The king held the dragon-headed scepter and wanted to get closer to the wall, but was held back by Marilla.
The Wanderer stepped forward cautiously and carefully inspected every crack in the bricks. When she was halfway through the entire wall, she stopped, took off the tool bag from her belt, took out a bunch of strange tools, and began to inspect the cracks in the bricks.
operate on.
After a while, everyone heard a "click".
Marika: "The dwarf just got lucky. If he touches this brick, he can probably try to see if the trap left by his dwarf ancestors can penetrate his proud armor."
Wang said excitedly: "Mechanism! When we were in the sewers of Langdon City before, only Irwin's laboratory had magic mechanisms. We didn't encounter any mechanical mechanisms! I guess it's because there has always been a rogue guild in the sewers.
People were smuggling, so all the institutions were dismantled."
Elizabeth: "Why are you so happy?"
The mage asked back: "Aren't you happy? This is a real dungeon adventure."
"I..." Elizabeth hesitated and said decisively, "I'm very happy too! It's an ancient dwarf mechanism, it's awesome!"
Xiaobai took the chicken leg that he got out of nowhere and gnawed on it while saying, "You don't have to cater to him like this."
While speaking, Marika checked the entire wall, stood up and said, "There is no secret door in this wall. I originally thought that there was a trigger mechanism on the wall, which meant there was a secret door in the wall. But I thought too much."
Dwarf: "Maybe it's just that there is enough space here, so I built a mechanism. The main goal is to show off my superb skills. Dwarf craftsmen often do this."
Because he was the only dwarf in the team, Flint's words seemed particularly convincing.
Wang: "Then let's move forward, let Xiaobai lead the way by smelling the smell."
"Wait a minute!" Nini raised her right hand with her palm flat and raised. It seemed that both elves and humans gave this gesture the same meaning.
While everyone stopped, she stood in the middle of the shaft and moved her ears.
Wang explained beside him: "There are reasons why forest elves have such long ears. The first is that these long ears are actually their rangefinders. By comparing the difference in the Doppler effect of the sound reflected from the left and right ears into the inner ear,
They can calculate the distance between a sound source and themselves."
Elizabeth: "What is a Doppler?"
"It's just... anyway, it would be nice if you knew it could measure distance."
Nini: "The air is flowing."
Wang: "The second one is this, feeling the flow of air. Their ears are very sensitive, especially the tips, so they can detect subtle air movements. The third one is to help balance. The elf fans in the mage tower think that the forest elves
You can control your body posture through the posture of your two ears, and then assist you in jumping in the forest."
Nini turned to look at the mage: "I said, there is air flow. Didn't you expect something?"
Xiaobai: "Ah, Chang-Ear has also begun to rely on the smart IQ."
"Long ears?" Nini frowned and looked at the little druid.
"You have to have a nickname. Look at other people, they are smart, have big waves, have beards, are tall, and have dark skin. You have long ears."
Flint frowned: "Why do I remember that the nickname you gave me last time was different from this?"
Elizabeth: "She called me Dabai because of my hair color last time."
"You don't have to remember this kind of thing so clearly!" Xiaobai threw the last chicken leg and bones into his mouth, cracking the bones and shaking his head.
Nini decided not to care about this, but looked at the mage: "So what do you think about this air flow?"
Wang: "This is a vertical shaft. It was originally used to ensure that there is fresh air in the mine. But since you said there is flow, it means that the only exit in front can lead to the ground. If we get lost later, it will be up to you to chase the air.
The flow returned to the ground."
The mage paused and concluded: "We rely on Xiaobai's nose to find the fetal movement hall, and you rely on you to return to the ground."
As soon as he finished speaking, a scream came from above everyone's heads. The scream was deformed because the screamer was approaching quickly.
Wang turned to Elizabeth and said, "Did you hear that cry just now? That's the Doppler effect."
Elizabeth: "Is now the time to say that?"
The dwarf had already inspected the fallen mercenary: "It's dead, absolutely. And the organs are so shattered that even resurrection spells won't be able to restore them. We have to find a way to repair the body first."
Elizabeth looked sympathetic: "It was us who got them into this crisis."
Wang: "We are also in a crisis now. Do you think we are safe? It's just that we are far away now, and it will take time for the cavemen to mobilize. I suggest leaving as soon as possible."
Marika: "I'll check the trap."
Wang: "Okay, you take the lead, and Flint takes the lead."
Flint: "Why?"
"You have dark vision." The king turned to the elf and Elizabeth, "You two follow me, Xiaobai will smell the smell behind Marika and guide the way, and Gotrick will maneuver according to the situation."
"High!" Manzi patted his chest, looking particularly reliable.
The group of people left the shaft and moved forward along the tunnel built by the ancient dwarves.
After walking a few steps, Malika shouted: "Stop!"
When everyone stopped, Marika carefully checked the ground: "There used to be a mechanism here, but it was stepped on."
Wang looked at the map: "We just saw a side hole formed by breaking the wall built by the dwarves. It is estimated that the cavemen made a hole to facilitate the expulsion of the monster from the temple, and then dismantled all the mechanisms along the way——
Or stepped on it.”
Flint, who was walking at the end and looked behind him warily, said: "I have a slightly different view. When we fell, didn't we see that there was a section of the shaft with primitive strata exposed on both sides? It is impossible for humans to build shafts without reinforcement. I
I guess it was crustal movement that caused the strata to break, and the shaft finally connected to the ground below.
"Although humans are not good at masonry, they are not stupid enough to dig hard. Being able to build shafts shows that this place is inherently weak in geology."
Wang: "So it was geological changes or an earthquake that caused the shaft to connect to the dwarf underground palace. The cavemen came down and then found a weak point in the dwarf wall to dig through?"
"I will never admit that these evil little things can penetrate the solid stone walls of the dwarves!" Flint said angrily.
Wang: "However, we did encounter a gap just now."
Marika: "Stop arguing. The investigation ahead is complete. There are no more traps. Let's go."
The group started moving forward again.
Perhaps because of the crisis-ridden environment, the team members who were always chatting and laughing were all quiet and focused on observing their surroundings.
It was Marika who broke the silence: "Another mechanism that has been dismantled. There is also a broken mechanical device here. There should have been a stone door here."
As she spoke, she raised her head and looked at the stone bars that looked like beams on the top: "I think that was originally a door. Most of what can be lowered is hidden in the chute of the mechanism."
King: "It means we have entered the core part of the dwarf ruins."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ears on Xiaobai's head turned 180 degrees. Before turning his head, his ears were pointed at the back of the team.
Nini also turned her head. Her long elf ears, which were originally folded back, were now pulled directly forward, perpendicular to her line of sight. This showed that she was using her ears to locate sounds.
A scream came from behind the team.
The elf's arrows plunged into the darkness with a whoosh, and the screams turned into screams.
Wang: "The caveman army is coming to deal with us! Hurry, move forward! All the traps along the way should have been trampled by the cavemen! Let's go!"
Marika ran forward immediately.
The mage pointed at Elizabeth: "Xiaobai, pick her up!"
Xiaobai, who originally ran out, came back and picked up the princess.
Elizabeth: "I don't want to be a burden to you! I can run by myself!"
As soon as Gotrick grabbed Flint's armor, the dwarf shouted: "Don't carry me, carry me behind your back. At least I can help you block some of the caveman's arrows!"
Wang was already running like a meteor, not like a mage at all.
Nini moved with everyone with ease while shooting arrows behind them.
King: "Stop shooting! There are so many cavemen you can't finish! Save your arrows!"
Suddenly, someone among the crowd stepped on the mechanism, and a stench sprayed into their faces from the side.
The mage immediately realized something was wrong.
King: "They are going to unleash monsters against us! The smell is just like their rotten meat!"
Soon enough, a frightening howl came from the front.
Xiaobai: "There are so many! They are all the sound of crawling on the ground!"
Wang: "Let me go to the front! Marika, get out of the way!"
The drow picked up Xiaobai next to him and jumped back.
The mage rushed to the front of the entire team, raising his scepter high.
Monsters have appeared! There are almost as many monsters as those that attacked the Ximu Militia tonight. Numerous monsters crowded the entire tunnel, like wriggling balls of flesh "rolling" towards everyone!
The king activated the power of the scepter, the dragon's breath once a day!
Strong acidic dragon breath sprayed out from the transparent and glowing carved dragon head mouth on the head of the scepter, covering the entire tunnel at once.
The monster's scream turned into a shrill wail!
The powerful acid swallowed up all flesh and blood in an instant, and the entire tunnel was filled with the pungent smell of dissolved flesh and blood!
Everyone in the team coughed violently.
The monster behind was not sprayed by the strong acid. While the "companions" in front were dissolved, it continued to rush towards everyone. As a result, it touched the strong acid on the ground as soon as it took a step and screamed miserably.
The fan-shaped ground in front of the mage is full of strong acid, and the acid has even begun to corrode the ancient floor tiles left by the dwarves.
The monsters rushed forward one after another, using the corpses of the same kind that fell in front of them as stepping stones, and continued to rush towards the mage.
Wang: "I knew it!"
He shook his hand, and a small ball covered with bat guano and sulfur came into his hand.
As the mantra was chanted, the fireball fell in the middle of the enemy group, and the violent explosion set off air waves, pushing the mage back!
The elf had quick eyesight and quick hands, and turned around to block the mage with his body.
Wang: "Thank you."
He pushed back and stood up.
Two blows from the dragon's breath and fireball destroyed most of the monsters, but the remaining monsters were still struggling to get close to the four people who exuded the stench.
Wang raised his scepter high to observe the monsters being dissolved by the strong acid: "It seems... these monsters are smaller than the monsters that attacked the soldiers in Ximu Town at night. I think they may be 'preparatory monsters' that have not grown up."
Flint smashed the head of a caveman who rushed up and shouted: "Stop studying! We are overtaken by cavemen! Find a way!"
Wang was about to answer when suddenly caveman soldiers with bright armor appeared in front of them. Each one was round and strong, and they had leather armor made of leather from unknown sources. They were also painted with colors that were very exaggerated in the eyes of surface creatures.
Wang: "Oh, this is difficult to handle."
Marika: "Become a dragon, what are you waiting for?"
"In such a narrow environment? You will be squeezed into pieces!" After a brief thought, the mage said, "Now I have an optimal solution, Marika, kill me with a caveman's arrow, so that my uncle
We will kill all the cavemen when we come here, and you will survive."
Elizabeth: "No!"
Wang smiled and looked at his teammates reluctantly: "It's okay. This trip was quite fun. I will come back to you when I master the method of reversing time and space and traveling through planes."
Elizabeth: "Charm humans!"
Wang: "What? Who are you using this on? They are cavemen..."
The mage stopped and pointed at himself in realization: "For me? It's useless. I don't know why I have a particularly high resistance to charming humans. In fact, although my own charm control spells always fail, I am also inexplicably
High resistance to charm control spells."
Before he finished speaking, the mage shut up.
It seems that Elizabeth's charm on humans is particularly effective, even idiots can fall victim to it.
The dwarf turned his head and glanced: "Hahahaha, maybe the princess can restrain this stupid young man."
As he spoke, he excitedly cracked the skulls of several more cavemen.
At this time, the caveman with bright armor looked at everything here through the fire and strong acid, without even shooting an arrow.
Elizabeth: "Think of a way! Something other than suicide!"
Wang: "But that is the optimal solution."
Elizabeth: "Fuck your optimal solution! The optimal solution is that you don't leave! I don't want to be separated from you! Find a way!"
Wang thought briefly for a few seconds and asked Xiaobai, who turned into a bear and slapped him wildly: "Can you turn into a worm? It's the kind that dwarfs use as mounts."
The bear stopped and shook his head.
Wang: "What about the prairie dog? If it gets bigger, it will be the kind of prairie dog that is the king of the mountain forest."
The next moment, Xiaobai turned into an oversized groundhog.
The mage took out a handful of iron powder from his bag, and with gestures and spells, sprinkled the iron powder on Xiaobai!
The already huge prairie dog doubled in size instantly!
Wang: "This is our magic tower's improved giant-turning technique, which can make animals bigger! Now, dig a hole, Xiaobai! Start digging from the corroded bricks to find a way out!"
At this time, Nini also started to cast the spell. As the spell was completed, a yellow aura appeared on her hand! She touched the groundhog transformed by Xiaobai with her hand full of aura!
Then a spiritual light appeared on the groundhog's front paw, and then the entire front paw doubled in size, making it look more capable of digging!
Xiao Bai hit the ground with a palm, and the rotten dwarf floor tiles instantly cracked, and was thrown backward by the giant palm of the groundhog, smashing into the caveman's formation!