A strong, wailing call echoed beneath my feet along with a terrifying tremor. In the mine covered by dust and gravel, the old voice of Will Ken rang out.
"We made a mistake..."
They have been influenced by the call from deep in the mine from the beginning.
Like Pasha Rivas, Toth, and Nunes before them, they thought that "looking for companions" came from inner persistence, but in fact they just found a suitable reason to go deep into the mine.
The omnipresent and obscure smell of the swamp again clouded their perception.
Lu Li summoned the merchant Anthony, and Claire was on the way. Ida, Heinz Ellis, and Kaiser from the other three mine tunnels could not be contacted.
They had an accident, or was it just the mine tunnel that blocked the outside world? But why was Lu Li okay?
When the frightening tremors disappeared and the dust settled, Lu Li returned to the starting point of the mine. There was a real rock wall behind him. The [Lighthouse] that found nothing showed that the surroundings were not fake.
Even with the true purpose of exploring the mine tunnel, Lu Li could only continue to move forward and face the punishment given to him by the being behind the mine tunnel.
Lu Li was like a stranded fish in the water. He had no way out and could only wait for the tide of judgment to take him away or die on the beach.
The last tunnel was longer than expected, and as it went deeper, the rock wall showed traces of pits and pits, and gravel was scattered under the feet that could be kicked around.
Gradually, Lu Li heard the faint, but not lonely, tinkling sound of rock cutting echoing deep in the mine.
"We're coming out... In front of us are the slaves from the mining area..."
Will Ken whispered in surprise, describing the scene he saw to Lu Li.
As he advanced, the sound of digging became clearer, and Lu Li saw the outline of the ore being mined from the rock wall, like a mining slave made of muscles.
The pickaxe fell and sparks flew.
They temporarily slowed down due to the bright figure walking from the depths of the mine, and the mouthparts that were closed at the neck opened and whispered.
"...Humans...come here..."
Lu Li held the miner's lamp and calmly walked past these huge, weird-shaped miners and left the mine.
The hub hall that connects each mine like an ant nest, where the locals have already been waiting to welcome Lu Li's arrival.
"Dear core-level customers, welcome to the core store in the mining area."
Treated with unexpected and reasonable respect.
"Do you know what's going on?" Lu Li looked at the fairy-like earth dwellers.
"This is the store manager's sacred artifact. The call of the guardian of the earth will continuously attract local creatures. Placing the sacred artifact will make them get lost and scattered, and become the nourishment of the sacred artifact." Lu Li's customer level makes the earth dwellers respect and know enough.
Say nothing.
"Of course, as a local resident and distinguished guest, you are an exception."
Lu Li looked around the underground hub hall. There was only a glimmer of light coming from the elevator platform on the edge of the shaft. He didn't know it was hundreds of meters underground.
"Where is my companion?"
"Unfortunately, Sir Lu Li, your companion has been executed for violating the secret order due to his insufficient customer level."
It is obvious that Lu Li was able to stand here despite being excluded, and this is evidenced by the fact that he did not suffer the same bad news as his companions.
Lu Li was silent.
Will Ken's whisper sounded in my mind at this moment: "I didn't feel the ground... but just below us, there was a mass... of indescribable, bound power. Lu Li, you decide..."
"take me."
Lu Li lowered his dark eyes and said calmly.
The earth dwellers misunderstood Lu Li's meaning and led him to dig out the secrets at the core of the mining area.
But Lu Li still saw the... ending of those companions.
The blood-stained knight's armor was discarded in a corner, mixed with garbage and excrement; a long musket was placed on the bonfire, roasting pieces of meat; the mine slave next to him was holding a jointed limb that looked like a rapier in contrast to the body shape, making crackling and popping sounds...
"Don't feel sad for them...I can feel that their souls are not here..."
Will Ken whispered slowly.
"What's the meaning."
"This is a trial, isn't it? The trials we arranged for new exorcists at that time were dangerous and desperate, but we would also protect them from real danger... Internal friction is the stupidest thing at any time
Behavior...I hope my judgment can make you feel better."
"This is good news."
At least Lu Li could relatively calmly sweep through the pile of overcooked food residue, whose patterned crust had turned into orange-red.
Following the lead of the earth dwellers, he went deep into the core. In the cave at the end, Lu Li got a glimpse of the secrets of the earth dwellers here.
It was like a giant stone sculpture, vividly embedded in the rock wall. Only the tail of the stone statue was carved, like rusty iron. Red copper, one of the greatest alchemical products in human history, was luxuriously melted into an iron chain, and its three-section tail was tied up.
, penetrate the rock, making it difficult to escape.
Guardian of the Earth.
Lu Li thought of the unfamiliar words spoken by the locals.
"Do you intend to sell the 'right to kill'?"
Lu Li asked when he saw the giant spear gun like a whale gun that had just been completed on the edge of the Earth Guardian.
For a moment, the earth dwellers and miner slaves gathered around, and Lu Li held the trigger of the giant spear gun.
This is how the Earth dwellers sell whatever they can. A thirst for wealth that is deeper than that of the dragons penetrates deep into their souls.
Then, the tremors returned.
Lu Li had never been so close to the source of the tremor. The cave was like a shaking box being picked up. The red copper iron chain was stretched straight, straining to restrain the tail. Amidst the tremor, Lu Li also felt the scream, felt its story, it
of pain.
The swamp is weird.
Swallowing rocks, swallowing soil, swallowing everything it touches, growing a body called the swamp.
The guardians of the earth eat away at the body of the swamp, preventing its endless growth and protecting the world from being swallowed up.
The earth dwellers have captured an earth guardian, and its humanity is no less than that of any evil god...
At the end of the tremor, Lu Li raised the giant spear gun and pulled the sluggish trigger.
Afterimages that cannot be captured by the naked eye are shot out.
Boom
The fire splashed, and a red copper iron chain broke and fell down.
Lu Li calmly looked at the earth dweller beside him who looked funny and horrified.
"I will compensate."
The two earth dwellers rushed toward Lu Li ferociously. At this moment, a terrifying earthquake swept through the entire cave.
Lu Li only ran to one of the mine slaves. From the corner of his eye, he saw the Earth Guardian's tail retracting into the rock wall. The next moment, the cave was buried by falling gravel.
…
Eternal peace flows in the darkness.
Wow
The rubble rolled down, and the slowly spreading saplings emitted a hazy light, revealing an outline climbing out of the pile of stones, revealing the mist at the edge.
A mist filled the cave at some point.
[From love arises sorrow, from love arises fear; apart from the one whom I love, there is no sorrow or fear]
[It seems to be always around us, like an object dropped casually, like something that can be seen everywhere...]
The answer to the first level emerges: when you look for it, it will disappear. When you forget about it, you may accidentally catch a glimpse of it next to it.
