Dusk and evening, twilight falling.

The sunset shrouded the lonely village, the white snow, the lonely snow birch, and a cold wind blew, making it more and more lonely and lonely.

An old woman in her last years, wearing thin clothes and carrying a broken wooden cane, walked with difficulty in a few steps. Holding a crockpot in her right hand, she tried to break into the house, but was stopped by the mercenary.

The old woman was shivering with cold, toothless in her mouth, and begged with inarticulate speech, "I want to see the town lord!"

The two mercenaries guarding the door glanced at each other, and one of the mercenaries said, "Hey, you're not young, don't freeze your body, go back quickly." ”

The old woman still didn't give up: "Please, I want to meet the town chief." ”

The mercenary was impatient and was about to reprimand when he opened his mouth.

"Hey, what are you doing!" Qin Yue and Ying'er saw that the mercenary was rude to an old man, and immediately came out to stop them, Ying'er took off the fox fur cloak and put it on the old man's thin body, Qin Yue raised her eyebrows and reprimanded the mercenary and said, "This is just an old man, how can you be so rude!"

The mercenary was very embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry!

Ying'er was afraid that the old man would be cold, so she brought it into the house.

The old woman was in her last years, full of white hair, skinny, and staggering, as if a gust of wind could blow it down, her clothes were torn and old, her eyes were cloudy, and her face was full of poverty, but she carried a steaming clay pot in her hand, and a burst of fragrance came out.

"My lord......" When the old woman saw Wei Nan and Mu Yun, she immediately put the crockpot on the table, and said inarticulately: "This is a snow chicken stewed by the old woman, and it is still hot, so I will warm your body." ”

This old man is poorly dressed and skinny, and he doesn't look like a wealthy person anyway, why would he take the initiative to deliver food.

Mu Yun asked gently, "Old man, do you have anything to say?"

The old woman shuddered a few times and said in a trembling voice: "If you find your hard-working grandson and let him go home early, Grandma misses him!"

It turned out to be the family of the missing person.

Mu Yun wanted to send a few silver coins, but the old woman refused to accept them, so she had to call a mercenary and send her home first.

The village chief sighed and said: "This is Widow Liu, her husband died of illness at an early age, and her son and daughter-in-law also died. The child has been smart since he was a child, and he was admitted to the White City Warlock Academy last year, and his grades were among the best, his talent is very good, and he has the opportunity to become a warlock, which is the pride of Musk Cow Village. Widow Liu suffered all her life, and she thought she could enjoy happiness, but the result was ...... It's a pity to say, if it weren't for Liu Xiaozi being a filial child who wanted to come back to take care of his mother-in-law during a few days of vacation, he didn't expect it to be gone. ”

The old village chief shook his head regretfully.

The corners of Wei Nan's eyes twitched, and he was silent.

Qin Yue and Ying'er's eyes were gloomy, this old man's life was too bitter.

Mu Yun asked, "How long have you been missing?"

"It's been more than a month, and it's the second missing person in the village. For such a long time, even if he was not killed, he would starve to death and freeze to death, and he was basically hopeless. The old village chief sighed and said, "Poor widow Liu, every time an adventurer comes, she sends chickens and ducks." Her family is not wealthy, and she can only rely on everyone's relief to live, so Liu Xiaozi's tuition is still made up by the villagers......"

Qin Yuefen clenched her fists and said indignantly, "Those demons are really damned!"

Wei Nan stuffed the money bag into the village chief's hand.

"Town...... The village chief felt the heavy money bag, and was a little overwhelmed, "What are you doing here?"

Wei Nan didn't take it back, just waved his hand, sighed and said: "The money is not for you, settle Widow Liu well, live hard for a lifetime, at least a little better in your old age." ”

The village chief was very moved.

Qin Yue and Mu Ying'er also looked at Wei Nan with admiration.

Mayor is such a nice guy.

Wei Nan barely squeezed out a smile and said: "I don't know, I didn't have a good early life, after my father died of illness, my mother raised me alone. In order to earn my tuition, I died of exhaustion in the factory. I didn't have a good day until I died, I ate a good meal, and I wore a good dress. Every time I think about it, I blame myself...... The son wants to raise but does not wait!"

Wei Nan's eyes were slightly red, and he was silent for a long time before he said, "This world is unfair!"

Wei Nan is a respected sorcerer, but behind today's achievements there are countless bitter blood and tears!

"I'm really sorry, seeing Widow Liu reminds me of my mother. ”

"Don't be upset, Mayor, you can't be blamed for that. ”

Qin Yue was very sympathetic to Wei Nan, she was born into a wealthy family, so she naturally couldn't feel the hardships of a cold warlock, especially a cold warlock with average talent!

Mu Yun thought for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Widow Liu's grandson is the second missing person, who is the first missing person?"

"The first person to be found missing was the only healer in the village, who had a high status in the village, so he immediately took it seriously. However, we were not able to get it back. ”

Mu Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, thoughtfully.

The old woman's heart cannot be wasted.

Several people drank it separately.

The chicken soup is simple and mellow, filled with the strong expectation of the lonely and widowed elderly.

............

Following.

Everyone was ready to go.

Among the mercenaries hired by Mu Yun, there are 8 martial artists above 15 stars, 2 warlocks with more than 15 rings, plus Meng Hu with 29 stars, Qin Yue with 17 rings, plus 20 ordinary mercenaries to assist. Now Wei Nan, who has the strength of 21 rings, and two 18-star elite knights help, like a tiger with wings.

Cave exploration, there should not be too many people. The cave environment is complex, especially in narrow places or rugged terrain, if there is an emergency, too many people are not conducive to evacuation, but will become a burden.

Ying'er was protected by 10 mercenaries and stayed in Musk Cow Village.

Others set off.

The cave is in a coniferous forest, the trees are mainly cedars, there are many shrubs in the forest, and there are a large number of musk deer and wild wolves. The favorite prey of the hunters in the village is the musk deer, which is not only a delicacy but also extracts the musk glands from the musk deer, which is an excellent material for making perfume and can be sold to merchants at a high price.

There is no shortage of wild animals and low-level magical beasts in the woods.

Why would the demon go back and forth ten kilometers to kidnap humans, even if the demons like to kill humans for pleasure, then there is no need to kidnap the human race, this is a thankless thing!

The destination has arrived.

The mercenaries are surrounded in front of the cave, about 2 meters high, very narrow, and can only advance alone.

"It's a very small hole, and bears can't get in. Meng Hu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It is estimated that there are no large creatures. ”

Mu Yun reminded: "You can't take it lightly, the danger of monsters can't be judged purely by size!"

"There shouldn't be too many explorers, you guys are going to pick them up outside!" Meng Hu let the 10 ordinary mercenaries stay outside, and pulled out a steel knife from his waist, "I'll go in first, and the others will follow!"

Meng Hu has the highest level, and he is the one with the most exploration experience among the mercenaries, so he opens the way in front. He wore a total of three pieces of equipment, a heavy spear and axe, an iron-tired bow, and a steel knife used in a narrow place, and his large size made it difficult to move here.

Others followed.

Mu Yun and Qin Yue were in the center, and Wei Nan and the two knights were in charge of the palace.

Qin Yue held the staff of the green forest in her hand, her palms were full of fine sweat, how could a delicate rich girl have the experience of cave exploration?

Nervous and exciting!

The cavern had good air circulation, but there was still a faint smell of decay, and a fishy smell, like breaking into a bear's den. There are rocks nearby, and there are crystal clear ice picks hanging overhead, so if you fall down, you risk being stabbed, so you have to be careful.

The narrow and rugged space gradually became larger, but the light became weaker and weaker, pitch black, cold and frightening.

The air seemed to freeze.

There is a faint sound of running water, it should be an underground river,

The silence is terrifying, like a tomb!

Mu Yun threw out a [lighting ball], a fist-sized ball of light, illuminating the surrounding environment, a typical ice cave, with ravines vertical and horizontal, strange rocks, crystal clear icicles, like diamonds refracting light, but there is a different scenery.

Everyone cautiously dispersed to find their way.

Mu Yun completed a spell and cast the [Spell Eye], which is a low-level but very practical skill, allowing people to temporarily have night vision, and at the same time can see the fluctuation of energy, which can last for more than ten minutes.

Wei Nan suddenly shouted: "Found the way!"

It was another narrow road, and when it came to the end, it suddenly came to an abrupt end, and it was pitch black ahead, and there was an abyss underfoot.

"It's a low cliff. Meng Hu said to the mercenaries behind, "You bring the rope!"

The mercenary neatly tied the rope on a sharp stone, and put the other end underneath, Meng Hu grabbed the rope and felt stable before saying: "About 15 meters high, Mu Yun will stay on it first, let us explore it clearly." ”

Mu Yun is only 11 rings strong, the weakest of the all, and he is a warlock, of course he can't take risks.

"I'll go down first!"

"I'll go too!"

The two mercenaries grabbed the rope and slid down, scouted first, and then said, "No danger found!"

Wei Nan made a gesture, and the two knights went down, drew out the knight's long sword, and held the steel shield to protect the left and right, and Wei Nan followed. Mu Yun saw that there was no danger and was about to go down.

Suddenly!

There was a rustling sound coming from an unknown direction!

"What sound?"

"Something is approaching!"

Almost suddenly, a large number of shadows appeared in all directions, like a black cloud covering it, Mu Yun threw a ball of illumination, and a large palm-sized creature was startled by the light.

The mercenary shouted, "Damn it, Sharptooth Bat!"

The sharp-toothed bat is a ferocious carnivorous bat that does not eat insects, does not need to hibernate, and hunts in groups to attack bison and wild sheep. Hundreds of sharp-toothed bats are enough to gnaw a bison to its skeleton in 15 minutes!

"You few!" Meng Hu shouted, "Find a place to hide!"

Sharp-toothed bats are fast and numerous, and they are simply defenseless when encountered in open areas. These beasts' teeth can easily crush leather armor, and they also have a certain amount of toxin, and if they are surrounded, they will die.

The bats took the lead in attacking the cliff, Meng Hu just arrived, and waved a knife flower, and four or five bats were directly cut off, and the black and thick blood was scattered all over the cave wall.

There are too many!

"Ahh

A mercenary covered his neck, a large amount of blood gushing out of his fingertips, not even seeing the speed of the bat.

Meng Hu stood in front and shouted: "You protect Mu Yun and retreat into the gap!"

Everyone went to the gap step by step to defend themselves.

After Meng Hu retreated, Mu Yun immediately activated a [Fire Shield Technique] talisman.

A bat rushed at it and slammed into a layer of fire, instantly burning its fur. The bats crashed into each other, but their strength was too weak to break through the spell shield, and they were immediately blocked out of the cliff.

"We're also looking for a place to hide. ”

Wei Nan's voice rang out.

"The bats will meet again when they pass!"

Under the protection of two mercenaries and two knights, Wei Nan immediately fled in one direction under the frantic attack of the bats.

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