Chapter 180: All the Way Forward

In Rhodes's eyes, the so-called "clearance" of the diamond mercenary group is not professional and accurate at all. They just blocked the passage in front of them, and then sent people to patrol around, which was considered a clearance. But this situation is meaningless for the player at all, they know very well that these underground mazes are not very big, in fact, there are only a few entrances and exits, as long as you can find the right place from the inside to block it, then no matter how many people outside, you can't enter——— of course, the darker guys will also show weakness, deliberately put a gap to lure others in and then end them off......

Compared to the players, the Diamond Mercenary Group can only be regarded as more than fierce and inexperienced recruits......

It didn't waste much of Rhodes time trying to get around their cordon, and soon he found another entrance on the side of the ruins, and there were six entrances to the Black Pine Ruins, all on the periphery. It's a weird labyrinth. Its central point is not located in the deepest part of the ruins like other labyrinths. Instead, it is located in the very center of the ruins, and the six entrances represent six different labyrinths, although in these six mazes, bosses, and monsters are almost the same, but their centers are the same. In the game, players can even earn an achievement by reaching the core as quickly as possible.

And the Orb of Mysteries is located in that center.

So Rod doesn't need to worry about entanglement with the other party at all, as long as he is fast enough, then he believes that he can definitely get everything done before that group of idiots reaches the core.

And not long after entering the underground passage, Rhodes could be sure that the other party had never walked this road, because at the moment the goblin lying at his feet was telling him that this road had not been walked for a long time······

"Let's go!."

Although the ghoublin's mournful cries before dying were quickly heard in the silent and empty underground ruins, Rhodes had no intention of being heard. The labyrinths here were very familiar to him, and the six labyrinths were completely unrelated to each other, and even if the people of the Diamond Mercenary Regiment heard the sound of someone fighting, they would not be able to run to see what was going on. And Rhodes was skeptical that these guys really had this intention. It is important to know that it is taboo for Lu Dao to disperse his forces in the midst of such a dangerous adventure. Even players rarely play such tricks, and unless they need to sacrifice people to the front to find a way to see the threat, the average person will not choose to leave the army. The player does this because they can come back from the dead and tell their companions what they saw, which is not a perk for these people when they die······

As a low-level dungeon, the Black Pine Ruins are not very threatening, the most common are the short, ugly goblins, and the slightly more troublesome are the four-clawed monsters that live underground all year round, their bodies are more than four meters long, their backs are covered with heavy scale armor, they will spit venom, and then there are some rare constructs. They were once the guardians of the ruins, and although they no longer have their own masters, they are still guarding the place in obscurity, and they are the most threatening objects of the ruins.

However, Rhodes was certain to deal with them, and he even hoped to encounter them a few more times, and it would be even better if he could get a few more Gargoyle Hearts like he had done in Misttown. Of course, the most important thing is to get the Mystery Ball, if you can't get it, then other preparations are meaningless. Although in terms of time, Rhodes lagged behind a lot. However, he didn't worry too much about having spent so many days in this world, and he already knew how efficient the mercenaries were—it was definitely not high. …,

If you don't have enough time, you can rely on speed to make up for it, just do it as if you and the other party grabbed a copy of the record achievement at the same time.

Unfortunately, wishes are wishes precisely because they are not so easy to achieve.

A cold light flashed.

The goblins, wielding wooden sticks, flew backwards, the cold sword light whistling them up like a storm, and the layers bloomed like fast-spinning and razor-sharp steel flowers, tearing wounds after wounds on the goblin's body, and the foul blood scattered and splashed onto the walls, emitting a thick stench.

It wasn't until Rhodes stopped his sword that the goblins slammed into the wall next to them, and then collapsed to the ground like puppets overturned by trucks, never moving again

Rhodes put down his sword and glanced at the darkness ahead by the light of the fire, where the goblins were no longer as brave as before, they shrunk into a ball, shivering and hiding, peeking at the terrible god in front of them. It looks like they've completely lost the idea of fighting, thinking only about how to get out of here.

But Rhodes didn't let them go because of that.

He glanced down the dimly lit hallway, then slammed his right hand at it, and the pitch-black card flew out of his hand, and the massive body of the centaur knight suddenly appeared, and he raised his spear with a low roar, and ran forward like a heavy tank.

"Squeak!!"

"Ah!!h

The depths of the passage shook for a while with a chaotic and even dizzying scream, but Rhodes didn't pay attention to these little things anymore, he just glanced at his eyes, and immediately rushed forward again after making sure that the experience was accounted for, that is, most of the troubles had been solved.

Anne followed behind Rhodes with a pure gold shield on her back, but at this time, the girl was completely devoid of her usual hip-hop appearance, she bit her lip, and at the same time was a little embarrassed. Although the monsters here are not very troublesome for Anne, and since entering the ruins, Rhodes is basically responsible for dealing with them alone, she just needs to follow behind and watch the excitement. But Anne still felt very uncomfortable, because Rod was so fast.

Usually the mercenaries are very cautious in their missions, even in those places they are familiar with, they are also cautious when encountering enemies, and they will take a short rest after the battle before moving on.

But Rod's speed is something that Anne has never seen before, he has led the mercenary group to do several missions before, although the speed was not slow at that time, but it was also within the range that the mercenaries could bear. But this time, Rod's play was completely unexpected by Anne.

It was as if the battle had taken place in the middle of an open passage underground, and seven or eight goblins were blocking their way, and according to Anne's idea, at this time, it was usually up to them first, to make sure that those goblins would not rush over, and then Rhodes would wait for the opportunity to destroy them all. But she didn't expect that Rhodes' speed was faster than she thought, in the face of these goblins, Rhodes almost did not stop his own running steps, Anne only saw him snort coldly, and then stopped for a moment as he stepped forward again, and then the dazzling sword light and storm roared and filled the entire passage. It wasn't until the goblins fell that his body stopped, and then he ran forward as fast as he could.

As Rhodes ran forward, he glanced to the side, then reached out to summon the Centaur Knight, then continued to focus on the front before picking up his pace again. …,

During the whole process, Rod never stopped at all, but he slowed down on the way, from sprinting forward to trotting all the way, and after making sure that there was no threat, Rod immediately increased his speed again, and instantly continued to improve from first gear.

This rhythm made Anne a little flustered, and there was no problem with her physical strength, but the girl had never tried to rush forward step by step like this. It's as if they're not here to take risks, they're here to run for their lives. It seems that there is some extremely terrifying monster behind him, and if you slow down a little, you will be swallowed by the other party.

Rod had never shown such a side in his daily life, and what made Anne even more curious was that he was not nervous at all when he did all this, and there was no panic or hesitation in that usually very indifferent face, Anne only saw absolute confidence and a little challenge that did not know where the road came from.

She suddenly felt that this kind of Rhodes was actually quite charming.

Rod slowed down.

He lowered his head, compared the scene in front of him with his memory, and then chose the left side of the three-way intersection in front of him without hesitation, and at the same time as he turned around, a huge black shadow suddenly rolled over from the ceiling above the passage and fell, roaring and rushing towards Rhodes.

Four-clawed monsters!

And in the face of this monster that is bigger than himself, Rod still has no intention of stopping, he didn't even look up at the head of the dragon, but still looked at the front intently, until the monster pounced on top of his head, Rod was originally hanging by his side The long sword suddenly jumped, and the bright red sword light carried a strange trajectory in the dim air, and then Rod slammed his body to the left, dodging the blood that shot down from the wound of the four-clawed monster, and then continued to move forward, The battered four-clawed monster didn't even have time to show its worst death-fighting struggle, and just fell to the ground without a sound.

But by this time Rhodes was far away, and he didn't even look back to see if his enemy was still alive.

And now Rhodes also has such self-confidence, the reason why he is so confident is that on the one hand, his level is already very high, and on the other hand, the long sword in his hand is really powerful.

The Holy Sword Star Scar has rarely been summoned by him for various reasons, one of the reasons is that the Blood Cry that Mr. Keller gave him in the first place is really useful——— it is not the kind of magic weapon with permanent magic effects, but it has a very good special effect. The more blood it sucks, the sharper it becomes.

Any player who knows the goods can tell at a glance from this feature that this is definitely a team battle artifact, but Rhodes doesn't have much room to play on weekdays. This also has something to do with the fact that most of the creatures he faced before were undead, and there was no blood to suck the sword in his hand. But today, this little artifact has finally played its due role, there are many enemies along the way, and they are all living creatures, and the "sharp" attribute that causes blood cry is also superimposed layer by layer, and now, although it may be a bit exaggerated to say that blowing hair and breaking hair, but there is no problem in the face of most monsters.

Take the four-clawed monster that sneaked up from above just now, on weekdays, Rhodes may not be able to get it with a full blow, but the attack just now made Rhodes feel that his sword seemed to be slashing not a monster with rough skin and thick flesh at all, but a thick layer of soft cream——— sharp long sword penetrated the thick and rough scale armor, bones and muscles without any stagnation, and he almost didn't feel anything easily.

This is of course a good thing for Rhodes, and the power of the weapon indicates that he can save more soul power in case of emergency.

At that moment, Rhodes heard a cacophony of shouts from ahead again, and he raised his eyebrows, and the scene of the outdated but stalked-about guys waiting for him already came to his mind. However, Rod did not hesitate because of this, on the contrary, he lowered his body slightly, and then turned sharply and jumped over the corner, the bright light on the long sword in his hand was already ready to be released.

But this time Rod did not attack directly as before, on the contrary, he stopped for the first time, and then looked at the scene in front of him with scrutiny and doubt.

It is a large stone hall that looks no different from the rest of the ruins. And just as Rod thought, there were more than a dozen goblins standing there waving weapons, the only difference was that they did not block Rhodes' path, but shouted excitedly, waving the weapons in their hands, and surrounded the two people standing by the wall.

Two people?

Seeing this scene, Rod was a little surprised.

How can there be people here?