Volume 2 Part-time work during holidays Chapter 2 Underground Mine 1
(The writing is a bit awkward and the speed is a bit slow)
After walking for three days in heavy snow, the Jacques mercenary group arrived at their destination, Iron Ore Town. The underground mines are rich in iron ore and are located ten miles west of the town, hence the name of Iron Ore Town.
As if sensing an atmosphere of imminent war, simple fortifications were built outside the town. It was snowing heavily, but there were still a few militiamen patrolling around.
Bruce handed over the badge of the mercenary group and explained his purpose. The militia captain greeted the mercenaries warmly, and found a subordinate to send them to the office of the Rhine Chamber of Commerce.
The head of the office, Capa, was an old acquaintance of Bruce. When he saw Bruce, he immediately hugged him. He welcomed with a smile: "Bruce, I didn't expect to meet you here. You guys are here, I will
I can rest assured.”
Bruce also laughed and introduced to the mercenaries: "This is Capa. He once hung out in our mercenary group for a while, but was later transferred by the Chamber of Commerce. I didn't expect to come here to be a leader."
Capa punched Bruce hard on the shoulder and laughed and cursed: "What kind of leader? Since I came here, I have been staying in this small place every day and it almost suffocated me to death. No, you will have to fight with Ke when you go back this time."
Captain Rees said hello and said that I, Lao Ka, miss you and asked him to help find connections, and he must transfer me back."
Bruce and Ivan both laughed and said, "Okay, I'm just talking about this for you. I will definitely tell the group leader when I get back."
Welcoming the mercenaries into the guest room, Capa began to introduce the situation of the mine to them.
"The accident in the underground mine happened in the evening fifteen days ago. According to a guard who escaped, a large number of dwarfs suddenly appeared in the passage of the underground mine, and there was even a group of evil-eyed dwarfs who are usually timid and weak.
Under the command of Evil Eye, the men launched an uncharacteristically brave charge without fear of death. The unwary guards and miners were caught off guard, and almost the entire army was destroyed without even being able to organize a decent defense.
But things are a little abnormal. After the dwarfs occupied the mine, in the first few days, there would be a few evil eyes leading some dwarfs to wander around. However, a week ago, these evil eyes and dwarfs suddenly all returned to the mine. Now,
Not even a shadow can be seen, as if they have never been on the surface."
The evil eye is an underground creature that mostly lives in the underground dark empire. How could this creature appear in underground mines?
Could it be that...the mercenaries' faces turned ugly when they thought of this possibility?
Capa's face was also a little ugly: "You have also guessed that, according to our speculation, the underground mines may have been dug by these underground creatures, so the Chamber of Commerce sent you to investigate the situation.
The anomalies that occurred some time ago may be due to the appearance of something big, otherwise these dwarfs and the evil eye would not suddenly disappear."
"Capa, you don't have to worry. With the strength of our team, we can kill the big guy directly, but if we want to run away, there are still very few people who can stop us." Bruce waved his fist, encouraged his teammates, and said:
"Evil Eye is only about level 2 in strength. Any one in our team can kill a bunch of them. What's more, we just need to investigate. If we encounter the big guys, we can run back directly."
"Yes, the evil eye is not very fast. With Ivan here, we don't have to worry about being attacked by surprise." Jillian nodded in agreement, and then she said to Nilac: "Nilac, I thought there was no danger when I came here.
, I told you to experience it first. Now I can only let you stay in the town, but you can patrol with the militiamen and wait for us to complete the mission before we go back together."
Nilac's face was a little ugly, and he turned to look at Bruce. He said firmly: "Captain, my magic has now reached the second level of high-level strength. Let me go with you. And the skeleton warrior is a very good road blocking tool.
, in times of danger, I can summon skeleton warriors to block the mine passage, giving us some time to escape."
Bruce looked at Nilac's firm eyes and said after a while: "Okay, since you insist, we will take you with us. We mercenaries are originally just dawdling around, so why are we afraid of small dangers?"
Jillian was anxious and said: "But, the leader..."
Bruce waved his hand, interrupted Jillian, and said: "That's it. It's been decided. Nilac is the key training target of our group. How can he become a great talent without going through some risks? Everyone, have a good rest today, and we will hit the road early tomorrow morning.
"
Bruce's strength suppressed the objections, and the deputy leader's majesty was clearly revealed at this moment.
Lying down at the place arranged by Capa, Nilac slowly closed his eyes, but the excitement in his heart could not be suppressed.
"Tomorrow is the official adventure. Although it is somewhat dangerous, magicians will naturally be protected by warriors. Even if there are some emergencies, they can rely on servants and their own hidden physical strength to deal with them. Hum, if you don't participate in the mission, you won't get any money.
, why should I give up my vacation and brave the heavy snow to come to this dangerous place..."
After lying down for a long time and still not feeling sleepy, Nikilak simply sat up, sat cross-legged on the bed, and practiced Xuanyin Jue.
Outside the window, the north wind was still howling, but the heavy snow gradually stopped.
The next day, before dawn, the soldiers of the mercenary group quietly walked out of the town dressed in light clothing.
"Nilak, remember to stay with Rex and Alva. Don't panic or move when you are in danger. Aaron and Alva will be by your side to protect you."
There was a trace of helplessness on Nilac's face. Bruce didn't know how many times he had said this along the way, but he still nodded firmly and said: "Captain, don't worry, I understand."
After walking for about half an hour, we arrived at the mine. The dark entrance looked a little gloomy against the backdrop of white snow.
Bruce waved his hand to signal the team to stop, and then said softly: "Everyone, be careful, we are preparing to enter the cave. Ivan, you go explore the way first..."
Ivan nodded and took the lead to touch towards the entrance of the cave. After taking a few steps, his body suddenly became a little blurry. It was the thief's special skill of sneaking.
Nilac followed Bruce's instructions and leaned closely beside Rex, watching Ivan's figure walking towards the entrance of the cave from a distance.
Ivan waved his hand to indicate that there were no dwarfs guarding the entrance of the cave, and Bruce led the team to follow in tacit agreement.
"The dwarves and the evil eye live underground forever and are extremely sensitive to light. Please don't light torches. Ivan, it's up to you. You can see best in the dark."
Ivan's stealth skills did not stop, and there was like a shadow in the darkness. He whispered: "No problem, you pay attention to my code."
"Jillian, mark the way along the way so that you won't be unable to find the way out after entering."
"I understand, leader, our elves' vision in the dark is not much worse than Ivan's."
"Aaron, Yabo, please pay attention to protect the safety of the mage."