Under He Wen's instructions, the orcs hung surgical lights at various points in the mine to ensure that the detected mine areas were always lit.
He Wen was standing on a boulder, looking deeper into the mine.
In the bottomless darkness, in addition to low-level monsters, there seems to be some more dangerous existence hidden.
"Roar--"
Even Cookie kept roaring into the darkness.
He Wen can now sense Cookie's thoughts. He understands that there is indeed a very powerful monster in the deepest part of the mine, and it is also paying close attention to the actions of the orcs.
He turned around and looked at the orcs who were mining minerals using the iron pickaxe that He Wen refined from the magic crystal on the body of the magic crystal wolf, and had an idea in his mind.
"Cookie, come with me."
He Wen rubbed Cookie's head, and the latter snarled and got into He Wen's shadow.
"He Wen, where are you going?"
At this time, Eve couldn't help but feel confused when she saw He Wen walking deep into the mine alone.
"Say hello to the owner here, after all we have broken into someone else's house."
He Wen replied with a smile.
Eve pulled out her long sword and followed He Wen.
"In that case, I will go with you."
He Wen knew that Eve had a very stubborn temper. If she was not allowed to go, the girl would probably be sulking alone again. After sighing, He Wen only said one sentence.
"Don't do anything casually then, and don't leave my side."
Eve nodded.
Originally, Hal also wanted to go together, but He Wen asked her to protect the orcs who were mining ores here. Although those monsters have stopped attacking now, there is no guarantee that they will regain their strength later.
Although somewhat reluctant, Hal still chose to follow He Wen's instructions.
In this way, He Wen took Eve with Cookie lurking in the shadow, and the two of them walked towards the depths of the mine.
Along the way, He Wen could see countless pairs of scarlet eyes staring at them in the darkness even without the life detection technique.
But even though these monsters bared their teeth, they even let out low growls from time to time.
But no monster dared to charge forward.
Monsters are not afraid.
He Wen quickly realized something. The reason why they did not rush forward was not because He Wen and others killed too many of their compatriots, but because a higher-level existence gave them an order not to do anything.
At least the other party should be able to tell that he doesn't intend to continue taking action for the time being, otherwise he won't let all the monsters stand still.
"He Wen...I can feel like I'm surrounded by monsters."
Eve looked around and finally discovered that some of the light emitted by the surgical searchlight that could still be seen behind her had now completely disappeared.
She began to feel a little nervous inside.
This shouldn't happen to a knight, especially a fifth-level swordsman like Eve who has undergone professional training.
But for some reason since childhood, Eve was very afraid of the dark. This weakness could not be overcome even after she successfully established her own knighthood.
At this time, the boundless darkness almost made her breathless.
"Calm down, Eve."
Listening to the rapid breathing behind him, He Wen turned his head slightly and looked at the girl.
But the girl seemed not to have heard He Wen's words. She was tortured crazy by the darkness, and even the hand holding the sword was trembling.
She felt like the darkness was like an invisible giant mouth, swallowing her up bit by bit.
Just when Eve's spirit is about to collapse.
A strong hand suddenly covered her sword hand.
"Calm down. As long as I'm here, you'll be fine."
He Wen stopped, turned around, held Eve's hand, and helped her hold the sword.
Eve looked up at He Wen slightly, and then nodded vigorously.
He Wen smiled and made his voice as gentle as possible. Eve felt a warm feeling that she had never felt before. At this moment, the man in front of her seemed to be a glimmer of light in the darkness, although it was not It was too bright, but it was enough to dispel the anxiety and uneasiness in her heart.
"Sorry, He Wen...can you hold me for now?"
"It's my pleasure."
He Wen grabbed Eve's hand tighter, and after making sure that Eve's mood had calmed down, He Wen pulled her forward.
After walking for about ten minutes, there was still no end in sight, but He Wen discovered that the deeper the mine went, the richer the minerals that could be mined, but these were not what He Wen had to consider now.
He could feel that he was getting closer to that thing, and there was even a burning breath coming towards his face. Eve seemed to feel that the surrounding environment was getting hotter and hotter.
She couldn't help but exhale, feeling glad that all her armor was off, otherwise she would have sweated while wearing such thick armor in this environment. She didn't want the man in front of her to see her covered in stinky sweat.
"Is it hot?"
He Wen looked back at Eve and said.
"Well, why is the temperature here getting higher and higher?"
Eve gently tugged at the collar of the linen lining with her hands.
The looming chest made He Wen quickly turn his head and say.
"It'll be there soon."
"He Wen, is the owner of this mine you mentioned dangerous?"
"Being able to control so many monsters at the same time that shouldn't be controlled by humans is certainly a bit of a skill."
At this moment, Cookie suddenly jumped out from He Wen's shadow. It stood in front of He Wen and Eve, grinning in front of him.
He Wen also stopped and looked into the depths of the mine, and then he discovered that in the depths of darkness, there was a faint glimmer of light.
"bright......?"
Eve asked doubtfully.
"It seems like they're inviting us."
He Wen smiled, then knelt down and rubbed Cookie's head.
"Cookie, stay alert and don't attack without my order."
"Ouch——"
Cookie responded and walked in front of the two of them.
He Wen and Eve also followed behind it.
Soon they saw clearly what was at the end of the light.
It turned out to be a spider-like monster with half of its body soaked in a hot natural hot spring.
The monster's upper body emerged from the water, and several long and sharp feet rested on the edge of the hot spring. The joints of those long feet also projected light blue fluorescence, which was the light source that He Wen and the others saw.
"What it is."
After seeing the giant spider, Eve held her sword in front of her.
Cookie also grinned, and the hair on his body stood on end like black flames.
He Wen raised his hand and slowly stopped the alert man and beast.
He looked carefully at the big spider. Yes, it was the leader of these monsters, but it was not a monster itself, but some kind of beast, or... a beast that was about to evolve into a species.
"You are hurt?"
He Wen asked, looking at the big spider.
The countless eyes on the exposed half of the giant spider monster's head began to slowly flash with blue light, and then He Wen heard a buzzing sound, as if the spider was telling him something.
"I don't understand what you are saying. Can you talk to me in human language?"
After listening to He Wen's words, the huge spider was silent for a long time, and then it slowly raised a foot, and the long and pointed foot slammed down on He Wen's head.
"careful!"
Eve suddenly raised her sword, but was patted on the shoulder by He Wen.
At this moment when Eve was stunned, the long foot had already stabbed down.
But instead of stabbing them as Eve thought, it penetrated directly into the ground in front of He Wen.
Then the foot began to twist slowly, and finally broke suddenly from the blue fluorescent foot joint.
Eve was stunned and didn't understand what this monster was doing.
He Wen looked at the broken ankle joint stuck in the ground and didn't quite understand it at first, until he turned on the life detection technique.
I found that the joints of my feet were changing on their own.
Soon, the originally long and thin foot joints slowly twisted into a tall woman.
The woman was naked, looked at the congratulations with dull eyes, and finally said in a somewhat broken human language.
"It's really strange. You...are clearly a demon, why...use human...language."
