Chapter 68: Into the Devil's Den Today is my birthday
The huge cave continued to wind downward, and the further down it went, the wetter it became, and the traces of monster activity could gradually be seen on the ground.
There was a constant sound of water droplets dripping ahead, and there was even a fishy smell, indicating that we were getting closer and closer to the monster.
I gestured to everyone to be vigilant, and everyone slowed down at the same time, following the trail left by the monster, so to speak, walking very carefully.
Judging from the traces on the ground, this monster has maintained its usual characteristics, that is, it is large, and this one is estimated to be much larger than the snake-headed lizard we killed.
The air is getting thinner, but instead there is a disgusting smell that shows that we are very close to the monster.
I motioned for the group to slow down again, and we heard a low gasp at the same time.
My cold sweat left down my sideburns, I naturally knew the ferocity of these monsters, if I met head-on at this time, my journey in the dimensional realm would be over.
I stopped, and so did the others, barely distinguishing between the monster and the stone as far as we could see, and we slowly crouched down and moved behind a large rock.
It wasn't until the dark shadow in front of me moved that I could see that we were only five steps away from the monster.
I couldn't find its face, but looking at it I wanted the scales of a pangolin, but the scales were the size of a shield.
I raised my hand to signal everyone not to move, and I shifted my position, trying to change direction and see what this thing really was.
I slow down my breathing, slow down my steps, and push myself to the slowest level.
Suddenly, the big guy in front of me moved, and I was so frightened that one foot stayed in the air, and I didn't dare to hit the ground.
Although the young man said that this thing sleeps during the day, but only comes out at night, it is guaranteed that it will not wake up now.
Fortunately, this thing just changed its position and continued to sleep, and the moment it moved just now, I finally saw its true face.
It's true that the body is a snake, but it is very thick, a man tall, but the head looks like a bat, and there are a pair of small wings at the front of the body.
The wings are certainly not meant to fly, I guess they might be the ears of this thing, but I don't have a way to verify it at the moment.
As I adjusted my position, I could see that there was not one monster in front of me, but three, the largest one on the outside, and the two on the inside a little smaller, but enough to tear us all to pieces.
I slowly backed away, and by the time I got back to the crowd, my clothes were completely soaked with cold sweat.
I gestured for everyone to retreat, but at this time the young man had nothing but a fork.
The kid didn't know if he was deprived of oxygen, or if his feet were numb, or if he was dizzy from the pungent smell.
Anyway, as soon as his feet went limp, he stumbled and just kicked a small stone, and the rolling stone was like thunder in this silent place.
I grabbed him suddenly, and everyone crouched down at the same time, and everyone was behind the big rock again.
The monster in front of me had straightened up, and the pair of small wings kept fluttering, and it seemed that I guessed correctly, the little wings were its ears.
But now it seems that I have no confidence at all to kill it, because the scale armor on its body is too solid to be shaken by the weapons in our hands.
Even the Chief's Knife in my hand.
The monster's huge head swept around us, and the twelve of us almost stopped breathing at the moment.
The young man in my arms was trembling, and I had to cover his mouth tightly to prevent him from making a sound.
Fortunately, the monster was probably still asleep, and after a while, he fell asleep again.
We didn't dare to get up right away, just squatted in place and waited for it to become even.
I slowly let go of the hand that was covering the young man's mouth, and motioned for everyone to walk in the direction they had come.
I don't know how we got out, but as soon as we got to a slightly drier place, everyone started gasping for breath.
One is scared, the other is that the air quality below is so poor, I estimate that if it takes a long time, it will definitely be poisoned, and the smell of that place is more terrible than the sewer.
"Sewers? Gas? I suddenly had a flash of light, and I couldn't help but say something.
"Boss, what?" The brothers asked in unison.
"Then the smell down there is very special, if there is a fire, will it explode?" I said excitedly.
"Explosion?" Everyone looked at me in bewilderment.
"It's just burning badly, can you burn that thing?" I said.
"That thing's scale armor is so thick, can it be burned to death?" A brother said.
"Surely, even if it can't burn its scale armor, it can be roasted directly." I said in a deep voice.
"Boss, it's getting dark." One of the brothers suddenly became nervous.
Only then did I realize that there was no light in the distance, and we marked all the way, and I remember that the exit could be seen from this location.
"My lord, we need to hurry away, and the monsters will wake up." The young man said in a panic.
"Run." I said and took the lead and ran.
As we rushed out of the cave, the sun was slowly setting, and we jumped on horseback and whipped at the dogs.
Halfway through, it was already completely dark.
The horses in their crotch seemed to sense something, and they picked up their pace, and soon we felt a slight vibration from the ground.
This is definitely a monster out of the hole, and we don't need to give orders, and the horses under the crotch are already riveting and galloping.
I subconsciously looked back and almost fell off my horse.
In the distance, three huge black shadows were moving rapidly in our direction.
I think I know why the dog guards gave up completely, the speed of this thing combined with this size is really a monster.
Seeing the city wall getting closer and closer, and the crowds on the city wall surging, I knew that it was the brothers, and the monsters behind me were getting closer and closer.
The horses under their crotch have begun to gasp violently, and if something goes wrong at this time, we will die outside.
"Boss, hurry up." Xiao Qiang shouted heart-rending on the city wall.
"Don't stop." I said and jumped off the horse.
Because I was carrying a young man, the weight of two people could not run fast at all, but fortunately I could not run much slower than a horse.
"Shoot the arrows." It's snow.
When we were less than 100 meters from the city gate, a rocket shot out from the city wall, and a fire broke out behind us.
I stopped and looked behind me, and the three monsters were just behind the wall of fire, roaring at us.
The roaring waves of air, even pushing the wall of fire swayed from side to side.
But fortunately, this guy still has something to be afraid of, otherwise he will really explain it today.
When they returned to the city, they hurriedly closed the gates.
"Yes, who came up with the attention?" I was leaning against the wall and smiled at the crowd and asked.
"It's sister-in-law, not long after you left, my sister-in-law asked us to collect cooking oil in the city and pour it around outside the city." Xiaoqiang said with a smile.
I instinctively looked at Feixue, but my feelings were still complicated, and the thought that she just thought I was valuable made me feel very uncomfortable.
"Thank you." It was the first time I had been so polite to her.
"Boss?" Feixue didn't respond, but Xiaoqiang looked at me with some puzzlement.
"Let's go, go back." I said and walked away.
"How's that okay?" When everyone listened to our description, they were all embarrassed.
"Fire attack." Only Feixue is still calm.
"Sister-in-law, the cave is so deep, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out if I go down and set it on fire." Xiao Qiang said with a wry smile.
"And I'm afraid one fire won't be enough to burn them." I said.
"My lord, I know there is something that can burn for a long time." The young man said.
"What's that?" I asked excitedly.
"Black oil." The young man said.
Black oil? Is it oil?
"Where?" I asked excitedly.
"It's just down the hill behind the monster's lair." The young man said.
"Hurry up and rest, we'll go again tomorrow." I said and stood up.
"The brothers who are keeping vigil today have gathered up the barrels in the city." Blizzard stood up and said.
Sometimes, I think her calmness is very helpful, but I can't get over that hurdle in my heart.
"Still thinking about what I told you?" Blizzard came to me standing in the hallway.
"No, I'm thinking about dealing with monsters." I responded with a smile.
"Don't lie to me, you can't hide your thoughts, your expression is all expressed." Feixue said with a smile.