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In the entrance of the black hole, there is not a single ray of light.

Rod and Marlene looked at the entrance of the cave, but they didn't know what to say, and after a while, Rod broke the silence.

"What did you do? Marlene? ”

"I, I didn't do anything."

Marlene rarely showed a panicked expression, it seemed that the scene in front of her was completely out of the plan for this eldest lady.

In fact, this was also unexpected by Rod.

Rhodes is sure that there has never been a post about this statue and this entrance on the Internet, and if there was such a thing, then I am afraid that it would have been spread long ago. However, there is also a possibility that the latecomers discovered this entrance, but there was nothing in it, so it was not circulated again.

But looking at it like this, doesn't it look like there's anything inside?

Rhodes didn't believe in it, and the organs, the secret passages, appeared in this place, and their meaning could almost be one.

So, do you want to go in and have a look?

Standing in front of the secret passage, Rhodes was a little troubled.

If it were in the game, he would definitely not have any hesitation. But now it's different, you can start over when you die in the game, but Rhodes doesn't believe he has a chance to do it again when he dies here. And this kind of similar place Rhodes has not seen before, there are either a lot of traps in it, or there are a lot of guarding monsters, in short, they must be some difficult masters. In addition, this place does not exist in Rhodes's memory, which means that he can't make a judgment by comparing the mission strategy and screenshots like before.

However, this is not difficult for Rod at all.

"Marlene."

Eventually, Rhodes made a decision, he drew his sword in one hand and stretched it forward with the other, and soon, the bright red card appeared out of thin air, and then turned into a flame and fell to the ground, and soon, the pitch-black hound came out of it and followed Rhodes.

"You stay here, I'll go in and see what's going on, and if I don't come out within twenty minutes, or there's an explosion, you leave immediately, don't come closer, understand?"

"How can I do that!"

Hearing this, Marlene immediately frowned, obviously, she did not agree with Rod's statement.

"Are you trying to get me to escape? Mr. Rhodes?! If I do this, how will I explain to Lijie when I go back? And we don't have cowards in the Shania family........."

"It's not a matter of courage, Miss Marlene."

Rod waved his hand.

"We don't know what traps are in the road, we don't know what is waiting for us, if we have any accidents and are trapped here, then it will be very troublesome. And if we leave one person outside, then even if something happens, there is still one person who can spare their hands to help. ”

"That's what I said, but ........."

Marlene frowned, her complexion changed several times, and finally, Marlene gritted her teeth.

"I have a way!"

"Miss Marlene?"

Hearing Marlene's words, Rhodes looked at her in surprise, unable to figure out what the eldest lady could do.

"I, I have a family heirloom piece of magical equipment."

In the face of Rod's surprised gaze, a blush flashed across Marlene's face, and she lowered her head and stammered.

"No matter what danger I encounter, if I want to, I can leave this space in an instant and return to Shania's house. And......... This equipment can be used by two people, as long as you hold my hand, even if there is a problem, we can leave as soon as possible. That way, you shouldn't have to worry about it. ”

At first, Marlene's voice was still a little small, but it quickly returned to its original appearance, and hearing her words, Rod also looked at the girl in front of him in some surprise, not knowing what to say. …,

The mage has a lot of life-saving skills and equipment, and Rhodes knows it, and Marlene, as the only heir of the Shania family, doesn't believe that there is no life-saving trump card to kill Rod. But he didn't expect that Marlene would tell him this kind of thing frankly, you must know that this kind of equipment is the absolute secret of the family, and it is absolutely impossible to tell anyone unless it is absolutely necessary, and now ............

"So, therefore, I insist on going with you, Mr. Rhodes."

I don't know what the reason is, under Rod's gaze, the momentum that Marlene had just mustered up now has now fallen again, she gritted her teeth, but obviously decided to stick to her opinion.

"While it is true that there may be dangers, I am a mage, and I have many tools at my disposal to prevent them from occurring. And, even if something goes wrong then, just start my ...... Wouldn't it be nice to be able to leave this quirky place right away? ”

Hearing this, Rhodes was silent for a moment, frankly speaking, he really didn't want Marlene to go, but then again, the current Rhodes is not the full-level swordsman who blocked and killed the gods and the Buddha in the past, and now he is only level ten, and he has to be careful to kill a few advanced spies, is it really no problem to go in alone now?

Rhodes's own heart is actually bottomless.

"Okay."

In the end, Rod nodded and agreed to Marlene's opinion, since Marlene had a way to leave, then he didn't mind giving it a try, at least that way, the chances of safety would be much greater.

"However, I hope you can take care to protect yourself."

"Of course."

There was not a glimmer of light in the pitch-black passage.

At the beginning, Rhodes was very careful, he knew that there were many mechanisms in these secret passages, and those stone slabs or all kinds of traps that people could fall into when they stepped on them were difficult to guard against. Unexpectedly, however, the passage is very flat, and with the light of the torch, you can see the torch brackets fixed to the walls on both sides, as well as the beautiful frescoes.

"These are frescoes from the time of Fasicar, Mr. Rhodes."

At this moment, Marlene was intently staring at the beautiful carvings on the wall, and couldn't help but sigh out loud, most of the mages were knowledgeable, and naturally knew a lot about these historical allusions, so they were quite impressed by this. However, Rhodes was obviously not concerned about this, he was more worried about the possible traps hidden behind the walls——— but now, it seems that they have not yet appeared.

"Be careful, hold my hand."

Rod took Marlene's hand hard and walked cautiously forward, not far in front of him, the Flame Slayer was tasked with opening the way, which was also Rhodes' intention. After all, the summoned elf can be summoned again when it dies, not to mention——— anyway, this tragic dog has died not once or twice, and if you die too much, you will get used to it.

The Flame Slayer certainly has a different opinion about Rod's idea, but alas, it doesn't have the power to resist.

Under Rod's command, the black hound jumped up and down from time to time, and the firelight around it flew around it in the darkness, which was extremely dazzling, and at the same time illuminated the entire underground passage.

But the more he went forward, the more strange Rhodes became, he couldn't figure it out, why did such a secret passage appear here? What's in there?

At this moment, Rhodes was completely immersed in the thinking of the player mode, and did not notice at all that Marlene, who was walking beside him at this moment, did not observe the surrounding murals at all, on the contrary, she lowered her head deeply, and looked at the hand she was holding with Rod with complicated eyes. I don't know if it's because of the firelight, a touch of blush appeared on Marlene's face. …,

At that moment, the Flame Slayer suddenly stopped, spun around twice in place, and then slammed forward.

"What happened?"

Seeing the strange appearance of the black hound, Rod's heart suddenly tightened, he did not stop the act of summoning the elves, on the contrary, he took a half step forward, blocked Marlene behind him, raised his long sword in front of him, and watched vigilantly at the darkness in front of him, as well as the danger that might appear at any time.

Nothing appeared.

Rod frowned, he had already regretted it a little now. If there are traps and monsters here, then he will settle down, after all, then things will enter the track that he is most familiar with. But now, such a long secret passage has nothing, which is a little too abnormal. But having come this far, Rhodes had no reason to retreat, so he gritted his teeth and walked forward.

Finally, Rod and Marlene walked out of the secret passage.

In front of them, it was pitch black, and beneath their feet were stone staircases hidden in the darkness. The Flame Slayer was standing on a platform not far in front of him, hunched over and letting out a low roar into the darkness in front of him.

"Miss Marlene, do you have any spells that you can use for lighting?"

Rhodes held the torch high and shook it, but he still couldn't see what lay ahead, so he decided to take another approach just to be on the safe side. However, after hearing Rod's words, Marlene did not respond immediately, she still lowered her head, and she didn't know what Lu Dao was thinking.

"Miss Marlene?"

"Huh?"

After Rod called her again, the aristocratic lady suddenly came back to her senses, she looked away a little embarrassed, and then spoke.

"I have the magic of lighting, please wait."

As she spoke, Marlene panicked and withdrew her hand from Rod's hand, then she closed her eyes, and soon, with the ancient incantation, a bright glowing ball appeared from the girl's palm and flew into the air, and its brilliance also tore through the darkness in an instant, illuminating the entire space.

And then, the scene that appeared in front of Rod and Marlene made both of them widen their eyes in surprise, and they didn't dare to hold their breath in detail.