After only one night's rest, early the next morning, "Yakou Village" selected more than 40 elite members, formed a hunting team with Liu Yu and the three people who came to help, and entered the labyrinthine "Snow Forest Cave" through the entrance of the cave behind the village, a narrow stone road.

Below the vast "Han Ice and Snow Forest" is a whole group of underground caves, like hollowed-out giant ant nests, large and small caves, connected by narrow passages and stone caves like spider webs.

Some of the caves are as large as an endless jungle, and some are as small as a few mud houses.

The underground cave is divided into four layers, the temperature near the surface is very cold for the "ice cave layer", the cold wind is poured into the cave from the unknown place, there is solid ice between the stone walls of the tunnel, and there are few trees growing in the tunnel and cave.

The vast amount of minerals that originally contained on the surface of the earth have long since been exhausted after thousands of years of endless mining by countless underground ventures.

But if you are lucky in the ice cave layer, you can still hunt all kinds of spirit beasts, such as snow deer, sable, beaver and other spirit beasts that live on the snow forest floor.

If the weather is too bad, such as a snowstorm or hunted by hunters, these spirit animals will take refuge in underground caverns.

There are also fierce beasts such as winter bears, cave tigers, and snow wolves, which like to hide in remote caves to sleep, and even birds of prey such as golden eagles, snow pelicans, and cloud-piercing eagles will go down to the cave to take shelter if the wind and snow are too strong.

The "Yakou Village" hunting team, the target of this trip was the two fire magma pythons in the underground "Yan Cave Layer", and did not stop in the "Ice Cave Layer" for more, and the group quickly advanced in the dim and cold curved mine under the leadership of the hunting leader "Storm Bear" in Yakou Village.

Passing through a number of large and small caves, some of these caves are rocky, without a trace of life, some stone walls, between the stones are moss, and some of the walls are overhanging layers of ice.

The sound of "da, da" where everyone walked was particularly loud in the empty mine, and it spread far away.

In the meantime, everyone also encountered a small group of snow wolves, shot and killed a few, and did not chase the other fleeing snow wolves, if it was usual, they would naturally chase the shop with all their might, and more than a dozen tall snow wolves were a lot of hunting.

After about one or two hours, the caves and grottoes began to have some life, in addition to the various mosses mottled between the stone walls, all kinds of mushrooms began to grow on the ground and among the rocks, and the temperature also rose significantly.

Some nameless fungi on the stone wall emit various faint luminescent lights, illuminating the dim mine caves and caves, shining and very gorgeous.

Listening to the introduction of the silver fox, they have reached the "maze layer" of the underground cave, compared to the ice cave layer, the maze layer appears to be vibrant, the further down, the higher the temperature, the more types of vegetation in the mine and cave, the number is also more.

First there are bushes, then there are dwarf trees, and from time to time there are rats, roe deer, mink and other spirit animals, flashing between the low bushes or rocks.

The "maze cave layer" is between the ice cave layer and the flame cave layer, the humidity and temperature are moderate, and some large caves are like dense jungles, growing all kinds of rare spiritual materials, and at the same time entrenched in a large number of spirit animals, which is a paradise for "adventurous merceans".

As the name suggests, the large and small mines are chaotic and intersecting, spiraling and twisting, like a labyrinth, a huge underground world where opportunities and risks coexist.

The span of the "maze layer" is very large, from entering the maze layer, to arriving at the lower layer of the "Yan cave layer", it takes two to three days to walk alone, in addition to the layers of mine holes, the fork is like a spider web and difficult to walk, you can also see how deep this "snow forest cave" is.

You must know that in addition to the "Flame Cave Layer", there is also the bottom "Ghost Cave Layer", which is also called the "Ghost Cave Abyss" by underground adventure mercenaries.

If there is no experienced old helper to lead the way, rashly break into the "underground cave", not to mention hunting spirit beasts, digging mining materials, spiritual materials, and making a small profit, it will be a blessing to be able to find an exit and get out of this fork in the maze and return to the ground.

Every year, I don't know how many reckless young helpers who are full of longing and whims, get lost in this intricate underground cavern, or starve to death, or die in the mouths of fierce beasts underground, or are killed in a corner of the cave.

The group of people ran for most of the day in the narrow and wide, chaotic forks in the mines, or into the lush deep forests, or through the rugged, empty, rocky, barren mountains, etc., in various large and small caves with different landforms.

During this time, he also met other adventurous mercenaries who were no less than hunting in the labyrinth. There are unusually cautious lone wanderers, elite squads of three or five people, and mercenary gangs of more than a dozen or dozens of people like Liu Yu.

After the encounter, the lone wanderer avoided from a distance, and a team of several people either stopped and watched, or took the initiative to detour, letting Liu Yu and his party pass first.

When encountering a gang of mercenaries composed of dozens of people, if there is a familiar face, the hunting leader "Storm Bear" will take the initiative to come forward to say a few words, if it is all unfamiliar faces, "Storm Bear" will take the initiative to give way to everyone, or the two sides will be separated by a certain distance and look at each other.

For these experienced mercenaries who have been begging for a living in the underground caverns all year round, the various fierce beasts hiding underground are not terrible, but the other adventurous mercenaries hiding in the shadows are terrible.

"The first time the two Taoist friends went down to the "Snow Forest Cave", they walked for a day, they must be tired, and they are almost to the Black Pine Village in front, let's stay there for one night today, and then we will go tomorrow!"

When everyone came to a huge cave with lush foliage and ancient woods, the hunting leader of Yakou Village, "Storm Bear", a rough-looking blonde man with a beard on his face, said with a smile.

"This underground cave is also too big, the mine cave and the grotto go around and around, and the eyes are black, and I can't tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, and the itinerary is all arranged by Taoist friends!" After a day of twisting and turning, Liu Yu was already dizzy and couldn't help sighing.

"Haha, don't worry, fellow Daoists! When you arrive at Heisong Village, please have a good drink, the "Luxiang Roast Pig" there is a must. The silver fox laughed, looked at the tall oak trees standing in front of him, and said nostalgically.

The silver fox hadn't been down to the cave in person for a long time, but all the corners of the underground area around the "Fat Pig Ridge", the forks and thousands of large and small caves and stone chambers still remembered clearly in his mind.

This is his hometown, and there are traces of his arduous journey in every corner, and that period of "mercenary" career is both dangerous and passionate, so that the silver fox still remembers it vividly.

"Oh, then you have to try it!" Xuanshan, who was dizzy from a sullen turn, regained a little spirit when he heard it.

Two quarters of an hour later, the group came to a wooden village deep in the dense forest, the stockade was not large, and two narrow roads in the center intersected to form a curved cross street.

There are wooden two-storey buildings such as spiritual wood shops, talisman shops, and taverns on the side of the street, among which the taverns are the most, and at a glance, both sides of the street are full of wine flags.

The street of "Black Pine Village" is not small, bustling, and a large number of adventurous mercenaries who wander in the underground caves will rush to rest here, also known as "Black Pine Station".

It is called a "post station" because there is a "Helper's Club" at the crossroads, where helpers can take on various tasks.

There are both sect collection tasks issued by the "Winter Water Alliance", as well as mercenary tasks, but the reward is spirit stones, and there are no contribution points for the outer door, and the "Winter Water Alliance" restricts the private circulation of the contribution points of the outer door to avoid people with intentions from taking advantage of loopholes.

Like this large and small "post station", listening to the silver fox, there are thousands of underground caves built together, forming a complete network of mercenaries underground,

It pointed out the general direction to the tens of millions of mercenaries who ventured in the cave, provided a place to rest, and also brought endless benefits to the "Winter Water Alliance".

"You stupid bear finally showed up, and thought you died on some's belly. When Storm Bear walked into a tavern called "Fat Pig" with the group, a big-bellied puppy Northland man greeted him, gave Storm Bear a hug, and said exaggeratedly.

"Fuck you! Uncle, I'm very fierce, unlike you fat pig, I'm afraid it's hard to climb into bed, hurry, good wine and meat are all served, and I'm hungry after a day's journey!" Storm Bear pushed away the short and fat boss and scolded with a smile.

"Isn't this the "Silver Fox" brother! "Hurry up and please!" the short and fat boss saw the silver fox and greeted him warmly.

"Brother Ollie, don't come to harm!" replied the silver fox politely, he used to come to this tavern to eat and drink when he used to wander in the caves, when the boss of Ollie was still a handsome young man, but now he is too fat to walk.

"Sit down! there's a seat in there!" said Humpty Dumpty's laugh.

"Boss, it's the gang from Yakou Village!" When Storm Bear and his party walked into the tavern, a fierce man sitting in the corner looked over when they heard the movement, and one of them, a tall thin man with black hair and red eyes, said to the blonde man on the side.

"Silver Fox!" sat the big blond man in the innermost part, with a burly figure, wearing a black animal skin cloak, his upper body bare, and a hideous claw mark that occupied almost the entire chest.

The whole person looked extremely strong, and at this time, the blonde man gritted his teeth and stared viciously at the silver fox who was talking and laughing with the short and fat boss, as if he wanted to eat the silver fox alive.

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