dark moon

Chapter 173
"We only need the three of us to come here today." Early the next morning, Shuuer took Dak, and the two of them took Linda, who was confused, to the camp where the missing caravan was located.

This time, he didn't even bring Xinyue with him. According to Shuer, the clues that should be explored yesterday have been explored. It would be a waste of time for him to follow him. It is better to stay in the camp to strengthen defense, as the ghost space phenomenon slowly subsides. , a large number of monsters that were scared away will definitely migrate back, which will inevitably induce a small wave of beasts.If the defense is not strengthened, if it is not affected by the ghost space, but suffers battle damage in front of the beast tide, it will be too embarrassing.

He must admit that his worries are reasonable. Warcraft have their own familiar territory. They will indeed flee after being frightened, but they will definitely return afterwards. It is absolutely right to be careful.But Dak, who was familiar with Xiuer, knew without guessing that Xiuer was not concerned about such a trivial matter. He deliberately kept Xinyue away, presumably for other purposes.

"There is really no need for him to follow him. I observed it yesterday. He is mainly good at tracking in the wild, not small-scale detailed inspections. That's right."

Duck nodded. What Crescent Knight is good at is indeed long-distance tracking in the wild. He can follow an army for hundreds or even thousands of kilometers just by relying on his tracking skills. He can even tell the army's camping time and general movements every day. , but if he was asked to find out all the potentially problematic details in a camp, he simply couldn't do it.

"So, what can I do?" Linda was puzzled. She had been thinking about the reason why Xiuer asked her to come with him along the way, but unfortunately, she could not keep up with Xiuer's thinking.

"Don't be nervous, we won't put you in danger." Shuer comforted, "You know the caravan better than us, and you just left the caravan camp not long before the incident, so you have First-hand information happens to be what we lack. When we need your help to provide clues, we will ask you directly. At other times, it is enough for you to follow and watch."

"Okay, I'll do my best." Linda wasn't sure whether she could meet Xiure's request, but from her position, she couldn't refuse. She could only sigh, "If I don't do well, I still hope. Don’t blame me.”

"I won't blame you. Your mission is to provide information, and we will do the exploration ourselves. Huh, it would be great if Macajerun was here." Shuer sighed regretfully, missing his teammates in the Shadow Chaser team. They said, "It would be much more convenient if one of Mia and Macajron was present, but it's a pity."

"Macageron? Is that halfling friend of yours?" Duck and the halfling have only met once, and they have never cooperated with each other, so they are not familiar with each other. Small-scale details explored.”

"Well, but that's nonsense. They definitely can't have anyone come over, and they won't be able to catch up if they come over. Moreover, the two of us are enough. Too many people will get in the way. This is the main reason why I didn't let Xinyue follow. In person Saying that he is in the way will definitely hurt his self-esteem, so we can only use this method." Shuer thought for a while and added, "Today, I plan to go into the tents where banquets are held to have a look. Since Marlene and the others disappeared there, , we have to check it out, otherwise we won’t be able to solve any problem just by thinking about it.”

"Hey, have you decided?" Dak is not an ignorant fool. Of course, he understands how dangerous it is to break into the location where Marlene disappeared. With Shuer's courage, he didn't even dare to go in yesterday, which already explains everything. Problem.

He didn't intend to persuade Xiuer to go in, and even he himself didn't intend to get close to those tents easily. After all, staying outside and trying to find a way would be more effective than really falling into it.After six days at the most, if he still can't think of a way to rescue Marlene and the others, Dak will try to enter the big tent and explore for the last time, which can be regarded as his last effort.

But he never expected that Xiuer actually offered to get close to the most dangerous place and go in today. This made him stare at Xiuer strangely, as if he had just met him.

"You don't have to stare at me like that. You have to go in sooner or later. Based on the situation inside the legendary ghost space, it's better to be early than late." Shuer said with a half-smile, "I thought about it for a long time last night, almost all night long." Sleep, I thought a lot about the ghost space, and based on our personal experience, I found some issues that need to be confirmed, and these need to be...well, it's already here."

While speaking, the caravan's camp had already appeared in front of him, and the camp was still immersed in a dead silence. The open gate was like a wide open mouth, waiting for the prey to throw itself into the net.

Seeing the door, Linda couldn't help but tremble. Xiuer didn't hide it from her last night, or he didn't hide it from the parasites. Everyone already knew what happened.Thinking about four powerful knights breaking into the door in front of her and then leaving without returning, and thinking about how she had just rushed in yesterday morning, Linda couldn't help but feel scared.

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to return safely. If I were lost in that damn space like the four knights, there would be no hope of survival at all.

Linda was afraid, but Shuer and Dak were not. The second time they explored the camp, the two of them felt much more relaxed. At least they were not as cautious as the first time. Through previous experiences, although they did not know what was inside the ghost space. What state is it, but at least it is safe outside the space. As long as it is not sucked in like Marlene and the others, there will be no sudden danger, at least there will be no physical danger.

Near the gate, everything was as it was when we left yesterday, and there were no traces of triggering the several hidden trip wires. Obviously, not only did no one come in the whole night, even small animals dared not approach.

After checking a few tripwires, Duck smiled bitterly. He couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.No animals will come close, at least not to damage the scene, allowing the details of the camp to remain as pristine as possible.But then again, the fact that animals dare not approach means that the deterrent effect of the ghost space has not faded, and the connection with the real world is still relatively close. In this way, Marlene and the others are more likely to come back, but there is a possibility that they will make the same mistake again. Sex is also not low.

However, there is no time to think about these things now. The most important thing now is to follow Shuuer to find the information he wants to know.

Passing through the open gate of the camp, Duck looked specifically at the root of the wooden pile. Of course, the mark left by Marlene was still engraved there, no different from what he saw yesterday.

"What's wrong with you?" As soon as Dak turned around, he realized that something was wrong with Shuer's state. His eyes were fixed on Marlene's mark. What was contained in his eyes was that he had never seen it in Shuer's eyes. to the emotion.fear.

When fighting side by side in Chasing Shadow World before, the few of them joined forces to fight against many powerful enemies, including some extremely powerful opponents who seemed invincible.Even when facing them, Dak had never seen Shuer show fear in his eyes. He even thought that people like Shuer didn't know what fear was at all.

Unexpectedly, today I finally saw Shuer in fear, but why was the object of his fear a mark he had already seen?

"Sure, repair." He suddenly raised his voice and Dak shouted loudly, "Sober up, what did you see?"

"Huh, it's nothing." Dak shouted several times, and Xiuer woke up as if from a dream. He smiled reluctantly, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I just thought of some bad things."

It's a lie, it's definitely a lie.

Dak could tell at a glance that Xiuer was definitely not telling the truth. His gaze at that time was definitely not the kind of distracted expression associated with other things. What he feared must be related to the mark left by Marlene.

However, Dak didn't continue to ask. After working together so many times, he had long been accustomed to Xiure's habit of pretending to be mysterious in everything and never explaining anything until the end.Since he didn't want to say it, it was useless to ask, so Dak could only glare at him dissatisfied and said angrily: "Don't block the door and block the road if you have nothing to do. No one will tie you to the door to watch."

"I did find something unusual, but I'm not pretending to be mysterious. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to put too much pressure on you." Shuer sighed and reluctantly explained, "Let's continue first. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of everything later. I’ll tell you everything.”

"I hope so." Dak's attitude softened a little, "What should we do now?"

"You check the left side, I'll check the right side, Linda follows me, and finally we meet at the location where Marlene and the others disappeared." Shuer warned, "Check carefully."

"What are you looking for?"

"There is no fixed target. Anything you think is questionable, record it first." Shuer said thoughtfully, "By the way, there is one thing that needs special attention. Don't touch anything in the camp."

"Huh? Including the ground? Then I can't do it."

"Nonsense, it definitely doesn't include these, and the ground belongs to the camp." Shuer rolled his eyes, "It refers to those things that will have an impact on them after you touch them, such as tables and chairs, furnishings, and even goods. In short, don’t touch anything, just look with your eyes. Note that you don’t have to worry about things that look normal.”

"I know, no problem." Dak nodded, "You want to find something that might be a medium?"

"Yes, no one knows what a mediator is, so we have to find out all the things that we find strange."

"No wonder you took her with you." Dak finally understood Xiure's purpose. "She knows what the original camp should be like and can judge abnormal situations better than us."

"That's right." Xiure was smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes at all. Instead, he became more and more serious. "Now, it's up to you and Linda to judge the first strange thing."

Following Xiure's gaze, the two of them fell on the smoky fire that was emitting light smoke in the center of the camp. It was it yesterday that caused the series of accidents that followed.

"Under normal circumstances, is it possible that this kind of fire is still smoking outside after a day and night? Or is there someone or something that is constantly adding fuel to it?"

(End of this chapter)