Alexander's Memoirs - Under the Rule of the Rat Chapter 5
"Then you have to hurry up. The group of adventurers this morning haven't left the mine yet. They are probably all destroyed." Behind the black-armored warrior is the semicircular entrance that comes into view. The candlelight emitted by the support wood and candles may be
The only thing here is rocks.
It seems that there was a group of adventurers who came with the transport of sand lizards in the morning. I don’t know how many people there were, but they were all trapped. There are always such arrogant people among the adventurers who were just thrown into Duer Town by the Silver City guards.
"Okay, now!" Raphael left in a hurry after receiving the exact message. After returning to the temporary camp, he said to his companions: "Guys, good news. The reward is still there, they are only responsible for guarding it."
"Then go in, we have to come out before night." Qiu Demi flexed his knuckles and made a cracking sound.
"Well, is that so?" Alexander stood up, sorted out his equipment, took the bow and arrows in his hands and said, "Then let's go in."
"Unclean creatures... I hope the holy water is effective." Pai Weng also followed.
Raphael walked in front to guide his companions, then turned to the black-armored warrior and introduced them: "We are all here, can we go in?"
The heroic woman looked at the four people, and then opened the way to allow the adventurers to pass. Entering the upper tunnel of the mine, after walking a few steps, you can see many unlit torches piled in boxes on the wall, and
Several chests containing mining hoes are now empty.
"Take two torches each, I don't think they will mind." Qiu Demi picked up two torches, which would cost twenty mer if bought outside.
"Well, I don't have any free hands to hold the torch. I'll leave it to you." Alexander said so and picked up a torch and carried it behind his back.
Raphael is holding a sword in one hand and a torch in the other. This scene seems familiar to Alexander.
"By the way, if you want to make a fire, I have flint and iron pieces here. But since this is a mine, there should be torches that have been lit for lighting, right?" Alexander helped Qiu Demi collide with sparks, and then the oil penetrated the
The cloth burned quickly. Raphael also came over and held out a torch to light it.
Going deep into the mine, the mine tunnel stretched inwards, and the brilliance of the sun had completely disappeared. Since no one was operating the elevator in the mine, the four of them could only walk down the spiral staircase diagonally downwards.
The firelight could only illuminate a few dozen feet, and the stairs seemed to extend infinitely. But in fact, it didn't take long for the four of them to reach the bottom floor. Like the previous two floors, there was also a hall with many forking paths.
Such a hall uses a lot of support wood, which would probably cost a lot of money to transport from afar. Alexander followed her teammates into the hall, and she noticed that there were new footprints and other marks on the ground.
As expected, there were two other black-armored warriors holding other weapons and a female spell caster wearing a red robe and holding a staff. The staff emitted light that was not weaker than a torch, and the robe could not cover her plump figure at all.
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One of the warriors, who was dual-wielding long daggers and seemed to have been a rogue, pointed at the No. 7 hole they were blocking: "You are also here to fight against monsters, right?"
The man's voice was very young. Qiu Demi remembered that this man was a guard who was expelled from Yincheng. At that time, this man claimed that he had been framed, and he also clamored to pull the superior who framed him from his seat. This incident was quite eye-catching.
, so she remembered it. She originally thought he was dead, but she didn’t expect that he would now join the Countercurrent Chamber of Commerce.
"Well, we are." Qiu Demi simply answered and walked over.
"The corpse demon lord has the ability to transform unclean creatures, and he has probably completed the transformation now. I wish you brought a lot of holy water. The previous team only brought one bottle, which was really stupid." Another black-armored warrior looked at the four of them.
, giving advice in a deep voice.
The red-robed spellcaster waved his staff gently, and a soft wind appeared around Alexander. "Spirit wind shield. Yes, I can protect you, once." The woman spoke not very smoothly. I don't know whether it was a stutter or shyness, but her voice
Good to hear.
"Thank you, senior. Thanks to your help, we will definitely kill the monsters and come back safely." Qiu Demi reacted quickly. Generally speaking, it is rare to meet such a kind-hearted spell caster. You must know that low-level spell casters can build something every day.
There will be no more than ten spell models.
"Um? Well...thank you." Alexander looked at her very surprised, not knowing why he chose her. The red-robed spellcaster shook his head and did not continue to speak.
"He's the boss." Paion, who had never seen magic before, sighed, and then Raphael walked into Cave No. 7 holding a torch, and the other three followed.
As the mine goes deeper, more and more bones appear scattered in the mine. Some of the bones are accompanied by mining tools, which seem to be left by the miners, but there are generally signs of deformation. Perhaps the miners wielded them.
Attack something left behind.
There are many exposed minerals on both sides of the mine tunnel. They reflect a white metallic luster and should be minerals such as mithril. However, since the tools have been basically destroyed, there is no possibility of mining now.
Continuing to walk down the winding mine tunnel, there is a deliberately dug out miners' rest area not far ahead. This area is much smaller than the previous hall, and the middle is filled with broken skeletons and human corpses.
, estimated to be the corpse of an adventurer. The degree of decay is very high. Even if there is no corpse demon to transform in such a place where negative energy gathers, it may not take long to become a zombie.
"Hmm... these corpses, how about some more? At least cut off the limbs and heads." Alexander found a rusty sword tip faintly leaking from the rock in the corner. Alexander patted it quietly a few times.
on the shoulder of his companion, gesturing to indicate that there was an ambush ahead.
Seeing the adventurers stopped, the thing in the dark seemed to be impatient. Three unclean creatures came out from behind the rock, one of which was an unclean creature with a layer of skin that was almost like a skeleton: the upper teeth of "Gagaga."
The lower teeth clash together as if he is smiling strangely.
Although I did not expect that you would not be ambushed, this unclean creature with certain intelligence did not stop for a moment and rushed straight towards the four of them.
The adventurers used the faint light to find that the other two skeletons in front of them were in bad shape. They probably did not die naturally during their lifetime. There were many cracks in the bones all over their bodies. The blood-stained skeletons had a strange charm, and the skulls were burning quietly.
The soul fire appears light orange.
The unclean creature with layers of skin held a silver-white, well-maintained long-handled sword in its hand. The full length of the sword was almost two-thirds of its own height. Its other bone hand also held a two-handed sword.
A black shield with a snake's head carved on it, this shield was also fixed to the skeleton's left arm with a strap.
Judging from the equipment, I guess that guy is the Corpse Lord. There are two skeletons behind him. The first one is a tall skeleton holding two rusty iron swords in his hands. The overall skeleton is yellowish and has a sense of age.
The other one carries a sharp bone knife, and is also equipped with a shield that has been decayed by time until only the steel ring frame is left. It was probably originally a hardwood shield. Let's call it the double-sword skeleton and the sword-shield skeleton.
After all, the corpse demon lord still has a skin, and maybe there is still some dead flesh between the skin and the bones. The two skeletons don't know why the bones are combined by strange power, and there are obviously many gaps. Qiu Demi thought so randomly
At this time, the corpse demon lord had already rushed in front of her and used a four-circle windmill. Although she took two steps back and was not hit directly, a long and narrow wound was still opened on her shoulder.
As soon as the windmill stopped, the Sword and Shield Skeleton had already followed. Fortunately, there was no room left to attack. Qiu Demi took a step forward, blocked the two enemies at the same time, and raised his arms in a standard head-protecting defensive action. Because
Due to the angle, Alexander couldn't notice that the wound on her shoulder was showing signs of healing.
The double-sword skeleton also moved in front of Qiu Demi. At this time, the three skeletons were adjacent to each other due to terrain reasons. If there were suitable spells or martial arts, they could attack three at the same time.
Raphael saw that the enemy was approaching and had injured Qiu Demi. He was frightened and angry and without hesitation ignited the violent spiritual energy all over his body that was as hot as flames. He slashed at the corpse demon lord with a swing of his sword. At this time, his eyes had already
Dyeing scarlet. This is the violent state of barbarians, but it is not just ordinary rage, but also accompanied by techniques that have nothing to do with casting spells but can induce magic. Now, Alexander feels that his thunder arrows are much more normal.
Facing the barbarian's full blow, the corpse demon lord did not resist, but chose to dodge with all his strength. The skin and flesh on one side of his body where the sword tip struck was broken, and some cracks appeared on the bones. The effect of this sword was beyond imagination.
It's so good, it seems like some of the impact has been absorbed.
Alexander took advantage of the fact that the corpse lord did not choose to block with his shield, and burst out with the power of thunder. The arrows roared with lightning and penetrated into the gap in the monster's shoulder.
The arrows attached with lightning were very effective, and the corpse lord's body seemed to be much slower. At the same time, under the charred skin and flesh, the bones were cracked twice as much as Raphael's previous attack, and the monster had no more energy to dodge.
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"...It turns out that I am the weakest." Pai Weng, who had just reacted, had seen through the coldness of the world. He took out the invincible holy water and threw it towards the past. The corpse demon lord took a step back, and the holy water fell on its original position.
At his feet, the splashing holy water splashed on him and the skeleton boy, making a sizzling sound and emitting white smoke.
Bypassing the stain formed by the holy water, the corpse demon lord raised his shield high as if he was afraid, and the pair of snake heads actually came to life. The dark green snake heads extending from the shield spat out the snake letter, and then made a blocking movement.
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The sword-and-shield skeleton boy raised his shield and brandished his weapon to attack Qiu Demi, but she dodged.
Qiu Demi didn't intend to clean up the trash fish. She swayed her body and punched hard: "Ha!" and hit the corpse demon lord. Although the latter raised his shield, he couldn't hit it accurately due to Qiu Demi's swinging punch.
It was hit due to judgment, and the damage caused this time was similar to the first time Raphael attacked the crack.
The two skeleton swords also bypassed the stain, and both swords attacked Raphael one after another. However, one sword missed, and the wound caused by the second sword could not affect Raphael in a violent state at all.
Ignoring the threat of the two-sword skeleton, Raphael took a step back and jumped up high. With his roar: "Death!" the big sword fell towards the corpse lord. Although the snake head stretched out in response to Qiu Demi's attack
He was indifferent, but in response to Raphael's powerful slash, the snake's head suddenly stretched out and bit him.
Even though Raphael was bitten by the snake's head, it didn't weaken him at all. The corpse demon lord attacked again, and his skin and flesh were scorched by the hot air waves, giving off an unpleasant smell. The cracks in the bones all over his body were expanded.
area, currently almost half of the bones of the upper body have slight cracks.
Alexander shot another ordinary arrow, hitting a rib. The corpse lord's body had too many cracks, and he seemed to be in danger.
Paiwen lowered his body and moved to the side of the snake's head, clenched his right fist and gave it a heavy punch. The corpse demon lord waved his shield. Paiwen's attack only grazed the snake's head and had little impact, but the cracks in the arm bones caused another
Expand a little bit. The same Pai Weng was also bitten by the snake head.
The leader of the corpse lord has completely turned into a bloody skull, and the orange soul fire in it jumped violently, almost turning into bright yellow, and further launched the last whirlwind attack in the life of this unclean creature.
This moving sword dance enveloped the four adventurers one after another, and they all suffered serious injuries. Then came the sword and shield skeleton boy's attack on Raphael, but it was blocked by the raised sword with a "bang"
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Qiu Demi turned around and rushed towards the corpse demon lord, aiming at his back and punching him. The soul power that maintained the unclean creature faded away. As the bones shattered into pieces, the three soul fires were quietly extinguished. Even the skeleton brother
The bones quickly turned into dust and dissipated.
But before Raphael could escape from the rage, he actually slashed at the nearest Qiu Demi. Fortunately, she dodged the weapon she waved and said: "Raphael, calm down." Then she gently but firmly said
He hugged the violent swordsman. As Raphael roared wildly, he was restrained for more than half a minute before he returned to normal.
Qiu Demi suppressed Raphael who was in a berserk state, or rather going berserk. Just like when he encountered a violent sand lizard when hunting sand lizards, he had to fight with all his strength.
During this period of time, Qiu Demi's wounds were almost healed, and she probably had very little or no time to sleep. Alexander finally understood why he said that before, they were all freaks.
"There's nothing to be afraid of anymore. Just calm down." Seeing that the blood in Raphael's eyes faded and he lost consciousness, Qiu Demi patted his head gently and stood up to check the trophies.
Paion came over to help Raphael take care of his injury, and after Alexander gave him emergency treatment, he also took out a bottle of the healing potion Paion had given him before and fed it to Raphael, but the injury did not improve significantly.
"That snake head seems to be poisonous. I'm not afraid of this kind of poison, but Raphael doesn't seem to be able to do it. The holy water seems to have anti-toxic effects, let's try it." Without time to calculate the pros and cons, Pai Weng also fed the holy water. This time it seemed that it was
The normal option, whether it was poison or a curse, Raphael's aura stabilized.
Alexander also went over to help search for corpses, and saw that the equipment and items he carried were probably those of the adventurers who came before. There were actually three bottles of healing potions that had not been used, a few weapons of good quality, and finally three bottles of weakness potions.
Next, the two of them carried these relics on their bodies, and then Alexander picked up a machete and began to cut off the limbs and head of the corpse. Qiu Demi gathered the body parts and clothing together one by one, and picked up a torch to light it.
The fire became smaller and smaller as it burned, but it was enough to prevent the transformation into unclean creatures. Alexander also collected the broken shield fragments. It seemed that this special thing could be used as evidence to kill the Skeleton Lord. Qiu Demi also saw this.
I took a closer look at the more distinctive bones.
Compared with the harvest of the three-person team in the past, this time it can be said to be a bumper harvest. The commission gold alone is 40 paise, plus the weapons and armor that can be sold for money, as well as some supplies and change. It seems that joining in Alexandria
Everything went in a good direction for them from now on, and the wind surrounding Alexander finally dissipated. This chapter has been completed!