Chapter 162: On the Ground (Part II)
Romon noticed the look of the team members, knowing that it was not the time to investigate, he stood up and looked around again, the trees had traces of breaking, but there were many strange small pits on the ground, full of wolves, because the land here is still relatively soft, so it is easy to leave traces, and then go elsewhere, the soil gradually hardens, and then walk out for a while, even those strange small pits are gone.
Sure enough, as Fafer said, there were no useful clues left.
"Fafer, I didn't find anything useful, it seems that I can only wait for the wounded man to wake up. Romon wiped the dirt from his hands and stood up.
The floating soil was stained by him caressing the surrounding vegetation. Put it on the tip of his nose and smell it, a very faint breath came faintly, similar to the one he felt just now, this kind of breath can be found on the surrounding grass and trees.
However, it may be because too much time has passed, and this aura is gradually weakening, and it is not impossible to use this smell to trace the traces of the monster, but it is too dangerous.
Fafer was not a druid, and he didn't have the keen observation of Romon, so he couldn't even feel this breath, and the only clues that could be counted were the conditions of the monster and these strange little pits on the ground.
It's a pity that no matter how you look at it, he can't see how these traces are left and what they represent.
"It seems that the only way to do this is to wait for the wounded to wake up. Fafer couldn't help but sigh, his face was still not very good-looking, he was still depressed about his dereliction of duty: "Romon, I think, I'm really useless as a captain, this kind of thing happened to the team members, I can't even avenge them, I'm really useless as a captain." ”
Romon knew how he was feeling, and patted Fafer on the shoulder as he walked past him. "Let's go, the murderer will definitely be found, rest assured, the dead will not die in vain. He didn't want to let the confidence of the captain that Fafer had cultivated so hard to lose because of this incident.
Fafer's biggest weakness now is that he comes from a civilian background and lacks self-confidence.
"Yes, the dead will not die in vain! I must find the murderer and make him pay the price in blood!" Normon's words made Fafer regain his strength and clench his fists, and the young captain's face showed a determined look again. Seeing that Romon had already taken a few steps, he regained track of the other party's footsteps.
And the other adventurers, seeing that these two adults had such confidence, couldn't help but cheer up. That's the way it is, the leader is full of confidence and fighting spirit, then the people below will also be like having a backbone, and they will also be uplifted.
Even if no useful clues were found, the next defense could not be relaxed. Now, the monster killing people has been publicized throughout the territory, and the people are panicking.
Back in the village, it was dawn, and Nick, as the interior officer, had issued an announcement to tell the people in the realm not to panic, and also announced that if anyone could find the trace of this monster, they could be rewarded by the lord. For a while, the panic in the hearts of the people did not continue to spread, but was replaced by a kind of common hatred and hatred.
"Have you found any signs of monsters?"
"No, what about you?"
This kind of conversation has become what people in the territory often say when they meet, of course, the people who say this do not really see that kind of terrible monster, they all automatically imagine it as ordinary beasts and the like.
Those who knew martial arts took out their weapons and patrolled around in groups, while those who did not have the ability to protect themselves gathered together to discuss what to do next, or to stay at home honestly.
However, because there are a lot of adventurers here in Romon, you can see that in Romon territory at this time, you can see people with weapons and scrutiny everywhere in Romon territory. There are very few people who hide at home.
When Romon and Fafer returned, good news came from the outpost.
"My lord, wake up, wake up, Delhi wake up!" shouted an adventurer who was in charge of caring for the wounded. Delhi is the name of the wounded.
Hearing this news, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on Luo Meng's face: "I'll take a look." ”
As he spoke, he pushed open the door and strode into the room.
There was still a bit of a foul smell in the room, but the man lying on the bed was already sitting up on the cushions, and was drinking cereal porridge with the careful support of others.
"Your Excellency. Seeing Romon walking towards him, the man reflexively wanted to sit up.
Luo Meng hurriedly pressed him: "Don't move, I'll just come." As he spoke, he carefully took the empty bowl in the other party's hand, put it aside, and then asked, "How do you feel?"
When the wounded man was treated like this by a nobleman, his eyes suddenly turned red, and then he shook his head and said, "It's nothing." ”
"I think you already know that one of your companions has been bitten to death by a monster, and I want to ask you now, did you see the monster at that time?" Romon asked, although he already knew, but still had to ask carefully.
When the wounded man heard this, he immediately became excited: "My lord, that's a big spider! There is a big spider more than a person tall, and its body is covered with black hair, and it is very fast!"
"Don't get excited, speak slowly, speak slowly. Romon frowned slightly.
The wounded man took the water from Nick and took a sip, then Nick took the water and put it aside, and Romon nodded at Nick, satisfied with his approach.
The wounded man, after drinking the water, became much more stable and continued: "The spider is about the height of a human being, and its whole body is black......"
Ten minutes later, Romon walked out of the room at the checkpoint.
"What do you think about this, Romon?" asked Fafer.
Romon shook his head: "I've never seen such a monster, and I've rarely heard of such a giant spider in the forest. ”
"Yes, I haven't seen it. Fafer was also worried, and he looked at Nick, who was the last to come out. "Nick, you read a lot, do you have any impressions?"
"There is no record of this kind of monster in ordinary books, Luo Meng, let's go to the library of the Mage Guild and check it out. Nick thought for a moment and said suggestively.
Romon nodded: "Okay, that's the only way." Nick's reminder made him suddenly think of the last time he saw the material in the library of the Mage Guild, could it be ...... What does it have to do with that?
Thinking of this, he explained a few more words to Farfil and Nick, and quickly rushed to the Mage Association. This time he did not ride in a carriage, but chose a very good horse and rode it towards the city.
Although it was dozens of miles, Luo Meng gritted his teeth and insisted, and when he entered the gate of the Mage Association again, it was the beautiful girl who greeted him last time.
The girl was obviously surprised to see Romon too, it wasn't been long and she remembered him. "My lord, are you here to check out the books again?"
"Yes. Romon said simply, not in the mood to say more now.
"I hope you can find what you're looking for!, please come in!" said the girl, smiling, as she brought Romon to the hallway leading to the hall, and stopped.
This time, she didn't need to lead the way anymore, so the girl didn't continue to accompany her.
"Thank you. Romon was very satisfied with the service attitude of the Mage Guild, and after thanking him, he walked directly through the hall and walked towards the VIP room he had been to last time.
There, he was greeted by a young man, dressed in a mage robe, with two long stripes painted on his chest, and it seemed that he was a second-level mage!
Seeing Romon come in, he swept his noble badge: "Hello, is there anything I need to serve you?"
Luo Meng handed him the crystal card that recorded his identity and said, "I want to go to the library." ”
"Okay, please wait a little longer. The young man put the crystal card on a magic weapon and tested it, and then his smile became more and more sincere: "Here you go, please come with me." ”
Returning the crystal card to Romone, the boy took Romon back to the library he had been to last time.
Just like last time, there was still a layer of energy flowing outside.
The mage boy used a method that Luo Meng didn't know about, and with a swipe in a certain place, the energy layer suddenly disappeared.
"My lord, please come in, this layer of energy cover is set up to ensure the safety of the library, and professionals below level five are not allowed to enter, and once they reach level five or are led by us, they will be eligible to enter and exit at will. The boy explained.
Romon nodded. "I knew that when I went out, this energy wouldn't affect me. ”
"Yes, sir. Seeing that he understood, the young man didn't say much more, and took him all the way to the library. Then, take your leave and leave.
It wasn't until the boy was gone that Romon looked here again, just like the last time he came, there was still no one here, and there were countless books in the huge library, but he was the only one who read them.
Romon shook his head a little self-deprecatingly, and then began to flip through the books.
Because the injured adventurer said that the monster was a large spider, and he had been haunted by the rift before, the focus of his inquiry this time was around the strange things that happened in the territory, as well as the query of terrifying monsters and mutant animals.
"It wasn't. Flipping through a book, he found that it was full of the most ordinary forest beasts, and Romon depressedly put it back.
Look at another one, and it's still the same: "Look over there." ”
He muttered to himself, walked over to another large bookshelf, and continued to look through it.
No, no. Nothing. After looking through it for two hours, Romon did not find any relevant records.
Target, next bookshelf.
The books on this shelf seem to be all strange animals. Romon took a thick book from the edge of the third square, with a layer of floating dirt on it.
Romon blew and began to look at it.
"Huh?" as he turned to page 156, a description of a monster immediately caught his attention.
One person is tall, black, lives underground all the year round, likes carnivorous, bloodthirsty, and has strong reproductive ability...... Black Spider!
Strictly speaking, it is a huge arthropod creature with a dark brown shell, so it looks like black, its entire body slowly oozes greenish-black hair, it has eight eyeballs, and its body is about a meter long and tall - but if you include the long claws, it is two meters, and basically, only in the underground world can they have traces of their activity.
Romon looked carefully, and for a moment, closed the book with a heavy face.
(To be continued)