The colorful light projected a large picture in the void, and even Yiwang, an old man in the exploration team, couldn't help but make a sound of surprise at this time.
"Is it a world map!?"
"Yes, and this is the latest version drawn by the gnomes!"
Although humans have made maps of the world to some extent relying on collected data and their own measurements, compared to the extremely precise maps produced by goblins, they are completely different concepts.
And because of the war, the terrain of this world may change anytime and anywhere due to a battle of a powerful race, so being able to see the latest version of this thing is indeed very valuable...
"Not only the map, but also the current power distribution map of various races."
Rick said that although some goblin codes were used, he had learned the goblin language and as long as he took the time, it shouldn't be a problem to decipher it.
"With this thing, it is very possible for us to estimate the current war situation, and as long as we can estimate the locations where disputes will occur in the future, we can estimate relatively safe alternative residential locations..."
That's right, even if they got the precise strategic map of the goblins, all they humans can do is hide here and there, just like rodents struggling to survive underground, they can only try to avoid the battle. Where it happens, rather than engaging in combat…
In this war that has lasted for who knows how many years between the gods and the dependent races they created, humans are not qualified to participate.
Even though humans and some races within them possess knowledge and wisdom, just because there is no existence of gods behind humans, they are a race that naturally appears in this world, and they do not yet have the ability to use the power of the Elf Corridor in this world. In this world, their status is similar to that of ordinary wild animals, such as wild monkeys.
And can wild monkeys participate in the war of intelligent beings created by intelligence and gods? I am afraid that at this moment, any race participating in the war will know this situation and will be surprised that such a weak creature can survive in such a world, and then laugh a few times and say: Bed bug with tenacious vitality!
"Yiwang, Yalei, you compare the left half and the half-year part with our existing map, and then modify it, and I will copy the strategy and power distribution map."
"Swear to your will!"
After hearing the order, Ivan and Yare responded in unison.
The three of them took out paper, pen, ink and measurement tools from the backpacks they carried with them, and started working.
Time was tight, but they still carried out the correct work of measuring and transcribing maps.
At this time, Ya Lei suddenly thought of a good idea and said: "I said, Rick, can't we take this map projection device back?
With the size of this box, it won’t be inconvenient to carry. If we do that, we don’t have to waste precious paper and time here..."
This seemed like a good idea, but it was directly rejected by the leader Rick: "No, we can't take back any items that rely on elf power. Let's copy them quickly."
Ya Lei was about to say something more when he saw the young leader looking over with sharp eyes: "If you want to die, just say so.
Taking this thing back, if it is discovered by those races that can detect the power of elves, it may lead to the gathering place being discovered by those guys, and no one knows what those guys will do after being discovered. Rather than letting that kind of uncertainty Something dangerous happened, why don't I get rid of you who have such dangerous thoughts right now..."
Rick was not joking. Ya Lei also knew his mistake, but he apologized for his abrupt suggestion: "...I'm sorry."
After the incident, the place fell into silence with only the sound of scribbling. The three of them all worked very quickly on their division of labor, even Ya Lei did the same.
But in most of the places recorded on the map, there was a sudden faint feeling of vibration on the ground.
"..."
In just an instant, the three of them seemed to have made an appointment. They quickly put the things in their hands into their backpacks, lowered their bodies and rushed into the darkness to hide.
Rick took off his gloves, took out a knife, peeled off a layer of skin at the tip of his index finger, and then pressed it on the ground. He was using the pain nerves in his fingertips to collect information from the floor!
[The target is fifty meters away from here. It is a bipedal walking creature. It is a bit bulky and slow, but it is six meters tall (about three times the size of a human) and moves slowly. This means that the other party is looking for something... …]
"Damn it, it's a demon species, and it has discovered our traces and is looking for us."
Hearing this, Yiwang's heart sank. The demon species is a race of monsters created by mutants of the fantasy species, an individual being called the "Demon King".
Most of them are monsters with low intelligence, which can also be said to be somewhat intelligent beasts, but they possess terrifying power.
And the demon species that can move around in this kind of field means that it should be an ogre or a troll, which is the lowest type of monster even among the demon species.
But even so, those guys who are used as cannon fodder on the battlefield are also enemies that are difficult for them (human beings) to fight against, even if there are three of them here, and they also carry some weapons like daggers and darts...
[However, if you use the things you carry to set some traps in this ruins, it may not be possible, no, no, even if you use wisdom, strategy and traps to successfully solve this demon species, but so what, if you are more powerful If the race decides that humans are a threat to them...human beings will undoubtedly be exterminated without any resistance! 】
Therefore, the only action they can take at this time is one...
escape!
There is no alternative.
Human beings are not allowed to resist, and can only survive as prey.
Ivan already had the answer in his heart. He slowly turned back and looked at Rick.
There was wavering in Rick's eyes, but soon, the wavering in his eyes disappeared and became cold: "Ivan, this is an order, I order you to die here."
"Swear to the will and I will lure it away."
Yiwang smiled bitterly, but agreed without hesitation.
He taught Ya Lei the backpack he was wearing and prepared to go out as a matter of course.
"Hello……"
Ya Lei, who took the backpack, wanted to say something with a trembling voice.
However, Yiwang comforted the other party and said: "You also know very well that in front of the demon species, it is impossible to escape together. Now someone must lead away the guy who has obviously found our aura. I am older than you, and I am also older than you." One hand is broken, so there is no more suitable candidate besides me.”
"I……"
"Don't say what you said in my place, Ya Lei, you are still young, your life will be more valuable than my life."
"But, even so..."
Yiwang smiled, took off the dust mask on his face, and handed it to Ya Lei.
"Never mind, there is no better reason to die than to protect your companions and family."
Ivan paused and said what he had just interrupted: "If I can go back alive, no, this time it should be impossible. So, Rick, Ya Lei, I hope you can help me as much as possible in the future. Take more care of them (wife and daughter), Lana is okay, she is a strong person, but Nonna is still young..."
Rick didn't look away, just stared at Ivan, nodded and replied: "Okay, just leave it to me."
"sorry."
Rick was surprised when he suddenly heard these words blurted out by Ivan.
"Why are you the one apologizing? The person who should say sorry should be..."
Rick paused, seeing the apology in Ewan's eyes.
The leader who ordered his own people to die put more burdens on Rick.
But there were so many that even the people he ordered to die were now feeling sorry for his order.
[I'm sorry for costing you another life...]
Rick saw this in Ivan's eyes, his heart was so depressed that it was about to burst, and tears began to fill his goggles.
Ywang rushed out. When he reached the edge of a passage, he shouted loudly in the direction of the passage where the vibration was coming from: "Monster bastard, I'm here!"
The rumbling sound sounded quickly and approached. The guy who appeared almost occupied the entire passage. It was a multi-tentacled giant monster, a bit like an octopus, but it had a lot of eyes on its tentacles, and its speed was not slow at all. .
At least, on terrain without obstacles, it is definitely better than humans.
The rumbling sound is fading away.
The remaining two people did not stay. After the giant monster left here, they left towards the entrance of the passage where the giant monster came from.
The goggles had been wiped dry, and now only indifference and reason remained in the young leader's eyes.
At this time, Rick had temporarily forgotten about Ivan who was going to die.
He had to take Ya Lei and bring this harvest back to the gathering place.
. . . .
My throat felt like it was on fire, and the two lungs in my body were constantly heaving like broken bellows. Every breath of cold air sucked into my body and passed through my respiratory tract was like a small knife cutting the trachea. It was extremely uncomfortable. …
Running into an empty ruins area, the place that looked like the exit had been blocked by rocks. Iwang leaned against the rocks that he, a human being, could never move away, and looked at Duoche who had forcefully opened the narrow entrance and came in. Troll, he looked bitter.
Although he died generously, if he could survive, he would try his best, but the final result was still as expected. He could not get rid of this demon species, even if it was delayed for a long time due to the terrain. time, but when his physical strength was about to reach its limit, he ran into a dead end first.
He was really unwilling to give in. His wife Lana must have cooked hot mushroom soup waiting for him to go back to drink, and his daughter Nonna must also be waiting with the story board he traded from other human gathering places last time. Go back and tell her a story yourself...
What kind of story is that? Yes, it seems to describe the emergence of a savior, ending this war with no end in sight and no hope in sight, and then restoring the dazzling sun and the endless blue sky that only existed in the past. …
Although Ywang's understanding of the blue sky only rests on the blue paint on his daughter's story board, at this moment, he is still full of infinite yearning and expectation for that unimaginable scene. Of course, And his deep attachment to his family.
Sitting down with his back against the rock, Yiwang ignored the approaching demon species and raised his head to look at the bloody sky outside the hole above his head.
[The story of the savior, but are there really people like the savior in this world? 】
He had doubts.
[It should not exist, it is just a story made up by humans to prevent themselves from committing suicide in this desperate world...]
Yiwang had heard about a gathering place for humans before. Because he could no longer bear the despair brought by this world, the leader led the people in the gathering place to eat poisonous mushrooms, but they were hallucinating. He left this world without any pain.
[Perhaps, that should be called happiness...]
There have been times in the past when Ivan wanted to get it over with.
At this time, the demon species had already approached, and the outstretched tentacles cracked a crack, but opened a terrifying mouthpart densely covered with thorns and fangs.
[But, if there really is a savior...]
[I no longer expect to survive...]
[But, if there really is a savior...]
"Please let my daughter live healthy and live in a less desperate world... Please, no matter who it is, give humans a way to survive!"
he shouted.
"boom!"
The Obsidian Gate suddenly appeared in the void and crashed down with a loud sound.
Underneath, before the multi-touched giant monster of the demon species could react, just when it was about to extend its mouthparts and eat the prey on the rock, its huge body was smashed by the heavy black stone slab like a peeing cow ball. hit, and then a huge amount of slurry was ejected, splashing in all directions.
Yiwang's face was smeared with purple plasma, and he felt a smell like feces and urine that had been fermented for more than ten days straight to the top of his head. However, his whole body was numb and he couldn't move at all. The stinking blood Apparently it has a paralyzing effect...
. . .
"It's so heavy, so hard to push..."
Wu Ke appeared in mid-air, but he just used his fist to blast open the door, which was as heavy as a hill.
Defective product, the new portal is definitely...
"Hey, what does it smell like?"
Wu Ke smelled a strange smell and looked down.
[Wait, this is...]
Dense cold sweat appeared on his forehead the next moment.
After the Obsidian Gate disappeared, the lump of meat in the pit below was exposed.
Obviously, it was like that when the door was smashed into it.
"No way, no way, no way, the person who called for justice for help was killed by the door I opened?"
This is bad news that makes SB suffocate...
"Ahem..."
Even if the body is paralyzed, the throat is stimulated and the instinctive reaction is still there.
Yvonne made a sound, awakening... probably, the man who was the savior!
