointed to his nose.

"Of course, you're a man, do you want a girl to do this kind of hard work?" said Pannis, giving Catherine a careful look, and stood in front of the bed.