"Bang"!
There was a muffled sound, and the ghost wolf in its ghost state was actually blocked, unable to pass through the metal wall and enter the interior.
The metal wall in front of me is obviously weird. It should be the characteristic of Black Star Magic Iron. It can isolate both physical and spiritual bodies.
There is no shortcut, we can only wait for the iron scales to open the gap little by little.
But its progress was a little slow. More than ten minutes passed before it managed to get a small bite out of it. At this rate, it would take at least several hours before the gap could be barely opened.
The progress of the exploration of the mage tower ruins was hindered, and Chu Xin came to the wine cellar. After such a long time, there was no movement below the wine cellar. No one tried to rush up, and no one came to communicate. It was as quiet as death.
"What's going on?" Chu Xin looked at Rosa and asked.
Rosa pursed her lips at Brody, who was squatting aside and thinking about life, and said: "Well, except for this, there is no movement from behind. I guess I'm scared."
This situation is considered normal. The wine cellar is difficult to enter and exit. People inside are easily ambushed when they come out, and people from outside are also easily ambushed when they enter.
The first person to come up was attacked by a sniper, and the people behind him naturally did not want to come up again to kill him, so the situation became deadlocked.
In fact, it wasn't all hopeless. Water attacks, smoke, goblin bombs... Chu Xin had many ways to deal with the group of people in the wine cellar, but he just didn't rush to do it. Moreover, there is Ding Xiu inside who has been out of contact for some unknown reason.
"哐哐"!
At this time, the iron plate covering the wine cellar moved slightly but was not lifted, as if the people inside were not strong enough to lift the iron plate.
Is there any movement?
Chu Xin's expression moved slightly, signaling everyone to get ready. There are two professionals with three-star strength below. If they are not handled well, problems will occur.
At the same time, he opened the game map and wanted to check the situation below the wine cellar and what the strength of the guy who was trying to come out was.
? ? ?
Why is there only Ding Xiu?
Chu Xin was shocked to find that in the wine cellar marked on the map, there was only an unusually eye-catching small green dot, while the other white dots had all disappeared.
This little green dot is Ding Xiu. At this moment, he is standing near the exit of the wine cellar, trying to come up.
Remember just now, there were more than a dozen people down there, but in the blink of an eye, they were all gone?
Killed them all? Impossible, Ding Xiu is not strong enough to deal with so many professionals, and it is the moment to escape the hurricane, so there will be no civil strife.
Is there another secret passage?
Chu Xin was very confused in her heart, but she would know after Ding Xiu came up and asked for details.
"Move the iron plate!"
Chu Xin ordered the fighting dwarves to move the heavy iron plate above the wine cellar, and a figure covered in blood was revealed, which was Ding Xiu.
He looked very miserable. His body was covered with scars, some of which were deep enough to show the bones. The injuries were extremely serious, and he was a little shaky just standing up.
Although he was seriously injured, Ding Xiu smiled happily. His body was covered with various weapons, and there were many things stuffed in his arms. They made a clanking sound, and they should be coins.
The total weight of these weapons and coins weighed at least nearly a hundred kilograms. I really don’t know how he was able to carry these things out with such a serious injury.
"Why bother?" Chu Xin used the life recovery of the healing orb to perform a simple treatment on Ding Xiu, which alleviated his injuries.
"Hey!" Ding Xiu laughed for a while, but didn't explain anything. Then he started to take off the weapons hanging on his body one by one. When he finally got the machete, he muttered: "That fat guy didn't lie to me. , This knife is really good, but it’s still my own knife that I can use easily. Forget it, I’ll give it to you together, but you have to—”
"Clang"!
Along with the last long knife, Ding Xiu fell to the ground. This guy finally couldn't support his injuries and passed out.
Well, no, it could also be the alcohol, because the moment Ding Xiu fell, Chu Xin smelled a strong smell of alcohol.
A brief check of Ding Xiu's injury on the panel showed that it was relatively stable under the treatment of the healing orb. Chu Xin wondered if this guy had some strong characteristics in the attribute column that he couldn't see.
"Go down and clean up the battlefield!"
Chu Xin directed the battle dwarves and gray goblins to enter the wine cellar to clean up. It looked like Ding Xiu only picked up some weapons and money, so there should be something left behind.
After standing there and waiting for a while, Chu Xin entered the wine cellar after confirming that there was no danger inside.
As soon as he entered the wine cellar, he felt the thick smell of wine and blood rushing into his nose. Chu Xin resisted the nausea and walked down the wooden ladder for a while, entering the space inside the wine cellar.
What he saw were corpses on the ground, and Ding Xiu had really killed them all.
However, it seems that it is not entirely a head-on victory, but a bit of trickery may have been used.
Because every corpse has a strong smell of alcohol, you can tell how much alcohol they drank by looking at the wine barrels here.
Under the pressure of the hurricane, and in a stable and comfortable environment like a wine cellar, it is normal for these adventurers to indulge.
Ding Xiu was probably half drunk. He took advantage of everyone's drunkenness to attack Sanxing in a sneak attack before completing the massacre.
There must be some people who are vigilant and not completely drunk, which is why Ding Xiu was seriously injured.
Chu Xin couldn't help but sigh, Ding Xiu is really a cruel person, not only cruel to others, but also cruel to himself.
In order to prevent any omissions, Chu Xin asked the battle dwarves and gray goblins to implement a naked policy, and everyone was stripped naked, while he himself began to collect the wine barrels in the wine cellar, whether they were empty or full.
Soon, the entire wine cellar was emptied, leaving only white corpses on the ground.
In the open space outside the ruins of the mage tower, Chu Xin began to explore all the items. These two- and three-star adventurers had been in the dark land for so long, so they should have more or less something on them.
The first piece!
[Shabby Adventurer Clothes]: Debris, although it exudes an unpleasant smell, it is still a complete cloth.
…
The eighth item!
[Shadow Association's junior killer emblem]: A heraldic prop, the identity symbol of the Shadow Association's junior assassin. You can use the crest to accept tasks of three stars and below in the Shadow Association.
…
Item 19!
[Jock's Master Key]: A special prop, a special key with the ability to change, which can open many locks.
…
There were more than a hundred items in total, and an average of five to six items were found on each person. Most of them were rags, which were thrown into the wine cellar and burned.
There are two more interesting props left: a killer emblem. I didn’t expect that there are people in this group of adventurers among this group of adventurers. Unfortunately, it is of no use to Chu Xin. He can’t go to any shadow association to pick up the mission. It can be put in the warehouse to lie ashes first; the other is a master key and a functional prop. Chu Xin thinks it is pretty good and should be more useful in some special occasions.
In addition to these, there were also several pieces of intact leather armor, which Chu Xin casually distributed to the several centaur archers who came with him, which could slightly enhance their protective capabilities without affecting their speed.
Finally, there were some materials, mostly ores, herbs and plants, and some materials from exotic beasts. The quality was not very good, so Chu Xin collected them into the warehouse.
It can also be seen from this that this group of adventurers are really poor. They are like the leeks of Ferlan, which were cut into pieces.
It's a pity that Ding Xiu killed them all, otherwise they could be transferred to his territory and continue to be leeks.
The harvest was slightly less. According to Chu Xin's estimation, there should be some potions and magic scrolls, but none of them were found. They were probably searched by Ding Xiu.
Chu Xin shook his head helplessly. In fact, this group of adventurers had been trapped here by him and they would definitely not be able to escape. It only took a little time and thought to basically plunder everything. Unexpectedly, Ding Xiu intercepted him after a short delay.
But he is not such a stingy person. Ding Xiu also obtained it with his own ability. Besides, the big head should still be at the ruins of the mage tower. The walls built are all made of five-star metal. The things inside must be very precious. It's a treasure trove or something.
Even if there is nothing inside, the black star magic iron outside is enough for Chu Xin to make a fortune. Comparing the two, the adventurers here really don't have much luck.
After sorting out the harvest, Chu Xin checked the progress of the iron scale. The gap was already as big as a washbasin, but the hole had not been dug in yet. But judging from its bulging belly, it should be entering an evolutionary state soon.
After briefly covering up the hole dug near the ruins, Chu Xin led his team back to the court. According to this progress, it would be at least midnight before he could get in.
Abandoning the large army, Chu Xin rode the shadow and returned quickly. On the way, he continued to explore the golden man and found that the lizard man tribe above had completely disappeared from the map.
He was completely relieved. The lizard man tribe was still very threatening. The only regret was that he didn't load the copy.
After returning to the camp, Chu Xin quickly got Tony's statistics of hurricane damage. Overall, there was some damage, but it did not hurt the roots.
In terms of defensive towers, four wooden arrow towers collapsed, all rotten wood arrow towers collapsed, and two wooden arrow towers had their tops cut off, making them basically useless. Most of the remaining wooden arrow towers were damaged in some places, but a few special defense towers were relatively intact overall.
In terms of buildings, two wooden houses were swept away and one collapsed. Parts were damaged, the fence was seriously damaged, and the toilet was also swept away. Fortunately, the underground cesspool is still there.
In terms of arms and population, there are two fewer black bears, ordinary gray goblins have suffered heavy casualties, four gray goblin crossbowmen are missing, five gray goblin trappers are missing, and there is also a centaur archer that was damaged in the copy.
Finally, the green seedlings in the field behind were damaged a lot. Among the mutant plants here, one of the explosive pomegranate trees was broken, and many immature mutant fruits fell to the ground. The fish pond also lost fish in several fish ponds. Only the Silver Arowana pond was frozen by Bing Meng, so it did not suffer any losses.
The bone burial ground next door is the worst. The graves have collapsed to an unknown extent, and the bones and skulls have become much thinner. Tony cannot count them carefully.
The overall loss did not exceed psychological expectations. According to Chu Xin's most miserable prediction, he was already prepared that only the black castle and a few protected special buildings were left in his territory. He was even prepared to be swept away by the Lightning Tower. .
Compared to the town of Fairen and the lizardman tribe that had been bulldozed on the map, Chu Xin had nothing to be depressed about. After all, everyone else's homes were gone.
During dinner, Chu Xin learned about a hurricane of this magnitude from the mouths of a group of slaves and Brody, who had just been converted from a captive into a slave. This was the first time they had encountered it.
There are indeed natural disasters in the Dark Land from time to time, but there are still very few people who can easily bulldoze a small or medium-sized tribe.
After moving out the wine barrels picked up from the wine cellar, the whole territory was indulged in a little indulgence. After the meal, Chu Xin lay on the bed and took a nap.
This time, he slept until almost three o'clock in the morning. As soon as he woke up, Chu Xin got the news that Tie Lin had excavated the ruins.
The contract that comes with the sealing crystal is quite effective, and he can communicate with Iron Scale even at such a long distance. Unlike Rosa's one, if you are far away, you can sense the situation, but you can't communicate and can only issue a recall command.
In the night, Chu Xin rode the shadow and brought Rosa, Friday, ghost wolves, fighting dwarves, gray goblin crossbowmen and many other soldiers to the ruins of the mage tower again.
At this time, Iron Scales had already sunk half of its body into the wall. Over the course of most of the night, it had grown again and became more like a normal-sized pangolin. From the looks of it, it should continue to grow.
Sensing Chu Xin's arrival, it withdrew and trotted affectionately to Chu Xin to claim credit. After receiving positive encouragement, it rolled around like a child.
As the iron scales retreated, a hole as thick as a bucket appeared in front of everyone.
The hole is not big, so there is definitely no way to walk in decently. You have to crawl. Even a larger combat dwarf wearing armor may not be able to squeeze in.
Chu Xin did not enter rashly, but sent a ghost wolf to explore.
As the ghost wolf entered, two prompts popped up in his upper left corner.
"Tip, you discovered the secret magic laboratory of Ruin Lane, would you like to explore it?"
"Tip, you discovered the secret magic laboratory of Ruin Lane, and the exploration value increased by 500 points."
The sudden appearance of the name of the ruins made Chu Xin somewhat unresponsive, but he soon figured out that the mage tower ruins and this ruins were actually two ruins. And this secret magic laboratory is the secret beneath the ruins of the mage tower mentioned in the exploration prompt.
He thought he was exploring the ruins of the Mage Tower, but he didn't expect to find another one. He had vaguely guessed when he saw the five-star Black Star Magic Iron shot dead before, that Fairen should not be so heroic, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
After all, if this place belonged to Fairun, why didn't they go inside to hide, but chose to teleport away.
It is even possible that this ruins, Fairen, have not yet been successfully explored, and maybe the door has not even been opened, so Fairen chose to build this mage tower on this ruins.
This way you can cover up the traces of the ruins and explore slowly and unhurriedly.
Although it was late at night, Chu Xin was not sleepy at all.
Chapter 26 Ryan’s Secret Magic Laboratory
