Witch Forest Friends Club

"Bunty, remember to protect everyone. Run if anything goes wrong."

An Jiaye told the people staying behind that she knew that she could sneak into the cave openly and aboveboard.

"Don't worry." Ronan also got up and put away the lute, "My companion will stay here too."

"Very good." Anjaye took off her witch's hat and hung it on her back, and put on a cloak and hood. If she wasn't crippled, her appearance at the moment would be quite suitable for joining an assassin group that is good at leap of faith.

The girl reached out to Elsa and Ronan and said, "It's time for us to sneak in."

Chapter 45 Witches who can sneak are not popular

Maybe I can change classes and become a good assassin, no one can figure out when mushrooms grew in the house. ——"Ankaye's Chat Notes"

The cottages of the Cole people are made of logs that have been driven deep into the foundation, neatly arranged into a wall, and there are also rock walls and thorny vines that clearly leave the traces of the caster, which are used to reinforce the fortifications.

Regardless of whether it is the river beach or the cottage, there are densely packed shacks made of water plants, vines and wood, most of which are the places where Cole civilians live.

Although the layout and architectural style of the cottage were rough and simple, and lacked tools for fine polishing, they were not as dirty and chaotic as Anjaye imagined the settlement of the Central Asians.

Even though the air is filled with a slightly fishy smell to the human nose, there is not much filth and debris accumulated on the ground. Considering the population density in such a narrow area, the management of the cottage by the Cole tribe is considered to be very orderly. , the teaching of the god of running water to "keep clean" is also enshrined and implemented well.

Small altars and simple stone statues enshrining "Ms. Flowing Water and Mingquan" can be seen everywhere in the cottage - dried flowers and beautiful lake shells are piled up in front of the stone statues. This is indeed a devout tribe, but An Jiaye secretly said to them He said "sorry".

The soldiers and secret sentries who were originally guarding the cottage, like other civilians, were all coaxed out by the trick of "water-shaped descending gods". Cole people.

"The entrance to the cave here was not so spacious five years ago. It should be constructed by the Cole people."

The three of them stood in front of the deep cave that seemed to go straight to the maw of the giant beast, the Rexxar Mountains.

The river water flowing out of the big cave is clear and sweet. Judging from Ronan's flowing water spirit Amanda diving into the river and swimming happily, it seems that she is looking forward to exploring the cave.

"Based on the size of this Cole tribe, if they can travel long distances to the mountains, there must be spellcasters. We must make sure to find their spellcasters."

Anjaye agreed with Ronan's purpose, and the shaman of the Yanbei tribe probably lived in seclusion in a certain area of ​​the cave.

When Ronan was the first to stick to the rock wall and bend down to drill into the hole, Anjaye turned his head and looked at Elsa, and the girl forcibly pushed the reluctant kitten into the damp hole.

Anjaye applied night vision to both herself and Ronan. After a short period of discomfort, the girl quickly got used to seeing in the dark.

Inside the cave is a karst landform formed by the erosion of flowing water for tens of millions of years.

Among the strange rock formations, the terrain rises and falls, and even small waterfalls pouring down from time to time can be found, together with stone pillars and rock thorns that block the view, the criss-crossing routes and spatial layering constitute a complex natural stone carving maze, like "Ms. Flowing Water and Mingquan" has a childish innocence, and provides a stone amusement park for hide-and-seek for the people who believe in her.

"Let's think about it, we should go this way." Under Amanda's prompt, Ronan went all the way to the depths of the cave with ease.

"Xiao An." The dark environment was no hindrance to Elsa, and she still had the leisure to take out the memory shell, "It's so beautiful here."

Unexpectedly, as the route deepened, she began to discover that there were lighting facilities in the cave—they were all magic lamps carved from shells and hung on high places, and the light sources were inlaid with round crystals. Pearls in lamps.

"It's a magic pearl." Anjaye held back Elsa who wanted to "research" the magic lamp. She quickly judged the type of pearl, "a very high-quality alchemy material."

Guided by the pearl lighting, Ronan also further confirmed the infiltration route. Along the way, they gradually found a few Cole women in water grass skirts, all of whom seemed to be priest servants engaged in important work.

They were busy in the small cave spaces dug out of each rock wall, and Anjaye could roughly guess the purpose of different caves—except for the workbench used to make medicine and process shell sacrificial vessels, there were many small fish crawling around with their tails There is even a meditation cave with mysterious mural patterns.

If the cottage outside the cave is the meeting place for the daily life of the Cole people, then the space inside the cave is responsible for the inheritance of civilization by the Cole people.

Because the "Silence Curse" is to form an air barrier with a radius of about two or three steps around the cursed person--Anjaye's sound and movement will be isolated by this barrier, causing creatures outside the barrier, as long as they do not enter Inside the enchantment, what they faced was a silent wall of air.

The Silence Curse is not impossible to break. According to the girl's understanding, as long as the witchcraft can simulate the Doppler effect, they can perceive the existence of the Silence Barrier, but a group of ordinary Cole tribes obviously cannot do it. .

In addition, the witch spell to cover up the figure was also cast by Elsa, from the "mist cloak" to the general "invisibility spell", so they can safely and boldly bypass these Cole attendants and enter the depths of the guarded empty cave .

According to Anjaye's plan, it was supposed to sneak in like this all the way.

But Elsa once again played her role as a troublemaker—the Cole servants she encountered were without exception, and the little shadow servants who were all split by her were stunned with cloth strips soaked in sleeping potions. It looks like an old habitual offender.

Even some cute-looking little fish tails who run around without understanding can't escape the murderous hands of the shadow servants.

"Have a good dream." Elsa blew a soft "boo" kiss to the little fish tails lying on the ground, as if sending them a gentle lullaby.

"Xiao An, I did a great job." Facing An Jiaye's disgusted eyes, Elsa triumphantly claimed the credit, "There won't be a fish tail slipping through the net."

After eliminating all the surviving Cole people, the expedition team entered a particularly spacious cave unimpeded.

The ground was covered with stagnant water that submerged to the calf—a wide pool with a smooth bottom was dug out in the cave, and many oval eggs the size of pumpkins were placed in the pool—the magic pearl hanging on the wall of the cave Under the light, it reflects a dreamlike luster.

"This is the hatchery where the Cole raised their offspring." Ronan marveled sincerely, "It's the first time I've seen it too."

Anjaye was also amazed by the beautiful scene in front of him that symbolizes the history of a population’s reproduction—there are hundreds of eggs in the water that are gently cared for by the light of witchcraft. The walls of the eggs shine with strange and magnificent colors.

The girl lightly reached out her hand to touch the sticky egg wall, as if she could feel the fetal movement of life waiting to come to the world in her dream.

Each fetus is wrapped in a crystal clear and elastic milky white egg membrane. Although it is the egg of an amphibian, it does not appear disgusting. Instead, it has a kind of pure and vigorous vitality—the embryo can be vaguely seen through the egg membrane. Fantastic silhouette, like a teenage tadpole curled up in a ball.

"It really looks like an amphibian." An Jiaye became more and more curious about Wenlan's miraculous species evolution.

Ronan carefully waded through the densely packed eggs, chasing Amanda who was swimming excitedly: "Incubation pools like this are guarded by tribal shamans and 'attendants' who specialize in taking care of eggs, so as to avoid too many stillbirths. After a certain number of seedlings are hatched, they can grow up healthily and open up the future of the tribe."

"But there is no trace of the shaman here." An Jiaye's doubts became more serious.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Ronan, how did you discover this cave?" Elsa, who had been recording with the memory shell, asked curiously.

The bard explained casually.

"In order to fulfill my wish of exploring the peninsula, I traveled in the Rexxar Mountains. It was because of Amanda that I discovered this unique cave."

"Then is this cave our goal?" Anjaye hobbled behind Ronan and crossed the pool. The girl regained her composure and asked tentatively, "Is there a shortcut in the cave to the north of Mount Rexxar?"

"To be precise, it's a dark river below." Ronan turned his head and smiled mysteriously.

They passed through the wide hatching pool, and trekked for a long time in the twists and turns of the cave tunnel, and finally came to a wider underground cave, which Anjaye reckoned was more than enough to accommodate all the Yanbei tribe.

Looking around the walls of the cave, there seems to be no exit, but there is a large collapsed cavity on the ground at the edge of the cave on the girl's left.

Seeing Ronan speeding up his pace and rushing over, it seemed that his destination was about to arrive, but the closer he got to the big cavity, Anjaye also smelled a rotten stench coming from his nostrils.

"It stinks." Elsa covered her nose and was about to cry. She pointed to the source of the stench and said, "Xiao An, look, who can eat so many stinky fish?" "

As Elsa said, what Anjaye saw at the edge of the cave was a mountain of dead fish.

"Isn't it strange?" The girl counted, and there were ten hills piled up with dead fish. She couldn't help asking, "There is so much food, but they still live without enough to eat."

"Unless these foods have other uses." Ronan's face was a little ugly.

An Jiaye immediately asked: "Captain Ronan, have you thought of anything?"

The tone of the bard became extremely dignified.

"Besides serving as a blood sacrifice, there is no other use."

His Flowing Water Spirit was also hovering restlessly at the edge of the big void, as if warning the owner that there was an ominous atmosphere below.

An Jiaye carefully approached the edge of the big hole, and looked down at the deep water surface like a bottomless abyss.

"Yes, it's still a big guy with a terrible appetite." The girl added.

Sparse starstone crystals were unexpectedly scattered below the cave, coating the dark river that was surging and flowing in the girl's eyes with a layer of faint blue and cold fluorescence.From time to time, strange shadows flickered on the river surface, stirring up a frightening splash. They were huge reptiles flicking their tails and rolling shadows.

The girl stretched out her heart bud staff, and wanted to throw some mushrooms into the river to test it out, but she held back.

"The shortcut you want to talk about is not right below here."

"I promise in the name of the goddess, I haven't found these reptiles before." Ronan grabbed his hair innocently and annoyed.

"Think about how to explain to the old wolf later." An Jiaye also had a headache.

"Wow, Ann, there is a wooden ladder." Elsa ran to the other side of the hole and found a ladder that was difficult to see due to the viewing angle.

Then she accidentally kicked some fish down.

It didn't take long before there was a slight sound of falling objects, and then there was another burst of angry scolding.

"There are people below." Anjaye warned Elsa softly.

The kitten, consciously causing trouble, immediately covered its mouth and stopped making any sound.

"Here we come." Ronan reminded them, and the sound of "creaking" climbing the wooden ladder gradually came from under the big hollow.

When the guy who climbed up from the big hole popped up, Anjaye found that it was a young fish tail.

Compared with ordinary Cole people, his figure is stronger and stronger. In his big round eyes, there is confusion and anger that he couldn't find the prisoner. On that smooth and round forehead, because of the fallen dead fish It was hit, leaving behind a striking black-blue swelling.

A necklace made of shells, animal teeth, and fish bones is hanging on his body, and he is carrying a thick fishbone wizard staff that exudes a strong water magic aura. The witch staff is woven with several kinds of aquatic spirit grass. There are several huge luminous blue pearls dotted on the head of the staff, obviously he is a rare spellcaster among the Cole people.

This aggressive Yanbei shaman came up to make trouble, never expecting to be greeted by three despicable saps from outsiders waiting for a rabbit.

As soon as he left the wooden ladder and hadn't stood still, he was knocked on the head by the fierce iron rod in Elsa's hand, and the rune magic circle released from the stick's head was shining and released, and it also had a mind blast , Instantly deprived him of the ability to counterattack, and Ronan's subsequent elbow also knocked out the food residue in his stomach.

The tacit attack between the two of them almost physically sent this shaman to the kingdom of God to meet the Goddess of Flowing Water.

Chapter 46 The Great Shadow Under the Dark River

Going down the hidden maze is the only way for adventure, no matter whether there are snakes, worms, mushrooms and amphibious reptiles in the maze. ——"Ankaye's Chat Notes"

Anjaye, who did not venture down into the big cave in the dark river easily, and captured an important prisoner, chose to turn back to join the Dandelion team, and wiped out the remaining Cole servants who were unconscious in the cave.

The Cole people who ate the sleeping mushroom and the hypnotic potion all went to the dreamland where the God of Flowing Water entertained them, and they would probably have to sleep until this time tomorrow before they would open their eyes.

Just in case, Anjaye also teamed up with Lance and Jana to create a solid collective cage on the river beach with large mushrooms and vines that grew rapidly.

So when Gambino arrived, under the guidance of Ronan, he found the Dandelion team in the cottage.Anjaye was sitting on a bright mushroom chair at the entrance of the cave, leaning on his staff and waiting for the old wolf to come to the door.

"When I came here, I saw those fish tails being locked in a huge mushroom cage, and they all passed out." The old wolf raised his cloak and held the hand of a sleeping mushroom, "You let them eat this kind of mushroom. Mushrooms? How do you do that?"

"The mystery of magic." An Jiaye responded coldly, "It's not mysterious if you say it."

"That's right. I'm more impressed with you." Gambino rarely showed a normal smile, even though his face was still terrified—it reminded Anjaye of the past when he was sent to the academy, those who were scared by him did not dare to cry little girls.

The old wolf changed into a businesslike tone.

"Are you sure they won't hinder the advance?"

"They will sleep until this time tomorrow, and they will only remember this day. The goddess sent down a miraculous dream." Anjaye slowly got up, and climbed up the chair with the mushroom as a padded seat, so as not to be suppressed by the old wolf's aura (Height suppressed), "There are emergency measures in the mushroom cage, I'm sure nothing will go wrong."

"Don't be too confident, Xiaoan." The old wolf spread his hands towards her. "In the past, I would have taken the opportunity to kill them all to prevent future troubles. But whoever makes me old will not tear up the promise casually."

Anjaye felt quite helpless against the thick-skinned old wolf sometimes.

She would use mushroom cages to imprison the Cole people, not only for the safety of the situation, but also to protect those uncontested fish tails from the thugs.After all, the old wolf's promise never reassures the girl.

"Okay, now let's talk about the next question." Gambino turned his head to Ronan who was frowning in thought, "I heard that there is some trouble in the cave."

"Sorry, Your Excellency." Ronan nodded in apology, "There are still dangerous factors in the dark river that need to be eliminated."

Just when Anjaye was thinking about how to persuade the old wolf to lead the team down the river to clear the mines, a cold and deep voice interrupted their discussion.

"Boss Gambino."

An Jiaye followed his reputation, and the guy who dared to interrupt the meeting was a villain who looked like he had crawled out of purgatory.

Only half of his scalp has dry, yellow and thinning hair, and the other half of his scalp has large tearing scars on his face.Compared with the strong left hand, the other right arm is deformed and strong like a bear claw.

He was carrying a stained flail on his back, with Fenghan iron claws on both palms, and a pendant made of bones was tied to his messy hair tied into a few braids.

"Ge Luo, I should tell you to stand by outside the cottage." The old wolf turned his head and spoke calmly.

Anjaye knew that he was issuing a dire warning.

"Boss." Hearing this, the ugly man stopped far away. With cautious but dark eyes, he glanced around the crowd present, hiding his sharp steel claws behind his back, "Brothers want to see blood, those demihumans The bastard is the meat waiting to be slaughtered, why not give it to us for disposal?"

"Is the money I gave you not enough?" There was a cold light in the old wolf's narrowed eyes.

"Boss." The mercenary avoided his sharp stare and said in a nervous tone, "Turning around in this mountain forest that bends like intestines makes people dizzy, brothers are all suffocated, and you don't tell us What are you going to do, everyone needs to let off steam to feel at ease."

"Who is that?" Anjaye secretly asked Ronan on the other side.She had seen this mercenary leader when she was climbing the mountain, but she had never heard of his reputation.

"'Badger Hunter' Gro, he and his mercenary group are all cruel and bloodthirsty scum." Ronan also showed displeasure, "See? His hair accessories, gloves, Made of intestines, human bones and human skin."

"What is Gambino bringing these scumbags here for?" Anjaye also lowered his hood to hide his disgusted eyes.

"I don't know." Ronan shook his head. "It's better to say that the lunatics and scum in the whole peninsula like to run with him. After all, following the wolf's butt can pick up bones."

"But you are a different kind." An Jiaye probed calmly.

"I, like old Jose, have my own purpose, and so does Lord Gambino." Ronan's sigh was as bleak as the sound of the piano he played most of the time, "This tour will eventually witness it. "

"Gero, I promise to take you to a big deal that will shock the gods." Gambino scratched the sparse hair on his scalp, but made a harsh noise when he touched the hard star stone scales. "So don't make trouble for me."

The old wolf then put his hand on the hilt of his sword: "Pull your people together and let them settle down. Otherwise, I don't mind helping you discipline them."

"I see." The villain bowed his head and said without hesitation, "Boss Gambino, you said that, I will tell them to shut up, I just hope to hurry up, we are running out of supplies."

The mercenary leader finally turned his head and left in embarrassment with his despicable desires that failed.