The knight in the abyss

Chapter 668 Inside the Volcano Castle
Lancelot took the envelope from the dwarf, and all his companions came over.The logo was stamped on the surface of the envelope in the form of a steel seal, which was not particularly obvious, so everyone failed to notice it at the first time.

"Is this the symbol of Shuangqiao Town?" Jing asked curiously, "I seem to have seen it on the leaflet recruiting mercenaries..."

"It should be real." Lancelow took out an emblem from his arms, and compared it with the envelope, "Look, it's exactly the same."

"As expected of the prince." Tanya said sarcastically, "I always carry the official seal with me."

"I didn't even know it could be used like this." Lancelot scratched his head in embarrassment, "Let me see... the envelope has been opened, shouldn't this be considered an invasion of privacy?"

There was a thin piece of parchment inside the envelope, and Lancelot unfolded it to look at it, while Brutal helped him read the contents of the letter.

"Notice of approval of settlement. Amnon Peck, your job application has been approved, and your citizenship qualification will take effect at the same time. Report to the Market Management Office of the Mercenary Hall in Shuangqiao Town with this document. Issuer, Laetitia."

"Is there a special approval to settle in Shuangqiao Town?" The half-elf asked in surprise, "Is it very popular there?"

"For some people, Shuangqiao Town is one of the few places in the abyss where they can live with dignity." Lancelow shrugged and turned the letter paper over, "Well... this is..."

"List of persons approved to settle down." The dwarf continued to read, "Amnon Peck, applicant himself, male tiefling, note: right calf disabled; Anastasia Peck, applicant's wife, female Succubus; Kalista Peck, the applicant's daughter, a female succubus; Nemiya Peck, the applicant's daughter, a female succubus; Miller Peck, the applicant's son, a male demon descendant... this Mr. Peck is such a big family, are you planning to immigrate with the whole family..."

"This is his hope to start a new life, so it is regarded as the most important thing." Alamiel shook his head lightly, "Maybe his wife and children are still alive, we can try to find them. "

Lancelot glanced at the elf priest and didn't comment, but he still folded the parchment and put it back in the envelope and put it away.

"Let's go." He said briefly, and walked towards the exit.

Everyone left the small room and came to the streets of Volcano Castle.Immediately, they smelled a special burnt smell in their noses. It was obvious that the place had just been hit by a serious fire not long ago. Not only all kinds of furniture were burned, but also the users of the furniture. The smell of barbecue made all the partners turn pale, but fortunately, no one really spit it out.

This is a city that hollows out the interior of the mountain and uses rocks as the main building material, but the style is completely different from the settlements of the dwarves - the dwarf buildings feel solid and stable, full of a large number of obtuse angles and flat walls Surface and symmetrical structure, and this Tanari fortress is a typical abyss style: rough, sharp, pointed, full of aggression, approaching in an incorrect way will cause serious injuries, there is no blueprint at all during construction, or Halfway through the builder has some new ideas and is convinced that his idea is better.

Lancelow looked up and easily spotted the destination of their trip - the huge palace in the center of the city.That is Vesuvius' Palace of Flames, which is in the shape of a ring, and its foundation is much higher than the surrounding buildings, above which is the crater of the volcano.From time to time, glaring magma gushed out from the depths of the palace like a fountain, but some kind of magical force field prevented the dangerous high-temperature liquid from falling into the city, allowing it to fly all the way up and out of the volcano.

Everyone was almost fascinated by the magnificent scene, but a sudden scream reminded them of where they were.

"Over there." Aramir's ears moved, and he pointed to a remote alley. "It's about two hundred feet away from us."

"Jing, go to a high place and monitor the surrounding situation." Lancelow drew out half of the sword in his hand, "Others follow me, stay vigilant!"

Hearing that the monster monkey girl didn't say a word, she jumped and disappeared on the eaves, while the rest of them followed Lancelot into the alley.The figure of the victim soon appeared in everyone's sight. It was a succubus with broken wings, hanging behind his back like a dislocated arm, wearing a tattered and dirty robe, with Carrying a huge bag.

The fleeing succubi kept turning its head and looking behind, not noticing the mercenaries in front, Lancelow made a gesture, and the four of them immediately hid in the shadows on both sides of the alley.The succubus didn't realize these fully armed warriors until they ran past them, and froze in place.The pause caused something to fall from the bag to the floor, which Lancelot discovered was just an ordinary onion.

There was a struggling look on the succubus's face, but the human knight signaled her to continue running with an unquestionable look, and the other party immediately complied.

There were two footsteps of the pursuers, and they sounded very heavy.Although he hadn't seen the person who came, Lancelot had already sensed the opponent's strength through his spiritual sense—a little stronger than the Glauber, a little tricky, but still within the team's ability.

He made a few gestures quickly, and issued a simple battle plan - two enemies, he was in charge of one, and the rest took care of the other.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, but they stopped suddenly when they were still about ten feet away from the crowd.What one of them said, although Lancelot couldn't understand the language, he could feel the warning in his tone.

He knew that the plan for the ambush had failed.Devils seem to have a special ability to smell living people from a distance.Lancelot decided not to wait any longer, turned around and emerged from the shadow of the corner, without saying a word, and rushed towards the enemy with his sword raised.

Although the two devils in front of them were on guard, they were still taken aback by the sudden appearance of the human knight, and he exuded a killing intent that made even the devils terrified. The posture of saying nothing caused an almost absurd fear to rise in the hearts of the two middle-level devils.

While charging, Lancelot was also sizing up his opponent.This is a huge monster with a height of more than nine feet and a waist no less than its height. The most striking feature is a pair of huge elephant-like tusks protruding from its mouth, and its body is covered with heavy metal armor.On the metal sheets that make up the armor, there are many thick metal thorns, but the ends of those metal thorns are not pointed, but round, nail-like metal blocks.

There was no time for him to study the strange armor of the enemy, Lancelot rushed in front of the devil within a few breaths, stabbed forward with a half-sword like a spear, and went straight to the face of one of them.

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