"That's good, this trip may not end so early, you'd better have something to eat before departure." Duan Xi said with a heavy tone, and then said: "Just now I got some news , Some gossip in the underground residence has been confirmed, that is, there are indeed some strange things down there, very... dangerous."
"Danger? What exactly is the danger?" Luke asked with a frown.
"Some aquatic organisms that seem to have mutated. There used to be a large abandoned project in the underground residence, which was used to communicate with underground water channels. Yesterday, Hong Chen and the others had opened up some blockages on the channel, and opened the water channel in the underground water channel. You have seen some appalling things, you must be careful."
"Is the thing they're looking for still in the underground waterway?" Luke was even more puzzled. "Shouldn't those things be in the city center or something?"
"No, for now, the underground waterway is the most likely. Because there are living creatures with intelligence quotient down there. If there is a spiritual vein, it can only be inside." Duan Xi took a deep puff of cigarette, his face became pale He became serious, "Miss Luke, I have told you all the dangers I know, and I have not concealed anything. Now the danger level of that place has exceeded my expectations, so I will ask you one last time before setting off, Are you really willing to take the risk?"
"Don't tell me I won't be able to come back." Luke rolled his eyes at the other party, "And since it's more dangerous, I should get more money, right?"
Hearing this, Duan Xi laughed loudly and said: "Haha, of course. Seeing that you are so confident, I feel more at ease. Don't worry, Miss Luke, as long as you can fulfill our agreement, I promise to give you Three times the price. The amount allows you to buy a house in any city in Yan Country with full payment, how about this figure?"
"You're quite generous, yes." Luke smiled slightly, satisfied with Duan Xi's willingness.If the other party is picking and swishing, Luke may not be so active. After all, whether the other party makes money or not has nothing to do with him.As the saying goes, if you don't want your son to be tied to a wolf, if you want someone else to do something difficult, you will naturally have to bleed some blood. This has been the case since ancient times.
"By the way, there are still some medicines here. Take them and they will help you." Duan Xi snapped his fingers, and the men behind him immediately brought a large box, opened it in front of everyone, and found that there were many medicines inside. Bandages, potions and some small pills.
"These are some basic first-aid supplies, which will be of some use to you. And these." Duan Xi knelt down, took out a small blue pill from the box, and said seriously: "This is specially designed to prevent parasitism. I don’t know if there are any parasites down there, but I think it’s safer to have this. Miss Luke, please pay attention.”
"I see." Luke nodded, and then the opponent's men put away the box and handed it to Luke.And Duan Xi also said at this time: "There are still two teams here, and it should take more than ten minutes. I won't stay with Miss Luke any longer. There are still some businesses waiting for me. But I will I pray for your safe return, and wish you prosperity in martial arts."
"Thank you for your kindness." Luke replied politely.Duan Xi nodded in satisfaction, and then left with his men.And watching the other party leave, and then looking at the rusty iron door leading to the underground residence, Luke's mood slowly became heavy.
It's time to go.
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Chapter 410 Entry
Abandoned Water Cave / Part [-]
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Although he believes in science very much, Luke also knows that there are some things in this world that science cannot explain, such as the fate that people often talk about, and the so-called intuition.And Luke's intuition is undoubtedly very accurate. She has felt more than once that this journey is likely to be different from the plan.
Putting these aside, after Duan Xi left, Hong Chen brought her vice-captain Ma Danping up to Luke.Hong Chen was still the same as the last time Luke saw her, with no energy on her face, and a hint of negativity and cynicism in her eyes.It's just that her vigorous figure, leather armor and sophisticated weapons still silently tell the people around her that she is a qualified fighter.
As for her vice-captain Ma Danping, his image has changed a bit. In just one day, he shaved his head bald.His eyes were long and narrow, and he looked at Luke and the others with some displeasure for some reason, as if they were unhappy.His attire was basically the same as Hongchen's, with leather armor covering his entire body and a half-handed sword. He was muscular and obviously trained.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Hong Chen nodded to Luke, and then stretched out his hand for a handshake: "Although I asked you to see if there are any vacancies yesterday, I really didn't expect you to be able to win the qualification, and It's Duan Xi who will vouch for you. Anyway, how about we get to know each other? My name is Xue Hongchen, and this is my deputy Ma Danping."
"Just call me Luke." Luke shook Hong Chen's hand politely, as if to deal with it, and then asked: "I just heard from Duan Xi that you have cleared most of the blocked passages yesterday. Is it all cleared?"
"There is only the necessary route." Hong Chen said briefly, stretched out his fingers and scratched his lower eyelids, "These are the routes agreed in the plan. After a lot of effort yesterday, we finally got through."
"I heard there's something down there, can you tell us about it?" Luke asked.
Xue Hongchen hesitated for a moment when he heard the words. At this time, Ma Dan patted Hongchen's shoulder with an expression of displeasure, and said, "Okay, why are you talking so much to them? It's just a group of gilded little girls."
"Huh?" Pez, who was standing next to Luke, suddenly felt a little upset, and said coldly, "You want me to tear your tongue out of your throat, don't you?"
"..." In the face of Pez's explosive speech, Luke did not stop him at all, and directly expressed his acquiescence by not saying a word.She was also a little upset, but as the leader of the team, she couldn't be so gaffe and too direct.
"That's enough, Ma, you go back!" Hong Chen pushed Ma Danping's hand away angrily. Ma Danping showed his resignation, but he couldn't straighten up under Pez's threatening eyes, so he had no choice but to stand up in despair. left.
After Ma Danping left, Hong Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Luke: "Sorry, Ma is a very sloppy person, just treat him as farting. As for the question you just asked, I actually don't know much about it. I want to dampen your enthusiasm for going in, and worry that you will give up halfway, so I don’t really want to say it.”
"I'm not going to do that, so tell me," Luke promised.
"That's good. In fact, we found that in the underground residence, the abandoned project many years ago, there were some strange creatures in that very large underground water system. Most of them were fish heads and human bodies, and they were wearing some human clothes. Clothes, holding some simple weapons. Although the strength of the individual is not strong, but the number is particularly large, and there are some other disgusting things under there."
A creature with a fish head and a human body...
Luke pretended to glance casually at Yako Kuromiya behind him. The latter had a serious face and seemed to be seriously eavesdropping on their conversation.Luke might be able to ask her opinion afterward.
"Then Miss Xue, what happened to the gold-plated one your deputy just mentioned?"
"This..." Hong Chen hesitated again, and looked at Luke suspiciously: "Excuse me, but aren't you really here for gold plating?" Luke replied a little speechlessly: "I don't even know what you mean ,dont you agree."
Hearing this, Hong Chen nodded, "Well, in fact, some sons and daughters of high-ranking officials will join this mission. Many of them are actually novices in exploration, who just got their grades from school, and then I can’t wait to join the actual combat. And this time the mission has a very high rank in the mission market, which can let them upgrade quickly, so many people came to gild it.”
"To put it bluntly, there are very few people we can rely on this time. Ma even thinks that our team is leading everyone."
"So that's how it is..." Luke was also a little speechless. There are also people who come to gild this kind of mission.
Isn't this looking for death?
But Luke didn't say that, and she wasn't that stupid.
Afterwards, Hong Chen took the initiative to introduce Luke to the team participating in this mission.All the teams plus Luke Hongchen and the others make up a total of six teams. One team is a 10-man combat team from the Iron Raid Mercenary Corps, but it's not this one.
The elite of the mercenary group, so their strength is worrying.The second team is foreign mercenaries hired by the mayor with a lot of money. There are only 5 people, but they are very strong.
The third team is a group of laymen and fresh graduates. There are a total of more than 10 of these people, all of whom are very young. Category.Many of them are the sons and daughters of high-ranking officials.
The last team is a pair of medical teams, but they are also unreliable.Although he is a "top student" who graduated from Rhine Life, but has zero actual combat experience, and there are many people with backgrounds mixed in, he is the second one to be gilded.
During the communication, Luke discovered another very interesting thing.That's those people who are really capable, but they are very easy-going when chatting, without any pressure or aggressive posture.Those who have just come out to play are very arrogant, and they often don't look at people straight.Maybe they didn't have any malicious intentions, but the etiquette was indeed extremely poor.
It's just that Luke has no ill feeling towards these young people because he has also experienced that age.
It's normal to be young and energetic.
After everyone arrived, the mayor of Lingzhou City sent a very strong "sir", who was said to be the father of someone in the team.He asked the leaders of all the teams to come in front of him. First, they each showed their passes, and then repeated the task, but the matter of finding the spirit veins was not clearly mentioned, but various hints.
Luke has no interest in these, so naturally he wants to take a nap.After this guy talked a lot, the mission finally officially started.The 10-member combat team of the Iron Attack Mercenary Group was at the forefront, the foreign bosses were at the second, Hong Chen was at the third, Luke and the others were at the fourth, and the remaining two pairs of bastards were at the back. .
The road was narrow, and everyone had to go down one by one.
In the dark and lengthy passage, Luke walked in the forefront, holding a flashlight and following the people in front of him.Some places in the underground residence are leaky, and a drop of water will drip from the top of the head from time to time.And for some reason, Luke always felt that the air was a little more humid than before.
As she was walking, she turned her head and asked Yako Heigong behind her, "Miko, you just heard the conversation between me and that woman, right? What do you think about the monster with a fish head and a human body?"
Hearing this, Yako Heigong showed a thoughtful expression on his face, and then replied: "I'm afraid I can't analyze anything for the time being, but there are similar monsters in some bizarre mythological systems. But... these are just speculations, I'm afraid we will Only when you get there can you find out what it is.”
"That's right." Luke turned his head and continued to focus on walking.
In this dark corridor, the lights of Luke and others are like fireflies in the dark night, which may be swallowed at any time.
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Abandoned water hole / [-]
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And the further down you go, the more obvious the humidity in the air becomes.Luke had actually faintly noticed this problem yesterday, but it made her feel more serious today than yesterday.
On both sides of the road, there were very obvious water stains on the dark gray walls.Flowing down from a high place, the entire wall was dyed a dark color.The spider webs that can be seen everywhere are also covered with water drops.The ground, which had already accumulated a very thick layer of dust, became even more uncontrollable after being soaked in water, turning into lumps of things that looked like jelly.
Very strange and very disturbing...
After walking down for a while, a group of people finally came to the underground residence.
But the humidity here is even worse than above.After not seeing it for half a day, Luke found that the surrounding walls were covered with water marks, and a shallow layer of black water had accumulated directly on the ground, which was full of garbage and silt.Looking up at the ceiling, in addition to the cracked gap, there will be a drop of water dripping from time to time.
"Why is there so much water here?"
"Ah, the shoes I just bought..."
"This place looks disgusting."
The people behind the team spoke in a low voice, which was particularly harsh in this silent space.Luke quietly turned his head to take a look, and was a little speechless to find that the people behind were not following them closely at all.There was even some distance between him and Pez, who was walking at the back, which was undoubtedly very dangerous.
But the other party is not related to him, and Luke didn't have the heart to remind the other party, but silently withdrew his gaze.
At this moment, the team in front also stopped moving, and it was only after Luke asked that he had to determine the direction.
The members of the Iron Strike Mercenary Group are known for scouting and leading the way. Although these people are relatively poor, their scouting skills are still trustworthy.Their captain held a map that Luke didn't even know where it came from, while discussing with Hong Chen how to continue walking.
From this incident, Luke found that Hong Chen seemed to be the backbone of the entire team.
Although I don't know which high-ranking official Hong Chen is the son of, but
Undoubtedly, it was the one with a particularly high official position. Luke could clearly see that the people of the Iron Raiders were very careful when talking to her.And he didn't intend to ask those foreigners at all. Those foreigners who were called over to be thugs just stood silently aside, and there seemed to be some displeasure in their eyes.
After all, they are the real elite of the entire team, but now they can't get in the conversation at all, which is really... ironic.
Naturally, Luke was not called over, and she eavesdropped not far away with her excellent hearing.But seeing that Hong Chen would be uncertain for a while, she didn't have the patience to continue waiting, so she simply walked back to her team.
The others were resting against the wall for a short time now, and Pez, who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded, was lowering his head, fiddled with something in the water with the tip of his shoe.Luke walked over and asked, "What are you doing, buddy?"
"There seem to be some stones in this water..." Pez said in an uncertain tone, frowning and fiddled with his feet again, the things under the water rolled into the clear waters on one side, and his real body was exposed instantly. A very strange-looking pointed snail.
It has white and reddish patterns on its body, and its shell is long and narrow with some very strange protrusions.But what is even more surprising is that this thing was actually moving after rolling to the side, and the speed of the action was not slow, and it crawled to another place after only a few seconds.
"This..." Luke looked at Pez in surprise, and the latter looked equally surprised, and said, "What kind of weird thing is this? I thought it was a rock just now."
"This place is completely different from yesterday." Luke said heavily.
Luke didn't know what that pointed snail just now was, but she knew very well that it was absolutely impossible for a normal snail to walk as fast as a crab, but that one just now did it.And that thing gave Luke a very disgusting feeling.
It's not just disgusting... there's a deeper evil that's buried.
After telling others to pay attention to their feet, Hongchen also determined the route, and they just passed by the direction Luke and the others wanted to go.This is undoubtedly a very good opportunity for Luke. After determining the location of the mark, they can sneak away while these people are not paying attention.
After all, their purpose is not to snatch some stupid spirit veins, but to get the mark.This is the really important thing, even if you can't do what Duan Xi asked, the mark must be obtained.
Carrying their respective belongings on their backs, the group walked through the flooded underground residence again.
Although the water level under my feet is so shallow that I can't even get inside my shoes, there is still a crisp sound of water every time I walk.An unbearable fishy smell gradually spread in the air, a little pungent, and very similar to the smell in the seafood market.
Because the strange thing he had seen before was still in his mind, Luke kept paying attention to his feet while walking, so he didn't notice that someone in front of him was quietly talking about her.
In Hongchen's team, a short man with a dagger next to Ma Danping was talking softly to Ma Danping: "Brother Ma, this place is more wet than yesterday, if you encounter that strange thing again , how do we take care of the group of trash in the back?"
"If you can't take care of them, just let them fend for themselves." Ma Danping said absent-mindedly.
The dwarf had a thoughtful expression on his face, and then he said with a smirk, "Brother Ma, what do you think of this? Will there be electricity down there later? All our electronic equipment failed yesterday, even the flashlight couldn't turn on." .If there is a riot later, can we take the opportunity to get rid of these people?"
"Hmm..." Ma Danping murmured, his face obviously very excited, and said: "What you said is also reasonable, there are many treasures down there, as long as we can get rid of them, we can get the most. But I'm afraid Hong Chen won't agree with us to do this..."
"..." The dwarf wanted to say something, but at this moment, something happened.
In the passage that was originally calm and dead, the earth shook in an instant.The confusion and weightlessness made many people start to exclaim,
"What's going on here?"
"Earth... Earthquake?"
"No, no one ever told me this was going to happen."
But the exclamation was useless, the collapse came so fast that even Luke couldn't react, and the ground under his feet cracked open.
For a while, the next three teams, including Luke and the others, all fell into the dark abyss below.And those people in front were very lucky, the ground under their feet didn't crack immediately, they seized the opportunity and ran wildly.
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Dark, with a sticky dampness.
After Luke woke up from the darkness, she was surprised to find herself buried in a pile of bricks.She couldn't see her fingers in all directions, and every part of her body was pressed by bricks. The heavy weight seemed to crush her to death.
But Luke is not so easy to deal with.
"Drink---scare!"
With a roar, Luke escaped from the bricks with his strength.She dragged her heavy steps, panting heavily, and turned around to look behind her.But because there was no light, Luke couldn't see the specific situation.
With a snap of his fingers, Luke directly ignited the light with the power of nothingness, and the purple light immediately illuminated an area.
It was only then that Luke realized that behind him there seemed to be a man behind him.
pieces of ruins.Not far away is the bridge supporting the entire underground residence, but the main girder of the bridge has been broken for some reason, which may be the main cause of the collapse.
And beside him, Luke saw a strange water channel with some white foamy objects floating in it.
At this moment, Luke felt something lying on top of her body. She stretched out her hand and clasped it behind her back. When she held it in front of her, she was surprised to find that it was the kind of pointed snail she had seen before.Some very disgusting small tentacles protrude from the opening of the pointed snail, with very sharp mouthparts on them.Fortunately, Luke's skin is rough and fleshy, and it can't bite it open, otherwise it will be blood sucked by this thing.
"Damn stupid thing." Luke angrily threw the pointed snail to one side of the wall. The huge force shattered the pointed snail, and there was a lot of deep red blood inside, which smelled very disgusting and pungent.
Quickly checking himself, Luke was relieved to find that there were no more pointed snails.After that, Luke went to search the ruins to see if more people were buried in it, but after working for a long time, no one was found.
"They're somewhere else," Luke thought to himself.She closed her eyes, but she could still vaguely feel Pez's position in her mind, not far from her, but there was no definite direction.
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