Time passed little by little in a patient waiting.

The angry criminal corpse thieves did not calm down just because Lu Chengfeng disappeared, but kept ordering the rotting corpses to search around. It wasn't until dawn that the rotting corpses that had been making noise all night gradually quieted down and disappeared from the town in twos and threes.

Apparently, the robbers who didn't like daytime activities brought back the carrion.

Lu Chengfeng and the others followed all the way, and they could see these carrion corpses flowing like a tide to the north exit of the town. Once there, they lined up in a mess and lay down in front of the cliff on the north side, the town's cemetery. Due to the long time and neglect of care, it looks messy, gloomy, and a bit of a messy grave.

"It's not going to be good. ”

Seeing countless carrion corpses blocking the outside like a dam, Lu Chengfeng felt a little tricky. If I'm not mistaken, the Evil Corpse Snatcher and its sustenance should be behind these rotting corpses. To kill it, you must rush through the carrion.

Deng Guo also realized this, and frowned: "This guy is indeed a little cunning. ”

The priesthood attendant of the exorcist girl also had their own ideas, and proposed, "It seems that it will be difficult to break through head-on. If you want me to say, can you get around them? For example, if you climb to the cliff in another direction, you might be able to avoid the rotting corpses!"

Deng Guo was stunned, and immediately raised his own question: "It's easy to come down from the cliff, but it's difficult to climb up, the slope of the cliff looks very steep." Besides, what if you accidentally get blocked? At that point, you're going to be dead. ”

While they were discussing, a member of the investigation team in charge of the sentry suddenly said in surprise: "Look, someone is coming from the east of the town." ”

"Could it be that the master of the Tianyuan Dynasty is here?"

Several people were pleasantly surprised when they heard this, and after jumping on the roof to take a look, they took the initiative to greet them.

Since it came from the east, it must have been blocked by those soldiers of the Tianyuan Dynasty. Lu Chengfeng and the others greeted them with expectations, but they really met, but they couldn't help but be disappointed. There were only three people who came, two of them seemed to be fifth-order mercenaries, and one middle-aged man seemed to have the strength of a swordsman apprentice. If it weren't for the help of two people, this middle-aged man would not have the ability to enter the town, and he would be directly invaded into a rotting corpse by the black qi.

Due to their lack of strength, the three of them looked trembling when they groped in. When he encountered Lu Chengfeng, he screamed even more, and he was so nervous that he drew his sword directly.

This kind of action made Lu Chengfeng and them a little crying and laughing.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, hehe. ”

The three newcomers also realized that they had made a mistake at this time, and they couldn't help but smile a few words and put away their weapons again. Even though they were so nervous that they were embarrassed to get the wrong person, seeing their own kind in such a dangerous place always made them feel a little more secure.

Deng Guo had a lot of expectations for the three of them, and seeing that they were difficult to take on the big responsibility, the gap made him dissatisfied: "I said, what are you doing here? Are you here to help us clean up these rotting corpses?"

"Na ......" The new mercenary obviously felt that he was being despised and did not add any points to his performance, so he could only say: "Sunset Valley has not moved for a day, and the people waiting outside to pass are already impatient." The commander in charge of blocking the entrance and exit sent the two of us in to find out. In addition, this swordsman apprentice named Li Dashan is from Sunset Town. He has lived here for almost 20 years and knows everything here. If there's anything you want to know, ask him!"

"Oh, sent a local?"

Lu Chengfeng glanced at Deng Guo, and he was a little happy in his heart. This person only has apprentice-level strength, but in the eyes of the two of them, he is more valuable than those two fifth-order mercenaries.

Someone from outside finally sent a little help.

Seeing the eyes of several masters fall on him, the man who obviously came in voluntarily smiled flatteringly, bowed his body and said, "Bosses, if there is anything to ask, I grew up in this town since I was a child, and I am very familiar with this place. ”

"That's right. Lu Chengfeng briefly introduced the situation last night and the predicament they encountered. After the middle-aged man nodded his head again and again to show understanding, Lu Chengfeng asked, "Is there any way for us to quickly approach that evil corpse thief and evacuate quickly and safely after killing?"

The difficulty lies in how to approach and leave secretly, and it is not difficult to kill specifically, and last night's battle is enough to prove everything.

"Let me think about ......"

Li Dashan pondered for a moment, then a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and said, "Do you know? The cliff in the north used to be a mine cave a hundred years ago. Although it has since been abandoned, it is very spacious and quite shady. According to what you said, the corpse snatcher is probably hiding in an abandoned tunnel.

"There used to be a mine in Sunset Town?" Deng Guo heard it for the first time, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Li Dashan nodded and said affirmatively: "I heard that it is not very valuable iron ore, and the reserves are not much, and it will be mined in less than ten years." ”

"If that's the case, it's possible that it's in an abandoned tunnel. The exorcist girl gave her opinion.

"That's easy!" Li Dashan patted his thigh and said, "There is not only one entrance to this mine, but at least three. The one directly facing the north of the town was the main tunnel back then. As far as I know, a few kilometers to the west, there should be a smaller emergency tunnel. It was opened two years later and was connected to the main tunnel. You can enter through the emergency tunnel, enter the main tunnel through the connecting passage in the middle, and kill the evil corpse robbers hiding inside before exiting the way you came. As long as the action is fast enough, the rotting corpses outside will not have time to pursue. ”

"Really? That's great!"

This timely good news lifted the spirits of everyone present. After getting Lu Chengfeng's affirmation, Li Dashan was also quite excited. He didn't want to stay in this gloomy place for long, it was best that these people in front of him could complete the task immediately, so that he could evacuate with him.

"There's another question. Lu Chengfeng thought about it more carefully and asked, "Is the tunnel inside complicated?" If you're not familiar with the terrain, it's hard to get lost in it. ”

"I don't know. Li Dashan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sixty years before I was born, three abandoned tunnels were said to have been nailed with wooden fences to prevent children from entering them by mistake. I don't know what it's like inside. However, it is said that the captain of the town's garrison has the blueprints that have been preserved from that year, so you can try your luck. ”

Lu Chengfeng asked for the opinions of the exorcist girl and Deng Guo, and then nodded: "Then lead the way." ”

Under the leadership of Li Dashan, the group came to the home of the garrison captain. In his closet, Lu Chengfeng really found the yellowed tunnel drawings. Judging from this long parchment roll, although the terrain in the tunnel is not too complicated, it also spreads out for seven or eight kilometers, and the forks are not few. Without drawings, it's not easy to find the right path. But now, with it, you don't have to worry.

According to the proportions on the drawings, Lu Chengfeng compared them with the current terrain and delineated the most likely area for the corpse robbers. Later, they marked the pit where they reached in a straight line. After making sure it was correct, the three of them set off.

There was no need for these two fifth-order mercenaries who came to help, and it would be useless to go. Deng Guo put them in charge of guarding the entrance, leaving the clergy retinue and two members of the investigation team to accompany them. As for the main force of the attack, it was still him, the exorcist girl and Lu Chengfeng. Just in case, he also brought the remaining three team members with him.

More than half an hour later, Lu Chengfeng and his entourage, who had a clear division of labor, appeared outside the emergency tunnel.

It's four kilometers west of the main thoroughfare, and it's beyond Sunset Town, hidden in a somewhat withered wood. The entrance to the emergency tunnel is nailed horizontally and vertically with more than a dozen long wooden planks. There is also a warning wooden sign next to it to remind passers-by not to enter. It's just that these planks are obviously very old. Even after a certain amount of treatment, it is now rotten, and it can be pulled out with a strong touch.

Through the planks, Lu Chengfeng could see the rusty pit tracks inside, and the carts that were crooked to the side, tattered and almost unformed.

"This is it. ”

Deng Guo glanced inside, and then swung his sword with a sword qi to cut off all the wooden planks that sealed the entrance. After the dust dispersed, under the leadership of Deng Guo, Lu Chengfeng and the others walked in one after another.

The abandoned tunnel is full of gravel and slag, and there are brackets at intervals to prevent the cave from collapsing. With the help of the torches held by Deng Guo and the others, Lu Chengfeng could clearly see the waste ore veins on the cave walls on both sides. Before he was reborn, Lu Chengfeng, who had a noble status, rarely went to such a place, so he was quite curious.

"Turn left at the fork in front. ”

Deng Guo reminded loudly as he followed the track in the mine.

Because they had found the map in advance, Lu Chengfeng and they traveled very smoothly. Except for the occasional third-order pangolin in the middle, I didn't encounter any other monsters. This ease is maintained until they pass through the middle connecting channel. Due to disrepair, or possibly because of pangolins, a section of the passage has collapsed, blocking the way forward.

This discovery once made Lu Chengfeng and them frustrated.

Fortunately, after testing, they found that the section of the collapse was not long, only three or five meters away. After making sure that there should be no further collapse here, several masters worked together to easily open a temporary passage. After this section of the road, further on, it is the area of the main tunnel. From now on, they could encounter the evil corpse snatcher hiding here at any time.