At least in this dark area where you can't see your fingers, Yan Shao's nest is quite good. First of all, the concealment is very high, the nest itself is in a very hidden position, and the entrance is also deliberately covered by Yan Shao with something, and the concealment is greatly enhanced.

At the same time, there is also a wall in the nest, and there will be some water flowing down. Yan Shao had tried it with some other prey, and it could be drunk directly.

You know, that's a rare thing.

Because there is no rain in dark areas, fresh water is the most valuable resource. Residents must rely on any filters that come down from the surface. The discoverer of water stores water and protects it with life.

The water flowing in Yan Shao's nest, although the amount is not very large, is enough for Yan Shao to drink alone, and he can wash his face or something from time to time.

Of course, you don't have to think about taking a bath, and that little bit of water is not enough at all.

In fact, it is not uncommon for rivers to exist in the dark regions, not to mention the lakes formed by the water that seeps down from the surface. Underground rivers themselves are not uncommon, and cities in dark areas are often built near such water resources.

After all, unlike the surface, water is scarce underground.

However, these rivers are quite dangerous, and the rivers in the vicinity of the cities are at least some protection, but these rivers in the wilderness

Yan Shao once witnessed an animal drinking near the river being dragged down the river by a creature that suddenly came out of the river, and the whole process, the animal didn't even have a chance to struggle--you know, it was originally the prey that Yan Shao was targeting.

After that, Yan Shao just saw a few red lights by drinking water

And it wasn't until a long time later that Yan Shao knew that it was a terrifying creature called the benthic devilfish. The benthic devilfish is an ugly-looking fish-shaped amphibian creature found mainly in lakes and rivers in dark areas. It had a pink belly lined with a large mouth, and four throbbing blue-black organs that secreted rancid gray mucus. It uses its tail to propel through the water, as well as to drag it on the ground.

Shockingly, despite being nominally a breeding fish, and indeed being called a fish, the benthic devilfish actually have their own language, and they also speak the lingua franca of the earth and the aquarium language. In other words, they are as intelligent as humans or any other race.

At best, is it a sapient creature that lives underwater?

At first glance, the benthic devilfish is a type of fish. But if you look closely, you'll see that the benthic devilfish is something else entirely—not a fish, not a squid, not a boneless mollusc predator in the deep sea. But there are places where the characteristics of all three are combined.

And this creature is really terrifying,

A standard benthic mobfish is about 20 feet long and weighs around 6,500 pounds, and they can grow even further over time, with famous adventurers encountering the largest benthic mobs over 40 feet in length. But even so, it is certain that there are much larger individuals, lurking in the deepest reaches of the unknown. Their sleek shape allows them to swim smoothly in the subterranean seas that extend into the subterranean world of the continent, from the ancient oceans of the distant past to the present day.

Anyway, it was precisely because of the existence of such a monster, coupled with the terrifying experience of the past, that Yan Shao would be so repulsive to the river here.

How to say that?

Humans will always have a fear of the unknown, just like many later horror movies, in which some of the protagonists are things like great white sharks or piranhas, but few people choose to use the more lethal tigers or lions or even wolves as the protagonists.

The reason for this is none other than that these creatures live underwater, which humans rarely have access to, and their attack methods are relatively more terrifying, because it is difficult for humans to see them on the surface.

But in the case of a tiger or a lion, it can be seen

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Not only is it quite hidden and valuable water resources, but there is even a small amount of scaly moss in the nest, which can illuminate the space in the nest, which is very valuable to Yan Shao

Coupled with Yan Shao's arrangement during this time, the whole nest can be said to be extremely comfortable.

But just when Yan Shao was about to lie down in the nest and rest for a while, while studying the spells on his notes by the way, there was a noise outside.

Hearing a noise in the distance, Yan Shao couldn't help but be stunned.

Know that in the dark area, unless there is a special reason, anyone will try to be as quiet as possible. After all, the world is very quiet on the whole, and with the long tunnels, any sound may travel far, far away, and attract some terrifying existence.

Trying to be as quiet as possible during a mission is one of the most important admonitions that Yasin has received as a recruit.

And these were also deeply engraved in Yan Shao's mind when he inherited Yasen's memory.

Even during this time in the dark region, it is as silent as possible. Not only Yan Shao, but even other creatures in the Dark Regions.

After all, in this dark world, danger can lie around every corner.

That's why there is such a big movement outside the settlement. Either the man is deliberately looking for death, or there is a fight

Listening to the faint shouts in the distance, and the sound of metal clashing, the latter is obviously much more likely.

"In such a remote place, there are people who are fighting?"

Curious, Yan Shao threw the food he got today to his residence, and then walked quickly in the direction where the voice came from. Perhaps because the tunnel can increase the distance of sound propagation, Yan Shao walked for a while before arriving at the location where the sound came from.

While quietly hiding on a rock, Yan Shao looked in the direction of the battle in the distance through a glimmer of light. There was also a glimmer of hope in his heart that some patrol or human adventure party would pass by, and that he might be able to leave the damn place with him

Although it seems a little discouraging, to be honest, Yan Shao has actually given up looking for a way back to the ground.

It's not that Yan Shao hasn't worked hard, it's precisely because he has worked hard that he will give up. From the time of crossing to the present, I don't know how long it has been, Yan Shao has tried many methods to find a way back to the ground.

In order to achieve this goal, Yan Shao even tried to capture some aborigines in the dark regions on several occasions and let them return to the surface with them.

However, in the end, Yan Shao was disappointed, because what appeared in front of him was not a human patrol or an adventure team, but a group of underground gnomes

And, of course, some of the humanoids who fight them, strong goblins