Verse 23 is reversed

Miraba's underground tunnels were not entirely dug by the dwarves, and many of them were naturally occurring underground caverns that were later repaired by dwarven craftsmen to form a smooth road that could be towed. There was a hard stone path under his feet, but above his head were inverted stalagmites, like crumbling iron cones, which made the people standing below tremble, as if they would fall down at any moment.

After leaving the tunnel where the battlefield was located and turning into another unfamiliar tunnel, several people washed away the blood and dirt on their bodies with clean water, especially the flesh and blood on Singers's armor. William wiped the blood from Phinea little by little with soft skin, the wounds on the female half-giant's body were not deep, basically only one layer of epidermis was cut, but her reckless behavior greatly annoyed her man.

Phinea who was reprimanded for a few words sat on the tow bucket and let William do it on her wounds, not impressedly by this kind of flesh wound female half-giant, but she enjoyed the gentleness of men, which was a warm feeling that Phinea had never experienced after struggling in the wilderness for countless years. William is not a hypocritical person, he will not care about such a small injury, he is worried that Phinea's impulsive behavior may suffer a big loss in the future, and after sharing the bed for many months, how did he not find out that this girl's temper can be so rough!

Old Singh kept cursing the abominable monster with his rusty war hammer, and his impromptu throw made the steel weapon that had been with him fight for hundreds of years almost smaller, making the old dwarf jump to his feet in distress, and he was also unhappy with William's decision to go back and go his way.

Michael and Elf completely forgot about the previous fright, and the two of them chattered about the battle, especially William's artistic violent killing, and the little girl proudly showed off her brother's "strong achievements" in the past, which surprised the dwarf next to him, who was very confused by William's behavior as a powerful warrior to become a blacksmith apprentice.

In view of the scramble of encounters with kobolds, William began to assign positions to each of them in the event of such a situation in the future. First of all, the little girl, when it is dangerous, withdraw first, when it is safe, she is responsible for hiding behind and cheering, if the situation allows, you can also play Taiping boxing to show her "marksman style"; As for Singers, William is not confident that he will be able to convince the stubborn old dwarf to follow the arrangement, so he can only stop Singers by strong means (such as lifting him off the ground), and then decide whether it is necessary to "close the door and let the dwarf go".

After eating something with clear water, a few people hit the road again, this kind of underground mining activity can only rely on experienced Singers, but according to William and others, this old guy is really not completely convincing. Although there is no sunlight, the natural underground cave still grows all kinds of strange creatures, such as sponge-like mosses that emit a shimmering light, mushrooms shaped like umbrella covers, especially a large mushroom, which can reach several meters tall and canopy like a large tent. This clump of mushroom forests is a great place to attract dangerous underground monsters, so the miners of Mirabah will remove all the mushrooms from the vicinity of the pit.

The passage that William and his men had walked had not been passed through for a long time, so many places had grown lush mushrooms again, and with the bright light of the bull's-eye lantern, some unknown black shadows had evaded in a hurry, and William even saw a mouse-like beast as big as a dog. Pushing the drag, Singhs excitedly shouted: "Underground Devil Rat! Hahaha! Catch it! Catch it!" The Underground Devil Rat, a timid omnivorous animal, feeds mainly on mosses, mushrooms and small insects, this small beast similar to the status of the guinea fowl and hare on the surface is extremely delicious, and is one of the favorite delicacies of all kinds of carnivorous underground residents, and the dwarves who like to live underground are of course no exception.

Now that this creature at the bottom of the food chain has appeared, the predators at the higher levels are probably not far away, and William reminded several people to be careful about the movement around them. As the terrain became more and more rugged, even the "brainless" dwarves stopped shouting, Elf and Mi Sha'er returned to the drag, William and Phinea with their weapons on their sides, and the cave fell silent, except for the footsteps of a few people, the clashing of Singars' armor, and the grinding of wheels reverberated in the air.

Because of the need to survive, the creatures in the underground rarely make noises, and only when fighting or dying, they will roar and scream. A shadow leopard was secretly peeping at this group of strange visitors, it had just eaten a full meal and did not attack, this clever hunter instinctively felt the threat of the other party, especially the faint smell of blood they carried, the shadow leopard knew that it was the smell of kobolds, which showed that the other party had just "hunted" once, and it was not for it. When judging the threat level of the opponent, most of the underground monsters rely on their size to identify, in this environment where the terrain is narrow and difficult to dodge, the larger the size of the creature that can survive, the stronger its strength, Phinea's tall size gives a great deterrent to the peeps in the shadows.

The silence of this place is like a beast sneaking quietly, hiding incomparable pressure, although everyone is tense, but there are no blind monsters to attack. After all, this is the passage that the dwarves once used, and it hasn't been abandoned for too long, and no too powerful monsters have come to settle there. Of course, there are no mineral deposits worth excavating here, and even if they have been taken by the previous diggers, they would not have been abandoned.

Crossing this natural cavern, William and the others entered a man-made tunnel, and when they came to a large and deep pit, the dwarves dejected that their journey had been in vain, and this pit connected to the eerie, monster-infested lower caverns, which were the confines of the Dark Realm.

The lower caverns are more abundant but too dangerous, and there are even evil dark elves there, with whom Mirabas once clashed, with the miners abandoning most of the lower passages, and the devastating pit guards forced to destroy the connected caverns to stop the invasion of the underground.

"I told you! We shouldn't abandon our original route! Since there are kobolds, it means that there must be mineral deposits there! You must know that kobolds are the worst of the thieves! Maybe we can find ready-made ore in the den of the thieves!" Singh muttered.

This kind of turning back is really not a pleasant thing, the gray and monotonous stone walls make people feel depressed, no one will be happy to live in this environment, presumably the dwarves' nagging, impulsiveness, and alcoholism are also to relieve psychological pressure.

Unable to judge the time by the environment underground, Phinea and Singhs were visibly tired, and the little girl sitting on the tow began to get sleepy, but she preferred to sleep in William and Phinea's arms, especially in this gloomy and dark environment, only William and Elf were still in good spirits. William is because of his extraordinary physical strength, but adult elves do not need sleep, unlike most races, they only need to meditate for a short time to get the effect of human sleep, although Elf is not yet an adult, but she can still use meditation to restore energy like adult elves.

Not knowing what danger lay ahead, William decided to stop and camp for a while, and then regain his strength and go on again. William set up a saucepan to stew sausages, bacon and vegetables, but the dried mushrooms along the way were excellent fuel, saving Singers his precious coals. As for the delicacy that the old dwarf spoke of, the underground demon rat, the others were adamantly opposed to eating such obscene creatures, including William himself. William doesn't mind using it to satisfy his hunger when he is hungry and short of food, but he still prefers to try ordinary food when he has enough food.

The dwarf drank contentedly from the fragrant broth, and from time to time took a sip of bitter ale, and I don't know how long the old fellow had not eaten such a hot meal, and Elf, who had drunk a small half bowl of hot soup, preferred a small piece of raw lettuce (the elves usually eat less), while Phinea, who nibbled on bread, preferred large pieces of meat, and the little girl had fallen asleep on the soft winter wolf skin, and William's thigh was her pillow.

When Phinea woke up, William, who was standing on the guard guard and practicing, forced himself to sleep for an hour, although he was not sleepy. When all four of them woke up, old Singh was still snoring, but this guy had drunk too much ale!

When the dwarf woke up groggily, the little girl and Elf were playing with the only half of his beard, and at the angry roar of old Singels, the group set off again, and the destination was the previous kobold battlefield.