Chapter VII
Exploration after crossing the safety line is much more difficult and dangerous than before, and of course the exploration efficiency is much lower. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
There's no way around it, because safety is the most important thing. Even Divor, who has been exploring underground caverns for many years, does not dare to claim to know all about these areas that go deep underground. In his past adventures, encounters with unexpected dangers abounded - not to mention the terrifying four-armed minotaur of the day.
There is no day or night in places where there is no daylight, and everyone can only judge the time by the pocket watch that Divol carries. In order to avoid the risk of fatigue, they rested every three hours, half an hour each time, and camped during the third break, adjusting their schedules to greatly increase the time for rest and sleep.
Oddly enough, what at first glance seemed like a useless method had an unexpected effect, and it wasn't until a week later that everyone began to feel tired and sluggish.
"Generally speaking, it is very uncomfortable for ordinary people to live in an environment where they do not see the sun for three to five days. While camping, Parin lay on his sleeping bag and looked through the adventure guide he had prepared in advance, sighing in his heart.
It is supposed that the records in his book should be correct, but the fact is that many of the records in it are completely different from his experience this time.
This made the young mage, who had always been accustomed to absorbing knowledge from books, a little uneasy, not knowing whether what he usually learned was useful or useless.
He was worried for a while, put away the book, and prayed silently to Sui Xiong.
With the link of faith, he easily contacted Sui Xiong and asked his own questions.
Sui Xiong flipped through the book a little and found the problem.
"This guide book for young adventurers is aimed at beginners. "It's used to educate inexperienced young people about adventure and common sense, so that they don't go on an adventure in ignorance." As soon as he went out, he died in a daze. That's all. ”
"And what you're doing now is a pretty high-level adventure. Even veteran adventurers rarely go on adventures of this level, and only a true professional like Divol can lead the team all the way without danger. His experience, his judgment of the situation, is far from being comparable to that of a novice. So he was able to adjust his schedule according to the actual situation. Let everyone maintain a good state, but if any novice really follows his approach, I am afraid that not only will not be able to get benefits, but will be unlucky!"
Parin nodded, thought carefully for a while, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: Learning is really something that still needs to be combined with practice!
At this moment, Red, who was in charge of the reconnaissance in front, hurried back to the camp and brought a little worrying news.
Inside a pit not far ahead. Fresh remains were found.
Because he was not good at detecting traps and identifying magic, he did not rush to investigate carefully, but chose to come back and report, and everyone discussed and decided what to do.
"If I were to be judged, I'd be inclined to look back now. "Everyone is almost tired, it's not serious, it's just one or two fights." But underground, no one can guarantee what will happen. Once you get tired, you have to look back. is the best way to go. ”
"But what we're looking for hasn't been found yet. Parin sighed.
Ravery immediately expressed his loyalty: "If you want to keep looking, accompany you to the end!"
"But you don't have a clear goal of your own. "Go underground and find the right mushroom -- what mushroom is the right one?"
Parin sighed, he was convinced.
So that was the end of the adventure, and they returned to the surface and repaired for a few days. Then set off again.
With the experience of the first exploration, this time the journey was much smoother, and it didn't take too much time and effort to arrive at the camp where they had turned back before.
But on the camp, they saw traces of fighting and killing.
“...... Although the bodies were all removed. But it was evident that a team of adventurers had been attacked here. After studying the traces carefully, Red judged, "There should be four of them, a hoplite, a bard, a ranger, and a priest." They must have been eating, and first an enemy jumped out of the campfire, presumably a fire elemental, and then an earthly monster suddenly attacked from underground, and then someone used a spell—"
He walked a few steps and came to a dark corner: "That person should be standing right here, his spell is of the negative energy type, and a single blow can hit the priest hard. ”
And around the corner, a very powerful monster rushed out. He pointed to a corner in the distance, and specially circled a few indentations in the ground with his spear that looked very conspicuous on a closer look, "Not very large, but very impressive in weight. May be wearing heavy armor. ”
"With that guy on board, the team that could barely hold on collapsed. What followed was a one-sided slaughter. Red sighed, "Theoretically, a seasoned bard should carry a fixed teleportation scroll targeting Rye Town, but we haven't heard from them before, so I'm afraid they're all wiped out and not even one of them can escape." ”
Everyone's faces were gloomy, and they couldn't help but be full of admiration for Divor.
A monster that can wipe out an adventuring team is definitely not something that can be easily dealt with. If they had stayed where they were, or even moved on, maybe they would have faced the monsters.
In their state at the time, could they have been able to deal with such a group of monsters?
The conclusion is yes, of course not!
"Now we have two options. "We can move on." The people who were able to get here were all veteran adventurers, and although they were all destroyed, those monsters must have suffered great damage. If we chase them now, we may have time to catch up with them and destroy them. ”
Red laughed dryly and looked around, looking "I don't know anything".
Parin's face was heavy, his brows were furrowed, and he didn't dare to make a decision easily.
"It seems that you all don't think this is a good choice. Divol sighed, "Then we can go back now." At least bring the news back. ”
Parin frowned and said, "Wouldn't that be too negative?"
"I think so too. "So I'm leaning towards the former, adventurers are meant to fight." Our fame, wealth, and power are to be gained through battle, from those dangerous monsters. ”
"Anyway, at least we're dealing with a bunch of weakened monsters. ”
His gaze swept over everyone's faces. The burning eyes made everyone's hearts excited.
As he said, adventurers are meant to fight monsters. This is obviously a good opportunity in front of you, so why hold back?
"It's done!" the priest, who rarely spoke, waved the light warhammer in his hand, and the enchanted weapon emitted a faint white light, leaving a clear trail in the dim air.
Red was obviously still hesitant, but seeing the determined look in Devor's eyes, and then at the attitude of his companions, he finally sighed deeply.
“...... I knew I wouldn't be coming!" he muttered, his face full of frustration. "I'd rather fight monsters on the ground!"
Parin smiled and took out a golden scroll and handed it to him.
"I remember you know how to use scrolls, right?"
"That's right, I've studied spells. I didn't learn how to cast spells, but I didn't have a problem using scrolls. Red took the scroll and checked it with a little mental power, his eyes widening suddenly.
This is a "Mass Teleportation" scroll!
Teleportation is one of the mages' signatures, and "try not to sell teleportation scrolls" is the unspoken rule of mages. Not to mention the group teleportation technique that can bring the entire team back to a safe place at once. I'm afraid that such a scroll is worth more than the four of them combined!
With this treasure. He suddenly felt a little more confident in his heart.
Can't beat it, at least you can still run!
Just thinking of the price of this treasure, he couldn't help but feel a little pain in his heart.
The world of local tyrants can't be understood by the poor!
Once the security issue was resolved, the team was transformed into a battle formation under the command of Devor. Raffle reconnoitred in front, keeping an eye out for possible traps, Deavor and Morton followed behind, ready to meet them, and Palin was a little behind. But make sure that Ravel is within range of his spells so that he can support them with spells at all times, and in the end, Rhett can activate the scroll at any time if he encounters any danger. Take everyone to escape.
Since there was no need to hunt for mushrooms in various dark corners, the speed of the team was noticeably faster. It took less than two hours for Ravery to find the trail of the monster.
To be precise, it was Morton who found the trail of the monster.
"Negative energy. Suddenly, he stopped and raised his hammer to signal to everyone.
The hammer engraved with the emblem of the Lord of Radiance glows like a burning light. It was the Holy Spirit that had been aroused by an adversary.
After receiving his reminder, everyone hurriedly stopped and moved closer to him.
"I don't feel cold...... Lavel muttered in a low voice, "doesn't negative energy give people a cold feeling?"
"When you feel cold, you are not far from death. Rhett said angrily, "Negative energy is not 'cold' but 'dead'. The reason why you feel cold is because your life force is drained. Trust me, you don't want to actually be in that situation!"
Rafael's hairs stood on end a little at what he said, and he shrunk his neck, looking cautiously to the left and right, as if the monsters would rush out in the next moment.
At this time, Morton had already used the magic technique of resisting negative energy for everyone. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but everyone really feels a lot warmer.
"Looks like the enemy is ahead!" Divol smiled and clenched his tomahawk, "I just don't know what to expect......"
The question was quickly answered—Morton could feel the negative energy, and of course their enemies could feel Morton's divine power.
As Divor spoke, with a howl of rage, a medium-sized man in heavy armor rushed out of the shadows ahead.
Its steps were unusually heavy, and the soles of its metal boots stomped on the stones, making a sound like a hammer slamming into a rock.
"Prepare for battle!" (To be continued.) )