Chapter 149: The Strange Cave
Due to the sudden and inexplicable attack, everyone's feelings are a little low. Amy asked listlessly, "Master, let's go into the cave in a moment, and it won't suddenly be flooded again." I don't want to be washed out again, and my mouth is full of sad and sad with all that damn shit. ”
Henry looked at the still dripping hole and shook his head with a smile. "Your worries are a little unnecessary, if you could keep running this kind of water flow, it won't last that short time. You must know that you and Zuvosa have just fallen into a coma, and if it lasts a little longer, you can both drown. ”
The half-orc warrior hurriedly swallowed the dried meat in his mouth and asked, "Head, according to what you mean, this flow of water is secretly manipulated by someone?" ”
"Manipulation is real, but it doesn't have to be human. As far as I know, there are quite a few creatures that have the ability to control the flow of water, and this one inside might be a bit special. With that, Henry began to stand up and gather his gear.
Zubosa looked at him suspiciously and asked, "You already know what's going on inside?" ”
Henry smiled and shook his head. "No, but I've already locked on a few targets. It's useless to think about it now, when we're done eating, we'll just have to go down and have a look. With that, he stood there alone and thought quietly.
If he could, he wouldn't want to venture into the depths of the cave, judging by the strength of the current just now, this guy inside would definitely not be too easy to deal with. However, seeing that the orcs and wolves are about to catch up, if you don't confirm what is inside in advance, I am afraid that there is no way to rely on this place to defend. He didn't want to be halfway through the fight when a monster or a flood or something like that suddenly appeared behind him.
Breakfast time passed quickly. Everyone packed up their gear and returned to the muddy hole. Henry sighed as he glanced at the water and mud on the ground. It seems that it is impossible to keep your body clean.
"Let's go inside. Let's go inside and see what's going on. Also, be careful with your step, there are puddles everywhere. If you slip and fall, it won't taste too good. With that, he took the lead and stepped on the muddy ground and walked inside.
Walking along the twisted pits, the group searched for a while before discovering the passage to the lower level. This staircase, which extends downwards, is covered in moss and feels like it has been soaked in water all year round. A lot of moisture comes out of it, and it makes people feel like they can't breathe well.
Zuvosa crouched down and picked up a pebble and threw it down, and it took a long time to hear a "bang". It felt like falling into a deep pool. She looked up at Henry and asked, "Are you sure you really want to go down?" If there were any aquatic monsters inside, we wouldn't have been able to escape. ”
"Forget it, I'll use the mage's eye to scout first, and if we don't find danger, we'll go down." As he spoke, Henry began to chant incantations with his head bowed, and soon summoned an invisible magic eyeball.
He carefully controlled this fragile organ and slowly floated downward, and suddenly a white transparent figure floated out not far in front of him. These dwarven-looking ghosts wandered around the pool below, their expressions pained as if they were being tortured.
After a few minutes, a bubble began to bubble in the middle of the pool, and then a miserable white face emerged from the inside, and soon the entire upper body was exposed. It was a living, somewhat swollen female corpse. She glanced at the spirits around her with cloudy eyes, and then let out a burst of eerie laughter.
Henry noticed that the female corpse had a large dark blue gem embedded in her forehead. It is constantly emitting bursts of strong magical fluctuations. The living corpse flicked its arms casually, and all the souls around it immediately knelt down and covered their necks. After a while, water kept pouring out of their mouths, and finally slowly sank into the pool.
Seeing the monster's true face, Henry immediately severed his connection with the Mage's Eye. When the orc warrior saw him come back to his senses, he immediately came over and asked, "Head!" What's going on down there? We've heard that eerie laugh again. ”
"Let's go outside first, it's a little too dangerous here." With that, Henry walked out of the cave.
The other people looked at each other and followed closely. They were a little disillusioned by the sound just now, after all, the unknown is the greatest fear of human beings. As soon as he walked out of the hole, Vaughn couldn't wait to continue asking, "It should be safe now, tell us what monsters are inside." ”
"A very powerful "drowned ghost", this guy didn't know what to do, and got a gem with magical power embedded in himself. I can't tell if she's a necromancer or an elemental creature. Henry rubbed his brow as he explained the situation in the pool.
Several other people gasped when they heard this, and a drowning ghost was already a headache. This terrifying undead creature has a special ability to fill the air within ten meters of it with a thick vapor of water. This is a mortal threat to all creatures that need to breathe, because they simply can't breathe properly. If you take a puff, it will immediately have the same drowning effect as if you were falling into the water.
If someone falls into a coma, in just a few minutes, they will be drowned alive by the viscous and moist water vapor. And this guy below still has the ability of the water element, and can actually manipulate the water flow to launch an impact. If you fight in the tunnel, there is no chance that these people will win at all.
Just as everyone fell silent, several wolves suddenly appeared in the woods in the distance. As soon as they saw Henry and the others, they stopped moving, and the cunning beasts raised their heads and howled, and soon the sound of wolf howls was heard one by one in the woods.
Zuvosa cursed as he drew an arrow and placed it on his crossbow. "Damn brutes, these guys are really fast enough to chase, I really don't know how they got past the predators." With that, she pulled the trigger, and the arrow flew out with a whizz, hitting the hind leg of a wolf.
The wounded creature bit the shaft of the arrow with his mouth, pulled it out and spit it out to the ground. It limped back to a safe distance and bared its teeth at the ranger.
Zubosa pulled out another arrow, intending to rush out of the cave and give the wolf a good look. Henry shook his head, stopping her actions.
"It's deliberate, don't be fooled. I think the orcs must be around here, and once you get out of this narrow terrain, you'll be surrounded by these guys in no time, and it's too late to run. ”
The ranger hated to stare at the provocative guy in the distance, and finally put away his weapon. "What a bunch of cunning bastards, what now, there's a large number of orcs in front of you, and there's a monster behind you that doesn't know when it's going to erupt. I feel like we're like rats that have fallen into a pot, jumping out and being burned to death, and staying where we are and being slowly cooked. ”
"Let's retreat a little bit inside, there are too many forks in the road, and it is easy for orcs to burrow through other holes to prevent defense. So far, I can only take one step at a time, and I hope these guys outside don't work too hard. After saying that, Henry cast a few skull traps in a hidden place and led everyone inside.
Zammu was now grim-faced, and he had given the lives of five hundred old orcs to get through to the territory of the man-eating ants. Taking advantage of the time when the ants were carrying the pieces of meat, the whole tribe quickly passed through this terrifying place. This powerful warrior was already mentally sent, and sentenced Henry and his party to death. I plan to capture them and torture them for a while, so that everyone will be humiliated before killing them.
The Wolf King stood by, carefully keeping a safe distance from Tham, knowing that the rampaging orc leader must be in a bad mood right now, and if he wasn't careful, he might be the target of his venting. This morning, the five hundred old guys who were forcibly pulled out and sent to death are the best examples.
Just as the cyclops wolf was thinking, a howl came from afar. It pricked up its ears for a moment, then trotted all the way to Tham.
"Great Chief, there is news from the wolves ahead, those adventurers are in the cave not far ahead, my tribe has now blocked them inside, you can lead the army to kill them at any time, and capture alive these few things that do not know whether they are alive or dead."
Hearing this, Sam immediately stood up, and he shouted to the priest behind him, "Let everyone go at once, I will catch a few adventurers in two hours." ”
"Chief, the only cave in the vicinity is the dwarven tunnel, which was once said to be haunted. It is said that all those who walked in there died, and no one was spared. The pastor bowed his head and carefully reminded him.
Thamm laughed and gestured to the orc warriors in front of him. "Haunted? Joke! There is nothing in this world that can withstand the surging orc army. We have more than 3,000 heavily armed warriors, and even a dragon will be killed and dismembered. ”
Seeing that the dissuasion was ineffective, the priest could only echo and nodded. "You're right, I'm going to get everybody out of the way. The tunnel is not far from here, and you can see it after walking for dozens of minutes. With that, he walked towards the messy camp.
Soon all the orcs began to move, and they packed up their belongings and began to follow the leader in front of them. These undisciplined guys didn't have any formation at all, and it looked like a bunch of hooligans were about to start fighting. (To be continued......)