Hold your breath and tiptoe...... As Lizzie stepped out of the small room filled with various biological specimens, she began to move closer in the direction of the disgusting and rancid smell. This passage seems to have been scorched by a blazing fire, and the strange charred black is covered with a corner of Yan zhòng or qiē that can be seen.

The further I moved forward, the more pronounced the smell that came from the depths of the darkness became so disgusting that Lizzie wrinkled her nose. Liqi had come into contact with all kinds of foul-smelling raw materials in the past alchemy experiments, but none of them were as strong as this smell.

If it was an ordinary person here, he might have been scared away by the stench that was enough to make people dizzy, and naturally he would not approach in the direction where the smell came from. But Lizzie was different, for she noticed that the smell was active, and it was approaching very slowly.

These stenches are very similar to those emitted by the old man's body, and perhaps the slight stench on his body is left by spending time with these things. If he had spent a lot of time in the enclosed spaces of the underground tunnels with the source of the foul smell, it would not be strange to leave a similar smell.

A person who lives in an environment with a similar smell for a long time gets used to the smell over time, and then stops paying attention to its existence. The old man may be quite concerned about this strong stench at first, but as time goes by, he may not notice that he is also changing.

In order to find out the source, Lizzie chose to find out.

Oddly enough, this corridor is noticeably less cleaned than the first half. The rock on which the corridor had been built had become quite fragile under the flames, and the footsteps of the latecomers had run over it. In the end, there were cracks and debris left behind.

You'll have to be very careful when walking through this ruined corridor, as there may be a sharp protrusion hidden beneath the crumbling rock you're about to step on next. Loose rocks are also quite prone to making noises, revealing the location of the person stepping on them.

Shadow and gravel. The two that spread under the corridor form the defensive elements of this corridor. If an experienced sorcerer wants to set up defenses here, he can use a few spells that manipulate vision and rock to fill the area with traps - not necessarily deadly, but simple and effective.

It's just that there's no sign of spell activity here, and even the most direct warning spell isn't there - the corridor is as defenseless as a promenade for everyone to come to. Lizzie didn't dare to be careless, and she continued to leave hidden scratches on the walls as she walked cautiously.

After turning the black corridor with iron fences, it suddenly opened up in front of her eyes, and a wide circular hall appeared in front of Liqi's eyes with a slight abruptness.

She stopped. Standing at the edge of the entrance, he stared at the hall in front of him in a daze: "This is ...... Why was the auditorium built here?"

No wonder she asked, the hall that appeared in front of her was estimated to be larger than the main entrance hall of the infirmary, and it was conservatively estimated that it could accommodate more than 2,000 people. Such a massive structure was built deep underground. Lizzie wondered what was going on in mind the person who designed this authentic design.

The path to the hall was not the only one she had come from, four staircases slowly descended to the center of the hall and divided it into four equal sections. The stairs all connected to a dark doorway, and it was unknown where they would lead.

Lizzie had already sensed that these underground passages were a vast labyrinth. It is only now that we have some clear understanding of the enormity of this labyrinth. So far, the total length of the road she has traveled is as far as the theory department building to the main entrance of the college. However, it still did not touch the edge of the underground passage.

The criss-crossing passages and gentle slopes make people lose their grasp of space, and similar roads make people lose their grasp. Although Lizzie used the method of leaving marks to judge the way, until now, she had not seen any of the marks she had made.

Instead of going around in circles along the repetitive path, she went deeper and deeper through the complex passages, and finally arrived not at the studio of the old man and the short fat doctor, but at this strange rotunda. The stench in the air was so thick that it was almost visible, and Kritch still had no source of the smell.

"Curt. Where are you now?" and without hesitation, she contacted Curt, hoping that the House guards around him could help. "I've found a hall in the depths of the road, and it looks like it's connected to other places - you'd better ask them about these underground passages. ”

Lizzie scanned the hall, and it seemed to her to be a circular arena—or a conference room. A number of modest fluorite lamps hang from the ceiling, which provide some light to the spacious hall and keep light and shadow in a subtle way.

With a little light, Lizzie saw that there were a large number of stone seats on the periphery of the ring, and the technique was rather crude. A small circular stage in the center of the hall is surrounded by stone seats, all carved from the same stone as the building, and the gray and white color is monotonous and tasteless.

"I've already asked about these underpasses. ”

Curt was quick to answer, but the answer was disappointing: "I'm sorry, but these guys sent by Dean François don't seem to be clear about going down the tunnel. In fact, even Dean François may not have known about it, and the record of the place seems to have been deliberately erased. ”

If the True Eye is an organization that has been in existence for a long time, it is indeed easy for their personnel to destroy information about these passages. Especially when they lost the control of the members of the Catlis, it was easier for them to destroy unfavorable information for the sake of secrecy.

"If there is one, there are two...... I don't think there are only so many people on the other side in such a large academy - how many people can be trusted other than François?" Lizzie said to Curt, obviously not satisfied with Curt's answer, "Also, the vast underground facilities have not found any clear records, and the 'Wind of the Twelve' doesn't let his watchdogs investigate it carefully......"

- What exactly is this guy's intentions?

Driven by unified interests, Cruise François and Curt are currently "companions" on the same front, but it is difficult to see how long this community of interests can be maintained. If one day, those "True Eyes" had the same goal as François, would he immediately abandon Curt and others, who had been his companions, and throw themselves into the arms of the "True Eye"?

Because of the exaggerated title, Lizzie didn't like the high-level wizard of Cruise François, but she still had to admit his magical prowess. Maybe he's a big help as a companion, but when he's an enemy, he's definitely a headache.

"I don't deny that there are some strange things about this, but I think it's better to trust Dean François for the time being, and it seems that we have the same interests for now. If he really wanted to throw himself into the other side, there would have been no need to hire me to investigate the Eyes of Truth in the first place. ”

Curt said.

Lizzie peered through his vision, and now he was moving in the direction of himself with the academy guards following the mark he had left behind. The small group of them was a little slower than Lizzie alone, but they were almost to the room full of specimens.

He was telling the truth, and Lizzie had no choice but to say, "Maybe." ”

In other words, Curt and Lizzie must carefully investigate the passages beneath the academy from now on. If it really connects the entire academy, then this is undoubtedly a big advantage for the "True Eye" who controls the inside of these passages, and they can easily infiltrate the academy.

Lizzie looked down the hall in front of her and decided to wait for Curt and his party for the time being. Standing at the doorway that serves as the commanding height, you can see every qiē of the room. It's just that there's nothing of note in the empty building other than a few masonry products.

She took a breath, the aura that permeated her surroundings made her wonder if she had accidentally stepped into an ancient tomb. The smell of wet earth and decaying objects mingled with the smell of dead ashes, not only of their own place, but also of Curt's place.

Through Curt's eyes, Lizzie could clearly see that one of the House guards standing next to Curt was holding his nose tightly. He frowned and glanced around suspiciously—no doubt the smell had become unbearable for them, and one of them looked as if he was going to vomit on the spot.

Strange, is this rotten smell so exaggerated?

Looking at the academy guards beside Curt, they had seen some small scenes under Francois, but now they were blue because of the smell...... Lizzie didn't know if it was because her perception of smell had become dull, or if those people really couldn't stand the stench coming to their faces.

The sound of scattered footsteps echoed through the hollow hallway, and the group cautiously walked through the hallway. Led by Curt, they naturally set out on the path where Lizzie had left a mark—it was shrouded in darkness just as it had been when Lizzie had passed by, and it was even darker in the light of the lantern.

If everything went smoothly, they would only have to turn the next corner to reach the room in front of them with a large number of specimens, and Lizzie remembered the shape of the scrap pile left nearby.

That's right, if a qiē are all shun lì......

The problem was that Curt and the others were presented with a stone wall that seemed to be quite solid just by looking, and the mark that Lizzie had left was cut off by the wall. The pitch-black walls seem to have been there in the same place, tightly sealing the way forward. (To be continued!)

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