dark moon

Chapter 323 The Light of Destruction
Leaving the protection of the shield and walking outside the city limits, the two of them were startled before they had even taken a few steps.

Before leaving the shield, Xiuer had already thought that the scene outside would be very miserable. The destructive energy would not specifically select targets. Even the legendary powerhouses could not support them, and the monsters would not be able to survive without the protection of the heart of the city.

Therefore, the two of them had already made psychological preparations, but they were still shocked when they saw the tragic situation outside.

The corpses of small animals were everywhere outside, such as mice, rabbits, insects and snakes, all kinds of corpses lay on the ground.These little beasts, who usually live underground, burrowed out of the ground before they died. The ground and nests failed to provide them with protection. They were injured in the safest place, so that they had to escape from the nest in a hurry, and then died. On the surface.

Every corpse is miserable, especially fur-bearing animals such as rats and rabbits. Most of the fur has fallen off, and the skin is covered with large blisters. Yellow-white fluid seeps out from the broken blisters, exuding bursts of odor. The smell of death.Around the corpses, you can clearly see their struggles before death. Their death was obviously very painful. The ground was covered with scratches, and some of the ground had traces of gnawing teeth. Undoubtedly, the pain drove them into madness and futility. Attacking everything around him until he finally dies.

There were no living creatures within sight. The running and chirping sounds that could be heard at any time in the wilderness had all disappeared. There was silence all around. The silence combined with the corpses on the ground was inevitably frightening.

Only the plants were still lush and green, and at least they didn't seem to be affected in any way. It was a pity that Moria didn't come with her, otherwise she could have tried to communicate and see if everything was really normal with the plants.

"Don't look, you should be glad now, at least the plants are not affected, otherwise, the Emerald Empire might fall into a famine that lasts for an unknown amount of time." After all, Xiuer is a battle-tested commander who is used to seeing hundreds of corpses After seeing a mountain of scenes, he quickly recovered from the shock, "Take me to the location of the Emerald Light first, and then go directly to the entrance of the cave."

The easiest way to find metal fragments is of course to wait until night. The bright emerald light will reveal the exact location of each fragment. Then, dig straight down from the center point of the emerald light, and you can always dig out the target. .

But according to Lionheart, the target is inside the underground cave, not simply buried in the soil. This is more troublesome. It requires digging through a lot of rocks to reach the target.God knows how thick the rock in the middle is. If the rock layer is too thick, it will take several days to dig out. By then, the fragments will be destroyed and everyone in the city will die.

Therefore, we can only choose the most basic method and follow the underground cave to find it.

"The center point is probably right here." She walked cautiously in the sun. Less than a kilometer away, Saff stopped and drew a big circle on the ground with her toes. "It's hard to judge the specific point, but it's probably right." Within this range.”

"Well, this range is enough." Shuer nodded, and the voice coming from under the hood was muffled, "Where is the entrance to the cave?"

"There are seven or eight entrances nearby, but the nearest one is three kilometers away."

"It's closer than I thought, let's go, go quickly." Xiuer wiped the smooth fabric of his clothes, as if there was something dirty on it, "Obviously I can sense the strange energy everywhere outside, but I don't know what's going on." I can't see anything unusual, it's better to destroy this kind of thing as soon as possible, I'm worried that after a long time, this clothes won't be able to support it, after all, even my lord can... tsk, in short, let's do it as soon as possible."

"Well, then I'll speed up." Safu nodded, suddenly took Shuer's hand and ran away, which shocked Shuer, so you don't have to be so sudden as soon as possible, no matter what the relationship is. Okay, some things should be done step by step, right? For example, first, then what, and finally...

"Actually, you're really anxious." She kept walking, trying to avoid the corpses of creatures everywhere. She ignored Xiure's ambiguous teasing and whispered softly, "I always feel that things are not as easy as you said. I can tell that you concealed a lot of things in your previous explanation."

"Half-truth and half-false." Xiuer was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "I didn't expect that even you could see it."

"It's so familiar that I can certainly hear it. Moria must have heard it too." However, up to this point, Saff did not continue to ask. She seemed not to be interested in the truth at all. She just concentrated on observing with her hearing. Everything around me said, "I'm stupid and don't understand complicated things, but I know you won't harm me. You have your reasons for not telling me. I just have to do what you say."

"Watch your step." Shuer tugged hard and pulled Safu away from her original direction.Saf relied so much on her hearing that she ignored the ground in front of her. On the ground lay a half-melted corpse, and it was impossible to tell what it was. If she stepped on it, it wouldn't hurt, but It will inevitably make you feel sick for a long time, and if you step on a broken bone or have your clothes torn by broken bones, you will really feel like crying without tears.

"Can you imagine? In fact, many times, our ending is the same as these things."

"Huh?" Safu was stunned, as if she didn't understand what Shuer was talking about. "I did hide it just now. There is no meteor shower at all. Lady Luna is fighting something else." Shuer pointed to the sky, "A kind of light of destruction emanating from the stars in the void."

"No wonder you just said the word "light of destruction" inexplicably. Wait, doesn't this mean that the current situation is also caused by that kind of light?"

"It was caused indirectly, actually..."

"Wait, there is a sound." Saff suddenly stopped, closed his eyes and listened carefully, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, it's the sound of underground rocks cracking, not a living thing. What did you say just now? What happened?"

"The light of destruction is actually a natural phenomenon. Among the stars in the void, occasionally one will emit a light of destruction and sweep across the void. But the void is too big and has no physical boundaries, so it basically has nothing to do with our planet. , but as time goes by, there will always be exceptions. For millions of years, there have been three or four times when Parvatiga was also within the influence of the light of destruction. Because of his priesthood, my Lord was able to resist it. Like those meteor showers.”

"If Lady Luna hadn't blocked it..."

"It's just like these things." Shuer pointed to the corpses of several plain civets that the two of them had just crossed. "Of course it's not so painful. The moment it was affected, all the creatures in Parvatiga had the same result. .This thing is much scarier than the meteorite rain. Even if the meteorite rain falls, there is still a place to hide, but under the light of destruction, there is no place to hide, and there is no other way except waiting for death. The gods have never revealed this to Mortals, after all, the endurance of mortals is limited. Let them know that there is a sharp sword hanging over their heads at all times, and they might do something stupid. Ha, this is also the reason why I concealed it just now."

"We're here." The three-kilometer journey only took a few minutes at the speed of the two of them. There were not many animal carcasses around them now, because the two of them were on a rocky surface, and a crack opened in the ground. The gap, the gap slants downward and goes deep, so dark that there is no end in sight, "Do you want to go in?"

"Huh? Why not? What are we going to do if we don't go in?" Shuer fixed the crystal energy lamp for lighting on his shoulder. It would be nice if someone could help prepare the props. All the tools are the most advanced, and there are enough crystals prepared. , don’t use it in vain, you can squander it as much as you like, well, one cup is not enough, fix another one on the other shoulder, or put it on the waist...

"You bastard, don't be so embarrassed." Safu slapped Shuur on the back angrily a few times. Well, luckily, his spine was not broken. He was so lucky. "Didn't you just say that the light of destruction is actually natural Phenomenon? Of course there is nothing that can be destroyed about natural phenomena.”

"The light of destruction from the sky is a natural phenomenon, but this is not the case." Shuer shook his head, lit up the two crystal energy lamps on his shoulders, and shined them into the gaps on the ground. Well, the quality is really good and the brightness is enough. , and its light-gathering ability is very strong. The light beam extends to dozens of meters away without scattering. "Let's go. Have you been in before?"

"No, this is a man-eating cave. No one dares to go too deep. Once you get lost in it, you will never come back."

"Don't worry, I brought pathfinding powder." Xiuer patted a cloth bag on his waist and carefully poked a few small holes in the bottom of the bag. The white powder inside spilled onto the ground along the small holes. This is exactly what happened. Correct usage of pathfinding powder.

Pathfinding powder is the best partner for mercenaries in cave exploration, and is more reliable than any props.When they come into contact with rocks, they will adhere to them and emit a subtle fluorescence, which can last for a whole day before the fluorescence gradually disappears.Once you get lost in the cave, just turn off the light source and you will be able to find traces of the pathfinding powder. Follow the pathfinding powder back and you will be out of trouble quickly.

Unfortunately, there are often many monsters living in caves, and they are also very curious about fluorescence. They often lick or scratch along the fluorescence, rubbing off all the pathfinding powder, causing the mark to be lost and no way back.However, there are almost no living creatures nearby, so there is no need to worry about boring animals destroying the marks. Naturally, you can enter with confidence. Moreover, mercenaries will not completely rely on path-finding fans. Experienced mercenaries have very strong path-finding abilities. Remember to clear your way even in complex underground caves.

"So, it's impossible for us to get lost, don't worry."

"Yeah, I know." Saff nodded seriously, "Just like walking around the city just now."

"Sasa, I told you, don't learn from Moria. You won't learn anything good from that idiot."

"Hee hee, I think it's good." The backs of the two gradually disappeared into the deep cracks in the ground, only Saff's soft laughter came faintly from the darkness.

(End of this chapter)