The tunnel looked like the intestines of some ancient beast, with darkness crawling inside. There is an ancient smell in the air, a lingering smell from the past...
Ed controlled the one-eyed spider and used his bright yellow vision to sneak in the dim darkness. Such a trick may not be effective against cave-dwelling ghouls, but it is enough to avoid human sight——
The rules of the underground world are different from those on the ground, but humans are always more terrifying than ghosts.
He carefully controlled his steps, not daring to make noise or use lighting. In the darkness where nothing could be seen, only the flame map provided by Sylvie guided the direction.
The touch of Catalina's deerskin gloves behind her was warm and soft. She also held her breath and concentrated her posture, pressing her right hand on the hilt of the sword, ready to go.
According to the already planned route, Ed avoided the main trade roads and ghoul activity areas, and walked all the way to the coordinate point marked with the steel-blue sword. As expected, he did not encounter any danger.
etc……
In the darkness, Ed stopped. From the perspective of the one-eyed spider sent from the front, he clearly saw the claw marks on the ground:
Walking on all fours, leaving dots of long dents on the stone ground - a ghoul.
Judging from the number of footprints, the number is around 7-9, a small community; there are bloodstains on the ground, and members among them have been injured; the claw marks vary in depth, and some members are relatively strong and are the main fighting force of the group.
"Be careful, there may be danger ahead." Ed warned in a very low whisper.
There was a faint metallic sound behind her, and Catalina wanted to pull out her sword. He squeezed Catalina's left palm with his right hand and stopped her:
"Not now. Let's follow."
The direction that the ghoul group is traveling is the direction that marks the Silver Knight's treasure. In other words, if you want to get the Silver Knight treasure, you will most likely need to deal with them first.
Two first-level extraordinary people faced a small group of ghouls, and it was not easy to win.
Ed planned to move closer first and use the one-eyed spider to observe the terrain and enemy distribution before deciding to retreat or engage.
As he went deeper, he saw a black iron doorway appearing on the rock wall of the cave. The door panel had long since corroded and collapsed.
This is an abandoned military installation. Judging from the age, it was probably built at the end of the Elves' reign.
A defensive wall of stone and earth faces the outside of the gate, with rusted weapons, bows and arrows, and terracotta oil jars inside, as if these unmanned constructions have not yet surrendered.
An L-shaped passage extends the room to two directions: north and east. The small room in the east can monitor the movements of the entire hall, while the long corridor in the north is deep, long and full of suspicions.
This is the limit of the one-eyed spider, and the control range cannot be reached.
There were three ghouls in the small room, all injured, tired and listless. They are nothing more than sentries, decoys, and victims. The remaining main force must be concentrated inside the northern passage.
After closing his eyes for a moment, Ed had a plan in mind.
He turned back to Katarina and whispered in his ear, and Katarina agreed. The two approached slowly until they reached both sides of the gate...
Suddenly, Ed lit the lighter and rushed straight to the east side room. The sound of gunfire suddenly swept through the entire hall like a flood.
He had already memorized the location of every ghoul in the room, and the only thing he had to do was to pull the trigger as quickly as possible to eliminate the injured before they could react.
First close and then far, one person has two shots.
The ghouls did not expect this sudden attack at all. They screamed in panic to alert their companions, but they only received blazing bullets. In less than ten seconds, all the ghouls in the room were paralyzed on the rough stone ground, dying.
On the other side, groups of ghouls poured in from the north passage, and Catalina had already occupied the entrance to the passage. I saw her pulling out the long sword "Qingfeng", and the blazing light instantly filled the entire passage.
The ghoul in front was suddenly blinded and wanted to retreat, but bumped into his companion behind. The sword edge whirled, and a vertical slash fell from the sky, splitting its ugly head into two pieces.
In this narrow corridor, the ghouls' numerical advantage suddenly lost its effect. One-on-one defensive situations are Catalina's strongest area, and she can control the entire corridor by herself.
Just when the ghoul was in a dilemma, a whistle sounded, and Catalina took two steps back to clear the passage.
Seeing the opponent retreating, the ghouls immediately charged towards the entrance of the passage. As long as the group attack formation was successfully launched, the dangerous humans in front of them would become delicious prey.
But Ed suddenly appeared in front of them, the revolver in his hand had been reloaded, and he fired fiercely towards the passage again.
The firepower advantage of thermal weapons was brought to its extreme in this narrow tunnel without bunkers.
The group of ghouls immediately fell into chaos, and even the only brave man who dared to risk his own life to pounce on Ed was chopped into two pieces by Catalina on the side of the entrance to the passage.
As Ed's bullets were empty, she turned around and occupied the passage again, like a steel wall.
The ghouls finally gave up the idea of seizing the passage. He hurriedly withdrew from the passage and retreated deeper, leaving behind three sharp corpses covered with spikes.
There are three corpses, plus the three in the east room, there should be three left on the opposite side...?
Ed lowered his head and loaded bullets while calculating the remaining number of enemies. The number of ghouls has been greatly weakened. If this continues, even if the opponent cannot defend, a strong attack might be possible...
At this moment, he heard a whistling sound of wind coming from the end of the passage.
Katarina was also alert to the danger, raised her hand and released the "Lake" secret text, projecting a mint green transparent barrier directly in front of her.
Ding, there was a sharp scream, and snowflake-shaped cracks suddenly appeared in the green barrier. A sharp hook was stuck in mid-air, and the sharp front end had already pierced the barrier.
Whoosh - there was another sound of breaking through the air. He suddenly pulled aside Catalina who still wanted to hold on, and the shield immediately shattered and became invisible.
"It's the secret text of the 'Feast'..."
Katarina still didn't come back to her senses and murmured in a daze.
Are there any spellcasters among the ghouls?
He used the one-eyed spider to look at the end of the passage and saw a rickety and thin ghoul walking slowly, leaning on a wooden staff made of spines and skulls.
It walked upright like an ape, even weaker and thinner than Buck, and the only weight came from the right arm of the body——
It is deformed and bloated, with countless granules squirming and gushing out, like barnacles from the deep sea...
