These four passages are all dangerous. There may be an unknown number of Doron Demons lurking in or at the end of the passages, and there may be multiple large Doron Demons inside.
On the way after encountering the trap, Nia did not encounter any more Doron demons. It was unusual for these demons who were still searching for her traces in their lairs to suddenly be so quiet. Maybe there was one at the end of these passages.
Their ambush.
Nia still believed in her hunch. There would indeed be danger if she continued to move forward, and it might be more serious than the danger she encountered before.
But I was a bit unwilling to leave her like this.
It's obviously the end, why give up?
"Ugh!"
While she was struggling, Nia found that her shoulder was suddenly tapped.
Turning around, she saw a pale man's ghost floating behind her, and the girl suddenly shivered all over.
"It's you?!"
Nia recognized the ghost of the man at the entrance of the cave, but the fear in her heart still didn't go away much.
Obviously, she had not been too touched by the murderous monsters that could really pose a danger to her life before, but when she encountered such a ghost that had no threatening ability, she felt chills all over her body.
Moreover, this ghost appeared by quietly tapping someone on the shoulder from behind. Normally she would have let out a shrill scream.
However, due to staying in this lair for a long time, Nia's endurance has also improved a lot, at least she won't scream at anything she encounters.
"Are you... reminding me where to go?"
However, she was still afraid, and Nia's voice was trembling as she stared at this ghost.
The ghost of this adventurer did not stay beside Nia. After she noticed him, the ghost drifted towards the passage on the far right.
Nia also knew that it might not be safe for her to follow, but staying here was not an option. So she said to herself: "This adventurer has no ill intentions" while trying to cheer up and follow.
The passage on the far right is slightly smaller than the other passages, but there are more claw marks on the rock wall than the other passages in the lair. It seems that the Doron Demon often comes in and out of here.
The ghost of the adventurer leads the way. It is like a fog that is about to dissipate, and a human figure can be vaguely seen. It feels like as long as the wind in the passage is stronger, this ghost can be completely blown away.
I'm afraid the ghost of Mr. Adventurer is really going to disappear soon, right?
Nia looked at the weak figure of this ghost, and the fear in her heart was suddenly overcome by pity. What kind of obsession did this adventurer leave behind before his death, which allowed him to stay in the world for more than ten years, and even his own body changed?
Even if he becomes a skeleton, he still has to wait.
There is a pothole trap in this passage, which completely cuts off the path forward of the passage, leaving no edge to stand on.
However, the adventurer ghost has floated to the opposite side of the trap and is waiting. Apparently, the place it wants to take Nia to is behind the trap.
"Calm down, I can get there."
Nia took a deep breath and estimated in her mind that the distance between the two ends was six meters. Even if she strengthened her legs with Dou Qi, it would be difficult to jump over in one go.
And if you fail, you will fall into the trap and be poked into honeycomb by the sharp rocks standing underneath.
How do those Doron Demons usually get by?
Nia raised her left hand and used the light from her bracelet to shine on the rock walls on both sides, and found that there were quite dense claw marks on them.
As expected, these Doron Demons passed through the rock wall next to them. They have sharp claws and strong hind limbs, and can crawl freely on the rock wall at almost a right angle.
However, ordinary humans cannot cross this distance without tools such as ropes, but they can cross it if they use special rock climbing methods.
In order to train Nia's ability to control her legs and her own balance, Chalmers had her jump back and forth on two rows of two-meter-high wooden stakes.
Each wooden pile, which is only thick enough to stand on, is far apart, and the soil at the bottom of the pile is very loose. Stepping hard will cause the wooden pile to sway back and forth.
This was quite difficult, and she suffered a lot at the time. Fortunately, her body had been strengthened by the blood of angels, and even if Nia fell directly from a high wooden stake, she would only suffer a few scratches.
After many failures, Nia determined that the only way she could move forward was to "jump repeatedly."
After jumping from the first wooden pile to the second wooden pile on the other side, quickly use the inertia to jump to the last wooden pile on the other side. During this period, keep the balance of the legs, feet and body center of gravity, and you can reach the finish line in the blink of an eye.
It was the same here. The distance between the rock walls on both sides was roughly the same as the distance between the two rows of wooden piles at that time. As long as she repeatedly jumped between the rock walls, she could reach the other side by using her strength.
Just when Nia wanted to jump back and forth on the rock wall to the other side in one breath, the sound of water flowing on the rock wall made her hesitate.
Although there is no problem with her physical fitness now, the slippery rock wall and the strong wooden pile are two completely different objects. Moreover, once she slips and falls on the rock wall, the ground below will no longer be the grass of the training ground, but a deadly sharp point.
stone.
Theoretically, she could step on the claw marks on the rock wall to prevent slipping, but in reality, she could only try it herself. There was no regret for failure.
The adventurer ghost is still waiting on the other side, but its body is getting smaller and smaller, and now it has turned into a slightly larger ball of wool. This kind of ghost that is about to disperse has no thinking ability, and it can ignore any terrain and does not understand that it can
The girl was hesitating, but she just continued to float in the air, ready to guide her.
If this continues, Mr. Ghost will go to heaven with regrets. I can't let him wait too long.
Nia gritted her teeth and stopped hesitating. After taking a step back, she started running, rushing directly towards the left rock wall with large claw marks. The moment the soles of her feet touched the rock wall, she exerted force on her calves and bounced to the right.
Nia's legs finally touched the solid ground.
She didn't think too much when she jumped. When she came to her senses, she was already on the other side. It seemed very relaxed, but in fact, Nia's back was covered in cold sweat.
If the sole of her foot had slipped just now, she would have gone to heaven to chat with Mr. Ghost.
The adventurer ghost continued to move forward after sensing that Nia had arrived, and Nia immediately followed after calming down.
After that, the passage was unobstructed, and there was no Doron Demon ambushing the passage. After walking for about a minute, the ghost stopped - the destination was reached.
Here we go, this is the end of the nest.
Nia held the phantom fire tightly in her hands and stepped out of the passage.
This looks like a small cave with a wide space, so she can use the phantom fire freely. Since there are many shimmering mushrooms growing in the cave, the cave is not completely in darkness, and Nia can roughly use it without the help of a bracelet.
Take a clear look at the environment inside the cave.
This cave is very ordinary, and there seems to be nothing special about it except that it is a bit open.
The sensing force field didn't sense anything, as if it was blocked. Nia couldn't even read anything from the wind.
Click!
"What's this?"
Nia felt as if she had stepped on a branch under her feet, but when she leaned down to check, she realized that it was the ribs of some creature.
When Nia turned around, she found that the ghost of the adventurer who was floating at the entrance of the passage was gone.
At this time, the wind in the cave still didn't give back any useful information. After concentrating my mental energy to expand the perception field, I still didn't sense anything.
The wind here has been blowing back and forth in the air, as if it is warning something, but it is impossible to know the details.
There is only the smell of the Doron Demon's body and the smell of decaying corpses in the air. However, this smell is no different from what you smelled in the passage, except that it is stronger.
There is no Doron Demon lurking in the cave. This does not require a sense force field to judge. If the Doron Demon is really ambushing here, then she should have been attacked as soon as she entered the cave.
After kicking aside the broken bones under her feet, Nia lay down and put her ears close to the ground, carefully identifying the sounds in the cave.
In addition to the sound of wind and water, there is also the sound of... breathing.
Yes, there was breathing sound, coming from the middle of the cave.
Nia climbed up from the ground, holding the phantom fire in both hands and approached the rock-like object in the center of the cave.
It should be a rock, right?
There are several shimmering mushrooms growing around it, and the outline of the rock can be clearly seen.
This is a large, irregular rock. It looks unappealing, like a flattened banana. However, this banana is big enough to take up most of the living room. Because of the existence of this huge rock,
The whole cave looks a bit crowded.
It would be an exaggeration to insist that this rock is some kind of creature.
But the only anomaly that the sensory force field returned to the entire cave was this rock. Nia didn't know what was so special about this rock, so she had to approach it carefully with the phantom fire.
He tapped the rock with the tip of his sword, and a dull collision sound was made at the contact point. Listening to the sound, the rock should be quite hard.
After reaching out and touching it, my palms felt heat from the surface of the rock, instead of the coldness of ordinary rocks.
So out of curiosity, Nia put her ear against the rock, and her movements suddenly froze...