"Who are you?"

Fang Plover stood up from the corpse of the Grey Tree Man and looked around, the voice of inquiry echoing in the mental world as well.

"Can you hear my call, young human ......?"

"My name is Moon Arit."

"Young man, please come to me......"

"Heart of the Mountain...... Need your help. ”

The owner of the voice sounded a little weak.

"The heart of the mountain?"

"Where are you?"

"Underground here."

"Deep underground, young human, time is running out......"

The voice grew fainter.

The cold wind blew the snow particles on the rocks, and the sound of the wind gradually overpowered the other sounds, and there was almost silence under the rift except for the sound of the wind.

The sound was gone.

Everyone saw Fang Yu standing alone among the corpses of the gray tree man in a daze. Tang Xin looked at him a little worriedly and asked, "...... Pigeon, what's wrong with you? ”

Fang Yu woke up from his trance, looked at the others a little strangely, and asked, "Didn't you hear?" ”

"Hear what?" The walnuts in the ground were stunned.

"The sound of the wind," replied the big cat man, "seems to have brought some hostility from the depths of the earth. ”

"Mr. Big Catman, did you hear that?"

"It's the lion, little one," he said, shaking his head, casting his sword in the snow, and looking around warily with gray eyes, "I mean the uninvited guests down there. ”

Fang Yu looked at the others, and was sure that everyone really hadn't heard the voice before.

Sylvid came to him, looked at him with blue eyes, and asked in a silent voice:

"Miss Tata?"

But Miss Tata was not here, Fang Yu understood what the other party meant in an instant, he and Miss Tata had the ability to communicate with each other, and Sylvid knew it.

He was amazed at the sensibility of the ship's young lady, and nodded.

"There's a voice, it's, says it's called Moon Arit. It brings us to it......"

"It sounds like a special mission, I know a lot of things like this, and there must be a great reward or something at the end!" Sky Blue came to the spirit and began to twitter of his own.

"But it could also be a trap."

"Mr. Big Cat Man!"

"It's the Lionman, Frie."

"Help me," Parker said, carrying his crossbow and waving his hands under the rocks, bouncing his short legs, "help me up!" ”

The Lionman Paladin bent down and scooped him up.

Parker climbed up with his hands and feet and grabbed the rock, and said breathlessly, "Seriously, I actually think Sky Blue is right!" ”

"If it weren't for the reward, you wouldn't feel that way."

The Paparals thought for a moment, as if they were convinced.

Fang Yu looked at the towering rift, and all that was left in the surrounding environment was the sound of whining wind.

At this moment, Miss Naturalist's lips moved.

Fang Yu noticed this detail, "Kita, do you know anything?" ”

“…… Moon Arit, sounds like a treeman's name, Brother Ed," Kita's thick eyelashes flickered, and underneath her eyes were star-like knowledge...... Arit is a title that means wise man. This suggests that it may be an elder, or even a heart of a tree. ”

"Heart of the Tree?" Fang Yu remembered something, "Have you heard of the Heart of the Mountain?" ”

"Heart of the Tree is a special title among the Tree People, referring to the elders who dedicate their lives to the White Tree and guide the tribe with special wisdom," Kita said, shaking her head, "But I haven't heard of the Heart of the Mountain, Brother Ed. ”

Fang Yu also guessed that the owner of the voice might be a tree man, but what the other party said was a little too confusing.

Dealing with intelligent creatures in the wild and helping them solve problems often gives them some valuable rewards.

But there are also deceptions and traps.

"Whatever it is, we'll have to go down and have a look first," he thought for a moment, "Anyway, it's not too late to find the Earth Source Crystal first, and then to find this Tree Man Wise Man." ”

The big cat man smiled when he heard this, "I don't object. ”

"It's not fair," Parker waved his hands and feet over his paws, "and let me go by the way." ”

"Because he's the head of the regiment." The big cat man took him by the collar and put him on the ground.

"This hateful hierarchy, because he is the head of the regiment, so he has the final say, so the Paparals will be locked up in a small black room, and I will run away from home one day!" Parker patted the snowflakes on his cloak and chattered endlessly.

Tianlan only nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice, and she was very curious about it.

Fang Yu looked at Walnut and the others in the ground at this time, "I originally planned to let you and Miss Betty stay outside, but the current situation may not be safer outside than below. ”

"We're with you, Captain Ed." The walnut in the ground immediately replied.

Fang Yu nodded, "But you must understand that the threat to be faced underground is real, and I must ensure that everyone obeys the command." ”

The walnut in the ground hurriedly replied: "I understand, in fact, we have also participated in guild activities and know what to do." ”

Jujube and the others all nodded.

Only Becky seemed a little hesitant, but Fang Yu didn't care too much about her opinion, and the walnuts in the ground would take good care of the girl.

Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, it was simple to talk to smart people.

In an unknown environment, the less unstable the team is, the better, so he must make a three-chapter agreement with these people in advance.

Theoretically, he could have put these people out there, but as he said, it was almost like waiting to die.

For someone who is cold-blooded, this is the best chance to get rid of them, anyway, when it comes here, the other party is useless. However, for Fang Yuan, he still disdains to use these small means.

After everything was arranged, the crowd began to go deeper into the rift.

In order to guard against possible dangers, Fang Plover arranged for the big cat man to be in charge of the head, while Parker, who had a certain ability to detect, served as the ears and eyes of the team along with the paladin.

He and Sylvid were in charge of the break, and because Shesta was there, they could fight no matter what the situation was.

Others were placed in the middle of the line, with their Miss Naturalist and the only priest.

There is also Sky Blue, who is responsible for enlivening the atmosphere, and with this chirping poet, so that others will not be so nervous and uneasy.

What's more, Tianlan is not stupid, he knows when to inspire everyone and when to keep his mouth shut, as a poet, this should be considered excellent.

As for the walnuts underground, Fang Yuan's only expectation for them was not to mess with themselves. And generally speaking, as long as they are not suddenly attacked, presumably the more than ten level recruiters should not be able to even do this-

……

When there is a subtle sound lurking in the darkness – or a shadowy footstep or a whisper with a chuckle – people are often more prone to hallucinations in extreme silence.

The team moved forward in silence, and sometimes the walnut people in the underground would turn their heads suspiciously, but this was normal, and people would lose their sense of direction in the darkness and feel that there was someone behind them.

Fang Yu had long been used to it, and only silently adjusted the clockwork goblin he controlled.

The rock walls within the rifts around him were like knives and axes chiseled out, criss-crossing and unusually sharp. The year-round wind carved deep marks on it, outlining its rugged silhouette from the cracked rocks.

The shattered rocks were icy blue, and the deeper and darker they went.

With the rustling of footsteps, a dim light was spreading along the stone wall.

Tang Xin lit the crystal used for lighting on the staff, the light was dim, not as bright as the torch, but it was more stable, it did not consume oxygen, and at the same time, it would not attract dark creatures that were chasing heat.

Adventurers have long had their own set of opinions on the specific type of lighting used, and in the cold underground, an open flame will make you stand out like the sun, and become a conspicuous target for heat-sensitive creatures from a few kilometers away.

Crystal lighting, on the other hand, is much more low-key.

Both the Big Cat Man and Parker are outside the light and dark boundary, and both have the ability to see in the dark.

The former inherits the typical characteristics of felines, and the latter is also said to be a leader in the world of eyesight – the Paparals have eyesight to be proud of.

The big cat man stopped first, his high detection skills and good eyesight in the dark allowed him to see some marks between the gravel fragments on the ground.

He grabbed Parker's shoulder and turned the Paparal, who was walking forward like a nobody, back.

"Who's pulling me...... Big cats? What's wrong? ”

Red tapped him on the shoulder, motioning for him to look in one direction.

Parker looked into the darkness in that direction, and he looked at it for a moment before the Scout skill formed a red markings in his field of vision.

The red specks of light were imprinted on the gravel-strewn ground.

Then more markings appeared, extending forward into the darkness.

"Footprints?"

"Not long after they left, at least twenty people."

"I know." Parker argues that this detail was discovered by the big cat first, which makes his crossbowman, known as the king of the night thieves, a little embarrassed.

But he wasn't a nightingale after all, and the glory of the past was as long as a passing cloud.

"There's something up ahead." Parker's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly found a little red light in the darkness, which made him save face a little.

The big cat man smiled slightly, and with his paw slid the brass ring on the braid of his chin mane, "yes, why don't you go and try it back." ”

"Of course, that's what I found."

Parker didn't suspect him, and thought he had a plan, and ran over to the red point of light, ready to bend down and pick it up.

But it was at this time that he heard Fang Yuan's voice coming from the team channel: "Be careful ahead!" ”

At the front of the line, there is also Fang Yuan's clockwork fairy.

In the narrow breaches, where glaciers and cold winds crisscross the terrain below, clockwork elves have little scan effect on detection, and the plovers only release them at some forks as early warnings.

And at that moment, he saw a dark shadow flash from his field of vision in one of the directions.

Parker looked up in some panic and looked at the shadow that suddenly slipped out behind the rock wall not far from the red point of light.

It had a flat appearance of ice blue, thin as a shadow, and its pale hands were glowing with crystals, and a layer of scales seemed to float on them.

"I, I, I warn you, you, you'd better not come!"

Paparal hurriedly pulled out the cross bow behind him, but after pulling it several times, he couldn't open the buckle on the belt, and he couldn't pull it off for a while.

The monster ignored him and walked over to him.

Parker was in a cold sweat on his head, and he just wanted to shout that the big cat of the god should come and save people, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't make any sound.

He couldn't actually move, but not because he was in a nightmare, but because the other person was moving too fast.

It was as if it had left a series of afterimages in the darkness, as fast as a ghost.

Before he could make a sound, he felt a chill in his throat.

He couldn't help but shudder.

……

At that moment, everyone heard a terrible scream coming from the front: "Wow-"

The voice stopped abruptly.

It sounded as if some Paparal had suddenly choked up, and the sky blue behind him was so frightened that he almost jumped: "Pak!?" ”

The walnut people in the ground looked back at Fang Yu a little creepy.

But they only saw Fang Yu shake his head:

"Don't worry."

He was a little speechless in his heart, and he had already scolded Parker, a living treasure.

"Leave him alone, it's fine."

The clockwork goblin immersed in the darkness has already witnessed the whole thing happening and ending-

A little cold light is emerging from the darkness.

Behind it was a long, narrow blade that parted the darkness, reflecting a pair of silver-gray eyes, cold as ice and sharp as a slash.

Before the monster could grasp the Paparal's throat with its cold claws, the blade was handed from behind the latter, and a sword slashed into its crystalline skull.

The crystal made a shattering sound, and the blade went downward without any hindrance, and the monster's body shattered piece by piece, scattering like a shattered statue, and with a thud it broke into two pieces and collapsed to the ground.

Parker closed his eyes and screamed as if he had been hacked to death.

It's just that he screamed for a long time and found that he seemed to be alive, so he couldn't help but open his eyes, blinked, touched his neck, and found that it was intact.

Parker looked up and saw that the big cat man had passed by him, and the other party had fiddled with the debris in the debris with the holy sword in his hand.

"How does it feel?"

"Wait, you know it's there!?"

"Not sure."

"Not sure!?" Parker screamed, "Holy, this isn't the first time!" ”

"yes, when was the last time?"

"Well, almost a year ago, in the Traveler's Swamp...... No, wait, don't change the subject," Parker fainted, "you can't do this all the time, are all the knights of Marland like you?" ”

"Overall, I'm a bit of a unique one," the big cat man smiled gracefully, bent down to pick up a piece of debris, and looked through it, "Actually, I wanted to see if it had a brain, but it seems that the other party is relatively easy to deal with." ”

"Better—better—right," Parker said through gritted teeth, "I always felt like you're saying I'm brainless." ”

"No, Parker, nothing."

"Then what are you laughing at, damn it."

"You don't think paladins should be smiling, Puck. If you have any fantasies about this, I can barely satisfy them. ”

"No, I didn't, shut up."

When Fang Yu arrived, he saw the sullen crossbow archer on the side.

The big cat man was handing over an object, a ring, which looked like a relic of one of the Electors. The Lionman Paladin placed the ring in his furry palm and looked at him, "This is what Parker found. ”

"I found out, and I almost died for it, by someone." The crossbow archer immediately turned around and said loudly.

"Isn't that still dead? I see that the big cat man is very timely with his sword. ”

"Heaven damn alchemist!"

Fang Yu shook his head, "Okay, I'll give you credit." ”

There was silence in the darkness, and after a moment the faint voice asked, "Really, is there a reward?" ”

"Well, a little."

"A little!" Parker gritted his teeth: "That's settled." ”

He came running back again.

Seeing Tianlan and Kita, they couldn't help but laugh, Parker like this, they had seen a lot earlier.

This reminded the two of them of the days when they had adventured with Miss Atira, but at that time Miss Atila always had a way of taking the Paparals.

Now it's Ed's turn.

As outsiders, Walnut and the others in the ground had nothing to say, just staring at the fragments of that place in a daze.

Fang Yu also looked at the fragments. And a line of gray text is floating in the darkness at this moment:

Crystallizer (Discorded Minions)

The Crystallized Beast appears to be a classification of its race, and the Discorded Minions are the name of the monster itself.

In the context of Aitalia, in general, any prefix such as disorder, activity, wandering, or activation is most likely the result that the construct is not running.

Discord Guardians, Event Golems, Wandering Armor, and Animate Artifacts are some of the world's most classic constructed creatures that were once man-made, but for some reason they became sapient, or were activated by spells, or resided in souls, or even controlled by ghosts who pretended to be ghosts.

But as far as the construction goes, they have at least one thing in common, and that is that they must have been man-made, or the product of some intelligent race.

However, he didn't find such a feature on the huge corpses before, and their spiky appearance looked more like some kind of near-earth elemental creature.

And until this moment.

From the fragments of these crystals, Fang Yu found layers of fading magic arrays, which were not alchemy arrays, or even a type of magic guide array, but it was certain that they would not be naturally formed at least.

When the monster was torn apart, the circle was fading until it finally disappeared. When the circle disappeared completely, the crystal shard also lost its luster in his hand and turned into an ordinary stone flake.

Only then did Fang Yu understand why there were so many ordinary stone flakes in the camp before:

It turned out to be the corpses of these disordered minions.

He threw the stone shard back to the ground and asked, "What level of combat power is it?" ”

"Level 30."

"It's very fast," Parker replied scrimbly, "as if he had a little psychic ability." ”

As a crossbowman turned from Nightingale, Parker's dexterity level is not low, and even he emphasizes the speed level of this monster, which means that it may not be to be underestimated.

And although Red divided it into two halves with a single sword, in terms of the attack power of the holy sword as high as four or five hundred, this actually didn't mean anything.

Even creatures above level forty can hardly resist the power of this sword.

Of course, the premise is that the Lion Paladin must be able to hit an opponent above level 40.

He used the Paparals as a lure to slash the head with a sword, and under normal circumstances, this strange construct was enough for the two of them to deal with for a while.

Fang Yu couldn't help but take a breath, this should be the kind of humanoid construct creature mentioned in the log, and on top of it, there was a huge crab-type construct, and even a higher-level crystallized beast.

He suddenly realized that the process of searching for the earth source crystal on this trip was probably not as simple as he imagined.

It's just that they've already come to this place, and it's not realistic to quit directly, not to mention that these crystalline beasts seem to be extraordinary, but it doesn't seem impossible for them to deal with.

Just be careful.

Only then did he look at the ring in his hand, it was just an ordinary magic ring, and even for everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade at this time, it was something that was no longer needed.

However, he can at least infer the strength of its owner based on the level range where this piece of equipment is located, a person of level thirty or forty will never carry a magic ring of more than ten levels.

Unless the ring is at the legendary level, or higher, but it's not, it's just an ordinary whiteboard magic ring, level thirteen.

Of course, this does not mean that its owner is also level thirteen, generally speaking, in such a high-level area, it is rare for people below level fifteen to come here to venture here, just look at the walnuts in the ground and they will understand.

Because Fang Yu expected that the other party might be in the range of around level 20.

"This ring was left by someone who came to help?" He asked, holding the ring.

"Parker and I have found traces left by each other," the big cat man replied, "and it hasn't been long since they've been gone, and even if there were any earlier victims left relics here, the people in front of them would have recovered them." ”

Fang Yu nodded, it seemed that it was indeed the team that the other guilds had sent to support as mentioned in the log.

If the average level of this support team is only about twenty, then the other party may not realize that their behavior of entering this rift is basically equivalent to sending them to death.

It seemed that the people at the supply depot had misestimated the magnitude of the problem, and he now somewhat understood why the camp had collapsed overnight. Compared to the combat power of the Crystal Evolution Beast, the strength of the people sent by the various guilds was obviously too low.

He casually threw the ring to the walnut group in the ground behind him, and according to the customary rules of Aitalia, the relics belonged to the recycler, which was no objection. But they can't use this ring, and they can't even sell it for a few dollars, but for the walnuts in the ground, it's just right.

The walnuts in the ground obviously didn't expect that they would also have a share of the loot, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised, and they thanked the dates for getting the ring.

Fang Yu waved his hand, signaling them to be quiet.

Because it was at this time that his clockwork goblin discovered something.

In the direction where the Big Cat Man and Parker pointed out that each other's footprints had disappeared, he first found traces of a vicious battle. The corpses of the crystallized beasts, along with the shattered armor and the broken weapons, were scattered everywhere.

In the gray vision, dark blood stains and cracks after the magic explosion on the rock could be clearly seen, but it was impossible to see which side had won, only maybe it was not on the human side.

Because there are still remnants of constructed creatures lurking in the shadows.

Then he saw a corpse -

No, it should not be said to be a corpse, but a person lying on the ground. Fang Yu began to think that the other party was dead, exhausted the starlight, and he was still a little curious about how there could be such an outlaw.

But suddenly, he realized that he had seen it wrong.

Because he saw that the man's chest rose and fell slightly.

The other party is not dead, it looks like he is just unconscious.

Fang Yu immediately pulled up his goggles and said to the others around him, "There are people alive in front, but there are quite a few monsters there, everyone, prepare to fight." ”

With a bang, the sword in the big cat man's hand was immediately unsheathed.

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