At this time, Gao Fei, Jiang Feng and Ma Yun received prompts at the same time.
The system requires them to make a DC12 "Investigation" check to try to figure out where the evil magic in the cave comes from.
The "Investigation" skill depends on the Intelligence attribute.
Among this adventure team, Ma Yun is the only one who is proficient in the "Investigation" skill.
With 18 points in the Intelligence attribute providing a 4 modifier, plus a 2 proficiency modifier, she has to roll at least a 6 to succeed.
Fortunately, Xiao Ma's luck was not bad, and the die rolled out 9 points.
After preliminary investigation, Ma Yun discovered that there were signs of evil goblins' activities in the cave, and it seemed that there was a "goblin passage" hidden that had not yet been opened.
"If we manage to open the 'Fairy Passage', can Dorothy pass through the Fairy Passage and go home directly?" Jiang Feng guessed.
"You have a beautiful idea!" Gao Fei shook his head and chuckled, "One end of the Fairy Passage is connected to the Fairy Wilderness, but the other end is uncertain where it leads. The probability of connecting to the world of Vales is almost zero."
"Besides, from a game design perspective, this adventure has just begun. If the heroine can go home now, won't she lose the motivation to continue the adventure?"
"That's true." Jiang Feng nodded and said to himself: "Where does the fairy passage here lead to?"
"Then it depends on the results of the investigation of the richest man." Gao Fei shrugged and spread his hands, "Both of our characters have mediocre IQs and little talent and knowledge, so they cannot help the mage's wife."
"What's the word 'mage's wife'? It's so unpleasant!" Jiang Feng laughed.
"The honorific title of a male mage is 'Master', but the honorific title of a female mage cannot be 'Grandma', so it can only be Mrs." Gao Fei explained with a smile.
At this time, the "Mage's Wife" suddenly jumped up and said eagerly: "Escape quickly! Escape quickly!" She turned around and ran out of the cave.
"Xiaoyun, what happened?" Jiang Feng caught up and asked.
"It's getting dark!" Ma Yun said without looking back.
"So what if it's dark?" Gao Fei couldn't help but ask.
Ma Yun remained silent until she ran out of the cave, then she stopped and gasped and replied: "The goblin passage in the cave will be opened after sunset. At that time, those who are stranded in the cave will be forcibly transported to a place called the 'Place of Fear'."
The demiplane of the nest! I don’t know what will happen next!”
At this time, Gao Fei accidentally heard the rustling of branches and leaves next to him. He turned around and saw that a bush was shaking, and he waved the "Whip of Thorns" without thinking.
"Sneaky guy, get out of here!"
"Aww~~"
A big furry head emerged from the bushes. It was the lion that had escaped just now. A bloody mark was drawn on its forehead by the whip of thorns. It held its head and howled and whined.
Everyone quickly showed off their weapons and planned to beat this guy up.
The lion realized that there was no way to escape, so he decisively lay down on the ground and surrendered.
"Kind ladies and gentlemen! Please spare me! As long as you don't hit me, I can do anything you want!"
"Bah! Bai is so big, but he is less courageous than a mouse!"
Ma Yun spat at the lion, showing contempt on her face.
"I know I'm a coward, but what can I do?" The lion lowered his head in annoyance, "You know, just two months ago, I was the bravest beast in this jungle!"
Ma Yun looked at the newly refreshed mission log and followed the system prompts to ask the cowardly lion named Dimitri:
"If you are not bragging, I am very curious about what kind of misfortune you have encountered, so that you have fallen from a brave beast to the cowardly mouse you are now."
"Alas! Kind-hearted Miss Mage, you are the only one who cares about me since I got into that unfortunate incident."
The lion was so moved that he almost shed tears, and choked with sobs, he confided his experience.
"Miss, I was once a well-known warrior in Mengqijin Township. All the beasts in the forest respected me as their king. However, the bad thing is that I was probably too brave. I was so arrogant that I refused to submit to the rule of Evanora, the Witch of the East.
, and as a result, he was cursed by the old witch and turned into the cowardly and miserable person he is now!"
"Evanora will not let me go so easily. In addition to placing a curse on me, she also sent four Kalidas to guard the jungle to prevent me from escaping this sad place."
"Finally, the most vicious thing the old witch did to me was to use magic to project my inner fears into reality, manifesting them as four evil goblins called 'Bully Monsters'!"
"This group of goblins has taken over my lair. They come out every night to harass me and attack me. They torture me almost crazy!"
"Alas! Kind-hearted Miss Mage, now I have no choice but to ask you and your friends to be kind and help poor Dimitri get rid of those hateful bullies!"
"I swear to the gods that I will do my best to repay your kindness!"
Gao Fei saw the lion begging and asked Ma Yun in a low voice if he had received the next task prompt.
"Received! Brother Fei, Sister Feng! The main mission of the next stage is to help the Cowardly Lion repel the bullies, and then break into the lair of the bullies through the fairy passage."
"Then prepare to fight."
The last ray of sunset disappeared into the horizon, and darkness enveloped the woods.
There was a strange movement in the dark cave.
It seemed like the roar of a lion, the strange cry of an owl, and then the evil laugh of an old witch.
"Wow! It's Evanora's laughter! And Kalidas's weird scream!"
Dimitri was frightened by the noise coming from the cave.
"These noises are made by monsters who bully the weak. It's so scary, so scary! What should I do? Those scary goblins will definitely kill me tonight!"
"It's so noisy! Shut your mouth, coward!" Ma Yun glared at the lion fiercely, "I ask, you answer, do you understand?"
The lion was so frightened by her that he huddled up in a ball and nodded repeatedly.
"Evanora has been smashed to death by my cabin, what is Kalidas?"
"They are the most ferocious monsters in this jungle, more ferocious than lions!" Dimitri replied tremblingly.
"Compared to a lion like you, a raccoon can be said to be ferocious." Nick the Tin Woodman complained coldly.
But with the weird laughter that went up and down, four monsters flew out of the cave.
They have golden manes floating on their bodies, and at first glance they look like trumpet lions, and their faces are constantly changing, sometimes looking like the face of the old witch Evanora, sometimes turning into the face of an owl.
These evil fairies, born out of fear, seem to be able to steal the host's memory and transform into their most feared image.
With a trace of curiosity, Gao Fei opened the astrolabe to investigate these strange-looking guys.
