Chapter Ninety-Four: The Peacock in the Underground Palace
The Rorsted Islands are vast and sparsely populated, with some mountains and primeval forests of little development value, and are inaccessible, and over time they have become a site of activity for the rebels and even a military base.
More often than not, it has been over-exploited, resulting in the deterioration of the ecological environment, but because the colonization time is still short, there is not much evidence.
Led by Robinson "The Lucky One", Joyce and the two arrived at an uninhabited location.
On Sunday, the sky was clear and sunny.
In front of me is a barren mountain, the gray and yellow earth color mixed with a little green vegetation, which cannot hide its barren nature.
"This is what you call the treasure hiding place?"
Joyce asked, standing at the foot of the mountain, looking out at the unobstructed view, where it looked like a place of treasure, not to mention that the mountain had obviously been mined......
"Absolutely." Robinson didn't know what to do with a cloak, and said in an exaggerated tone: "How dare I lie to you!" ”
"Why, you haven't found a way to circumvent the curse?" Joyce asked deliberately.
Robinson laughed dryly, "I believe in your promise, you will return the blood to me when the expedition is over." ”
"As long as you don't play tricks......," Joyce said, "let's go, let's go." ”
After large-scale mining, the mountains have long been riddled with holes, but there is still a wide and steady road underfoot, surrounded by a desolate, dead and oppressive atmosphere.
"Bring the compass."
Walking to the entrance of a two-meter-high mine, Robinson broke the silence with a loud voice.
Joyce took out the compass and handed it to the other party, and asked curiously:
"The treasure is hidden in this mine?"
Could it be that in the process of mining, those miners did not find out?
Robinson took the compass and quickly tossed it a few times, seemingly for unknown reasons, but soon, the "spoon pointer" on the compass began to turn.
"That's right!" He cheered, and instead of answering immediately, he beckoned, "Go in and know, follow me." ”
With that, he took the compass in his hand and walked into the dark cavern.
Joyce followed and noticed that the needle on the compass was turning irregularly, always pointing in different directions, and Robinson did not know how to discern the right path, turning left and right, looking confident.
As he walked, he explained: "Once, I stumbled into this cave by mistake, only to find that I was lost, and finally found a dungeon by 'luck'. ”
"There was an agate peacock guarding the entrance of the dungeon, and I left out of caution and without further exploration."
"However, when I came in for the second time, I was surprised to find that I couldn't find the entrance to the dungeon!"
"After reading a lot of ancient books, after some careful and detailed research, I finally found a clue, this underground palace was built in the Quaternary period, and it was hidden underground for I don't know how many years...... Then I found the compass along the vine, and you will know what happened after that. ”
Quaternary...... Joyce listened to the other party's story, and at the same time secretly thought to himself, there are countless strong men in the Quaternary Age, the true gods walk on the earth, and the king of angels has their own plans, which can be called the most chaotic era in human history.
"Did your research conclude that the owner of this dungeon is?" Joyce asked...... If it's Amon, I'll turn around and leave now.
Robinson looked at the compass, turned to the fork on the right, and said with a little excitement:
"I think it's about death here...... You've also felt the outer labyrinth, and it hasn't been discovered for so many years, don't you think it's very similar to the Furious Sea? ”
It's too much to compare with the furious sea, which was formed by the fall of the "Death Reaper who transcends sequence zero...... Joyce retorted in his heart, recalling the history he knew, the Quaternary Age when the Grim Reaper ruled the Southern Continent, the Seven Gods occupied the Northern Continent, and after the outbreak of the "Pale Catastrophe", the Grim Reaper fell......
But this layer of maze doesn't seem to be dangerous, and even Robinson, who is in sequence seven, can leave unharmed by virtue of "luck", and it seems that his status is not high......
"We're here." Robinson breathed a long sigh of relief.
An irregular hole was revealed in the ground in front of the two, but it was pitch black but did not affect Joyce's observation, the hole was not deep, and below it was a simple and neat stone slab.
"This ...... Is it the entrance to the dungeon? Joyce asked, frowning.
"Well, it's not ......" Robinson said embarrassedly, "This is the place where I accidentally collapsed last time and fell down, not the real entrance to the dungeon." ”
"You go down first." Joyce said.
"Okay." Robinson agreed briskly, then jumped forward, unloaded twice on the stone wall, and landed smoothly.
Joyce followed, the slate beneath his feet cool, and the gravel and dust in the middle of the road proved Robinson's right.
Once you reach the bottom, the hands on the compass no longer wobble, but point forward fixedly, because there is only one road.
"Let's go, the real entrance to the dungeon is in front, and the agate peacock is also over there."
"That bird can use a black flame that ignites spirituality, it's hard to extinguish, and more importantly, it's flying, and it likes to attack its prey in mid-air......," Robinson said.
Joyce nodded secretly and proposed:
"I need your help, and in return, I'll give you back your blood and hair when the hunt is successful."
"Really?"
Robinson suddenly stopped, looking at each other questioningly.
"Of course." Joyce affirmed, and then took out a necklace:
"This is the 'Nightmare Necklace', which can pull people into dreams silently, and it works wonders against flexible creatures, and the side effect is that you have to sleep all day after using it, and you can do divination to verify it."
It's another magical item, how rich this guy is! It seems that luck is better than reincarnation!
Robinson sighed sadly, and then asked his own questions:
"Why don't you use it yourself?"
"That's my reason." Joyce didn't want to explain more, and said blandly:
"You can choose to accept it or not, I just need the hunt to be done smoothly."
"There's no reason for me to say no." Robinson takes the "Nightmare Necklace".
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The agate peacock is an extraordinary creature that is very good at camouflage, under normal light, its feathers resemble colorful and crystalline agate, but once the surrounding environment changes, it will change the color of its feathers, blend itself into it, and find an opportunity to attack its prey.
Like now......
Joyce and Robinson walked side by side on the stone path until they saw an open space with a stone door in the middle.
Suddenly, there was a scorching sensation from the sky overhead, it was a black flame that merged with the surrounding darkness, and it was impossible to guard against it.
But the two of them were already ready and jumped away from each other.
In the next second, the agate peacock hidden in mid-air revealed its tracks.
Robinson on the right pulled out his revolver, but rushed forward with an arrow, as if to use a gun to fight melee combat.
The agate peacock showed a humanized disdain, its wings flicked slightly, and it once again fanned out flames, easily burning the enemy in front of it.