March rose into the sky. In the passage on the goblin side, the battle between the goblins and the rats also entered a fever pitch. Five junior demon rats and a favored person monitored the battlefield. The low-level combat forces of both sides collided in the huge tunnel. In the foyer, behind the little goblins, several large goblins over 1.8 meters tall stared ahead nervously. They each controlled two magic artillery groups, ready to fire indiscriminately with shotguns at any time.
A big goblin looked at the little goblin who was operating the cannon next to him. He knew in his heart that these gadgets that were just a few weeks old were not accurate at all. These gadgets were all touched by these cannons for the first time this afternoon. The original 7 and 8 This artillery group was actually quietly killed by the group of rats within a few hours, causing several lines of defense outside the cave to completely collapse.
The hobgoblin shook his head. Originally, a goblin artilleryman only needed one or two weeks of training, and had to fire one or two cannons with the artillery crew before he could operate the artillery alone. However, it was too late now, so he could only find some random ones. The reliable little goblin goes up.
The so-called reliable is relative, at least it is what is left on the battlefield in the afternoon. However, looking at the big mice behind the little gray mice, the hobgoblin knows that this is not the way to go. The gray mice will rush over sooner or later, and he must notify them as soon as possible. Go, Archmage!
The hobgoblin handed over his gun crew to another hobgoblin, then turned and entered the corridor, climbed dozens of steps, and walked along the patterned stone slabs on the ground to a tall, beautifully patterned stone door.
"すみませんはなしがあります..."
The hobgoblin chirped, and finally the door opened. He waited cautiously, and after making sure there was nothing unusual inside, he walked in cautiously.
Inside the gate is a wide room. The walls around the room are made of metal shelves. Dozens of cannons are neatly placed on the shelves. They are of different sizes and lengths. The cannons of these magic pattern cannons are almost completely engraved with them. With a consistent pattern, you can tell at a glance that they are manufactured in batches from the same place of origin.
In a corner between the shelves, there are several iron buckets. There is a small magic circle under the iron buckets. In one of the open iron buckets, there is a bucket full of magic crystals.
These magic crystals are completely different from the ones generated by the monsters that Lant saw. They seem to be some kind of natural crystals, and some magic power is stored in them because of the magic circle on the barrel.
In the center of the room are several magic pattern tables. The magic pattern on one of the tables has been lit up. There is a magic pattern cannon suspended on it. The goblins were still using this cannon two days ago because it was installed when it was fired. Too many crystals damaged the magic pattern, and it is currently being repaired.
Next to the magic pattern cannon, a big man with a height of more than 2 meters and wearing a human magic robe was holding one hand on the suspended barrel of the cannon and repairing the magic pattern on the cannon with the other hand. After repairing it for a while, he finally He looked at the hobgoblin and asked, "What's the matter? I remember that you have taken away all the cannons. Why are there not enough?"
The hobgoblin babbling for a long time, gesticulating with his hands and feet, and finally expressed his meaning.
"Humph, just come in. What does that have to do with me? So what if they eat you all?" the big man said dismissively.
The hobgoblin was about to continue talking when there was a strange noise outside, followed by the wails of rats and goblins. He looked towards the door, only to find that the stone door was closing. Just as he was about to speak to the mage cloak, he saw a black shadow approaching. Come.
The big man who was standing next to the cannon suddenly rushed towards the hobgoblin, grabbed the goblin's head with both hands and gave it a hard squeeze. The goblin fell to the ground, lifeless.
"Stop hiding. Whether we can survive or not depends on our performance!"
The big man quickly took off his robe, revealing his pointed nose, bald figure, slender tail, and nondescript ears. At first glance, he looked like a rat man, but upon closer inspection, But he looks like an oversized goblin.
At this moment, the stone door has been completely closed. As a small magic circle next to the door frame glows, the entire stone door seems to be hidden within the wall.
"Remember, we only have one chance. We have to fight before we open the door. When the time comes, we must do what I taught you before. Don't expose the secret..."
The rat man put his robe on the dead goblin, not forgetting his nagging instructions. At this time, a female voice came from behind the gun mount behind him.
"Look how scared you are. Aren't you a very powerful magician? Aren't you able to take me down with just your hands? Why are you so scared this time?" The owner of the female voice did not come out of the shelf, but was hiding during the period. , "I've been trapped here for several months, and I've never seen you so nervous. Are you really sure you can get out this time?"
"Stop talking nonsense! It took me longer to prepare for this than you can imagine!"
The rat man said: "Look at what's going on outside these days, that high-level rat must have gone out to beat people up with great ambition, but ended up being completely slaughtered, and the other party came to take out the house.
I've seen the traces left by those artillery groups in the afternoon. Even the artillery goblins are gone, leaving only a little bit of ashes. They can't be so silent until they reach a high level. "
"Then you never thought that someone would chop you up as soon as they entered the door?" The female voice said with expectation and doubt in her tone.
The big mouse showed a sly smile: "If I were alone, he would definitely kill me, so I need your cooperation."
"Since they will kill you, why should I cooperate with you?"
While inspecting the marks on the ground, the big mouse said calmly: "Because if a human comes in, he will definitely kill me. If an orc comes in, then you will be the one to suffer. Only the two of us cooperate. Only then can we all survive, don’t forget what I taught you before!”
The female voice did not question it anymore, but just said: "Don't worry, if it weren't for your gift, how could I have been trapped for so long..."
"If it weren't for me, you would have become food for goblins or rats! I just want us both to have a way to survive!" Although the big mouse was angry, he didn't say anything. He put his ears completely to the ground, listening to the sound of four hooves and a pair of iron boots passing by.
"It's unbelievable. There is actually a four-hoofed, high-level knight with an intermediate horse? Or an intermediate monster with an orc?" The mouse was still thinking about something. In his sight, a sword with cold light was already less than 20 meters away from him. cm.
Behind the magic pattern sword, a face with blond hair, blue eyes and long ears appeared, smiling and saying: "This is how I ended you, what do you think?"
The big mouse smiled and said calmly: "Then I beg you to be more accurate!"
(End of chapter)
