Chapter 348: The Surviving Goblins
Most of the countless eyeballs that made up the huge pupils shattered, and black liquid flowed out, and the monster suddenly let out a roar of pain. But just as Cheng Shen was guarding against its outburst, its body suddenly shrank.
It's not deflated.
In the middle of the mine there is a shaft that leads deep underground.
The monster had been occupying the elevator built in the mine from the beginning, and when it was hit hard, it chose to flee in the first place.
Cheng Shen was a little surprised.
Usually, only enemies with a high level of intelligence will make the act of fleeing in battle.
The monster in front of him looked chaotic, but he didn't expect that his wisdom was not low.
But it can't run away.
Blood-Burning Poison and Septic Frenzy are both damage over time abilities.
And after the petrified ancestor blew himself up, it created a large amount of blood mist in its body, providing ample energy for the two abilities to take effect.
Not for a moment.
A kill prompt sounded in Cheng Shen's mind.
[Hint: Successfully kill the Abyss Parasite, experience +6100!] 】
……
Boom!
There was a heavy sound of landing in the mine, vaguely accompanied by the sound of rustling, and there seemed to be countless feet moving.
"Sounds deep enough."
Cheng Shen thought about it.
The elevator was so corroded and dilapidated that it looked like it was no longer useful.
There is a much larger unknown area under the mine, but if it is all inhabited by monsters of the level just now.
Even if it's him.
You can't get any benefit from rushing in.
The environment of the mine severely limited his abilities, and not only did he not work at the level of magic, but even the bright red form faced terrible erosion.
If he directly flooded the mine with the river of blood as he did before.
So.
He didn't have to worry about the monsters in the mines.
Rather, it was a distorted contaminant formed by the erosion of his own body......
Just a monster that combines the two characteristics of the abyss plague and dark aberration is already quite difficult, if this monster is allowed to have the characteristics of a blood demon again, it will simply raise a terrifying demon king Gu!
Shaking his head secretly.
Cheng Shen replaced the lightless candle that burned to the last eye in his hand and gave an order to the petrified ancestors.
"Let's explore the other holes first."
Hula!
The remaining twenty-five petrified ancestors scattered in the shape of birds and beasts, and ran towards several cave entrances.
The scout guards hovering to the side flew with a group.
The first to be discovered was the hole on the left, which seemed to be a temporary rest area for former miners, with a few rotten beds, and a few distorted monsters that were killed by the fire of the petrified ancestors, dropping a few pieces of ore.
On the right is the excretory area.
There is a hole in the middle that leads to a poorly furnished canteen.
The miners who used to work here have transformed the cave into a small living quarter. But the living conditions were discernible and harsh, not like those intended for normal workers, but like slave camps.
"Huh? There are discoveries. ”
Suddenly.
Cheng Shen saw some unusual images through the scout guards.
He immediately rushed over, and in the depths of a cave, there was a naturally formed geological crack in the wall on one side. The widest part of this crack was only twenty centimeters wide, and it was difficult for a dog to drill into it.
But there were traces of magical fluctuations around the crack.
This trace is quite faint, if it is not for the illusionary magic, and the Scout Guard happens to have the corresponding ability to break the shadow.
Maybe just ignore the past.
After all.
Cheng Shen didn't have the heart to check these holes inch by inch.
"It's just a low-level stealth magic."
He watched for a while.
Subsequently.
He mobilized his mental power to directly destroy this magic.
Kiss!
There seemed to be an invisible barrier in the air dissipating, and the crack in front of it was still a crack, but at this time, it showed two completely different colors.
One is the color of the stone.
The other is more like dirt.
Cheng Shen stretched out a hand and easily inserted it into the hardened soil like cutting tofu, digging up the parts of the soil of different colors little by little.
A hole large enough for a person to pass through was revealed.
Call!
A cold wind gushed out of the cave.
Cheng Shen sighed softly, every wisp of air in this mine has been polluted, and normal people can't even breathe. However, the air flow gushing out of the cave mouth contains a large amount of unpolluted air.
"Shelter?"
He immediately commanded the two petrified ancestors to enter the cave, and then followed himself.
Arjeka stayed here.
didn't let her continue to follow, on the one hand, because Arjieka's energy replenishment also came from absorbing the elements between heaven and earth, unlike Cheng Shen's heart core origin, which could produce a steady stream of blood qi from his physical body.
Go deep into the mine.
If she ran out of energy, it would be dangerous for her.
Moreover, Cheng Shen also has to keep people watching the mine, so as not to let the monsters here run out and pollute the environment.
Whether it's the plague of the abyss or the aberration of darkness.
The presence of either of these two factors in the outside world will cause devastating damage to the surrounding environment!
The latter is fine.
And the pollution of the abyssal plague is no weaker than the strange spread!
The petrified ancestors with scouts on their shoulders ran wildly ahead, the gaps gradually shrinking and narrowing, but in some places there began to be traces of manual excavation, forcibly widening the passage.
Along.
Cheng Shen also saw some similar magical camouflage arrangements.
The level of these magic is not high, and there is not even a decent formation, so they can basically only deceive ordinary people, but it is this poorly arranged structure that makes Cheng Shen's heart gradually rise to the bottom of his heart.
"It's not arranged with energy crystals that can last for a long time, and these spells are constantly maintained...... Eighty percent of them are still alive! ”
He deduced it through a few details.
My heart shook.
Soon.
The petrified ancestors at the front, carrying the "camera", rushed out of the crack and entered a secluded mine tunnel, and the thick darkness immediately obscured the view of the scout's guards, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
"It's a formation!"
Cheng Shen quickened his pace.
He then came to the end of the rift, but the pervasive darkness could not block his vision, and the golden red divine light flowed in his eyes, and the darkness in front of him was immediately broken down into runes, restored to the original appearance.
"It's a bit similar to the formation behind the temple...... But there is a difference in nature. ”
Cheng Shen came to a conclusion at a glance.
The formation in front of him looked very similar to the dark protection array arranged behind the temple, but connoisseurs could see the difference at a glance. The structure of this formation is quite rudimentary, and there are even many mistakes in some places.
The two formations may have come from the same design.
Of the two people who can be arranged, one is definitely a master who is proficient in formation art, and this one in front of him is like an apprentice's test work.
For Cheng Shen.
There is no value in parsing.
"It seems that those temple outcasts did catch a formation mage once, but he didn't play the role that the old man said."
In a flash.
Cheng Shen deduced a guess in his heart that was close to the truth.
Mainly because, he could be sure that all the formations in the temple were set up by those unbelievers.
Perhaps, they hadn't torn their faces with the old man at the beginning.
Trap it.
And not from the hands of this unknown array mage.
Therefore, the role of this array mage is dispensable for the outcasts of the temple.
If not.
Nor will any trace of his presence appear in this cavern......
Between thoughts.
Cheng Shen had already waved his hand to break the formation in front of him.
A hand-dug tunnel was revealed, which was very low and narrow, like a dog hole, and normal people had to shrink their bodies to pass through.
Fortunately, Cheng Shen can change his body shape casually.
Here it is.
The polluting elements in the air are already quite thin.
On the way, there were several magic arrangements that could block the erosion of pollution, but Cheng Shen was not destroyed.
On the contrary, it was also reinforced.
At this time.
It is also convenient for yourself.
Crash!
Half of his body shattered directly into flowing blood, pouring into the corridor, and before long, he heard a scream from the opposite side......
The poorly dressed girl huddled in a corner with her arms in her arms, looking at the river of crimson blood flowing from the passage, she almost fainted, and the blinding scarlet red filled her eyes, making her body tremble violently.
"Erosion, erosion is coming! It's scary!! ”
"Ding, ding, ding!"
She was stunned for a moment before she suddenly remembered to ring the brass bell beside her.
But the fear in her heart had made her legs soft into noodles, and even if the escape route was close in front of her, the girl was powerless to move, looking at the approaching river of blood, and thinking of the eroded people.
A hint of resoluteness flashed in the girl's eyes.
Even if it's death.
I can't be like that!
She closed her eyes and stabbed her rusty dagger in the neck!
"Huh?"
Instead of the imaginary pain, Mira heard a man's voice, and then she felt a cold, non-living hand grasp her arm and forcibly snatch the dagger from her hand.
"You live in this crypt...... Person? ”
Cheng Shen looked at the dagger in his hand that was badly corroded but could be seen to be well-made.
Then, he turned his gaze to the creature in front of him, which was only half the size of a normal person, and although it had a human face, it could clearly see the difference.
His instincts told him.
The feminine creature in front of you is not human.
"Mom! The Abyss Devil has condensed into human form! When Mira saw him, she screamed and fainted, but a second before she fainted, she inexplicably had the idea that this devil was quite handsome......
"Goblin ......?"
Cheng Shen had already seen the girl's attributes through exploration at this time.
"It's kind of interesting."
His expression became more subtle.
Goblin clans, which are not uncommon in the literature of fantasy worldview, usually serve as scientific experts, Cheng Shen never thought that goblins could be found in this filthy underground.
Just thinking about it.
The sound of scrambled footsteps could already be heard in the wide passage in front of him.
"The copper bell has been ringed, there must be an abnormal situation at the other end of the passage, maybe the abyss devil is coming!"
"Don't crow's mouth! The formation left by the Ancestor can protect our safety, and no abyss devil will be able to break through! ”
"Who's guarding the Abyss Passage today?"
"It's Mira!"
"Ahh Don't let anything happen to my precious daughter! ”
“……”
Keen hearing had allowed Cheng Shen to catch some of the voices coming from the other side.
He first examined the four weeks.
At the end of the passage is a small stone house, surrounded by seemingly intricate and mysterious magical patterns that do not actually have the slightest effect, and the walls are carved with square lattices for candles.
Cheng Shen reached out and picked up a candle.
Slightly surprised.
This candle is actually completely made of spar, and the burning flame is also energy, and the delicate inner structure makes him unable to see through it for a while.
The only thing he was sure of was that the candle would burn for a long time.
Pick up a candle.
Cheng Shen raised his hand to carry the short Mila and took the initiative to walk out of the passage.
Didn't go far.
He saw a group of figures in rusty armor, carrying weapons or torches, running across the passage.
These creatures all fit the description of goblins in Cheng Shen's impression.
Gray-green skin.
Short stature.
Baldness without exception......
Another thing that caught his attention was the equipment worn by the goblins, which looked like they were covered in moldy green rust due to lack of maintenance, but the delicate construction made them look like equipment.
It's more like a vintage-style craft.
Call!
As soon as the two sides met, they all stopped.
Cheng Shen saw that complex emotions such as stunned, frightened, fearful, angry, and seeing death as if they were at home appeared on the faces of the group of goblins opposite.
He sighed for a moment.
Now him.
Perhaps even the ability to feel these emotions is about to be lost.
What to say?
He looked at the goblins in front of him and thought to himself.
"Eat ...... all"
"Yes, it's the Abyss Devil!!"
"Or the abyss devil who has condensed into a human form! It was mentioned in the ancestral teachings of the Ancestor that this is the most terrifying existence in the abyss! ”
"The passage left by the ancestors is lost!"
"Mira!!"
“……”
Before he could finish speaking, a commotion erupted from the other side, and most of the goblins were frightened, losing their fighting spirit, and their steps moved back.
Only one goblin rushed forward with a roar.
"Let go of my daughter!"
Airplanes!
He rushed forward, and the rusty iron sword in his hand actually roared, and the azure light lit up at the hilt, flowing like water waves along the groove to the entire sword body, and the whole long sword actually shook violently.
"You'd better calm down."
Cheng Shen stretched out his hand and said.
However.
At this time, the goblin on the opposite side was completely carried away by anger and fear, and a powerful force erupted from its thin body, and the whole person rushed forward in an instant, and a sword light slashed directly at the top of Cheng Shen's head!
Cheng Shen sighed.
Take two steps back.
Raising his hand, a colorful crystal layer quickly condensed in front of him, like a wall, separating the two of them, and the elemental energy that filled this place could already allow Cheng Shen to exert the power of magic.
But stopping the goblin's attack was not the goal.
Cheng Shen shouted loudly: "Open your eyes and see clearly!" Can the Abyss Devil use magic of other attributes? If I am a devil crawling out of the abyss, can I waste my tongue to communicate with you!? ”
The sound reverberated through the wide passage.
Amazing.
Suddenly.
The goblins on the opposite side all looked at each other.
"So, what are you......?!"
Someone dared to ask.
"Of course I'm human! It's a human coming in from the outside! How long have you been stuck here? ”
Cheng Shen asked casually.
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