"Well, I don't want to lie to you. Pannis shook his head and said: "I really don't think that the goblins have the strength to build a research institute here, my previous idea was too naïve, underestimating the harshness of the environment here, and now it seems that if I want to build a research center here, especially in the area below the eighth floor, even the gods can't do it, let alone the goblins of the Silver Age." ”

Vivian pursed her lips, smiled very calmly, raised her arm, gently stroked Pannis's expressionless face with her unconscious palm, and said seriously: "Thank you for not using lies to appease me, I have made up my mind, if you deceive me, even if I know that you are well-intentioned, I will not say anything to you in my heart for the rest of my life." ”

"Don't rush to thank me just yet, wait until I'm done before making a decision. Pannis gently patted Vivien's head on top of her head, making her eyes squint in comfort and look like a curled kitten, "While I don't think it's possible for them to establish a research center here, I also don't think research centers don't exist. Yes, you heard it right, they don't have the ability, but the research center is still here, and I still believe in it. ”

"Don't you think your words are contradictory?" Vivien smiled helplessly, but even she didn't know it, her heart was as conflicted as what Pannisy said, she thought she was dead and wanted to open up, but she ignored the little unaware anticipation and excitement in her heart after hearing Pannis's serious words.

"Contradictory? Pannis shrugged, "But you have to learn to trust the instincts of a demigod." ”

"That's stupid. Vivien rolled her eyes in tears, "What the hell do you want to say?"

"Actually, after I entered the Scar of the Earth, I pondered all the way. Pannis stopped laughing and said seriously: "There must be something about me, no, no, we didn't expect it, only by finding this blind spot in our thinking, we can successfully find the research center." Although the goblins have crazy ideas a lot of the time, I don't think they are crazy enough to joke about the most important password disk of their whole clan, so the existence of this research center does not need to be questioned, and the only things that need to be considered are those that are hidden from our minds. ”

"What's the problem?" Vivien became interested and sat up suddenly, almost hitting his chin if it weren't for Pannis's quick dodge, "What do you think it has to do with it?"

"If I knew what it had to do with it now, I wouldn't have ignored it. Pannis shook his head and said with a helpless smile: "However, give me a little more time, believe me, I will definitely be able to unravel the mystery." ”

"Okay, okay, then I can barely give you a little more time, I don't expect anything from you, I just saw that you begged hard to give you time. Vivien squinted her eyes and said with a grin, "Well, it doesn't look like Lina's stupid look sometimes, I think I'm imitating too much." ”

"You beware of her knowing about it and pinching your face again. Pannis, following Catherine's example, stabbed Vivien's slightly pale face with his index finger deeply, and said teasingly: "Then when the two of you make a fuss, Catherine will beat you up alone, and then you two will be honest." ”

"I'm not afraid of them. Vivien said that she was not afraid, but she still secretly glanced at the sleeping girls: "Okay, you fool has once again succeeded in igniting my hope, I hope this time it will not be cruelly taken away again." Whew, maybe you can get a good night's sleep tonight, the air here is so comfortable. ”

"Rest well, give me a few more days to think about it, and I'll definitely find the problem and solve it." Pannis leaned back against the wall, his arms folded as Vivien rose briskly, the corners of her mouth curled up towards her blanket. Just as she had taken a few steps, Pannis's ears moved, and his face suddenly changed, and he jumped up and rushed to Vivien's side, crouched down against her body, and looked cautiously at the deep entrance to the eighth floor. In fact, the place where the six people rested was wrapped in various magic circle enchantments, and neither the sound, image nor smell would be transmitted to the outside world, but Pannis still prevented Vivien from continuing to walk, for fear that the ground vibration caused by her footsteps would be perceived by the outside world.

"What's going on, are there any enemies?" Vivien leaned into Pannis's ear, the breath from her mouth hitting Pannis's face lightly, and asked in a faint voice, "Is there a creature coming up from below?"

"Well, there's something. Pannis nodded, his eyes did not leave the deep entrance for a moment, and replied in an equally slight voice: "There is only one, and it is not very large, it looks like it should be a demonic beast from the lower level to forage, but it is ......"

"But what?" Vivien asked in a low voice, "Is there anything strange to you?"

"Maybe it'll surprise you. Pannis couldn't help but smile and said, "When the time comes, I'm afraid you'll all be as happy as you are seeing your relatives, hehehehe." ”

"It's annoying. Vivien bumped Pannis's chest with her elbow, rolled her eyes, and said, "What the hell is strange, you can tell me quickly." It's a good thing it's not Lina, otherwise you would have hit you not with an arm but with a hammer if you teased her curiosity so much. ”

"It sounds so cruel, you didn't have any other teammates before, is it because you are so terrifying, and the other teammates have already been beaten to death by you?" Pannis laughed, and suddenly pointed to the entrance of the eighth floor with his chin: "Attention, it is about to come out, and you can understand what I mean when you see it." ”

Curious by Pannis's words, Vivien stared intently at the slightly darkened entrance to the eighth floor. The entrance to the eighth floor is a gentle ramp that spirals downward in a downward spiral, the ramp is flat and clean, as if it were cleaned every day. Obviously, though, it's impossible for someone to clean it, and it's most likely that there will be a lot of water flowing through it. Although Vivien was very focused, the strange thing was that she didn't hear the footsteps of the monster at all, and if it weren't for her absolute trust in Pannis's perception ability, she would even wonder if there was no monster in the passage at all.

Fortunately, it didn't make her wait too long, and a demonic beast quietly climbed up from the eighth floor with a silent step. When she saw this beast, Vivien's eyes suddenly widened, and she almost jumped in place with cheers. Slipping up from below, there was a monster the size of a black bear, with strong muscles quite powerful, short and thick limbs that made the center of gravity very stable, thick fat and fur that provided a high enough defense and impact absorption function, and a thirty-centimeter-long neck that was extremely flexible, allowing the head to do three hundred and sixty degree flips. Its head is the most distinctive, almost as thick as a neck, making it difficult to distinguish between a neck and a head, with a pointed beak like a bird's beak growing on its tiny head. The pointed beak is made up of keratinized skin, which looks quite hard, and on the outside of the upper and lower jaws, there are two raised sharp blades, like two crowbars, which look like they can easily pry open the hard shells of many insects. When it opens its mouth, you can see the inside of the keratinized pointed mouth, neatly and finely arranged with sharp teeth, and being bitten by such a mouth is probably not as simple as losing a piece of meat.

"Actually, it's not a bug. Vivien's eyes widened in surprise, and she said with a happy face, "Finally, I don't have to mess around with those disgusting giant insects every day, oh my God, this is so happy, it should be celebrated." No, I'm going to call them all up and share the good news with them. But what kind of animal is it? How does it look so weird? ”

"Don't run around just yet, just in case it can sense the ground shaking. Panis grabbed Vivien's impulse and whispered, "I've never seen such a creature before, maybe it's a creature from ancient times." Looking at their mouths, it seems that they make a living by eating insects, but I don't know if they have been like this before, or if they have slowly changed into their current appearance after entering the underground of the Earth Scar. ”

The monster obviously didn't hear their conversation, he had bear-like meat pads on his feet, and he silently climbed up from the lower level, poked his head out of the passage first, turned his flexible neck and looked around for a while, and didn't find anything wrong, then crawled out of the passage, raised his head and sniffed in the air for a while, and looked a little strangely near the barrier at the camp, as if he smelled some residual smell. However, it didn't pay much attention, and after confirming that there was no enemy, it moved its short legs and moved its body to the depths of the seventh layer, seemingly preparing to fill its empty digestive system with delicious giant worms.

"Whew. It wasn't until the strange demonic beast went away that Vivien breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly: "Is it that from here on, there will be no more bugs below, most of them are such normal demonic beasts?"

"According to Ike, that's right. Pannis nodded, "Most of the territory below is the territory of the beasts." ”

"Great, I heard two good news in a row tonight, and I hope I can still sleep. Vivien was happy and eager to share her happiness with the girls, but she hadn't lost her mind enough to wake up the other girls. She smiled happily and waved at Pannis, "I'll go back to sleep first, good night, and, thank you." ”

Pannis sat down against the wall again, waving his finger absently.

However, until Vivien lay down and fell asleep again, she did not notice that when she lay down again, Catherine and Freya, who were asleep face to face, quietly opened their eyes, exchanged a reassuring smile with each other, closed their eyes again, and fell into a deep sleep. (To be continued.) )