The location of the cave is at the west end of Hope Island.
After letting Benjamin and the two mark the location on the map, Shiloh planned to take some people to explore.
"Your Highness, listening to what the two of them said, this cave is quite dangerous. Why don't you let your subordinates lead people to explore it? Your Highness has a noble status and a body of ten thousand gold. How can you put yourself in danger?"
After Rowan learned that Shiloh planned to personally lead his men to the cave to find the cause of the plague, he hurriedly advised him.
These days, watching Hilo do everything personally, Connor's original contempt and contempt for Hilo have disappeared, and he truly regards Hilo as his lord.
Now after hearing what Luo Wen said, he also took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to be responsible for this task.
Shiloh shook his head and said: "Connor, Rowan, now that the plague has not been eliminated, you still need to continue to monitor the situation."
The two of them wanted to say something, but Shiloh said, "This is an order." Connor, who took it as his bounden duty to obey orders, couldn't refuse and could only nod silently.
Luo Wen was quite helpless and had no choice but to keep silent.
In fact, it's not that Shiloh doesn't want to send others to investigate. For him, saving his life is extremely important, but if he doesn't stand up and take responsibility now, the consequences will befall him in the future.
Benjamin and Pesh were infected with the plague just at the entrance of the cave. If they go deeper into the cave, the situation they will face will be more dangerous. The only ones they can really rely on are the 10 sword and shield soldiers after being blessed by the system.
At this time, the 10 sword and shield soldiers were fully dressed. When they stood in the open space, a condensed military aura emitted from their bodies.
After being strengthened by formation skills, these 10 sword and shield soldiers seemed to be one body. Even Connor couldn't help but look at them sideways and marveled at their strength.
In addition, Shiloh ruthlessly took out 50 points from his few energy points, exchanged them for an armored guard template, and used them on a slave.
With the influx of data, the image of the slave slowly changed. His body became taller inch by inch, and the muscles of his limbs began to swell, becoming more obvious. The linen clothes on his body were gradually replaced by solid armor.
Iron armor, iron helmet, iron hand and knee guards, and a thick tower shield.
With a height of nearly 2 meters, the armored guard is like a city wall. Just standing there makes people feel as tall as a mountain and insurmountable.
Unbreakable is synonymous with armored protection.
【Armor Guard】
[Race: Human]
【Strength:7】
[Agility: 4]
[Physique: 10]
[Skill: Armor-breaking taunt—reduce defense and force taunt the enemy in front of you to attack]
[Arm evaluation: People are in the tower...the shield is here!]
After seeing that the armored guard still had skills, Shiloh's surprise could not be described in words. The armor-piercing taunt greatly improved his safety and gave him more confidence.
After that, a medical officer was called in, and torches, ropes and medical supplies were prepared. After everything was ready, the Herod team arrived at the entrance of the cave under the guidance of the map.
The location of this cave was quite hidden, and no one could find the entrance at first. However, Shiloh remembered that Benjamin said that they discovered the cave by chance by following the flow of the waterway, so he also led everyone to search along the waterway. After a while,
Then I found the hole in a weedy place.
The entrance of this cave is located on an upward hillside, about two people shoulder-to-shoulder width apart. It is surrounded by weeds and is difficult to find unless you search carefully.
The cave was in the shape of a slope and was dark and incomprehensible. As soon as Shiloh got closer, he smelled a faint sweet fishy smell, which was exactly the same as the smell emanating from the patients.
"Your Highness, as shown on the map, this is where it is."
Shiloh nodded and asked everyone to light torches. There were five sword and shield soldiers in front and behind, and the armored guards protected Shiloh and the medical officer in the middle of the team and went into the cave.
The dark hole was illuminated by the bright yellow light of the torch, and the hanging spider silk was burned to ashes by the flames. As the team gradually deepened, the mice and spiders hiding in the hole also emerged one by one, and they were panicked.
The light at the entrance of the cave behind them had long since disappeared, and the width of the cave had become wider. Everyone moved down cautiously and slowly.
After probably walking for a while, Shiloh even thought about going almost 200 meters deep into the ground, when he finally made a discovery.
"Your Highness, there is a corpse here!"
Against the backdrop of the firelight, a corpse that had long been turned into mottled white bones appeared in front of Shiloh. The corpse fell to the ground, but it looked like it was crawling out of the cave.
Shiloh looked at the corpse's clothing, which was exactly the style of the Kingdom of Pontos, and immediately understood that this corpse was the troops brought by the previous pioneering noble 20 years ago.
Shiloh winked, and the medical officer squatted in front of the corpse and examined it carefully.
"Your Highness, there are no signs of trauma on this body, but there are traces of the dark plague on the clothes."
"Well, it seems the source is here, stay vigilant and keep moving forward."
However, before everyone had walked far, they found another corpse not far ahead, then the second, and the third...
"Your Highness, these corpses are infected with the dark plague."
Shiloh looked around, and saw that the width of the hole in front of him had become wider and wider, and the direction had become smoother. The number of corpses scattered around increased as he moved forward, including soldiers, slaves, farmers, and even children.
There are already dozens of corpses.
These corpses all have a common characteristic, as if they are trying desperately to escape from the cave, and they are still running out until death comes.
However, they still died here!
What exactly happened in the Gulf Stream Island Chain 20 years ago?
Shiloh felt more and more that there was a huge secret hidden in the Gulfstream island chain. It was this secret that led to the failure of development 20 years ago. Now, he was also involved in this secret, just like the thick fog in front of him, hiding everything.
There are countless dangers, and he can only get a glimmer of hope of survival by going deep into the thick fog.
Every step will determine his life or death.
After discovering these bones, Shiloh slowed down his progress and began to search for any clues... swords with noble emblem marks, rotten ropes, and... a broken diary!
With anxiety, Shiloh finally opened the diary.
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New Era 744, December 8.
This damn island is full of mosquitoes and beasts.
The humid weather made it impossible for me to even dry my underwear.
This is already the first week that Lord Shepard has brought a large number of people to Qin Island. I don’t know when we can conquer the entire island chain. I swear that after this development is over, I will definitely leave here immediately and return to Warmth.
On this prosperous land, I will never set foot on the deck again in my life!
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New Era 745, February 7th.
These disgusting murlocs, damn murlocs!
These things stick around like flies!
Me&*￥%*&￥￥#%*###
This island must be cursed!
Yesterday I received a report that residents on the island suddenly suffered from a strange disease. I hope the medical officials can solve these annoying things as soon as possible.
We should have taken some priests with us when we set out!
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New Era 745, February 9th.
I had that dream again, that shadow, the shadow that claimed to be some kind of divine messenger...
It comes from the kingdom deep under the earth. Damn it, what else should I do besides that? What else should I do? Oh, by the way, he said he wanted to purify the unclean things.
It's strange why I don't feel scared, but instead feel a little happy.
Well, my head hurts so much. The disease is getting worse on the island, and more and more people are in coma. I really hope to go home soon.
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New Era 745, February 13th.
Coming soon, coming soon, greatness coming soon!
If we go to the abyss, we will merge into greatness. If we go to the abyss, we will get eternal life!
Go to the abyss, as long as we go to the abyss, we can transcend this weak body.
Make a sacrifice!
Sacrifice to the abyss Sacrifice to the abyss Sacrifice to the abyss Sacrifice to the abyss Sacrifice to the abyss...
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New Era 745, February 24.
Damn...
I've been lied to.
There is no greatness at all, just a bunch of cunning beasts...
Including me, my people's minds have been bewitched.
Fortunately...these beasts can't leave the underground...
Lord Shepard, if you can find this diary, please avenge us...
God of War, please forgive my infidelity and save my soul...