Chapter 441: Underground Maze (V)
If Rhodes was just a guess at the entrance of the ruins, then when everyone went deep into it, his guess quickly became a reality. The remains of the necromantic soldiers scattered on the ground could be clearly seen in the huge dimly lit underground cavern, and the remains of the necromantic soldiers scattered on the ground could be clearly seen, and it was not a short time to see that there had been a fierce battle here.
"Why are there traces of a fight?"
Anne also noticed the battle here at this moment, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously. With her shield in her hand, she quickly followed Rhodes, watching around intently and warily. "Did anyone get here before us? Head? What are we going to do? β
"Let's see who is so bold first."
Rod gave an answer without looking back.
"I don't think that guy Battle should be able to do this kind of thing of stealing chickens and dogs behind other people's backs, but I can't completely deny it, although it may also be an adventurer or a mercenary group who strayed into it, but no matter which one it is, it is not so easy to rob us of the mission."
Although he said that, the expression on Rhodes' face became more and more solemn, at this moment they had already entered the gate of the underground city along the passage, where there should have been all kinds of undead creatures, but now what appeared in front of Rhodes and the others was still the corpses of various undead creatures. This is definitely not something that ordinary adventurers or mercenary groups can do, only those mercenary guilds with strong enough strength have such a levelβββ this discovery also makes Rhodes more and more unhappy, if it is really a mercenary guild, then there are only two possibilities, one is that the Purple Lily Guild will make a move. One is that there are mercenary guilds from other places that come here to complete this task. But Rhodes felt that the latter was too unreliable, the Wings of Liberty had been forcibly disbanded, and they had no reason to come here desperately. The Heavenly Sword Guild also suffered heavy losses at the Midsummer Festival, so there was no reason to come here to find hardship. But what if it's Cole's Eagle or Purple Lily?
Come to think of it. Rod couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the ruins of the city in front of himβββ which were different from the catacombs of the Eagle City before. The whole city was trapped in a huge underground cavern, not only the curved walls overhead, but even the darkness under the city could be clearly seen in the firelight. A bottomless abyss. If it weren't for the thick stone pillars that rose from the abyss to support the city, I am afraid that it would have been completely reduced to the darkness of the abyss, and it would have disappeared without a trace.
But the long-forgotten city was not plunged into darkness, and the flames still burned on both sides of the streets, in the lanterns hanging from the eaves of those buildings, and they were no ordinary flames. Rather, it represents the spiritual fire of death, and its light is not warm, even pale and green, but light is light, and under the illumination of these rays. This abandoned city is "brightly lit", and from a distance, it seems that it has not been abandoned and forgotten, and still has the function of a city.
There was silence in the city.
Rhodes slowed down and walked inward along the granite avenue at the city gate, along the way. The remains of necromantic soldiers can be seen everywhere, but I don't know what they are, the wounds on these remains. It looked a little familiar to Rhodes.
No sound, it's really unscientific.
Rhodes gestured to the two behind him, he didn't believe that ordinary mercenary guilds could have the strength to break through the continuous monster attacks, and if it was that level of battle, it would be impossible for the entire city to be without sound, and he also knew Battle's fighting skills. Once it is used, it will be earth-shattering, and it is not impossible to say that it is impossible to tear down this city. Obediently walking into someone else's house like a good boy and not saying a word is not his characteristic.
"Follow me."
Rod waved his hand. The city of ruins was no different from what he remembered, the road leading to the main center was buried in collapsed rubble, and it was impossible to climb through it, so the only way to go was to choose the auxiliary roads to the north or the alleys among the buildings. And based on Rod's experience, he quickly found the path that would lead to the target location in the shortest possible time. Just as Rod led the two around the corner and into the alley, he suddenly stopped his steps. Anne's eyes widened in surprise and let out a slight exclamation.
Right in front of the trio, a man dressed as a thief was lying on the wall with his back to them, a sharp, sharp sword piercing through his body, pinning him to death. And the thief's eyes and mouth were wide open in terror, and even death could not take fear away from him.
Rod stopped, took a deep breath, and then he came to the thief's side, observing him carefully, but soon, Rod had a little more doubt and confusion on his face.
"It's weird, it doesn't look like someone from the Mercenary Guild."
Rhodes crouched down and scrutinized the thief's body, from the headdress and earrings he was wearing, to the dagger at his waist, to his belt, and his leather boots. But he didn't find what he was hoping to see, which was the guild's coat of arms. For a mercenary guild, the guild badge is very necessary. Each member who joins the Mercenary Guild has his or her own badge, which not only shows his identity and class, but more importantly, strengthens the sense of belonging of the guild members. Moreover, almost all mercenary guild members' badges are specially made to avoid being copied. Starlight is the same, and after establishing his own guild, Rhodes also reformed the emblem. The Starlight Guild's coat of arms is a quadrangular star surrounded by a white halo. Of course, there are many forms of badges. Rod's coat of arms is a ring worn on his hand. The badge of the Seven Loves is a pair of star-shaped earrings, and Anne's badge is inlaid on the surface of the adamantite heavy shield. As long as there are these signs, anyone can tell with a word which collective they belong to.
But this thief is poor and white, and he does not have the emblem of the guild emblem, and his dagger and equipment are all bargains from the store, but this kind of equipment is generally only found on those ordinary mercenaries who are stragglers, or people like groups of mercenary squads.
A mercenary squad that can break through the necromancer's first line of defense and enter the underground labyrinth? What kind of person can have such ability?
"Let's go."
This unexpected discovery made Rod more and more curious and puzzled, and he got up again, and walked down the alley into the depths.
The narrow alley obscured the glow of the spiritual fire around them, and for a while everyone returned to darkness, but this was not a big problem for the three of them, and soon, under the leadership of Rod, the three of them passed through the narrow and dark alleys, and only one more turn was needed to reach the central district.
At this moment, Anne suddenly stopped, and the girl's eyes widened.
"Commander, I seem to hear someone fighting."
"Oh?"
Hearing Anne's words, Rod quickly stopped. And Qilian also moved his ears at the right time, and then nodded.
"Yes, it's not that far from here, but it's not close............ It should be in the depths of the Central District......... There are quite a few of them. β
"Good!"
Hearing this, Rhodes's heart relaxed for a while, it seems that it is right, the depths of the central district, which is where the so-called "forced eviction" is located. It's home to an endless stream of necromantic creatures and terrifying constructed creatures that patrol and attack any life they can come across. In player terms, it's one of the easiest maps to add, as long as you go to war with the monsters there, it only takes a few moments for the entire city of undead creatures to gather in your direction, and then everyone will face a steady stream of death until it is completely destroyed.
Only by using this device and activating the city's defenses can the constructed creatures stop attacking and instead attack the undead. And the protective barrier opened by the core device can also resist the attack of the necromantic army, completely dividing and surrounding them. In this way, the entire dungeon can be considered to be on normal difficulty.
"Let's take a look."
The area that Rhodes and the others passed through before did not encounter undead creatures, and it is likely that someone triggered the "ADD" to attract them to the central area. Since someone is so selfless to attract firepower for himself, Rod naturally can't let go of this good opportunity. Soon, the three of them walked through the dark and winding alleys to the square of the central district.
Looking along the square, it didn't take long for the three of them to see the main man who was fighting. Unsurprisingly, the terrible undead were the undead, who let out unbearable wails as they slammed into their enemies like raging waves, as if they wanted to tear the invaders apart completely. But this was not the target of Rhodes' attention, instead, he opened his eyes wide in curiosity at the crowd that was struggling to support and resist the onslaught of the necromantic creatures.
There weren't many of them, they seemed to be less than ten of them, and they were all dressed like ordinary adventurers, and if this was the case at the moment, then these poor creatures would probably not be able to survive even the first wave of attacks under the impact of the undead waves, and they would be completely finished. But the reason why they can stand here is only because of the existence of one person.
It was a being at the front of the line, sword in both hands, and silver-white flames surging up, forming a thin barrier to keep the dead out. But it was clear that the barrier was now crumbling, and the flames were beginning to thin and sway.
But this was not the focus of Rod's attention, at this moment, his eyes were curiously watching the pair of white wings stretched out behind the manβββ there was a war angel.
No wonder he was familiar with the scars of the undead along the way, and using the Divine Flame to destroy the necromantic creatures was a battle angel's specialty. Celia often played this hand in front of him, and it seemed that this war angel was the same.
Thinking of this, the corners of Rod's mouth curled slightly.
"Let's go, Annie, Seven Loves, and act according to the plan."